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MTV? - Tired of Being Tired

This week we talk tiredness: why no one is talking about it, why we’re all feeling it and how we can live life under the yolk of Jesus. Should tired be a banned word? Did Jesus ever get tired? And why do some of us get bored watching Lawrence of Arabia? It’s all up for discussion on this week’s More Tea, Vicar?

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The Catch Up - Sunday 22nd May

On Sunday at The Gathering we welcomed Keld Dahlmann from Aarhus in Denmark. Keld is a pastor and the senior leader of The Order of Mission, a global network of Missional Leaders and Church Planters.

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MTV? - The Counsel of the Saints

How do you make decisions? This week we’re talking about the nuclear family, church and what place the counsel of the saints has in our lives as followers of Jesus.

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MTV? - Creating Culture

How is it possible for good people to create bad culture? And how do we as followers of Jesus create good culture? This week we're talking about Mother Theresa, Jürgen Klopp and 4 hallmarks of good leadership.

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The Catch Up - Sunday 15th May

On Sunday at The Gathering we continued in our series Live, Love, Give, Go talking about loving others as family. Earlier today, Matti caught up with Wendy about belonging in the family of faith. If you weren't able to be with us or want a refresher on what we talked about on Sunday this is a good way to catch up!

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MTV? - Mercy vs. Morals

In a post-Christian culture it’s very easy for morality and mercy to become polarised. This week on MTV we talk about how in the Christian faith they’re held together and how Jesus embodies and demonstrates both.

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Prayer As Vocation - Sunday 8th May

At the gathering on Sunday Wayne spoke from 1 Samuel Chapter 3. We've recently begun a new series called Live, Love, Give, Go and the talk this week was about LIVING a life of prayer - how we can step into prayer as a vocation.

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MTV? - On the Other Side

Have you ever thought you’d love to just go back to life pre March 2020? This week on MTV we’re talking about living life on the other side of seismic change - how trying to carry on as normal has left lots of us tired and disillusioned, who our anchor is and what we can do to align ourselves with what God's doing.

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The Catch Up - Sunday 1st May

On Sunday we started our new series called Live, Love, Give, Go and earlier today Matti caught up with James to chat about one way we can include more prayer in our daily lives. If you weren't able to be with us or want a refresher on what we talked about on Sunday this is a good way to catch up!

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MTV? - The 279 Episode

Instead of looking at the latest newspaper headlines as we usually do, this week on MTV we're talking about some B&A family news! A couple of weeks ago we announced that an amazing opportunity has come up to swap our building at 160a Gloucester Road with Horfield Baptist Church's building at 279 Gloucester Road.

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A Interview with Judith from the new Ukraine Hub team

On Sunday at Little into Big, James caught up with Judith who’s heading up our Ukraine Welcome Hub, welcoming Ukrainian refugees to Bristol and creating a safe space for them to build community. Here’s what she shared in case you missed it.

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MTV? - The Fear Episode

Why are we afraid to say what we think? This week James & Wayne talk about how Boris Johnson addressed the transgender debate around sport and medical ethics last week and how fear affects our discussions with our friends.

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MTV? - The Sin Episode

Following last week's episode on the fallout from the slap at the Oscars, James and Wayne talk about what the Bible says sin is and why we need to take it seriously. Don't worry there is some really good news in this for all of us!

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Sunday's Talk | Mark Chapter 13

The very first words that Jesus says in Mark’s Gospel are ‘the Kingdom of God has drawn near’. From January to Easter 2022 we are journeying together through the Gospel of Mark to discover more about this Kingdom and the person of Jesus.

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MTV? - The Slap

This week the news has blown up over the moment when Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars after he made a joke about his wife. We talk about cancel culture, scapegoats and life in the kingdom of the Prince of Peace on this week’s MTV.

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Sunday's Talk | Mark Chapter 12

The very first words that Jesus says in Mark’s Gospel are ‘the Kingdom of God has drawn near’. From January to Easter 2022 we are journeying together through the Gospel of Mark to discover more about this Kingdom and the person of Jesus.

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MTV? - War, What Is It Good For?

James and Wayne discuss the situation in Ukraine and talk through the traditional Christian understanding of how the church has understood when and how to go to war.

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Sunday's Talk | Mark Chapter 11

The very first words that Jesus says in Mark’s Gospel are ‘the Kingdom of God has drawn near’. From January to Easter 2022 we are journeying together through the Gospel of Mark to discover more about this Kingdom and the person of Jesus.

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Sunday's Talk | Mark Chapter 10

The very first words that Jesus says in Mark’s Gospel are ‘the Kingdom of God has drawn near’. From January to Easter 2022 we are journeying together through the Gospel of Mark to discover more about this Kingdom and the person of Jesus.

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MTV? - Now and Not Yet

This week, as 1.5 million Ukrainians have fled their homes, we’re discussing evil; how we can be complicit with it, and how we live in the now and not yet as followers of Jesus.

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