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Searching for a Better Story

Genesis 17:15-22

This week in our series looking at the life of Abraham, we look at the second half of Genesis 17. In it JP explores the cultural moment we find ourselves in, with an increasing openness to spiritual things and a longing for a better …

November

Speaker
Jon Potter

An Everlasting Covenant (11.15am Service)

Genesis 17

We reach chapter 17 of Genesis, where we finally see Abram's name changed to Abraham. In our 11.15am service Austin preaches on the nature of the covenant God makes with Abraham and the way circumcision was to be a sign of God's everlasting covenant.

November

Speaker
Austin Foote

An Everlasting Covenant (7pm Service)

Genesis 17

We reach chapter 17 of Genesis, where we finally see Abram's name changed to Abraham. In our 7pm service service Michael preaches on what this name change represents, the covenant God makes with Abraham and ultimately how God is always …

November

Speaker
Michael Williams

Who Do You Trust (Morning)

Genesis 16

In week 4 of our series on the life of Abraham, Harriet preaches in our morning services and addresses the question: who do you trust? We discover that trust is crucial in how we relate to God because we listen to people we trust.

October

Speaker
Harriet Delahoy

The God Who Sees (Evening)

Genesis 16

We're in week 4 of our series on the life of Abraham and in our evening service Maddie looks at Hagar and how, when she feels forgotten, she encounters the God who sees her and redeems her.

October

Speaker
Maddie Thomson

Trusting God's Promises

Genesis 15:1-21

In part three of our series looking at the life of Abraham, Gus preaches from Genesis 15 and addresses the question: how can I trust the promises of God? In this message we learn that God's delay isn't the same as God's denial, and …

October

Speaker
Gus Bonnington

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The Life of Abraham

[ 8 Episodes ] 28 September 2025 - 09 November 2025

In this series we'll explore and follow the life of Abraham and how God calls him to mission.

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Vision Sunday

[ 9 Episodes ]

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Dark Clouds, Deep Mercy

[ 4 Episodes ]

In this two-parter we explore the topic of lament, using Psalm 13 to learn healthy patterns for lament and how to approach God.

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Twelve

[ 23 Episodes ]

A preaching series exploring the twelve minor prophets

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One-off Talks

[ 87 Episodes ]

A selection of stand alone talks that aren’t part of one of our existing series.

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A Tale of Four Cities

[ 4 Episodes ]

A series exploring four cities through the book of Acts and their role in the early mission of the church.

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The Cross

[ 14 Episodes ]

A series of 10 messages exploring all that's going on in that history-defining moment, in a way that not only deepens our understanding but also magnifies our sense of wonder and worship as we approach Easter.

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Thriving Community

[ 8 Episodes ]

Exploring what it means to be a thriving community as God's people through Romans 12-16.

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Advent

[ 7 Episodes ]

A teaching series for Christmas.

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Spiritual Gifts

[ 10 Episodes ]

A series based in the first chapter of Romans 12 exploring the spiritual gifts Paul outlines.

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Prayer

[ 5 Episodes ]

In this series we'll be looking at a variety of prayers from the Bible, the people that prayed them and what that teaches us about the power of prayer.

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Meals With Jesus

[ 13 Episodes ]

A summer preaching series looking at various meals Jesus had with people throughout the gospel of Luke.

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Revelation

[ 22 Episodes ]

A preaching series working through the book of Revelation, learning how to read the book and exploring its themes together.

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Worship: Exploring the Theology of Worship

[ 5 Episodes ]

Over 5 weeks, we're going to be exploring the theology of worship and looking at the goal of our worship, the role of the Trinity in worship, what happens when we worship and more.

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Carols

[ 3 Episodes ]

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Jacob & The Scandalous Grace of God

[ 8 Episodes ]

In this series we're studying the life of Jacob and way in which God works out his scandalous grace in and through his life.

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Part of the Family

[ 5 Episodes ]

A series exploring what it means to be part of God's family and how that's expressed here at Grace Church.

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Work, Rest & Play

[ 3 Episodes ]

Living our whole lives for God.

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Romans 8

[ 12 Episodes ]

Many consider this to be one of the most majestic and reassuring chapters in scripture! In this series we'll be exploring what it has to say on the activity of the Spirit, the completed work of Christ, the love of God, and our salvation.

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Risen

[ 2 Episodes ]

A special series for Easter Sunday looking at the resurrection

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Body Matters

[ 5 Episodes ]

A series exploring matters of the body and addressing questions on creation, identity, sexuality, and eternity.

