Christ Church Selly Park

Making disciples means sharing Jesus in word and dead, with confidence and grace. Music by  Denys Kyshchuk  from  Pixabay

Disciples are apprentices of Jesus: worshipping him, serving him, bearing witness to him. Music by  Denys Kyshchuk  from  Pixabay

God wants to transform us from the inside out - he does the inside bit, we join in with the outside bit. Music by  Denys Kyshchuk  from  Pixabay

God's kingdom is here now - he rules, he reigns on high - so why do we pray 'Your kingdom come?' Music by  Denys Kyshchuk  from  Pixabay

We honour God because he deserves it, joining in with cosmic worship and making Jesus Lord in every area of our life. Music by  Denys Kyshchuk  from  Pixabay

Dealing with sin What's the right attitude to sin? How do we take it seriously without giving in to guilt? Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

Ruth Let's give thanks for God's loyal love in action, shown us in Jesus, through which we become his children. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

Daniel Are we brave enough to be more Christian, not less, in a hostile world? Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

By My Spirit It's hard to trust God in things that we really care about: but he tells us to act not by might nor by power, but by his Spirit. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

Advent: Hope Christian hope is not a vague wish or a positive emotion, but confidence and trust in the God who fulfils all his promises. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

Advent: Suffering What does God say when we ask him, 'Why?'  He doesn't respond with an essay, but with a story - a true story - of God become a Man. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

Advent: Patience Do you find being patient hard?  Paul links patience with hope and faithfulness in prayer, which can help us grow in patience. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

Advent: Anticipation Do you like surprises, or do you prefer to know what's coming so you can look forward to it? Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

In Christ What are you 'in' today?  Your home?  Your car?  Your uniform?  Love?  A bad mood?  Whatever you are in - true meaning and fulfilment can only be found 'in Christ'. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

Truth & Love It's hard to keep going as a Christian, isn't it?  Often we don't talk about our challenges, which can make us feel as though we are the only ones struggling.  But we aren't!  It's not easy living as a Christian, and never has been. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

Chaos In our church Bible reading plan last week, some of us were reading the end of Daniel.  The first half is familiar to many of us – Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the furnace, Daniel in the lion’s den – but the second half gets a little… crazy. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

Ben Green | Mark 8:1-21   The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, ‘Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.’ Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side. Jesus refuses to meet the Pharisees on their terms, yet, as Ben explains, he has jus...

Ben Green | Mark 7.24-37 Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.  In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet.  The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon ou...

John Lanchbury | Mark 7:1-23   [Jesus] continued, ‘You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe your own traditions! For Moses said, “Honour your father and mother,” and, “Anyone who curses their father or mother is to be put to death.” But you say that if anyone declares that what might have been used to help their father or mother is Corban (that is, devoted to Go...

Graham Romp | Mark 6:45-56   Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and [Jesus] was alone on land. He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, because they all saw hi...

Bobbie Frere | Mark 6:30-44   They went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. But many who saw them leaving recognised them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. What does it mean to have compassion? As the story proceeds, Jesus' disciples becom...

Allan Bartlam | Mark 6:14-29   King Herod heard about this, for Jesus' name had become well known. Some were saying, ‘John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.’ Others said, ‘He is Elijah.’ And still others claimed, ‘He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.’ But when Herod heard this, he said, ‘John, whom I beheaded, has bee...

Susan Haynes and Sam Haynes | Mark 6:7-13   Calling the Twelve to him, [Jesus] began to send them out two by two... ‘Take nothing for the journey except a staff - no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust...

Nigel Hand | Mark 6:1-6   Jesus left there and went to his home town, accompanied by his disciples. When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. ‘Where did this man get these things?’ they asked. ‘What's this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? Isn't this the carpenter? Isn't this Mary's son and the...

Susan Haynes | Mark 5:21-43   A large crowd followed and pressed around [Jesus]. And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, because she thought, “If...