One Church Brighton

Join Kath in this lovely exercise of being grounded and aware, helped by beautiful music and poetry. Song credit - Sanctuary by Martin Joseph - Copyright Believe Music. You can listen to this song at https://open.spotify.com/track/6iuPzDgZPPJA1Tok7dPOCT You can view this devotional on Youtube at https://youtu.be/AakbfrffsVk We're making regular, short devotional videos to help people in their thin...

Our full service can be found here: https://youtu.be/stunD-lX4BQ We're beginning a new series called 'Faith In My Body' - a chance to explore ourselves as whole beings. We often think our 'soul', by which we mean a disembodied inner part of us, is the most important, most spiritual and most God-reflecting aspect of ourselves. In this series we want to challenge that. The bible tells the story of G...

Jesus says “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.”  You can view this devotional on...

Our full service can be found here: https://youtu.be/izzkXtfS9BU Avril concludes our series on Philippians by sharing honestly and beautifully how important and life-saving this ancient text has been for her in her own life. You can watch all of our Sunday services from lockdown season on our Youtube channel at youtube.com/onechurchbrightonchannel

Our full service can be found here: https://youtu.be/zT35Bjzr8VM Pentecost celebrates the birth of the church, as Jesus' first followers were filled with the Spirit of God to show the love and life of God to all around them. Kath, Dave and Sam chat about what this day means to us and what it might be inviting us into as a church today. You can watch all of our Sunday services from lockdown season...

Here's something really lovely for your Friday - a poem written and read by our very own Mark Chesters that gently leads us to asking questions of ourselves and of this season. Shhh for a while and listen - is there a thoroughly extraordinary normal that's calling out to you? You can view this devotional on Youtube at https://youtu.be/mvrmeBq8lYQ We're making regular, short devotional videos to he...

In our Sunday services we're looking at Paul's letter to the Philippians. Near the end of that letter Paul gives an incredible encouragement to the church to consciously fill their minds with things that are honourable, true, just, pure, excellent and worthy of praise. Here's Kath, helping us to do just that.  You can view this devotional on Youtube at https://youtu.be/Fz0NMtuJZx4 We're makin...

Our full service can be found here: https://youtu.be/9qSF0alRnng We're approaching the end of this lovely letter from Paul to the church in Philippi. Now in chapter 4, we come to some really really amazing verses about anxiety, trust, reconciliation, and setting our minds on things of real and lasting truth and beauty. Dave speaks on the famous 'don't be anxious about anything' passage, saying tha...

Jesus once asked a blind man 'What Is It That You Want?'. In this devotional Alex leads us in thought and prayer based on that question. It's worth noting that at one point Alex refers to a bush that is a part of the video version of this devotional. If you're listening to this audio version, then you may wish to locate a bush of your own (entirely optional). Or, if you'd prefer, you can view this...

Today's devotional is led by Dave, and is an encouragement and a space to let go of what we hold onto that doesn't give us life, in order to know the presence of Christ and our true self (which are less different than we might think). We're making regular, short devotional videos to help people in their thinking, meditation and prayer. These videos are available at youtube.com/onechurchbrightoncha...

Our full service can be found here: https://youtu.be/1RIXSeztCfg This week we're in Philippians 3, and here's Emily reading the chapter and Kath bringing some thoughts on what it can really mean for us to know Jesus in our everyday lives. You can watch all of our Sunday services from lockdown season on our Youtube channel at youtube.com/onechurchbrightonchannel

Sam leads a meditation to help us be more aware of ourselves, of God and of what Jesus might be wanting us to notice of himself in our day. We're making regular, short devotional videos to help people in their thinking, meditation and prayer. These videos are available at youtube.com/onechurchbrightonchannel. 

I bet you haven't heard many devotionals about Timothy and Epaphroditus. It turns out, there's so much to glean and reflect on here, so here's our excellent guide Kath helping us reflect on how we can care for others, and be cared for ourselves. Enjoy. Kath refers to 'The Servant Song' by John Niven. You can listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CySwPiZHUU We're making regular, short devot...

