Church in the Peak

Various people gave their feedback from the 2015 Catalyst Festival. Note: Due to the number of contributions this morning, it was not possible to get permission from everyone before uploading the file. I am sorry about that. If you feel that your contribution should not be included in the podcast, please get in touch with Chris Cookman and he will remove it.

Andy Astle, from Buxton Church in the Peak, gave an excellent, significant preach in relation to practical evangelism and the harvest. It would be good to talk about the things he shared in your groups this week. Did you agree with him? What impacted you? What did you like about the things he said? Also using Matthew 9:38, Andy encouraged us all to set our phones, watches or such device to ring or...

Phil continued our series on the Kingdom of God, focussing on the nearness of the Kingdom and the impact that this will have on our lives and the lives of those around us. The Kingdom of God is 'The rule of God over people's lives.' To view Phil's notes (in Word docx format), click here. Questions Are you seeking for this Kingdom to be made known here and now? what steps can yo...

Peter looked at the Matthew 5, the Beatitudes, and asked us whether our vision was big enough. Peter referred to Georgia's artwork "Is Your Vision Big Enough?", which is reproduced with her permission below. To download a PDF copy of the picture, click here. To view Peter's slides (in PDF format), click here. Peter played the introduction from Mr Topsy Turvy. You can watch it o...

Continuing our series on the Kingdom of God, Dave looked at a definition of the Kingdom of God. The kingdom is primarily the dynamic reign of the kingly rule of God. We looked at what the kingdom is not And the difference between the church and the kingdom - the church is the community of the king, but never the Kingdom itself. The church is the agent of the kingdom bringing in God's kingly r...

Dave started our new series looking at the Kingdom of God. To see Dave's presentation (in PDF format), click here. We looked at the historical background to Jesus' declaration in Mark 1:15 that 'the time has come, the kingdom of God is here, repent and believe the good news'. The two historical themes were the promise that King David would have a descendant who would rule forev...

Colin Baron spoke from John 3:16 on God's love. To view the Colin's slides (in PDF format), click here. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

After Den read a section from "Easter Journey" by Susie Poole, Dave spoke about Mary Magdalene. Happy Easter! Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Gill and Dave give an update from their recent time in Oman. Dave also spoke about the "Divine Wosta" that we have as a result of God's grace. Further notes and questions may be available in due course.

Susie spoke about grappling with God. Further notes and questions may follow in due course,.

Peter continued our series looking at the issues mentioned in Sustainable Power. Peter looked at Rebelliousness And Stubbornness. Please note that the first 10 minutes of the audio will seem to jump about a bit. This is because the quality of the recording in these places made it impossible to listen to. Sorry. To view Peter's slides, in PDF format, click here. Mark 3:1-6 Would Jesus be distr...

Carly continued our series on "Sustainable Power", looking at the joy released when we move from control to freedom. This week as part of our teaching series on 'Sustainable Power' we looked at how we can move from control to freedom. I wasn't the only one in the room who confessed to being a control freak! I suggested that rather than allowing God to sit in the passenger...

Phil continued our series working through the book Sustainable Power, looking at how we move from unbelief to faith. Our Faith is not to be based upon our own past experiences but fully in the promises and the provision that God has made for us by the death and resurrection of Jesus and the giving of the Holy Spirit as our guide into all truth and the source of power to do the works that Jesus did...

Neal preached on Restoration at our Half-Term All Age meeting. Please be aware that this audio file stops part-way through Neal's preach. During the meeting, Neal used some 'hair restorer' he had 'found' in his garage to demonstrate his point. [Caution: Please do not try this at home!] Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Neal spoke on spiritual fear and freedom. Fear stops us doing what we want to do because of the consequences of our action. We have heard of the expression “Frozen with fear” and today we looked at how fear affects us in our walk with God. Questions: 1. Research has found that the major barrier to mission is the paralysing fear of rejection. The name of the game is safety and not the risk of faith...

Phil spoke on our transformation from self-reliance to Sonship. To view a copy of these notes in PDF format, click here. Introduction • New Series • Pickup on some things from last year o Presence of God o Taking Hold of that for which God took hold of us • Moving forward as a Church • Sustainable Power – Some groups have or are going through this book JOHN 15 VERSES 1-5 1. The Sin of Self Relianc...

Until he was interrupted by a fire alarm(!), Dave Watmore spoke about our relationship with God. Please note that the audio is even shorter than Dave's talk was. >> 1] Genesis 1 v 26 says that God made us in his image because he is love. What do people understand by that? You are unique and precious in his sight see also Psalm 139 v 1 to 18 to see how well God knows us and knows all abo...

Dave spoke about mission and Church in the Peak's "Ends of the Earth" mentality. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.

Neal started the New Year off with a look at New Year's Resolutions and how we should be motived by love. Further notes and questions may follow in due course.