Bay Church Talks

Mark Nelson, Associate Pastor at Saint Church in East London shares with us the next part of our GROW series. Grow is a framework for discipleship, to help us live in the story of God and to develop as disciples of Jesus. Mark talks to us about the example Peter sets us to hunger for Holiness and how having a healthy relationship with failure and avoiding comparison is key to this.

Grow is a framework for discipleship, to help us live in the story of God and to develop as disciples of Jesus. Matt uses the analogy of soil as "the story we're living in" and the importance of that story being the one that Jesus tells.

Introducing Grow! Grow is a framework for discipleship, to help us live in the story of God and to develop as disciples of Jesus. Matt unpacks the analogy of the trellis and it's role as we try and grow towards Jesus.

Anna shares with us her experience of the power of knowing who God is and who we are in Him. She gives us practical help on how to seek and respond to those truths.

It's Retro Sunday! This week Gareth talks to us from Revelation about how God will make all things new and encourages us to look at the present through the lens of eternity.

Beth shares her thoughts with us today about rest as surrender, looking specifically at Matthew 11:28-30.

Pete talks to us about Resilient Hope. How in the inevitable storms of life, how Jesus is the only source of hope.

Summer is here and Gareth talks to us about the importance of rest and how to rest according to the way of Jesus.

It's Wimbledon Sunday and our Vicar Matt talks about God's love and how it saves, satisfies and restores. Unlike in Tennis, God's love wins!

Abby looks at calling and purpose this week, sharing with us from her own life and experience how she's chosen to prioritise obedience over comfort.

Our Vicar, Matt shares with us today about breakthrough. Matt uses the story of Zacchaeus to illustrate that breakthrough is possible with repentance and surrender.

Fiona talks to us today from 2 Corinthians 4:5-18, encouraging us to know who stands with us in the dark times, the one who has overcome the world, and to remember how the story ends!

Pete Norris shares with us from Mark 8:34-37, looking at what it means to trade in the Kingdom of this world for the Kingdom of Jesus.

This week, we have Sarah Jeffrey visiting. Sarah speaks to us about bringing our requests to God with shameless audacity. Sarah encourages us to keep pressing in to God even when there are delays and disappointments.

Gareth harper concludes our series, "When You Pray", looking at the last line of the Lord's Prayer, deliver us from evil. Gareth highlights two traps we can fall into when we think about evil and talks us through how the Lords Prayer gives us the solution.

Our Vicar Matt, continues our series looking at the Lord's prayer. Looking at "Forgive Us our Sins", Matt shares with us the importance of recognising our need for both forgiveness and to forgive others.

Anna continues our series titled, "When You Pray" looking at "Your Will Be Done". Anna shares the impact that praying that prayer has had in her own life and reminds us, that God's plans for us our good, however scary it feels to let Him take full control!

Our Vicar Matt, kicks off a new series working through the Lord's Prayer. This week he looks at Our Father, sharing with us the importance of praying personally and intimately and acknowledging the fact that calling God OUR Father draws us in to a bigger story than just our own.

Our Vicar Matt shares with us the story of the prodigal son, focussing on the Father and how he runs towards us, arms open wide with compassion and love.

Our Vicar Matt Bray, interviews our Bishop James Grier, on things ranging from just what a Bishop is, to how Bay Church came into being, our part in the wider Church and culture, and what Bishop James' heart is for Torbay and Devon.

Gareth, one of our Curates looks at Luke 5 as we question what is the Church? Gareth looks at how we all need Jesus, and the church needs all of us, wherever we're at to be leaning into God, growing into the people he's called us to be.

Matt continues our series titled, "First Things First", looking at Jesus commandment to "Love the Lord Your God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength". This week, Matt looks at what it means to love God with our soul, starting with gratitude and praise.

Pete Norris welcomes us into 2023 by kicking off our new series titled First Things First. We'll be looking at what it means to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. Pete talks about the importance of guarding our hearts and allowing God to find a home in our hearts.