Talks And Sermons From St Matthew's

Excuses! - We all make them, often to justify the things we've done (or should have done). Jesus calls us to whole-hearted living, committed to him, no excuses. In this talk Pads looks at three men people who met Jesus and their responses...

Most of us are good at putting on a brave face on the outside but inside we are under pressure. In this talk Pads looks at the story of Zacchaeus, an unpopular man who Jesus accepted. Do we dare to open our lives to what Jesus might do?

Apologies for the quality of this recording, it skips slightly.

Where do we get our confidence from? Sometimes so we know we need help but struggle to accept it? In this passage we see a young man's encounter with Jesus where he's shown that our confidence should be in God. He's a good investment!

CS Lewis once famously said "Humility isn't thinking less of yourself, it's thinking of yourself less" In this talk we look at another encounter with Jesus where he shows the need to put others first.

We were all created by God in his own image and he loves us more that we can sometimes imagine. In this talk (which you need to imagine the visuals for!) Andrea explains this more...

In this passage Jesus addresses a crowd with some amazing words but then it all seems to go wrong. Pads shows through this passage that God's love is for everyone, God's word is being fulfilled today and we've a mission to our community...

Chris speaks of pivotal moments both in scripture - Jesus coming face to face with the devil in the wilderness, and in our lives – when we can choose God’s way or a different way. Is 2017 the year to be bold believers and bold witnesses to Jesus Christ in a world desperately in need of God’s salvation by living out the truth of his victory over sin and death

The newspapers are often full of bad headlines, we rarely see messages of hope. In this passage in Isaiah we see hope of a God who can transform lives and bring healing. It's not a path without obstacles, but its the best Way.

We all want to be accepted, to feel belonging and part of something. In this talk Paul looks at Romans to see how we can all be accepted by God no matter what we may have done, but also that we should accept others...

Life is unpredictable and uncertain, we don't know what will happen and we live in uncertain times. The bible tells us if we believe in Jesus we can walk with him on this journey and have eternal life. Listen as Andrea tells us more about the good news...

From this story about a father and two sons we see what it means to be loved and forgiven. That we can be set free from the past to live a new life, forgiven.