B&A Church Podcast

Ro (Evangelist and Young Adults Minister) reflects on the real meaning behind Christmas.

The Armour of God: "put on the full armour of God, so that you may take your stand against the devil’s schemes". Sam expands on Paul’s writing on the spiritual battle Christians engage in daily. The enemies Christians face, ultimately, are not physical people or objects; our true opponent is sin and the devil. Sam encourages us to find space in our lives for prayer; when we pray, our ene...

Wayne shares his recent experience of mission when he travelled to Kasese, Uganda with SOMAUK.

Submission? Submitting to one another feels unpalatable in 2023 but we’re called to live and love like Jesus. Wendy explores what impact this counter cultural lifestyle choice can have in our families and communities.

James reflects on what it means to be a child of God.

Charles Auld reflects on Paul's letter written to the Ephesians. Ephesis was at that time a prosperous trading city on the edges of the Aegean Sea, not far from modern day Izmir in Turkey.

Wayne Massey continues the Autumn series of talks reflecting on Paul's Letter to the Ephesians Chapter 4 verses 1 - 16.

Reverend Wayne Massey reflects on Paul's letter, written while under house arrest in Rome.

Paul talks about the meaning of "temple", how Jesus described himself as a temple and that there are places where heaven overlaps with earth. God is dispersing throughout Bristol, throughout the world, in us. We, are the place of God's presence on earth.

There's around 220 words in this passage. About 70 of them have theological meaning. James picks out 3 of those words to help us understand this passage today, whilst telling three stories from the same day in 2017.

What do you need in order to live a Christian life? In the second half of Ephesians Chapter 1, Paul prays that his readers would receive all they need from God. In this talk we unpack the elements of Paul's prayer and how they matter for us today.

Sunday September 17th Paul begins his letter to the Ephesians by reminding them of who they have become in Jesus. What does that mean for them and us?

On Sunday, James spoke about Jesus' encounter with the man born blind in John's gospel and explored where we as disciples find home, how we get there and how we can help others to discover it. John 9:1-4 As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” s...

This Sunday Wayne spoke about Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well and how when we come home to a relationship with Jesus, we are filled and sustained by the Spirit, we are freed from the stories that contain us and we can see the world differently. John 4:1-26 Jesus Talks With a Samaritan Woman Now Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that he was gaining and baptising more...

Where is home? This Sunday James spoke about Andrew’s encounter with Jesus from John Chapter 1. We looked at Andrew’s question “Where are you staying?” - what it meant for him then and what it means for us now and for the people in our lives we want to introduce to Jesus. John 1:35-42 The next day John was there again with two of his disciples. When he saw Jesus passing by, he said, “Look, the Lam...

This Sunday we welcomed guest speaker Richard Moy from SOMA UK. Richard spoke on what it means to not fear death but to know that our names are written in the book of life. SOMA is an Anglican mission agency working for renewal across the world.  'However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.' - Luke 10:20

We're in a series called Home With Jesus, looking at encounters with Jesus in the Gospels. This week Charles looks at encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus found in Mark chapter 3 and what it means to be born again. John 3:1-21 NIV Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2  He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are...

This Sunday we welcomed guest speaker Tim Dobson from Woodies Church Bristol.  He replied, “I must preach the Good News of the Kingdom of God in other towns, too, because that is why I was sent.” - Luke 4:43 Are we longing for the Kingdom to come? Do we believe that God has dreams for his world and for our lives? Are we anticipating that God's Kingdm will break in every day? Tim spoke about J...

Wayne & James give a short update on where we're up to with our buildings exchange, how we got to where we are and what's happening next.

One of the big lessons we can learn from the exile that feels particularly relevant for post-pandemic life is how to wait. This week Wayne looks at the Psalms of Ascent, in particular Psalm 123, and what they can teach us about waiting: active waiting, waiting together and waiting with Jesus.

This Sunday, guest speaker Charles Auld spoke from Lamentations 3 about how and why we need to talk about the justice of God.

This Sunday we continued in our series on HOME, looking at Prophecy: speaking out how God sees the present and the future. James looks at prophecy in both the Church today and the Bible and how we can read the prophets in the Old Testament. Together, we looked at Isaiah 11 and how Isaiah looked towards the person of Christ and the second coming.  In our Little Churches we looked at these pass...

This half term as many people in our city celebrated Halloween, we gathered to celebrate Jesus, the light of the world, the one who has overcome the darkness. In this 2-part recording Wendy & Wayne unpack the armour of God, how we can get a hold of it and be people of the light. Ephesians 6:10-17 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armour of God, so that you...

This Sunday James spoke on the importance of communal suffering and what we can learn from the exile, and in particular Psalm 137, about being real with others and with Jesus. Psalm 137 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. There on the poplars we hung our harps, for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sing us one of t...

What do you worship in life? We're in a series called Home, looking at the exile and seeking to understand where we are in an uncertain world. This Sunday's talk looks at Psalm 115, how the people in exile overcame the temptation to worship idols, and why worship is the key for us in re-ordering our priorities as followers of Jesus. Psalm 115 Not to us, Lord, not to us but to your name be the glor...