King's Church Lewes Podcast

We are looking at Jesus’s parable about the 'Wise and Foolish Virgins’.  It is part of a large section of his teaching on the ‘End Times’ (all of Matthew 24 & 25) and we will be asking the question 'are we ready?’

Many people, including Christians, have an unbalanced view of what God is like. It’s easy to overemphasise certain aspects of his character and end up with a bland, non-threatening and deeply uninspiring idea of God. The reality, by contrast, is breath-taking.

If you’ve ever broken down on a car journey, you’ll know how frustrating it can be. Wouldn’t it be great to know there is someone we can call on when things break-down in our journey of life?

A raging storm is about to swamp a boat full of experienced fishermen. The shipmates are panicking and Jesus is asleep in the stern. What can we learn from this as we face storms in our own lives?

Waiting around always creates challenges and sometimes we don’t respond well to them. What can we learn from a spectacular failure of waiting and how can we be encouraged when we fail ourselves?

Like us, the Israelites are facing social distancing measures to keep them safe from danger. However, God has a plan to draw us close to Him. It starts with putting up a tent.

The 10 Commandments are amongst the most famous rules in the world, but it’s easy to misunderstand what they’re all about. What can we learn from these ancient rules to help us today?

Now is not the time to fall. But, how do we remember and experience the good things of God in difficult times and avoid the kind of "grumbling" that plagued the Hebrews when they too were living in between times?

The story of the Israelites’ journey from Egypt to the Promised Land was a bumpy one. What can we learn from their journey to help us along the bumpy, imperfect journey of life?

When we are in trouble or suffering we can feel alone with no-one to help. This ancient song teaches us how we can cry out for help and be sure of an answer.  

Can we really find joy in the midst of a global pandemic? We discover a remarkably happy song that brings joy to the whole world and calls us to respond.

The last thing many people associate with religious faith is strong emotions, yet that’s exactly what we find in this psalm. But why is that, and what do we do when we don’t feel like this?

Is God really all we need when life seems tough, difficult or tedious? What about when other people’s lives seem simpler, easier or better than ours? This Psalm is the journey of faith of someone who feels exactly that way.

This psalm encourages us to think wider than just our own personal situation.  Although we can feel powerless in the face of a national and global crisis it reminds us we can make a real difference. Let’s find out how...

Looking to God for security and safety in difficult times makes a lot of sense, but what does that mean?  What can we actually expect God to do for us and how does that change the way we feel?

You’re probably asking how long this current crisis will go on for. Maybe you’re facing other difficulties which you wish would end. This Psalm from the Bible helps us when we have questions about life and we need help in trouble.

Life in lockdown is really challenging, without so many of the things that made life both normal and enjoyable. Is it just something to be endured, or can we hope for something more?

In these uncertain times we need hope. What does the Easter message offer and can it be trusted? We look at the evidence and the certain hope it can bring to your life today.

There’s a real need for patience at the moment, as we don’t know how long this crisis will go on for. But many of us struggle to not let our frustrations get the better of us. How can we wait well at this time, with trust in God and care for others?

In uncertain times we need something more than a vague sense that God will ‘make everything okay’.  We need more than a shallow, superficial faith – and in Psalm 23 we find a realistic, robust confidence in God that can support us through the very worst of times.

The speed and scale of the changes to our national life over the last week as a result of the coronavirus pandemic have been staggering. We are not currently able to meet together as a church so Rich talks about how we can both have confidence in God and respond sensibly to the situation.

Work is not just about having a job, but the many things we have to do in life to provide for ourselves and our families and to simply keep life going around the home. How can we know purpose, fulfilment and be helped when work is often frustrating, tiring or difficult?

Jesus calls us we should long to see other people come to know him and be active in tell them about him.  But he also tells us that what we do is often just as important as what we say.