Weekly Talks

By Rev Carlie Lacey | Psalm 8 Psalm 8 (NIV) We can’t fail to notice that there’s a huge gulf between the best and worst of human behaviour.  And, if we’re honest, we’d have to admit that there’s a huge gulf between the best and worst of our own behaviour.  In many ways human beings can be glorious – but often we’re quite the opposite – we can be extremely inglorious.  Today we found out why.

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Matthew 17: 1-13 Matthew 17:1-13 (NIV) We’ve come to week two of our first series of the year, which is called ‘Glory’.  Last week we saw that God’s glory is best expressed through his character – and this week we’re going to see that God’s character has been perfectly expressed in and through the person of Jesus.

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Exodus 33: 12-23 Exodus 33: 12-23 (NIV) Today was The Epiphany of Our Lord.  Epiphany means ‘appearance,' and God has made himself known to us, not only through creation – but by making an appearance and revealing himself to us personally.  We’re started a new series today called ‘Glory,’ and over the next 4 weeks we’re going to explore all the ways that God’s glory is...

by Rev Charlie Lacey | Psalm 90 Psalm 90 (NIV) On the last Sunday of the year, as we headed into 2026, we thought about ‘time’.  What is it? Why does it exist? How do we use it? How should we use it?  And what are we going to do with the 8760 hours that will make up 2026?

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Matthew 1:18-25 Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV) The birth of Jesus is the defining event of human history - God became man and entered into his creation.  To discover why this happened, we don’t need to look beyond the two names that appear in today’s reading: Jesus and Immanuel.

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Luke 2: 22-40 Luke 2: 22-40 (NIV) As part of our ‘Songs of Advent’ series we looked at Simeon’s song, sometimes called the Nunc Dimittis (‘now dismiss’).  It’s a song that reminds us that the whole of history has been moving ever closer to God’s final act of salvation.

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Isaiah 9: 2-7a & Luke 2: 1-21   Isaiah 9: 2-7a & Luke 2: 1-21  (NIV)  Humanity longs for peace, whilst simultaneously making it an impossibility.  There is only one who can bring true and lasting peace to the world and to our individual lives, and his name is Jesus.

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Luke 1: 57-80 Luke 1: 57-80 (NIV) God had been silent for 400 years, and then, all of a sudden, Jesus’ birth narrative begins - and various people are filled with the H/S, burst into song, and prophesy.  Today we focussed on Zechariah (the father of John the Baptiser), who reminds us that Jesus saves us from something, but he also saves us for something.

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Luke 1: 39-56 Luke 1: 39-56 (NIV) On this first Sunday of Advent we began a new series called, ‘Songs of Advent’.  Luke includes four songs in the first two chapters of his Gospel. Mary, Zechariah, the angels, and Simeon, all break into song.  And over the next four weeks we’ll see that their song is also our song – as we celebrate what God has done, is doing, and will do to...

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Genesis 6: 1-8 Genesis 6: 1-8 (NIV) We’ve come to the second of our two-part mini-series called ‘Perplexing Passages’; and today we were looking at the time in Genesis when humanity had become so evil that the Lord decided to destroy everything with a flood.  At this point, we’re told about some mysterious people, called the Nephilim - and it’s not at all clear who or what t...

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Number 22: 21-35 Numbers 22: 21-35 (NIV) The book of Numbers does not begin with the words, “Once Upon a Time.”  In fact, the genre of Numbers is historical narrative and law.  So, what is a talking donkey doing in this book? Today, we explored this question as part of our 'Perplexing Passages' mini-series.

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Philippians 4: 10-23 Philippians 4: 10-23 (NIV) Over the past seven weeks, we've explored Paul’s letter to the Philippians.  A letter that’s full of joy, even though Paul wrote it from prison.  Paul’s relationship with the Philippians is one of mutual love, affection, concern and support.  It is a partnership in the strongest sense of the word and there's a lot we...

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Philippians 4: 4-9 Philippians 4: 4-9 (NIV) A lot of Christians don’t seem to realise that following Jesus is completely radical.  The life he calls us to is very different from what our culture teaches or expects of us.  And if we’re going to live in a way that goes against the grain of the world – we must first win the battle of the mind.  Right thinking will inevitably le...

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Philippians 3:10 – 4:3 Philippians 3:10 – 4:3 (NIV) Paul wrote his letter to the Philippians from prison, yet it was full of joy and hope. How is that possible? Well, because he was ‘living up’ to what he had already attained in Christ. Resurrection life is an absolute certainty – but we don’t always live as if it is. We need to aspire now to the kind of life that we will ha...

by Archbishop Jeremy Greaves | Philippians 3:1-14 Philippians 3:1-14 (NIV) In today’s passage, Paul makes it clear that our confidence should not be in ourselves.  Instead, we put our confidence in Jesus.  He wants to change and transform our lives, and ultimately, he’s made a way for us to experience resurrection life, with him forever.  Archbipisop Jemery Graves

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Philippians 2: 12-30 Philippians 2: 12-30 (NIV) Today's passage began with Paul telling the Philippians to ‘work out their salvation with fear and trembling’. He then gives two examples of men who were doing just that, Timothy and Epaphroditus. Two amazing servant-hearted men, who gave their all to spreading the good news of Jesus.

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Philippians 2:1-11 Philippians 2:1-11 Jesus was the most joyful person who ever lived, and if we want to experience true joy, we must have the same mindset as Jesus.  The world tells us that we find happiness and fulfilment when we focus on ourselves.  The Bible says something very different.  The Bible says that joy is found in humility and selflessness.

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Philippians 1: 12-30 Philippians 1: 12-30 (NIV) It’s not so much that Jesus is our ultimate priority – it’s that Jesus is our whole life – and all our priorities should emanate from a life led in obedience to Him.

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Philippians 1: 1-11 Philippians 1: 1-11 (NIV) Even though Paul was in prison when he wrote his letter to the Philippians, he expressed tremendous joy. One of the sources for his joy was the love and affection that the Lord poured into his heart for his brothers and sisters in Christ.

by Rev Charlie Lacey | James 5: 1-11 James 5: 1-11 (NIV) We live in a world where wealth is seen as the primary measure of success.  Very often, when we have more, we feel like we are more.  And when we have less, we feel like we are less.  Today we challenged that assumption.

By Penny Howchin| Colossians 1: 15-20 Colossians 1: 15-20 (NIV) Our creativity is a gift from God, the ultimate creator.  One of the ways we reflect God's image is by being creative.  Being creative in our unique ways honours God and who he made us to be.

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Genesis 1: 27-28, Genesis 2: 20-25 Genesis 1: 27-28, Genesis 2: 20-25 (NIV) What does it mean to be male and female – why is it important – and how much does our gender have to do with our identity anyway?

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Matthew 12: 46-50 Matthew 12: 46-50 (NIV) Today, as part of our 'Who Am I?' series, we looked at the family.  There’s no doubt that all of us have been shaped by our family environment, but what part does that play in our actual identity as we stand before God?

By Rev Trevor Adams | 2 Corinthians 5: 1-10 2 Corinthians 5: 1-10 (NIV) In the Bible Paul says our current body is like a tent! It has a ‘use by’ date. So what then is the other existence that Paul alludes to as “In the mean time,”  ‘The Holy Spirit is given to us as our guarantee of that future life?’ 

By Rev Charlie Lacey | Philippians 3: 1-14 Philippians 3: 1-14 (NIV) There will be things that we’re trying to achieve today – and there will be things that we’re trying to achieve in life more generally.  But how much do our achievements contribute to our identity - and are we trying to achieve the things that God wants us to achieve?