Life Church Southampton

As part of our CAP (Christian against Poverty) Sunday we welcome Duncan House from Southampton Christian Mission to speak to us about how Jesus priorizies the poor and marginalised. He urging use to recognize their global privilege and intentionally live out kingdom values to support those struggling with debt, isolation, and spiritual need.

Si’s focus in this episode is on the ways in which Life Church is partnering with other organisations to to help the poor and needy in Southampton. He speaks first with Charlotte about our CAP (Christians Against Poverty) debt centre. Then with Paul Woodman about the Winter Beds programme that was hosted at the boathouse.

Over this series we' are looking at 'hoisting Sails' on five masts or key strategic aims that we have as a church. In this last part, Pelumi and Alex looks at how we increasingly become a church who are a diverse family reflecting our city all empowered to use our gifts for the Kingdom of God.

Over this series we' are looking at 'hoisting Sails' on five masts or key strategic aims that we have as a church. In this fourth part, James and Jon looks at how we increasingly become a church where those in need experience the welcome and love of Jesus and have their physical and spiritual needs addressed.

Over this series we' are looking at 'hoisting Sails' on five masts or key strategic aims that we have as a church. In this third part, Chris looks at how we increasingly become a church who share the gospel inviting many to faith in Jesus and are being shaped through the same gospel to become more like Jesus.

As we’re in the middle of our week of prayer and fasting Si shares some thoughts in conversation with Nathan and also a conversation with Lars Due-Christensen, founder of the Steps course.

Over this series we' are looking at 'hoisting Sails' on five masts or key strategic aims that we have as a church. In this second part, Si looks at how we aim to increasingly become a church hungry for God through prayer, faithfulness to the bible and being filled with the Spirit.

Over this series we' are looking at 'hoisting Sails' on five masts or key strategic aims that we have as a church. In this first part, Nathan looks at how we aim to increasingly become a church where children and young people are treasured as part of the body and are discipled for a lifetime with Jesus.

Si kicks off our series for the start of 2026 calling us to Hoist the Sails as he introduces the 5 masts or key aims that God has called us to. Here, we we take a clear our purpose, mission, vision and strategy to help us all to find our place in the Life Church crew.

In this message, Michael explores the deep connection between the Trinity and Christmas, demonstrating how the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit each function in distinct ways in the Christmas story. It contrasts worldly traditions—such as a merit-based "Santa" and a conjured holiday "spirit"—with the biblical Father who remains faithful to the faithless and the Holy Spirit who leads believers to glori...

In this final sermon of our Trinity series, Nathan asks the crucial question, "So what?" by examining John's vision of God's glorious throne in Revelation 4. The vision reveals that God is utterly unique, unrivaled, and totally set apart, a truth best captured by the repeated word Holy. This leads to the most appropriate human response: worship.

In this message, Phil clarifies the Holy Spirit's role, asserting that His work is straightforward and "good news" for believers. He takes us on a whistle-stop tour through the bible revealing 10 ways that we can expect to see the Holy Spirit working in our lives.

Si’s focus in this new episode is on students and those in their 20s and 30s, both in Commission and at Life Church. Katie Pike is a member of Life Church who works supporting student Christian Unions in Universities. She shares some of her recent experiences, activities and responsibilities.

In this message, Esther challenges the view of the Spirit as an impersonal force and emphases the deep, personal relationship God invites us into. Discover how the Spirit now dwells within believers and equips us for extraordinary purpose. Esther offers four simple, daily rhythms to develop our closeness to God, and know when the Spirit is leading.

In this message Si continues the Trinity series by focusing on the Holy Spirit, explaining He is a person who is fully God and is received as a free gift by all believers. The Spirit is the giver of spiritual gifts to build up the church, and warns us against being fearful, flippant, or formulaic in our approach to Him. We are instead encouraged to approach the Holy Spirit humbly, honestly, and wh...

This week, guest speaker Ben Welchman from City Church Bristol continued our series on the Trinity, exploring Jesus’ words, “I and the Father are one.” Jesus wasn’t just claiming to be close to God—He was revealing that He and the Father share the same divine nature: one true God, revealed as Father, Son, and Spirit, who calls us to know Him personally.

Nathan has just joined the Life Church staff as a ‘Staff Elder’. His role has grown since it was first advertised as Children and Youth Coordinator. In this podcast, you’ll hear more about what Nathan does as part of the team, and you’ll also hear from some of our young people as they share how they’re seeing God at work in their lives.

This message cuts straight to the heart of why we need Jesus: our sin is an act of personal rebellion against a holy God, and we can't escape the just punishment we deserve. Alex shows that only Jesus, being both God and man, could fix this by becoming our substitute on the cross.

Joshua unpacks Philippians 2 to show how Jesus — fully God and fully human — reveals the heart of the Trinity. Christ’s humility isn’t just theology; it’s the self-giving love that saves us and shapes how we live in unity and worship today.

This week, our Trinity series focuses on the Son: Jesus Christ. The message tackles the essential truth of the hypostatic union: Jesus must be 100% God and 100% man simultaneously. If He is any less, His sacrifice would not be effective. Because He is fully God, His death offers the "God-sized solution" required for our sin. Because He is fully human, He is a sympathetic Saviour "acquainted with o...

From New York Si shares stories from visits to different churches in the area, encounters with strangers at home and abroad, prayer and bold expressions of devotion.

Our focus here is on the baptism of Jesus and how this unique moment teaches us about the very nature of God, as all three members of the Trinity are revealed. This Sunday included a number of baptisms. Chris explains the meaning of baptism and why we celebrate such occasions to this day.

Drawing from John 14, we see how the Father, Son, and Spirit work together so that God Himself makes His home within us. Through Jesus’s death and resurrection, the gap between heaven and earth is gone. The Trinity is not a mystery to solve, it is the Gospel itself: God coming near so eternal life with Him begins now.

God eternally exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—distinct yet one—living in perfect love and glory. Out of that love He created us and calls us to know Him, worship Him, and join Him in fellowship.

God the Father gives us life, adopts us into His family through Christ, and lovingly shapes and disciplines us so we become like Jesus.