St Giles' West Bridgford Podcast
Sermons and talks from St Giles' Church West Bridgford. For more details visit our website.
Episodes
398 episodes
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.
The peace of Jesus
Emily reflects on what it means to receive the peace that Jesus has made possible for us to know. How do we walk in that peace in the midst of challenging situations? (John 14: 15-27)
Living in the reality of eternal life
Having healed a man on the sabbath Jesus speaks to his critics about who he is and how he is able to do the miracles he does. Jesus reveals the Father to us and came to bring eternal life. What does it look like for us to live in the reality of...
Do not let your hearts be troubled
How does looking to Jesus the Way, the Truth and the Life enable us to calm our troubled hearts? Joanna reflects on John 14: 1-14.
Hearing the voice of the Good Shepherd
Joanna reflects on John 10: 1-11, encouraging us to listen to the voice of the Good Shepherd and to respond so that we may have life to the full.
A new life in Christ
In our evening service Graham speaks about Acts 5 and the boldness of the early church as they shared the good news of Jesus.
Encounter on the road to Emmaus
Graham reflects on the road to Emmaus and how Jesus draws alongside us to encourage and bring us hope (Luke 24: 13-35).
The gift of Living Hope
In our evening service Graham looked at 1 Peter 1: 3-9 and explored the theme of Living Hope, our sure and certain hope and the inheritance we have in Jesus.
Encounter with the risen Jesus
Emily reflects on the disciples' encounter with the risen Jesus (John 20: 19-end) and the difference for us if we, like Thomas, truly believe "My Lord, my God".
Easter hope
Graham reflects on the once for all finished work of Jesus and the hope we can have in him (Colossians 3: 1-4).
Palm Sunday: expectation and longing for God
In the evening service, Simon reflects on the theme of expectation and longing for God. (Psalm 80 & Matthew 21)
Palm Sunday: Jesus our king
On Palm Sunday Graham reflects on the hope we can have in Jesus and what it means to welcome Him as our king. (Matthew 21: 1-11)
Greatness in the Kingdom of God
In the evening service, Joanna considers what greatness in the Kingdom of God looks like. She looks at Matthew 20: 17-34 and the call to be servants not masters, following in the footsteps of Jesus who came not to be served but to serve, ...
Practicing the Way: building a rule of life
In the final week looking at Practicing the Way, Joanna reflects on what it looks like to build a rule of life that helps us to grow more like Jesus day by day. (Colossians 3: 1-17)
Practicing the Way: confession
Graham reflects on Mark 2: 1-7 and Psalm 51, and how the practice of confession can lift the weight of sin from us so we can know joy and gladness.
God's great love for us
Graham's talk at the evening service considers John 2: 13-22, reflecting on the theme of Jesus broken for us and God's great love for us.
Simon & Elisabeth's Journey of Faith
In the latest of our interviews at the evening service, Simon and Elisabeth Cartwright share something of their journey of faith and the passions that they have for seeing God at work.
Practicing the Way: times of pain and suffering
Emily reflects on Matthew 26: 36-46, on being an apprentice of Jesus through times of pain and suffering. She talks about not denying, detaching from or drugging pain, but following the example of Jesus and allowing God into the suffering and d...