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Jesus and Marriage
In response to conversations in the Church of England about marriage and sex, James takes us on a journey through the gospels, looking at who met with Jesus and what Jesus had to say about marriage and sex.
2 Thessalonians: Trusting God - Wayne Massey - Sunday 7th July
This Sunday Wayne spoke from 2 Thessalonians 2 about the man of lawlessness. We can more fully trust God when we let Him put us in our place, when we let Him be in charge of history and when we choose to stand firm on His truth.
A Life Worthy - Ro Cross - Sunday 30th June
This Sunday Ro spoke from 2 Thessalonians 1 about the reality of Jesus's return and how we can truly love others and live a life worthy of His calling.
Final Instructions - Wendy Massey - Sunday 23rd June
This Sunday Wendy looked at Paul's final instructions from 1 Thessalonians and led us through reflections on gratitude, being church family and the way we welcome the Holy Spirit in our lives. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it!
Ready for the Return - Charles Auld - Sunday 16th June
This week we continued in our series on Paul's letters to the Thessalonians. Charles spoke from 1 Thessalonians chapter 4 about the return of Jesus and how we can be ready.
The Persecuted Church - Ron Cross - Sunday 9th June
If you had your freedom to gather at church taken away from you, what would it be like when it was given back? Would you be more radical in your pursuit of Jesus Christ?
The Quiet Life - Wayne Massey - Sunday 19th May
Our reading this week was 1 Thessalonians 4:1-12. Wayne spoke about pursuing pleasing God, pursuing sexual purity and pursuing humility with our identity established in Jesus.
Life is Hard - Denise Ko Genovese - Sunday 12th May
Life is hard… but God to the rescue! This Sunday our reading was from 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13. Denise talked about the battles and blessings that come when we say yes to Jesus, telling stories of her own transformative experiences of sharing her faith with her family and challenging us that God is often doing so much more than we can immediately see.
Counter Cultural Family - Paul Sankey - Sunday 5th May
This Sunday Paul spoke from 1 Thessalonians 2:17 - 3:5 about living counter culturally. Through historical context from the early Thessalonian church and stories from his time in Burundi during the Rwandan genocide, we see just what community meant for the church then and why we still need it now.
Living the Life - Wayne Massey - Sunday 28th April
Who do you live to please? This Sunday Wayne talked about how we can live a life that communicates the real faith that we looked at a couple of weeks ago.
Receiving Jesus - James Aladiran - Sunday 21st April
This Sunday we welcomed James Aladiran, founder of Prayer Storm, to the Gathering at B&A. James spoke about receiving Jesus every day and how we can live under His governance as temples of His glory.
Real Faith - Wayne Massey - Sunday 14th April
This is the first in our new series looking at Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians. Wayne talks us through chapter 1 of 1 Thessalonians and how real faith is really seen, it comes from real experience and it has to be really shared.
In the Breaking of the Bread - Paul Sankey - Sunday 24th March
This Sunday, Paul landed our series on Bringing Bristol to Jesus by taking us on a walk along the road to Emmaus and encouraging us to make time to encounter Jesus and help our friends to do the same.
When You Pray - Wayne Massey - Sunday 17th March
This week Wayne spoke about prayer and the Lord's prayer which Jesus taught his disciples. The story of our lives is begun in prayer and intimacy with the Father.
When You Give - Ron Cross - Sunday 10th March
This week Ron spoke about giving a tenth of our income. We got to see his impressive trainer collection, test out B&A's catching skills and hear stories of his and Ro's journey of learning to trust God with everything they have.
When You Fast - Charles Auld - Sunday 3rd March
In March we're following on from our vision and values talks from the start of the year with a new series on the rhythms that help us draw closer to Jesus. Charles kicked things off this week speaking to us about fasting.
The Body of Christ - James Stevenson - Sunday 25th February
Our reading this week was from 1 Corinthians 12. James spoke about what it means to radically live out our identity as the body of Christ.
Faith - Ro Cross - Sunday 4th February
Our Church values are simple: Faith, Hope and Love.
Here, Ro unpacks what it looks like to be people of faith and shares stories of her experience depending on Jesus.
Set Free - Wayne Massey - Sunday 28th January 2024
Wayne talks us through John 3:16 and John 8:1-11 and what actually happens when we bring people to Jesus.
Vision & Values 2024 Part III - James Stevenson - Sunday 21st January
James & Ro introduce us to a tool called Jesus at the door to help us introduce our friends to Jesus.