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This podcast are recordings of the sermons that take place each Sunday at BGMC.
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23 FEB 2025 · We conclude our marathon series on desire by taking a look at four more habits of Cruciform Desire in the context of our communal life together. We examine further what place joy has in our life of desire and the role of spiritual disciplines in our Christ-like formation.Â
9 FEB 2025 · This talk picks up the Fruit of the Spirit series, with kindness in focus. Kindness is considered through a contemporary cultural lens that explores a recent societal response of kindness in contrast to the apparent attack on kindness in the sociopolitical sphere. Nevertheless, it is argued that Jesus models another kind of kindness altogether, a revolutionary/cruciform and courageous kindness that transforms lives, identities and situations.
2 FEB 2025 · We are continuing to look at the shape of our desire with 4 more habits of cruciformity. We return to our age-old quest for the 'good life' and how we understood it from the creation narrative of Genesis 1&2 in the first few weeks of this series. How can we develop wisdom habits that are orientated around the Trailblazer of the Good Life, that True Human Jesus? This talk involves a middle section of recordings from people's response to a discussion question.Â
26 JAN 2025 · This we will focus on the habits of Cruciform desire, which can be summoned up in the prayer, 'Your will be done'. But what does it mean to align our desires with God's? We explore 5 central habits which may help us orientate our lives towards the One who was ultimately attuned to the will of God.Â
10 JAN 2025 · Art from the Heart is our new sermon series exploring the fruits of the spirit inspired by the online exhibition from the national gallery. In this talk, James kicks off our series looking at the particular fruit- Gentleness and looking at what this fruit can speak to in a divided and polarised world.
6 JAN 2025 · The Christian church celebrates Epiphany today, and specifically in the West, the journey of the Magi to Jesus. Many added layers to this famous story have obscured the power and complexity of Matthew's story-telling. We will explore some neglected understandings about the Magi and what the feast of Ephiphany can mean for us 2000 years later. Â
18 DEC 2024 · What is a love that walks? In this sermon, James finishes off our 'Compendium' series reflecting on a quotation from Kosuke Koyama.Â
15 DEC 2024 · Advent is the time of year when we celebrate and anticipate the birth of Jesus. Well, not quite. Many of our Christian and secular approaches to Advent have viewed it as an extension of the Christmas season of merry cheer and a countdown to the main event. But what if we have misunderstood the mood and movement of Advent completely? What if it is less about peace, joy, love and hope, but a far more uncomfortable and disruptive season? Where does the church find itself at Advent?
8 DEC 2024 · The quote from this talk comes from Dorothy Day - "I really only Love God as much as I Love the person I Love the Least". Starting with an overview of Dorothy's life, we then consider how the Bible describes the Love of God, and how that is seen tangibly by considering how Jesus treated one particular individual - the woman subject to bleeding.Â
1 DEC 2024 · We continue examining Jesus' life to help us understand the world of desire using seven words beginning with 'S'. We seek here to discern the scandalous nature of God's desire and his solidarity with our unfulfilled longings, the subversive Gospel desire economy, and the tension between duty and desire seen in Jesus's person. How does being 'awed to heaven but rooted to earth' shape our life desires?
This podcast are recordings of the sermons that take place each Sunday at BGMC.
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