St Giles' West Bridgford Podcast
Sermons and talks from St Giles' Church West Bridgford. For more details visit our website.
Episodes
414 episodes
Jesus invites us – to eat with him
In our all age service, Joanna looks at Jesus's invitation: "Come, and have breakfast with me" (John 21:1-14). She reflects on what this means for us - the invitation for us to feed on the nourishing gift of God's word and to know His living pr...
Finding joy in God’s word
In the evening service, Graham looks at Psalm 1 and how God’s word helps us to flourish.
Rejoice in the Lord
Graham reflects on Philippians 4: 4-7 - we are encouraged to choose joy and to replace worry with prayer, which in turns enable us to receive God's peace.
The challenge of joy
How do we maintain and articulate our joy in God when faced with the challenges of circumstances, compassion, comparison and conflict? (Habakuk 3: 17-19)
Fruits of the Spirit: gentleness and self control
The final week of the series in the evening service looking at the fruits of the spirit. What does it look like to know and reflect the Gentleness of God? And why is self control such an important fruit? (Matthew 11: 28-30)
The promise of joy
Joanna starts this morning a short series looking at the gift of joy. This week she reflects on the promise of our hope in Jesus. (Isaiah 61: 1-7)
Fruits of the Spirit: faithfulness
In the evening Simon spoke on the next fruit of the Spirit in our series - faithfulness - looking at the story of Noah and how God's faithfulness to Noah was mirrored by Noah's faithfulness to God.
Leading for God
Looking at 1 Samuel 7: 3-15, Graham considers how Samuel grew as a leader and pointed people to God, serving them in humility and reminding them of all that God had done.
Fruits of the Spirit: kindness and generosity
In the evening service, Joanna looks at two more of the fruits of the Spirit - kindness and generosity. What does it mean to practice intentional acts of kindness as we seek to reflect the kindness of God and His generosity towards us? (Luke 6:...
Listening to God
In the morning service, Graham considers 1 Samuel 3: 1-10. We have a God who loves to communicate with us. How do we hear the voice of God and how do we respond to his voice?
Fruits of the Spirit: peace and patience
Graham speaks on the next in the series of the fruits of the Spirit. God is the peace bringer and one who has immense patience with us. How do we reflect that as we receive the gifts of peace and patience? (Ephesians 4: 1-6)
Equipped by the Holy Spirit
The Holy Spirit equips us in the spiritual battle that we are in. The enemy seeks to undermine who we are and who God is, but the Holy Spirit witnesses to our spirit that we are children of God and that we have a God who is kind. (Romans 8: 12-...
Fruits of the Spirit: love & joy
In the evening service, Graham starts a new series on the Fruits of the Spirit, reflecting on how God's love transforms us. (1 John 4: 7-12).
Gifts of the Spirit
Joanna asked the question what do we bring to church? What gift of the Holy Spirit has God given to you for the building up of the community of faith here at St Giles? (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)
Seeking a relationship with God
On Trinity Sunday, Simon reflects on how God wants a relationship with us, as Father, Son and Holy Spirit (John 17: 1-11).
Growing in the Fruits of the Spirit
In our all age service, using props from her fruit bowl, Joanna invites us all to reflect on the Fruits of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Each of these are characteristics...
Pentecost: how is the Holy Spirit speaking to us?
In the evening service, Ellen reflects on the work of the Holy Spirit, speaking, sending and enabling Barnabas and Saul to complete their mission. How is the Spirit speaking to us and where is he sending us? (Acts 12:25 - 13:5)
Pentecost: God's promises are fulfilled
The outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the gathered disciples opened the floodgates for us to receive the ongoing filling of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2: 1-21)
Paul's prayer
Joanna reflects on Ephesians 1: 15-end. We listen in on Paul praying for the Ephesians, that the eyes of their hearts would be open to see more of what God has done for them - the hope he has called them to, the inheritance he has prepared for ...
Knowing God through prayer
Graham talks on John 17: 1-11. We listen in on Jesus praying and see the priority of prayer, the mystery of prayer and the purpose of prayer. How are we coming to know God more through prayer? Who is God calling us to pray for over this next we...
Called to be disciples
In the evening service Simon reflects on John 21: 1-14 - Jesus appears to his disciples and reaffirms his call to them to be his disciples and share in his mission.