Connect Church Paisley

Continuing our series in the book of Matthew we turn our attention to a well known passage, which on the surface appears to speak about anxieties and fears. Graeme McMeekin member of our Leadership Team takes us through why it is more about Trust.

Emmanuel Murangira Country Director Rwanda Tearfund talks about he transforming power of communities in Rwanda. Emmanuel was born in a refugee camp in Burundi to Rwandan parents who had fled their home due to the violent conflict there in the 1960s. They had lost all their material possessions, but kept their deep Christian faith. My name is Emmanuel. It means ‘God is with us’. And God has been wi...

Rachel Dhillon Team Leader from 24/7 Prayer Scotland draws us into the Lords Prayer as we continue through our series in Matthew. Rachel leads the national team and work of 24-7 Prayer Scotland.  She lives in Newton Mearns and has a heart to see prayer and justice flow throughout Scotland.  In 2010, Rachel was given a copy of Red Moon Rising and God on Mute to read by her youth leader in resp...

Continuing our series in Matthew, specially invited guest Charlie Maasz current Chief Executive for Glasgow City Mission. Charles was appointed chief executive in 2019 after a career as a Commercial Property Surveyor having first studied Land Economics. He also has experience in hospitality and full time Christian ministry. A preacher in the Baptist Union he is as at home in the scriptures as he i...

Our very own Graham McMeekin brings to the table a message about giving.

John brings to the stage, literally, a height filled rendition from the Sermon on the Mount.

Ian Birch, Principal of the Scottish Baptist College, joins us and gives us some amazing insight into the famous Sermon on the Mount and the Beatitudes.

Catriona continues our series in Matthew with a starter look into the Beatitudes.

Welcome to our series on the book of Matthew! This will involve sermons on Jesus: The Light in the Darkness, the cost of following Jesus, the Upside down Kingdom (Sermon on the Mount), etc. At Connect, we love to have a variety of voices sharing from God's word, so you will hear a different preacher most weeks. Grab a coffee, grab your bible, and feel free to listen along to a sermon.

Welcome to our series on the book of Matthew! This will involve sermons on Jesus: The Light in the Darkness, the cost of following Jesus, the Upside down Kingdom (Sermon on the Mount), etc. At Connect, we love to have a variety of voices sharing from God's word, so you will hear a different preacher most weeks. Grab a coffee, grab your bible, and feel free to listen along to a sermon.

Our new Distilling Life: ‘Altered At The Altar’ podcast is here! Join Innes, Roslyn & John as they explore the meaning of our theme for the month! Chapters/Questions 00:00 - Connect Intro 00:24 - Intro Prayer 00:45 - Bible Reading 01:25 - What Is An Altar? 04:28 - Abraham & Isaac 05:33 - Different Types Of Altars 14:00 - The Symbolism Of Altars 16:14 - The New Testament Altar 26:20 - Metap...

Our new Distilling Life: ‘Worship, Word & Warfare’ podcast is here! Join Innes, Roslyn & John as they explore the meaning of our theme for the month! Chapters/Questions 00:00 - Connect Intro 01:35 - What Is Worship? 11:00 - How Worship Shifts Focus 13:50 - Musical Worship 20:50 - How The Bible Views Warfare 25:40 - How Does The Word Fit Into Warfare? 32:00 - Ephesians 6 (Rema) 36:47 - How...

Our new Distilling Life: ‘Adoration’ podcast is here! Join Innes, Roslyn & John as they explore the meaning of adoration and what it looks like to adore God in our everyday lives. Chapters/Questions 00:00 - Connect Intro 00:20 – John’s prayer 00:40 – What is adoration? 01:37 - The history of the word ‘adore’ 04:30 – How do you experience adoration? 07:30 – Is adoration a feeling? 11:35 – The d...

‘Why Excellence?’ Part 2 is here! This a joint podcast with Callum Paton, from Elim Christian Fellowship continues. Join Zac & Callum as they continue their discussion about the delicate balance of leading from excellence and how the idea of ‘just good enough’ is killing leading exceptionally well. Chapters/Questions 04:12 - Spirit Of Excellence 10:16 - Mediocrity 13:34 - How To Pursue Excelle...

Why Excellence? - Distilling Life Podcast Episode 6 Our new Distilling Life Podcast Episode: ‘Why Excellence?’ Part 1 is here! This a joint podcast with Callum Paton, from Elim Christian Fellowship. Join Zac & Callum as they delve into discussion about the delicate balance of leading from excellence and how the idea of ‘just good enough’ is killing leading exceptionally well. Chapters/Question...

Our new Distilling Life: 'Leading From Imperfection' podcast is here! This podcast is going to build off the series for this month and is based around leadership within the church. We hope you enjoy it! Chapters/Questions 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Prayer 01:15 - Who is the best person you have worked with? 05:10 - Who from the Bible have you learned from? 10:14 - A tough lesson you had to learn in lea...

Our new Distilling Life: 'Tap Out - Part 2' (Wrestling With Prayer) podcast is here! This podcast is going to build off the series for this month and is based around persevering in prayer. We hope you enjoy it! Chapters/Questions 00:00 - Intro 00:14 - The rhythm of prayer 03:53 - Maturing in prayer 05:59 - How sin affects your prayer life 10:50 - Psalm 32 12:40 - The need for confession 13:53 - Pr...

Our new Distilling Life: 'Tap Out' (Wrestling With Prayer) podcast is here! This podcast is going to build off the series for this month and is based around persevering in prayer. We hope you enjoy it! Chapters/Questions 00:00 - Intro 01:46 - What are some misconceptions of prayer? 04:51 - Styles/misconceptions of prayer 08:30 - Avoiding 'shopping list' prayers 14:50 - God's will and our free will...

Our new Distilling Life: I'm Fine podcast is here! This podcast is going to build off the series for this month and is based around the struggles and chaos of life, how we can navigate community and find a safe space to open up with trustworthy friends/professionals. We hope you enjoy it! Chapters/Questions 00:00 - Intro 02:06 - What is your journey of pain/chaos? 06:30 - The value of community 10...

Our new Distilling Life: Truth or Tales podcast is here! This podcast is going to build off the series for this month - we hope you enjoy it! Chapters/Questions 00:00 - Intro 01:42 - How do you discern truth? Give an example of a time that you made a decision by discerning truth 05:00 - How do I know if it’s God’s voice, mine, or spiritual warfare? 12:22 - What's been your journey? Which seasons h...

Raising kids in theory should be simple, but in practice is often messy and sobering. In this first episode, Innes, John and Zac share a bit of their journey as Dads. By no means is this first episode “comprehensive-parenting-101” rather this episode gets the conversation started. We’ve added some questions for you to process and we’d love to hear your thoughts! 1. Who is someone in your childhood...