The Fragrance of Life – Chevon Taylor
Why is smell your strongest sense? How is smell linked to our memory, emotions and behaviour? Does life have an aroma? Enjoy Chevon’s talk about the Fragrance of Life as she explores all these things.
Messages
Community Changing Church – Ian Green
There’s a time and a season for everything. Sometimes, there are time delays when we pray – because God’s time-frame is different from ours. Ian Green helps us to understand how God can still work in our lives in the meantime.
Get a Life – Dave Belfield
Ever told anyone to “get a life”? The church we are becoming speaks life, gives life and brings life wherever it goes. Dave shows us how we can “get a life” and live that great life every day, wherever we are.
Signs to Life – Stephen Matthew
I was lost but now I’m found. I was blind but now I see. Once I was dead but now I’m alive. Steve digs into these contrasts which describe the Christian life – and unpacks what that life is about.
The Church We Are Becoming – Ben Tarbuck
The church we are becoming:
1. Actively loves God and loves people.
2. Is large enough to reach a region, yet small enough to touch the individual.
3. Is relationally strong and spiritually deep.
4. Is a growing community, a multi-generational people who are inwardly caring and outwardly reaching to the world around them.
5. Inspires ordinary people to be all they can become, and empowers them to achieve the extraordinary.
6. Is fun to be a part of; an energising community in which to grow.
7. Is vibrant in worship and powerful in word.
8. Is God pleasing and people honouring; a house of generosity.
9. Positively defies all expectations of it and is renowned for going the extra mile.
10. Speaks life, gives life and brings life wherever it goes.
The Church We Are Becoming – Dave Belfield
The church we are becoming:
1. Actively loves God and loves people.
2. Is large enough to reach a region, yet small enough to touch the individual.
3. Is relationally strong and spiritually deep.
4. Is a growing community, a multi-generational people who are inwardly caring and outwardly reaching to the world around them.
5. Inspires ordinary people to be all they can become, and empowers them to achieve the extraordinary.
6. Is fun to be a part of; an energising community in which to grow.
7. Is vibrant in worship and powerful in word.
8. Is God pleasing and people honouring; a house of generosity.
9. Positively defies all expectations of it and is renowned for going the extra mile.
10. Speaks life, gives life and brings life wherever it goes.
The Truth Behind Mental Health and Faith – Julie Keir
The Truth Behind Mental Health and Faith. As a mental health professional, Julie knows how to deal with mental health issues. And as a Christian minister, she knows how God and faith can make a huge difference in our lives. Hear her own story of freedom from depression and her keys to mental health.
Weird Science – Rachel Calland
Do God and science clash? Or do they agree? Does God use science? What’s the greatest force in the world? Rachel answers some of those burning questions in her talk about science and God who isn’t limited by it.
Let’s Get Naked – Dave Belfield
In this powerful and challenging talk, Dave looks at what would be left of us if the things we value are taken away. Our home, car, job, position, reputation… What’s revealed of our real identity when these things are removed – when we become naked?
A Guest in Someone Else’s House – Ben Tarbuck
Continuing the Truth Talk series, Ben asks “how do we live as a Christian in a world of over 4000 different faiths?” Showing us from the immortal and practical words of Jesus, and illustrating with some funny personal stories, Ben tells us how we can live the Christian life incredibly well.