Weekly talks from Christ Church Balham's Sunday service
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Find out how Abraham possessed (some of) the Promised Land, as God promised, as we think about what it means to go home to God.By Jonny Burgess
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Loving London with the Gospel (Matthew 9:35-38)
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Find out how we can love London with the gospel, as we consider the challenge of Jesus to share our faith.By Mark Taylor
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God tests Abraham's faith on the mountain of the Lord, and provides a sacrificial lamb so that his people may live.By Jonny Burgess
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Worship God for his sovereignty for he miraculously kept his promises to bring his elect people into existence. Rejoice that the Lord Jesus also miraculously fulfilled all God's promises.By Jonny Burgess
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Through Abraham, the prophet with many faults, a representative of a foreign nation comes to understand how God will bring blessing to the nations, through Christ, the Final Prophet who intercedes for us, covering all our faults.By Jonny Burgess
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The Lord shows Abraham his just judgement in his dealings with the wicked people of Sodom. We come to know that he will judge the world with justice, and our only hope is in Jesus.By Matt Taylor
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Is Anything Too Wonderful For The Lord?(Genesis 18)
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Is Anything Too Wonderful For The Lord? - Genesis 18By Connor Perring
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The Covenant of Circumcision (Genesis 17)
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The Covenant of Circumcision (Genesis 17)By Connor Perring
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God meets us in the darkness of the mess we make. Sin has horrendous consequences. But God abounds in grace, showing special honour to the oppressed.By Jonny Burgess
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At this women's breakfast, Jules speaks from Philippians 1:1-11 about partnering in the gospelBy Jules Stroud
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The LORD cuts a covenant with Abram. Similarly, Christ was cut (his body broken) to secure our covenant. We can trust God’s promise, finding assurance in how Christ's self-sacrifice secures our covenant.By Jonny Burgess
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A Strong Rescuer & A Strange Priest (Genesis 14)
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Abram is a victorious rescuer, yet God's priest-king is greater. However impressive many leaders are, Jesus is supreme! He alone is God's priest-king forever.By Jonny Burgess
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Where will you make your home? Abram and Lot show us two opposite approaches - to live by sight, or to live by faith.By Jonny Burgess
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We all need a fresh start. Here we encounter God giving a fresh start to the whole world - Eden is coming back!By Jonny Burgess
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In this talk, we'll consider themes of faith, family and forgiveness as we look at the whole of the book of PhilemonBy Tom Emslie-Smith
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Join us in the last chapter of 1 Peter as we look at what kind of attributes and characteristics elders in the church should have, and how we should relate to them with humility in the light of our future hope in Christ.By Tim Davies
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Many of us are driven through life with a desire for acclaim and to make a name for ourselves. But Jesus was clear that following means facing shame and hatred for the sake of his name. So why would anyone choose to identify with Jesus in his suffering?By Andy Palmer
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What is the great hope of the Christian life - to be free from suffering, or to be like Christ? In this passage the Apostle Peter shows how God uses our suffering to make us more like Christ - to put to death our sin for sin, and to prepare us for glory.By Andy Palmer
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How should Christians respond to injustice and persecution? Some of us are tempted to shrink back, whilst others of us are tempted to fight back. But the Lord Jesus Christ shows us a better way, which opens the door to share the reason for the hope that we have.By Andy Palmer
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Peter's letter continues to help Christians see how to live as exiles in this world, this time particularly focussing on aspects of God's beautiful and counter-cultural design for marriage.By Jonny Burgess
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How do we live in this world as God’s holy people? Withdraw like monks? Blend in? Listen to Peter’s simple strategy, and his surprising focus.By Jonny Burgess
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In a culture where we are being publicly shamed for following Jesus, what will make us speak up about him? Peter’s strategy is to show us how our identity and purpose are all wrapped up with Christ, our Cornerstone.By Andy Palmer
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Is it possible to be a solo Christian? In this passage the Apostle Peter explains how holiness is utterly relational, and that we have been saved in order to love one another within the family of God.By Andy Palmer
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Christians will always be under pressure to conform to the thinking and values of the culture around us, so how can we resist? Peter maps our experience onto the Exodus generation, encouraging us to keep our eyes looking forward to Christ’s return, up to our holy Father, and back to the Lamb’s sacrifice.…
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What accounts for how different people respond to suffering in different ways? Peter encourages his exiled readers to respond with joy and praise because of the certain resurrection hope that is theirs in Christ.By Andy Palmer
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Peter’s introduction and closing greeting helps capture the theme of the letter - that Christians live in this world as exiles. We should expect difficulty, and yet know we are deeply loved by our Triune God.By Andy Palmer
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In this talk from guest speaker Tim Saunders we are reminded about the good news of the gospel we have, and are encouraged to share it with others, and consider how we can play a part in God's harvest today.By Tim Saunders
