Even though our culture is deeply influenced by Christianity, many people have a distorted or false picture of Christianity. It doesn’t make any sense to them. How do you make sense of Christianity to people for whom Christianity doesn’t make any sense? This passage helps us.By Eric Stiller -Acts 14:8-22

Lucy WrightPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 15th September 2024 Ecclesiastes 4.9-12Philippians 1.1-11 To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 8th September 2024 Genesis 1.27-31; 2.4b-7, 15-17; 3.1-8Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/09/the-knowledge-of-good-and-evil.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

It’s often hard to recognize God’s work in our lives and in the world, because it doesn’t look like what we think it should look like. How can we take care not to miss what God is doing? In this passage, the apostle Paul shows us it’s all wrapped up in understanding the story we’re in.By Eric Stiller - 13:16-30, 38-39

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 1st September 2024Isaiah 1:17, 3:15Micah 6:8James 2:14-17Matthew 25:35-40Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-churchs-voice-in-migration.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

Evangelism is a controversial and fearful topic for many people, and for many reasons. But the word has its roots in the idea of "good news," specifically the good news about Jesus. This passage helps us recover a healthier and happier understanding of this much misunderstood word.By Eric Stiller - Acts 11:19-26, 13:1-3

Stephen CopsonPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 25th August 2024 Ephesians 3.14-21 2 Samuel 11.26-12.7aTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

God's vision for the world has always been a multiethnic, multicultural vision. This story is one of the most powerful examples of that. In this passage, Peter recounts how he was led to a summit experience in the expansion of the gospel to all the world.By Eric Stiller - Acts 11:1-18

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 18th August 2024 John 5.31-40;19.30-35 1 John 5.6-13Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2018/05/water-and-blood.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

This famous passage is not just a story about one man and how he met the risen Jesus. It's also a powerful lesson about what it means to be the church.By Eric Stiller - Acts 9:1-16

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 11th August 20241 John 5.1-6Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2018/05/truthful-testimony-in-world-of-fake-news.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

What if the gospel of Jesus Christ is the only thing that can really affirm and honor all the different cultures of the world because it’s the only thing that can truly fulfill our deepest spiritual longings? This passage shows us how.By Eric Stiller: Acts 8:26-39

Karen StallardPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 4th August 2024 2 Samuel 11.26-12.13aEphesians 4.1-16To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

The quest for meaning and control is at the heart of our lives. This story about a magician looking for the same things has a lot to show us about this quest and its ultimate fulfillment.By Eric Stiller - Acts 8:9-24

Revd Angela SheardPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 28th July 2024 1 John 4.7-21 To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

We live in a world full of hatred, division, and polarization. What does it mean to be the church in this, and what if the church could be a source of joy in the midst of the division? This passage shows us how.By Eric Stiller - Acts 8:1-8

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 21st July 2024 1 John 3.16-24Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/07/love-in-action-from-words-to-works.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 14th July 20241 John 3.1-7Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/07/embraced-by-love-becoming-more-journey.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

By Eric Stiller - Acts 7

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 7th July 2024 Genesis 22.1-131 John 1.1-2.2Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/07/living-life-in-light-of-resurrection.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

One of the biggest threats to the church in America isn’t external: the loss of power. It’s internal: our inability to give power away. The book of Acts, and especially this passage, helps by showing us what it means to be the church.By Eric Stiller - Acts 6:1-7

Whether it’s the ancient Roman Empire, or the year 2024 in the modern West, following Jesus requires courage. If you struggle with fear, and wonder where you can get the courage to follow Jesus, this passage is a goldmine.By Eric Stiller -Acts 5:27-42

Revd Dr Steve FinamorePreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 30th June 2024Job 38.1-11Mark 4.35-41To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Wouldn’t it be great if the Church could be totally transformed? If it could, how would that be possible. Historically, when the Church experiences radical transformation it is called Revival. Join us as we continue our series in the book of Acts and we look at the account of the very first revival.By Eric Stiller - 4:23-25

