Church in the Peak

Phil outlines the Elders vision for the coming, exciting period of church life. To view Phil's slides, in PDF format, click here .  ·         How big is your vision? Do you have one ? ·         Do your dreams go beyond your own Church/your needs? ·         If you have dreams what are you doing to turn those dreams into a reality

Who does our Father choose? When Jesus was looking for disciples he did not at first choose the obvious candidates perhaps the ones we would choose.  He chose ordinary people, Matthew - a tax collector who was more like a mafia enforcer, Peter the fisherman, James and John.  In Luke 9 54 We see a snapshot of the wrong attitudes of man and the mercy of Jesus and the Father.  “When James and John sa...

John 5 Vs 1 – 18 The Healing of the man at the pool of Bethesda Three thoughts on the passage read and acted out this morning! First of all Bethesda means “house of mercy” or “house of grace” – How cool is that! This was a great place for Jesus to show mercy and grace!! Vs 6 – When Jesus saw him and knew he had been ill for a long time, he asked him Would you like to get well?   I love the fact th...

Jenny spoke about continuing to journey with God. "Desert Road" by Casting Crowns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM3aM-bN_LM

Steve spoke at our baptism service. Cherry seeds were involved. 

To see Peter's slides (in PDF format), click here . 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 What are you living for? Are you prepared to take risks for God? Why are you here this morning?   Our Mission Statement   “To build a church from which we will  have Multi site congregations across the Peak District”   Our Purpose Statement “We exist to worship God & encounter his presence, committed to advancing hi...

Ian spoke about keys.

Keith spoke about pushing through for God, reminding us that discomfort is okay, we need to use energy when we have it, we need to take care of our roots and we need to take risks. We have to set God-given goals,  be aware of and become encouragers on the way and make sure that we have and use the right equipment. For Keith's slides (in PDF format), click here . Questions To what extent do yo...

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1:1-8‬ My context for this morning is what is God like? Three questions the whole of humanity asks at some point: Is there a god? Can I know him? What is he like? The people in the world are asking questions about their existence and our Father wants people to know who he is. This is not a talk to harangue you to knock on your neighbours doors or a competition to see who has had the...

God - An Intentional Father   All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Chr...

[Apologies for the audio quality.] God is our friend! When we think of “God” what comes to our mind? Father, Wise, Healer, Creator, Author, Provider, Shepherd, Sanctifier, Peace maker, Righteousness, He is There (Omnipotent), Reconciler, All power4ful, I am, All bountiful, Blessing, Almighty, Master, Lord of Lords, King of Kings,  etc We can think of many ways of describing God But would we descri...

On Penetecost, Vicki spoke about how the Holy Spirit helps us to reprogram our earthly ways of thinking to be God-focused.

Introduction ● Our Confidence can but undermined ● Our Confidence can be stolen or lost ● Or we can give it away The feeling or belief that one can have faith in or rely on someone or something. Think back on those early days when you first learned about Christ. Remember how you remained faithful even though it meant terrible suffering. Sometimes you were exposed to public ridicule and were beaten...

We have been addressing forgiveness recently on Sunday mornings but this morning I want to look at our perception of Father, Son and Holy Spirit. I heard someone in a secular setting recently say “worship is what you imitate”. The Holy Spirit led me to John 13 v 1-17. The story of Jesus preparing his disciples for his final journey to the cross. Jesus was trying to spell out the role of humility a...

Rejection seems to be a part of the life the enemy wants to reinforce. It comes in an endless variety: •not getting the job •a parent whose approval is out of reach •a parent who decided not to be your parent •a spouse who says they no longer love you or they love someone else •a friend that suddenly betrays you •a child who turns their back on your love. •Gender, Sexuality •Ethnicity Was Jesus Re...

Jenny encourages us to let God move us into the freedom of the summer pasture, away from the restrictions of the winter barn.

Forgiveness – Steve mentioned Radical Forgiveness last week. This is what Jesus has done for us Luke 7:36-50 Simon the Pharisee invites Jesus to dinner. The woman is a prostitute. Let’s note the following from the story The woman knows exactly who Jesus is, comes to anoint his feet with perfume, is overcome with emotion, cries on Jesus feet and wipes the tears away with her hair. This breaks so ma...

Steve outlines some of the challenges that we face living for Christ in the world.

Luke 23:32–24:12 This is the story of Jesus death and resurrection – Friday to Sunday! But why did Jesus have to die? Couldn’t there have been another way? The problem is that Sin separates us from God and always has done – right from Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden to us today – we all have the sin DNA in us and that sin DNA has to be dealt with before we can be reconciled to God. The punishme...

The Garden of Agony Matthew 26:36-46 Luke 22:39-46 Mark 14:32-42 Each writer has a slight differences and additions in their recording of that night   •The real difference is that Jesus knew and understood the time  •The disciples were unconcerned and went to sleep, not able to keep their eyes open although 3 did as they recorded that evening for us.    What do you think the Disciples perspective...

Using the Parable of the Talents, Steve spoke about using the talents that God has given us. 

Phil continued looking at Colossians 4.

Ian spoke from Acts about unity and forgiveness. Please note that there is an echo on the first 3m45s of this recording.

To view Paul's full notes (in PDF format), click here . To view Paul's slides (in PDF format), click here . Walking Through Life’s Storms The thoughts for this morning were triggered as I studied Psalm 46 and the fact that the only way, I believe we can manage to survive the “Storms of Life” is by actually putting into practice “Be still and Know that I am God” (v10a). Do we expect the s...

Intro ● Paul encouraging Archippus to fulfil or complete his ministry  ● We are all to be minister of the Kingdom of God  ● We know this because just as Jesus sent his Disciples in Matthew 28 and Mark 16 it also applies to us  ● Mathews recording of the event is straight to the point  So what does is look like for us  What does it mean to make disciples? Jesus said, "Teach these new disciples...