The Living Room

Send us Fan Mail When we need to find spiritual inspiration we can often go to those tried and tested places in order to have that revelation. Throughout history God has a proven track record of showing up in unexpected places. Today we ask ourselves the question, what might we be missing? Feel free to listen in x

Send us Fan Mail Today we take some time to reflect on some of the barriers that we construct that can make us feel like we aren’t good enough. If we’re honest, we can all feel like that. We hope this message helps to give you perspective for this year and hope as you move forward. Feel free to listen in xxx

Send us Fan Mail This episode looks at one of the key words behind The Living Room. Creating refuge is foundational to The Living Room - today we explore what that means and what it looks like in practice. Feel free to listen in xxx

Send us Fan Mail This episode focuses on the second key word for The Living Room. Hope isn’t a superpower that we inherit when we connect with God, today we look at how we engage with hope and the impact it can have on us and on other people. Feel free to listen in xxx

Send us Fan Mail This episode explores the final key word for The Living Room. We can often find we treat purpose like this golden target to reach. That mentality can lead to frustration and disappointment as life unfolds before us. Today we’ll look at some important perspective shifts that will help us have a healthy relationship with purpose. Feel free to listen in xxx

Send us Fan Mail Having recently celebrated 5 years since the beginning of The Living Room, today we take a look at some of the key things that we’ve learnt over that time and take stock of how much has changed. Feel free to listen in x

Send us Fan Mail Faithfulness is a trait that we’d all love to be known for. Today we take a look at what faithfulness looks like in terms of our relationships with our friends, our families and in our connection to God. We hope todays sessions inspires you to be more faithful in all elements of your life. Feel free to listen in x

Send us Fan Mail Gentleness comes naturally to some but can be a real challenge for others. Today we look at the importance of gentleness and look at some practical ways that our words and actions can make a difference to the people that we meet. Feel free to listen in x

Send us Fan Mail Kindness is so powerful, we all have the ability to do it. Today we listen to a whole range of stories from within the living room and then take a look at a few of the challenges that can creep up on us when we choose to be kind. Our hope is that today's talk will inspire you and help you to bring kindness to the forefront of whatever you are doing in your life. Feel free to...

Send us Fan Mail Finding peace can be tough. Today we talk to Victoria about how finding peace has been a constant challenge, especially as life has thrown some epic curve balls her way. This is an honest and real reflection of facing life’s challenges - there’s nothing glib or flippant about it - but there is still hope. If you’ve struggled to find peace then we really hope today’s talk will reso...

Send us Fan Mail Self control can be an issue in so many ways. In this podcast, Sandra takes a look at this topic, shares her challenges around self control and how we can learn to recognise ways of improving our ability to control ourselves. Feel free to listen in x

Send us Fan Mail We know that patience is a virtue but it can be so hard to put patience in to practice. Today we take a look at some of the main challenges with patience, why we often feel frustrated and how we can alter our approach to allow patience to grow in us. Feel free to listen in x

Send us Fan Mail Becky explores the journey of losing her mum during the pandemic and what her life, grief, and faith, has looked like through it all. Becky is honest and vulnerable about her story in the hope that those battling through grief and loss would find a little hope in what she has to say

Send us Fan Mail It's very easy to feel like we are truly valuable when we achieve success, or at least are seen as successful by other people. This can be a pretty painful pursuit, especially if life throws you various curve balls that can change your trajectory. Today we introduce our new series which aims to remove the pressure of needing to succeed and instead looks at encouraging us to f...

Send us Fan Mail We can probably all relate to the emotion of love. Maybe you've had experience in a positive way, but some of us know more about love because we've experienced a lack of love. Today we look at what love looks like, when it's easy to love and when it's a challenge to love people. Whatever your experience, we really hope that there will be something that resonate...

Send us Fan Mail When was the last time you thought about your breathing? It’s something we do all of the time but barely give it a thought. Today we take some time to think about the importance of breathing and the opportunity to connect with God through something we do so naturally. Feel free to listen in x

Send us Fan Mail Jesus’ death will always be the most significant moment in Christian history.  When we take a step back and look at Christian history, we can find different theories around  why this had to happen. Today we’ll look at a range of atonement theories and consider some of the most significant elements of the crucifixion and what that means for us today. Feel free to listen in x

Send us Fan Mail When we think about the importance of connecting with God we can sometimes end up thinking that the whole thing hinges on making the right decision in order to avoid going to hell.  That can seem pretty heavy.  Today we’re taking the time to look at some of the questions around hell and look at some different perspectives. Feel free to listen in x

Send us Fan Mail When we read the Old Testament we can often see an image of a God that seems pretty angry. Fast-forward to the New Testament and the image seems to change. Today we look at the contrasting images of God and discuss some thoughts around the question - Is God angry? Feel free to listen in.

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever read something in the bible that has made you confused or that you've found hard to understand? This can sometimes be a tricky subject to talk about - but it's essential. Today we take some time to think about some questions to do with the bible: What is it? What is in it? What was in it? and how has it changed over time? When we can read the bible in the c...

Send us Fan Mail What do you think about when you hear the word judgement? That word can conjure up a multitude of feelings, often a lot of negative emotions and some fear and shame. God is often linked to judgement, but how does that work? Today we look at what we may have been taught about judgement and discuss someone perspectives that bring hope into play. Feel free to listen in.

Send us Fan Mail Throughout our lifetime we can find that so many things shape our thinking and understanding about God.  It's worth stopping and thinking about what you believe and where that came from. We can sometimes find that what we believe doesn't necessarily come from Jesus but from different interpretations, translations and agendas. Today we're taking a look at the range o...

Send us Fan Mail Doubt is often seen as the opposite of faith but the two are actually very closely linked. As we pursue God, our faith begins to change, today we'll look at the various faith stages that we can go through and the role that doubt has to play in the process. Feel free to listen in.

Send us Fan Mail There are so many positive elements of being in a Christian community. There's a challenge though. Sometimes those environments can function on a set of rules that cause some people to feel like they don't really fit. Sometimes people get hurt and feel like they can't trust the institution anymore. Today we look at challenging the way we function as Christian commun...

Send us Fan Mail Today we take some time to talk to Hannah Lamberth about her blog. She bravely challenges the status quo of church communities and pushes the need for these communities to function in a way that not only represents the person of Jesus, but also is aware of the impact that we have on those who exist within our communities. Feel free to listen in x