Kes Talks

At a Scripture Union camp in 1987 I was shown a six box outline of the Bible. Box 1 - Creation, Box 2 - Sin, Box 3 - Judgement, Box 4 - The Cross, Box 5 - The Resurrection and Box 6 - The Choice. That outline gave me a wonderful framework for speaking about my faith, answering questions, leading people to Christ and even understanding Christian marriage! Come and see how these six pictures enable...

We're a bit embarrassed by all the fighting in the Bible. Yet the Lord reveals himself as the Lord of Armies ('Hosts'). Reading the Bible through the lens of spiritual warfare will unlock its deep realities, helping us: pursue holiness; deepen our prayer lives; give us courage for evangelism and mission; and instil in us a deep sense of expectation that Jesus the Victor will return...

We often wonder whether God is on our side. But the Bible question turns things around. It asks whether we are on the Lord’s side! God is both a fighter and a victor. Much of the Old Testament depicts this truth, not just in abstract terms, but in real flesh and blood fighting. Understanding these realities even makes sense of some of the hardest passages.    ---  Recorded live at Keswick Conventi...

The coming of Jesus – and especially his death and resurrection – mark a turning point in the fight against the evil forces. What actually was achieved at Calvary and how does it make a difference today to our worship, to our fight against temptation and to our evangelism?    ---  Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2026. Keswick Ministries exists to refresh the church with joy in Christ Jesus. Th...

Jesus is returning. Satan will be defeated once and for all. But what power does he have now? How should Christians think of him and his army of evil demons. Can they possess us? Do they have influence over us? Can we be cursed? How do we stand firm against him? It is in anticipating the final Day of the Lord that we find many of our encouraging answers.    ---  Recorded live at Keswick Convention...

Living for Jesus is a battle. Even when we long to be faithful, the world, the flesh and the devil tempt us away and we can end up living for idols rather than Christ. In this seminar, we will look at what it means to put on the armour of God and persevere in our journey of sanctification.    ---  Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2026. Keswick Ministries exists to refresh the church with joy in...

How we long for our family and friends to be walking with God but sometimes they move towards ambivalence, anger or even active involvement in the occult instead. In our time together, we will be looking at the incredible difference quiet, humble, persistent, biblical prayer can make to us and to those around us. Join us to learn - join us to pray.    ---  Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2026....

Satan's aim has always been to prevent people being saved by Jesus. 500 years ago Martin Luther fought to spread the message of salvation through faith alone - "the helmet of salvation". We will see the impact on Luther's life as well as on the lives of people like Katie Luther and Katharina Zell. Together we will consider how we can be protected by the helmet of salvation toda...

Satan has been diverting people from God's word since Eden. In 1526 William Tyndale's New Testament was published in English, putting God's word, the "sword of the Spirit", into the hands of ordinary English people. We will look at that incredible achievement and the impact of it on people like Katherine Katherine Willoughby and Anne Askew. We will consider how we can be a...

Satan hates the gospel to be spread. In the 18th century God raised John Wesley and George Whitfield with "feet fitted with gospel readiness," travelling thousands of miles to share the gospel. We will see how their preaching changed nations as well as individuals like Selena Countess of Huntingdon and John Newton. Together we will consider how we can have feet fitted to reach our nation...

Satan loves to corrupt what is good. In the 19th century God raised Elizabeth Fry to pursue righteousness in public life, wearing the “breastplate of righteousness” as she battled to transform prisons through the power of the gospel. We will look at George and Mary Muller, William Wilberforce and others and their impact on society. Together we will consider how we show God's righteousness in...

Lord of the Rings. Stranger Things. The Marvel Cinematic Universe. Harry Potter. Star Wars. Some stories seem so powerful that people appear to get swallowed up into them. It starts with a copy of the Extended DVDs and before you know it they’re learning elvish and dressing up as wizards. What can these epic narratives teach us about spiritual warfare and how do they relate to the deeper Christian...

