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SERMONS

Every week we record the sermons at the People's Church so if you've missed our service, you can listen later online. 

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Be Encouraged
The Letter to the Philippians -
Be Encouraged

15th September 2024 

Philippians 1.1-11   

Katharine McPhail

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22nd September 2024

Philippians 1.12-21

Stuart McPhail

 

29th September 2024

Philippians 1.21-30

Katharine McPhail - technical error, unrecorded

 

6th October 2024

Philippians 2.1-11

Stuart McPhail

 

20th October 2024

Philippians 2.12-30

Stuart McPhail​

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27th October 2024

Philippians 3

Katharine McPhail

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3rd November 2024

Philippians 4.1-7

Stuart McPhail

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10th November 2024

Philippians 4.1-9

Katharine McPhail

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17th November 2024

Philippians 4.10-23

Stuart McPhail

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Colossians: Keeping Christ at the Centre
September 2022 onwards...

Karen Greenhalgh

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Ruth Lancey​

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Jonathan Bramwell

Colossians 1: 1-9 introduction to Colossions â€‹

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Colossians 1: 9-14 Live a life thats worthy

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Colossians 1: 15-23 The Supremacy of Christ. - Coming soon...

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Did Somebody Say...Just Preach?
Meals with a Mission, Mostly in Luke's Gospel
April - August 2022

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jon Witt 

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Carl Beech

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Ashley Stansfield

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Beth White

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Ruth Lancey

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Jonathan Boyers

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John Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Church is More Than Sundays - Intro and Luke 24

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The Banquet of the Despised - Luke 5: 27-32

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Dignity - Building Community Through Life Groups

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Carriers of the Gospel

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Pentecost Sunday: Lord Let your Fire fall

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Meal Interrupted - Luke 7: 36-50

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Hospitality Means 'Be'  - Luke 10: 38-42

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I'll Meet You at Yours - Jesus and Zacchaeus - Luke 19

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Meals Without Repayment - Luke 14

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Meals of Restoration - John 21

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Meals of Transformation - John 2

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Welcome Home Banquet - Luke 15

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The Gospel of Mark
Latest series: May 21- April 22

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Steve Brown

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Karen Greenhalgh

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Beth White

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Kevin Johnson

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Steve Brown 

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Ruth Lancey

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Steve Brown

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Jayne Irlam

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Graham Blower

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Jonathan Boyers

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Beth White

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Kevin Johnson

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Jonathan Boyers

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Ashley Stansfield

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan, Sally, 

Hayley & Simon

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Jonathan Boyers

Mark 1: 1-13         The Beginning of the Good News...

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Mark 1: 14-28       Jesus Calls 

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Mark 1: 29- 2:12   Jesus Heals

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Mark 2: 13-23       Jesus Calls (part 2) 

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Mark 2: 24 - 3: 13 Jesus Lord of the Sabbath

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Mark 3: 14-35       When you start to follow Jesus...

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Mark 4: 1-21         Jesus Teaches (part 1)

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Mark 4: 22-34       Jesus Teaches (part 2)

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Mark 4: 35- ch 5   Jesus' Authority: Lord of all

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Mark 6: 1- 29        Jesus in Difficult Times

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Mark 6: 30- end   Jesus' Miraculous Provision

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Mark 7: 1-23         Jesus Challenges: Clean and Unclean

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Mark 7: 24-37      Crumbs for the Dogs

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Mark 8: 1-21         Jesus' Miraculous Provision (2)

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Mark 8: 22 - 9: 1   The Turning Point

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Mark 9: 2-13          Jesus' Transfiguration

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Mark 9: 14-32        Jesus Heals (again)

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Mark 9: 33- 10:16  Bumps on the Road

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Mark 10: 17-31      The Cost of Discipleship

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Rev 2 (Series break) Returning to the First Love

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Mark 10: 32-52       On the Road to Jerusalem

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Mark 11: 1-19          Jesus Enters Jerusalem

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Mark 11: 20-12:12  Jesus in Conflict

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Mark 12: 13-35       Jesus Teaches

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Mark 12: 35-44       The Widow's Example

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Mark 13                   Signs of the End of the Age

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Mark 14: 1 - 11       Jesus Anointed at Bethany

