Stapleford Baptist Church

Today, we return to our series of studies in the Bible book of Hebrews. We left off at the end of Chapter 7,so today we loom at the whole of Chapter 8 - and find the writer of the book pointing out yet another facet of the uniqueness of Christ - he's a bit like the Jewish High Priest, but much more so and coming with a much greater promise - a promise that each one of us should to take notice...

As we begin the Autumn programme at SBC, we've chosen, for the first Sunday, to consider a biblical new beginning. Joshua, who has been Moses' helper for many years suddenly has to step into the role of leading the march of a huge number of men, women, children and livestock across a deep river and into enemy territory. It' definitely a new beginning for him and, ignoring the fact that...

Finally, after a long wait, the key human in our Summer series - Abraham - has got the son God promised him and for whom he's been waiting for absolutely ages. And now God asks him to sacrifice his son. WHAT! As the story unfolds we find that God wants to teach Abraham, and us too, a vital lesson. Evil needs punishment. It's so bad that the ultimate punishment is due ... it will destroy ev...

In this next part of our look at the life of Abraham we see Abraham being commendable and not-so-commendable, while God remains faithful in every relationship. God cares about the results of the times when Abraham trusted God and also about the results of those times when he did not. Thank you so much for spending time with us on the Stapleford Baptist Church YouTube Channel. We hope you have foun...

Sometimes, the prospect of what is about to happen is so awful that we really want God to intervene and stop the bad thing from happening. In our look at the story of Abraham in the Bible, today we arrive at an event like this in Abraham's life. What is he to do? Well, he tries to negotiate a better outcome with God. Will God listen to him? Join us to find out ... and to find out how we can ta...

Abraham's encounters with God ramp up to a new level in today's look into the Bible book of Genesis. God had spoken to him several times before but now Abraham meets him face-to-face. And God announces that the promises he's made to Abraham many years earlier are about to be fulfilled, never mind the apparent impossibility of that happening. Can Abraham and his wife, Sarah, trust God i...

In today's look into the Bible book of Genesis we see how unreasonable God is - he is super generous, even to those who doubt his generosity and power. In this excerpt from the life of Abraham, we find God being amazingly good and Abraham laughing in disbelief. But while Abraham's initial response may have been to doubt God, he did respond in obedience to what God asked of him. And that tu...

Today in our look at the story of Abraham, as recounted in the Bible book of Genesis, we encounter Abraham wih poor faith-sight, a slave with good faith-sight and God with 20-20 vision, even of people's hearts. We find that God sees the good and the bad, the suffering and the joy ... and asks us to respond as he responds even to those who refuse to look at him. This weeks "Kids Resources&...

Continuing the story of Abraham as recounted in the Bible book of Genesis, we encounter God making an astounding promise to Abraham in Chapter 15. Despite it seeming wildly improbable, Abraham takes God at his word and gets far more from God than he could have imagined. God hasn't changed. He still gives huge promises that are so difficult to fully grasp - but he still keeps those promises. Le...

After a short break, today's sermon picks up the story of Abraham as recounted in the Bible book of Genesis, Chapter 14. His nephew, and all his nephew's family and belongings, have been raided by a posse of minor kings. So Abraham sets out on a rescue mission ... and he's very definite about thanking God for its success. Maybe we can learn something today about seeing God at work in o...

Jesus' followers in the first century were baptized outdoors in any available piece of water. Today we (and Andy) were fortunate enough to have water indoors for the purpose! But the reason and the requirements are just the same as they were for an Ethiopian government official as we'll hear about today. Is it time that you were baptized? This weeks "Kids Resources" are here :- h...

You've dropped in on a guest service ... so a special welcome if you are a guest. The service today is a little shorter than normal because the kids are staying in with the adults all the time. To keep the attention of as many as possible, the talk today is broken up into small chunks, too. But the subject is the key to Christianity, to life and to death., to the whole universe - it's Jesu...

