This Sunday we welcomed guest speaker Richard Moy from SOMA UK. Richard spoke on what it means to not fear death but to know that our names are written in the book of life.
SOMA is an Anglican mission agency working for renewal across the world.
Read MoreWe're in a series called Home With Jesus, looking at encounters with Jesus in the Gospels. This week Charles looks at encounter between Jesus and Nicodemus found in Mark chapter 3 and what it means to be born again.
Read MoreThis Sunday we welcomed guest speaker Tim Dobson from Woodies Church Bristol.
Read MoreOne of the big lessons we can learn from the exile that feels particularly relevant for post-pandemic life is how to wait. This week Wayne looks at the Psalms of Ascent, in particular Psalm 123, and what they can teach us about waiting: active waiting, waiting together and waiting with Jesus.
Read MoreThis Sunday, guest speaker Charles Auld spoke from Lamentations 3 about how and why we need to talk about the justice of God.
Read MoreThis Sunday we continued in our series on HOME, looking at Prophecy: speaking out how God sees the present and the future.
Read MoreThis half term as many people in our city celebrated Halloween, we gathered to celebrate Jesus, the light of the world, the one who has overcome the darkness. In this 2-part recording Wendy & Wayne unpack the armour of God, how we can get a hold of it and be people of the light.
Read MoreThis Sunday James spoke on the importance of communal suffering and what we can learn from the exile, and in particular Psalm 137, about being real with others and with Jesus.
Read MoreWhat do you worship in life? We're in a series called Home, looking at the exile and seeking to understand where we are in an uncertain world. This Sunday's talk looks at Psalm 115, how the people in exile overcame the temptation to worship idols, and why worship is the key for us in re-ordering our priorities as followers of Jesus.
Read MoreThis is the first in a new series of monthly podcasts exploring some of the key discipleship questions that get asked in our Little Churches and the theology behind them. In this episode we’re looking at 4 key theological concepts: The Kingdom of God, the Church, the World, and Culture.
Read MoreWe're in a new series, Home, helping us understand where we are in an uncertain world. This week, James explains some of the history of the exile from the Old Testament and explores why embracing God's holiness can help others see Jesus.
Read MoreWho is the Lord of your history? In the second of our series of talks on Home, seeking to understand where we are in an uncertain world, we're looking again at Jeremiah's letter to the Israelites who have been carried into exile in Babylon.
Read MoreHow do we follow Jesus well in uncertain times? This week at The Gathering we began our new series, Home, learning from the exile.
Read MoreMost of us will be taking a break over the summer but there are some things that we shouldn't stop doing - and following Jesus together is one of them! That's why on Sunday at The Gathering we launched the B&A Summer Challenge.
Read MoreBeing the Best You.
Wayne talks about how we can live a life of prayer and become more like Jesus from James 5.
Read MoreThis week James sat down with Matti to catch up about the Sunday gathering. Recapping on our 'God stories' and how we can use them to Go and share the good news of the gospel with our friends, colleges and class mates. Part 2 we deep dived a little more into what it looks like to go in our weakness rather than our strength.
Read MoreStories are important, good stories have a beginning, middle and an end. Great stories often have God in the middle of them! - We looked together at how important our God stories are for GO'ing and sharing the good news with others. Wendy and James caught up what happened, including a crash course in praying for the sick in THIRST in the second part of our service. If you weren't able to be with us this is a good way to catch up.
Read MoreOn Sunday at The Gathering Wayne spoke from 2 Timothy chapter 2 on how to be strong in grace and give our lives away.
Read MoreWe had an amazing time celebrating Father's Day and God our Heavenly Father on Sunday - we shared communion together in part 1 and then spent some extended time in worship in God's presence in part 2 for our THIRST week. Kate caught up with Wayne about Toblerones, Father's Day, what Prodigal actually means in the Prodigal Son and what God did at THIRST. If you weren't able to be with us this is a good way to catch up.
Read MoreAt The Gathering this week we continued in our series on Live, Love, Give Go, talking about giving our lives away. James spoke from Matthew chapter 6 about how we can seek first the kingdom and live generous lives.
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