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Esther: The Unexpected Reversal

[ 5 Episodes ]

As we journey through the book of Esther, we'll discover that it is full of reversals and its own redemptive plot. Ultimately, it centres around the question of which kingdom are we living for?

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Matthew

[ 36 Episodes ]

This series is about one thing: being with Jesus. Over the year we'll spend time getting to know Him, to know His voice and to gaze upon His face.

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Passion Week Devotionals

[ 6 Episodes ]

The Passion Week Devotionals is a mini podcast series exploring the locations Jesus visited in the lead up to the resurrection.

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Pursuit Conference

[ 2 Episodes ]

An annual day conference for Young Adults across the Grace Connection family of churches.

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Building for the Future

[ 2 Episodes ]

A two part mini-series laying out the vision for our building project and the church that Jesus is building.

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Christmas Devotionals

[ 6 Episodes ]

A mini-podcast series for Christmas looking into the key characters from the Christmas story.

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God's Plan For Our Wellbeing

[ 7 Episodes ]

A series unpacking God's vision to equip us in our lives against fear, anxiety and worry and instead granting us peace and fullness in all aspects of our life through Jesus Christ.

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Baptism Sunday

[ 7 Episodes ]

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Amos: Justice & Righteousness

[ 7 Episodes ]

A summer series looking at the themes of justice and righteous living in the story of God's people.

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We Are The Church

[ 8 Episodes ]

This is a series looking at biblical descriptions of the church in order to grasp who we are and what we're here for.

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Deeper

[ 4 Episodes ]

A week of prayer and fasting

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Hebrews: Jesus Is Better

[ 16 Episodes ]

Hebrews is ultimately about one core message: that Jesus is superior to anything else. In this series we discover why.

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I Am

[ 6 Episodes ]

Exploring all of the statements Jesus makes of himself in John's gospel

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We Need To Talk About Race

[ 4 Episodes ]

A month of talks and events given over to the issue of racial injustice.

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In These Days

[ 14 Episodes ]

A mini-series speaking into life during the coronavirus outbreak and how to grow in discipleship from a distance.

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Anniversary Sunday

[ 2 Episodes ]

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Incarnation

[ 3 Episodes ]

This December we look at the remarkable nature of the incarnation.

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A Thrill Of Hope

[ 1 Episodes ]

This Christmas we celebrate the hope that Jesus offers.

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Gifts

[ 7 Episodes ]

Exploring 1 Corinthians 12-14

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Radical Welcome

[ 11 Episodes ]

A Summer series looking at what it means to offer a truly radical welcome to those around us.

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Exodus

[ 22 Episodes ]

A journey through the book of Exodus for the first half of 2019.

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Together Sunday 2019

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Holy Spirit

[ 2 Episodes ]

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Joy - Christmas at Grace Church

[ 3 Episodes ]

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Disciple-Making Community

[ 10 Episodes ]

A series looking at the 10 core values of Grace Church.

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When Jesus Met

[ 16 Episodes ]

In this series we look at 8 encounters Jesus had with regular people and how it changed them.

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1 Peter

[ 16 Episodes ]

A teaching series exploring who we are as individuals and what that means for us as a people.

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Our Father

[ 8 Episodes ]

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He Is

[ 11 Episodes ]

Over the course of seven weeks we'll be looking at Jesus and finding out who he is.

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The Dawn of a Kingdom

[ 23 Episodes ]

A few thousand years ago Israel was without a king. They were ruled by judges, but in 1 Samuel we see how God chooses to establish a monarchy in Israel.

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Revelation.

[ 0 Episodes ]

A series through the book of Revelation

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Vision Sunday

Acts 13

At the outset of a new academic year we look ahead to everything God's leading us into for the coming 12 months. This Vision Sunday Ben preaches from Acts 13, where we see the early Church waiting, making room and multiplying, all …

October

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Tuning in to God

Hebrews 1:1-3

As part of our week of outreach to the city called Let's Go Love Nottingham, Ben preached a special one-off message on what it means to actually hear what God is saying. Ben uses the idea of an FM radio to show that God is always speaking …

June

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Athens

Acts 17:16-34

In week three of our series in the book of Acts, Ben looks at Paul's time in Athens. Here we find Paul reasoning with the people and Ben explores the lessons we can learn from Paul's approach: we first have to help people unpick their …

May

Speaker
Ben Topliss

The Empty Tomb

John 20:11-18

This Easter Sunday we reach the finale of our series 'The Cross' where Ben preaches from John 20 and the discovery of the empty tomb. Ben explores the fact that, actually, on its own the empty tomb isn't enough, what changes everything …

April

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Power & Wisdom

1 Corinthians 1:18-31

This Sunday we launched a new preaching series called The Cross, where we'll explore all that's going on in that history-shaping moment. In part 1, Ben preaches from 1 Corinthians on how the cross looks like foolishness to the world …

February

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Leadership

Romans 12:1-8

We're almost at the end of our series in Romans looking at spiritual gifts. This week Ben explores the gift of leadership, what it is to 'lead with zeal' and how all of our leadership is modelled perfectly in the person of Jesus.

