Widcombe Parish, Bath

26/Jan/2020: Mary and Andrew Udale-Smith look at the 'Hot Potato' of Money from Matt 6.1-4': Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I te...

19/Jan/2020: Paul Wakely continues this series of talks on 20-20 Vision - Who am I? looking at our identify in Christ: 'Justified forever - never again condemned’. 1 Cor 1.18. ‘To us who are being saved [the message of the cross] is the power of God’.

12/Jan/2020: Tim Buckley introduces a new series on 20-20 Vision - Who am I? Seeing our full identity in Christ. We are each on a journey to become fully the unique person He has made us to be. Galatians 5:1 - ‘It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.’

Jenny Buckler speaks from 2 Peter 1.1-10 encouraging us each to make time to tune in afresh to what God is saying to each of us for the the year ahead - perhaps to change gear up, or to change gear down.

17/Nov/2019: Tim Buckley and Paul Wakely continue the series looking at the fifth and final 'foundation stone' of St Matt's - being an 'Apostolic Community'. A dream of Church beyond Sunday services, to where those in Church are equipped to fulfil their calling to bring His Kingdom to bless the world; where the Church family is a welcoming place of healing and hope.

10/Nov/2019: Tim Buckley continue the series looking at the fourth 'foundation stone' of St Matt's - being 'generationally joined' from Psalm 145 'Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise; his greatness no one can fathom. One generation commends your works to another; they tell of your mighty acts'.

03/Nov/2019: Mark & Debbie Nish continue the series looking at the third 'foundation stone' of St Matt's - being Family Focused. Mark and Debbie look at various scriptures on the theme of 'one another'. Also, a St Matt's mission team describe their recent trip to Sri Lanka, visiting churches and individuals that St Matt's partners with 5,000 miles away.

27/Oct/2019: Tim Buckley continues the series looking at the second 'foundation stone' of St Matt's - Holy Spirit Encounters - looking at what life in the Spirit means today.

20/Oct/2019: Tim Buckley continues the series looking at the first 'foundation stone' of St Matt's - being Worship Centred. Tim takes WORSHIP as an acrostic: Worthy (Rev 5:12), Offering (Heb 13:15), Real (John 4:24), Surrender (Romans 12:1 and 2 Sam 6:22), Heartfelt (Is 29:13), Intimate (Ps 91:1), Prophetic (Luke 7:36- 38).

13/Oct/2019: Tim Buckley starts a new series looking at the five 'foundation stones' of who we are at St Matt's: (1) Worship Centred, (2) Holy Spirit Encounters, (3) Family Focused, (4) Generationally Joined, (5) Apostolic Community.

06/Oct/2019: Tim Buckley speaks from Matthew 6.13 on the Lord's Prayer - 'Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.'

The Lord's Prayer - forgive us the wrongs we have done by St Matt's Sermons

22/Sept/2019: Sarah Buckley speaks from Matthew 6.9-11 on the Lord's Prayer - 'Give us today our daily bread.'

15/Sept/2019: Julie Campbell speaks from Matthew 6.9-13 on the Lord's Prayer - 'your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.'

21/July/2019: Tim Buckley speaks on two of the values of St Matt's: Worship Centred and Holy Spirit Encounters, from Exodus 33.12-19: 'Then Moses said to the LORD, ‘If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on...

14/July/2019: In the His story, my story series, Tim May speaks on Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego in the burning fiery furnace from Daniel 3.8-30: 'Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, ‘King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Yo...

7/July/2019: Tim Buckley speaks on God's call to be an Apostolic Community. Daniel 2.20-21: 'Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his. He changes times and seasons; he deposes kings and raises up others. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.'

16/June/2019: On Father's Day, Andy Percey speaks on the love of our Heavenly Father for each of us - from the parable of the lost son in Luke 15:11-32: '... while he [the son] was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms round him and kissed him ...'

2/Jun/2019: Tim Buckley speaks on the four faces of God: Lion, Ox, Man, Eagle; the four Branches: King, Servant, Man, God; the four Gospels; and the four Temperaments of man: choleric, phlegmatic, sanguine, melancholic.

19/May/2019: Tim Buckley speaks on his personal story, and on Jacob finding his true identity in GOD (from Genesis 32) as he encounters the LORD, and his story is changed in a moment.

12/May/2019: Paul Wakely speaks on his personal story, and on Jonathan son of Saul from 1 Sam 18.1-4: 'After David had finished talking with Saul, Jonathan became one in spirit with David, and he loved him as himself. From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return home to his family. And Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. Jonathan took off the r...

05/May/2019: At the start a new series at St Matt's - His story, my story - Dave Kingswood speaks on his story of being a father to the fatherless. Psalm 68:1-6 'A Father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families'

14/Apr/2019: Tim Buckley and Mark Nish speak on living generous lives.

07/Apr/2019: Mary Udale-Smith speaks from John 12.1-8 and Phil 3.4-14 on God's invitation for us to abide like Mary of Bethany: 'Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Here a dinner was given in Jesus’ honour. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about half a litre of pur...

31/Mar/2019: Martin Geake speaks on God's love from the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32: 'But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms round him and kissed him. ‘The son said to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.” ‘But the father...