King's Church Lewes Podcast

We'll be running our next Money Course in October, in Partnership with CAP (Christians Against Poverty). This Sunday we heard from guest Bill Allen about the excellent work CAP do. We also heard Abbie and Nathan share how the course helped them and Al wrapped things up with a talk on Trusting God not Money. See more about the course here: www.kingschurchlewes.org/capmoney

this question dominates much of our lives, how do I get in to that group if friends, that university, that job or that relationship? But today we look at a far more important question. How do I get in to the kingdom of God?

We live in an age of revolution. The Arab Spring kicked off and is changing the Middle East and North Africa. But today we look at a revolution bigger than all other revolutions. But what does a picnic have to do with it and how does it affect us?

What should worship look like when the Holy Spirit is present and active? How can people contribute in worship in a way that helps everyone else? Is it possible to have an unstructured worship service that doesn't meander into tedium?

Guest Speaker Marcus Tutt from King's Community Church Norwich, talks to us about Supernatural healing.

How do we balance the needs of both Christians and non-Christian guests in our corporate worship? Do we have to tone down the gifts of the spirit to be relevant to un-churched people or should we press on regardless and risk excluding the very people we are trying to reach? Or is there a way of successfully doing both?

Pete West leads a church in Lesotho which as a church we're working with. Pete gives us an update on Lesotho.

How enthusiastic should we really be about spiritual gifts? Are they simply a distraction from the real work of living a God-centred life? Or might they be useful than they first appear? We look at 'Speaking in Tongues' and 'Prophecy' to try and decide.

Have you ever felt that you didn't fit in somewhere because you weren't like the other people? We can even feel like that in church. How can we know we have a genuine part to play?

One of the most controversial topics amongst Christians is the work of the Holy Spirit. Is he secretly working in the background or dramatically causing all sorts of wild & wacky experiences? How might we understand him better? And what do we do with some of the more unusual effects attributed to him?

We're looking at 3 chapters of a letter about spiritual gifts. But what are they? How do they work? Aren't they just weird, wacky or worse? Actually we are going to find that the gifts are important, beneficial and help make us just like Jesus.

Do you know someone who became a Christian & was 'on fire' for Jesus, but who now given up on God? Why does that happen? Were they just pretending all along? And more worryingly, could the same thing happen anyone?

Building a strong, healthy church that genuinely makes a difference is really hard work. It intrudes on our time, drains our energy and depletes our resources. So why should we bother? Wouldn't it be easier to settle for what we already have?

Are you tempted to think that evangelism is about having the skills to effortlessly turn conversations to Jesus? Is there a more biblical view which encourages us all to see we can play our part in mission?

Why do Christians obey some parts of the Old Testament Law and ignore others? Isn't this simply cherry-picking which parts they like and ditching those they don't? Doesn't this undermine any attempt to use the Bible to define morality? Or is there something more subtle going on?

Surprisingly, Jesus early followers were not expecting him to rise from the dead at all. What convinced them that he had and what difference does that make to us today?

Today we look at the most important question in the world! And the answer to this determines everything.

The Old Testament isn't always the easiest book to understand. It seems a mixture of Weird Stories, Odd Laws and Long Prophecies. What's it really all about & how does that affect us today?

How is it possible to build a church that thrives in the midst of a culture increasingly antagonistic to the Christian faith? How can we live lives that are both fulfilling and robust enough to cope with anything life throws at us?

There are all kinds of ways we mark the arrival of a new baby, some wackier than others. As we welcome some new arrivals at King's, Rich looks at a fairly odd example from the Bible. This unusual procedure tells us some pretty helpful stuff - both for parents and others.

Why should churches have leaders? Wouldn't it be better if everyone had a hand in running the church? Rich examines why - despite many of our cultural preconceptions - we really need these guys.

Nehemiah was pretty focussed on building the wall around Jerusalem, but he knew it was part of a much bigger project. Do we sometimes lose focus on the bigger picture of building God's church and get side-tracked?

What's the ideal size for a church? Is there a critical mass where building a church becomes easier? Is it even possible to build an effective, growing church in a culture that finds church largely irrelevant?