Revd Ruth BottomsPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 23rd June 2024 Psalm 139.1-12 Luke 24.13-27To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Many people say no one should ever claim to have the one, true religion. But what if the gospel is not only not the oppressive threat many people think it is? What if, instead, it’s actually the only thing that can really create a world of true justice and peace?By Eric Stiller - 4:1-13

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 16th June 2024 Revelation 8.1-6Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/06/spiritual-disciplines-for-extroverts.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 9th June 2024 Luke 11.2-4Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/06/praying-powers.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

The presence of evil and suffering in this world is still one of the most powerful arguments against faith in an all-loving, all-powerful creator. We want to make sense of it. Even more, we want to find freedom from it. Is that possible? And if so, how?By Eric Stiller - Acts 3:1-21

What if the only solution for the oppression, abuse, and injustices of the church isn’t the removal of the church, but the renewal of the church? One of the best ways to get a vision for the future of the church is to get a clearer picture of the very first church. This passage helps us do that.By Eric Stiller - Acts 2:37-47

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 2nd June 2024 Colossians 1.15-20 Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/05/environment-sunday-2024.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 26th May 2024 Luke 11.1-13Genesis 18.20-32Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/05/teacher-teach-us-how-to-pray.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

This passage contains the first explicit proclamation of the gospel of Jesus. So if we want to understand what the gospel really means, there is no better place to look.By Eric Stiller - Acts 2:12-39

Pete MooreyPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 19th May 2024Acts 2:1-4 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

In our culture, spirituality is hot. Church is not. But what if real spirituality is impossible to experience apart from Jesus and the church he called into being? This passage helps us by showing us what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit.By Eric Stiller - Acts 2: 1-13

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 12th May 20241 Corinthians 15.1-26,51-57 Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/05/resurrection.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Jesus had gone back to heaven. It seemed like the end. But then his disciples were reminded of what they needed to go on. It could be just what you need, too.By Eric Stiller - Acts 1:12-26

The first Christians were a minority movement of social, cultural, and religious outsiders with zero political power. Yet within 30 years, they turned the world upside down. How? It all begins in this passage.By Eric Stiller - Acts 1:1-11

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 5th May 20241 Corinthians 13.1-13Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-difference-love-makes.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church28th April 2024Acts 18.1-41 Corinthians 1.10-18https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-personal-touch.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

We live in a world where many believe in God or spiritual reality, but what feels more real to us is all the pressures, anxieties, and discouragement of what we call “the real world.” How does that change? In this passage, Jesus leads us through the path of transformation.By Eric Stiller: Luke 24:13-33

To have a name is to be a person: a unique self with meaning and dignity. Evil is anything that distorts and destroys your personhood. It erases your name. But in this passage, we see how Jesus restores it back to us.By Eric Stiller: Mark 5:1-20

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 21st April 2024Acts 17.1-91 Thessalonians 1.1-10Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/04/turning-world-upside-down.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

Faith healing is a real thing. And it isn’t magic, unless you put your faith in someone other than Jesus. This passage considers the significance of vulnerability, prayer, and gratitude in healing.By Eric Stiller - John 5:1-18

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 14th April 2024Acts 3.1-10Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/04/love-that-heals.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 7th April 2024Genesis 28.10-19Acts 1.1-11Read this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/04/wheres-jesus.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

With this question, Jesus doesn’t ask whether we have faith. He assumes we do. That might sound counterintuitive to many, but this passage takes us deeper into the real nature of faith.By Eric Stiller - Luke 8:22-25

Revd Dr Simon Woodman Preaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church 31st March 2024 Daniel 7.9-14 Mark 15.47-16.8aRead this sermon here: https://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-empty-tomb.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

We live in a weeping world, because everything we love is always dying. But we also live in a seeking world, because we long for something that cannot be touched by death. How does the resurrection of Jesus address this struggle?By Eric Stiller - John 20:11-18

“Why have you forsaken me?” Jesus didn’t ask this question of a human being. He asked it of God. What does it mean? To look at the cross is to come face to face with something we don’t want to look at, but desperately need to.By Eric Stiller - Mark 15:33-39