St Helen&#x27;s Sunday talks podcast

William Taylor - Paul is adamant that the church that is fit for purpose must be outward focused – the gospel demands it! His strategy for curing unhealthy inward-looking tendencies should be adopted by all churches.

Duration:00:29:50

Salvation strategy

Duration:00:30:28

Living ready: stay awake!

Gwilym Davies - How much of the future do we need to know to be faithful and fruitful disciples of Jesus now? In Matthew 24:36–44, Jesus makes it clear that one key to faithful discipleship is to understand what we don't know. We don't know when Jesus will come back, so we need to stay awake.

Duration:00:30:18

Living ready: stay awake!

Duration:00:27:16

Salvation servants

William Taylor - Good branding serves as a constant reminder of core business and what we are passionate about. A fit for purpose church should have the salvation of sinners as its branding!

Duration:00:27:16

Salvation servants

William Taylor - Good branding serves as a constant reminder of core business and what we are passionate about. A fit for purpose church should have the salvation of sinners as its branding!

Duration:00:30:20

He’s coming: what will it be like?

Phil Hudson - What will it be like when Jesus returns? Jesus will come as king and judge, and as we understand what will happen on that day, we are galvanised in our convictions to devote our lives to the gospel of his kingdom.

Duration:00:33:38

He’s coming: what will it be like?

Drew Balch - What will the end of the world be like? According to Jesus, the world will dissolve, the world will all see him and mourn, and the elect will be gathered by angels. Easy to read, hard to believe everyday. But that is precisely why Jesus tells us to learn from the gardeners in the spring time.

Duration:00:30:25

Salvation stewardship

William Taylor - God has chosen to make known the truth of the Gospel to a lost world through the family of the local church. But what is needed if that family is to be fit for purpose? 1 Timothy spells out for us how the local church will be fit for purpose.

Duration:00:30:14

Salvation stewardship

Duration:00:32:17

He’s coming: what will be the signs?

Phil Hudson - As Jesus continues to teach us about the end of the world, he wants us to grasp that the governing reality for the age between his ascension and his return is the proclamation of the gospel of the kingdom. As we understand this, it will help us keep going, and keep focused as we confidently await his return.

Duration:00:28:54

He’s coming: what will be the signs?

Drew Balch - The temple being destroyed doesn’t usually keep many of us awake at night. Yet, it seems to matter enough for Jesus to warn his disciples to not get distracted. As we look back with confidence at this event which has taken place, we can have confidence in our King that he will surely come.

Duration:00:29:18

Back to the future (with Q&A)

Tim Sheppard - No one likes spoilers, but sometimes it can help to see where things are going in order to keep going to the end. The final chapters of Daniel show that the future is a book that God has written, and its end is designed to help us to stand firm through whatever comes our way.

Duration:00:51:00

Right in one’s own eyes

Aneirin Glyn - In these final chapters of Judges we see the catastrophe that follows when people do what is right in their own eyes and there is no deliverer. At the same time, we sense the kind of deliverer that is so desperately needed.

Duration:00:36:07

He’s coming: what happens while we wait?

Phil Hudson - What do we need to know about the end of the world? Jesus wants us to understand what to expect while we wait for his return, so that we aren’t led astray or alarmed, but instead endure to the end, living as faithful and fruitful disciples.

Duration:00:33:00

He’s coming: what happens while we wait?

Drew Balch - “It’s not the end of the world! Or is it?” In his kindness, Jesus gives us great clarity to look at the world in labour and understand the times before Jesus returns. It won’t be easy, but knowing why things are the way they are certainly helps.

Duration:00:29:28

Living on a prayer

Tim Sheppard - We can often wonder what God is doing, questioning whether he has failed to fulfil his promises. That was the question of Daniel’s readers, as they faced centuries of persecution. But God hadn’t failed them; he remained true to his promise. And, as Daniel 9 shows us, God is doing far more than they realised.

Duration:00:36:24

Wrong worship

Aneirin Glyn - What happens when a society turns away from the LORD? Judges 17–18 shows us the consequences when everyone does what is right in their own eyes.

Duration:00:33:55

Labour that establishes the healthy church

William Taylor - What kind of leadership does God expect for his churches? What kind of leadership shows that a local church really is the work of God? Paul’s answer provides a profoundly refreshing and challenging contrast to the models of leadership we find in the world.

Duration:00:46:22

Labour that establishes the healthy church