Our full service can be found and watched here: https://youtu.be/t1uxf9j6tWk Sam speaks on the second part of Philippians chapter 2, and what it might mean for us to be continually transformed in relationship with the self-giving God that Paul is so excited about. You can watch all of our Sunday services from lockdown season on our Youtube channel at youtube.com/onechurchbrightonchannel

You can watch this service in full at: https://youtu.be/lh4ja6ntIHY Dave unpacks the incredible Kenosis Hymn of Philippians 2, and invites us to know this God who is categorically different from the other popular deities of Paul's day, and to live in and to live out his love and selflessness in our own lives.  You can watch all of our Sunday services from lockdown season on our Youtube channe...

Harriet Morris narrates this beautiful time from the depths of the northumbrian countryside as we contemplate some of what the trees have to teach us. The visuals that are a part of this devotional are stunning. If you're able to participate in this devotional on youtube, then it's well worth doing that here: https://youtu.be/3fSOJOIFblU We're making regular, short devotional videos to help people...

Dave leads this devotional to help us think about our breath and what it means to breathe God's breath. Take some time, sit down, or go for a walk, and enjoy. :) The song Dave refers to is Yahweh by Rend Collective. You can listen to the song by: clicking here to listen on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd7R1H79Vok clicking here to listen on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/6Gra73...

You can watch this service in full at https://youtu.be/ZOWUa271LKY Al reads from Philippians 1, and Kath continues our series on this 'letter from lockdown' and how this second part of chapter 1 might relate to us, even though we're unlikely to be in prison for our faith in Jesus in the UK in 2020. You can watch all of our Sunday services from lockdown season on our Youtube channel at youtube.com/...

Sally leads us through a meditation on the ways we can put up defences to protect ourselves, but how these defences can also stop us being transformed by God's love. In this beautiful devotional, she invites us to let go of our defences in prayer. We're making regular, short devotional videos to help people in their thinking, meditation and prayer. These videos are available at youtube.com/onechur...

This is a truly lovely way to spend 12 minutes. A beautiful encouragement from Mark Chesters towards gratitude, haikus, and sitting in the glow of the sun. We're making regular, short devotional videos to help people in their thinking, meditation and prayer. These videos are available at youtube.com/onechurchbrightonchannel.

You can watch this service in full at https://youtu.be/UpLaK_5XxpY Dave begins our series on the book of Philippians by introducing some of what we can learn from Paul himself throughout this letter. This is Paul in a place of maturity, peace and joy. This deep rootedness seeps through the language of this short book and can awaken a longing in us to journey towards something of the spiritual matu...

Our latest devotional - a reflective reading of the Emmaus Road story from Luke's gospel, led by Alex Mabbs. We're loving making these, and love hearing from those of you who are making use of and enjoying them. Take 12 minutes, enjoy the space. We're making regular, short devotional videos to help people in their thinking, meditation and prayer. These videos are available at youtube.com/onechurch...

Join Kath on her walk to the woods, as she reflects on how we can greet the 'powerful stranger' of Here. You may wish to view this devotional in its original video form. Find it on youtube here: https://youtu.be/qJ_dCibNCN4 We're making regular, short devotional videos to help people in their thinking, meditation and prayer. These videos are available at youtube.com/onechurchbrightonchannel.

You can watch our full Easter Sunday service at https://youtu.be/7c_rwn59vjQ In a slightly unconventional approach to giving sermons, Kath, Dave and Sam record their conversation from Zoom about how the resurrection narratives are currently speaking to them, and what these extraordinary stories have to speak into our church and into our world in this bizarre and slightly scary season.  You ca...

We're spending Lent looking at Ruth Valerio's book 'Saying Yes to Life' and asking what this time of year asks of us in terms of our response to caring for creation and combatting the path of our world towards catastrophic climate change.