In the third preach in our series on Healthy Church Jonny Holder uses Paul’s letters to the churches in Ephesus and Rome to highlight the importance of discipleship as a core characteristic of a healthy church.

A healthy Christian church doesn’t set its culture and doctrine by the standards of the society and time in which it sits. It follows the word of God, the bible, in all things, in season and out of season. Simpson unpacks this for us using 2 Timothy 3:16 – 4:5.

We are growing a healthy Christian church that puts God at the Centre of all we do, but what does this mean? In our first preach of this mini-series, Jonny gives us answers to this question from 1 Samuel 7.

Proverbs tells us so much about how to live godly lives, walking in the way of wisdom. One of the most destructive human traits is anger. God himself is slow to anger and abounding in love, let’s look at how we can be more like him today. Note: This recording was made outdoors without our usual recording equipment, there will be some seagulls and occasional distortion of audio.

The book of proverbs warns us about ‘The Fool’, who are they, what are their characteristics and how can we ensure we avoid being considered foolish as we attempt to walk in the way of wisdom?

“Show me your friends and I will show you your future” is a modern proverb that reflects the truth that those we walk with will influence whether we walk in wisdom or foolishness. In this preach Simon unpacks how our friendships shape us and how we can be true friends to others.

In Proverbs the “Simple Person” is not rebellious, but uninformed, inexperienced and easily influenced. This sermon focusses on the danger of remaining in spiritual immaturity and how by God’s grace and the power of the Holy Spirit we can transition from naivety to wisdom.

Our guest speaker from Open Doors UK shared the importance of supporting those in the persecuted church throughout the world, but points out that even though we are safe to practice our faith here in the UK, we are also under a subtle form of persecution