Churchcentral Birmingham: Talks

Esther invites us to slow down, breathe in, breathe out, use short simple phrases, and our imagination, to centre ourselves on the peace of Jesus and help us connect with the still, small voice of God. BACKGROUND MUSIC: Almost in F - Tranquillity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Source: http://incompetech.co...

Jesus says He's the Son of God... but how do we know we can trust Him? Jesus generously points us to four of the countless evidences of who He is. We apply each point to seekers (those wondering if Jesus is trustworthy) and disciples (those wanting to win others to trusting Him).

Jesus was the true Son of God! In his life, we see - among other things - an example for what living as a child of God truly looks like. Here, we see that to be a child of God is to be a dependent doer.

We begin a new series in Joshua, exploring the advancing story of Joshua & the rest of God's people.

So many of us live life with a low-level exhaustion permeating everything. How does the gospel speak to this? How does Jesus offer true rest? This unusual story tells us.

Sharing from the Bible and the Keong family story, Dawn helps us see the adventure in staying for the long haul - even when we're unsure, restless, or finding it tough.

When was the last time you could say you 'earnestly prayed'? And what should we expect when we ask God for amazing miracles like healing? Chris helps us see the Bible's precise teaching on this theme.

Getting our relationship to money right is a major part of the Bible's teaching. James helps us see how crucial this is, and fight back against the ungodly love of money.

Our speech is a massive discipleship theme in Scripture. Two forms of speech that we're often warned about are gossip and slander. What are these, why do we struggle with them, and how do we replace them with words of life? Rich explores.

We were thrilled to have Sean Green from Reading Family Church come and preach God's word to us. We see the amazing role God has for his people, even in tough circumstances.

Faith is a huge part of John's Gospel, and the whole Christian message. But what is true faith? How do we foster it in our lives? We look at the second miraculous sign in John to find out.

As we approach the birth of Jesus, what do all the glorious names and titles given to Jesus mean for us today?

When infighting or bickering rises up in our lives, what's the solution? James 4 shows us the way.

Words are a huge part of our lives! The words we speak, and the words spoken to us. How does faith in Jesus shape our speech? James helps us see!

How does prayer unlock things in our serving of Birmingham? Blake teaches us three things to help us grasp the power of prayer as we look outwards to our communities.

Is Christianity a religion of works? Or a religion of faith? In the book of James, we see a surprising answer, but one crucial to our understanding of what being a follower of Jesus is meant to look and feel like today.

We join the immediate aftermath of Jesus' meeting the woman at the well, and as the disciples struggle with Jesus even speaking to a woman, we see a model of discipleship from the unlikely source. We also see the gospel in her words, and advice for those who are just looking in on the whole Christianity thing.

Jesus' conversation with the woman at the well shows us our deepest needs in life, and how Jesus can meet them.

John the Baptist had a lot going for him - a big crowd and a decent following! How will he respond as Jesus seems to begin surpassing him? We see an example of what it looks like to live with Jesus as the main character.

Sometimes, everything's going so quickly in and around us, that things can get out of shape, out of place, out of step with our relationship with others and with God. James' advice in chapter 1 verse 19 of his book is to 'slow down'. Dave helps us understand.

Becky helps us to consider how ready we are to clearly articulate our faith, and lead someone to a point of responding for themselves.

Dave helps us see the place of faith and trust in our relationship with God, when things aren't turning out as we'd hoped.

Chris starts a new series in the book of James, focussing in on the essential but often 'hard to experience' reality of JOY!

How much do you think you need God? Your answer will directly impact your gratitude, your joy, your dependency on Him. We explore Jesus' conversation with a relgious leader to find the answer.

We explore the story of the miraculous child of Abraham. A laughable promise, but how do the different characters respond to God's word?