Newfrontiers Life Church Southampton Podcasts

Peter's encouragement to the church is to continue in love and service to one another, that God may be glorified - something that is only made possible in the strength and grace which we have received in Jesus.By Edgar Lushaju

In Christ, we are now made alive in the Holy Spirit and empowered to live according to God's will. Phil encourages us to to step into this new reality by faith, and ask for God's help and grace in the areas each of us need it.By Phil Gallagher

In this passage Peter speaks about the flood of Noah and baptism in water. Chris explores how these things correspond, and what it means in light of the finished work of Christ.By Chris Kilby

Sometimes, the fear of others' opinions can hinder us from doing what we know is right. How can we live authentically, guided by love for God and others, rather than constantly worrying about how people will react to us? When we live in this different way we might be called upon to explain the reason we have for doing so and the hope we have in kno…

How should Christians behave towards each other and towards others? This passage reminds us that the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to our prayers. We should, therefore, strive to live in peace with one another and with others, and to honour God by living a righteous life.…

.From time to time Life Church are having ‘All in Sundays’! There's one coming up in the next few weeks with more to follow. In essence, these are great opportunities to invite people along to church! Every Sunday at Life Church is an open invite to visitors so what makes these occasions any different? In this LifePod Si and Dave deep dive into how…

Here Peter instructs wives to submit to their husbands, just as Jesus submitted to the Father, and emphasise their inner beauty over outward adornment. Husbands are encouraged to treat their wives with honour and understanding, recognizing their equal value as fellow heirs of grace.By James Hatcher

Often we see submission to authority as something to fight and rebel against in the pursuit of 'freedom'. However, when we submit to the authorities that God has given us, as good gifts of His grace, we can live as people who are genuinely free. This is God's Amazing upside-down freedom!By Alex Walker

How do you handle it when circumstances are unfair, or when people treat you unjustly? Chris considers how we, as exiles belonging to another Kingdom, can respond when the justice and values of Jesus' Kingdom clash with differing ones.By Chris Kilby

Jesus' claim that he has ‘come that they may have life, and have it to the full’ must hold answers which we cannot simply ignore. Si explores how this, and the events of Easter, answer one of life’s most searching questions, the meaning of life itself.By Simon Munsie

What does it really look like to live like a Christian in the 'exile' that Peter keeps talking about?By Dave McNee

Next week and the week after we will be having our Spring Gift Days. Chris looks at a passage from Acts to give us some principles for how we are going to pray and give, so we can continue to press on in our mission to be ‘Bringing Life to Every Community’.By Chris Kilby

God commands his church to love one another with a different kind of love which can be hard and, at times, it can feel impossible. However, thanks to the work of Jesus in our lives, it is possible!By Nathan Guy

Peter writes to help us understand who Jesus is and who we are. With the help of a flip-flap book about dinosaurs, Si helps us to understand how what we put our faith and hope in makes a difference in living out our salvation in Jesus.By Simon Munsie

'Be holy as I am holy' - an impossible task or a living giving call to holiness?'By Abigail Gallagher

These three verses serve as a bridge between Peter's description of a new reality in Christ and the letter's teaching on how we should live. They mention the prophets to offer assurance about this new reality and emphasize Jesus' central role in God's narrative. The prophets help connect the fall and the rescue and give us insight into God's charac…

The first verse of 1 Peter describes Christians as ‘exiles’, ‘strangers’ or ‘aliens’. How does that description fit with your experience of living as a Christian today? Leave your thoughts and comments below. 1 Peter 1:6-8 was written to give stability and confidence to early believers experiencing trials. They were able to rejoice in their faith b…

. In this, the first of a few One Peter LifePod episodes, Si and Dave take time to talk about how we've decided to study this particular section of the Bible and why it will especially relate to Life Church in this coming season.By Dave McNee, Si Munsie

Knowing the order in which things happens is of utmost importance, not least of all when it comes to God's saving work in our lives. It is the work of Christ which makes us new when we are *born again*.By Simon Munsie

The first verse of 1 Peter describes Christians as *exiles*, *strangers* or *aliens*. How does that description fit with your experience of living as a Christian today? Leave your thoughts and comments below.In this new teaching series in 1 Peter God’s people are described as chosen exiles. Dave McNee examines what this means for the way we should …

When Paul was in Athens (Acts 17), he saw lives changed with the power of the gospel; Si helps us to see how we can see the same in our day in Southampton.By Simon Munsie

In the final message of this series, Chris Kilby recaps what Isaiah teaches us about the confidence and joy enjoyed by the people of God, and the ultimate hope we have in that, 'He will swallow up death forever'.By Chris Kilby

This week Dave explores what Isaiah Chapter 2 has to say about how we can learn to live in a world that is in an almost constant state of crisis.By Dave McNee

Against a backdrop of bleak reality in the world in which we live, the church is called to be a joyful people. Si helps us to see how we can live in the good of this through the words of Isaiah 25.By Simon Munsie

Si looks further at the profound gift of peace, now available to each of us through the the coming of Christ.By Simon Munsie