Stapleford Baptist Church

Today's look at the Bible book of Ezra finds the exiles collecting together, near Babylon, ready to head back to Jerusalem - a risky journey with many dangers on the way. And they need to have the right people in the assembly. What are they to do? Listen and find out! This weeks "Kids Resources" are here : https://staplefordbaptist.org/community/sunday-gathering/ Thank you so much fo...

Finally, Ezra himself appears in the book bearing his name! Many years have passed since the events of Chapter 6 and God's people have lost a lot of their enthusiasm to worship God. They need a wake-up call! And God sends someone, Ezra, who has dedicated himself to God even gets the king of the day to support Ezra's mission. Maybe if we dedicate ourselves to God we'll be able to achiev...

Last week we left the temple builders in a cliff-hanger - will King Darius put an end to the rebuilding? Sorry, no *spoilers* here - you'll have to listen to find out! But God's track record might give you a good chance of getting the right answer even if you haven't read the chapter of the Bible's book of Ezra that we cover this morning. But one thing's for sure - though Dariu...

So, here we are almost halfway though the Bible's book of Ezra. The exiles who've returned have been knocked back in Chapter 4, but they get themselves back into action. They've been reminded how God worked in the past, so they press on even though there are difficulties, assured that God is with them. Theses are great lessons to learn ... but sometimes we're pretty poor at learnin...

Already the 4th episode in our series on the Bible's book of Ezra. The elation and celebration are over - things take a sharp turn for the worse as the neighbours arrive and do their worst. The people who'd been able to return from captivity face a really significant challenge - what are they to do? This weeks "Kids Resources" are here : https://staplefordbaptist.org/community/su...

Here's the 3rd episode in our reveal of the Bible book of Ezra. Joy and sadness, noise and quiet, and God at the centre. This weeks "Kids Resources" are here : https://staplefordbaptist.org/community/sunday-gathering/ 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 love to hea...

Here's the 2nd episode in our reveal of the Bible book of Ezra. The first tranche of exiles return from Babylon to their home country which has been left in ruins since they were captured. Are they ready for the problems they'll face? Have they got the right skills and attitudes to start again, more or less from scratch? Find out as we look (amongst other things) at the ~130 strange names...

Today we start our new series of sermons. We're aiming to go through the Bible book called Ezra which recounts the return of God's people to their homes after their parents or grandparents had been ruthlessly rounded up and either killed or exiled. We'll find out about the way God works, even in disasterous times, and what we can learn about how we should respond when difficulties and...

May God grant you a 2024 full of spiritual blessings in Christ! And, to start the year here's our motto text for 2024 - Hebrews 9 verse 24 - "Christ ... entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence". What a blessing to have a perfect representative with God! If you'd like a bookmark with the verse on it, please contact us via our website (see below). We hope you...

Here's the finale to 2023 - not looking at the past but deciding to live for what is ahead. Our prayer is that you have found our on-line morning sermons in 2023 a blessing to you ... almost all are still available on-line, so do take the opportunity to listen to some of them again, or for the first time. And may God bless you as you do. It may be 2024 by the time you are listening to this so...

Almost there! It's Christmas Eve and we've reached the 4th in our Advent series. Today we meet Mary for the first time. Probably a youngish teenager, an angel surprises her, more than a little, with the news that God has decided that she will give birth to his Son - a boy to be named Jesus because he's to be the Saviour. What an astounding thing - and just as astounding is the fact tha...

In this third Advent season service, we're minutes later in the story from last week. Zechariah, has his voice back and uses it to praise God for his tremendous intervention - bringing rescue, redemption and the ability to enjoy God. He's got God-given words for his baby son too - that he'll be instrumental in gathering a multitude of people to God as they receive complete forgiveness,...

In our second Advent season service, we've moved on about a year. Zechariah, who was struck dumb in last week's investigation, has to give a name to his newborn son. When he indicates that the name is what God has chosen beforehand, he finds his voice and lets rip in praise to God. Everyone is amazed and asks themselves "Just who is this baby going to be?". Our service today give...

