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Michael continues our teaching series on the Life of David looking at the famous story of David and Bathsheba on 2 Samuel chapter 11. Here, we discover that while David was is a position of comfort (in that everything was going well for him), he then committed a Sin (by sleeping with Bethsheba) and then tried several times to cover it up. Michael then jumps forward 1000 years shows us how Jesus left His comfort in Heaven, to come to earth and was willing to die to cover (once and for all) our Sins and become the perfect King, unlike David.

Nathan continues our teaching series on the Life of David looking at 2 Samuel chapter 9. Here, Nathan, uses the story of king David's kindness to the previous Kings Saul's crippled grandson, Mephibosheth to eat at his royal table. Nathan then goes on to show us that this is a foreshadow of a far greater perfect king who will come later, King Jesus, who will pour out grace to us and invite us to eat at His table.

Here Si leads us where we celebrate our ‘Cultures Sunday’. Si takes us in journey through the whole Bible, showing us that no matter how young or old we are, no matter what you look like, no matter where you've come from he wants to bring us back into the presence of God.

Si continues our teaching series on the Life of David looking at 2 Samuel chapter 7. Here, Si using the analogy of houses to ask who rules in your life. Here he asks the question whose house are you building, Are you building your own house where you are king, or is it your house and you let God in sometimes (are you the landlord). Alternatively, it's God's house but we want 'tenants rights', or do we recognise that my life belongs to Him and are we going to live in God's house as adopted sons.

Si introduces John Risbridger to continue our teaching series on the Life of David ifrom 2 Samuel chapter 6. Here, John shows us through this passage of the bible that true worship of God is a hunger for his presence where are in awe of His Presence, resulting in exuberant joy and living our lives for Him alone.

In this episode Si’s talks about two upcoming events. Firstly, the prayer and fasting week starting Sunday 4th Oct. where he explains what Fasting is and it’s importance. Secondly, he talks about the Cultures Sunday on 18th Oct. where we celebrate the diversity that we have in the church in both the Sunday celebration and a shared meal together.

This week Joshua looks a 1 Samuel chapter 28. Here we see that David has a third opportunity to take matters into his own hands to kill Saul and thus seize (by force) the throne that God has anointed him for 10 years earlier Joshua then encourages us to look to Jesus the true anointed one who (like David) was tempted, rejected but did not take the opportunity to seize His kingdom, but instead opened his hands in submission and gave his life for us.

Still fleeing from Saul, David faces a test of character when Nabal responds with arrogance and insult. As tempers flare and revenge beckons, Abigail's wisdom changes the course of events and points David back to God's way. Through Jesus, we too are given the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of wisdom, who leads us to walk in righteousness, peace, and trust in God's timing.

A cave. A king. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. With Saul within reach, David could have ended years of running and stepped straight into the throne God had promised him. Instead, he chose to trust God’s timing. This message explores a challenging truth: just because an opportunity presents itself doesn't mean God is giving us permission to take it.

In this talk Si is looking at discipleship through the analogy of 'painting by numbers' where each number (colour) represents the size of different groups that both Jesus and the church has. These go from 5000 (the big crowds) to small groups of 12 and close friendship groups of 4. Si concludes that discipleship is knowing the one true God as revealed through Jesus.

Chris continues our teaching series called song stories looking at the song 'O God would you move'. Here he shows how this song looks back on what God has done in the past to encourage us to look forward with faith to Him moving in the future, to intervene in our experience. And it's a song of longing for the health and wellbeing of our nation and the nations. It's a song crying out to God for his healing on our land.

Phil concludes our teaching series called song stories by looking at the Hymn 'Be thou my vision'. Here we discover that this song is translated from an ancient Irish poem and is a prayer calling us to focus and seek and look to our Father in heaven, look to Christ to be our everything.

We have the pleasure of welcoming a guest speaker, Ben Virgo to continue our teaching series called song stories, Ben looks at story behind the famous hymn 'Amazing Grace' by John Newton. Here, Ben describes John Newton's dramatic conversion for a slave trader to influential church paster and how his hymn only makes sense if you understand the gospel of grace.

Precious continues our teaching series called song stories looking at the song 'This is our God' that is a song written by our worship team here in Life Church. Precious explains that this song is based on Psalm 34 verse 8 which invites us to "Taste and see the the Lord is good".

Abigail continues our teaching series called song stories looking at the song 'Christ our hope in life and death'. Here she explores that how our hope that we have in life and in death is not a result of wishful thinking or a set of things I have to do, but this hope is in the person of Jesus Christ.