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Mark 14: 1 - 31       The Last Supper

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Mark 14: 32-52       Jesus prays in the Garden 

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Mark 14: 53-end     Jesus on Trial  

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Mark 15                   Jesus Dies: Good Friday

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Mark 16                   Jesus Rises!! Easter Sunday, &                                             Baptism Testimonies

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Mark 16 & more    What Happened Next

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Advent and Christmas Services 2021
& New Year 2022 Non-Series Preaches
November - December 2021, January - February 22

Family Focus Team: Jane, Carolyn, Sally, Kevin 

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Jonathan Boyers

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Karen Greenhalgh

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Sarah Hayes &    Hazel Dyble

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Jonathan Boyers

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Ruth Lancey

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Karen Greenhalgh

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Introducing our Advent themes

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God gives us the gift of Peace​

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God gives us the gift of Joy

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God gives us the gift of Hope 

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God gives us  the gift of Himself

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New Year 2022: Numbers 13: The Blue Bin Full of Dreams

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CAP Sunday 2022

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But This I Know - Holding on to God's Truth in Hard Times

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Let Go of the Former Things! See I am doing a new thing...

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Eden Sunday 2022

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Easter Services 2021
March - April 2021

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Beth White

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Jonathan Boyers

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Paul Lloyd

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Palm Sunday: God Saves!

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Good Friday: My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?

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Easter Sunday: He Lives!

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What Happened Next: The Road to Emmaus

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The Mezzanine Floor - Living Between Times

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Sunday Night Special - Paul's Testimony

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Rise Up Church and Pray         New Year 2021
January - March 21

Ashley Stansfield

 

Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Simon Richards, Jayne Irlam, Caroline Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Kevin Johnson, Steve Brown, Hans Christian

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Jonathan Boyers

Restored to Reach Out  (John 21)

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Pray for a Visible Church (Romans 1:8-10)

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Pray for a Rooted Church (Ephesians 3:14-19)

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Pray for a Powerful Church (Ephesians 3: 20-21)

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Pray for a Spirit Filled Church (1 Corinthians 1: 4-9)

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Pray for a United Church (Rom 15: 5-6)

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Pray for a Fruitful, Thankful, Joyful Church (Col 1: 9-12)

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Pray for a Loving Church (Phil 1: 9-11)

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Pray for a Reverent Church (1 Thess 1 and 5)

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Advent and Christmas Services 2020
November - December 2020

Lisa Bebbington,  Ruth Lancey and Kevin Johnson 

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Advent: It is Good to Wait Quietly for the Salvation of the Lord (Lamentations 3: 26)

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There is Hope (The First Christmas)

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The Glory of God Comes Close (John 1)

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The Greatest Gift (Matthew 1: 18-25)

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Reaching Out in the Hard Times (1 Kings 17)

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Ecclesiastes:
Reflect - Review - Review
September - November 2020

Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Steve Brown

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Beth White 

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Ecc 1 - Introduction: Everything is Meaningless!

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Ecc 2 - Pursuing a life of purpose

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Ecc 2 - Midlife Crisis: Press Reset

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Ecc 3 - Know the Season You're In

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Ecc 4 - This Is Not Good! The Road to Nowhere

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Ecc 4 & 5 - Friends and Faith

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Ecc 5 & 6 - Savour the Blessings

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Ecc 7 - Always Better with Jesus

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Ecc 8 - Let it Go

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Ecc 9 - Live in Light of the Ending

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Ecc 9 & 10 - Pursue Wisdom

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Ecc 11 & 12 - In the End...Where is True Joy Found?

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The Lockdown Preaches Summer 2020

Jonathan Boyers

 

Carl Beech

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Jonathan Boyers

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Chris Lane

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Karen Greenhalgh, Kevin Johnson & Sue Sinclair

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jayne Irlam &              Caroline Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Caroline Boyers,  Beth White & Graham Blower

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Steve Brown, James Meredith & Jerome Pressley

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Jonathan Boyers & Mabel Nyazika

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Andy Kind

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Phil Jump

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Love God, Love Your Neighbour

 

The Power of God: on the streets, in taxis,                      and through you

 

Revelation 1- Lockdown with God

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Philippians - Lessons from a Prison Cell

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Joshua 1 - Into the Unknown

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Acts 2    - People of the Spirit

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Luke 5   - Follow me

 

Matt 28 & Acts 2 - What's the Point of Church?

