Salford Elim Church Podcast

In Acts 12 we see people praying earnestly in the middle of the night; one of the disciples is executed, while the other is miraculously released from prison. But when he turns up at the house of prayer, the Christians just don’t believe it and try to explain it away. It seems that like most of us, they were not actually bold prayer-warriors, but people who prayed with a mixture of faith and...

There are some churches you would want to join if you could. Antioch is one of those churches. A flexible, generous, boundary-breaking church. As we reflect on their life together in c50 AD, we get inspired to keep growing into all this and more in 2020! Here are some songs I’ve chosen that will help us reflect on this…

In Acts 9:32-43, we meet a woman who has two names; “Tabitha” in Aramaic and “Dorcas” in Greek. She was just one of those unsung heroes of the church community. Luke describes her as full of good works and charity and she was part of a group of widows who made clothes by hand. When she died, the weeping widows did what most of us do when we lose someone we love. They clung...

After his conversion Saul arrives back in Jerusalem, but not to the welcome he had hoped for. The disciples there are fearful of Saul and his intentions. Saul needs someone to be his advocate and stand with him. Barnabas is just the man for the job…

Within 3 years of Saul’s dramatic conversion in Damascus, his life is under threat and he has to escape with the help of some disciples. This became a recurring theme throughout the rest of his life. Saul paid a really high price to follow Jesus, but he was willing to count up the cost and decided it was well worth it. In this episode of our Sunday Playlist podcast, I share some songs that e...

In Luke’s tale of two visions, God calls two people to change their life plans in order for the gospel of Jesus to spread further.

In Luke’s tale of two visions, God calls two people to change their life plans in order for the gospel of Jesus to spread further. Here are some songs I’ve selected that explore the themes in the passage…

Most of us live with two nagging questions that keep coming back to haunt us. ‘How do we know what we should be doing?’ ‘I don’t think I fit in here, am I good enough?’ Acts 8 gives us a glimpse of the answers to both of these questions.

This week’s story from Acts 8 shows us the lengths that God goes to to show his love to outsiders and the willingness of His people to deliver that message. Here are some songs that explore the themes in the passage…

The action has all been in Jerusalem up to now but with the persecution, the gospel travels to the places where people had thought things could never change. Samaria was an ongoing problem to the Jews – history and culture meant that they could never imagine that things could ever be any different. Yet change happens because of the bravery of people and the power of the Spirit. How might this lead...

This episode of our podcast series led by the young people in our church features Lauren, Jay and Emily sharing their hopes, struggles and prayers, along with their favourite worship songs.

The religious folks resisted what was happening, and charge Stephen with going against the temple and the law. Stephen re-tells their own history to them, showing that God has always operated outside of the temple, Jerusalem and Israel. God was with his people, and at work, in all the difficult places. God is in the business of doing new things. We are on a journey with him. In difficult times, ti...

Growth led to tensions. And it was between people who came from different cultures and spoke different languages. One group felt they were being discriminated again. The issue was a heart one but also a systemic problem. The church needed to change because of the growth it had seen. Ministry had to be widened. The church needed to use people who were equally Spirit-filled as well as wise. At times...

The latest episode in our podcast series led by the young people of our church sharing their hopes, struggles and prayers as young people living a Christian life under lockdown.

News of the resurrection of Jesus was deeply disturbing to the authorities, who were desperately trying to keep order. The apostles directly threatened the status quo – they stood in the temple offering a radically different understanding of all that God was doing. They were arrested and put in jail, but the angel broke down the door – and gave them specific orders to go back and to keep on speaki...

In a week where we have seen protests about blatant acts of injustice , and against a backdrop where coronavirus has affected BAME people more than others , it’s easy to feel disempowered to know how to change anything. But Acts 4:32-5:11 shows the result of being filled with the Spirit and how the resurrection of Jesus created the foundations of a new society. That society challenged the existing...

The second in our series of worship podcasts led by the young people of our church sharing their hopes, struggles and prayers as young people living a Christian life under lockdown.

The healing of the crippled man really disturbed the establishment. They understood, rightly so, that if this happened because of the resurrection of Jesus then everything they had worked so hard to get – for themselves and for their nation would be at risk. The only thing they could do at this stage was to try and intimidate the apostles. But it didn’t work. The disciples knew that the establishm...

A man who has been begging for 40 years – a lifetime of not being able to walk. But then something happens to that man, because two men slowed down enough to notice him… Video used during service Day Two: Praise Day 2: #Praise'Thy Kingdom Come – we praise your Holy Name, your sacrifice and rising sets us free…'We are pleased to share with you this year's anth...

God sent the Holy Spirit and did remarkable things amongst the early church. On the day of Pentecost there was a new routine for them…

The first in a series of worship podcasts led by the young people of our church sharing their hopes, struggles and prayers as young people living a Christian life under lockdown.

Something amazing has just happened and people are asking, “What does this mean?” Then Peter begins speaking to the crowd about it…

Our different dialects and accents can make us feel like we belong, but they can also make us feel like we’re judged and misunderstood. It was no different for the early church, yet they were able to be heard and understood. Video used during service

Judas commits suicide and now there are only 11 disciples; the disciples need to replace him. How will the new twelfth disciple be chosen? Video used during service

At a time when everything seems to be on a knife edge and we’re not sure what will happen next, the book of Acts is really helpful. The church was birthed into the unknown. They didn’t know what happen next, but they learned to respond to the moving of the Spirit because they were really aware that they weren’t in control of things. Video used during our service