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Many of us struggle with emotional and spiritual imbalances, feeling overwhelmed by the demands of life and disconnected from ourselves and God. As disciples of Christ, we often overlook the importance of inner health, leading to burnout, shallow relationships, and a lack of true peace. “The Emotionally Healthy Disciple" offers a transformative opportunity to address these challenges. Based on the...

Many of us struggle with emotional and spiritual imbalances, feeling overwhelmed by the demands of life and disconnected from ourselves and God. As disciples of Christ, we often overlook the importance of inner health, leading to burnout, shallow relationships, and a lack of true peace. “The Emotionally Healthy Disciple" offers a transformative opportunity to address these challenges. Based on the...

1 Timothy was written by the Apostle Paul, who was encouraging his young coworker Timothy who was based in the church in Ephesus. As we look at the final chapter in the book of 1 Timothy, Martin focussed in on verses 11-12. Paul charged Timothy to ‘fight the good fight of faith’ - what exactly is this fight? What are the challenges? And how do we engage in the fight? 🏠 Visit our website https://...

On Sunday we were joined by guest speaker Phil Knox. Phil is an evangelism and missiology senior specialist at the Evangelical Alliance. Speaking from John 15:5 - 17, Phil showed us that we are creatures that have been made for relational connection. Disconnection and loneliness, however, is rife in our society. First and foremost, our most important relationship is our one with Jesus - who incred...

1 Timothy was written by the Apostle Paul, who was encouraging his young coworker Timothy who was based in the church in Ephesus. In this sermon, we delve into 1 Timothy 5, where Paul advises Timothy on organising the church in Ephesus by stressing the importance of family relationships, caring for true widows, and ensuring fair treatment and accountability among leaders. Paul's guidance reveals h...

1 Timothy was written by the Apostle Paul, who was encouraging his young coworker Timothy who was based in the church in Ephesus. In chapter 4, we explore Paul's advice to Timothy on training for godliness. Paul highlights the importance of grounding oneself in Scripture, prioritising spiritual health, enduring challenges, walking in confidence, and embracing one's calling. Join us as we delve int...

1 Timothy was written by the Apostle Paul, who was encouraging his young coworker Timothy who was based in the church in Ephesus. In chapter 3 the Apostle Paul describes the church as a 'pillar and buttress' of the truth. Martin explores what this means, looking at the nature of truth, how there is a problem with 'truth' in our culture, and how the church has a responsibility to stand for and hold...

1 Timothy was written by the Apostle Paul, who was encouraging his young coworker Timothy who was based in the church in Ephesus. In the second chapter we see Paul giving Timothy practical instructions for worship when the church is gathered.

1 Timothy was written by the Apostle Paul, who was encouraging his young coworker Timothy who was based in the church in Ephesus. In the first chapter, we see that teachers had come into the church proclaiming what was actually a false gospel. Paul gives practical instruction to Timothy, contrasting the true and authentic gospel with the counterfeit. 

Throughout the book of Amos, we have seen that God’s people are going to face God’s justice for their transgressions. In the final chapter of the book, however, we see that through their destruction, there is a promise of eventual restoration - the justice and the mercy of God come together, something that is fully realised in the person and work of Jesus Christ. 🏠 Visit our website https:// www....

In chapters 7 and 8 of Amos, God asks Amos the same question twice: Amos, what do you see. Throughout these two chapters, God shows him the judgment that is coming on the people of God because they have strayed from His commands. These chapters invite us to consider how we see God, how we see ourselves and how we see Jesus. 🏠 Visit our website https:// www.thecitychurch.org.uk 🎧 Find our sermon...

Israel had become distracted by their prosperity, drifting away from God, oppressing the poor and worshipping idols. In the second part of our series in Amos, we see that God is warning Israel from this drift away from his purpose, telling them to seek God and pursue justice - something that is relevant for all of us. 🏠 Visit our website https:// www.thecitychurch.org.uk 🎧 Find our sermon librar...

In the first part of a 4 part series in the book of Amos, John Bailey opened up the first 2 chapters of this book in the Old Testament looking through the theme of Losers, Lions & Lessons.

