Crowd Church Talks
Series: Origin | What does the Bible say about? | Mark’s Gospel | Alpha Course Online
Is the church just after my money?
This week Sharon's tackle one of the key objections people have about the church: the church is just after my money! We carry on our study in Mark's Gospel and Jesus is going to tackle this head-on!
Christians are hypocrites
One of the big problems that those outside the church have with those who profess to be Christians is the level of hypocrisy that they see. Christians are hypocrites. They say one thing but then do something completely different. Why do they not simply practice what they preach? Well, that is what we are going to get into today. Are Christians hypocrites?
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.
Planning for 2021 - two key life goals to focus on (Part Two)
This week we will be hearing from James Sloan, who is the Chief Exec of Imagine If Trust who will be talking about what it means to Love your neighbour as well as introduce to us Imagine If Trust - part of our church's social outreach.
Planning for 2021 - two key life goals to focus on (Part One)
Have you been thinking about your New Year’s Resolutions for 2021? Got your new diary and goal-setting mindset? Most of us do. It’s a New Year. It’s a New Start, and given the strangeness of 2020, we are hoping that 2021 will be a lot better.
A season of Hope - Christmas 2020
In the final part of our Christmas Livestreams, we finish off by looking at the quintessential aspect of the Christmas story - hope. But why is that the case? What is it about the birth of Christ that brings hope to us all? And what does the birth of Jesus, almost 2,000 years ago mean for us today?
A season of Joy - Christmas 2020
In the second Christmas Livestream, we have some special guests joining us helping us unpack the season of Joy. You know, the Christmas story takes place at a time that was the exact opposite of Joy. Life was not great for people that's for sure. Yet in the midst of all the anxiety and horror at the time, something truly incredible happens that brings immense joy.
A season of Dreams - Christmas 2020
In our kick-off Christmas Livestream we get straight into the festivities! We've called this one the season of Dreams because the Christmas story of Christ seems to be shaped by them, especially for Joseph (the father of Jesus), who has to decide whether or not to take on, look after, and support as his own, a baby that was not his own child. Now available on Catchup.
Why we changed the name of our church to CROWD Church
Wherever Jesus went, it seems crowds would gather around him. The crowds could be small, or they could be large but the folks that made up the crowd were all divided in their opinion about this Godman. So how did Jesus deal with the crowd? What was his MO? And what can learn from that for our own digital church? Well, this week, Matt unpacks why we changed the name to CROWD church, what the purpose of the church is and what some of the core principles are.
Church and Politics: How should Christians engage?
In this week's Livestream Jenny Mariner tackles the topic of politics! Oh yes! Very apt at moment given the recent US elections that is for sure. Jenny will carry on our journey in Mark's gospel and looks at how Jesus deals with this topic of politics, asks should we mix religion and politics, and how should Christians approach the topic of politics?
Parable of the Tenants: Leadership is all about stewardship
The parable of the talents ask us lots of questions about stewardship and leadership. How well do we steward the gifts that we have to help those around us grow and develop? How well do we steward the gift of life that God has entrusted to us? What is our response to that? Join in our Church Livestream as John Harding looks at the Parable of the Talents and digs into these questions and much more.
How to deal with difficult People | Mark 11:27-33
Have you ever had to deal with difficult people? They look to build themselves up at your expense, maybe even ridicule you. They are ... well, just plain old difficult to deal with. Well, you are not alone. Jesus had the exact same problem. So how does He deal with them, and what can we learn from that? What can we learn about how to deal with criticism, how to deal with haters and how to deal with difficult people?
Overcoming Adversity Part 4 - Learning how to forgive totally changed my life | Mark 11:20-26
Overcoming adversity - part 4. The power of forgiveness is something that we talk a lot about in the Christian church. Christ forgave us, so we can and should forgive others. And it is no coincidence that Jesus talks about forgiveness at the end of our mini-series on Overcoming Adversity.
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.
Overcoming Adversity Part 2 - Face the truth and stop living in denial | Mark 11:20-26
Overcoming adversity - part 2. If positive thinking isn't the answer (what we talked about last week), then what is? What is Jesus' strategy for overcoming adversity and obstacles? This week we carry on looking at Mark 11, where Jesus tells about mountain-moving faith...but it's not what you'd expect!
Overcoming Adversity Part 1 - Why the power of positive thinking isn't that powerful | Mark 11:20-26
We all have obstacles and adversity to deal with - heck, we are in the middle of a pandemic that is affecting us all. So how to do we overcome such things? Well, the standard answer is just to think positively, be optimistic, see the glass as half full..but does that really work? Or does Jesus have some other advice to give us?
Is it OK to get Angry? Tips for dealing with anger | Church Livestream | Mark 11:15-19
We all face situations which make our blood boil. How are we to respond and did Jesus really get angry? As we look at this encounter with Jesus clearing the Temple, we see that even Jesus gets angry and yet never sinned. Indeed it is not our reaction that matters but how we respond that's important.
Transformational Leadership: 4 ideas to help you be a better leader | Mark 11:12-14
We are all leaders, irrespective of our job title - which is handy, as this week we are talking about Transformational Leadership and how Jesus brings out 4 unusual lessons that will really help us take our place and lead. For instance, we see what Jesus and the Friends TV set have in common, as well as why, in this instance, talking to the plants didn't actually help them grow faster (it had the opposite effect!). As I said, unusual lessons...so come and join in the Livestream and join in the conversation.
How did a humble carpenter become the greatest King of all time? | Mark 11:1-11
Church Livestream: Who were the greatest rulers in history? Google throws out some interesting answers, but what about you? What does a great King look like? What does their Kingdom look like? If you were to write a novel chronicling the journey of that King, what would be included in the story arc? This week, we look at how Jesus entering Jerusalem turns all of those ideas upside down, signalling to the world around that he is a new kind of King, starting a new kind of Kingdom.
Negative people and a blind man’s unique way of dealing with them | Mark 10:46-52
Have you ever had to deal with seriously negative people, energy vampires that suck the life out of your rather than helping you move forward? Well, in this week’s Online Church Livestream, we are going to look at the story of a blind man and understand his unique approach to dealing such people (spoiler alert…this guy is actually a hero of mine).