In his sermon today, the Reverend Peter Brooks talks about the message from the prophet Isaiah and how it is exciting to be a Christian to be renewed in our faith and have the promise of the meeting with our Lord and Saviour. The Bible reading for today is Isaiah Chapter 40 verses 23 to 31.

In his sermon today, Mr Geoff Warrener talks to us about Marks Gospel and explores the nature of the evil spirits in Galilee compared to evil in our world today.

The Revd Mike Cassidy talks to us in his sermon today about the reference in Marks' Gospel to Jesus preaching to the Synagogue and the casting out of the spirits in the man that stood up and challenged Jesus and his teachings.

In some versions of the bible the spirits are called "evil" (eg New International Version, New Living Translation) and in others reference is made to them being "unclean" (eg King James, Revised Standard Edition).

As Mike asks us to consider what that could mean to us today, we might reflect on the reference in The Message to the spirits being "afflicted".

Bible reference today is Mark Chapter 1, verses 21-28.

Note thanks to biblegateway.com for passage lookup and publishers of each of the relevant bible versions quoted

In his first service after the Covenant Service, Rev Mark Cheetham talks about New Years Resolutions and how we can look forward to making and maintaining one special resolution with God's help. Bible references for this service are Jeremiah Chapter 31 verses 7 to 14, Ephesians Chapter 1 verses 3 to 14 and John Chapter 1 verses 10 to 18

In our Carol Service, the Rev Mark Cheetham gives his thoughts at this time of year and asks who we turn to as we make our everyday decisions as he reflects on our ancestors and how they regularly prayed for divine guidance and knowledge in their day.

Mr Michael Hawksworth talks to us in his address today about how Jesus brought his light into the world and our lives and challenged us to follow in his footsteps to bring light to others that are affected by darkness in their lives. He tells us of his years with his wife in Nepal and how many have worked to bring this light to those in that country which for the first time this year with a newly elected leader has decreed that Christmas Day will be a public holiday. Christianity is a growing religion in Nepal with over 1 million active Christians

The Reverend Mike Cassidy talks to us today about the parable of the workers in the vineyard and asks where we might be in the queue of those waiting for their reward for their days labours. The reading Mike refers to is Jonah Ch 3:10 to Ch 4:11 and Matthew 20:1-16

In her sermon to us today, Mrs Barbara Bentley talks to us about the fruits of the Spirit and how we can live by the Spirit.  This talk is based upon Galations Chapter 5

Following a short opening prayer, Methodist Minister, the Reverend Albert Moseley talks to us about how God works through us if we follow Him to bring goodness to triumph over evil in the most difficult of circumstances.  He cites how Dresden and its community has been rebuilt after the dreadful bombing in the Second World War, how Deitrich Bonhoeffer led a life of love and devotion despite being arrested and tortured and how China has seen a huge re-surgence in Christian faith in recent times with some churches in Shanghai getting congregations of over 4000 people three times on a Sunday.  He served for nearly 13 years as a missionary in Zimbabwe.

Revd Mike Cassidy talks to us today about St John Chapter 14 and takes as his subject the simple statement from Jesus recorded in that Gospel that he is the way, the truth and the life.

In his Easter service, Revd David Palmer tells us about the campaign for a better life for chicks and hens and how the bible talks to us of how we could live a new life with God unfettered by the artificial man-made "battery" cages and restrictions we surround our lives with and limit our understanding too.

In this Palm Sunday sermon, rev Mark Cheetham talks about the welcome that Jesus received and how we view that event in comparison with liberation events in our modern world

In todays service, Rev David Palmer, our Superintendent Minister, reads from his own literal translation of St John's Gospel Chapter 3 verses 1 to 21 and tell us about how he came to choose God at a pivotal time in his life and how Abraham in the Old Testament and then Nicodemus in the New Testament was called upon by God.

The Reverend Derek Softley talks to us today about the Baptism of Jesus.  He stands in today for the Reverend Alan Tongue who is very ill in hospital at the moment.  We ask all who listen to this to remember Alan Tongue, his wife Eileen and the rest of his family in their prayers.

In a special anniversary service, local preacher Mr Colin Dougherty gives a service 60 years in the same church as he did at his first service as preacher 60 years ago to the month - in January 1948.  He is a remarkable 83 years old.

Colin is reknowned for saying prayers and preaching from the heart without notes, truly a gift from God.

You will hear his special opening address, a short commemoration presentation to him of the engraver Gustav Dore's "Scenes from the Bible", his extempore prayers of adoration and intercession and his sermon on the theme.

He uses as his theme, when the greek visitors said "Sir We Would See Jesus" and reflects on what people see in us as Christians as they enter our churches and poses the question, "Do they see Jesus in us?"

