Churchcentral Birmingham: Talks

What do we do with... you know... THOSE Psalms, the violent and vengeful ones? Jonny rounds off our series by diving deep into that very question.

Ever felt swept along by your emotions? Or longed for certain emotions that made life feel more alive? What even IS a godly approach to our emotional life? Daniel takes us into an emotionally-charged psalm to explore.

It doesn't sound appealing, but confession and repentance can be routes to the joy and freedom we crave. Jonathan helps us see how these ancient practices can unlock a fresh experience of God's goodness.

Why is singing to God such a feature of the Christian community? What if you have an average voice, or hate the awkwardness of singing together?! Aaron explores the biblical command to sing exuberantly to our Father in heaven.

Rob takes us through a fantastic psalm exploring the Kingship of God, a theme that runs all the way through the Bible. How will you respond to the King?

Deji shows us how Jesus' light shines into our lives

The first Psalm in the songbook is a meditation on the glories of God's word! However we feel instinctively about the Bible, Tom takes us on an exploration of why Scripture is a source of amazing blessing.

Are you in the right story? Today, we discover from Luke 11 the true and better story of the Good God

Jonathan Bell visited us to speak a message of hope and potential into our fledgling new church community!

What if there's something that is worth giving everything to get? What if there's something that is of ultimate worth? What if it's the Kingdom of Jesus?! Good questions! Listen in!

James shows us from the life of Elisha how God gives new life (baby thanksgiving talk)

Bouncing off the famous 'be still and know I am God' verse in this Psalm, Rich introduces us to the background, the blessings and the blockers for the Christian practice of getting alone with God, sitting still and shutting up!

Dawn shows us some key inspiration for how to draw strength from God in the challenges and opportunities of our workplaces.

"Lord, teach us to pray", James explores how Jesus response to this request from his disciples should set the foundation for our prayer life.

Jonny landed our weekend with an immensely practical call to invest in making other disciples of Jesus. This will require us to be radical disciples ourselves, and to live with a willingness to invest in others as examples in the faith.

James explores the intent and meaning behind parable of the good Samaritan.

Jonathan kicked off our Weekend Away teaching sessions, by exploring two astonishing confidence-boosters in the words of Jesus!

We celebrated our first baptism as a new church community. It was epic! In this message, we dived deeper into the reasons behind this special morning.

James helps us understand more about different types of prayer, and what it can look like to do this alone and together.

What does it mean to worship God? Why is this a central part of being a Christian? What's the dynamic between doing this TOGETHER, or in our own lives?

Desperate times come to us all, even God's people. What do we do when everything goes dark? Jonathan explores.

We begin a new series in the ancient prayers of the Bible, known as the Psalms. In this Psalm, Rich explores how we can cultivate passion for God when we don't feel naturally in love with God every moment!!

Sarah explores how our understanding of Jesus identity impacts our understanding of our own identity

Dave Williams explores the stories and signs from Luke 8

Jonny wraps up our series in the Gospel Of John. We see two images for Christian activity in the world, and hear Jesus' call for us to embrace both as his church.