Paul Sankey talks about the biblical meaning of "temple", how Jesus described himself as a temple and that there are places where heaven overlaps with earth. God is dispersing throughout Bristol, throughout the world, in us. We, are the place of God's presence on earth.
Read MoreIn the second of B&A’s new Autumn Talks series Wayne Massey discusses Paul’s letter to the Ephesians; how Paul prays his readers would receive all they need from God. In this talk Wayne unpacks the elements of Paul's prayer and how they matter for us today.
Paul begins his letter to the Ephesians by reminding them of who they have become in Jesus. What does that mean for them and us?
Read MoreOn Sunday, James spoke about Jesus' encounter with the man born blind in John's gospel and explored where we as disciples find home, how we get there and how we can help others to discover it.
Read MoreThis Sunday Wayne spoke about Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well and how when we come home to a relationship with Jesus, we are filled and sustained by the Spirit, we are freed from the stories that contain us and we can see the world differently.
Read MoreWhere is home? This Sunday James spoke about Andrew’s encounter with Jesus from John Chapter 1. We looked at Andrew’s question “Where are you staying?” - what it meant for him then and what it means for us now and for the people in our lives we want to introduce to Jesus.
Read MoreThis 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.
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