St Giles West Bridgford Podcast

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).

Through December we will look at the words and wisdom of prophets from the Old Testament. First we reflect upon the words of Jeremiah, the voice of judgement and of grace, of lament and of confidence in the faithfulness of God (Jeremiah 33: 14-16).

Joanna explores how Jesus enables us to draw close to God, reflecting on today's reading - Hebrews 10: 19-25.

In the final week of our short series on Colossians, Graham takes a look at God's vision for the love and peace of Christ in action, and transformed relationships. (Colossians 3:17 - 4:6)

This week, continuing our short series on the book of Colossians, Graham invites us to lift our eyes and our hearts to Jesus, to consider how we can make him the focus in our lives. Colossians 3: 1-17

Graham starts a short series this week on Paul's letter to the church in Colosse. Looking at Colossians 1: 3-14, he encourages us to commit afresh to prayer and to look for signs of God's faith, hope and love in the week ahead.

In this harvest season, Joanna invites us to consider our response to the creator God who gives good gifts. Genesis 1: 26-31

Our current Sunday sermon series is looking at Growing Disciples, with compassion, confidence and courage. Week 3: Courage  1 Peter 3: 14-16

Our current Sunday sermon series is looking at Growing Disciples, with compassion, confidence and courage. Week 2: Confidence. Matthew 7: 24-27