St Matthias, Brighton - Talks

This autumn, our Formation Focus explores community, celebration and hospitality through the image of The Table, a place of belonging, shared life, welcome and joy. In this opening talk, Clark looks at Luke 15 and the father who runs to meet the returning son, asking what it means to see God as a God of generous, radical welcome. Across Scripture and in the life of Jesus, we discover a God who mov...

On this Vision Sunday, Tom shares our vision as a church for the year ahead, and learning from the Jerusalem church (in Acts 2), reflects on how we expand our capacity to pray, to serve and to give in order to see our communities transformed by the goodness of God.

In todays talk, Flo's examines Jesus' instruction to love your enemy and exerts how loving your enemies is a daily discipline rather than an emotional response. Through small, consistent choices to love in difficult situations, believers grow to reflect God's character and become the people Jesus calls them to be.

In today's talk, Tom continues our new talk series titled 'Famous lasting words,' which looks at some of Jesus' most famous sayings in the Bible. Tom focusses in on the words of Jesus in Matthew 6:25-34, where Jesus says don't worry about what you will eat, drink or wear and he also gives 3 practical applications for those wanting to live in light of Jesus' words in these v...

In today's talk, Tom kicks off our new talk series titled 'Famous lasting words,' which looks at some of Jesus' most famous sayings in the Bible, with the first saying being Jesus' instruction in the Gospels to come to him all who are weary and heavy burdened. He also explains how rest doesn't necessarily look like going on holiday and forgetting our troubles, but rather it...

In this weeks talk, Ruth explores how 2 Timothy 1:1–6 can help us as a Church to reflect on the gift of faith passed down through generations, how Timothy made that faith his own and how together, we can consider Paul's challenge to "fan into flame" the gifts God has given us. Ruth encourages us as a church family to encourage and nurture the next generation to grow in faith and purp...

Guest speaker Dr Ruth Valerio concludes our Creation Care series by exploring how consumerism shapes our lives and how the way of Jesus offers a hopeful alternative.

In the second talk of our Creation Care series, Clark explores how caring for creation is not only a duty or responsibility, but part of becoming people whose loves are reshaped by God. Building on last week’s call to be earthkeepers, this talk reflects on three movements of creaturely discipleship: delighting in the goodness of creation, rediscovering our belonging within the community of creatio...

This week we begin our new Formation Focus series on Creation Care. In this opening talk, Clark explores what it means to see creation care as part of our apprenticeship to Jesus. Beginning with Romans 8 and the image of creation groaning, we consider the ecological crises facing our world and ask how Christian faith has shaped, and sometimes distorted, our relationship with creation. Looking at G...

In the last of the three part series, Tom explores the spiritual practice that is reading scripture and how doing this help us as Christians to practice the way of Jesus. Tom is also joined by two members of the St Matthias congregation, who share how they engage with Scripture in their everyday lives.

In this talk, Kate explores the second of our 3 part series on spiritual practices that help us as Christians to practice the way of Jesus. Focusing primarily on the spiritual practice of Sabbath. Kate is also joined by two members of the St Matthias congregation, who share how they engage with Sabbath in the everyday busyness of life.

In this talk, Tom sets out part 1 of our 3 part series on spiritual practices that help us as Christians to practice the way of Jesus. Focusing primarily on the spiritual practice of prayer. Tom is also joined by two members of the St Matthias congregation, who share how they engage with prayer in their own lives.

In this talk, Tom explores the story behind Pentecost Sunday, why and whom God sent his Holy Spirit to initially and how the Holy Spirit can be our helper in many ways when we we seek Jesus. Tom also explains through the analogy of sailing in a boat, how In following the prompting of the Holy Spirit, we can: 1) Let our Life be empowered the wind of the spirit 2) We never graduate from understandin...

Part four unpacks the subversive events leading up to the cross; considering the significance of the crucified ‘King of the Jews’ and exploring the significance of Jesus' death for God’s Kingdom plans. 

Part three examines discipleship, focusing on Peter’s revelation of who Jesus is (8:27-30). This talk considers our calling as Jesus followers to faith, sacrifice, and mission - a way of life that includes suffering, self-giving and humility. 

A vision of the kingdom as seed and soil, inviting us to consider where our allegiance lies and how God’s kingdom grows in our lives.

In this new series, Tom begins to ask a number of questions, like who really is the Jesus were following, what is he like to be around and is there something Jesus has to say about the way we live our lives.

In a world marked by war, outrage, division and deep conflict, what might it mean to take seriously Jesus’ words: “Blessed are the peacemakers”? In this talk, Clark reflects on the global crisis of violence, the Church’s complicated history with power, and the radically different vision of peace we see in Jesus. Exploring themes of non-violence, creativity, vulnerability and hope, this message ask...

On Easter Day we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus - but for Jesus' disciples this time was a complex mix of joy and fear, celebration and confusion. And for us too faith so often goes hand in hand with doubt - particularly in life's tough times or when, like the disciples, we're trying to make sense of something we don't understand. In today's talk Kate explores three times...

We celebrate new life at Easter - but this is about new life for the whole world. Join Tom in this short talk as he explains what Easter is all about.

Tom rounds off the unburdened series by talking about the power of repentance.

Join us for this part two of Livewell, exploring the topic of neurodiversity with a panel of local people sharing their own experiences and expertise.

In recent times we've become so much better at recognising how different minds experience the world in different ways - with different skills, passions and energies but also sometimes unique challenges. How should we understand neurodiversity in this season when understanding is growing so fast? When do traits or patterns of behaviour become a diagnosis that could or should be made? And what d...

In this talk from the Unburdened series, we explore how sin is not only personal or private, but can become embedded in the systems that shape our world, what theologians call structures of sin. Reflecting on Jesus overturning the tables in the temple, we consider exploitation, exclusion, and corruption, and how discipleship today invites us into reckoning with our complicity, prophetic disruption...

The concept of sin doesn’t really sit easily with our modern culture and attitudes. How can we best understand what sin is - and how does this sit in the bigger story of God’s creation and the people of God? Join Kate as she opens our new series leading us into the events of holy week and asks - why is sin, our recognition of it and the reality of our own personal sin SO important? How does this r...