Stapleford Baptist Church

Working for God often starts well. But are enthusiasm and energy enough when threats, challenges and difficulties start appearing? Nehemiah is about to find out! Will he keep going? Will he be able to keep motivating the people working for him? Listen to today's podcast and find out! https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCON8kZnw_hT-2eaVyUXWCww http...

Nehemiah faces a huge task. God wanted him to get the walls of a whole city restored and the gates reconstructed. But this seemed like an impossibility ... and it was until the people caught hold of God's plan and power. Then they worked in harmony with each other, each taking up their share of the task. What a lesson for us! https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.co...

Last week we started our studies in the Bible book called Nehemiah. Nehemiah finds himself in a do-or-die situation. What does he do? Watch our service this week to find out. Is it what you would have done? Has Nehemiah bitten off more than he can chew? By himself, definitely yes! But with God things go differently. https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/...

Today we start our studies in the Bible book called Nehemiah. We get to meet Nehemiah in his job as an important servant of a heathen king. Nehemiah's gets some bad news, his heart is breaking and his face shows it. It's dangerous to appear before the king looking sad - be happy or else! Will Nehemiah survive (yes, of course he will, otherwise there wouldn't be any more chapters of the Bible book...

For our first podcast of 2025, here is a verse to take you through the year - Ephesians 2 verse 22: "In Christ you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit". We hope it's true for everyone who follows this channel. And we pray that you may know God the Holy Spirit living in you throughout 2025. If you'd like a bookmark with the text on it (and a couple of...

Join in praising God for all the blessings of 2024 and all his care and love in its trials ... and join in praying for whatever 2025 holds for you and everyone in the world around you. We need him every day ... and his grace is sufficient for every day - gloomy or glorious. https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCON8kZnw_hT-2eaVyUXWCww http://www.staplef...

Almost there! Only a couple of days before we celebrate Jesus Christ's birthday. Incredible, awesome and humbling. Join in and marvel in worship of the holy and flawless God of the universe somehow born a tiny baby in a dirty stable and yet the one who brings everlasting light into a dark world, into dark lives. https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCON...

Here's the third look at Chapter 9 of the Bible book of Isaiah. In the midst of the gloom of Isaiah's world, and in the midst of the mess that's our world, we've already seen that the arrival of King Jesus brings peace and brings hope. But today we're going to find that he brings justice. With so many crooks around we might go "Yes! At last!", but then we find that Jesus' justice affects everyone...

The second look at our Christmas King ... Jesus is not just the King who brings hope but also the one who brings peace. We live in a very unpeaceful world, between countries, between groups of peoples, in families and even in our own heads. We need peace desperately. And Jesus brings peace by dealing, first of all with our lack of peace with God. Only then we can begin to bring peace in our own li...

At last! Christmas is here at SBC ... and at the start of our Advent series we've just got to the start of the next chapter of the Bible book of Isaiah. In the midst of the gloom of Isaiah's world, and in the midst of the mess that's our world, God introduces us to a King who brings hope in any and every situation - in yours, mine and in anyone's who will take him as their king. https://www.facebo...

After last week's glimpse of God in his glory, Isaiah (and us) are plunged into the depths of disaster. Isaiah's son is born with the warning from God that war is imminent - war which will result in the army being shattered and the country being plundered by the enemy. And, for many, even God himself won't provide a sanctuary - instead many will find God to be the final hurdle at which they fall....

Although we've been looking at the first few chapters of the Bible book of Isaiah for several weeks, today is the first time we get to see the prophet Isaiah up close. God gives him an awful job to do - and the encouragement God gives him is an immense shock for Isaiah - God reveals Isaiah's helplessness and hopelessness in a dramatic way ... but he also shows that Isaiah that can rely 100% on God...

Today we continue to look at the early chapters of Isaiah and a parable about God and his people - the picture is of a farmer who plants a vineyard, nurtures everything and looks for good wine at the end of the process ... but he gets rubbish. What has God done for us? What have we produced for him? https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCON8kZnw_hT-2eaV...

More darkness to unpick in chapters 3 & 4 of the Bible's book called Isaiah! This week we see Isaiah the prophet laying into his hearers on behalf of God. "You've brought calamity upon yourselves". It's a message we all need to hear as everyone of us has to a greater or lesser degree failed to keep to God's standards. But, as last week, there's a glimmer of hope - for God himself, who we've al...

Today we start a new series on Sunday mornings in which we'll look at the first 9 chapters of the Bible's book called Isaiah. Isaiah was a prophet to whom God gave a challenging job - to tell his hearers that calamity was about to fall upon them. And Chapter 1 of this book is the start of his wake-up call. Those to whom Isaiah gave his message really needed to hear what he had to say ... their liv...

This is an all-age end-of-special-weekend service! So, whatever age you are, you are welcome! The talk is in 2 parts today and there's a focus on Matthew's account of Jesus' message that each of his followers must be salty and shiny! Acting as world preservers and world enlightners ... for that is what Christ himself is. https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.com/cha...

Today's the last of our short, 4-part, series covering the vision we have for out church ... though we guess we're covering much what every church wants to be - the church that Jesus wants us to be. He has welcomed us into his family, his kingdom and his life so we want to welcome any and everyone so that they, too, can find a home with him. https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https:...

Here's the third look at God's plan for Christian communities ... we look much more like cracked flowerpots that are unable to hold anything useful - broken and unable to fulfil God's purpose for us. But God is changing us into a people with an eternal value beyond price ... like smashed pottery we are being turned into a glorious treasure! https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https:/...

Last week we got off to a great start, finding out what God wants Christian communities to look like ... and discovering that God will definitely make his church into a perfect, gorgeous one. Today the picture is of a family and a temple - people being united together in Christ's family - the place where God lives. This church may not much look like that yet, but we are on our way! https://www.fac...

This week, and the next 3 Sunday mornings, we're looking at what God wants Christian communities to look like ... and encouraging each other to become a community more like God's model. Today we look at the Bride & Groom imagery - the Church is designed to be a radiant bride approaching the wedding ceremony. Her wedding dress is amazing, but it's the look on her face which is much...

Last week we heard about Luke's account of Jesus showing his followers that he was the promised Messiah - the special one who came from God the father in Heaven to live on Earth and to call us all into God's family ... and this week we find about the cost. A huge cost, not to anyone who listens to Jesus but to Jesus himself. https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.you...

In the Church's Life Groups in the early part of Autumn 2024 we are considering how we can change to become more like Jesus. This podcast is an introduction - using an illustration of 3 trees. https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCON8kZnw_hT-2eaVyUXWCww http://www.staplefordbaptist.org/

So, it's back to Luke's account of Jesus Christ's life on earth - and today he makes plain that Jesus was (is) the Messiah - that means the person that God had promised, almost from Day 1 of the planet, would sort out the mess that humanity had got itself into - the person who would overthrow evil permanently and allow any human who wants to stand before God perfect in every way. A per...

To start our Autumn programme we're going to remind ourselves of the Church's verse for the year which says "Christ entered heaven ... to appear for us in God's presence". Yes! every follower of Christ has the ultimate representative speaking to God on their behalf. Amazing! Does that make a difference to how we live? You bet! https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/...

This is the talk John Horry gave at Stapleford Baptist Church on the evening of August 18th 2024. It's based on the account of the first 'Passover' in the Bible (Exodus 12)