St Giles West Bridgford Podcast

God is committed to shepherding His people, providing for, protecting and blessing. Wisdom and encouragement from Psalm 23.

We reflect upon how as a church we can build bridges into the community and make the most of every opportunity.

Our vision is for St Giles to be a church where our members truly belong and excercise their ministries in teams.

Our vicar Lee and Families worker Ellen share why and how St Giles has a vision to be a church that invests in children and young people.

Our diocesan Bishop Rt Rev Paul Williams shares with St Giles his vision of us as a church growing Younger. First talk from an All Age Service.

Second talk of an All Age Service where Bishop Paul shares his vision for St Giles as a Resource Church growing Wider.

Continuing in our theme of the vision of values of St Giles we consider worship. As a church we value different ways of worshipping. In this talk we consider why we worship and what is important about our worship. 2 Chronicles 5.

Continuing our series on the vision and values of St Giles we come to the first value. First things first. As a church we seek to be rooted in Scripture and focussed upon Christ. Our bible passage for the day is John 2 v 1-11

Inspiration from John's vision of Jesus in Revelation Chapter 1. Here is Jesus in all his glory, wearing the robes of a high priest, with eyes blazing fire. A vision to carry us into the New Year.

Learning form the testimony of John the Baptist - a voice crying in the wilderness. The bible reading is John 1 v 6-8, 19-28

Words of encouragement from our Carols by Candlelight service.

Encouragement in this season of Advent from Isaiah 40 v 1-11

Jesus talked of the 'Son of Man' coming to seperate the sheep form the goats. What does this mean for us?

Thinking through 3 image in the New Testament as to what it means to be a part of the church as a disciple on a mission. God calls his people Ambassadors, Children of God, a Kingdom of Priests.

Eating together with believers and unbelievers marked the life of both Jesus and the early church. It should be a feature of Christians today who are seeking to live a life of Missional discipleship. Lessons from Luke 19 v 1-10

Looking at the 5 callings in Ephesians 4 and asking God to help us to step out into our own unique calling from these.

Jesus's promise to all who trust in him is that they will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit - streams of living water flowing from within. He also encourages thsoe who have received freely to give. Lessons from John 4

We love a generous God, and he has made a difference in our lives. How can we reflect this generosity by making a difference in the lives of others? Encouragement from 1 Timothy 6 v 12-19

Encouragement from Matthew 9 v 35-38. Jesus turns our eyes to the harvest, we need to approach our task of evangelism with compassion, vulnerability and confidence.

Practical lessons in sharing your faith from Luke 10 v 1-11, the harvest is plentiful and God calls us to discernment and vulnerability.