Church in the Peak

Neal spoke about the importance of our adoption into God's family and what it means for us. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Dave preached on the Trinity and how God can only love us because he knows love. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Dave spoke about Love, Sin and the Prophetic Church. Further notes and questions may be available in due course.

Colin looked at the life of Moses and what lessons we can take from it to help us deal with rejection. To see Colin's slides (in PDF format), click here. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Jackie outlined some of the work that she and the team of befrienders are getting up to in and around Matlock, George spoke about the wider work of CAP and how they help calm the storms that their clients find themselves facing. For technical reasons, the whole of the talk this morning was not recorded. Sorry for any inconvenience this causes. To view George's slides, click here. Watch Kylie&...

There is no recording from this morning. God's presence came powerfully during the meeting this morning. Various church members had powerful words.

Phil Pierce spoke about God's Kingdom. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Chris and Carly continued our series on prayer, looking at Ephesians 2: 1-7. Chris shared his story of how God has been revealing to him the position he has as a child of God through a series of pictures. His story follows the line of the verses from Ephesians, describing the journey of us all when we were dead in our sin then made alive in Christ. The ‘But God…’ verse. If you weren't there S...

Phil continued his preach about praying. To view Phil's full notes (in PDF format), click here. To view Phil's slides (in PDF format), click here. I guess it’s would be easy if there were some simple formula or step by step simple guide to prayer to follow and if you do that all your prayers will be answered Just check off the steps and we’ve done our duty Prayer doesn’t work like that t...

Neal introduced our upcoming Gift Days for the building project outlining our giving response and ways of identifying the Devil's lies. To watch the J John video on doughnuts in its own window, click here. Also included is the audio from the Catalyst Offering video. To watch the video in it's own window, click here. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Peter continued our series on prayer looking at the church family at prayer, focusing on Luke 18:1-14. A modern take on the parable of the persistent widow (Luke 18). To view Peter's slides (in PDF format), click here. Pray Until Something Happens The aim of prayer is not to change the mind of God, but to bring our hearts into line with Him. 7 prayerless days makes 1 weak. "Your expectat...

Phil spoke about the importance of partnering with God in prayer. Introduction • We are encouraged in scripture to o Pray Scripturally o Pray Strategically o Pray Systematically • Sometimes it’s hard • Sometimes there are barriers, distractions and our minds wonder, our praying on detours • God has told us he wants us to strengthen our prayer muscle, to be stronger and more effective in our prayin...

Jim Harper from Hope Church, Worcester, shared his passion for reaching the poor with the gospel and explained some of the things that they have been doing in Worcester. Further notes and questions may be available in due course.

Peter spoke from Psalm 22 about hearing from God in the dark times. To view Peter's slides (in PDF format), click here. To view Peter's full notes (in PDF format), click here. When on the cross, Jesus quotes Psalm 22. We can copy Jesus’s pattern of communication with God when we feel forsaken. ● Recognise your separation ● Express your angst, where are you God? ● Recognise who you are ●...

In our first formal Sunday meeting at the Lime Tree Building, Phil, Neal, Justyn and Graham outlined both the vision for the building and the activities of the church and design modifications that will be made to the building. Please note that the questions in the Q&A session were not given through the mic. Hopefully you can work out what the question was from the answer that was given! To vie...

Dave outlines some of the Old Testament prophecies. Please note that not all of Dave's preach was recorded. Isaiah 19:19-25 Isaiah prophecies of a day when God will do a remarkable thing among the peoples of the Middle East turning them to the Lord and bringing unity through worship. Question Using Isaiah 19:19-25 we can find a number of prayers we can confidently pray for the Middle East sin...

Neal read the story of Burglar Bill and explained how it fitted into the Easter Story. Jesus Is Risen. Praise The Lord.

Peter talked on Jesus and the last supper, and looked at how we could live out community and hospitality. To view Peters' notes (in PDF format), click here.

Neal concluded our series on Spiritual Gifts by summarising what they are not and what they are. Further notes and questions may be available in due course.

Phil continued our series on Spiritual Gifts preaching on discernment. We apologise for the poor quality of this audio file. To view Phil's notes (in PDF format), click here. This gift of discernment is for every believer and is necessary for everyday living that we would not be blown about by every wind of doctrine, that we would know when our enemy is trying to deceive us. That as we minist...

Nick Grayshon from Holy Trinity Matlock Bath spoke on God's glory. To view the bible verses Nick referred to (in PDF format), click here. John 17:1-5 Jesus prays to be glorified After Jesus said this, he looked towards heaven and prayed: ‘Father, the hour has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may glorify you. For you granted him authority over all people that he might give eternal life to...

Dave Wade continued our series on spiritual gifts, speaking on the gift of evangelism. To view Dave's slides (in PDF format), click here. Heart for the lost. Mt. 9:35-38 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to th...

Justyn continued our series on spiritual gifts, looking at the gift of faith. A slogan in H. Samuel says faith is 'hope with a little bit of pixie dust'. Scripture says in Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” RT Kendall simplifies it to 'Believing God'. Steve Backland says: 'God's promises, not our circumsta...

Phil continued our series on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit looking at the Gift of Miracles. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Dave continued our series on spiritual gifts looking at words of knowledge and wisdom. A word of knowledge is a way that the Holy Spirit conveys that the Father knows everything about us and this can open up people and situations to bring people back to the Father or bring clarity to someone seeking the will of God. The word of wisdom is a verb to help someone move forward. Pray for each other and...