The Bethel - Old Trafford Christadelphian Church

Holding the balance of a mighty and majestic God that shows his power in the intricate tiny details of life can be mind-blowing as Tony discovered when trying to learn about Einstein's great unifying equation. Our response though is what matters. We were encouraged to be Christ-like in our response to grace, to bless others because we are blessed.

Tim talks about the journey through life, and when times are tough and storms about us, The Lord Jesus comes out of the darkness to give us calm. Don't be afraid for he is with us wherever we go.

Deuteronomy 6:4 is the opening of the 'Shema': a traditional Jewish declaration of faith. John unpacks the nuances of the translation and the meaning of this passage to reveal lessons we can all learn about reverentially approaching God as our Father.

Life is not always peaceful & easy! But still, with all our scientific knowledge & discovery, we often think we've got it covered. Steve argues that more often than not, we have barely scratched the surface of the surface, and our exploration of God's unfathomable love is no different.

Mark takes us on a walk through the beatitudes from Matthew 5, encouraging us to take the principals into the week where so many of us are going back to school or work after a holiday break.

Simplicity does not equate to superficiality or shallowness and Occam's razor effectively states that the simplest answer is often the most true. This approach can be used with scripture and Charles explores how the core truths of life come out in the teaching of Jesus about himself and his relationship with God. The core truths cut through the complex arguments and return us to God and the simpli...

Trevor explored the concept of 'home', how it is not a place, but about a feeling, feeling like you belong, home is somewhere you can be yourself and people you don't necessarily know are 'on your side'. Are we sharing that sense of 'Home' in our church? And are we building a place together where God will feel 'at home'?

Much of the time, it seems that Jesus had obscure, confusing, non-linear conversations with people. Looking closer he was always moving them to be where he wanted them. Do we treat Jesus as a stranger with strange questions or are we changed by him? Do we make excuses to avoid doing what we should or do we let our encounters with Christ empower us to become the people God created us to be?

Using the parable of the wedding banquet, Charles encouraged us to think about how to 'wear grace' like clothes.

The world has changed (inevitably) in the last generation, especially with regard to moral compass. People have, in the words of the bible become "lovers of self, not loves of God". David encourages us to consider how to be Christ-like in our lives. He suggested we keep walking in the direction God has planned for us by being Humble, Gentle, Patient, bearing with one another in love. To not spend...

Understanding grace properly will help us to be more gracious ourselves.

The very important 'what' of the bible is only meaningful if we consider the 'what now' at the same time. Steve encourages us to witness to a joyful God, one who comforts us so we can comfort others. God fills us with joy if we allow him to, so we can live lives of joy.

Who do we submit to and why? What is it about submitting to God and Jesus that we find so difficult? Mark explores way we can better submit in our lives.

The popular TV show "The Apprentice" was Pete's springboard, to talk about discipleship, how a Rabbi lived and how his followers took on his teachings.

Do we act justly in our lives, do we make sure we aren't short-changing each other or God? Can we bring ourselves to show love in the place of retribution, to show mercy at the same speed the opportunities arise to do so? And what would it look like to walking with Jesus, humbly in all the things we do? Wayne digs deep into these ideas relevant to our contemporary existence.

Jesus' teaching on why Christians must never show partiality, reflecting on this prayer: “I always pray for my church that no-one will leave feeling unwanted, unneeded or unloved – it’s what it’s all about.”

What lessons can we learn from Daniel? Aaron illuminates us as to how the ancient prophet is still relevant today in contemporary living.

Martyn explores four concepts of Debt, Freedom, Piercing and Comfort, leading up to sharing the bread and wine.

We change, our thinking changes, compare the pre-Gallileo thinking to that of post-Hubble. We resist the inevitable change that happens around us. Could 'unchangeability' be the thing that distinguishes God from everything else? Richard explores this.

Is God really more precious than Gold to us? Do we treat God as something precious and dear to us, more-so than our possessions? Dave explores these ideas and challenges us to keep God front and foremost in our lives.

David's challenge was to live like the gospel is a contagion, spread it, let God's love shine out of our lives and of our community.

Andy led us through the Easter message and also baptism.

Jesus came to battle the 'gods' of the age, for example, politically challenging the entrance of Pilate on his stallion into the West side of Jerusalem, by entering from the East on a donkey. Jesus invites us to partner with him in battling the god of this age - the god in our hearts, the god of self. The constant struggle against our sinful nature is the struggle where we must give the 'throne' t...