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After a minute of silence to honour Queen Elizabeth II Mark Visser reflects on how people are feeling lost at this time. He then looks at the two parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin and what we can learn from in order to be a comforter to those who ae mourning.

Andy Belsey returns to the series on The Parables of Jesus, looking at two of them today that follow one another in Luke's gospel. The persistant widow hounds the judge who eventually gives in to her demands - is this a reflection of how we are to approach God, is this how we are to pray? The Pharisee and the Tax collector is also about ways of praying. Which example should we be following? Hear w...

Over the summer, to give our preaching team a break we are watching talks the VCUK&I have made available. Today we have the joy to have Archie Coates speak to us about what amazes God and when God is amazed He does miracles.

During August, to give our preaching team a break, we make use of the wonderful resources VCUK&I makes available and listen to speakers from various parts of the world. Today's sermon is from the 2021 National Leaders Gathering in Nottingham. Jordan Seng is the pastor of Bluewater Mission Church in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jordan shares how their church has a culture of trying when it comes to bringing t...

Gill takes a look at the parables from a slightly different perspective, she says this in her introduction, "I find the parables fascinating in their simplicity and yet they are so full of incredible treasures if we will only take the time to study them. Today I want to look at what they teach us about the Kingdom." The Kingdom is not the same thing as the Church. While the concept of the Church i...

During August, to give our preaching team a break, we make use of the wonderful resources VCUK&I make available and listen to speakers from various parts of the world. Today's sermon is from the 2022 National Leaders Gathering in Nottingham. “You don’t have to be big to have an impact, you just have to be faithful.” In this talk, Steve Nicholson speaks about the importance of the local church and...

Gill continues the series on The Parables of Jesus, taking us through today’s parable about two builders, a wise and a foolish one. In some ways this has been reduced to a children’s song which you would have learnt in Sunday School, but there much more to this parable, as Gill explains.

Mark Stoneham continues The Parables of Jesus series looking at The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, a servant who was forgiven much by his master but failed to forgive a fellow servant a minor amount. What can we learn about God and ourselves from this parable. Listen to what Mark has to say.

Before the sermon, we celebrated Communion, and what Janet had to say so touched me that I had to include it with the sermon, I trust that it connects with you as much as it did me. Mark Visser continues the sermon series on The Parables of Jesus, looking at The Parable of the Rich Fool. God is not against rich or wealthy people, He loves them just the same as everyone else, He is not against peop...

Andy continues the series on the Parables of Jesus by looking at this parable. As Andy points out, it is about money, not abilities, and what we do with the gifts that God gives to us. Do we go out and use these gifts from God and gain more, or are we risk-averse and hide them and do nothing with them?

Gill looks at the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Jesus often spoke in parables because each had a deeper meaning, understood only by those who have “ears to hear” (Matthew 13:9). Knowing this principle invites us to reflect on the symbolic message of the good Samaritan. In light of the gospel of Jesus Christ, this masterful story brilliantly encapsulates the plan of salvation in ways we might not...

Jesus normally only spoke in parables to the crowds, but on one occasion Jesus speaks to His disciples using parables. Mark continues the series by looking at these three parables and asking what they mean to us today.

Mark Visser continues the series on The Parables of Jesus, looking at two parables that are 3 verses long. Jesus uses everyday imagery that the people listening to him would be familiar with, things that they either did themselves or saw people doing them.

Gill takes us through this parable where Jesus teaches of the necessity of being prepared for his return. He compares his Second Coming to a joyful wedding procession in which the unprepared cannot participate.

In celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth, Gill takes a look at the coronation service's words, symbols, and rituals, sharing her memories of listening to the coronation on the radio in South Africa. Ray leads us in communion as part of the message.

We had an extended time of worship, which is not shown in this video, and asking the Holy Spirit to speak to us and through us. These are the words that we received from the Lord.

Mark Visser continues the series on The Parables of Jesus, looking at The Parable of the Weeds where Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven like a field where a farmer sows his good seeds and then an adversary comes at night and sows weed seeds in the field too. What does this all mean? Mark gives his take on this parable

Mark Visser begins the new series of The Parables of Jesus by looking at the first parable that is found in all three of the synoptic gospels, The Parable of the Sower. Jesus explains the parable to his disciples but not to the crowd. This parable raises some questions for us as believers. Are we as generous with the Word of God as the farmer is with his seed?

Mark and Gill Visser share some of the main words that have come through the monthly Prayer Breakfasts from the past 6 months. We have learned to wait on God and not be afraid of the silence in our prayer meetings, and then God has spoken powerfully through those participating through words, pictures, and scripture. These are three of the most significant points that God has given to us, that we a...

The team that went to the Vineyard Leaders Gathering at Trent Vineyard in Nottingham feed back to the church some of what they received from being at the VLG.

Mark Visser looks at the significance of the five encounters that Jesus has with His disciples after his resurrection as found in the Gospel of John. Jesus encounters Mary outside the tomb, the disciples without Thomas in the locked room, and then the Thomas and disciples in the locked room. He then appears to the seven disciples who go fishing and the last account is of Jesus and Peter.

In our Easter Sunday sermon, Mark Stoneham looks at some of the traditions that occur in different parts of the world at Easter. He then takes us back to the events leading up to the death and burial of Jesus before leading us through the account of that wonderful Resurrection morning. Jesus conquered death and walked out of the tomb and into the lives of millions of believers.

Oliver carries on with the theme of The Character of God, with a slight twist on this theme. God is our source, He is the one who provides everything we need. Why can we trust Him to provide all we need or does He need our help?

Mark Visser continues the series on The Character of God. We live in an everchanging world, and the only thing that is unchanging, is actually not a thing but a person, a spirit, and that is God. God is the only Constant, Consistent and Unchangeable one that exists.

Gill continues the series on The Character of God, looking at, The Self-Sacrificing God. As part of the message Mark leads us in Communion. The cross of Jesus is front and centre of our Christian theology, yet so many of us fail to grasp its significance. God freely and willingly entered our world as a vulnerable child and, in the greatest act of self-sacrificing love, was insulted, tortured and c...