St Giles West Bridgford Podcast

Joanna looks at the impact of Lydia, her heart for God and her response too hearing the good news of Jesus (Acts 16: 9-15). She asks us to consider how we each respond to the nudges of the Holy Spirit in our lives.

At our Sunday evening service, Ellen shares on hearing God's voice. John 10:27 - my sheep listen to my voice; I know them and they know me.

On the first Sunday after Easter Peter reflects on 1 Corinthians 15 and asks, 'does the truth of the Resurrection matter?'

As we celebrate on Easter Day Joanna and Che ask, how do we express the great news that Jesus is Alive?

On Palm Sunday Ellen speaks on what kind of king Jesus was - the humble, peace bringing, saving king who rode into Jerusalem.

Emily talks to us about how God can make a way where there seems to be no way (Exodus 14).

Reflecting on Exodus 12, Joanna considers how do we celebrate and remember all that was done for us in our journey to freedom.

Graham invites us to consider Moses and Aaron's obedience to God and the power of the Living God versus hard heartedness and the forces of evil (Exodus 7 v1-13).

The character of God revealed as he calls to Moses. We reflect on our reaction to God's calling and hear Collin's baptism testimony.

Joanna considers how does knowing we are in Christ, the victor, equip us in our battle against temptation and in the call to live holy lives. (Luke 4: 1-14)

Ellen helps us to think through what it means for Jesus to be Lord of all (Luke 6: 1-11)

Emily reflects on Luke 5:12-26, a passage that tells of Jesus's power to heal and to forgive.

Graham reflects on Jesus calling his first followers, ordinary people who he knew would make mistakes (Luke 5: 1-11). This speaks of the open invitation from Jesus to each of us to also follow him. Like Peter, we will sometimes fall short, but God knows us inside out and calls us to go on a journey with him.

Joanna speaks on the gifts of the Holy Spirit in worship for the building up of the church

Graham speaks on why and how we share communion together, looking at 1 Corinthians 11: 17-33.

Excelling in the gift of giving as part of our worship - giving with our hands, hearts and heads.

This week Joanna considers a different part of worship and, reflecting on Psalm 149,  asks us 'why do we sing'?

This week Joanna speaks about worship as a response, a privilege and a place of transformation.

As we continue to prepare for Jesus' coming using the prophets of the Old Testament, this week we look at Zephaniah. We consider the call to repent and remember who God is, and rejoice as we wait. (Zephaniah 3: 14-end)

As we continue to look at the wisdom of prophets from the Old Testament, this week we turn to Malachi and his encouragement to live lives that truly reflect God's goodness and mercy  (Malachi 3: 1-4).