Christmas is coming, and SBC is getting ready to celebrate the birth on earth of our Saviour, the lord Jesus Christ - majestic King of the Universe yet also a utterly dependent baby in a cow's feeding trough. And, to get ready, today we're looking at some human relatives of his - Zechariah & Elizabeth - about 1 year before Jesus Christ was born. Zechariah gets a surprise that leaves hi...

Today we reach the end of our series of talks based on the Bible book of Hebrews. You can binge-watch them all by tracking back to January 29th this year! But today, at the end, we're urged to pray, to keep going - trusting Jesus Christ in good and bad times because he showers his grace on us. We can rely on him whatever our situation. This weeks "Kids Resources" are here:  staplefor...

Today our topic is fellowship - Christians together living for our Saviour's honour and praise. The morning service is part of our weekend of events. If you're not watching this live then we'll already have eaten lunch together by the time you view. People of very different backgrounds and interests helping each other, caring for each other and worshipping Jesus together is one of the...

We're nearing the end of our series based on the Bible book of Hebrews. Today we look at a whole series of key advice points that the writer gives to us, the readers. Key pointers to living as Christ wants us. They're all pretty straightforward - so why do we find it so difficult to live like this - and the answer is that we need Christ to be Lord, not just in title but in reality in each...

In our continuing series of talks based on the Bible book of Hebrews, today we are grabbed by the urgency of living not as ordinary earthlings, but as citizens of God's eternal kingdom. There Jesus reigns perfectly and peaceably over citizens who joyfully accept his rule. There God has made every citizen perfect. We haven't arrived physically yet, but we can arrive spiritually, guaranteein...

What better advice could there be? Whether in difficulties or when everything seems just right, we need to look to Jesus for guidance, for care, for comfort, for joy, for peace, for everything. He's the one who made us and knows us completely. He's the one who reveals God to us and, as we trust him, he's the one who will make our faith perfect in every way. Start looking today! This we...

Having been introduced, last week, to the first few remarkable stories of faith at work, join us on-line to discover more about living faith. Sometimes amazing (and positive) actions are achieved ... even resurrection; but the same living faith can also be discovered in the hearts of those who go through immense suffering, even dying at the hands of their enemies and in those who mess-up, big-time...

If you've been following our series of services based around the Bible book of Hebrews, you'll know that it's been concentrating on the awe-inspiring and incredible significance of Jesus Christ - who he is and what he's done. So, at chapter 11, the writer says 'understanding all that is the basis for living with a completely new perspective ... by faith'. Join us on-line to...

Over the last few weeks of our studies in the Bible book of Hebrews we've been looking at how great Jesus Christ is. And that's been a super encouragement to be a 100% Christian. But the writer of that book knows very well that all kinds of difficulties come our way, so today the book's message is to press on when such difficulties face us by drawing nearer to God. When pressures mount...

In many ways, today's service picks up on the same subject as last week - the marvellous nature of Christ's sacrifice on the cross to take away the punishment that each of his followers should be bearing for themselves. But there are so many wonderful aspects that even 2 Sunday sermons can never expect to unpick all it's draw-dropping aspects! So, whether you heard last week's or n...

The first readers of the Bible book of Hebrews were in danger of overlooking the greatness of the sacrifice that Jesus made for then when he died on the cross. And we may be in the same danger! So, this week, our aim is to inspect the power, the finality and the wonder of Jesus Christ, dying in our place. This weeks "Kids Resources" are here : https://staplefordbaptist.org/community/sund...

The Jews thought that their temple worship was the best of the best, but the writer of the Bible book of Hebrews says it's only a pointer ... but what a pointer because it points the Jesus Christ. The temple the writer was talking about was destroyed almost 2000 years ago, but the lessons it taught about Jesus Christ still need to be learnt today - by us. And that's what we hope to do in t...