Crowd Church Talks
Series: Becoming Whole | Genesis | Philippians | Origin | What does the Bible say about? | Mark’s Gospel | Alpha Course Online
When God Seems Too Calm About Your Crisis
Will Sopwith took us into Mark 4 this week — the moment Jesus calmed the storm on the lake. We looked at the version of faith we've quietly been sold (a magic charm, an insurance policy, priority boarding to heaven) and the version Jesus actually offered, which is harder and better. Faith isn't a way to dodge storms. It's the discovery that Jesus is in the storm with us — fully God, fully caring, and unwilling to abandon us to our fears. Stories from Glencoe, Dunkirk, and a foggy road one November morning made it real.
When You’ve Prayed for Years and Nothing’s Changed
When you've prayed for years and nothing's changed, Mark 5 offers a quiet kind of company. Mark Buchannan walks us through the woman who reached for the corner of Jesus' cloak after twelve years of suffering — and what it means that hundreds were bumping into Jesus that day, but only one had an encounter. With honest reflections from Dave (still ill, still trusting) and Mark (whose mum lived and died believing God heals), this is hope without hype for anyone still waiting.
When You Don't Fit at Church
Mike Harris unpacks the moment Jesus reaches out and touches a man with leprosy in Mark 1 — a man who shouldn't have been near anyone, let alone a teacher with crowds following him. Mike traces three interlocking outsider stories: the leper who came at the wrong time, in the wrong place, with nothing to bring; the kids no one picked for football (Mike admits he was the cruel captain); and the woman on his street he instinctively crossed the road to avoid. The talk lands on the leper's question — "if you are willing" — and Jesus's two-word answer.
When You're Tired of Hiding
Dave Connolly unpacks the story of the woman at the well in John 4 — a woman who came to draw water at noon, in the hottest part of the day, to avoid the people she was ashamed to face. This talk explores what happens when Jesus goes out of his way to meet someone who is hiding, and what it means to be fully known and fully welcomed at the same time. Dave shares honestly about the areas we leave untouched, the way shame pushes us into isolation, and why being seen by Jesus can be the start of real freedom.
The Jesus Nobody Warned You About
Most of us are walking around with a version of Jesus we've never really questioned. Gentle. Meek. Mild. Safely on a postage stamp. Matt Edmundson opens our new Jesus the Revolutionary series by asking what if the Jesus we think we know isn't the one who actually showed up? In Luke 4, Jesus walks into His hometown, announces freedom for everyone including His enemies, and nearly gets thrown off a cliff. The real Jesus is fiercely loving — too kind to leave us where we are, too disruptive to be a cosmic therapist. This is the start of a yearlong look at the Jesus we've been missing.
Who is Jesus? The Truth That Transforms Lives
In this talk from Crowd Church, we explore the profound question at the heart of Christianity: Who is Jesus? Drawing from the final chapters of the Book of Acts, we delve into the transformative journey of the Apostle Paul and the pivotal role Jesus plays in our lives. This service is not just a narrative recount; it's an invitation to explore, understand, and respond to the most significant question you'll ever contemplate.
The Blind Man Who Saw God
Esther Richards takes the stage - preaching John 9:1 - 10:42 from the other side of the world in our most visually stunning talk yet!
Who is Jesus to me?
James Sloan talks about who is Jesus, whilst going through John 7:25-8:59. Also featuring a testimony!
Jesus the Bread of Life
Join us as Jack looks at this idea of Jesus being the Bread of Life...and what that means.
The Need for Jesus
Peter Farrington takes us through the next stage of the gospel of John. We're looking at how to really trust Jesus all the time, not just when we feel like we need Him.
A Bigger Jesus
Welcome to our newest series - Origin! Pastor John Harding takes us through John 1:1-13 in this first episode, with the series all about Jesus.
Jesus. Just the name brings to mind so many images and ideas. But who was Jesus really? And what happened at the start of the greatest movement in our history?
These are some of the questions that we'll be exploring in this series called Origin. Origin will look at the birth of the church and ask why this Man, Jesus, from 2000 years ago still has a major impact on the world today.
What Does The Bible Say About Jesus?
What does the Bible say about Jesus? That's this week's question for our online church service. It's a huge topic, so come and join the conversation as we look at questions and topics such as:
Who is Jesus?
What are his teachings?
Why do Christians believe Jesus is the only way to salvation?
What Does The Bible Say About Sex?
What does the Bible say about Sex? That's this week's question for our online church service. It's a huge topic, so come and join the conversation as we look at questions and topics such as:
Is it a sin to have sex?
What are the rules of sex in the Bible?
What does it look like to honour God in your sex life?
Faith and Fatherhood - Does It Make A Difference?
Can we talk about Father's Day? For some, it is a day of celebration. For some, it is a time of sadness or regret or loss. So what role does faith play in Fatherhood? Does it make a difference? Do these two things mix? Does faith make a difference to being a Dad? What about when things go wrong, or when our Dads are far from perfect? On this week's Livestream, we hear the stories from everyday Dads and chat about Fathering and God's role as the ultimate Father.
Why we should care about the departing words of Jesus?
John looks at the final story in Mark's Gospel. Jesus is getting ready to head to heaven but before He heads off, he has some departing words for us that are pretty significant!
The Burial of Jesus and why it is Important
Come and join this week's CROWD Church Livestream as Will takes a look at the burial of Jesus and unpacks why this is important.
Living a life without Villains
Do you see others in life as the Villain in the story, the villain in your story? Do we see ourselves as victims? In this blog, John Harding dives deep on the topic and the character of Judas, the villain in the story of Jesus and asks what lessons we can learn for our own lives.
Bible Study (Lessons from Jesus and Mary )
How do we get the most out of reading Scripture? Can the Bible be trusted? What can the Bible teach us? These are all great questions. Christians talk a lot about the Bible, so how do we go about reading it? This week we are going to look at a Story with Jesus and Mary and look at how we can get the most out of reading the Bible.
Is it time to take a step back and see the bigger picture?
Ever been so tunnel-visioned on something, so focused in on the detail that you didn't see the bigger picture? In this week's Livestream, Jesus meets a group of people who had done just that...and as a result, they missed the most important lesson of all.
Overcoming Adversity Part 3 - The secret to getting prayer answered? | Mark 11:20-26
Overcoming adversity - part 3. When it comes to overcoming adversity, we often find ourselves praying and asking God for help. But does that make sense? Does God even care about my prayers? Does He even listen? And if He hears me - will he actually do anything? This week we take a look at what Jesus says about prayer, and how we can know what God's plan for our lives is.