
‘Sacrifice is at the heart of the Christian life because sacrifice was at the heart of Jesus’ life. So if we’re going to grow as a church, we’ve got to expect that we will have to sacrifice too.’ – Des Smith

‘Sacrifice is at the heart of the Christian life because sacrifice was at the heart of Jesus’ life. So if we’re going to grow as a church, we’ve got to expect that we will have to sacrifice too.’ – Des Smith

Sermon ‘Vision Sunday: Mission’ (Matthew 28) by Des Smith is available in audio and video: http://bit.ly/2saulmG.
Read the Bible text: http://bit.ly/2rVE8xa
Read the English support notes: http://bit.ly/2s06tT0

Our Weekend Away talk by Phil Colgan.
Talk 1 – The Amazing Blessing of Knowing Jesus (Romans 8:1-39)
Audio for listen or download – Talk 1 (Romans 8:1-39)
Talk 2 – The Joy and Pain of the Gospel (Romans 9:1-29)
Audio for listen or download – Talk 2 (Romans 9:1-29)
Talk 3 – The Wonderfully Simple Message (Romans 9:30-10:15)
Talk Outline – Romans 9.30-10.15
Audio for listen or download – Talk 3 (Romans 9:30-10:15)
Talk 4 – Bold for Mission (Matthew 28:16-20)
Talk Outline – Matthew 28.16-20
Audio and Video for listen or download – Talk 4 (Matthew 28:16-20)

Sermon ‘Bold In Mission’ by Phil Colgan from Matthew 28:16-20.
Read the Bible text: http://bit.ly/1OrQvVH

Sermon on the Minor Prophet Jonah (Jonah 1-2) by Chris Jolliffe available in audio and video: http://bit.ly/2ouCctj
Read the Bible Passage (the whole book) here.
Honest Evangelism – How to talk about Jesus even when it’s tough by Rice Tice with Carl Leferton (UK: Good Book Company, 2015).
Reviewed by Peter Blyth
I hope everyone has a great and wonderful new year and to pray for opportunities to share and be witnesses to Christ’s identity, mission and call to respond to him in faith.
I have be reading a short little book by Rico Tice (Associate Minister at All Souls Langham Place, London) and I think it is really helpful and offers some great tips to engage our family and friends with the good news of who Jesus is. There are simple yet effective ways of speaking Jesus into peoples hearts.
Following are some helpful hints summarized from the book:

Sunday’s sermon ‘Mission’ by David Smith is now available: http://bit.ly/1XdlVUs
‘God is doing a work and he has a work to do in you.’ – David Smith
It seems counter cultural to work really hard to call people to Christ, build them in faith, grow a body of believers – only to then send them away!
Over the last few weeks we have done both.