Celebrity Traitors. The Great British Bake Off. Strictly Come Dancing. Or just bingeing a season of an old sitcom. Autumn is coming and that means snuggling up in front of the telly. Whether you prefer the tension of reality tv or an episode of a cosy crime drama, how can comfort watching teach us about spiritual warfare and does it have any connection to the deeper Christian Story?    ---  Record...

We welcome others because God first welcomed us. Throughout the Bible, our Triune God is shown to be extravagantly generous and wonderfully hospitable. In this seminar we’ll explore 7 characteristics of welcome we see in him. And we’ll see how delighting in his welcome of us fuels our desire to welcome others.    ---  Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2026. Keswick Ministries exists to refresh t...

Hospitality is a significant way in which God can work through our lives to bring life to others. But it can feel intimidating, exhausting and overwhelming. In this seminar, we will consider practical ways we can reflect God’s welcome to others— both inside and outside the Church—without becoming weary, overwhelmed or discouraged.    ---  Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2026. Keswick Ministrie...

We come to a turning point in Matthew's Gospel. Until now the disciples have been observers of Jesus at work. Now they are invited to join in His work. What does that look like and what might it mean for us to find our story within the great story of what Jesus is doing in the world?    ---  Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2026. Keswick Ministries exists to refresh the church with joy in...

In this first session we consider how we are transformed–surprisingly, not by looking in at our state of transformation but looking outside of us to Christ. This text is one of the richest and deepest passages in all the Bible on how Christians actually change. Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2025.  Keswick Convention is organised by Keswick Ministries. The central vision of Keswick Ministries...

In our second session we plunge our minds into the consolations of heaven–not just a heaven that makes up for the pains of this life, but which actually reverses the pains of this life, so that as low as we find ourselves here, we will find ourselves correspondingly high in the next life. Our scars here morph into our beauty marks there.  Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2025.  Keswick Conventi...

Here we consider the wonder of togetherness in the Christian life, through Paul’s example of his own life. Transformation cannot happen in isolation. What a deep grace that we are called to be gentle agents used by the Spirit to foster change in one another.  Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2025.  Keswick Convention is organised by Keswick Ministries. The central vision of Keswick Ministries i...

We do indeed look in as we are transformed, but what we find there is not something to celebrate, but weakness. And that very weakness is the Lord’s key ingredient to bring us to experience the soul-transformation that we all long for in our Christian lives. Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2025.  Keswick Convention is organised by Keswick Ministries. The central vision of Keswick Ministries is...

Our final session will draw from Owen’s greatest treatise to reflect on the Trinitarian structure of transformation. The Father above us in love, the Son next to us in grace, the Spirit within us in comfort – all is taken care of. Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2025.  Keswick Convention is organised by Keswick Ministries. The central vision of Keswick Ministries is to see the people of God re...

Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2025.  Keswick Convention is organised by Keswick Ministries. The central vision of Keswick Ministries is to see the people of God refreshed, inspired and equipped to fulfill that calling, directed and guided by God’s Word in the power of his Spirit, for the glory of his Son. So that they Hear God’s Word, Become like God’s Son and Serve God’s mission. For more i...

Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2025.  Keswick Convention is organised by Keswick Ministries. The central vision of Keswick Ministries is to see the people of God refreshed, inspired and equipped to fulfill that calling, directed and guided by God’s Word in the power of his Spirit, for the glory of his Son. So that they Hear God’s Word, Become like God’s Son and Serve God’s mission. For more i...

Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2025.  Keswick Convention is organised by Keswick Ministries. The central vision of Keswick Ministries is to see the people of God refreshed, inspired and equipped to fulfill that calling, directed and guided by God’s Word in the power of his Spirit, for the glory of his Son. So that they Hear God’s Word, Become like God’s Son and Serve God’s mission. For more i...

Recorded live at Keswick Convention 2025.  Keswick Convention is organised by Keswick Ministries. The central vision of Keswick Ministries is to see the people of God refreshed, inspired and equipped to fulfill that calling, directed and guided by God’s Word in the power of his Spirit, for the glory of his Son. So that they Hear God’s Word, Become like God’s Son and Serve God’s mission. For more i...