November

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Vision Sunday 2024

Romans 12:1-2

This week is Vision Sunday, where we take the opportunity of a page being turned at the outset of the new academic year to see how God's leading us. Ben preached from Romans 12 on what it means for us to offer ourselves as living sacrifices …

October

Speaker
Ben Topliss

New Heaven & New Earth

Revelation 21

This Sunday we reach the penultimate chapter of Revelation, chapter 21. Ben preaches on this famous passage and the vivid picture it paints of what the future holds into eternity.

June

Speaker
Ben Topliss

The Woman and the Dragon (Chapter 12)

Revelation 12

This week in our Revelation series Ben preaches on chapter 12, where we're introduced to the woman and the dragon. Ben speaks on the victory of Christ and how we don't have to believe the enemy's lies.

April

Speaker
Ben Topliss

A Great Multitude (Chapter 7)

Revelation 7:1-8:5

This week in our Revelation series we reach chapter 7, where John sees the great multitude that no one can number for the first time. Ben explores the incredible diversity displayed in this vision of the church and the hope we have …

March

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Introduction (Chapter 1)

Revelation 1:1-20

We start a new preaching series in the book of Revelation. Ben introduces the series, preaching on chapter 1, and provides us with the keys to unlock and interpret the book and the way it points to Jesus.

February

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Family Carols

As part of Family Carols, Ben speaks on the disappointment we often find with worldly gifts and how ultimate joy and satisfaction can only be found in Jesus.

December

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Jacob Meets Esau

Genesis 33

In the final part of our Jacob series, Ben preaches from chapter 33 of Genesis where Jacob is finally confronted with his brother again after 20 years. From this interaction, we learn of how Jesus is himself the better old brother to all of us.

November

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Vision Sunday

Hebrews 12:1-2

On this special Sunday Ben preaches from Hebrews 12 and lays out our vision for the coming year. It feels like God's been speaking afresh to us about refocussing on Him and our motivation being rooted in a love for Jesus.

October

Speaker
Ben Topliss

More Than Conquerors

Romans 8:35-39

In the final part of our series going through Romans 8, Ben unpacks the famous passage where we're told nothing can separate us from God's love. We also explore what it means for us to be more than conquerors in Jesus.

July

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Evidence & Encounter

John 20:24-29

On the Sunday following Let's Go Love Nottingham, Ben preaches from John 20 and poses the question: what would make you believe in Jesus, evidence or encounter?

June

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Spirit of Adoption

Romans 8:12-14

We continue our series in Romans 8 and this Sunday get to enjoy and explore what it means that we are no longer bound by a spirit of slavery, but set free into the Spirit of adoption.

May

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Introduction

Luke 19:1-10

This week we started a new series called Body Matters, where we'll be exploring matters of the body like identity, sexuality, eternity. Ben introduces the series and outlines how we are to have these challenging conversations together.

January

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Vision Sunday

Matthew 28:18-20

In this special, one-off message, Ben shares our vision for Grace Church and the three priorities that we're going to focus on this year to help us see that vision become reality.

October

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Feeding the 5,000

Matthew 14:6-21

This week we're back in our Matthew series where Ben looks at one of the most famous of Jesus' miracles: the feeding of the five thousand.

May

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Cost of Following Jesus

Matthew 8:18-22

This week in our Matthew series, Ben looks at the cost of following Jesus and a very obscure instruction from Jesus on what it means to follow him.

March

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Building for the Future: Part 1

Matthew 16:15-18

We take a short break from our Matthew series to layout our building project for 2022 and the way Jesus is building His church. In part one Ben digs into the famous words Jesus spoke: "I will build my church"

February

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Vocational Wellbeing

Genesis 1:27-28

In the final week of our series, God's Plan For Our Wellbeing, Ben looks at the topic of vocational wellbeing and how we all find fulfillment in our calling.

November

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Physical Wellbeing

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

Ben continues our Wellbeing series by talking about the importance of physical wellbeing by teaching that our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit.

