Stapleford Baptist Church

We hope you've enjoyed listening to our recent podcasts that have been exploring what Jesus' disciple, Luke, had to say about Jesus. For the time being, today is the last in the series ... and we find Jesus producing vast quantities of food, virtually out of thin air - immense power! And passing on power to his followers. Is he the same Jesus today? listen in and see what you think! https:...

This Sunday's look at Luke's account of the life of Jesus Christ reveals a person who has power over the natural world, power over evil, power over human health and power over death. And the message for us? Why, its that, whatever difficulties we come across, Jesus Christ is more powerful. We'd better believe it! https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.com...

From time-to-time, Luke's account of the life of Jesus Christ thrusts this question full in our faces - have you listened , really listening, to what Jesus said. He often taught God's truth by using stories of everyday life. In today's look at the Bible we come to one of the most famous - "the story of the sower and the ground". But Jesus ends his teaching with a phrase that...

Once, Jesus was being entertained by someone who, if this had happened in 2024, we'd probably identify as a respectable church leader. But then along comes someone who is very disreputable. What does Jesus do and say ... and why does he do what he does? Listen and find out! https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCON8kZnw_hT-2eaVyUXWCww http://www.sta...

As we did last month, we are taking one week out from our normal preaching series to look at the early Church and see what it can teach us about Christian fellowship, here and now. Who was the new church approximately 2000 years ago, and what did they do? What effect did God have on them ... as a community ... when they entered the Church? https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://...

When Jesus lived on Earth, many people couldn't figure out who he was - just a strange person? a magician? a fraud? or what? Still, today, there are many different opinions about him ... but it's best to hear what he has to say about himself, first. And that's what today's look in the Bible book of Luke enables us to do. https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www...

Was Jesus a prophet? It's what some of the people who met him on Earth, 2000-odd years ago said. If he was then, uniquely, he was both prophet and the fulfillment of prophecy. The same people who said he was a prophet also said that he was God come to meet his people. Time to discover a bit more about this 'prophet'? https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube...

Today we pick where we left off in our series from the Bible book written by Luke (inspired by God, of course!). Jesus himself said that he was a teacher as well as Lord. And, today, we get the chance to listen in to one of his 'lessons'. Luke tells us what Jesus taught. Will you and I listen and learn? https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCON8...

The first church didn't have any traditions. It didn't have a rule book. Yet, even though the members of that church came from many countries and few had met each other before, they got on famously. How come? Sounds like we could all do with learning a few lessons from them! https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCON8kZnw_hT-2eaVyUXWCww http://ww...

"Sunday is the day of rest" - how's your 'rest' going? Napoleon is famously supposed to have asked his soldiers to have one day off in 10 only to find his army wasted. Could there be a 7-day cycle built in to humans? The beginning of the Bible has something to say about that. And what is 'rest' anyway? They say that a change is as good as a rest ... maybe you and I ju...

Everyone works - some are paid, some wish they were paid, some are happy to volunteer, some work out of love, some work under duress, some wish their work was different, for some the hardest work is just starting the day. How about you? The first couple of chapters of the Bible reveal a lot about God's view of work. Is it anything like yours or mine? https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistc...

[ Apologies for a short break in the recording in the middle of the talk ] Last week we went right back to the start in the first chapter of the first part of the Bible - to find out what the universe that God created tells us about God. Today we're going to look particularly what it says about humanity. There's lot around about our identities - are they fixed by birth or can we decide? Ar...

The Bible tells us that creation speaks. Our problem is that we don't often stop to listen! So, in the month of June we're taking a break from our Luke series (don't panic, we aim to return in July!). We're going right back to the start in the first chapter of the first part of the Bible - to find out what the universe that God created tells us about God, our world and ourselves. A...

Luke, the writer of the Bible book named after him, now sets out to show us that Jesus Christ can't be constrained to a neat pigeonhole of our own making ... and, in so doing, delivers us from religion! Yes, really! Maybe you thought these videos are about a religious church - we're sorry if it sometimes seems like this. Because this week's message is that we must follow Jesus as he is...

After our week-of-prayer it's back to Luke - and to hear about Christ's encounter with some fishermen, a man with leprosy and and a paralyzed man. And Jesus commands them all to change, and they do! What can this mean for us. Watch and listen and find out! https://www.facebook.com/staplefordbaptistchurch/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCON8kZnw_hT-2eaVyUXWCww http://www.staplefordbaptist...

Today we're taking a one-week break from our Luke series, because it's the beginning of the week of prayer. So we're taking as our starting point the model that the Apostle Paul. provides at the beginning of his letter to the Christians in Colossae - lots of thanks to God for how he'd changed the believers for the better; lots of prayer that God would continue changing the believer...

Jesus Christ is often said to have been a great teacher. Well, today we take a look at (or should that be 'a listen to') Jesus' first sermon as recorded by Luke. In some ways it's Jesus' manifesto of who he is and what he does. And in giving this sermon, Jesus stirs up some anger from those who don't want to listen to his remarkable message. But, as is still true today, whi...

In today's look into Luke's record of what Christ did and what it tells us about who he is. There are very high points in today's account. And the depths are plumbed too. But through highs and lows Luke's message is plain: Jesus is none other than the Son of the God of the universe come to be a human just like you and me. Amazing! Thank you so much for spending time with us. We hop...

Some years ago, one of the Royal Family visited Nottingham and did a walkabout. Crowds of people came to see her and hoped to shake her hand or to exchange a few words with her. Imagine if her reply had been 'Don't look at me, look at the person who's coming next, they're a 1000 times more important than me'! That's the sort of thing that's recorded in this second episo...

Today we start a new series of sermons taken from the Bible book called Luke. He's the person who put pen to paper in order to record what he called an 'orderly account' of the life of Jesus Christ on earth. We'll see that he takes us through a series of events that show us more and more about the character and nature of Jesus Christ. At the start he's keen to point out that Je...

Today we meet two people who went on a journey with Jesus ... but didn't realize who their travelling companion was! How is it possible to be in the dark about someone who is so close to us and so good? Maybe, in many respects, we're no different! Listen in and find out what the result was for the two people we meet in the Bible and figure out what the result ought to be for us. Thank you...

So. Here we are! At the greatest day in the Church calendar when we celebrate Christ's resurrection! Because he has died, and now lives, we too can live forever with him eternally - finally free of everything that's evil. Amazing! ? Thank you so much for spending time with us. We hope you have found what you have heard helpful. If you have any questions do get in touch with us- we would lo...

One week before the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. One week before what we call Easter. At the moment, everything's looking rosy - it's Palm Sunday and most people are giving Jesus the red carpet treatment (well, a green carpet of palm leaves!). But it will only be a few days before Jesus will be arrested on a trumped-up charge, found guilty, purely out of convenience to...

The last episode from the Bible book of Ezra. There have been highs and lows since we started just after Christmas - and today's look at the book starts at a real low point. But it doesn't end there. Even when the characters in the book realize they've been really stupid and bad (the two often go together!), there's hope ... provided they take action! A lesson for us all? Thank you...

It's easy to point the finger at others - in this case at the returned exiles who started to behave just like their predecessors who'd been exiled because of their behaviour. But, so often, we do the same! We've been taught a lesson as a consequence of something we've done, but it doesn't stop us doing it again! Can't we do any better? In today's talk we'll hear a b...