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Finding light in the darkness (Isaiah 9:1-7)
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Isaiah 9 is a familiar passage featured in the traditional 9 Lessons and Carols, but what is it actually all about? As we look at the context of these verses, discover the amazing things that God has promised.By Jon Stidwill
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Jesus continues his interactions at a dinner party. This time he addresses his followers. We are challenged to think about the way we treat one another as part of God's family.By Andy Palmer
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Jesus continues to teach important truths about the gospel through parables. In this passage, we'll learn how to avoid the dangers of both license and legalism, and discover how you can truly find salvation.By Andy Palmer
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Join us as we look at the parable of the shrewd manager, and find out the radical and unexpected way in which Jesus directs us to use our money and resources.By Andy Palmer
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In this parable of Jesus, we discover how there is hope for all of us in Jesus - no matter how far we have wandered from God.By Andy Palmer
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As you hear about the parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin, you'll discover the joy of knowing just how much Jesus loves and values you.By Andy Palmer
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In the final part of this series on preaching, find out how the Spirit reveals the Son through preaching, and works in our hearts as we listen.By Jonny Burgess
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The goal of Scripture, and therefore preaching, is to come personally to Jesus for life. Discover how listening to preaching is not just for information, but for a relationship with Jesus.By Jonny Burgess
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What actually is preaching? Why do we value it? This is the first of three sermons, exploring how each Person of the Trinity helps us grasp what to expect in preaching. Here we see that God the Father himself preaches, through humans, for life.By Jonny Burgess
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As we thank God for 21 years at Christ Church Balham, Richard Perkins, the founding minister of the church, challenges us from the book of Colossians to consider what we should do next as Christians and as a church.By Richard Perkins
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Jesus challenges those who are considering following Him to seriously consider what it truly involves. Following Jesus means counting the cost, but trusting in Him means that there's comfort and hope for all of us who are lost and fail.By Andy Palmer
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As Jesus continues to spent time with those at the dinner party he is attending, he challenges the guests to consider the invitation to enter the kingdom of God. In this passage we too are challenged to think about what we will do with the invitation we have received.By Andy Palmer
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Jesus uses a dinner party to teach his guests the importance of humility and avoiding self-righteousness. We are challenged along the way to think about how we find our worth, and how we show our love to others.By Andy Palmer
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Following Jesus can be hard, but there is plenty to encourage us as we walk along the way set out by Jesus. There is nothing that can stop His mission!By Andy Palmer
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As we take a look in the gospel of Luke, and consider the maze of options the world presents, discover why only Jesus' narrow door leads to life.By Andy Palmer
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What are you singing about right now? What songs would you put on the album of your life? We all sing to something, but in Psalm 100, we will discover good reason why everyone can and should sing and shout to the Lord!By Sam Harpur
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We are called to sing praises to God. But what difference does it make when we know that God is a holy God? As we take a look at Psalm 99, we'll find out more about our holy God and how we can sing praises worthy of who He is.By Jon Stidwill
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We were made to sing to the Lord a new song, proclaiming His goodness in harmony with all of creation. So how does this play out in our lives? What if we don't feel like singing? Let's explore Psalm 98 together and discover just how deep the foundations of our praise to God should be.By James King
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In this sermon from CCB mission partner Connor Perring, we hear about how good it is to worship the Lord and how shameful it is to worship anything else. Join us as we look at Psalm 97 and see how good it is for the nations to worship the Lord!By Connor Perring
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There is much reason to give God praise and Psalm 96 calls all nations to do just that. Christianity is not for one nation or people group but for all people across the earth to hear of the good news found in Jesus Christ. May the nations and all creation sing the praises of God, for He is worthy to be praised!…
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Psalm 95 is a wonderful encouragement for all people to praise the Lord! While the opening verses of Psalm 95 give good reason to praise the Lord, the finishing verses end with a stern warning. Life is difficult and it is easy for us to turn to other "gods" to give us what we think we need, but may we not turn away from praising the Lord and trust …
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Established for Generosity (1 Chronicles 29)
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The king is generous, the people are willing, and the LORD is abundant. In the final chapter of 1 Chronicles we see all of Israel being called to consecrate themselves to the Lord. Men and women, old and young, each individual is valued in the kingdom and invited to generously take part in the Lord's work!…
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Established for Building (1 Chronicles 28)
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God is building His kingdom and His people are involved in the work. Just as David passed on clear instructions to his son Solomon, so we too have received clear instructions to take part in the work God is doing.By Andy Palmer
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