Church in the Peak

At today's baptism service, Dave explains what baptism symbolises and why it's important to be a "Hot Cross Bun", not a "Hot Bun".

[Apologies for the background noise. Due to technical issues this morning, this recording was done in a different way to normal. ] Today we are looking at Jesus trial before Pilate  John 9 vs 10-11  In Matthew 27 vs 24 Pilate washes his hands ceremonially and says to the Jewish leaders – “I am innocent of this man’s blood – the responsibility is yours”. The Jewish leaders respond and said – “we wi...

Phil reminded us that God's desire is for us to endure with him despite the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual stumbling blocks that are put in our way.  [Apologies for the background noise. Due to technical issues this morning, this recording was done in a different way to normal. ] A "POWERFUL" PRAYER FOR BLESSING - Hebrews 13 v 20-21 Intro •Meditating on these 2 verses for...

Andy reminded us that God's desire is for us to belong and not to be lonely. Apologies for the background noise. Due to technical issues this morning, this recording was done in a different way to normal. 

Jenny challenged us to consdier what is holding us back in our relationship with God.  Apologies for the background noise. Due to technical issues this morning, this recording was done in a different way to normal. 

Vicki reveals the extra depth of meaning contained in some of the original Greek words used in the New Testament. 

Ian spoke from Jesus's prayer in John 17.

Pray boldly   Ephesians 6:19-20    I am concluding the teaching on the armour of God today.    We live in a time when people are divided into factions. The message of Ephesians and the gospel is that we are united - not by class, sex or race but at the cross. The whole of Ephesians explains this. Chapter 6 shows us how. By being in Christ, by walking in the truth , by sharing the gospel, by being...

Ephesians 6: 10-20 v18 How do we actually put the armour on? Praying in the spirit. J John says this about prayer: “Prayer helps us put ourselves in a right relationship with God and in doing so places both us and our problems in perspective. Prayer brings us close to God: it allies us with him so that we are involved in his purposes and it makes his priorities ours. Effective prayer deepens our r...

 “and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.” Ephesians 6:15 Peter encouraged us to embark on the Armour of God theme back in the summer but to view it with the eyes of the Church and not as individuals.  I was born and brought up in Bromley. The town centre is built up of 1960’s and 1970’s office blocks. Ugly and, grey.  When I went back in the late 1990’s a...

Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Ephesians 6:17 NLT Lot richer than this first looks. Logos John 1:1‭-‬5 NLT Steve last week Not even a piece of armour, but it's more important.  If you don't have a helmet, the sword is a little unwieldy Sword offensive and defensive Would you attack someone who had a sword? Jeremiah 1:4‭-‬10 NL...

Life is not always as we would choose it to be  whether saved or not  but as christians we are also aware of Satans schemes he cannot take us from Christ. John 10 v 29    but he does try to destroy our faith and walk                  Ephesus  a culture with similarities to the world today  see any ?        the enemy the same.    Ephesians - our standing in Christ  what has been done for us .   Ins...

Steve continued our series based on the Ephesians 6 Armour of God, looking specifically at the Helmet of Salvation.

Peter spoke at our Christmas Celebration Service. 

The righteousness of Christ and his church Ephesians 6 :10 &11.  Before I address the subject of the righteousness of Christ I want to be clear on a couple of things.  Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.  We are all seeking His kingdom to see people changed and see Him glorified.  Our theology in this church is that you are saved by faith once and forever. You can not lose you...

Ephesians 6 vs 10-18 – The armour of God. Terry Virgo quote from this week Christians are warned to put on the armour. Why? Because we live in a dangerous war zone! Powerful enemies can ruin your life. To ignore the armour that God has provided is foolish, risky bravado. God’s protection isn’t a cosmetic you can do without!! Vs 15 – “For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the good news so tha...

Peter continued our series on the Armour of God. You can view Peter's slides, in PDF format, here . Truth is not relative Not shades of grey World would say it is Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, Ephesians 6:14 ESV What do belts do? Hold up our trousers, which reduces the embarrassment of our trousers falling down. Trut...

Ian continued our series on the Armour of God, looking in particular at Ephesians 6:11 and 13 about using the Armour to enable you to stand your ground.

God is on the move There are many Prophecies around in the UK all saying the same thing - there is a Spiritual change beginning. Ephesians 6:10-12 NLT We are in a battle – Whether you feel you are or not we have an enemy. Our enemy is unseen. How do you stand firm against an unseen enemy. David was going to fight Goliath and Saul gave him his armour but David could not move in it. Physical armour...

Ephesians 6:10–18 – Paul is speaking to the Church here as well as individuals within the Church. As we do battle individually we also fight in the strength of the church, whose power comes from the Holy Spirit.  v6 - Most important word in this verse: “HIS strengh not OURS” Three times in these verses Paul tell us to STAND – not fight or take ground but to STAND Firm – That sounds easy but its no...

Vicki continued our series on the Armour of God set out in Ephesians 6 by looking at the Shield of Faith.  The sermon included a practical demonstration from the children* on the effectiveness of an army of shield-wielding soldiers.  *mainly

Peter speaks about marriage at Simon & Heidi's wedding.

Peter started our series looking at the Armour of God.  Our world is one that focuses on self. It's egocentric. Church life is often no different.  Self is not wrong God is interested in you Jesus died for you  Much of the bible is written not to individuals but to the people of God corporately. But we don't read it that way. When we read the bible we often read it personally. Eg Isaiah...

Phil shares from the heart. There are no notes/questions for this week.

Paul spoke about needing to keep our edge sharp. Please note the beginning of the preach was not recorded due to technical difficulties.