Crowd Church Talks
Series: Origin | What does the Bible say about? | Mark’s Gospel | Alpha Course Online
Why did Jesus have to Die?
Why are Christians so fixated on the death of Christ? Isn't it all just a bit...well..gruesome? That's what Anna Grace and the team are getting into this week on the Crowd Chruch Livestream
What do you think about to get through the dark times?
We are looking at the difficult topic of the crucifixion of Christ. This was an incredibly dark time for Jesus, a shameful time that He despised. So what did Jesus think about to get through this? What helped him endure? And what are some of the lessons we can learn from this?
Can People Pleasing Ruin Your Life? Why Approval Addiction is a Challenge for us all
We are looking at the trial of Jesus and see how people pleasing pleasing caused men to abandon their values, destroyed the leadership of one man and caused hundreds of people to be manipulated in to doing stuff that was fundamentally wrong.
Dealing with Injustice
James will be unpacking the first part of the trial of Jesus, showing the injustice of the whole affair. James looks at how Jesus deals with the injustice and then digs into the lessons that we can learn from this.
The Empty Tomb - and why it still matters.
In a short message, Matt will be unpicking the story of the first Easter, when two ladies called Mary and Mary went to visit the tomb of Jesus only to find it empty. We look at the extraordinary events that followed and ask how it impacts us today.
Dealing with betrayal and abandonment
In a short message, Sally will be unpicking the topic of betrayal and abandonment by sharing her own, difficult story as well as looking at how Jesus dealt with being betrayed and abandoned by His closest friends.
Is the loving God of the New Testament the same as the angry God of the Old Testament?
This week's Church Livestream focuses on the common question - how is God seemingly so different in the Old Testament (first part of the Bible) to the New Testament (the second part of the Bible)? How can God be Loving when He seems so Angry?
Faith and Motherhood. Does it make a difference?
Faith and motherhood. Do these two things mix? Does faith make a difference to being a Mum? What about when things go wrong? Here are the stories from everyday Mum's and their journeys of faith and motherhood.
Peter Denies Jesus, but do we do the same?
There is a story in the Bible where Peter, one of the most ardent disciples of Jesus, ends up denying Jesus - the very person Peter swore he would never deny. It is easy to look at Peter and think that was just Peter. But Peter is a lot like the rest of us (it's one of his most redeeming features). So this week, James Sloan is going to look at this story and looks at the lessons we can learn.
How do I find meaningful connection and belonging in a world of individualism?
Where do you currently get your sense of meaningful connection and belonging from? It's a great question to ask yourself. Let's look at the Last Supper, a meal Jesus has with disciples and look at some amazing promises He makes about how we can belong, how we can find meaningful connection.
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.
What is my future? And is it good?
This week, we look at Jesus' predictions about the future and ask what it means for us. What does our future hold? And is it good? We look at our time here on earth, as well as remind ourselves about heaven.
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.