Sutton Coldfield Baptist Church

Deb looks at Ephesians 5 and two major obstacles that stop us from making the most of the opportunities that God gives us.

Can we find any clues as to the meaning of life in the Bible; what is the point of life? When we come to Christ we discover the reason God has given us breath. At our last baptismal service Donald shares our one purpose as it is described in 7 different ways in the Bible.

Donald and Deb discuss how we navigate away from arrogance and poor self-esteem towards a healthy confidence and humility - what each of these mean, how we reflect on where we're at, and practical tips to move forwards.

Terry looks at Acts 1 and what we can learn as we look at Jesus and the conversation in this passage.

Donald looks at a story about Jesus in Matthew 15, at how the crowds react, how the disciples react and how Jesus responds - and which of these we might identify with as we seek to deal with the "crowds" in our society and their and our beliefs and fears.

A difficult story of shame becomes a wonderfully story of redemption, Paul continues his series in Genesis and helps us move on from what can feel shameful and useless in our lives into discovering how God can reshape and show his grace

Deb and Donald discuss what shapes our thinking and what kind of things we can do if what we think doesn't match up to how Jesus thinks.

Jesus is silent when we want him to say something, then to make matters worse he appears to say something racist and divisive. What is going on? Donald unpacks a tricky passage in the Gospel of Matthew and helps us find a deeper message of radical faith and inclusion

Looking at Ephesians 5:1-14, Deb explores why the problems Paul names in Ephesians 5 are still an issue today and how we might avoid destructive habits and instead expose ourselves to God so we learn how to live in love.

Jesus tells us to look into our hearts, rather than worry about the actions of others. It's a tricky balance to manage the need to be honest with ourselves about our failings and yet also understand and receive the forgiveness of God rather than live in condemnation. Donald explores from Matthew 15

It's Harvest and Donald goes deeper on a story from David's life about Kindness. He also answers some questions texted in about Kindness and the difficult reality

Jesus is repeatedly annoyed with the seriously religious, for their hypocrisy - where they are zealous about the less important parts of faith and ignore the essential elements of the fundamental command to love. How does this speak into our troubled world today and our daily living?

Why does Jesus wait to go to the disciples in their moment of need and why don't we have answers to the "why" questions? What does Jesus feel about our fears, doubts and failures? Donald takes a different look at a familiar event in Jesus' life and addresses these and other questions.

We all struggle to pray. Even the disciples, close to Jesus, needed help. Jesus gives a template, not just set prayer, but an agenda. Donald takes the Church through the themes but also shares his own failures in prayer and the importance of just keeping going

For Jesus, his own needs and the needs of others clash - Jesus needs to be now His own, the people need help. How do we balance the needs of others and our own needs? Donald also shares his own experience of solitude and busyness

Donald explores the story of Herod and John the Baptist with 5 different characters, each with a different experience. A difficult story of sex and weakness, tragedy and coercion. We all battle with our self-control and are damaged by other people's lack of self control, where can we find hope in this painful story?

How do we reflect Jesus when we’re the only follower of Jesus amongst our family, friends or colleagues? Cath is back for a one off and she and Donald share their thoughts and experiences

Inspired by the writings of King David - Donald leads us through a personal reflection on the elements of worship we see in David's thoughts and actions and helps us think this through for ourselves

After a week of our Youth Camp, Sam, our Youth and Young Adults Co-ordinator helps us learn from Romans 12. Is there more to life than this? And if so how do we access what we are meant for?

What do we long God to rid of in the world? We may be longing for Jesus to return and get rid of all that is wrong, but what do we do if we fear his return and feel we are part of the problem. Donald brings re-assurance with the words of Joel.

Deb explores what it means to live for the common good, why we would do this, and how to live this way.

Neil explores the emotive character of smells - and how Jesus' aroma rubs off on us when we spend time with him, so that those around us can tell from being with us that we have spent time with Jesus.

Deb continues her series through Ephesians focusing in on one word that is repeated 6 times in two chapters.

In the light of the constantly changing news, and the rise of nationalism Donald unpacks the question "what makes a nation great?". With questions on Britain, Israel and the USA, Donald looks at what measure the Bible gives for greatness

What is strength in God? What does it look like? How can we find this strength? Prompted by the story of Jonathan and David, Donald helps us seek resilience