Revelation 2:1 to 7 - Letter to Ephesus

The church in Ephesus was a great model of hard work and orthodox teaching, but there was a problem at the heart of church life – they had lost their first love. Their hard work and orthodoxy were becoming heartless religion. We are often in danger of this and we need to take the advice and Jesus to remember how we began the Christian life and to repent and learn again to love and trust Jesus. To listen to Graham Nicholls preaching from Revelation 2:1-7 at Christ Church on Sunday evening 20th May 2012 use the link below. Click here to listen in your own player or save a copy

Christ's Church...connected to a worldwide family

We live in a broken world. In Christ Jesus, God is starting to restore us into a worldwide family of God’s people so the good news about Jesus is for everyone, regardless of race or culture. We need to be reminded that we are inter-dependant on other Christians and other churches and encouraged to support worldwide mission. To listen to Nick McQuaker preaching from Acts 2:39 at Christ Church on Sunday morning 20th May 2012 use the link below. Click here to listen in your own player or save a copy

Revelation 1:9 to 20 - A Vision of Jesus

What do we need to help us in the struggles of life with the pressure to give up on living as Christians? We need a vision of Jesus. Not to imagine what he’s like but listen to the revelation we have been given. In particular we need to see Jesus as he is now – gloriously God and king but at the same time willing to speak to us and to commission us to do work for him in spreading his word. To listen to Graham Nicholls preaching from Revelation 1:1-8 at Christ Church on Sunday evening 13th May 2012 use the link below. Click here to listen in your own player or save a copy  

Christ's Church is a place to belong

The first people who heard the gospel preached by Peter immediately became part of a new family – the church. Being together to eat together pray together, praise together and learn together was important and natural for them. They stuck with their new Christian family. The challenge for us is whether we will make such a priority of church family life and recognise our interdependence with other believers. To listen to Mark Ventham preaching from Acts 2:42 at Christ Church on Sunday morning 13th May 2012 use the link below. Click here to listen in your own player or save a copy

Christ's Church is a gospel church

The church is founded on the gospel and we want to be a gospel church. Peter in Acts 2 preaches the first gospel sermon declaring that they are witnesses to the fact that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead and is now declared to be God's promised King. People from all over the world need to turn to God in repentance for their sin and trust in the God who will forgive them because of his son, the king, Jesus Christ. To listen to Graham Nicholls preaching from Acts 2:22 to 41 at Christ Church on Sunday morning 6th May 2012 use the link below. Click here to listen in your own player or save a copy

Rahab - a prostitute becomes a princess (Joshua 2)

In the book of Joshua the story of the conquest of Jericho is interrupted by the story of Rahab. She hides the spies because she believes the LORD is the true God and the result of her faith and action is that she is saved when Jericho is destroyed. We learn from this that God is working to save, even in judgement, and that through God's saving work we become part of the people of God. To listen to Leonardo Oliveira (from Terisina, Brazil) preaching from Judges 2 and 6 at Christ Church on Sunday evening 6th May 2012 use the link below. Click here to listen in your own player or save a copy

The church and older people: The challenge and the opportunity

There are now more people aged over 65 in the UK than those under 16. With some exceptions, society tends to value the younger over the older and though the Bible teaches that older people are to be viewed as of great value and bearing particular dignity, the church does not always reflect this. It is important that we think through the challenges and opportunities we face as a church to ensure we reach out effectively to older people, care appropriately for them and use their wisdom. To listen to Roger Hitchings speaking at Christ Church on Sunday evening, 29th April 2012, use the link below. Roger was until recently, pastor of East Leake Evangelical Church, South Nottinghamshire. He is also former Director of Age Concern, Birmingham, a trustee of the charity Pilgrim Homes and author of books and articles on Dementia and Care of the Elderly. A copy of the Slides and Notes will be available for download soon. Click here to listen in your own player or save a copy

John 21:15 to 25 – Set Free to Serve

The risen Jesus is still leading and teaching his disciples. In a sensitive but powerful and public way he makes clear that Peter is still one of his disciples despite his terrible sin in denying he even knew Christ during the trial. He helps us all see that at the heart of discipleship and service is love for Christ, whatever the cost, and without comparing ourselves with other people. To listen to Mark Ventham preaching from John 21:15-25 at Christ Church on Sunday morning 29th April 2012 use the link below. Click here to listen in your own player or save a copy