King's Church Birmingham

Much of what we commonly assume about singleness - that it is primarily about the absence of good things like intimacy, family, or meaningful ministry - is either flat-out untrue or, at the very least, shouldn't be true. TO be single, we often think, is to be alone and spiritually hindered. But the Bible paints a very different picture of singleness: it is a positive gift and blessing from God.

This Sunday, we are carrying on our Relationship series as Tim Suffield preaches to us on Friendship, an often overlooked but vital component of our Christian walk.

The parable of the prodigal son is actually a story about two brothers. Jesus is addressing the grumbling Pharisees who are annoyed that Jesus is eating and drinking with tax collectors and sinners (younger brothers). Jesus story then describes the costly, generous love the Father has for BOTH his sons. The younger who receives an extravagant welcome. And the older who is welcome back into the fea...

From the parable of the dishonest manager Jesus teaches us how to invest wisely in the future. If the dishonest manager knows how to use wealth to his advantage, how much more should we the ‘sons of light’. Jesus promises us that if we are generous with our finances now, we will make eternal friends who will welcome us into God’s kingdom. This giving Sunday our invitation is ‘for God’s sake shoot’...

Vision Sunday 2022! We finish our Elisha series by looking at King Joash who fails to win a decisive victory over the Syrians. He lacks faith and fires his arrows half-heartedly when God was calling him to go all in in faith. God is calling us to whole-hearted obedience that we might take His promises seriously. He has big plans for our church that we might become a blessing to our city. And the t...

In the midst of seven years of famine, under siege by a hostile foreign power, the people of Israel are desperate and in need. Understandably their faith is strained and their hope turning to ash before their eyes. Through surprising means God turns the story on its head, much like he turns our stories on their heads.

When we see who Jesus is and who we are because of it, we’re so much better stirred to pray than trying to do so in our own effort. In this story, we see how Jesus’ healing of a leper is not only a picture of the Gospel, but also gives us a number of helpful principles in how we approach God and what we can expect to find as we do.

Jesus gives some practical instructions for his followers about how to pray and fast. He firstly gives a warning when one prays with the wrong heart motivation, hoping to be seen by other people and secondly he gives a wonderful promise when one prays and fasts in secret. Jesus reveals who our Father in heaven is, that He sees us in secret, knows what we need and rewards us when we pray and fast i...

Paul's letter encourages us that we can have the kind of peace that transcends human understanding by having the right perspective and persevering in prayer.

Through Pauls prayer for the Ephesian church we see how to grow in our knowledge of God by asking the Spirit of wisdom and revelation to open our eyes.

God fulfils his promise when his people are faithless and helpless. Jesus is the answer to his people’s every need and longing.

Isaiah prophesies that God’s coming light will shine on a dark and broken land. The truth is our world is just as needy and troubled as it was when Jesus first entered our world as a baby. This passage gives us fresh hope and confidence that God is on the move. That God has taken decisive action to rescue us. As we await His coming this advent, our invitation is to bring our concerns before a wond...

In a time of national crisis, Isaiah the prophet, promises his people that God is on their side and will secure their future, if they trust him. As a sign of this he points to the birth of a child called Immanuel. 700 plus years later, the gospel writer Matthew sees that the real outworking of that prophecy happened in the virgin birth of Jesus. God has come to be with his people. Now they need to...

Isaiah is given a backstage pass to see the throne of God, and it terrifies him. He realises he is in trouble, but God intervenes to fix his problem and promises that he will come himself in the future.

As we celebrate Baptism Sunday, we’re offered a chance to see Jesus afresh. Our story this week is a description of spiritual blindness. Not only are the soldiers blinded but Elisha’s own servant is blind to the spiritual realities around him. There is an unseen reality that God wants to open our eyes too. The paradox is that it’s those who know they’re blind who ultimately get healed. It was the...

In this latest example of God’s provision, we see Elisha pray that an axe head might float after being lost in the Jordan. God, we see, is sovereign over all aspects of our lives. He cares about the detail. Do you need God’s provision in your life? Are you wondering whether He’ll move? In this latest episode we see God working all things for good. Sending Elisha ahead to save the day. God is never...

God is our provider. In these 2 stories of first, dangerous provision, and then inadequate provision we see God make a way. God is able to reverse the danger of a poisonous stew and multiple a meagre offering to feed His people. God wants to meet us today where we are. Are you at the end of your own resources? In need of God’s intervention? Then God wants to meet you. With kindness and grace, God...

Through the story of Naaman we see that a life of obedience to God leads to our blessing and His kingdom coming.

Elisha raises a woman’s son from death to life, but only after she has pursued him with tenacious faith. God is calling us to chase after Jesus with that same faith. Knowing with Him all things are possible. This resurrection story points to His resurrection story… that in the end all things will be made new. Throughout the story the woman’s refrain is ‘all is well’ as she trusts God through her d...

Three Kings go to war, get into trouble and are rescued by God through the prophet Elisha. Then the story ends very strangely. We explore what we can learn about following Jesus from King Jehoram's terrible example, and see a God who is merciful in ways we might not expect.

Are you struggling, facing problems you can’t handle on your own? So was the widow of 2 Kings 4. This story is good news that we might take heart, God is a helper of the helpless! This widow finds rescue and abundant provision by crying out to a God who hears. Through obedient faith she listens to the voice of Elisha, collecting empty jars that God miraculously fills. She is rescued from debt and...

Where is the God of Elijah? Right here with Elisha. In this passage Elisha is revealed as a Prophet who wields a double-edged sword. Bringing healing and restoration to the city of Jericho and judgement and death outside the city of Bethel. The choice is laid before us, which will we choose? Elisha points us towards a greater prophet Jesus Christ who too offers us a choice between life and death....

Elisha takes over from his powerful predecessor, the prophet Elijah. He faces the same challenges, if not worse, of idolatry and unbelief in Israel. Will the God Elijah served prove still to be the living God and come through through again for the new generation, or was he simply past history? Is God the great I am or simply the great I was?

The last 18 months have been a rough time for everyone, and it is so encouraging to see God deal gently, patiently and graciously with Elijah a ‘man just like us’ as he grapples with his own exhaustion and disappointment. God lovingly restores him, and He wants to do the same with us. As part of his recommissioning Elijah calls Elisha to be his successor and Elisha joyfully leaves everything behin...

We walk with Jesus through Psalm 118, the Psalm quoted most in the New Testament, that was sung at least twice in the last week of his life. We will see a King who shares his victories, a righteous man who says we can walk with him, a God who leads us out of sin, and the Christ who conquered death.