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Jesus tells a parable about a man who hired workers all day long - and then paid them all exactly the same, whether they started at 6am or 5pm. Was this boss unfair to those who started early? Or generous to those who started last? And what point is Jesus trying to make?

Jesus tells three parables about lost things - a sheep, a coin and a son. But what does Jesus want us to learn? There's certainly something here about God's love, and therefore our love, for the lost. But also a warning to those who don't even realise they are lost.

This week we're starting a new series looking at some of Jesus' parables - short stories that are told to make a point. So what is the point of this story about the wise and foolish builders at the end of Matthew 7?

This morning we are going to be thinking about our vision and how that will shape us as we move into the new year.

Today we look back over 2024 and thank God that he has been with us through the good and through the tough times. And as we prepare for 2025 we recognise that we are on a journey and the goal, the destination is Jesus.

Will we find (or make) the time to pause and ponder the wonder of the Christmas story today? Our lives are so filled with distractions and noise, and a moments quiet often has us reaching for our phones to check social media - but what can we learn from Mary's story?

This morning we're going to reflect on a couple of the journeys that happened as a part of the first Christmas story. How can these stories help us to prepare for our Christmas in 2024?

Peace is something we hear a lot about at Christmas and yet we are often so busy and stressed at this time of year that peace is the very last thing we experience. So how can we find peace this Christmas?

This is a 100% AI generated podcast conversation based on our 'The righteous branch' sermon from 1st December. You'll find the original sermon elsewhere on our Spotify channel. Remember that this content is 100% AI generated. It may ask interesting and challenging questions that might make you think more about this sermon - but make sure you check anything out - feel free to get in touch.

This week we were joined by Dan and Annie from Tek Ura. Here Dan reminds us of some of God's promises and encourages us to live in the light of these promises, starting in Joshua 1.

This is a 100% AI generated podcast conversation based on our 'The fall of Jerusalem' sermon from 17th November. You'll find the original sermon elsewhere on our Spotify channel. Remember that this content is 100% AI generated. It may ask interesting and challenging questions that might make you think more about this sermon - but make sure you check anything out - feel free to get in touch.

Today we conclude our series on Jeremiah with a look at one of Jeremiah's prophesies that point his audience forward to the coming of Jesus - and so these prophesies point us back to the story of the first Christmas, but also forward to Jesus' return at some point in the future.

This is a 100% AI generated podcast conversation based on our 'Prisons and Wells' sermon from 10th November. You'll find the original sermon elsewhere on our Spotify channel. Remember that this content is 100% AI generated. It may ask interesting and challenging questions that might make you think more about this sermon - but make sure you check anything out - feel free to get in touch.

This Sunday we welcomed Clare Miles from Baca to speak at our Joint Service. Clare shared from Psalm 84 and used the image of a swallow to help us recognise that we can find a safe home in God - and then to think about how we offer a welcome to the stranger and the alien. Baca works with unaccompanied young refugees and you can find out more about their work at https://bacacharity.org.uk

This is a 100% AI generated podcast conversation based on our Restoration and Covenant sermon from 13th October. You'll find the original sermon elsewhere on our Spotify channel. Remember that this content is 100% AI generated. It may ask interesting and challenging questions that might make you think more about this sermon - but make sure you check anything out - feel free to get in touch.

Do you see yourself as a success or a failure? How do you measure that? By so many categories Jeremiah would be considered a failure. And yet God considered him a success because he remained faithful to God's call on his life no matter what the dangers, risks and cost. So how do we measure success and failure?

How often are our choices and decisions driven by our fears of what may or may not happen? In today's talk, we see that Jeremiah, although fearful for his life, continues to do what God wants. Whereas the king makes a series of bad decisions based on saving his own skin. What does it mean to 'fear the Lord'?

Today, to mark the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church we are going to be thinking about and praying for those 1 in 7 Christians worldwide who are persecuted because of their decision to follow Jesus.

Disaster is about to strike the city - so why would God be telling Jeremiah to buy a field? And what can this incident say to us today?

Jeremiah loved a visual aid and today we're going to be looking at 5 of them and seeing how they remain relevant to us today.

There was a message of hope for the exiles - God would come and rescue his people and bring them back home. It was going to happen - just not anytime soon. But that knowledge of what was going to happen in the future should impact the way that they live and experience the present.

Being a Christian will mean that there are times when we have to go beyond doing what just makes the most sense - and therefore it is vital that we learn how to listen to God.

How much do we value the Bible and allow God to shape us through it? That's one of the questions we're going to be thinking about as we look at the ancient story of Baruch and Jeremiah this morning.

If you've ever felt despair or had questions about God, the Bible or your faith - then you're in good company. This morning we're looking at some of things that Jeremiah said when he'd reached the end of his tether and how God replied.

No one likes being told that they're doing something wrong. Jeremiah spent most of his life warning the people of Israel that they were doing it wrong and as a result God's judgement was coming. They ignored Jeremiah. How do we respond when God challenges us about our behaviour or thoughts or attitudes?