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Wisdom is not just about how to make good decisions in our everyday lives. It also involves thinking clearly about the big questions of life, death, time, eternity, order, chaos, suffering and hope. Ecclesiastes hits these issues head on, and it begins by reminding us that everything is “vapour”, and that life under the sun is just shepherding the wind.

As humans made in the image of God, we will always place our trust in something. God’s wisdom in Proverbs 3, however, calls us to trust in the Lord always with all of our heart. Moses looks at what that means in practice and how the Lord Jesus is our ultimate hope in achieving this.

Phil Varley, our Senior Associate Pastor, speaks out of Proverbs 4:23 and the exaltation to "Guard your heart because it is the wellspring of life." He explained that to guard your heart means to value, attend to, surrender it, which leads to a strengthened heart and a heart which knows we are accepted.

As lockdown restrictions ease and we can spend more time together in small groups, wisdom is required for how we connect with one another and develop friendships with each other. Charles Kimbangi, who leads our Beckenham site, explores wise ways to connect with others, build friendships and put our trust in God.

Last Sunday Phil Varley challenged us to give thought to our ways. But what happens when we’ve tried to be wise and we still get overcome by trouble, we still fall? How do we find a way to rise? We take care of one another, we take refuge in God and we take a step of faith. Using Proverbs 24 and the Biblical stories of Ruth and Peter we will find strength and encouragement to walk through troubles...

The world needs people who build wise lives, who are careful about the steps and the choices of their lives. In this message, Phil Varley, our Senior Associate Pastor, shares six aspects of living thoughtful, wise lives: the need to STOP, to LISTEN, to PRAY; the need for OPENNESS; the need to CHOOSE and the need to TRUST.

King’s is committed to building a diverse, ‘Ephesians 2’ church community and in this message Steve Tibbert, our Senior Pastor, addresses the issue of racism, the Gospel and the Church. He encourages us to be quick to listen, to be learners, to speak out in our spheres of influence, and to help us build an ‘Ephesians 2’ church.

None of us wants to be anxious, but it sometimes creeps up on us anyway. What do we do with our anxiety when it comes? Andrew Wilson, our Teaching Pastor, continues our new series, Wisdom for Life – Lessons from Proverbs.

Andrew Wilson, our Teaching Pastor, introduces our new series, Wisdom for Life. Proverbs is a book full of wisdom, and in many ways it is summarised in the final chapter by the “excellent wife”. We can learn from this woman at three levels, and each of them will help us to live wisely in confusing times.

Psalms 133 and 134 are Psalms of journey, of ascents, sung as the people of God go up to Jerusalem. As we journey through this season and are scattered, how do we maintain our unity, remember that in Christ we are blessed, and lift our hands and voices in worship? Hilary helps answer these questions in this message that concludes our PSALMS series.

Psalm 8 shows us God’s majesty in that his glory is above the heavens, but he still knows us and cares for us. Andrew explores that mystery, with a bit of help from NASA. At 15:43 Andrew showed a video from a star size comparison video: youtu.be/GoW8Tf7hTGA.

Psalm 91 contains wonderful promises which go down deep into the goodness of God, but it is sometimes misunderstood as an immunity passport for all who trust in God. Andrew shows why that's not what it means, and how it actually gives us something even better. At 12:34 Andrew showed a short clip of the temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4) from The Miracle Maker film.

Psalm 23 is one of the most famous passages of Scripture, and this week Steve introduces us to the shepherd heart of God as He protects, cares for and comforts His people.

In this message, Phil explores how Psalm 103 has much to teach about how to connect with God – how speaking to our own souls and remembering truth can lead us to a good, good Father.

When tragedy or difficulty strikes, what do we do with it? We move from weeping, to worshipping, to waiting, and finally to witnessing.

All of us are facing loneliness to some degree at the moment, whether we have other people in our homes or not. In Psalm 139, we find four sources of comfort if we are lonely: in God’s knowledge, His ever-presence, His creation and His judgment.

Steve Tibbert, our Senior Pastor, shares some of his own personal faith journey as he looks at the account of Jesus being risen in Luke 24:1-12.

From Pilate to Joseph of Arimathea, we follow the story of Good Friday through first words and last words. The words show Jesus understands our suffering – He faced pain and death. Today Jesus offers us grace and forgiveness just as He did from the cross.

We are in a storm at the moment, as a church, as a city and as a nation. The good news is that we have a King who specialises in calming storms.

We often refer to the night when Jesus was 'handed over', or 'betrayed'. But who handed him over? Luke gives five answers, and they are all important in understanding what happened at the cross. This message was recorded for the service on Sunday 5th April but this changed and Andrew will now be speaking on Jesus as 'King of the Storm'. Some additional devotionals related to this chapter in Luke a...

Jesus often talked about himself as a stone: a stumbling stone, a rejected stone, a cornerstone. Why? What was he trying to teach us by talking like this? And how does it help us?

In this message, Phil talks about the story of Jesus encountering Zacchaeus. Through this story we see the amazing grace of God as Jesus calls a man who is far away from God. We also see the huge impact of the good news on Zacchaeus’ life as he begins to give his money away. Lastly, we hear the incredibly timely and powerful truth that Jesus wants to visit our homes today.

We are living in an uncertain world, with all sorts of challenges and threats that can cause concern. In Luke 21, Jesus speaks into an extreme version of this, and gives the disciples some things to do, some things not to do, and the reason why.

The kingdom belongs to those who cry. Whether they are widows, tax collectors, infants or blind men in need of healing, the kingdom of God sees the exalted humbled and the humble exalted.

“There is often lots of confusion about when Jesus will return. Here he gives clear instructions to his disciples about what that will look like as well as the importance of not being distracted while we wait.”