Community Church Leeds

In James 5:1-6, we see one of the harshest warnings in the whole of the New Testament as James warns the early church against a love of money. James exposes three ways wealth can corrupt us: polluted treasures (trusting in temporary riches), polluted relationships (exploiting others for financial gain), and polluted hearts (allowing greed to harden us towards God and people). Passage: James 5: 1-6...

Certain plants must be trained to a trellis to direct their growth. This passage teaches us to be "trained" to three trellises in our Christian walk: a gracious heart, a trusting heart, and a humble heart. Passage: James 4:11-17 Series: James Speaker: Sam Neal Date: 06/21/2026

How does James help us to be “all in Christians”? Passage: James 4:1-10 Series: James Speaker: Bekah Atkins Date: 06/07/26

James tells us that there are two types of wisdom: one will enrich your life while the other breeds chaos and lies. How can we tell them apart and what can we do to weave godly wisdom into our everyday lives? Passage: James 3:13-18, Proverbs 2:6-11 Series: James Speakers: Claire Wong Date: 05/31/26

In this sermon we consider how the tongue is hugely powerful, is plumbed into our hearts, and by God's grace, and with the transformative help of the Holy Spirit, can be tamed! Passage: James 3:1-12 Series: James Speaker: Adrian Hide Date: 05/24/26

James begins with a mistake people were making and still make – thinking that just believing in God is the same as real living faith. Real living faith changes lives. This real living faith is meant to grow by looking up and doing, looking around and doing and looking in and doing. Passage: James 2:14-26 Series: James Speaker: Rich Colbrook Date: 05/17/2026

James encourages us not to show favouritism. We should not show judgement to people based on outward appearance, material wealth or any other factor, rather mercy triumphs over judgement. Jesus modelled an alternative to favouritism: love. Passage: James 2:1-13 Series: James Speaker: Abby Date: 05.03.26

Practical challenge and encouragement on how we engage with scripture in day to day life: the importance of approaching scripture properly and then doing it. Passage: James 1:18-27 Series: Growing - the letter of James Speaker: Jim Sykes Date: 04/26/26

We look at what James has to say about temptation under 4 headings: the opportunity, origins, nature and defeat of temptation. Passage: James 1: 12-18 Series: Growing - James Speaker: Rick Thomas Date: 04/19/26

Introduction to the book of James and our new series on “Growing”. Followed by looking at James 1:1-8 and how putting down secure “roots” with faith in God can help us grow through trials and difficulties. Passage: James 1:1 - 8 Speaker: Becky Webb Series: Growing - James Date: 04/12/26

At the end of the Upper Room discourse, Jesus prays a beautiful prayer for himself, his disciples and future believers. This prayer brings together the big themes of John's gospel: mission, unity, glory and love. It's a model of selfless leadership and secure identity in the face of whatever life brings. Passage: John 17 Series: The Upper Room Discourse Speaker: Claire Wong Date: 03/22/26

In this penultimate chapter of the Upper Room discourse, Jesus offers the disciples a way to live life transformed by hope, despite the suffering they face. He offers an invitation into a new love, new hope and new life. And what He promised to the disciples, He promises to us too. Passage: John 16, John 14:16, Revelation 21:4, 1 Corinthians 13:12 Series: The Upper Room Series Speaker: Anna Charle...

Bekah introduces us to our new series, the Upper Room Discourse Series: The Upper Room Discourse Speaker: Bekah Atkins Date: 02/22/26

Jesus lovingly invites us to abide in Him, thus making our Lord and Saviour our dwelling place. This is a gentle yet radical call to step out of the world system and enter a living, intimate union with Him. As we abide in Him, we draw from His divine Life and are grafted into His incorruptible Life. In Him we find everything we need for life and godliness, for His Life begins to flow through us. F...

On the night before his death, Jesus promises his disciples, and us, the Holy Spirit - the advocate. Through the Holy Spirit we have new nearness with God, new permanence of His presence, new intimacy, and experience His transformative power. Because God makes His home in us we can surrender control, receive His peace and become more like Jesus. Passage: John 14 Series: Upper Room Discourse Speake...

Jesus died for us. Jesus lives for us. Jesus is praying for us. Passage: Romans 8: 31-39 Series: Romans Speaker: Gsry Gibbs Date: 2/15/26

Having taken the first half of his letter to the Romans to outline the good news of the gospel and to show how God‘s solution for our need has nothing to do with us, but everything to do with Christ, Paul now outlines God‘s provision for living in the good of this life that Christ has won for us – it’s the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. Passage: Rom 8:1-30 Series: Romans Speaker: Mike Beau...

How to enjoy God's grace, and avoid falling into sin. Passage: Romans 6 Series: Romans Speaker: Steve Thomas Date: 1/25/26

Our lives have moved from being trapped “in Adam”, defined by sin and rebellion, to being “in Christ”. Being “in Christ” gives us the privileges of having Peace with God and of having access to God. Passage: Romans 5 Series: Romans Speaker: Becky Webb Date: 1/11/26

It all begins with Jesus. It will all end with Jesus. It has always and will always be all about Jesus. Passage: John 1: 1-18 Speaker: Rich Colbrook Date: 1/4/26

Abraham - archetype of salvation by faith. What are we saved for? We are saved to Belong and to Be Sent Passage: Romans 4 and Ephesians 4 Series: Romans Speaker: Rich (on behalf of Bekah) Date: 12/14/25

In Romans 3–4, Paul moves us from humanity’s universal guilt to humanity’s rescue, showing that we are justified by faith alone, in Christ alone, through grace alone, according to Scripture alone for God’s Glory alone. In God’s courtroom, we see the great exchange as Jesus takes our sentence and gives us His righteousness. Two simple words “But now” transform condemnation into life, and invite oth...

In this message Jonathan encourages us to step up in prayer for our unsaved friends, and to step out in faith to share the Gospel and expect miracles. It’s a practical, faith building message! Passage: Matthew 9:35-Matt 10:1, Col 4:2-3, Eph 6:18, Acts 4:29-31, Mark 16:15-20, Matthew 10:7-8, John 14:12, Mark 16:15-20, Speaker: Jonathan Conrathe Date: 11/23/25

By ourselves, we all stand guilty before a holy God, but our help and rescue comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth. Paul demonstrates in his letter to the church in Rome that there is no ‘us vs them’; instead, we are one church, saved by one and the same rescue. Passage: Romans 2:1-5; Romans 2:17-24; Romans 3:3 Series: Romans Speaker: Abby Sheard Date: 11/16/25

Paul addresses the Gentiles in Rome about their behaviour. By understanding what life was like in Ancient Rome, we can see how these verses prompt us to examine our own lives to make sure we're putting God first and paying attention when he speaks. Passage: Romans 1:18-32 Series: Romans Speaker: Claire Wong Date: 11/2/25