Preaching from Paul’s second letter to the Corinthians, Nii Noi shows us that giving is an act of grace that flows out of knowing the grace of God, and that giving is an essential part of our spiritual maturity. 🏠 Visit our website https:// www.thecitychurch.org.uk 🎧 Find our sermon library here https://subsplash.com/thecitychurch/sermons

We live in an anxious age. As followers of Jesus, we follow the most non-anxious person who ever lived - despite the fate that He knew awaited Him. We were blessed by Stef Liston as he opened up the scriptures to us, showing us the non-anxious life lived with God that He is inviting us into. 🏠 Visit our website https:// www.thecitychurch.org.uk 🎧 Find our sermon library here https://subsplash.co...

In the final part of our Resilient Faith series, Olly speaks from chapter 10 looking at the topic of ‘Battle’. In order for us to have a faith that is going to be resilient for the rest of our lives, we need to realise that we are in our battle and to always be ready, using the weapons of the the Word of God and Prayer. In our series "Resilient Faith," we are delving into the first 10 chapters of...

In Joshua 9 we see a failure on the part of Israel after entering the promised land. Martin shows us that failure is not something that we have to be afraid of, but it’s a necessary part of our growth, and how we have to both take responsibility for our failures, while also recognising we are in a spiritual battle. In our series "Resilient Faith," we are delving into the first 10 chapters of the b...

In Joshua 8 we read about how God leads his people further into what He has promised them. Martin shows us that the Grace of God is evident in this story, and how Grace is fuel for our lives and at the very foundation of our faith. In our series "Resilient Faith," we are delving into the first 10 chapters of the book of Joshua, examining the challenges of the Christian life and emphasising the imp...

In Joshua 7 we read of the story of Achan and the importance of not hiding our sins and failures from God. Nii Noi shows us that God's standards don't change, and that we are called to faith in Christ and to pursue holiness. In our series "Resilient Faith," we are delving into the first 10 chapters of the book of Joshua, examining the challenges of the Christian life and emphasising the importance...

Martin continues our series looking at the theme of Endurance. In Joshua 6, the Israelites were heading to the promised land, but then they came up against the walls of Jericho. How is our faith affected when we come up against obstacles that don’t seem to be in line with the promises of God? In this story we see the need for a faith that endures through challenges, remaining obedient and praying...

We were privileged on Sunday to have guest speaker Steve Midgley talk on the important topic of Mental Health. Steve helped us to understand the current landscape around Mental Health, how we got here, and how the Bible helps us to understand what it means to be human and what human flourishing is directed at. 🏠 Visit our website https:// www.thecitychurch.org.uk 🎧 Find our sermon library here h...

In our series "Resilient Faith," we are delving into the first 10 chapters of the book of Joshua, examining the challenges of the Christian life and emphasising the importance of cultivating a resilient, not fragile, faith. As the children of Israel crossed the river Jordan through God's miraculous intervention, if their faith was going to be resilient it needed to get the right perspective - a pe...

In our series "Resilient Faith," we are delving into the first 10 chapters of the book of Joshua, examining the challenges of the Christian life and emphasising the importance of cultivating a resilient, not fragile, faith. In the second part of the series, Kathryn speaks from chapter 3 - the Israelites have been saved from Egypt, wandering for 40 years in the desert. Now the time has come to adva...

In our series "Resilient Faith," we are delving into the first 10 chapters of the book of Joshua, examining the challenges of the Christian life and emphasising the importance of cultivating a resilient, not fragile, faith. In the first part of the series, Nii Noi speaks from chapters 1 -2 on the need for courage as we face new, unsettling and unusual seasons ahead.

In the final part of our Everyone a Witness series, we see that it is possible to try and share Jesus in our own, natural strength and wisdom, when if fact we've been given the Holy Spirit, who supernaturally leads us into our everyday opportunities with courage, compassion and power.  🏠 Visit our website https:// www.thecitychurch.org.uk 🎧 Find our sermon library here https://subsplash.com/thec...