Breathe New Life Podcast

To conclude our series on the I Am statements of Jesus, Beccy Pitts shares about Jesus, the Vine (John 15). In this message, Beccy unpacks the role of the vine, drawing parallels with the role that Jesus can play in our lives. Firstly, the vine sustains. The vine distributes water and nutrients to the rest of the plant which is exactly what Jesus does when he meets our needs, particularly when we...

“Run your best lap yet”. Andy Elmes shares a message based on the fact we are called to move forward and that we need to get out of the past. He highlights Isaiah 43:19 & Hebrews 12:1-3 to emphasise that God is doing a new thing a lives. The pandemic, although a grave time in our lives, is now in the past and we are responsible for the our own personal run with Jesus. Therefore, we must “get our f...

Rob Pitts breaks down Jesus' statement "I am the Door", which can be found in John 10: 7-10. He talks about how sheep are dependent on their shepherd, just as we're dependent on Jesus. In Jesus' day, sheep slept together in stone pens, and their shepherd would sleep in the entrance, keeping the sheep safely inside. Jesus is the only way to salvation, as in 1 Timothy 2:5 which states that Jesus was...

Paul Jukes continues the ‘I Am’ series, sharing about ‘The light of the world’ (John 8:12). Jesus said that he was not just the light of Jerusalem, but the light of the world, and desired to provide for us all spiritually. The bible mentions light from the beginning as the source of life, and the light of Jesus is weaved throughout the Bible to demonstrate the power and love of God. Jesus’ light i...

Our guest speakers Ian and Val Byrd both shared during our Sunday morning service, with Val sharing a testimony about the hope that we have in God, even during difficult times. Following this, Ian brought a message on the Blessing of Kingdom Living. He focused on verses through Haggai 1 and 2, to encourage us not to stay ‘huddled’ where we are, but to step out in freedom into where God is calling...

Tim Davies brings us a message on the Good Shepherd based on John chapter 10. Tim explains the value that sheep had at the time of Jesus’ parable and how we are all sheep who need a shepherd, regardless of how much or little we ‘follow the crowd’. John 10:27 says, “My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me”, which points us to 3 practical steps: to know Jesus, listen to his voic...

On Easter Sunday, Paul Jukes preached a message in the 'I Am series' focusing on Jesus' statement in John 11:25, "I am the resurrection and the life." Looking at some of the main characters from the resurrection account in John 20, such as Peter, Mary Magdalene and Thomas, Paul asks the question, do you believe in the resurrection? Do you believe in Jesus? May this message help you come to the con...

Ben Hodgson continues the I Am series and shares a message titled, ’Miracle Sandwich’ in relation to Jesus' statement in John 6 in which he claims to be The Bread of Life (John 6:35). Like the bottom layer of a sandwich, Jesus is our foundation, the one and only I Am who offers us eternal life. We must come to Jesus, believe in Him and receive eternal life. Jesus wants us to come to him and love h...

Sara Jukes brings the first message in the 'I Am series' focusing on Jesus' statement in John 14:6, "I am the way, the truth, and the life." In John there are 7 similar statements that echo the words of God to Moses in Exodus 3: 13-14, "I AM WHO I AM." Jesus' mission was to be a way-maker; to make a way to the father and eternal life. God has rewritten the maze of life and we no longer need to be...

‘The Power of Yet’ is a concept inspired by the challenge that most mothers face; to be able to hold two opposing things at the same time. Looking at the example of Mary in Luke 1:46, Beccy highlighted three things that we need to hold in balance. Firstly, we need to be humble and yet confident. Humility is the starting point to our growing confidence in God. Secondly, we need to both surrender co...

Steff Hodgson continues the 'Back to Basics' series with a message on ‘worship’. (1 Corinthians 10:31). It is possible to worship God anywhere and it is our response to what we value the most in life. Worship is a deep activity of the soul and can be done both consciously and unconsciously. We were all made in God’s image and were created with a deep craving to worship and worship reflects back to...

Sara Jukes continues the “Back to basics” series with a message on “intimacy”. Sara highlights the importance of intimacy with God and that being paramount to our various other relationships. She talks about fear of intimacy that some of us struggle with and the negative effects of that on ourselves and on other people. James 4:8 and Psalms 73:28 showcase how we must be close to God; however, to d...

