The Bethel - Old Trafford Christadelphian Church

Is the God that we show as a community one that is alive and active today or is He of the past and currently inactive? God's desire is to use us today in the same way he used others like Elijah, James and others. Mark walks us through seven ways that God works with us today, compelling us by his grace and goodness. The goats? You'll have to listen to the whole thing!

Reading the Old Testament can be a challenge, but there are important lessons. The tabernacle table reminded the people that they relied on God to provide. Psalm 78 shows how fervently God sought to be that provider to them. Jesus' words about the yeast of the Pharisees were not about forgetting the bread but about making sure that all our thinking is God and Christ-centred. What is the (self-cent...

David explores the compassion of Jesus for two people in need (the synagogue leader whose daughter had died, and the woman who touched his cloak), and the way he responded to their real demonstrations of their faith in his power to heal.

In an imaginary tour of Jerusalem in Israel, we were taken to some ancient rocks in the base of a wall. If they could speak of all that had passed them by, what wisdom could they speak to us? The Foundations God asks us to build on are Justice, Righteousness and Humility and they are not defined by any outcome that we desire. The cornerstone is Jesus Christ himself and he taught us that seeking ju...

At times, everything in our week seems to conspire to get in the way of our relationship with God. There is a constant interference, a crackle and fizz drowning out the words we want to hear from our heavenly father. Trevor challenges us to refocus on the sacrifice of Jesus; What it means to us, How it changes us, How we can live a life in but not of this world and How can we help each other in th...

God has done great things for us, and he promises more for the future. Meanwhile we live in between, and we are called to occupy the space between God and His world. Not settling back to what we were but striving always to be Christ.

Being more receptive to God to hear his voice takes three steps: Find the off switch, Relocate - find somewhere or do something different and then just Listen.

God's purpose is to make us like Christ. God's method to make us like Christ is to fill us with his Spirit.

Charles compares the 'myth' of Pygmalion and an ancient Jewish 'myth' to encourages us to approach this new upcoming year with a positive attitude and demonstrate that the gospel is universal and eternal.

At times, we can become too familiar with the Christmas story and skim over the details. David explores what we can learn from the characters that aren't as popular or well known at this time of year. What can the overlooked ones tell us about God and our relationship with Him.

When Jesus was born he received many visitors, none of whom was turned away. In his ministry many people came to him, none was turned away. People still come to him and there is nothing to stop them. But they must be prepared to be changed by the encounter.

With inspiration from the Psalms, Lionel encourages us to look out for the warnings that current world evernts might be giving us and hold fast to the promises of God.

How can we reveal and connect with the foundation of incredible love that is our God? Perhaps it starts with some openness, honesty and the self awareness to be able to reflect on what barriers we project that get in the way of what is really inside us.

Colin draws out lessons that we can learn from life and words of the prophet Amos. Lessons about justice, mercy and being awoken from the slumber of security and comfort.

We all have a part in God's plan. We may not be aware of what it is, it may not be at all obvious, but God will find a way to use us in his plan for this world.

A Loveburst is a spontaneous explosion of affection. God has them in the same way that we do. Malcolm springboards from the story of the paralytic from Mark 2 where friendship causes people to do illogical things for their friends to illustrate how love alters protocol to meet people's needs.

After being hoodwinked into decluttering some of his belongings, Charles turned his thoughts to the results of being as ruthless with our minds and our thoughts. Marcus Aurelius once said 'What we do now echoes in eternity', Charles encouraged us to aspire to the words of Philippians 2 and 'shine like stars' by undertaking humble acts of service.

Casting vision once more, Richard looks to build on some earlier thoughts shared back in June.

There are times when we hear the voice of Jesus but are we really listening?

In our world of Ungrace, we are told constantly that 'Nothing worth having ever comes easy' and that we shouldn't expect the reward for something we haven't put any effort into. What happens to us and our lives when we come into contact with Grace - the complete contrast to our Ungrace world?

When a son who’s gone off the rails returns home to find his Father expectant, wanting and open-armed, what does it really show us about God’s love for us? Discover the meaning of grace and just how much it impacts our lives today.

From Deutoronomy 30, we learn that God is the God who picks up the pieces, the God who offers new starts and the God who actually enjoys us. Nothing he asks is too hard for us to do and none of it is complicated. All he asks of us is that we do nothing half-hearted.

We have an understanding that one day, Jesus Christ will walk the earth again in physical form. What are we expecting from this event? What are we doing to prepare for it? What is it all about? Maurice asks questions and puts forward some conversation starting ideas.

Underpinned by a fundamental dislike of selfies, when tempted to commit an act of vandalism in response to a hairdressing shop called 'It's all about me'; Norman had his thoughts drawn towards a deeper level of self-reflection. Our encouragement came from looking at a few scriptural examples of the same kind of selflessness that Jesus exhibited. Looking under the surface, Norman concluded that in...

We have a major humanitarian crisis at the moment. What are they all seeking? Freedom! Spiritually, we are all refugees to a certain extent and we also seek freedom. The key difference is that whilst our fellow humans from Syria are looking for freedom as an end-goal, our freedom can be found along our journey. Tim explores what freedom in Christ is and how it changes our behaviour.