The Bethel - Old Trafford Christadelphian Church

As we dedicated the new link building between The Bethel and the Youth Church building, Alex's encouragement was to be a church that is like a mirror ball: outward-facing, reflecting God and bouncing His light and colours around the world we live in.

Pete's short thoughts encompassing the breaking of bread service centred around being content with what we have.

Alex tries to tie in all Wayne's thoughts and give the weekenders something practical to take with them as they go on their way.

Wayne summarises his thoughts and offers up a big challenge to us all to remain dependent on Christ, not on anything else.

For part two, Wayne takes feedback and draws from the ideas of the Youth at the weekend.

Exploring the Theme of 'Mirror Image' for the Old Trafford Youth Weekend 2011, Wayne leads thoughts from the life of Jesus & the Beattitudes.

In warning us we can sometimes be more like the Pharisees than the Pharisees, David explores what Paul meant when he talked about 'different gospels' in his letter to the Galatian church.

We are sojourners in a foreign land, citizens of a different Kingdom, subjects of a different King, for whom we wait eagerly as we anticipate a triumphant return to right all wrongs and heal all hurts. Peter took us on a forward kingdom-looking journey.

We often pass over John's teaching and go straight to Jesus'. Andrew asks whether that is because we think Jesus moved things on or because we are actually uncomfortable with the teaching of John? He then encourages us to show Christ in our lives daily.

David looks at Paul's letters to the Corinthians and explains how in our actions we are open letters of recommendation of a life in Christ.

After using a magnifying glass to repair a pair of spectacles, John compares the work of God to the work of man showing that the more we magnify the handiwork of God the more beautiful it becomes.

Jesus' disciples were utterly changed by their journey with Jesus. Mike encourages us to follow along with them and also be changed.

On a journey through Isaiah and some of the other Old Testament prophets, Pete shows us glimpses of God's kingdom and encourages us to find ways to see it and bring it now.

Trevor explores the claim in Romans "you have been saved, by a man who chose to die, because God loved you before you were even born." God uses every means possible to show you how much he loves you. All you need to do is believe it and respond.

Jesus' death and resurrection happened to bind all types of people together, many who we may initially not feel comfortable next to. John explores some godly men that were exposed to 'uncleanliness' to prepare them to accept that Love matters, not Ritual.

Jesus tells us that he is coming soon. We are on the brink of his return and as a result, we must seek first the Kingdom of God, and reveal this treasure to everyone we meet in our lives.

Charles talks through the reality of being made in God's image. Starting in Genesis 1 we discover why we as people are so special to God and how we can live for him.

Martyn expands Psalm 34 to show us that we don't need to do any elaborate hide and seek games to find God, he is present and available to us and wants to share His gift of deliverance.

What do you associate with the word 'Samaritan'? Neil argues that most people would say 'Good', whereas many religious people would say 'impure' or 'polluted'. He then goes on to unpack the ideas and explore why this is and who they were.

From 1 Corinthians 12 "Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ." Olly discusses how we are all as one with Christ.

Is your church like a seagull or a honking goose? Malcolm shows how it is better to encourage one another than to criticise.

Alex uses a number of parables to illustrate how often we live in a way that is in conflict to what we say we believe and encourages us from Matthew 13 to be mustard-like.

Aaron's encouragement is to live to glorify God in everything we do, reminding us that God is with us all the time especially when we are having troubled times or feel alone and lost.

John encourages us to take an unsophisticated view of our lives, our faith and our trust in God and Jesus. To view God and Jesus like a Child would, and to trust without the constraints of our flawed, cynical complications.

Mike takes us to 1 Timothy where he disputes Paul's assertion that he was the worst sinner. Even the worst sinner though can be part of God's amazing gift of life.