King's Church Darlington

Luke 22.39-53. A climactic moment in Jesus life and ministry; he is about to be arrested; and just before this, we get this picture of Jesus in a garden praying. He says, “Father if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” what did those words mean at that moment, but also what is the challenge for us today as His followers? 17 October 2021.

Luke 19.1-10. Zacchaeus was a tax collector, considered an enemy of his people and a traitor to his nation. But one day, he had an incredible encounter with Jesus while up a tree. What can we learn from it? 10 November 2021.

Luke 15.1-32. In three parables, Jesus paints a beautiful picture of God’s grace in his desire to see the lost return to Him. 3 October 2021.

An extra special Sunday morning for us at King's as Phil Hillsdon gives his final sermon as our leading elder, entitled 'The Walk of Life'. 27 September 2021.

In this special episode of The King's Church Darlington podcast, we sit down and reflect on the last 13 years of Phil and Sally's leadership here at King's. They share some of the highs and the lows and some of the challenges of church leadership. We encourage you to keep them in your prayers as they now take time to rest and to see what God has for them in the future.

Luke 11.37-54. Why was Jesus so upset and uncompromising with the holier-than-thou hypocrisy of the religious leaders of his day? If God is not interested in religion, what does he want instead? 19 September 2021.

In this week's special edition of The King's Church Podcast, we talk mission. As his disciples, Jesus makes it very clear we're to take the gospel, and the compassion that comes with it, not just to our town but to look beyond the city walls. Ken and Louise Snider speak to us about their experiences in Nepal and Cambodia.

Matthew 9.14-17. We have received several prophetic words over the last year, that we believe bring consistency in what God is saying to us as a church. Mike will take this opportunity to share his heart and what the Eldership believe God is laying out for the years to come. 6 September 2021.

Luke 9.1-9. The training of Jesus' disciples has now reached a crucial juncture. They needed to go and put into practice what they had seen and heard because learning comes by doing. 30 August 2021.

Isaiah 62.1-5. A new season began at King’s as we transitioned from Phil Hillsdon’s leadership to Michael Coltman’s. Our apostolic oversight, Jeremy Simpkins, was with us to mark the occasion. 23 August 2021.

Luke 6.20-26. Jesus’s revolutionary mission statement is known as the Beatitudes. 16 August 2021.

Luke 5.1-11. When was the last time that you saw God do the impossible in your day to day life? That was the experience of the disciples that on the the morning Jesus called them. How can we learn from how they responded to what Jesus asked of them that day? 9 August 2021.

Luke 4.1-14. Jesus is in the desert; alone, hungry, thirsty and tempted but triumphant! 2 August 2021.

Luke 3.21-22. Jesus was baptised as an example to us but why do we need to be baptised? 26 July 2021.

Luke 3.1-18. John the Baptist was called to prepare the way for the coming Messiah. John was certainly an interesting character, with a heart to bring all people back to God, and ultimately introduce them to Jesus. 19 July 2021.

This week we started our journey looking at the impact we are having on planet earth. This is a journey we are making with other ChristCentral churches in partnership with the Evangelical Alliance and Tearfund. We hear the results of our church survey, have contributions from our young people and will be taking a look at what the Bible has to say.

Philippians 2.3-11. We live in a dog-eat-dog world, where the goal for many is more money and more power. And yet Jesus shows us what real greatness looks like, honouring others above ourselves. And he was the perfect example of this. 4 July 2021.

This week Graham continued in our series with ‘Connect with One Another’. Humans are born wired for connection. Graham will be looking at that from a Biblical perspective, and what that means for us as a community devoted to Jesus.

Mark 10.32-45. How and why should we serve one another humbly in love? 20 June 2021.

This week Mike continued in our sermon series with ‘Forgive One Another’. Forgiveness is a test that all people have to face at some point in their lives, but this is a test that isn’t always easy to pass. As a church we want to show what it is to live lives forgiven by God and show what it is to forgive one another, even when they don’t deserve it.

This week we launched our new sermon series ‘One Another’. Phil Hillsdon opens up this series with ‘Love One’.

James 5.13-18. Prayer is an invitation to talk, bring petition and converse with the omnipotent God of the universe, and yet so often we pass up the chance to ask the God, who’s power is limitless, who reach is endless to intervene in our daily lives. 31 May 2021.

James 4.1-17. This week Steve continued our sermon series in the book of James by looking at the subject of genuine humility. 24 May 2021.

James 3.13-18. In chapter 3, James calls those who are wise to show it in their daily lives and gives us examples of what that looks like. To be peace loving, merciful people, who demonstrate those characteristics daily. 17 May 2021.

In this episode of the King’s Church Darlington podcast we are joined by special guest Albert Dicken MBE. Albert a well-known figure, running family DIY chain Dickens, joins us to share his story of coming to know Jesus and how that has had an impact on every part of his extraordinary life.