Continuing in this season of the giving of the Holy Spirit to the Church, we are looking at the Acts of the Apostles. This week we are looking at Activating the Body of Christ, Activating the church. our vicar, Abi looks at the passage where the first deacons are called to serve in practical ways in the body. But these are not those with no other gifts, so they can make the tea and wash up, these are people ‘full of the Spirit and wisdom’.

They include Stephen who we read shortly after clearly had a powerful gift of preaching, but he was happy to serve God and the church where it was needed. What gifts has God given us and where is He calling us to serve. Let’s Activate the Body, so that together we can work with God to build the church.

The reading is from Acts 6:1-7

This message was first preached on 28/06/2026

Continuing in this season of the giving of the Holy Spirit to the Church, we are looking at the Acts of the Apostles. The clue is in the name, Acts! We are called to act out of the faith we are given. This week our vicar, Abi looks at radical honesty and how the early church stood out from society by their commitment to be honest, with God and with each other. We need to Activate honesty to simplify our lives and become the shining light to those around us.

The reading is from Acts 5:1-16

This message was first preached on 21/06/2026

Continuing in this season of the giving of the Holy Spirit to the Church, we are looking at the Acts of the Apostles. The clue is in the name, Acts! We are called to act out of the faith we are given. Our curate, Les Crossland, looks at how the early church was generous, and how we must Activate our generosity with our time, money and commitment.

The reading is from Acts 4:32-37

This message was first preached on 14/06/2026