The King's Church International Audio Podcast

Life Group Leaders’ Notes  Title: How You Can Be Blessed By Becoming A Peacemaker  Key Text: Matthew 5:9    We live in a world that is desperately in need of peace. So many are longing for peace of mind, peace in their home, peace in their community but few know where to find it. So, they look for any temporary escape they can find.   Today there are conflicts of every kind and at every level. The...

Life Group Leaders’ Notes  Title: Blessed Are The Pure In Heart  Key Text: Matthew 5:8    We continue this series on ‘How to be blessed in life’, based on Jesus’ teachings from the Sermon on The Mount in Matthew 5 known as the beatitudes. We move to the statement of Jesus in Matthew 5 verse 8 that says: “blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God”   What does it mean to have a good heart?...

Life Group Leaders’ Notes Title: Blessed When You Receive & Show Mercy Key Text: Matthew 5:7 We continue this series on ‘How to be blessed in life’, based on Jesus’ teachings from the Sermon on The Mount in Matthew 5. Here Jesus gave them made eight powerful statements known as the beatitudes, each of which outlines how we can have true and lasting happiness. Each one of them are teachings that ar...

Life Group Leaders’ Notes Title: Blessed when you are Hungry for God Key Text: Matthew 5:6 Jesus said in the 4th Beatitude Matthew 5:6 NIV: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” Here in the beatitudes Jesus shows us how we can be truly happy or blessed in life in ways that are so different to what we often think. We see that if we want to have a bles...

Title: Conquer The World By Being Meek Key Text: Matthew 5:5 In the third Beatitude, Jesus said in Matthew 5:5 where Jesus said ‘Blessed are the meek for they will inherit the earth.’ Meekness is a word that often seems strange today, but it is one that we must seek to understand. The great Moses was a very powerful leader who led a nation out of slavery and to the Promised Land, real physical ter...

Life Group Leaders’ Notes Title: Blessing The Jewish People & Israel Key Text: Genesis 12:2-3 The Jewish nation which comprises many different ethnic backgrounds, a small nation, has contributed so much to humanity that it is astounding. It’s on the frontline of research and development, innovation and global relations and is amazing to witness and see. God’s promise to Abraham is that He would ma...

Life Group Leaders’ Notes Title: How To Be Blessed When You Are Sad Key Text: “Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted” (Matthew 5:4) As we start our new series called ‘How To Live A Blessed Life’, we come to the first teaching that Jesus gave here in these beatitudes: Jesus said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” In the modern world, some of the...

Recap Title: How To Be Blessed When You’re At The End Of Your Rope Key Text: Matthew 5:3 As we start our new series called ‘How To Live A Blessed Life’, we come to the first teaching that Jesus gave here in these beatitudes: Jesus said: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Poverty, as we can see from the state of the world today, is very far from being a blessing....

Recap Title: What now? Time to restore the UK’s Christian foundation. Key Text: Isaiah 58:12 The funeral service of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was the biggest televised Christian event in history. At this moment when so many have been touched by the reality of the Queen’s Christian faith-which thankfully our new King Charles III shares- every Christian and every church needs to move up to a ne...

Recap Title: Discovering the God of all comfort Key Text: 2 Corinthians 1:3 Hello everyone and special welcome to all of you. My theme today is: Discovering the God of all comfort. All over the world millions continue to mourn the death of our beloved Queen Elizabeth the Second. Around Britain the deep sadness of great numbers of people has been on open display as they have lined up for many hours...

Recap Title: Coming Close To God in A Time Of Royal Loss Key Text: Isaiah 6:1-9 People all over the world have been shaken by the death last week of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. For many there is both sadness and a strong sense of disorientation. All through her long life of service she spoke of God’s faithfulness which was her rock when big storms hit her. She was ‘an unshakeable Christian’ to...

Recap Title: How To Be An Unshakeable Christian Key Text: 1 Corinthians 15:58 Today we all need to learn how to keep steady when everything around us is uncertain. We live in a moment of great international tensions. In many ways and for so many reasons, both the young and the old, singles and families, battle with worries and fears. We should not be surprised that we face troubles in life but we...