In this message which is part of the ‘Back to Basics’ series, Sara Jukes talks about, ‘sharing our faith during tough times’. Jesus has appointed us as children of God, but sometimes we can become disappointed with life’s circumstances. God has appointed us as promise-livers and overcomers, even during times where we haven’t yet seen answers to prayer. It is a sacrifice of praise when we choose to...

Rob Pitts continues our series on Back to Basics, with ‘how do I share my faith?’ He sets the tone for “Personal and Lifestyle Evangelism” in support of our Soul Winner Bootcamp course. Rob highlights the importance of where we find ourselves and “our world” (our Jerusalem). He uses Mark 16:15-16 and Acts 1:8 to showcase how we must be empowered by the Holy Spirit and have a heart in alignment to...

Ben Hodgson brings the third message of the series, 'Back to Basics', on 'Why Should I Share My Faith?' The first part of this message is based on Luke 17:11-19, which describes how Jesus healed ten lepers, but only one responded by praising God. Ben challenges us to see whether our familiarity, feelings or fear are getting in the way of us remembering what God has done and telling others about it...

Paul Jukes brings the second message of the series, ‘Back to basics’ on ‘Hearing from God,’ Based on Romans 10:17, faith comes from hearing the message of Jesus Christ and then we act on the message that we hear. We do not receive faith through seeing. The bible displays old and new communication and we often look to the Old Testament for the most attractive and inspiring ways of hearing from God;...

Sara Jukes brings a message on finding our first love with Jesus as part of the series, ‘Back to Basics.’ In Revelation 2, the church in Ephesus had fallen away from God and failed to rank God first in everything. God desired to renew their confidence and trust in Him and offered them a hope and a promise of a remedy to find Him again. Firstly, we must remember and keep on remembering where we hav...

Sara talks about the importance of vision and how it directs the course of our lives. She asks the important question: How do we realise God's vision, both in how He sees us and our situation, and also the vision He has for our futures? Sara digs into the book of Ephesians, where the apostle Paul wrote about how to get connected, be awakened, and break chains off ourselves and others.

In our Offering Sunday message, Paul Jukes speaks about the call God places on our lives to Arise and step into the new plan He has for us: A call to arise and pray, and a call to arise and go. He challenges us to think about whether we are moving towards God's plan for our lives, or whether we've chosen to head the other way like Jonah did in Jonah 1. This message reminds us that either way, God...

Paul Jukes sets the focus and themes for Vision Sunday before the start of our Prayer and Fasting next week. The focus for the year being, ‘Rally: Coming Together and Sending Out’. Paul highlights the difficulty the world has faced within the pandemic and how now we must reflect, rehabilitate, and refocus. He uses Matthew 7:7-12 and Mark 6:30-31 to showcase that by focusing on the goodness of God,...

Tim Davies brings a new year message at the start of January, and before next week’s Vision Sunday. Tim reflects on how we approach the new year and how that ties in with hope. He focuses on Hebrews 13:8 and Isaiah 43:15-19 pointing out that God offers a lot of new things when we accept Christ: focusing on new wine, and new wineskins. John 2:1-12 shares about new wine and 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 tel...

On the first Sunday of the year, during our Family Service, Ben Hodgson shares a message about what to wear in 2022 based on Colossians 3:12 and Ephesians 4:22-24 which both talk about putting on a new nature and throwing off old garments. Ephesians 4:25-29 talks specifically about telling lies, being controlled by anger, stealing and using foul and abusive language. Ben uses some special guests t...

In this pre-recorded message for our Boxing Day service, Sara Jukes shares about the power of thankfulness and the difference it can make in the Body of Christ. There are however, thieves to our thankfulness, such as, self-pity, envy, materialism, frustration, disappointment and greed which all focus on what we don't have. Sara challenges us to build the muscle of gratitude by doing something as s...

In this message, Rob Pitts shares from personal experience about biblical hope and also the difference between faith and hope which appear alongside love in the famous passage in 1 Corinthians 13. The dictionary defines hope as, “An expectation or belief in the fulfilment of something desired” and it is clear that hope is built on faith and yet without hope, there is no faith. Rob talked about hop...

What a year we have all had! In light of the recent changes as a result of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, there seems to be uncertainty wherever we turn! During our Carol Service, Paul Jukes shared a message from Luke 1. The writer of the Gospel of Luke outlines his purpose in writing his account, which is so that we, the reader, may know the certainty of the things we have been taught. Paul unpac...