To finish our Spiritual Gifts series we have special guest speaker Natalie Williams preaching on acts of mercy. Natalie is the CEO of Jubile Plus, a charity that partners with churches to change the lives of those in poverty. In this …
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December
01
Speaker Natalie Williams
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.
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November
24
Speaker Ben Topliss
Giving
Romans 12:1-8
We continue our Spiritual Gifts series and this week reach the gift of giving. In this message JP explores what the gift might look like, how we can grow in it, and how we can operate in generosity.
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November
17
Speaker Jon Potter
Encouragement
Romans 12:1-8
We continue our Spiritual Gifts series in Romans 12 and this week reach the gift of encouragement. In our morning services Alex preaches on what it is to encourage, where the word comes from and what it does in and through us.
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November
10
Speaker Alex Drugan
Teaching
Romans 12:1-8
This week in our Spiritual Gifts series, JP preaches on the gift of teaching, as listed in Romans 12. We explore all the various things that are going on when we teach from the Bible and how that can shape our expectations going forward.
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November
03
Speaker Jon Potter
Service (Morning Services)
Romans 12:7
This week in our morning services, Loyin continues our Spiritual Gifts series preaching on the gift of service. In it we learn what it is to serve and follow the one who himself came not to be served but to serve.
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October
27
Speaker Loyin Umoren
Selected Series
The Dawn of a Kingdom
[ 23 Episodes ] 15 January 2017 - 16 July 2017
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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A Better Kingdom
1 Samuel 31:1-5
In our final message in The Dawn Of A Kingdom, Duncan takes a step back to look at the big themes running through the book and encourages us to seek a better kingdom, God's kingdom.
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July
16
Speaker Duncan Bell
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Strengthen Yourself (Morning)
1 Samuel 30
This week Ruth looks at the pivotal moment where David strengthened himself in the Lord and unpacks what that means and how we can do the same in our lives.
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July
09
Speaker Ruth Baker
21
Strengthen Yourself (Evening)
1 Samuel 30
In our evening meeting this week Rosie speaks on what it means to strengthen yourself in the Lord, like David did, and begins to explore how we can do that in our lives.
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July
09
Speaker Rosie Bunker
20
Looking In The Wrong Places
1 Samuel 28
This week in our Dawn Of A Kingdom series Tim Suffield looks at how King Saul looks for answers in the wrong place and the lessons we can learn from his mistakes.
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July
02
Speaker Tim Suffield
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Waiting Well
1 Samuel 24-26
After a couple of weeks off, we're back in The Dawn Of A Kingdom look at the book of 1 Samuel. This week Jon Potter looks at the subject of waiting well and some of the lessons we can learn from David's experience in chapters 24, 25 and 26.
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June
25
Speaker Jon Potter
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Ultimate Worth
1 Samuel 21:1-9
This week in our series in the book of 1 Samuel, Jeremy looks at what worship is and what it can do to us when we focus our worship on Jesus, the king of ultimate worth.
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June
04
Speaker Jeremy Walker
17
Revolutionary Friendships
1 Samuel 18:1-4
In our morning meetings this week Duncan looks at the surprising and revolutionary friendship that forms between Jonathan and David and how we can learn from their example.
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May
28
Speaker Duncan Bell
16
Kingdom First
1 Samuel 18:1-5
This week in our evening meeting Belinda looks at the attitude and heart behind Jonathan's friendship with David and challenges us to make kingdom choices in our lives.
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May
28
Speaker B Barton
15
Giant Fears
1 Samuel 17
This week in our Dawn Of A Kingdom series Jon looks at the famous story of David and Goliath. We all face fears in our lives, as did David, but what can we learn from his victory to help us to overcome the giants of fear in our lives?
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May
21
Speaker Jon Potter
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The Unexpected Choice
1 Samuel 16
Tim continues our journey through the book of 1 Samuel and this week we see God make a rather unexpected choice in who is going to be the new king of Israel.
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May
14
Speaker Tim Suffield
13
Saul's Disobedience
1 Samuel 15
As we continue our Dawn of a Kingdom series we see how Saul disobeyed God and listened to the voice of his armies more than the word of God.
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April
30
Speaker Duncan Bell
12
Jonathan & Saul
1 Samuel 14
After a short Easter break, we rejoin our journey through 1 Samuel in chapter 14 where we read the account of Saul's son, Jonathan. Somehow, this man and his friend end up defeating the Philistines. In this talk we find out how.
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April
23
Speaker Rick Loosemore
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Saul's Unlawful Sacrifice
1 Samuel 13
This week in our series in 1 Samuel we find out how Saul got on as the newly appointed King over Israel. It turns out it was a bit of a mixed bag.
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April
02
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Announcing A King
1 Samuel 10 & 11
Ruth continues our series looking at the establishment of the monarchy in Israel and finally the king is announced, but it's not quite as straight forward as it seems.
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March
19
Speaker Ruth Baker
09
Israel Demands A King (Morning)
1 Samuel 8
In our morning meetings Duncan takes us through chapter 8 of 1 Samuel and looks at the sin of man and how God uses that and redeems it for his purposes.
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March
05
Speaker Duncan Bell
08
Israel Demands A King (Evening)
1 Samuel 8
In our evening meeting Chris uncovers why chapter 8 is such a pivotal moment, not just in the book of 1 Samuel, but in God's plan for all mankind because of the King that it leads to.
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March
05
Speaker Chris Barton
07
Samuel's Call
1 Samuel 1 Samuel 3:1-4:1
After Eli's sons were found to be unworthy last week, Tim explores who is going take their place and how God turns up to enact His purposes for Israel.
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February
12
Speaker Tim Suffield
06
Eli's Sons (Morning)
1 Samuel 2:12-36
In our morning meetings Jeremy Walker explains the nature of God's judgement on Eli and his family and how we find out answer in the mediator Jesus Christ.
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February
05
Speaker Jeremy Walker
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Eli's Sons (Evening)
1 Samuel 2:12-36
In our evening meeting Chris looks at the sin of Eli's sons, Hophni and Phinehas, and the passivity of Eli himself, how we can use their lives as a challenge for our own today through a grace-filled lens.
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February
05
Speaker Chris Barton
04
Hannah's Song (Morning)
1 Samuel 2:1-11
In our morning meetings Lindsay takes us into chapter two of 1 Samuel to focus on Hannah's song. Lindsay talks through Hannah's worshipful response and how the sovereignty of God affected her heart.
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January
29
Speaker Lindsay Cressey
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Hannah's Song (Evening)
1 Samuel 2:1-11
In our evening meeting Belinda looks at how Hannah's heart overflows and bursts with worship, but not just got the gift she's received but because of the giver who gave it.
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January
29
Speaker B Barton
02
A Response To Grace
1 Samuel 1:21-28
In part two of our Dawn Of A Kingdom series Gavin recaps on the story so far but then looks in more detail at Hannah's incredible response to what God does for her.
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January
22
Speaker
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The Coming King
1 Samuel 1:1-20
The Dawn of a Kingdom, our new series in the book of 1 Samuel, kicked off on Sunday. Rick brought us right into the story of Israel and their expectation of a coming king, but who was it going to be?