In the annual Covenant service, Rev Mark Cheetham talks about how we are all part of the one vine

On this second Sunday in Advent, Mr John Aldridge leads us through prayer and a talk on the subject of signs as we lead up to Christmas and the birthday of our Lord

We a hear a reading from Luke Chapter 18 vs 9-14 and then a sermon on this parable of the Pharisee and the Publican and, thinking of the Olympics how we can give even more of ourselves to the Lord when we think we have run our last few steps

Rev Jill Marsh reflects on the Gospel reading in John Chapter 9 of Jesus healing the blind man so that he could see again and talks us through blindness in those we know or meet and the importance of sight and seeing

Rve Mark Cheetham talks to us about how we should expect the unexpected in life and yet how Jesus can be with us as we face our trials and challenges in our lives

Mr Ted Tullet takes as his theme in this podcast the Transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain; the Lord of the Mountain, described in Mark Ch 9 Vs 2 to 12.   Ted starts with prayers of thanksgiving, followed by his sermon and ends with prayers of intercession.

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On 25th August we ran our 2nd Annual Street Barbeque in front of the Church as a simple outreach event

Click here to see more of the event:

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David Moore

 

Rev Mark Cheetham in his first sermon at our Church as our new minister talks to us about the cost of discipleship, what we need to give up in our lives and the tension between serving the Lord and serving our fellow human beings

Mrs Freda Johnson talks about the supremacy of Christ mentioned in the bible and the reality of His resurrection for our lives today

Rev Mike Cassidy talks the human condition, how we want to control our lives and when we lose control, how belief can conquer fear

Mr Edward Tullett starts his service with a prayer that Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote in Tegel Prison in Nazi Germany. He then proceeds to give a sermon based on Psalm 67

Rev Dr Alan Tongue talks about changing our understanding of faith through altering how we look at things - changing the perspective.

Mr Richard Gill talks us through the the Trinity and what it means to Christianity and to us today

Rev Alan Tongue talks about evil and suffering and as we move towards Lent and the Cross looms, how we must not be self-absorbed in our denials during Lent but actively deny evil by working to be good, as the Lord showed us all in his ultimate sacrifice.

Revd Derek Softley talks about how the world is changing constantly and that we are often surprised by events that happen to us and others. He talks of how the Bible has taught us to expect and welcome change from the moment John the Baptist heralded the arrival of our saviour and Lord Jesus Christ

Rev David Palmer questions the generally known presentation of the Nativity scene through re-examining Matthew and Luke's accounts of Jesus's birth and reveals some unexpected views on what happened at that important time

Mr David Sutcliffe looks at Advent and what it means to us today

Rev Derek Softley talks about how people's lives are guided day to day and how we should remember each day that Jesus is our Lord and King

Rev Derek Softley talks to us on Guy Fawkes day about remembering, forgetting and forgiveness

He makes reference to Deuteronomy Ch6 V1-9

John Aldridge talks to us about the sacrifice that Jesus made for all of us and examines sacrifice in the modern world.

His talk is preceded by a short quotation from George McLeod on the the Crucifixion of Christ 

In the first morning service in Great Glen, the Reverend Derek Softley talks about how difficult it can be to admit to someone that you are sorry for something you have done and to seek forgiveness, yet how important that is in worship of the Lord.

In his last service in Great Glen Methodist Church before he moves on to work with students at Warwick and Coventry Universities, Rev Stuart Jennings reflects on how he does not like change but welcomes renewal.  We are all a new creation he reminds us as he leaves for God's work elsewhere.  We will all miss him very much but wish him the very best of God's blessings in his new calling.

The Reverend Alan Tongue talks about dance and how our praise for the Lord can and should include the joy of dancing with Him.

John Aldridge talks today about redemption and how a supermarket surprisingly can point the way to understanding redemption with our Lord

Rev Stuart Jennings has discovered this gem of a poem and reads it to us describing the different plants in God's Garden - which one are you?

Rev Stuart Jennnings reflects in a study of the bible passages in Mark Chapter 10 vs 46 to 52 that all was not what it quite seemed in the mriaculous healing by Jesus of blind Bartimaeus

Rev Stuart Jennings talks about the power of prayer

Rev Alan Tongue talks about Ascension

Revd Stuart Jennings asks us to consider how many times we are called to action with the oft used words "Come" and "Go".

Dr Mike Davies explores how a famous general in the Bible was cured of his leprosy through following the advice on one of his slaves through whom God worked to give salvation. Before his sermon, David Kelly reads from 2 Kings Chapter 5 Vs 1-14 in the Old Testament and Emma Davies reads from Mark Chapter 5 Vs 40-45 in the New Testament

Rev Stuart Jennings starts this service with a bible reading and shows how we can connect the gospels

In our annual Covenant Service, Rev Stuart Jennings talks about how we need to channel our prayers to communicate effectively with God

In our New Years Day service, Rev Stuart Jennings reflects on how we sit watcing television and yet the Bible calls us to action at Christmas time

In our Candelight Service, Rev Mary Ireland fires up our imagination and its importance in thinking about God

One week before Christmas Day, Rev Alan Tongue reflects upon the Nativity