St Giles West Bridgford Podcast

On Palm Sunday Emily Charkham reflects on Mark 11: 1-11 - Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King.  As we begin our journey through Holy Week, she invites us to ponder, "do you know how much Jesus loves you?"

Simon Cartwright (Chief Officer at Transforming Notts Together) reflects upon Nehemiah, a man of action seeped in prayer (Nehemiah 1 - 2 v5).

This week we continue to look at the approaches of different people in the Bible to prayer. Che Seabourne considers Paul and his priority of prayer that revolves around Jesus (Ephesians 3:14-21). 

Continuing with our Lent series looking at different people praying in the Bible, Joanna asks us what we can learn from Daniel and how his habit of prayer equipped him to face whatever came his way (Daniel 6: 1-27).

In looking at 1 Samuel 1 and the rawness of Hannah's prayer Joanna encourages us to seek God and to be real before God in prayer.

Looking at the story of the Transfiguration, seeking the presence of God.

This week Joanna shares her vision for God's calling on St Giles.

Joanna speaks on the theme of Belonging and what it means to be called into a community of faith, to belong to St Giles.  She reflects on Mark 1:14-20, the calling of the first disciples.

This week Joanna asks us to reflect on what being part of our community at St Giles means. Looking at John 13: 1-17, we consider what it means to serve, to meet the needs of those around us, according to our gifts and talents.

Rev Kristine Mole reflects on Matthew 6: 5-15, where Jesus tells us how we should pray, and gives us the Lord's Prayer. Kristine encourages us to jump into the pool of refreshment that this prayer offers to us, to rest on a line of the Lord's Prayer.

Joanna invites us to consider the words of the apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 9: 6-15 - what has God given us and how does he want us to use it? She illustrates her message through the medium of homemade cake!

On her first Sunday at St Giles, our new Rector Joanna looks at on one of the most well known stories of the bible. She reflects on harvest and a God who takes the little we can offer and abundantly magnifies it. She invites us to give thanks for God’s provision and to pray to know how he wants us to use the resources that he has gifted us with.

This week the Treasurer of St Giles, Chris, talks about the financial facts of church life and invites us to reflect on how God has called us to be stewards of all his gifts, including our money, and to share responsibly all that God has given us.

On Sunday 11th September, in the shadow of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we are invited to consider her lifelong commitment to her duty and to her pledge to serve. We  reflect on how we can commit our lives, pledge our all, to Christ and his service.

In the latest of his talks on giving, Rev Christopher invites us to consider the importance of giving, as with all things that we are and have, being within the context of prayer.

"Where your treasure is there will your heart be also." Matthew 6: 21 In the next of his series of talks on the subject of giving, Rev Christopher Wheaton invites us to reflect on our attitude towards our money and what that reveals about our Christian discipleship, all framed by what Jesus says to us about money in the Bible.

Revd Peter Watkins helps us to consider what it means to be an outward looking church (Acts 4:32-35) and presents a biblical challenge for us all during the current Rector vacancy at St Giles: "they never stopped proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Messiah".

Last Sunday we welcomed Rev Craig Hunt, the Diocesan Director of Ordinands. He talked about 'every member ministry' and the responsibility that we all have during this time of Rector vacancy to discover and use our gifts here at St Giles.

"It is more blessed to give than to receive" Acts 20: 35.  Revd Christopher Wheaton invites us to reflect on the basic biblical principles for Christian giving.

Psalm 23 will be familiar to many, it begins 'The Lord is my Shepherd'. This is the final sermon of our Rector Rev Lee Proudlove before he left us and he encourages us to come afresh to the Good Shepherd who lays down his life for the sheep, and who's heart is gentle and lowly.