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When God Comes Down
Wayne kicks off our new sermon series on the book of Micah by unpacking chapter 1:1-16. He explores the historical context, the prophetic warnings, and the urgent call to repentance that God delivered to His people through Micah. A powerful message that challenges us and leads us to deeper relationship with Jesus.
Holiness and Suffering
James concludes our Holiness series with a powerful message on holiness and suffering, drawing from 2 Corinthians 4:1-18. He divides the passage into three key points: the message of Christianity, how we suffer well, and what happens when we suffer well. James helps us understand that while suffering is not God's desire for us, He can use it to shape us. At the cross, God Himself endured suffering, and with that in mind, we can begin to grasp how to suffer well. Suffering is a part of walking in relationship with God. We can choose to merely endure suffering, or we can draw closer to Jesus, suffering with Him as He did, knowing that through our suffering, He is making us holy.
The Hope of Holiness
This week, Chris concludes our sermon series on holiness with a message on the hope found in holiness. He walks us through 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5, highlighting how the gospel offers the promise of becoming fully holy - not just in this life, but in the life to come.
Holiness and The World
Charles continues our series on Holiness and takes us to John 17:14-16 where we look at how living in the world requires both being in the world but not of the world and that we are called to maintain our holiness and our distinctiveness whilst engaging with and loving those around us.
Holiness and The Church
Wendy continues our series on Holiness by taking us to 1 Peter 2:9 and Ephesians 5:25-27. Wendy shared that the church is called to be a community of holiness, a community set apart, light in a dark world.
Holiness and Love
This week, Denise continues our sermon series on Holiness, looking into holiness and love. Denise shares from 1 John 4:7-8 on how love is the truest expression of holiness and how our love for God and for others is evidence of our sanctification.
Holiness & the Law
Continuing in our series Jesus, You and Me and the Holy Life, Wayne talks about what role does the law and cultures rule and regulations play in a life of holiness.
Vision into Action
In this week's talk, James looks at Matthew 25 and what it means to play our part in Bringing Bristol to Jesus.
Holiness Is Built On The Altar Of Our Failure
This Sunday, we were blessed to have Alice Bond, pastor of Hope Chapel here in Bristol come and speak. Alice shared a powerful message as part of our sermon series on Holiness, focusing on Psalm 51 and the role of repentance in holiness. She spoke on how holiness is built on the altar of our failure, highlighting the crucial role that repentance and an honest understanding of our shortcomings play in our journey toward holiness.
The Pursuit of Holiness
Wayne takes us to 1 Peter 1:14-16 where he shares with us that pursuing holiness is a lifelong journey, that requires both a reliance on God’s grace and our own personal discipline.
The Holiness of God
Wayne leads us to Isaiah 6:1-8 to look at God’s holiness, that is the foundation for our understanding of holiness and that it is both awe inspiring, sin revealing and transformative.
The call to Holiness
Paul kicks off our new sermon series - Jesus, you and me: The Holy Life and takes us through a whistle-stop tour of Leviticus, where he lands us at 19:1-2. Paul shares with us some powerful insights into how God calls us to be Holy as He is Holy, and that this call is both an invitation and a command.
The Spirit's Power In Us
Denise talks about how it is in the knowing of God's love for us through the Holy Spirit that has the power to transform us: He changes our core strength, He changes our perspective and He helps us to surrender.
The Spirit in Our Lives
This week, we explored Romans 8:1-17, looking into how the law alone is insufficient and why we need the indwelling Holy Spirit in our lives. This is the same Spirit that provides us with the assurance and joy of knowing we are co-heirs with Christ, adopted as children of God.
A Church on Fire
In Acts 19, Luke tells us that through the Church in Ephesus, a whole nation heard the good news of Jesus. What was it about the Ephesians that made this possible? John shows us what is was and encouraged us at B&A to pursue those characteristics in our life today.
We are the Light of the World
In this episode, Isy dives into how Matthew 5 fuels our Church’s vision of 'Bringing Bristol to Jesus.' He shares inspiring insights on being filled with the Holy Spirit and how we can shine as beacons of light throughout our city.
When the Spirit comes in Power
What lessons can we learn from Acts 2 and the story of Pentecost about what happens when the Holy Spirit is poured out. How do these lessons apply to us today?
The Spirit and Atonement
In John 16, Jesus prepares the disciples for life after His crucifixion. He tells them about the coming of the Holy Spirit and how the Spirit will reveal to us our need for Him and lead us into all truth. Charles reminds us of these truths and challenges us to live for them with one another and with God.