St Giles West Bridgford Podcast

Joanna speaks on the theme of Belonging and what it means to be called into a community of faith, to belong to St Giles.  She reflects on Mark 1:14-20, the calling of the first disciples.

This week Joanna asks us to reflect on what being part of our community at St Giles means. Looking at John 13: 1-17, we consider what it means to serve, to meet the needs of those around us, according to our gifts and talents.

Rev Kristine Mole reflects on Matthew 6: 5-15, where Jesus tells us how we should pray, and gives us the Lord's Prayer. Kristine encourages us to jump into the pool of refreshment that this prayer offers to us, to rest on a line of the Lord's Prayer.

Joanna invites us to consider the words of the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 9: 6-15 - what has God given us and how does he want us to use it? She illustrates her message through the medium of homemade cake!

On her first Sunday at St Giles, our new Rector Joanna looks at on one of the most well known stories of the bible. She reflects on harvest and a God who takes the little we can offer and abundantly magnifies it. She invites us to give thanks for God’s provision and to pray to know how he wants us to use the resources that he has gifted us with.

This week the Treasurer of St Giles, Chris, talks about the financial facts of church life and invites us to reflect on how God has called us to be stewards of all his gifts, including our money, and to share responsibly all that God has given us.

On Sunday 11th September, in the shadow of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we are invited to consider her lifelong commitment to her duty and to her pledge to serve. We  reflect on how we can commit our lives, pledge our all, to Christ and his service.

In the latest of his talks on giving, Rev Christopher invites us to consider the importance of giving, as with all things that we are and have, being within the context of prayer.

"Where your treasure is there will your heart be also." Matthew 6: 21 In the next of his series of talks on the subject of giving, Rev Christopher Wheaton invites us to reflect on our attitude towards our money and what that reveals about our Christian discipleship, all framed by what Jesus says to us about money in the Bible.

Revd Peter Watkins helps us to consider what it means to be an outward looking church (Acts 4:32-35) and presents a biblical challenge for us all during the current Rector vacancy at St Giles: "they never stopped proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah".

Last Sunday we welcomed Rev Craig Hunt, the Diocesan Director of Ordinands. He talked about 'every member ministry' and the responsibility that we all have during this time of Rector vacancy to discover and use our gifts here at St Giles.

"It is more blessed to give than to receive" Acts 20: 35.  Revd Christopher Wheaton invites us to reflect on the basic biblical principles for Christian giving.

Psalm 23 will be familiar to many, it begins 'The Lord is my Shepherd'. This is the final sermon of our Rector Rev Lee Proudlove before he left us and he encourages us to come afresh to the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep, and who's heart is gentle and lowly.

Psalm 33 encourages us to sing a new song. What does this mean? How do we sing the Lord's song when things around us seem to spinning out of control?

Exploring the meaning of the Transfiguration in Luke chapter 9.

What does it mean to be devoted to the teaching of the apostles as the early church was. Part of a new series looking at Acts 2:42 - 'They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.'.

Sermon on Philippians 4:4-7 - Rejoice in the Lord always.Theme for Gaudete Sunday.

Why was Jesus baptised?We reflect on the answer in a sermon on Luke chapter 3.

What does it mean that Jesus is 'Christ the King'?A sermon based on John 18:28-40 and Nehemiah 10.

The first in our series of Advent sermons.The bible passage is Isaiah 9:2-7, Unto us a child is born, a Son is given, and he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.