City on a Hill Edinburgh

Pastor Pete’s message is a reminder that Jesus is the One building His Church. He doesn’t do so by using our strength, talent, or ability. He does so by pouring His Spirit and anointing us so we can build with His power.

Today, Pastor Pete reminds us that Satan spends day and night accusing us in order to distract and discourage us. However, we have a powerful advocate in Jesus. His sacrifice at the Cross has removed the judgement and paid for the punishment that should have been meted out to us. Instead, we are now free from condemnation and free to pursue God’s plans.

Pastor Paul brings us a message of hope – that our God is greater than the struggles of life. Our hope, as followers of Christ, is not naïve optimism or wishful thinking. Our hope is a confident expectation based entirely on who God is and what He says.

How we use our resources reflects our values and our priorities. Centuries ago, the prophet, Haggai, called his fellow Jews not to prioritise their own comfort over the rebuilding of God’s temple. Similarly, Pastor Pete’s message today is an encouragement to us to reorder our priorities in accordance with God’s plans and will.

Loss and devastation do not have to lead to despair and hopelessness. As a church, we have experienced a season of loss and major disruption, but Pastor Pete’s message is one of hope. Like trees that have been cut down, we will sprout again, for our God is a God who specialises in resurrections.

When it comes to prayer, we can often make it complicated. Pastor Sammy’s encouragement to us is to “keep it simple, keep it real, keep it up”.

As Christians, we all know the importance of corporate prayer. But, how do we make sure that when we are gathered together, we pray effectively? Pastor Pete gives us 4 keys that can help fuel a corporate prayer life that is vibrant and powerful.

One of the advantages of drawing near to God and having a relationship with Him is that He speaks to us personally. The challenge for many of us, however, is hearing what He is saying. In his message, Pastor Isaiah identifies three practical steps in which we can learn to listen and hear His voice.

Today, we start a four-part series on prayer. In this message, Pastor Pete reminds us that Jesus’ death on the Cross has opened a new way for us to approach God. We can now pray with boldness, with humility and with gratitude.

Do you live life looking at the rear-view mirror rather than at the windscreen? In today’s message, Pastor Pete encourages us to forget what is behind us, and instead, to take hold of the vision that God has for each one of us.

Today, Pastor Jude encourages us to serve God without fear. After all, He is Emmanuel, whose Presence is always with us. He is our Redeemer who sets us free. He is our God whose deep mercy and tenderness prompted Him to send His Son to die for us.

In this message, Pastor Pete juxtaposes the story of Joseph, who saved multitudes in the Egyptian famine, and that of Jesus, who willingly laid down his life so that millions of lives could be saved.

What if many of the events in life were not random? What if there was an unseen cosmic battle going on? What if there was something deeply wrong and broken in this world? And what if, as Pastor Pete points out, Christmas was actually God’s answer to our problems?

Pastor Paul concludes our ‘Soul restoration’ series. He looks at what it means to be a guest at God’s table and to be hosted by God Himself. God provides ‘soul food’ that revives and that satisfies.

Where do you find comfort in your dark valleys? In today’s message, Pastor Pete reminds us of God’s promise that He walks with us through our valleys and that we are secure under His protection.

Our guest speaker, Andrea Wigglesworth, encourages us to have an audacious and defiant faith. What kind of valleys are we going through right now? God is calling us to reposition our heart, so that we are trusting in Him rather than leaning on our own understanding.

As our Shepherd, God leads us along the right paths, so we are living in His will. He also leads us along paths of righteousness to sanctify us and teach us how to live a holy life. God does this for the reputation of His name.

Pastor Yinka brings a powerful word that encourages us to have ‘unreasonable confidence’ in the Lord. Our calling to speak into and to be a light to the nation requires us to be a courageous people; and courage is not just a feeling, it is a choice and a decision to trust in Him and to live out the truth of our convictions.

There is a world of difference between helping someone whose body has been broken and someone whose spirit has been broken. In today’s message, Pastor Pete explores three essential ways in which God restores our soul.

God is in the soul restoration business; He brings wholeness from brokenness, strength from weakness, and life from death. In the first message of this series, Pastor Dan looks at how God, as our Shepherd, protects and guides us, so that indeed we do not lack anything.

What is a disciple, and how do we make disciples? Pastor Pete answers these two questions by unpacking Jesus’ call to follow Him in order to become fishers of men.

Pastor Pete explores the three hallmarks that made up the first ‘megachurch’ of Acts 2 – its unity, its deep love for each other and for others, and its reliance on the Holy Spirit and His gifts. Pastor Pete challenges us to be a united, loving and charismatic church too, ready to impact our communities today.

“[T]he Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” Pastor Pete’s message today gives us a biblical view of what church leadership is and what it means to be a godly leader.

“[T]he Church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all”. In today’s message, Pastor Pete examines the promises of God that He will build His Church. As followers of Christ, we are not only part of His body, but we also have a part to play in this great plan to build His Church.

The Bible is clear that in the last days, God will pour out His Spirit on all mankind. Pastor Pete’s teaching today unpacks what it means to receive the Holy Spirit. His encouragement is for us to be baptized and be filled with the Spirit, so we can accomplish His purpose for our life with confidence and power.