Church in the Peak

Peter spoke about Jesus, Refugee and King, at our Christmas Carol Service. To view Peter's slides (in PDF format) click here. In the weeks leading up to the Carol Service, Susie guided the young people from TotZone, KidZone and Xplor in creating this wonderful piece, which was assembled during the Carol Service. Here's a video of the young people painting the boxes that made this picture...

Paul Basson from South Manchester Family Church spoke from Isaiah 54 about being stretched. We believe God had given Paul a important word for the church for the future. To view Paul's slides (in PDF format), click here. Word. Crowden church. Graves navvies who cut a tunnel. There are things that have to die before you move on. There is work to be done to dig under who we are as a church, und...

Peter continued our series on the Kingdom of God, looking at anger. Matthew 5:21-26 Anger is not bad, it is an emotion. Anger can be constructive as well as destructive. Bobby Schuller. Anger is neither positive or negative. It's an emotion. What we do with it can be very positive or negative. The object of our anger is not always the source of our anger. If you're angry at a microwave t...

Phil continued our series on the Kingdom of God looking at authority and power over strongholds and fear. Kingdom Ministry Part 3 Power & Authority Introduction • Third part • Looked at Jesus Ministry • We looked at Healing • Today I want to look at Deliverance especially in light of Jesus giving to us his power and Authority over the all the works of the evil one. The mandate “And he called t...

Questions Please listen to the talk on line if you missed it and want the background to these questions. Justyn Georges has studied eastern shame cultures extensively and lived in the far east for many years. He says this: 'My biggest discovery while learning about honour-shame has been the depth of my own shame. I began researching the topic for ministry purposes—how can I reach “them”—but h...

Colin Baron continued our series on the Kingdom of God, looking at the role that food and hospitality play. To see Colin's slides, click here. Further notes and questions may be available in due course.

Neal looked at a subject that many of us suffer with and struggle with – Worry! The good news is that Jesus tackles this subject head on and gives us good advice on how we should deal with worrying in our lives – the very fact he tackles it shows he knows it’s a problem for us and that should give us hope! Matthew 6 vs 25-34 is the passage we looked at. From this passage we looked at four things t...

Dave Watmore spoke about apologetics at our Half-Term All Age Meeting, Further notes and questions may be available in due course.

This morning's service was led by KidZone and Xplor. The theme was "Anything can happen with Jesus" and there were games, a quiz, worship, drama, a short video about Jackie Pullinger, a talk and a time of prayer. The audio file includes the Noah monologue (staring Den as Noah) and Cormac's talk. A huge thank you to all the kids and young people of KidZone and Xplor who have put...

Introduction • We have been looking at what Jesus said and demonstrated about the kingdom • I preached on Kingdom ministry earlier this year in May • Today I want to expand on that • There's a practical application to this passage The Kingdom Remind ourselves when Jesus refers to the kingdom what is it that he is referring to? THE RULE AND REIGN OF GOD OVER ALL HE HAS MADE • When Gods Kingdom...

Peter continued our series on the Kingdom of God, looking at Jesus's view of marriage. To see Peter's slides (in PDF format), click here. Genesis 2:24 God Ordained Matthew 19:5-9 Marriage and divorce Eph5:22-33 Marriage is a picture of Christ and his church Matthew 5:31-32 Marriage and divorce John 4:1-45 woman at the well. Matthew 5:27-31 Adultery 1 Corinthians 7 Marriage and singleness...

Dave continued looking at the Great Banquet in the Kingdom of God. In the parable of the great banquet in Luke 14, the servant has to go out and invite people to the banquet. Have a look at the three circles approach to explaining the gospel invitation. See http://www.movements.net/2015/09/25/why-family-church-west-palm-beach-gets-my-attention.html for some training. Get into twos and take turns i...

Luke 14:15-24 the great banquet Of those invited to the great banquet of the kingdom of God, who gets in and who does not? Why? How great was the cost to you of choosing to follow jesus? What did you think about Nabeel's story of the cost? The servant obeys the master of the banquet and invites the poor and the Gentiles to the feast. How can you?

Neal looked at one of the books of the bible which has everything! It`s a story of power, drama, betrayal, intrigue, passion, murder , suspense, irony, poetic justice and finally a happy ending! We are talking about the book of Esther. If you have not read the book please read the story first – its only 10 chapters and will bless you so much! Neal paraphrased the story and we began to understand w...

Phil spoke from Psalm 27 about how we deal with change. Please be warned, the audio from this morning is very 'buzzy'. Some bits are quite listenable to, but other bits are really quite bad. Sorry for this. “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”‭‭Psalm‬ ‭27:1‬ ‭ESV‬‬‬‬ Introduction • Over the summer be...

Justyn continued our series on the Kingdom of God by looking at the prayer that Jesus taught us. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Dave spoke about trusting God. There are no notes or questions from this morning.

Today's meeting focused on the work that God did in our young people while they were at NewDay. Peter led an 'All Play' activity which demonstrated that God joins us together because he has plans for us both collectively and individually that we have no idea about. The three talks Peter mentioned were: (i) Joel Virgo on Mephibosheth. Jesus knows how it feels to be a sinner and have...

Pyn preached on the Rich Young Ruler from Luke 18. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Dave spoke from Luke 4:14-30 about God's Kingdom and World Mission. The Kingdom of God is to be demonstrated in all people groups. We need to play our part in reaching every people group in our generation. To read Dave's notes, in PDF format, click here. To see Dave's slides, in PDF format, click here. Questions may follow in due course.

Dave looked at God's strategy for evangelism. Dave showed a clip from Cold Comfort Farm which, perhaps, demonstrates what some people think the church is like... Dave showed a clip of Peter opening a bottle of wine. Dave also showed a clip of a water glass being filled to overflowing with water. The Word 1 Peter 3 v 15 Be prepared to give a reason for the hope you have in Christ. How well equ...

Phil continued our series on the Kingdom of God, looking at the familiar parable of the Sower. Please note that the recording cuts out after 38 minutes. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. To view these notes and questions in PDF format, click here. To view Phil's slides in PDF format, click here. Jesus Disciples asked, “Why do you speak in parables?” Jesus replied “the knowledge of t...

Today Neal looked at being transformed by the renewing of your mind. Main Passages Ephesians 4 vs 17-32 Romans 12 vs 1-2 2 Corinthians 3 vs 17 Colossians 3 vs 1-3 2 Peter 1 vs 4 John 5 vs 1-11. Also Bill Johnson “ The Supernatural Power of a Transformed Mind”. Neal played the following clip from the film "Yes Man" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEzQiWb9FZk. Questions? 1. We are famili...

Peter continued out series on the Kingdom of God, looking Matthew 5:13-14 where Jesus called us to be Salt and Light. To see Peter's slides (in PDF format), click here. To download these notes (in PDF format), click here. Normally look at this as a call to holiness. This passage on first reading could be quite condemning. What if I'm not salty enough? Can I lose my salvation? Salt isn&ap...

Dave preached on the Prayer that Jesus taught us to pray in Luke 11:1-4. Please note that the last part of the preach did not record. Sorry for any inconvenience. Jesus gave a format for prayer that has come to be known as the Lord's Prayer, it covers every kind of prayer. Jesus first taught his disciples to approach the Father and to worship him. Calling God Abba (Father) was intimate and th...