Church in the Peak

Phil continued our series on Colossians looking at Colossians 4:17 'And say to Archippus, “See that you fulfil the ministry that you have received in the Lord.”' Colossians 4:17 ESV  ·         This is not just for an individual while Paul directs this to Archippus  ·         We each have a responsibility to fulfil our part  ·         There's corporate ministry and Individual ministr...

Dave gave us a glimpse of heaven.

Vicki spoke from Colossians 3:23. How we spend our time when we’re not at church varies from person to person.  Whether it’s paid employment, caring, volunteering, ministry, raising a family or any of the other variations possible, God has put you in a place.  The world is difficult (VUCA – volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) and frequently our paths are unclear. Biblical texts: 1.      Mt...

Following the instructions of Colossians 4:16, we read out the letter to the church at Colossae.

Devoted to prayer Preach on a subject I have preached many times Prayer is an immense privilege for us, whether we are praying from within or we verbally No one can stop us talking with our heavenly father except ourselves What's your prayer life like? How many prayer meetings do you have?  Do you know how many church prayer meetings we have? How much time do you spend praying when you pray?...

Please note that the first part of the talk was not recorded. To view the slides (PDF format), click here . Neal’s Notes Colossians 3:20-21  Context: Paul has spent the rest of the chapter telling us about the new life we have in Christ. We have put new clothes on and this changes our behaviour, and out of this spirit filled life this is how we then lead our lives  See v10 Children can bring the m...

Peter and Pamela spoke from Colossians 3:18-19. The world says that there is no difference in men and women, and that women can do everything men can do, and men can do everything women can do. It's not true Men and women are different. This does not make one superior to the other. Both are created in gods image gen 1:26-8 Both are heirs of eternal life gal3:28-9 This is the same in marriage....

We try to have a talk on vision to start the new year the KJV says people perish for lack of vision. I’ve felt challenged to talk about continuing to grow more Christ like. I want to look at a couple of characters in scripture and mix that with my own experience of suffering or challenging times. The whole world has experienced suffering in the last two years. Clearly some have experienced this mo...

Phil started the New Year looking at how God restores our hope. Hope Restored - The King has Come  Watching the Hunger Games movies over Christmas President Snow makes this statement “The only thing stronger than fear is Hope”  Lives were ruled by oppression and fear for most with a few Privileged ones.  I was thinking as we celebrate Christmas that we don’t celebrate the coming of Jesus but that...

Steve spoke about Jesus being the greatest Christmas gift at our Christmas Celebration.

Representatives of the Gospel Colossians 3:17 / 1 Corinthians 10:33 “And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3:17‬ “I, too, try to please everyone in everything I do. I don’t just do what is best for me; I do what is best for others so that many may be saved. And you should imitate me, just as I imitate C...

How excited are you about Christmas coming? What about? Family. Presents Time off work? We know what it's all about, but do we really give him the attention he deserves? Colossians 3:16 NLT Richness Colossians 3:15‭-‬17 MSG Rich chocolate cake. Something opulent, you can't miss it. Turn up on a Lambo, everyone would have been asking whose is that car? Unmissable What is the message? Dani...

Questions   What are your barriers to being thankful? What circumstances do you need to let God's peace 'rule in your hearts'? - both currently and past/future. How are you getting on with 'learning to be content in every circumstance'?  Just signing up like me, first steps, further education? I said that it's not easy and we need to be real with each other about the...

● Restored back to our rightful place with God in Christ Jesus ● We have thrown off our Old Garments (Filthy Rags) ● Clothed in Righteousness: it's not one single garment but in his letters Paul refers to a number of Garments that make up the whole Colossians 3:12-14 You must clothe yourself in: Tenderhearted Mercy - Non Judgemental, not quick to dismiss or reject the ones who are not like yo...

Andrew started our Staycation series looking at the Kingdom of God.

Liz continued our Staycation series looking at the Kingdom of God.

Andrew concluded our Staycation series looking at the Kingdom of God.

Colossians 3:5-11 – Get rid of your old self and put on your new self. One of the problems that Paul was facing in the early church was the people were becoming Christians but then carrying on exactly the way that had before and Paul wants to explain why that is wrong. Paul here talks of stripping off our old nature and all its wicked deeds and putting on your new nature and thereby being renewed...

Peter continued our series looking at Colossians 3:9-10  How are you? We often don't tell the truth when we are asked that. If I asked you, "do you lie?", you'd likely answer no.  And that would be a lie. Leviticus 19:11, Lying seems like the least of all the commandments Lying is not that bad. Not compared to other sins?! White lies Good lies How do you reply to, "does my...

God’s wrath. Colossians 3 v 6, 7 & 8 “Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. You used to do these things when your life was still part of this world. But now is the time to get rid of anger, rage, malicious behaviour, slander, and dirty language.” Colossians 3:6-8 As I always say, let’s look at the context of this first. Paul has explained the position of Christians now in Christ b...

Covetousness, Greed & Idolatry Introduction ●Paul is calling the Colossians to get rid of the things in life that hinder us from following Jesus. ●Things that stop from being true Disciples ●These things are hard hitting ●God's heart is for us to desire him ●Paul's desire is that the people of God be fully satisfied with God himself seeking his face not his hand.   So put to death th...

Colossians 2:23-3:7 The first two chapters of Colossians deal with the Gospel; Christ plus nothing; your position in Christ; and what salvation means. The second two chapters deal with living the new life, the practical working out of our salvation. So as we have heard over the past two weeks 1 Paul instructs us to set our sights on heavenly things 2 Think about the things of heaven and not earth....

Jenny continued our series studying Colossians, looking at Colossians 3:1-3.

Revelation 3:20‭-‬21 We are invited into heaven. The door has been opened. We already have a place on the throne because of what Christ had done for us. It has all changed. We are no longer bound by the things of Earth.  The thought of living forever terrifies me. So how do you imagine heaven to be like? Better than earth? Boring? Like one long church service? Angels on fluffy clouds? No sickness...

Steve spoke at our baptism service.