Christ Church London Podcast

One of the hallmarks of the Kingdom of God is freedom. In the third talk of our series, Jo Wells considers how Jesus proclaimed a message of freedom to the Samaritan woman in John 4.

Jesus taught that the greatest commandment was to love God with every part of who we are: heart, soul, strength and mind. In this talk, Andy explores how love is essential to inheriting the life of the Kingdom.

Simon was frustrated after a fruitless night of fishing, when an encounter with Jesus changed his life forever. In the first talk of our new series, Liam considers how Jesus commissions and empowers us to be ‘fishers of people.’

Living by faith doesn't always look triumphant and glorious. In the final talk of our series, Tim considers how Jesus established his Kingdom through suffering, and he encourages us to cultivate a prophetic imagination, so we can rebuild our city on the values of Jesus' Kingdom.

The life of faith took Moses from the Pharaoh’s palace into the wilderness; shunning luxury, and embracing suffering for Christ. In this talk, Raph considers how we can stir up faith in one another and overcome fear with courage.

Faith had brought God’s people out of Egypt, but they still needed faith if they were to enter the Promised Land. In this talk, Hannah considers how Joshua and Rahab are both great examples of living by faith.

The life of faith took Moses from the Pharaoh’s palace into the wilderness; shunning luxury, and embracing suffering for Christ. In this talk, Liam considers how faith enables us to follow God, into and through times of difficulty.

Faith leaves a legacy. In this talk, Andy Tilsley considers the lives of Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. None of them saw the fulfilment of their promises within their lifetime, but each left a blessing for the next generation to follow in their footsteps.

Abraham received promises from God that seemed incredible. Without knowing how they would be fulfilled, he left his home, trusting God. In this talk, David considers how faith enables us to follow God, even when stepping into the unknown.

Before there was a cloud in the sky, Noah took God at His word, and began building an ark. In this talk, Jo Wells draws lessons from Noah’s example of entrepreneurial faith.

In the first talk of our series on Living by Faith, Liam Thatcher looks at the strange story of Enoch, and considers what it means for us to ‘walk with God’ on a day to day basis.

In the gospels Jesus displayed a life of gentleness - of being gentle with those around him, and with both the weak, and the strong. In the final talk of our Good Fruit series, David Stroud teaches on this fruit and how we can be gentle towards others in this time.

In the penultimate talk of our Good Fruit series, Andy looks at the temptations we may be facing during lockdown, and how we can overcome them through watching and praying, just as Jesus taught his disciples.

Guest Speaker Krish Kandiah from Home for Good shares five reasons why Christians should fight racism, and shares God's design for unity and diversity which is displayed throughout the Bible.

Kindness is one of the fruits of the Spirit mentioned in Galatians 5, and is also one of the words Paul uses to describe love. In this talk, Joel looks Jesus' example of loving-kindness in the gospels and how we as His followers can live the same way.

In the Bible there are many examples of God's people fasting in response to a crisis. In this talk, Liam looks at the Biblical principle of fasting, and the different ways we can fast as a response: to grieve, to repent for sin, to show solidarity with the oppressed, and to pray for protection and victory.

On Pentecost Sunday, Guest Speaker Ele Mumford spoke to us about the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in Acts chapter 2, and how we can be filled with God's Holy Spirit and power today, to help us share the Gospel.

In this talk, Lars looks at the fruit of Patience that Paul describes in Galatians, and considers how patience is perfectly demonstrated in the life of Jesus, as trust, hope, and perseverence.

In Psalm 23, God is described as the good shepherd who walks with us, provides for us, and protects us, in both good times and in hard times. In this talk, Liam looks at the fruit of goodness and faithfulness displayed in Jesus' life, and how this can bring us peace whatever we are facing.

What does the love of Jesus really look like? In this talk, Tim shares from John's gospel, and considers John's teaching that the only way we can truly know the 'agape' love of God, and love others in return, is to experience Jesus' sacrificial love demonstrated for us on the cross. 

In this talk from Church at home, our guest speaker and friend of CCL Pete Greig shares on the topic of prayer, from Romans chapter 8. 

Jesus was a man who demonstrated an unshakeable peace, even amongst life's storms of pain, betrayal and even death. In this talk, David looks at the story of Jesus calming the storm, and how Jesus came not only to bring us His peace, but to show us His example of how to live a life full of peace.

Hebrews 12 says, ‘for the joy set before him, Jesus endured the cross.’ In the first talk of our new series, Jo Wells considers how joy sustained Jesus even through His most painful moments, and how we can also cultivate joy.

In this talk from our Easter Sunday service, Andy looks at the John 21 account of the disciples encountering the Risen Jesus, and considers what Jesus' resurrection means for us today.

In this talk from our Church at home service, David talks to us about how we can find peace with God in this challenging time, and how we can live in such a way that we humble ourselves before God, so that He may lift us up in due course.