 

1 Cor 4: 8-17 - Father's Day: Being fathers in the faith

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Journeying from busyness to holiness and hunger

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Re-routed: New Direction! Acts 16

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How can we worship when we can't sing? Romans 12

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The Pearl of Great Price & the Dying Tree

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It's Harvest Time - Cast Your Nets!

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Psalm 23 - The Lord is My Shepherd

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Psalm 27 - The Lord is My Light & My Salvation

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Psalm 123 - I Lift My Eyes to You

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1 Peter 1: 3-4 The Fall & Rise of the Apostle Peter

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Acts 4: Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land

A Praying People

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Daniel - Living Faith in Exile
Jan - May 2020

Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jerome Pressley

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Karen Greenhalgh

 

Jonathan Boyers

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Beth White

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Jonathan Boyers 

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Kevin Johnson

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

Daniel 1         By the Rivers of Babylon

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Daniel 2 (A)   There is a God in Heaven

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Daniel 2 (B)   God the Revealer of Mysteries

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Daniel 4         God is God & You're Not!

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Daniel 5        The Writing's on the Wall

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Daniel 6        Don't Leave your Faith Lion

                       on the Floor

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Daniel 7        Beauty and the Beasts

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Daniel 8        A Greek Tragedy

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Daniel 9       What are you longing for?

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Daniel 10     The power of persevering 

                       in Prayer

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Dan 11&12   Trust in God who knows the future

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Testimonies - First Sundays, and 'Transformed' Events
Guest speakers and amazing stories of transformed lives

Aaron Jarvis

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Carl Beech

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David Hamilton

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Gram Seed

From Addiction, dealing and Loss: How God Changed My Life

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The Power of God: on the streets, in taxis, and through you

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Transformed: From Terrorism to Jesus 

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Transformed: Gram's Life Story

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2020 VISION - Getting Ready For the Leap (year) of Faith
September - November 2019

Faith is a 4 letter word

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Where do we grow from here?

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What does God want to do with your one life?

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Have you ever lost something of great value?

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What have you been entrusted with?

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King of Kings

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Are you still awake?

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Being good soil

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God's Covenant

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Healing: The Kingdom Breaks In

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Does What I Do Reflect Who We Are?

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Is your heart beating for Jesus?

Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers 

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Andy Barclay-Watt 

 

Tom Grant      

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Jonathan Boyers

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Ruth Lancey

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jerome Pressley & 

Beth White

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Jayne Irlam

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Jonathan Boyers

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Ashley Stansfield

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ADVENT & CHRISTMAS 2019

Karen Greenhalgh

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Paul Spooner

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Steve Brown

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Jonathan Boyers

Advent: Isaiah's Messiah part 1 

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Advent: Isaiah's Messiah part 2

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The Greatest Gift

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Christmas Eve Communion - Cling to God (Micah 5: 1-5)

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Keep the Fire Burning (2 Tim 1: 1-14)

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Covenant Service 2020

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GROW
April 19- September 19

Jonathan Boyers         

 

Kevin Johnson   

 

Jonathan Boyers

 

Ruth Lancey 

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Message Academy 

 

Paul Spooner   

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Steve Brown

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Kevin Johnson

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Caroline Boyers

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Jayne Irlam

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Beth White

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Ruth Lancey

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Simon Richards

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Graham Blower

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Karen Greenhalgh

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Paul Spooner

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Phil Briggs

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10 reasons to read your Bible  

 

Develop the relationship - Prayer 

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Be with Jesus - Silence and Solitude

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Being people people

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Use your gifts

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Being Spirit filled

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Trust and obey, there is no other way!

