Living Rock Podcast

In this message, we explore how Jesus came to reveal God FULLY — not in fragments or shadows (as they prophets had done), but in Person. We consider how Jesus came to show us that God is not distant or abstract, but is our FATHER, and how His life and ministry proclaim something many of us sometimes struggle to believe: God is FOR US. This isn’t just theology - it’s revelation meant to be received. As we look again at Jesus, we’re invited to see God through the Son’s eyes, to lay down distorted images, and to discover the true heart of God toward us.

Tom shares 3 practical ways that we can be a people who serve one another, and serve God. As we start to unpack our new series, Jesus Lord & Saviour, it's important that we recognise that Jesus Himself came as a servant, to demonstrate to us how we can all live. 

In this message, Ovi Vlaicu invites us to go deeper in our relationship with Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Drawing from Jesus’ question to His disciples, we’re challenged to move beyond second-hand knowledge and discover for ourselves who Jesus truly is. This talk encourages us to “taste and see that the Lord is good” (Psalm 34:8), to hear His voice personally, and to respond with faith and openness. Through reflections on passages like John 14:26 and John 16:13–15, we’re reminded that the Holy Spirit is given to guide us into truth, reveal Jesus, and bring us into a living, daily relationship with God. This message is a call to step out of familiarity, listen for God’s voice, and experience more of His presence and power in our lives. 

At His baptism the Father declares, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased” (Luke 3:22) — a reminder that we don’t earn God’s approval, we live from it, just as Jesus says, “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you” (John 15:9). From that secure identity, we learn from Christ who is “gentle and humble in heart” (Matthew 11:29), showing us that true strength flows through humility and rest. We are also encouraged to listen for God’s voice, like Elijah who heard the Lord not in the wind or fire but in a gentle whisper. This message calls us to receive God’s love, lay down striving, and listen again for His voice — reminding us that we are dearly beloved. 

David introduces our new series for 2026: Jesus Lord & Saviour. 

In Disciple-Making Disciples, Phil unpacks Jesus’ call not only to follow Him, but to intentionally help others follow Him too. Drawing from Matthew 4:19, Matthew 28:18–20, Colossians 1:28, and Colossians 3:1–4, Phil challenges us to examine the evidence of our own discipleship and to consider how we are actively discipling others. He contrasts the world’s ideas of hierarchy and influence with Jesus’ vision of relational, life-on-life discipleship, highlighting the vital role of community and Life Groups in shaping Christlike lives. This message calls the church to fix its eyes on Jesus, realign priorities, and embrace the shared responsibility of building a healthy, growing, disciple-making church.

In this message, James explores how worship is not limited to sung moments on a Sunday, but is a whole-life response of sacrifice, surrender, and devotion to God. Drawing from Genesis 22, James 4:8, and New Testament insights into worship, James shows how private, unseen worship becomes a powerful place of intimacy, breakthrough, and transformation. Through honest personal testimony, he reveals how moments of private worship—offering time, attention, obedience, and trust—can unlock healing, clarity, peace, and renewed faith. This message encourages every believer to cultivate a daily lifestyle of worship, discovering that as we draw near to God in the ordinary moments of life, He faithfully draws near to us.

As we begin a new year David shares his heart and vision for our church. Teaching from Hebrews 11–12, we explore the lives of the great heroes of faith—Abel, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, and many others—and are challenged with three defining questions: What will we bring? What will we build? And what will we believe? This message calls the church to offer God our very best, to build lives, families, and churches that are places of safety and salvation, and to stretch our faith for all that God wants to do. Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, we are invited to throw off every hindrance and run with endurance into a year of fruitfulness, growth, and bold obedience. 

In this message, Christopher Alton calls the church to begin the new year by establishing a healthy, life-giving rhythm of daily dependence on God. Teaching from Matthew 6:9–13, John 6:47–51, Luke 22:19–20, and Ephesians 4:32, Christopher explores the deep spiritual meaning of Jesus as the bread of heaven and the power of the covenant meal—bread and wine—as a proclamation of Christ’s death, resurrection, forgiveness, and freedom. With pastoral depth and clarity, he challenges listeners to draw daily sustenance from Christ alone, to live free from condemnation and unforgiveness, and to offer their whole lives fully to Jesus. This is a foundational message inviting us to feed on God’s Word, walk in forgiveness, and live each day sustained by the life of Christ

In Ready, Steady, Go, Hilary opens the new year with a faith-filled call to listen, trust, and respond to God’s leading. Drawing from the journey of the wise men and the flight to Egypt in Matthew 2:11–15, alongside wisdom from Proverbs 4:26, 1 Timothy 4:15–16, and the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19–20, Hilary challenges us to be a people who are ready to hear God’s voice, steady in prayer, Scripture, and community, and willing to go wherever He leads. Through biblical insight, personal reflection, and practical encouragement, this message invites us to embrace change, heed God’s warnings, and step courageously into a year of spiritual growth, obedience, and mission—trusting God both in the waiting and in the going.

In this message, Ovi opens the new year with a timely and practical challenge to live wisely and intentionally as followers of Jesus. Teaching from Ephesians 5:15–21, Ovi reminds us that while life is filled with distractions and difficulties, we are called to walk wisely, redeem the time, and live under the leading of the Holy Spirit. Reflecting on God’s faithfulness in the past year and casting vision for the year ahead, this message encourages believers to prioritise their relationship with God, resist patterns that lead to reckless living, cultivate gratitude, and shape daily life around worship, thankfulness, and obedience.