Recap Title: No Worries! God is for you Key Text: 1 Peter 5:7 There are many challenges in life. One of the big issues in the UK right now is the rising cost of living – energy prices, food cost, rising interest rates, inflation and the list can go on. Our mental health is increasingly affected, due to worry and anxiety. Worry steals our joy, our peace, and our confidence. 1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all yo...

Recap Title: You are not rejected! God is for you Key Text: Isaiah 41:9-10 Rejection is one of the most common emotions in our world today. So often people have faced rejection in their home, or at school and or during their working life. Many people imagine that if God exists, He is not interested in them and has rejected them or is out to get them. Too many, he is a far-off figure that they stru...

Recap Title: No Fear! God Is For You Key Text: Psalm 56 The truth is that God is out to bless us not to curse us. As Jesus said in John 3:17: For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. Trusting in God and not human resources is something that is emphasised all through the Bible. Psalms 20:7 says ‘Some trust in chariots and some...

Recap Title: God Is For You Key Text: Numbers 6:24-26; Romans 8 The truth is that God is out to bless us, not to curse us. As Jesus said in John 3:17: For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. For sure the Bible does not present a God for whom anything goes. He will not unconditionally bless anyone. In fact, quite the opposite....

Recap Title: How to action the word God has spoken to you Key Text: Genesis 12:1-5 Key Message: One of the greatest experiences in life is to feel and know that God is directly speaking to us through the Scriptures. Many Christians can testify to how they have received comfort, direction and revelation in a very personal way. Just one word from God can change the life of an individual, a family, a...

Recap Title: How We Can Transform The United Kingdom Key Text: Joel 2:28-29 Key Message: There are all kinds of opposition facing the church today. We need to stand strong in our faith and resist demand in the time of trial and keep ourselves standing in the promises that the Lord has given us all around the world. The Prophet Joel speaks about how God will pour out his spirit upon all flesh. God...

Recap Title: This Is Your Time For Restoration Series: Discovering The Real Jesus Key Text: John 21 Key Message: As we conclude our series on 'Discovering the Real Jesus', we come to the final chapter of John’s gospel, where we see that the disciples of Jesus also needed great restoration. After the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus the disciples had run away and lost their way. They were shaken up...

Recap Title: Praying Like Jesus Prayed Series: Discovering The Real Jesus Key Text: John 17 Key Message: As we continue our series on ‘Discovering the real Jesus’ we will arrive at John chapter 17, which looks at a prayer of Jesus. Interestingly, this prayer is the longest prayer recorded by Jesus. Through this prayer we see the heart and nature of Jesus. The prayer demonstrates Jesus’ relationshi...

Recap Title: Do All Roads Really Lead To God? Series: Discovering The Real Jesus Key Text: John 14:6 Key Message: As we continue our series ‘Discovering The Real Jesus’ studying the New Testament book of John, we come to chapter 14 and another of the seven ‘I am’ statements of Jesus. John 14:6 records one of the most famous sayings of Jesus, as He proclaims to His disciples ‘I am the way, the trut...

Recap Title: How To Have The Most Fruitful Life Series: Discovering The Real Jesus Key Text: John 15:1-17 Key Message: The God of the Bible is the God who wants the world he created to be fruitful. God wants every person on earth, every family and every church to be fruitful. Time and again in the scriptures we see how the blessing of God caused individuals, families and communities to flourish, o...

Recap Title: Enjoy The Bread Of Heaven Series: Discovering The Real Jesus Key Text: John 6:5, 11-13 Key Message: As we continue our series on ‘Discovering the Real Jesus’, we come to a famous moment where Jesus fed 5,000 men, plus women and children. The total is estimated at over 20,000 people being fed in this miraculous event. This story is told from different angles in all four gospels. We lea...

Recap Title: It’s Your Time To Walk Free Series: Discovering The Real Jesus Key Text: John 11:1-44 Key Message: Freedom is something we all treasure. Freedom is often won at great cost. Political freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, freedom of the press and freedom from tyranny are all freedoms to be highly valued. However, the question is whether we are living lives as Spiritually Free p...

Recap Title: I Once Was Blind But Now I See Series: Discovering The Real Jesus Key Text: John 9:1-41 Key Message: These well-known words from the famous hymn, Amazing Grace, have been sung all around the world. They describe the radical change that happened in the life of a former slave trader who became an anti-slavery campaigner and influential pastor. When John Newton had a powerful encounter w...