Today's look at the life of Abraham takes us to one of the key decision points in anyone's life - whether to live on the basis of what seems like a good thing to do or whether to live by faith in God who promises far better than we can see or grasp. A powerful lesson that we all find difficult to learn. This weeks "Kids Resources" are here :- http://staplefordbaptist.org/communit...

Abraham gets a good press in the Bible ... mostly. But like every human (except Jesus Christ) he's fallible and can be corrupt. In this second look at his life we find him running scared and making some very bad decisions - with fallout in every direction. In fact, he's uncomfortably like us even though he lived about 4000 years ago! This weeks "Kids Resources" are here :- http:/...

Today we start our new series from the life of Abraham as recorded in the Bible book of Genesis. In this first look we find God making promises to Abram (as he was then known). Why? Because God is merciful! Why not join us each Sunday over the next couple of months as we track through the many interactions between Abram/Abraham and God. This weeks "Kids Resources" are here : - http://sta...

Today is 'Pentecost' - the day when the Church has traditionally celebrated the day on which the Holy Spirit came in a fantastic way, empowering Jesus Christ's disciples to act like never before! After Jesus Christ had returned to Heaven they had been hiding from the political authorities of their day ... but then the Holy Spirit changed everything and, in one day, the first church was...

Today's the end of our Week-of-Prayer. We've had special times set aside every day to join together and pray about how good God is and how much we need him every day in every way! To draw this week to a close we look at how Paul and Epaphras prayed. Can we be like them? You bet ... if we really want to be like them. Don't miss it! - Thank you so much for spending time with us on the St...

Today's the start of our Week-of-Prayer with special times set aside every day to join together and pray about how good God is and how much we need him every day in every way! To kick us off, this Sunday morning's service looks at a passage in one of the Bible's collection of letters from the Apostle Paul in which he encourages us to pray to the God who loves us. Don't miss it! - T...

Today we reach the end (for now) of our series from the Bible book of Hebrews. And the message is still, fundamentally the same - "trust the Lord Jesus Christ in every situation for everything". The only difference from week to week seems to have been the reason the author gives to convince us that trusting Jesus is far and away the most sensible thing to do. So, join us at Stapleford Ba...

Today we take a look at one of the minor characters in the Bible - King Melchizedek! Who's he? Why bother studying someone buried in a few verses near the beginning of the Bible? And the answer is because this marginal character provides us with a very important message that everyone needs to hear. So, join us at Stapleford Baptist Church to find out about King M! - Thank you so much for spend...

This week we're continuing our series from the Bible book of Hebrews and we discover that the promises that God has made are rock-solid - he won't change his mind or back down from what he's said. The problem is that we can easily drift from trusting him. Join us at Stapleford Baptist Church to look at a passage from the bible book of Hebrews that explains just how reliable God is when...

The reading and sermon from Stapleford Baptist Church's Sunday morning service on 16th April - and it's in 2 languages - English and Cantonese. This week we're continuing our series from the Bible book of Hebrews and try to discover whether we are ducks, babies, snuffling dogs or couch potatoes - or maybe something much better than any of those. - Thank you so much for spending time wi...

The Stapleford Baptist Church Easter Sunday morning service. Join in celebrating the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ - death itself has been overcome and we can be sure that, as we repent of all our wrongdoing, he draws us into his eternal family. Right now, he's getting a place ready for us in Heaven. There's no day in the whole year that is more exciting for his followers. - Thank...

It's Palm Sunday - the day when we choose to especially remember the last week of Jesus life before his awful crucifixion for our sins. Today's talk takes us through some of the events in that momentous week - the awful yet tremendous work that Christ undertook on the behalf of every one of his followers. Listen in awe, amazement, humility and worship. - Thank you so much for spending time...

Following last week's look at the Bible book of Hebrews (where we discovered that Jesus Christ enables us to go right into God's throne room, even though we're absolutely unworthy in every way), this week we see that Jesus Christ is providing this access 24/7 for eternity! He's a better priest than any other - perfect, eternal and caring for his followers. Thank you so much for spe...