Sermons
The Bible has a lot to say about hospitality and the profound love and honour it communicates to people. In this, our final 'vital sign', we look at how a healthy heart that is being changed by the Gospel can seek to offer the generous hospitality of God to others.
At times religion has said that the physical body is not important, whereas our modern culture often suggests that the body is of paramount importance. Healthy Christianity allows us to have a healthy view of our bodies and the bodies of others: they are neither nothing, nor everything, but instead gifts to be used according to the Giver's intention.
We spend, on average, 12 years of our lifetime at work! How does God see our work and how can we partner with him to work effectively?
Rest seems increasingly hard to come by in London. Is it simply due to modern challenges or is there something deeper within the human condition? How can Jesus claim to provide deep rest for the soul?
How can we resist being mastered by money and instead master it and make an eternal investment?
Patience is a beautiful thing to receive and a hard thing to give! We explore it’s beauty and its power and why it’s possible to be patient.
The words we use - verbally and online - are a great indicator of the health of our hearts. What is their source and how can we use words to bring life?
We long for community and genuine connectedness and yet it seems harder and harder these days. The nature of local church community is one that offers true connectedness; challenging but beautiful.
Every healthy heart needs to be well powered and so it is spiritually. Jesus did not expect us to live reliant on on our own power but instead we’re invited to know and experience the help of the Holy Spirit in all areas of life.
God’s Heartbeat: For The Nations and Our Neighbours. Pete Benton speaks about the Berlin church planting effort and God's call on our lives to live with the nations in mind.
A spiritually healthy heart is one that will be fed and nourished by the Bible. We ask both 'why?' and 'how?'.
The Lord's prayer is a wonderful gift - an invitation - into intimate life-transforming prayer with God
The search for happiness and joy is central to the human condition. But what is Christian joy and is it genuinely deep and lasting? // The video Philip referenced can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W-yO5tOxS0
We conclude the journey of the Easter week by looking at a different journey that Jesus took on the road to Emmaus. It presents a compelling picture of what a life walking alongside Jesus can look like. // The video Philip referenced can be found here: http://kck.fyi/Easter17vid
Paul takes us through Jesus' journey through Jerusalem this Palm Sunday.
The Gospel is ultimately the good news of our having been adopted into the family of God. Krish inspires us to consider whether we could model the adopting grace of God to our communities and provide a family for looked after children.
In the final part of our series, Jesus' life and mission comes to a climax and we see what it looks like to respond to him and follow him.
In Jesus’ encounter with a wealthy and successful young man, we see the tender and clear way that Jesus can diagnose where our true hopes lie. And, if we’ll let him, he’ll do the same for us and invite us to something far greater.
Waiting on God in tough times is often hard and mysterious. But is it really worth it?
It's one thing to have faith. Perhaps its another altogether to welcome and trust in the authority of Jesus. Surprisingly, it's a Roman Centurion who in his encounter with Jesus, finds himself doing just that.
Jesus encountered a paralysed man with a very immediate need and yet Jesus seemed to perceive that he had an even deeper need. Are we prepared to let Jesus see and heal our deepest aches?
'Anyone...everyday'. Jesus encountered Peter in a very everyday moment - his work place! Are we open to everyday encounters with Jesus and what can we expect to experience if so?
Jesus had a dramatic first encounter with the religious folk of his day. What are the challenges when it comes to listening and responding to God, whether for the first time or a fresh time? What is the key to doing so?
Guest speaker Keith Gaitskell asks how the Church can come together after a time of prayer and fasting in order to bring abut God's purposes.
How can we use the story of Nehemiah to help us learn how to pray and set our expectations about the outcomes of prayer?
Why was Nehemiah so motivated to pray? Why did his experiences of prayer and fasting go on to change his city?
Our service was based around the theme of hope. Philip's message looks at the nature of hope and whether it is to be found at Christmas.
Mary's Song. Worship is a response to God's revelation. How can we worship God whole heartedly like Mary did.
The story of Mary and Elizabeth has much to teach us about how to both know and hold on to joy.
Faced with a God who does things differently, we are asked to have faith in a loving heavenly father. Peter unpacks the challenges surrounding the virgin birth and challenges to see God's plan and accept it the way Mary chose to do.
The whole of Christianity hinges on this event, but did the resurrection really happen?
Would a world without religion be a world without war?
Isn't Christianity's teaching threatening and unfair?
Does Christianity have a unique truth and can it be expressed with grace?
The problem of suffering is one that we feel deeply. Does Christianity have any answer to it?
Is it true that men and women are equal and different?
Philip explores the objection that science and God are incompatible.
Philip explores the objection that Christianity is both unwelcoming and restrictive when it comes to sexuality & sex.
Paul explores whether the scriptures are trustworthy and authentic, whether the authors were telling the truth, and whether Jesus really was resurrected. Can I really trust the Bible?
Philip explores another objection to Christianity - judgemental Christians.
Philip explores the objection that there is no compelling evidence for God.
What does it mean to explore the challenge of prayer and a companion to prayer?
Psalm 134: What are the blessings of standing in the presence of God when times are hard?
Psalm 16: Why are humans wired for pleasure and where can it ultimately be found?
Psalm 145: What is meditation, and how and why should we do it?
