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For this year’s weekend away, we were joined by Andrew Bunt who taught us brilliantly on the topic of identity.
All 3 of his sermons from the weekend can be found below:
(Sermon summaries by Naomi Brehm)
“Fasting is the natural reaction when we realise that Jesus is the bridegroom and we are the bride”.
For the first Hub of 2019, and in the build up to the Hub Weekend Away, Konstantin Spindler, shares with us about fasting: what it is, and why we should do it (and love doing it!).
From The Hub on Sunday 20th January, 2019
"Lets not just leave Jesus as a baby. To understand the significance of his birth we must look at the significance of his life."
As part of our Carol Service to end this term at The Hub, Anna Grealis shares with us from 1 John 1:1-10 on the meaning of Christmas
From The Hub on Sunday 9th December, 2018 .
“The gifting you have is not for you. It is so that you can serve and build up the other parts of the body.”
As part of our sermon series this term at the Hub called “Foundations”, John Oliver speaks about the church: what it is, why it is important to the world, and how it should affect our lives as Christians.
From The Hub on Sunday 25th November, 2018
“If you’re going to try mission without God, it’s probably better not to try mission”
As part of our sermon series this term at the Hub called “Foundations”, Roshan Jacob speaks on the importance and heart of mission, and on the need to rely on God when pursuing it.
From The Hub on Sunday 18th November, 2018
“What an immense privilege and joy it is that we can approach God in prayer”
As part of our sermon series this term at the Hub called “Foundations”, Bekah Oliver speaks on prayer, and answers three questions about it:
How do we develop our prayer life?
What do we develop as a result of having one?
How can we develop one?
From The Hub on Sunday 11th November, 2018
“God can stand in the presence of sin, but sin can’t stand in the presence of God”
As part of our sermon series this term at the Hub called “Foundations”, Rebecca Russell speaks on the meaning of holiness, and how we can pursue it in our own lives.
From The Hub on Sunday 4th November, 2018
“No matter what is going on around you, don’t let go of this book”
As part of our sermon series this term at the Hub called “Foundations”, Tom Widdowson speaks on the importance of the bible: the need to read it, tips for studying it, and the heart of it.
From The Hub on Sunday 28th October, 2018
“A life not dependent on the holy spirit is a life that is not really worth living”
As part of our sermon series this term at the Hub called “Foundations”, Bekah Oliver tells us all about The Holy Spirit: who he is, what he does, and why we need to allow him to shape our lives.
From The Hub on Sunday 21st October, 2018
As part of our new sermon series this term at the Hub called “Foundations”, Will Briggs tells us all about The Son: Jesus.
From The Hub on Sunday 14th October, 2018
The Hub is back for the new academic year, and this term we are starting a series called “Foundations”: going back to the heart and core of the Christian faith.
To kick-start the new series, John Oliver looks at The Father: his character and his great love for us.
From The Hub on Sunday 7th October, 2018
For the last Hub of this academic year, Bekah Oliver looks at Hebrews 11:32-40, summing up what we have learnt during our "Heroes of the Faith" series this term, and looking at the call on us as Christians to live lives of radical obedience to Jesus.
From The Hub on Sunday 17th June, 2018
As part of our sermon series this term at the Hub on the Heroes of the Faith in Hebrews 11, Nick Phoenix looks at Moses, and the great lessons we can learn from him and the trust he placed in God.
Based on Hebrews 11:23-29.
From The Hub on Sunday 10th June, 2018.
As part of our sermon series this term at the Hub on the Heroes of the Faith in Hebrews 11, Rachel Blyth looks at Rahab, and her counter-cultural, God-given faith. She also explores the ideas of God's restorative power, and sexual union within marriage.
Based on Hebrews 11:31 and Joshua 2 (especially verses 8-16).
From The Hub on Sunday 20th May, 2018.
As part of our sermon series this term at the Hub on the Heroes of the Faith in Hebrews 11, Ashley Corke looks at Noah, and explores what we can learn from his faith and trust in God.
Based on Hebrews 11:7.
(Because of an issue with the original recording, the first 5 minutes of the sermon have been re-recorded by Ash for us).
From The Hub on Sunday 13th May, 2018
As part of our new sermon series this term at the Hub on the Heroes of the Faith in Hebrews 11, Roshan Jacob looks at Abraham, and how he saw God for who he is.
Based on Hebrews 11:8-16, and Genesis 12:1-3.
From The Hub on Sunday 6th May, 2018
This term at The Hub, we are going to be looking at some of the Heroes of the Faith mentioned in Hebrews 11, to consider what it means to be a people of faith.
For the first sermon on this topic, John Oliver looks at Abel in Hebrews 11:4, and Genesis 4:1-7, and what we can learn from him. This is preceded by Bekah Oliver, giving us a general introduction to the theme for this term.
From The Hub on Sunday 29th April, 2018
As part of our sermon series on Ephesians at the Hub this term, Jonny Higgins takes us through Ephesians 6:10-20, discussing our victory in Christ and looking at the armour of God.
The audio clip starts off with the notices for the week. Go to 3:13 for the start of the sermon.
From The Hub on Sunday 11th March, 2018
As part of our sermon series on Ephesians at the Hub this term, John Oliver takes us through Ephesians 5:1-21, exploring God's amazing love for us, and the effect this should have upon us.
Although John's message focuses on the first 2 verses of Chapter 5, the rest of the evening was spent discussing verses 3-21 in the light of these. We therefore encourage you to spend some time reading these later verses after listening to the talk, approaching them from a place of understanding God's love for you (as seen in Ephesians 5:1-2).
From The Hub on Sunday 25th February, 2018.
This week, continuing our sermon series on Ephesians at The Hub this term, Bekah Oliver looks at Ephesians 4:1-16, exploring the calling on our lives as Christians to use our God given gifts to build up the body of Christ.
From The Hub on Sunday 18th February, 2018.
