St Basil's Church

This week we took a break from our Ephesians series to hear from one of our Trustees, Pete Hughes. Pete leads KXC in London with his wife Bee and was instrumental in the planting of St Basil's. Pete spoke on the importance of undivided devotion as the foundation for the Christian life

Jo Soper, Co-Leader of ENC, continues our series on Ephesians. Jo brilliantly unpacks chapter two and highlights three truths to counter three lies: there is always enough in God; we never have to earn our way to him; and we are not outsiders in the God's family.

Pete James kicks off our teaching series with an overview of Ephesians by diving in to chapter 1. He unpacks the beautiful reality of being “in Christ”; adopted into the family of God and filled with the same power that raised Christ from the grave.

On Palm Sunday at the threshold of Holy Week, Pete looks at Jesus' entry into Jerusalem and how in the week to come Jesus' faithfulness would triumph over our fears and fickleness.

As we near the end of our teaching series on becoming a praying church, Pete talks about how important contemplative prayer is in an age dominated by distraction. Giving God our attention may just be the modern day equivalent of pouring an alabaster jar of perfume on Jesus' feet.

Continuing our series on prayer, Abi Horne shares about how as a community we can press into praying for revival. From looking at Habakkuk and Elijah in the Bible and sharing stories of the Hebridean revival she looks at threads and themes which seem to run through them and what we can learn so we can pray to see a move of the power of God "in our time".

Pete James continues our series on prayer by looking at the parable of the persistent widow. Pete explains that Jesus teaches us that to live in the "now and the not yet" of the arriving kingdom of God, we will need persistence and to trust in both the character and timing of God

We continue our series on becoming a praying church by looking at Hungry Prayer and the practice of fasting. Pete outlines four reasons why fasting has always been woven into the tapestry of the people of God: it breaks off apathy; reveal what controls us; trains us for joy in times of lack; and facilitates a power surge. Why not explore it for lent?

Dan considers our calling to share God’s heart with those around us through ministering prayer. Jesus shares his anointing and authority with us and instructs his disciples to listen and obey ‘as we go.’ We heard from Rhiannon, who experienced God’s kindness recently as others prayed with her, and Dave, who has been learning to cultivate faith and intimacy with Jesus by praying with others.

This week in our series on prayer we shift a gear and look at Intercessory Prayer. Pete James looks at how we have a role to play our part in the renewal of the world around us by taking up a posture of intercession. Pete explains how praying for others is both an expression of love and an act of spiritual warfare. Taking inspiration from Elijah's life, we explore how intercessory prayer is a...

Pete James continues our journey into becoming a praying church by looking at the idea of "maturing prayer". Pete explains that prayer is the means by which life's events mature us and not just age us and invites us to exchange seeing the world and life through an achievement lens but instead through a transformation lens. If we do, we will realise that every single thing that happe...

Pete James continues our teaching series on prayer by looking at Devotional Prayer. Looking at Jesus' prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane, Pete casts vision for cultivating a union and intimacy with God by deliberately and regularly bringing our whole, true self in front of God in conversational prayer. He also takes a look at five different drivers of disconnection many of experience

Pete James began our teaching series Becoming a Praying Church by inviting us at the beginning of a New Year to make prayer our "first move" not an after thought. Pete looked at how in Jesus' wilderness experience and 40 days of prayer in Luke 4, he enjoyed union with his Father and a fruitfulness upon returning to the world. We are determined to be a praying church and this talk ma...

Pete James speak at our evening carol service on how Jesus offers us a peace like no other. Reflecting on Jesus' statement that he gives peace "not as the world gives" (John 14:27), Pete explains that much of the peace we seek involves escaping or controlling circumstances but the peace Jesus offers us comes right in the midst of our circumstances.

Pete James concludes our series on the letter to the Philippians by unpacking how we are invited by the Apostle Paul to shape our worries into prayers and as we do so, a beautiful exchange takes place and we receive God's peace

In chapter 3 Paul spurs the Philippians on toward the prize of knowing Christ - responding to God’s faithfulness by living as faith-filled citizens of heaven. Dan Miles considers what this challenge means for us

In the third instalment of this series in Philippians, Jon Soper from Exeter Network Church takes us through Paul's poetic passage on the humility of Jesus. Jon boldly invites us to embrace a humility that is not based on offering less of ourselves but one based on offering all of ourselves but in the service of others.

Jude Jones continues our series exploring Paul's letter to the Philippians. Despite finding himself in prison, Paul operates with so much faith and Jude shares how we can learn from him to lean on God in challenging times. 

Dan Miles kicks off a new series on Paul’s letter to the Philippians. We’re considering the secret Paul has learned - a secret that enables him to journey through all circumstances of life with faith, in the strength of the Lord, and with deep contentment.

Pete James wraps our mini-series on Intentional Spiritual Formation by looking at living with shared rhythms: a trellising of spiritual practices that help us be with Jesus, become like Jesus and do what Jesus did.

Pete James continues our mini-series on intentional spiritual formation by outlining the need to know our story and share our story. Pete explains that when we allow Jesus' story to collide with ours, healing and redemption are always on offer

This week at St Basil's Pete James kicks off a mini-series on Intentional Spiritual Formation looking at how we are spiritually formed by Jesus. In doing so, he points out how some of the "easier alternatives" might feel attractive but don't actually lead to us into life.

This week Pete James talks about how important it is we understand the influence of money in our lives: both its destructive power and its creative potential. He invites everyone at St Basil's to consider establishing a spiritual practice of giving and explains the different projects we are looking to fundraise for as a church. If you are part of St Basil's this is a key talk to catch up...

This week Pete James outlines the priorities of the season we are heading into as a church community: becoming a church of many workers; being the hands and feet of Jesus in the world; and beginning the journey back to emotional and spiritual health. It is a key one to catch up on if you are a part of the St Basil’s community.

Hugh Gifford concludes our series on The Goodness of God by reflecting on Psalm 27