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Mark takes a "scenic" look at this familar passage in Matthew chapter 20, slides to follow along with are available here . Matthew 20:17-34 (NIV) Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law. They will condemn him to death and will...

Regular to the stage John Vanderwerf continues our studies in Matthew, here we are in chapter 20. Matthew 20:1-16 (NIV) “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard. "About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing...

Leadership team member Catriona Ford speaks to us about wealth and what it means to be rich, and in what context do we really understand the wealth. Matthew 19:16-30 The Rich and the Kingdom of God Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want t...

An oft difficult subject for some, our next chapter in Matthew, takes us into chapter 19. Graeme McMeekin takes us through the passage below and has some gems for us to work through. Time we took at the end of the message to process, receive prayer and support one another. Matthew 19:1-12 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left Galilee and went into the region of Judea to the other si...

We welcomed a guest speaker to the stage this week, Matteo Garofano is a friend of Mark and Emily and graduated from Tilsley Bible College, Motherwell. Matteo led us on the next section in Matthew, beginning with a tale of life in rural Italy, about playing football in the hallway of the family home and smashed ceiling lights. Matthew 8:21-34 (NIV) Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me...

Jonathan Bacon continues with 2nd Peter starting in chapter 1 and continues through to chapter 3. Yes it is a fair chunk of text, Jonathan patiently works us through the application and understanding he received to help us appreciate the text and its intentions. 2 Peter 1:16 - 3:13 (NIV) For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in po...

While normally behind the Sound Desk, Steven ventures out again to be on the stage instead of managing it. He takes a break from Matthew and dives back into the second book of Peter to show us how to Keep on Growing. Steven inspires us that it is in our DNA, that it spreads and is perpetual. While Steven had a bit of a video begin with, he did sing along, the balance of his presentation used on th...

Mark our own associate pastor continues in Matthew concerning what it means to come to God with a child like Faith. It's not about progression, it's about posture. Not Independence but dependence happily. Growth with humility and a childlike dependence on God. Matthew 18:1-14 (NIV) The Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest...

Mariette Brandes takes to the stage again, this time dealing with Faith and Healing from 2 passages in Matthew. Mariette encourages us to see from the Father perspective, the disciples and Jesus, fascinating insight into the perspectives of some in the story. Matthew 17:14-20 (NIV) Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus and knelt before him. “Lord, ha...

One of our Trustees and Senior Leadership Graeme McMeekin continues in Matthew, with a Tale of Two Taxes. Giving us insight into the important topic around giving and tithing in, to and out from the church. Graeme works through the balance of Matthew 17 around the subject of the Temple Tax, before moving on to the Roman Tax understanding in Matthew chapter 22. While Graeme played a musical piece t...

John comes to the podium with our next passage in Matthew, chapter 17 and the transfiguration of Jesus. John works us through why the Transfiguraiton was as important for Jesus as for us as well. For Jesus it was confirmation of his full humanity and his full divinity. For us we are reminded by John to be present on the mountain, Don't expect to stay there and that life is meant to be lived in the...

This week we have Jonathan Bacon, continue in Matthew looking at what it means to pick up your cross and really follow the Messiah. Matthew 16:13-28 (NIV). Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others,...

John continues our series in Matthew, focussing on just 4 verses in chapter 16, noted below. John takes us on a journey between Matthew and Jonah looking at what exactly is meant when they are asking for a sign and what the reponse, none will be given except the sign of Jonah actually means. Matthew 16:1-4(NIV) The Demand for a Sign The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by askin...

It's Palm Sunday and the celebrations begin. Mariette does an amazing job of collating the thread of 1 Peter 5 and the Palm Sunday story, with the over arching theme of being true to self without feeling like we need to be something different. Most of Mariette presentation on the day was verses, but you may still find them inspiring, so here's a copy for you .

Catriona Ford one of our senior Leadership Team continues our series exploring some of the themes in 1 Peter 4, overcoming some technical difficulties we managed to grab a pretty decent recording of Catriona on the morning. You can find the presentation she used on the day here .

Graeme was originally given a passage in 1st Peter chapter 3 and the title How to deal with Suffering, but as you will see or hear from the recording, Fit in or Stand Out is more befitting a title for the message he brings. You can find the presentation he used on the day here .

Our Associate Pastor Mark, takes on an oft controversially challenging passage from 1 Peter 2:11 - 3:7. Speaking about the true meaning of submission in household relationships, slaves, husbands, wives. A copy of his presentation for the day is here . 1 Peter 2:11 - 3:7 (NIV) Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. Live...

We welcome Rachel Dhillon back to our community to continue our studies in the book of 1st Peter. This week Rachel continues in Chapter 2 following on from where John left us. We hear about being God's Chosen people. 1 Peter 2:1-10 (NIV) Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it...

John explores quite a few themes and nuggets, as he walked us through the first book of Peter, kicking off a new series for us at Connect Church.

Having studied the book of Philemon as the topic base for his dissertation, Graeme McMeekin knew the text well. As we embrak on a new year in 2026, in this message he explores how real change begins with forigveness. A copy of his presentation for the day is here .

While we didn't record the entire Nativity, you'll just have to come next year to see how awesome the actors were. We had Mark with a wonderful prayer of intercession, followed bt a Poem ready by Simon Taylor and finally Mark brought a word for the Christmas time of year. Note from the TEch Team, for some reason, Mark prayer was the only thing that recorded really well the poem and message, both w...

It was only natural that we moved onto the book of Jude, especially in the run up to Christmas.

Considering we took so long working through Matthew, this week we had the priviledge to say we worked through an entire book in one sitting. Well it was the smallest in terms of verses. Mark our Associate Pastor led the way through the verses.

David Storer went through then entire book of 2nd John, not exactly the longest book, but full of wonderful truths we can live by. David encourages us that at its core the book is about maintaining a faith of truth by setting boundaries.

Concluding our series in 1st John, Principal from Scottish Baptist College Ian Birch, was welcomed back to Connect Church and ran us through the last parts of Chapter 5 1st John. Pulling from the whole book about points of Dignity, Duty and Destiny.