Life Church Southampton

If you are Christian, and if you encounter God the way Jacob encountered God, you are blessed - even though you may walk with a limp. In this message, Dave explores what it means for us to have a meaningful encounter with God as we learn more about prayer.

Jabez prayed and followed through with faith and obedience. God honoured this and Jabez stood out in his generation. As we pray, we too can be heard and honoured.

The disciples saw something in the way that Jesus prayed that caused them to seek him out and ask him 'Lord, teach us to pray.' Si helps us to see how asking the same question today is essential to for Life Church.

Jon considers the journey God's people made when He lead them out of Egypt toward the promised land. Our own journey following God does not always go the way we might expect, nor does it always happen in the expected time frame, but God has good purposes in all that He does, so we can trust Him as we follow His lead.

The genealogy presented in Matthew 1 traces Jesus' ancestry, emphasizing his connection to King David and ultimately to Abraham, demonstrating that Jesus is the anointed Saviour promised from the beginning.

This week, whilst the children at Life Church enjoy a Christmas Party, the grown ups are left to consider the difference between knowing what we commemorate at Christmas and why these things happened.

Jesus left us with what can seem like an overwhelmingly large task and responsibility - to go and make disciples of all nations. The good news, as Alex unpacks in this message, is that Jesus has left us with the greatest of gifts, the empowering Holy Spirit!

We celebrate the great diversity of the church, because we are united in Christ! During the service we read God's Very Good Idea Storybook - A True Story of God's Delightfully Different Family, which you can discover for yourself and your family here: https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/gods-very-good-idea-storybook

The Bible’s instruction for us to care for the poor is clear. This Sunday we consider what the Bible says, talk about our involvement with people who find themselves in debt and offer some practical steps each of us can take to serve others in need.

“The church talking about money again." Why does this cause a reaction in us? Si explores our attitude towards money and whether the gospel makes a difference to us in this area.

What does the world say a 'good life' looks like? This may vary according to the culture but in this message Chris explores the Bible's ingredients of what makes a good life.

In this message the world's idea of 'If it feels right then do it' is held in comparison to the biblical idea for His people to 'Be Holy, as God is Holy'. Dave explores why it is that people, at times, seem to disagree so much and how hard it can be to reconcile those differences.

We hear it said all over the place that we should be true to ourselves and the world responds as if this is good news. But is it? The Word seems to say otherwise. Maybe true hope for fulfilment and fullness of life is found elsewhere?

The world tells us to follow your heart, love yourself, believe in yourself and be true to yourself. Jesus says, 'follow me', 'love the Lord your God and your neighbour', 'deny yourself' and 'believe in me'. How do we respond when the word and the world say very different things?

Between 23rd October and Christmas 2023, James Hatcher, Life Church Operations Manager and Elder, shall be taking a sabbatical. Hear James talking about this with Dave and Si on the latest LifePod episode, and read Chris Kilby’s blog post on the biblical reasoning which underlies our values of appropriate rest, here: https://www.lifesouthampton.org/james-sabbatical/

Living a full life is important to most people, but what the world tells us is a life of meaning, purpose and value is very different to what we see in the life of Jesus and the Bible.

On Sunday 24th September 2023 Pelumi Bolorunduro will be set in as an elder at Life Church. In this LifePod episode, Dave and Si give us the opportunity to get to know Pelumi that little bit better in the lead up to this great event for the church.

Jesus said we are to be both salt and light rather than blending in to the world around us. In this message Dave examines why Jesus gave us these two examples, and how these qualities impact those around us.

Friends. A word that used to describe people you knew 20 years ago, someone who added you on social media and the people you share everything with. Si explores what it means for us that Jesus calls us friends in John 15:15.

Is Psalm 139 good or bad news? Si explores the cost of being fully known, in order to be fully loved.