St Peter’s Maidenhead Sunday Talks

John upacks Acts chapter 15

David unpacks Acts 14 as we see that the Christian life is one of battles as well as blessings. In the face of hardships, we learn from Paul and Barnabas the importance of keeping going and keeping connected.

David speaks about the church starting to spread outwards from Jerusalem into the Gentile world like a pebble dropping into a pond and spreading out its ripples. Key aspects of the church for this are: Inter-cultural Spirit-filled Courageous

Jesus meets the disciples in the evening of Easter Sunday to reaffirm and explain the truths about Him that they knew but had lost sight of in the trauma of the crucifixion.

Tim Stone speaks about how Jesus is always with us and working for us, even if we don't always recognise him or feel his presence. Sadly the first few minutes of the talk were lost due to technical issues. We pick up where Tim is talking about the two disciples on the road with Jesus and how he taught them and restored their hope, even though they didn't realise who he was.

David Short examines the evidence for the resurrection presented in the Bible itself and in external sources, illustrating why proof of Jesus' being raised to life again is indeed a challenge to the sceptic.

David Short talks about Jesus' entry into Jerusalem with all the cheering crowds and then thinks about what happens when the people have left. What choices do we make when the crowds have left? Do we choose to follow Jesus or not?

David talks about the importance of diligence - persistent effort - in growing in wisdom.

David talks about the parent-child relationship, looking at it from both sides, considering the need for parents to guide and discipline their children and children to honour their parents.

David talks about sex and temptation, about turning relationships into commodities where social relationships are devalued.

David speaks about anger, how it can be hugely destructive but is also a characteristic of God.

Tim Stone speaks about envy, the effect it has on us and how to recognise and counter envy.

Geoff speaks about the importance of forging friendships and the strength in friendship.

David talks about the importance of humility by exploring the risks and dangers of its opposite: pride.

David speaks about using wisdom in what we choose to say and not say, also in how we speak our words to be a blessing.

Tim Stone talks about the wisdom of caring for our world on loan to us from God.

David talks about the desirability and the search for Wisdom.

Geoff speaks about using the Christmas story as an inspiration for the following year.

David speaks about peace being a gift from God

Carol speaks about the simplicity of being generous, repenting of holding on to wealth when other people are in need.

John Barringer talks about how to search out joy and contentment through the simplicity of a relationship with Jesus rather than the lure of contentment through having more stuff.

David talks about the importance of controlling what we say and how we speak so that our speech is a blessing to other people (and ourselves) and not a curse.

David talks about the importance of living free from the desire for more.

David speaks about remembering people who have suffered, laying down their lives for other people, especially Jesus who suffered the Cross and laid down His life for us.

David concludes our series on God’s vision for his church by looking at how the church is sent into the world to be salt and light, transforming society and changing lives with the love and good news of Jesus.