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Forgiveness

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Consistent life: Put on the new self

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Running from Temptation and Distraction

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Share your Faith

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Worship

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Serving

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Sabbath

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Endure

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Give

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Compassion Sunday

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HOLD TIGHT
Jan19 - Apr 19

Jonathan Boyers         

 

Jonathan Boyers  

 

Jonathan Boyers

 

Jonathan Boyers

 

Jonathan Boyers  

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Kevin Johnson

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Nigel Wright

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Karen Greenhalgh

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Paul Spooner

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Carl Beech

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Jonathan Boyers

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New Year : Drop Your Nets. Matthew 4: 18-25 

 

Re-discovering God's Plans and Purposes. 2 Kings 22 

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Hold Tight! God is One - Father, Son and Spirit 

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Hold Tight! God is Revealed, Personal and Creator    

 

Hold Tight! We Are Made in God's Image But         

 

Hold Tight! Jesus is Fully Man, Fully God       

 

Hold Tight! Jesus is Risen - Hope of the World!     

 

Hold Tight! Jesus is Lord, King and Saviour        

 

Hold Tight! We Are Forgiven and Free            

 

Hold Tight! Jesus Will Return in Power and Glory   

 

Hold Tight! Jesus We are Commissioned and Sent      

 

Palm Sunday 2019                     

 

Palm Sunday Evening: Testimony                

 

Easter Sunday: God is More Powerful than you remember   

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EPHESIANS
Sep 18 - Dec 18

Jonathan Boyers         

 

Paul Spooner  

 

Jonathan Boyers

 

Karen Greenhalgh

 

Jonathan Boyers  

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Jonathan Boyers

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Joe Smith

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Jonathan Boyers

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Steve Brown

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Jonathan Boyers

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Kevin Johnson

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Ephesians 1: 1-15 Foundations for a Jesus Centred Life

 

Ephesians 1: 15-23 A Prayer for the Church: Lord Help them grasp this!

 

Ephesians 2: Alive in Christ, One in Christ

   

Ephesians 3: Paul's Excitement and the God of Immeasurably More

 

Ephesians 4: 1-16 No Longer Infants

 

Ephesians 4: 17-5:20 Put on the New You

 

Ephesians 5: 21-6:9 How this all relates to how you relate

 

Ephesians 6: 10-end Equipped for the Life of Faith

 

Advent: Are You Ready?

 

Carol Service: Sometimes a gift is more than a gift

 

The Christmas Story Continued...The Awkward Bit at the End

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CHURCH : The People of God

Jonathan Boyers         

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Jonathan Boyers

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Karen Greenhalgh

 

Paul Spooner

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jayne Irlam

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Church Means We're Family

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Church Means We're Friends

 

Church Means We're The Body

   

Church is a Royal Priesthood of Wounded Healers

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Church Is a Spirit Filled Community

 

Church Is Local and Global (All Age)

 

Church Is The Frontline in Battle

 

Church Is A Five Fold Community

 

Church Is A Mission Movement

 

Baptism Sunday - Living to a Different Narrative

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I AM

Jonathan Boyers         

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Jonathan Boyers

 

Paul Spooner

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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Phil Dixon

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Jonathan Boyers

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Karen Greenhalgh

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Boyers

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'I Am NOT': John the Baptist sets the scene

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I AM The Bread of Life

 

I AM The Light of the World

   

Before Abraham was I AM

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I AM the Gate

 

I AM in the Father

 

I AM the Good Shepherd

 

I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life

 

I AM the Vine

 

I AM the Resurrection (Easter Sunday)

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​I AM Sending You

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JAMES - A DISCIPLESHIP MOT

Jonathan Boyers

 

Kevin Johnson

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Jonathan Boyers

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Paul Spooner

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Jonathan Boyers

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Karen Greenhalgh

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jayne Irlam

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Jonathan Boyers

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Jonathan Bramwell

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Karen Greenhalgh

Perseverance: Your Stamina (James 1: 1-12)

 

When Temptation Calls: Your Defence (James 1: 13-18)

   

What Are You Letting In? Your Diet (James 1: 19-27)

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Feasts and Favouritism (James 2: 1-13)

 

Faith Works (James 2: 14-26)

 

Taming the Tongue (James 3: 1-12)

 

Wisdom from Heaven (James 3: 13-18)

 

Motivation: What's Going on in What's Going on? (James 4: 1-12)

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Ambition: I want to be.... (James 4: 13-17)

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A Wealth Warning (James 5: 1-6)

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Keep Going til the End (James 5: v7 - end)

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