Belvoir Parish

Louise Ferguson from the Larder at St Christopher's in East Belfast gives a challenging, thought-provoking talk on God's heart for the poor and marginalised. She draws on the experiences of the Larder, Millet's the gleaners and Leviticus 19:9-10.

Chris looks at what is like to live with thankful brains (and hearts). 

With a bit of help from CS Lewis and Rembrandt, Adrian McCartney takes us inside the story of the prodigal son.

Adrian continues the series on training for Spiritual fitness looking at how we can explore the bible. 

Adrain looks at how festivals can help form a pattern of spiritual growth as disciples

Adrian McCartney speaks about 1 Timothy 4:8, the athlete Laura Muir (who had to train to be ready at just the right time) and the Queen's sundial (which is no longer as useful as it used to be) to talk about how we should train to be fit for the future.

Cat chats about what it means to be part of the big family of God.

Adrian McCartney talks about how God has made the world with days, years and seasons and has made it good. There are seasons to wait and seasons to act. There are difficult seasons and easier seasons. That is the natural rhythm of our good world made by a good God.

Adrian McCartney is back from his holidays and talks about how Paul began following Jesus long after the other apostles, and still had lots to do after that. He uses the example of a second run of potatoes to remind us that it is never too late to start, and it is never too late to start again.

Michael Wardlow continues our summer series by talking about our spiritual diet, using the example of King Josiah.

Jonny Watson continues our summer series. This week, he talks about going for a walk, and focuses on the walk from Jerusalem to Emmaus that Luke records in his gospel, and talks about our own walks with God, and God's walks with us. He introduces us to the daily examen, as practised by St Ignatius.

Chris Bennett continues to talk about our summer activities. This week, he tells us about his three barbecues and the spiritual lessons that each one illustrates.

Adrian McCartney talks about how summer can give you an opportunity to take a break from anxiety. "Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally,  brothers and sisters, whatever is true, wh...

Adrian McCartney continues our summer series by talking about how we might allow ourselves to be transformed by God on our metaphorical and literal journeys.

Michael Wardlow begins our Summer series by talking about how our rules and theology must reflect our understanding of an unchanging God to our changing society, even as our understanding can change and as we have multiple viewpoints.

Adrian McCartney preaches at our last service before the summer and gives thanks for the last 12 months. He talks about how, when Jesus fed the 5000, the boy brought his gifts to Jesus, Jesus gave thanks, and the gifts were multiplied.

Adrian McCartney marks Father's Day by speaking about the prodigal's father, inspired by Jesus's parable in Luke 15 and what it says about God's attitude towards people.

Adrian McCartney speaks about the trinity and what it means, empowered by the spirit, to live like Daniel and to show people what God is like.

Chris Bennett talks about three Ps: a panicked curate, a platinum jubilee and, of course, Pentecost, all of which are, or mark, the start of something, and how there are times when, in the power of God's spirit, we have to step up to what God has made us to be, in the knowledge that God is with us and in us.

Adrian McCartney continues our family meeting, talking about how to resource the future and how Daniel thrived through sacrifice in Babylon

Adrian McCartney has a family meeting to talk about how we resource the future. The background is exile, and the prophecies of Jeremiah. He says that our choice is to merely survive until we can go home, or to thrive in the place God has put us.

Adrian McCartney continues our series on exile and asks, "How can we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?" He considers how we might respond to living in a strange land.

Adrian McCartney begins to speak about exile and what it meant for the Israelites to go from a homogenous culture to a culture that was totally alien to them, and the importance of having people who understood the times.

Michael Wardlow speaks from 1 Corinthians 15 about why the resurrection is of first importance.

Chris Bennett talks about resurrection. He illustrates it by talking about how our church building had a sort of resurrection moment after being destroyed by a bomb in 1992. We are now a church with see-through walls which shines the light of the risen and transfigured Christ.