1 Peter 5:1-11: How can we lead with humility, and follow with humility?
1 Peter 4:1-11, 17-18: The judgement of God is a far from popular concept. Can it really be good news?
1 Peter 1:6-9, 3:13-18: This week we watched a video sermon from Tim Keller who looked at the question 'How do we gain a right perspective on suffering?' You can watch the video for a small cost online at http://kck.fyi/Perspective8 Note: The sermon download button will just download a brief message from Philip.
1 Peter 3:8-18: How can we live with contagious hope?
1 Peter 3:1-7: Guest speaker Keath Gaitskell asks 'How can we love our spouses and each other excellently?'
1 Peter 2:13-25: In the 21st century, how should a Christian respond to government and authority?
1 Peter 2:4-12: What does it mean to live proclaiming the excellencies of God?
1 Peter 1:22-2:3: We have been born again into unlimited life; therefore, we can love one another with unlimited love.
1 Peter 1: Peter's call to holy living can sound simply like a call to moral living. However, with the right perspective, it is so much more that that: it's a call to belonging.
1 Peter 1:1-9: Everyone wants to live meaningfully each day and with a clear sense of perspective. Peter shows us how.
Psalm 20: Guest speaker Sid Rall asks how can we look to God when our circumstances feel overwhelming?
Revelation 20:11-21:4: Andrew Brand looks at the eternal consequences of our response to Jesus. The beginning of the sermon did not record: The story Andrew is telling is from January 2009, when a plane landed on the Hudson River in New York.
We have been invited to a banquet. The key question is: How do we respond?
As we look ahead to our Autumn series, Philip invites us to listen to the concerns and questions that our neighbours and friends have regarding Christianity.
Prov 1: Guest speaker David Featherstone completes our series by looking at how to train our children.
Prov 22:6 Guest speakers Nick and Amber Chandler look at how to parent with authority, goals and grace.
How can we leave a significant legacy through our children? What about if we don't have children?
Luke 19: A Journey of Humilty, Destiny and Authority
Genesis 50: As Joseph looks back on his life, we ask if God really can bring about good from evil.
Genesis 45: Joseph shows us what complete forgiveness looks like, and how it is possible.
Genesis 44: As Joseph tests his brothers, Judah pleads for mercy, and offers his own life as a substitute. Liam Thatcher looks at how we can experience true freedom through confession, repentance and faith.
This phenomenal experience was absolutely terrifying. Happily we have come not to Sinai but to Zion and to a mediator who provides a much better covenant.
Genesis 41: Joseph was able to use his gifts successfully. How can we do the same?
Joseph demonstrates that we always have a choice in our circumstances, whether to let God change us and use us or not.
Genesis 39: Joseph grows significantly in influence and faces enormous challenges as he does so. We all have degrees of influence. The question is how will we use our influence?
Genesis 37: Joseph's family was as messy as they come and yet there were both opportunities and reasons for hope within the mess.
Philip opens up the direction of the church: where are we going, how will we get there and what will it feel like on the journey?
Philip Ellwood and Jason & Vicky Stocks explain why and how we are beginning our first week of prayer & fasting.
At our Christmas carol services, Philip looked at the much loved story of the wise men. Why were they there? And what does this tell us about the nature of God at Christmas?
Matthew 1:18-25: Matthew describes Joseph's amazing dream in which an angel tells him that the Son of God will be called Jesus ("God saves") and will be known as Immanuel ("God is with us").
Matthew 1:1-16 Matthew uses Jesus' family tree to emphasise (i) the royal kingship of Jesus, (ii) some very human aspects of Jesus' family background, and (iii) the perfection of Jesus
Exodus 19: God's reminder to the Israelites of who He is and the covenant He has made with them.
Romans 8:28-31: We've been adopted as sons into God's Kingdom, but what does our inheritance look like, and how should we then live?
Romans 8: Why was it so profound for Paul's Roman audience to hear they were adopted into the family of God and what are the implications for us?
Romans 7: Our relationships define our fruitfulness; how can we be truly fruitful?
Romans 6: Can true freedom really be the freedom to choose a new master?
Romans 6: We now live in a new time, a new place and under a new ruler. Who we are will surely affect what we do?
Five vignettes from the life of Paul that illustrate what we've covered in The Trial so far.
Romans 5: you don't know how much you're loved because you don't know how much of an enemy you were.
Romans 4: We all long for approval. In Romans 4 we learn what the only solution to gaining this approval really is.
Romans 3: We can cover it up, we can hide it, but can we really get rid of guilt and shame? Read this week's court story at http://bit.ly/Derek_Bentley
Romans 2: Many are nervous of the notion of a God who judges, but have we overlooked just how much we need one?
Romans 1: The Trial opens. Right order has been turned upside down. How will it be restored, and how will we know this in our own lives? The court is in session!
Terry continues the Moses series in Exodus 17 and shows the life of a Christian is a life of action; action undergirded by prayer.
Exodus 17: Terry looks at the reality of spiritual warfare: followers of Jesus are to love those who oppose us, whilst actively combating the attacks of the Enemy.
Everybody asks this question sooner or later. How can such bad things happen to so many good people? Jesus does not get defensive when we ask this. In fact, he was hoping you would ask. You can watch the original video at http://bit.ly/PhilMoore
Matthew 26: Clark Buys unpacks three vignettes that help us to sum up the Gospel in one word.
Acts 7:54-8:8: We see how Stephen and the early church undergo a 'death to life' experience that applies to all followers of Jesus.
Acts 7: In Stephen's epic speech in Acts 7, he shows how the Gospel is surprisingly good news: it's more serious than we had realised and more wonderful that we had dreamed.