In this message, Ovi explores how God delights in starting extraordinary works through ordinary, humble beginnings. Rooted in the Christmas story, Ovi draws from Micah 5:2, Luke 2, and Zechariah 4:10 to show how God chose a small town, a simple manger, and overlooked shepherds to bring salvation to the world. With warmth, faith, and practical encouragement, this message reminds us that God is not limited by small places, modest resources, or quiet faith. Instead, He uses what we offer—however small—to bring about powerful transformation. This is a hope-filled message inviting us to trust God with the small beginnings in our own lives and believe that He is still working miracles today. 

In The Greatest Gift, Phil reflects on the meaning of Christmas through the lens of giving, showing that the greatest gift ever offered was not something wrapped under a tree, but God giving Himself in the person of Jesus. Drawing on John 3:16–21 and Jesus’ own words in John 12:44–47, Phil explains how Jesus came as light into a dark world—not to condemn, but to save. Phil invites us to consider the true purpose of Christmas: receiving God’s gift of forgiveness, new life, and lasting hope by choosing Jesus as Lord and Saviour.

In The Miracle of Christmas, William explores the many miracles woven through the Christmas story and shows how they all point to one life-changing truth: nothing is impossible with God. Drawing from Luke 1–2, the prophecies of Isaiah and Micah, and the angel Gabriel’s declaration to Mary, William traces how God orchestrated centuries of promise, prophecy, and divine intervention to bring Jesus—the Saviour—into the world. Through personal testimony and a powerful modern story of transformation, he reveals that Christmas is not just about a miraculous birth long ago, but about the miracle God wants to do in us today: forgiveness, new life, and eternal hope through faith in Jesus Christ.

In Light in the Darkness, Pete Stirrup traces the powerful biblical theme of light from Genesis 1 to Revelation 21, showing how God’s light shines into a broken world and can never be overcome by darkness. Drawing on prophecies from Isaiah 7 & 9, the words of Jesus in Matthew 5 and John 8, and reflections from John 1 and 1 John, Pete unpacks how Jesus is the light of the world—bringing hope, forgiveness, and direction into places of fear, pain, and uncertainty. He reminds us that those who follow Christ now carry that same light, called to shine it through love, community, and compassion.

In The Real Christmas, Mike takes us beyond the seasonal noise to rediscover the historical, prophetic, and life-changing truth at the heart of Christmas. Drawing from the nativity account in Luke 1–2 and the astonishing number of Old Testament prophecies fulfilled in Jesus, he shows why the story of a virgin birth, visiting shepherds, and searching wise men is far more than myth or tradition—it’s evidence that God Himself has entered human history. Mike explains why the Christian message stands up to scrutiny, why Jesus is the long-promised Messiah, and how every one of us is invited to respond.

In our Christmas message from Leamington Spa, The Miracle of Christmas, Benj explores why Christmas is a season that awakens our longing for miracles - and shows us the greatest miracle of all. Through stories, and Scripture from Luke 1, he reflects on everyday miracles, the wonder of childbirth, and the astonishing births of both John the Baptist and Jesus. Benj highlights the angel Gabriel’s declaration that “nothing…is impossible with God,” revealing that beyond snow-day coincidences or heart-warming movie moments, the true miracle of Christmas is that Jesus (God with us) came so we could be born again into new life.

In this message, Sharon traces the extraordinary journey of Moses through Exodus 3, 33 & 34, showing what it means to be a people who refuse to go any further without the presence of God. Through Moses’ hunger for intimacy, his bold “If your presence does not go with us, do not send us,” and his persistent cry to see God’s glory, Sharon unpacks a powerful call to seek purity, prayer, and perseverance in our own lives. She shares her personal testimony of being baptised in the Holy Spirit, encourages us to pitch our own “tent of meeting,” and paints a beautiful picture of God’s people preparing a dwelling place for Him with joyful overflow—just as Israel did in the building of the tabernacle. A stirring and faith-filled message inviting us to pursue God’s presence personally and corporately.

In Light from Heaven, Hilary Dalziel takes us into Luke 1 to explore the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth—ordinary, faithful people whom God chooses to use in extraordinary ways. Through angelic encounters, long-awaited answers to prayer, and prophetic revelation, Hilary shows how God brings light into places of disappointment, delay, and unbelief. Zechariah’s journey from doubt to Spirit-filled praise reveals a God who is gracious, who hears our deepest prayers, and who prepares the way for His salvation in Jesus, the “morning light from heaven” that breaks into our darkness and leads us in the path of peace. A hope-filled, faith-building message for all who are learning to trust God’s perfect timing.  

In this message, Bolade explores what it truly means to follow Jesus, drawing on scriptures such as the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18–20), John 8:31, and Luke 9:23–26. Bolade highlights that discipleship is a lifelong journey of abiding in the Word, imitating Christ, embracing community, learning from one another, and submitting to the transforming work of the Holy Spirit. Using biblical examples from both Testaments - Moses and Joshua, Elijah and Elisha, Paul and Timothy - he shows that discipleship is relational, costly, and deeply rewarding, producing righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.