Church in the Peak

Justyn built on Dave's preach last Sunday which was about the Fathers heart, and how we are now children of God, adopted into His family. To view Justyn's slides (in PDF format), click here. Scripture is clear that we are sons and daughters of God (Romans 8:16, John 1:12, Romans 9:8, 1 John 3:2, 1 John 3:1, Acts 17:28, Eph 5:1, Romans 8:17). We look at Romans 8:19 and about sons of God b...

On Father's Day, Dave spoke about the Father Heart of God. Questions When Jesus said 'I will not leave you as orphans' (john 14:18) what do you think he meant and how would he accomplish this? Though we may well know the biblical truth about our relationship with God as Father we can often struggle with acceptance and approval issues. How can we deal with this?? Dave encouraged us t...

Peter spoke about evangelism. Word association. When you talk about Christianity what do people think? When you talk about church what do people think? Evangelism is a dirty word. It fills us with dread and fear, or others with excitement. What do you think of when you think of evangelism? What's missing or late in all the lists of words? Jesus! How could he not be the one thing that is first...

Phil looked at 2 Corinthians 3 and preached about how our sufficiency is from God, not from us and also the Glory that comes from our reliance on him. Phil used 2 Corinthians 3:4-12. Phil looked at how Paul expressed this and from it gained hope leading to great boldness to be who God has Called us to be and do the works of Jesus. Questions 1) How have you found God to be your sufficiency? What st...

Phil brought our series looking at the book of Acts to a close by looking at the lie of insignificance. It was encouraging to see so many respond on Sunday and it would be good to hear any stories from your groups of what God is doing. Introduction • As we have looking through acts at all the amazing thing done by God through the Apostles, I realised that for most of us that’s not our experience a...

Phil continued our series looking at the Book of Acts, focusing on hosting the presence of God. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Neal continued our series looking at the early church in the book of Acts, looking at the roles and responsibilities of elders and our duties to them. At the start of his preach, Neal showed the "Class Sketch" from "This Was The Week That Was". This morning we looked at the early church from Acts and how elders were initiated and their role as outlined by Paul in Acts. We also...

Peter continued our series on the book of Acts, looking at God making us all one new man. Acts 10 No them and us in the church All are welcome All can receive the Holy Spirit All can be baptised Peter hadn't got this, despite Pentecost, so God had to show him. ‘The church was not simply a union or club made up of Jews and Gentiles who were willing to ‘bury the hatchet’, it was a new creation!...

In light of the 2 Sunday's we have had where God has stepped in to our meeting, here are some question that hopefully will help in entering in to what God is doing at this time. To view a prophecy given by Phil is 2004 about God's Spirit being poured out on us (in PDF format), click here. quote “Hosting God is filled with honour and pleasure, cost and mystery. He is subtle, and even some...

Dave spoke about Apostolic Mission. Map of area in time of Acts. Here are Dave's questions drawn from the talk. Use the ones you want to. Passage Acts 2:5-11 What do you think is the significance of this record of the New Testament church 's birth? What do you think is the significance that people group could hear God's praises in their own language? What is God's mission and h...

God moved powerfully amongst us this morning. Phil invites everyone to come forward and receive more of God's presence.

During our All Age Meeting, Peter spoke about the sea journey and shipwreck that Paul experienced in Acts 27 and 28 with the congregation being the people on the boat. To view Peter's slides (in PDF format), click here. Luke spends more words on this than the ascension and Pentecost together. Why? What can we learn from Paul being shipwrecked? We still have the same God, who never changes. Do...

Phil continued our study of the book of Acts and looked at generosity in the early church. To view Phil's slides (in PDF format), click here. Introduction • Working through acts could not ignore the generosity and giving • Generosity and Giving were very evident in the church in Acts • It is to be a part of the life of the church today and is • No preaching this because it's an issue, bu...

As part of our involvement with Christians Against Poverty (CAP), Terry spoke about their work and principles. For more information on CAP, please visit their website: https://capuk.org/. Further notes and questions may be available in due course.

Colin continued our series on the book of Acts, looking at Barnabas and travelling ministries. To view Colin's slides, click here. Further notes and questions may be available in due course.

Peter continued our look at the church in Acts, looking at the church as community. To view Peter's slides (in PDF format), click here. What type of church do you want to be? One Another’-ing verses Love Do not slander one another (James 4:11) Love one another (John 14:34) Do not grumble against one another (James 5:9) Be devoted to one another (Romans 12:10) Do not provoke and envy one anoth...

Neal continued our series looking at the book of Acts. Today we looked at the Baptism in The Spirit and Speaking in tongues – we started looking at Acts 2 vs 1-15 and 36-41 – The day of Pentecost and what a difference there is before and after for Peter and that difference can be the same for us – before and after we are Baptised in the Spirit. Historically there are some views that need to be loo...

Dave spoke about salt and light from Matthew 5 v 12 at our All Age Meeting. First of all we have to understand the context in which the scripture is written. This passage is at the very beginning of the sermon on the mount which is regarded as the best teaching on morality and attitudes in history by many religions. Jesus would have taught this many times. We also see the similar teaching in Luke...

Carly continued our series looking at the book of Acts, focusing on our life together as a family of believers. Acts 2:42-47 We looked at the blueprint for church life in Acts 2 and considered how it relates to us and how we could respond to the example we are given. Who gathered? All sorts! Believers from every walk of life, sharing a commonality through their salvation in Jesus. When did they ge...

Peter continued our series looking at the book of Acts. To view Peter's slides (in PDF format), click here. Questions What distracts you most from the word? What distracts you most from preaching? What helps you engage with the word and spirit? What excites you most about Acts 2? What would you like to see God do most?

Neal continued our series looking at Acts, looking at the necessity of being filled with the Holy Spirit. Readings: Acts 2 vs 36-41 Acts 3 vs 1-19 This morning we continued in out study of Acts and looked at the beginnings of the early Church and its foundations. We looked at how Peter had denied Christ three times as he was arrested and yet now in Acts was preaching with great power, conviction a...

Phil started a new series looking at key events in the book of Acts. To view Phil's slides (in PDF format), click here. Acts – A new Beginning We want to build a church freed from complacency and endeavouring to grow in gospel impact, faith, prayer, generosity, action and influence. Introduction • It's a new day • We look back on all Gods done its brought us this far • We love forward as...

On our special Sunday celebrating Dave & Gill Harper and the blessing they are to us, Phil preached on Paul and Barnabas being sent out. Before the preach, Phil, Dave and Gill all shared a little of the CiTP story. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Ian brought a prophetic word about stepping out in the New Year.

Neal spoke about our position in Christ and the confirmation of our ministry. He looked at New Years Resolutions and how the don’t really work! Most people last five days with their new years resolutions before they break them and the classic example is of gym membership! 65% of new gym memberships are never used and 10% drop out within three months and another 10 by six months! We looked at how a...