Crowd Church Talks
Series: Becoming Whole | Genesis | Philippians | Origin | What does the Bible say about? | Mark’s Gospel | Alpha Course Online
Faith and Motherhood. Does it make a difference?
Faith and motherhood. Do these two things mix? Does faith make a difference to being a Mum? What about when things go wrong? Here are the stories from everyday Mum's and their journeys of faith and motherhood.
Peter Denies Jesus, but do we do the same?
There is a story in the Bible where Peter, one of the most ardent disciples of Jesus, ends up denying Jesus - the very person Peter swore he would never deny. It is easy to look at Peter and think that was just Peter. But Peter is a lot like the rest of us (it's one of his most redeeming features). So this week, James Sloan is going to look at this story and looks at the lessons we can learn.
How do I find meaningful connection and belonging in a world of individualism?
Where do you currently get your sense of meaningful connection and belonging from? It's a great question to ask yourself. Let's look at the Last Supper, a meal Jesus has with disciples and look at some amazing promises He makes about how we can belong, how we can find meaningful connection.
Living a life without Villains
Do you see others in life as the Villain in the story, the villain in your story? Do we see ourselves as victims? In this blog, John Harding dives deep on the topic and the character of Judas, the villain in the story of Jesus and asks what lessons we can learn for our own lives.
Bible Study (Lessons from Jesus and Mary )
How do we get the most out of reading Scripture? Can the Bible be trusted? What can the Bible teach us? These are all great questions. Christians talk a lot about the Bible, so how do we go about reading it? This week we are going to look at a Story with Jesus and Mary and look at how we can get the most out of reading the Bible.
What is my future? And is it good?
This week, we look at Jesus' predictions about the future and ask what it means for us. What does our future hold? And is it good? We look at our time here on earth, as well as remind ourselves about heaven.
Is the church just after my money?
This week Sharon's tackle one of the key objections people have about the church: the church is just after my money! We carry on our study in Mark's Gospel and Jesus is going to tackle this head-on!
Christians are hypocrites
One of the big problems that those outside the church have with those who profess to be Christians is the level of hypocrisy that they see. Christians are hypocrites. They say one thing but then do something completely different. Why do they not simply practice what they preach? Well, that is what we are going to get into today. Are Christians hypocrites?
Is it time to take a step back and see the bigger picture?
Ever been so tunnel-visioned on something, so focused in on the detail that you didn't see the bigger picture? In this week's Livestream, Jesus meets a group of people who had done just that...and as a result, they missed the most important lesson of all.
Planning for 2021 - two key life goals to focus on (Part Two)
This week we will be hearing from James Sloan, who is the Chief Exec of Imagine If Trust who will be talking about what it means to Love your neighbour as well as introduce to us Imagine If Trust - part of our church's social outreach.
Planning for 2021 - two key life goals to focus on (Part One)
Have you been thinking about your New Year’s Resolutions for 2021? Got your new diary and goal-setting mindset? Most of us do. It’s a New Year. It’s a New Start, and given the strangeness of 2020, we are hoping that 2021 will be a lot better.
A season of Hope - Christmas 2020
In the final part of our Christmas Livestreams, we finish off by looking at the quintessential aspect of the Christmas story - hope. But why is that the case? What is it about the birth of Christ that brings hope to us all? And what does the birth of Jesus, almost 2,000 years ago mean for us today?
A season of Joy - Christmas 2020
In the second Christmas Livestream, we have some special guests joining us helping us unpack the season of Joy. You know, the Christmas story takes place at a time that was the exact opposite of Joy. Life was not great for people that's for sure. Yet in the midst of all the anxiety and horror at the time, something truly incredible happens that brings immense joy.
A season of Dreams - Christmas 2020
In our kick-off Christmas Livestream we get straight into the festivities! We've called this one the season of Dreams because the Christmas story of Christ seems to be shaped by them, especially for Joseph (the father of Jesus), who has to decide whether or not to take on, look after, and support as his own, a baby that was not his own child. Now available on Catchup.
Why we changed the name of our church to CROWD Church
Wherever Jesus went, it seems crowds would gather around him. The crowds could be small, or they could be large but the folks that made up the crowd were all divided in their opinion about this Godman. So how did Jesus deal with the crowd? What was his MO? And what can learn from that for our own digital church? Well, this week, Matt unpacks why we changed the name to CROWD church, what the purpose of the church is and what some of the core principles are.
Church and Politics: How should Christians engage?
In this week's Livestream Jenny Mariner tackles the topic of politics! Oh yes! Very apt at moment given the recent US elections that is for sure. Jenny will carry on our journey in Mark's gospel and looks at how Jesus deals with this topic of politics, asks should we mix religion and politics, and how should Christians approach the topic of politics?
Parable of the Tenants: Leadership is all about stewardship
The parable of the talents ask us lots of questions about stewardship and leadership. How well do we steward the gifts that we have to help those around us grow and develop? How well do we steward the gift of life that God has entrusted to us? What is our response to that? Join in our Church Livestream as John Harding looks at the Parable of the Talents and digs into these questions and much more.
Remembrance Sunday Service 2020
This week in our online church service, we take a departure from the Norm as today is Remembrance Sunday. This is our online Remembrance Sunday Service
How to deal with difficult People | Mark 11:27-33
Have you ever had to deal with difficult people? They look to build themselves up at your expense, maybe even ridicule you. They are ... well, just plain old difficult to deal with. Well, you are not alone. Jesus had the exact same problem. So how does He deal with them, and what can we learn from that? What can we learn about how to deal with criticism, how to deal with haters and how to deal with difficult people?
Overcoming Adversity Part 4 - Learning how to forgive totally changed my life | Mark 11:20-26
Overcoming adversity - part 4. The power of forgiveness is something that we talk a lot about in the Christian church. Christ forgave us, so we can and should forgive others. And it is no coincidence that Jesus talks about forgiveness at the end of our mini-series on Overcoming Adversity.