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The weekly message from Community Church Edinburgh. This talk is from Sunday, 8th Nov 2026.

The weekly message from Community Church Edinburgh. This talk is from Sunday, 1st Nov 2026. How do we bring our whole selves to the way we read the Bible –  heart, mind, soul and strength? Together we’ll explore how to bring our emotional selves to the way we read the Bible, and what that might mean for how we encounter God there.

The weekly message from Community Church Edinburgh. This talk is from Sunday, 25th Oct 2026. As we have been going through this series on the bible – you might have thought “But what about …….”. This Sunday, Andrew Strutzenberg and Rupert Ward discuss some questions arising from the series so far. Topics such as violence and the Old Testament, why God seems so different to Jesus in the New Testament, how language and meanings in the original text have changed in our current cultural context and more.

The weekly message from Community Church Edinburgh. This talk is from Sunday, 18th Oct 2026. We consider our posture before scripture as readers. What internal dispositions and expectations do we come with? We watch and listen as Israel walk with God and Jesus walks with his disciples. Where do we catch sight of ourselves in the stories of scripture? What do we see and hear of God’s character? How do, and how might, such revelations impact us?

The weekly message from Community Church Edinburgh. This talk is from Sunday, 11th Oct 2026. Christian faith rightly revolves around a collection of literature known as the Old and New Testaments, these writings have come to shape our lives, communities and even societies.  For all the good these scriptures have brought into the world, they have also been used to justify slavery, genocide, the subjugation of women, and other forms of oppression.  Indeed unscrupulous or uncritical approach to the scriptures can lead to a “flat” reading of the Bible where everything written in it has the same value and the same authority.  Jesus himself was accused regularly of not being appropriately biblical and even had the audacity to correct, amend and even claiming to fulfil the scriptures in himself (Mt. 5:17).  As we encounter the person and teachings of Jesus, we are drawn deeper into a biblical story that is not flat, dull or oppressive, but rather dynamic, rich and defined by radical love.

The weekly message from Community Church Edinburgh. This talk is from Sunday, 4th Oct 2026. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth – a biblical saying, and if someone wrongs you we can sometimes seek to do the same back. But is that what the bible really says? Rupert Ward continues ‘A Christlike Word’ series and guides us to read the bible through Jesus’ eyes, to change how we read and understand passages.

The weekly message from Community Church Edinburgh. This talk is from Sunday, 27th Sep 2026. Don continues with our series ‘A Christlike Word’ with a talk exploring, “What is the Bible for? Learning how to treat and read the Bible as a source for gaining wisdom for life’s challenges and big questions.”

The weekly message from Community Church Edinburgh. This talk is from Sunday, 13th Sep 2026. This week Andrew asks ‘What is church?’, as he seeks to refresh our understanding what the church is and why we belong to one. He helps us appreciate the beauty of being part of a church and in doing so encourages us to invest deeper into the life of this local expression of church.

The weekly message from Community Church Edinburgh. This talk is from Sunday, 6th Sep 2026. What is Prayer? A practical re-exploration of Christian prayer and spirituality. In this talk Andrew explores prayer from the broader perspective of Christian spirituality centred on the Triune God and revolving around the unity and oneness of the divine life. He then spends some time exploring different types of prayer such as breath prayer, intercession, contemplative or centering prayer and active prayer.

The weekly message from Community Church Edinburgh. This talk is from Sunday, 30th Aug 2026. If we walk through life with open eyes and open hearts, God can speak to us in all kinds of ways. Sometimes even when we have difficult or unpleasant reactions to things. In this sermon, Rupert tells the story from is hometown that speaks of some of our human longings and some of the deepest longings of human hearts.

The weekly message from Community Church Edinburgh. This talk is from Sunday, 23rd Aug 2026. In their talk, Emily and Tom each reflect on a painting which has deeply impacted them: “The Man of Sorrows”, and Holbein’s “The Ambassadors”. In doing so, they show the capacity of visual art to reveal deep truths about life and faith.   The subject matter in this talk may be upsetting, if you need to speak to someone or require support, please email [email protected]