October

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Our Priorities for the Year

Matthew 28:17-20

This week Ben preaches from the Great Commission and lays out our three priorities for the year in light of what we're called to.

September

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Dedications

John 3:16

For our dedication service, Ben shares with us how parenthood is a glimpse of God the Father's relationship with us.

June

Speaker
Ben Topliss

The Embassy Of The Kingdom

2 Corinthians 5:20

Continuing our series this week, Ben explains our role as ambassadors for God's kingdom here in the world.

May

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Running The Race

Hebrews 12

As we approach the end of Hebrews, Ben speaks on what it means for us to run the race—our journey with Jesus—with endurance.

April

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Giving From The Heart

Isaiah 64:8

For this one off talk, Ben brings us a heartfelt message on giving and how it blesses us as well as those we give to.

March

Speaker
Ben Topliss

I Am The Way, The Truth And The Life

John 14:1-7

For this week in this series, Ben unpacks where our hope and future lies and how Jesus provides confidence in what we hope for.

January

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Dry Bones, Hear The Word Of The Lord

Ezekiel 37:1-10

This week Ben encourages us to maintain hope in these unpredictable times

November

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Vision Sunday: Part 2

Matthew 5:14-16

We continue to look at our church vision this week, with Ben unpacking our priorities for the year ahead and how we as a people can truly become a 'city on a hill'.

September

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Praise in all Things

Psalms 145

In the final entry to our In These Days series, Ben talks to us about praising and worshipping God in the midst of anything we go through in life

July

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Dealing with Longing

Psalms 63

This week in our In These Days series, Ben teaches us from Psalm 63 about how we can deal with our time in the wilderness.

June

Speaker
Ben Topliss

God our Rescuer

Psalms 103

Ben continunes our In These Days series, preaching on how God rescues us and what that means for us in our current situation.

May

Speaker
Ben Topliss

The Lord's Prayer

Matthew 6:5-13

In week 2 of our new sermon series called In These Days, Ben speaks into the disruption caused by the recent coronavirus outbreak and the benefits of forming a healthy rhythm of prayer in our lives. This Sunday Ben speaks from Matthew 6.

April

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Anniversary Sunday 2020

It was a special Sunday this weekend as we celebrate 10 years of being in our building and the miracle it represents.

March

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Vision Sunday 2020

This week Ben shares the vision for the church, showing what it means to build a thriving community that reaches Nottingham with the Gospel and replicates this across the country.

March

Speaker
Ben Topliss

The Way Of Love

1 Corinthians 13:1-13

In the final message in our 'Gifts' series, Ben speaks on the way of love from chapter 13 and how the church is transformed when we grasp God's love and truly express it to those around us.

November

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Spirit of Creativity

Exodus 35:30-34

In the final message in our Exodus series Ben looks at the moment some of the people are commissioned to "make artistic designs" and the spirit of creativity.

June

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Remember the Sabbath

Exodus 20:2-17

This week we reach the moment in Exodus where God issues the Ten Commandments. Ben focuses in on the command to remember the sabbath and unpacks what a sabbath is, what it's for and how we can do it.

May

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Vision 2019

Isaiah 43:18-19

It's Vision Sunday so Ben shares about the long term vision for the church as well as God's now-word for us from Isaiah 43.

March

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Family Carols

We continue Joy, our series of Christmas events, with Family Carols where Ben spoke on how God delivers a Christmas better than we could ever have expected.

December

Speaker
Ben Topliss

We Welcome

Luke 15:11-32

As we continue in our Disciple-Making Community series, Ben explores how and why we welcome others, and what we welcome them into.

October

Speaker
Ben Topliss

We Send

Acts 13:2-3

As part of Sending Sunday, where we prayed for our Manchester church plant, Ben spoke on one of our core values as a church: we send. In this talk Ben outlines why starting churches is so important to us.

September

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Where We're Going

1 Peter 4:7-11

This week we rejoin our series in 1 Peter and Ben explains what Peter means when he says "the end of all things is at hand" and how that should affect the way we live today.

June

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Vision 2018

Isaiah 54:2-3

This week Ben speaks about our vision as a church, what God has called us to and how everyone can play their part in building the tent.

May

Speaker
Ben Topliss

God-Centred Community

1 Peter 1:22-2:3

Ever wondered what makes the community in the church so different to the world? This week Ben unpacks how it's God at the centre that makes the difference.

March

Speaker
Ben Topliss

Anniversary Sunday

On Sunday we celebrated our 15th birthday as a church. We had a great time looking back and thanking God for everything he's done but also looking ahead to the future.

October

Speaker
Ben Topliss

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