Thankfulness - Mike Howell - Sunday evening 25th July 2010

Starting at Psalm 100 and going through the Old Testament Mike looks at thankfulness to God and the central place it should have in our lives.

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Advancing God`s Kingdom - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 25th July 2010

Matthew 11:1-19. Mike looks at Jesus' teaching on the kingdom of God, our responsibility to advance it and many other issues.

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Discipleship is a Marathon - Paul Evans - Sunday evening 18th July 2010

Paul reflects on the fact that following God is very like a long distance endurance race with examples from the Bible and personal experience.

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The Seventy Two - Nigel Coles - Sunday morning 18th July 2010

Nigel Coles of the West of England Baptist Association teaches about Jesus' sending of the 72 disciples as recorded in Luke 10.

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Blacksmiths - Mike Howell - Sunday evening 11th July 2010

Starting at Samuel 13 where the people of Israel were not allowed to have blacksmiths so they could not make weapons or even sharpen their tool, Mike looks at similar roles in the Church where there are those who strengthen and More... - | Listen

Judgement - Dave Kingswood - Sunday morning 11th July 2010

Dave looks at Jesus' sayings on judgement - the way we condemn others and let ourselves off, and the way Jesus has taken God's judgement of us so that we may be freed from being condemed.

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Independence - Pete Skinner - Sunday evening 4th July 2010

On this American Independence Day, Pete looks at independence: the good sort, independence from the devil, and the bad sort, independence from God.

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The Kingdom of God - Matt Gutteridge - Sunday morning 4th July 2010

Matt looks at what people think the Kingdom of God is and the very different view given by Jesus.

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John 8 - Jonathan Cooper - Sunday evening 27th June 2010

Jonathan meditates on John 8 and uses it as a springboard for discussing many issues facing believers and the Welton church. Sorry for the poor audio quality in parts.

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Psalm 51 - Steve Loader - Sunday morning 27th June 2010

Steve bases his talk on the account of King David's adultery with Bathsheba and the murder of her husband and goes on to how God confronted him and then forgave and restored him after David confessed and repented with relevance to a More... - | Listen

Sunday morning service - Mike Howell - 20th June 2010

This is a test recording of the whole of the service.

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The Bible - Jean-Phi Petit - Sunday evening 20th June 2010

Jean-Phi looks at how the Bible and especially the Old Testament came to us and how God inspired not only the original writers but those who copied it faithfully and those who read it.

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God the Father - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 20th June 2010

On this Father's Day Mike examines the role of God the Father starting with God's answer to insistent prayer in Luke 11 and ending with 1 John 3:1 "How great the love the Father has lavished on us that we should be called child More... - | Listen

Café 3:16 - Sunday evening 13th June 2010

Jo Coomes, Sally Evans and Sharon Williams talk about how the 3:16 café started at the town hall and what has happened since.

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The Kingdom of God - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 13th June 2010

Mike uses Romans 14:13-17 as a starting point and examines what the Kingdom of God means and is and is not.

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The Weapons of God - David Standing - Sunday evening 6th June 2010

Ephesians 6:10-20 and 2 Corinthians 10:3-5. After an introduction by Steve and a reading by Muriel, David looks at this subject. "For the weapons we fight with are not the weapons of this world. On the contrary they have divine powe More... - | Listen

God in the Gaps - Dave Kingswood - Sunday morning 6th June 2010

Dave considers the way we see things. When we see a wedding ring do we see just a bit of metal or does it bring to mind a very special person? Are the common things in nature just common or do we think of the creator  More... - | Listen

Testimony - Emma Arnold - Sunday morning 6th June 2010

Emma tells us about God's intervention in the events leading up to and following the birth of baby Andy.

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Creation - Jackie James - Sunday evening 30th May 2010

After a reading by Jonathan, Jackie examines the vast subject of creation and starts and ends on the first few lines of Psalm 9 "O Lord our God, How majestic is your name in all the earth".

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Psalm 145 - Paul Evans - Sunday morning 30th May 2010

After a reading by Jo and Jo, Paul meditates on Psalm 145.

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Psalm 1 - Steve Sanders - Sunday morning 23rd May 2010

Steve meditates on Psalm 1. "Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked ...  he is like a tree planted by streams of water ... not so the wicked, they are like chaff..."

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Bobby Brown Baptism - Mike Howell - Sunday afternoon 16th May 2010

Mike leads the baptism service for Bobby Brown with John and Angela conducting the baptism, testimonies from Bobby and Sue, a reading by Margaret and participation by various other members of the congregation.

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Worship - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 16th May 2010

Psalm 13. Mike looks at worship of God by starting with "Worship Disconnect" - where God is not free to move in our lives and goes on to what God really wants - to use worship to transform us into dazzling visual aids of his glory.< More... - | Listen

Prayer - Paul Evans - Sunday evening 9th May 2010

Paul leads the prayer time in the evening service with help from Sharon, Chris, Diane, Shanna and Joel (and Matthew).

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The Biblical Perspective on Children and Young People - Paul Carter - Sunday evening 9th May 2010

After a meditation by Paul Evans, Paul Carter looks at how children and young people are regarded in the Bible.

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The Person and Work of Jesus Christ - Paul Carter - Sunday morning 9th May 2010

Isaiah 53 and Luke 24:44-49. Paul examines the person and work of Jesus Christ as taught by these Bible passages.

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A Tale of Two Churches - Chas Coomes - Sunday evening 2nd May 2010

Chas starts with the church at Jerusalem and traces the events that led to the formation and growth of the church at Antioch. Following this he tells us about the recent history of Welton Baptist and finishes by talking about n More... - | Listen

Christians and the General Election - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 2nd May 2010

With the UK general election coming up on the 6th of May Mike examines the duty of Christians as citizens of their country and, in particular, their duty to participate in the election.

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Thats why I worship - Chris Bennett - Sunday morning 25th April 2010

Chris gives us a short testimony.

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Sowing Seed - Dave Kingswood - Sunday morning 25th April 2010

Matthew 13:1-9 and 18-23. Dave reads and interprets the Parable of the Sower and its practical implications.

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The Cost of Discipleship - Paul Williams - Sunday evening 18th April 2010

Luke 9:57-62 Paul starts with this passage and discusses the fact that following Jesus can only be done on his terms with a real cost that involves putting everything and everyone else second to him.

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The Power of Worship - Paul Williams - Sunday morning 18th April 2010

Paul starts with the conflict between our agenda and God's, between our desire for independence and our need for dependence on God and the fact that we must openly thank God for what he has done for us and come to him on his te More... - | Listen

Giving Up - Meg Rogers - Sunday evening 11th April 2010

1 Kings 19:1-18. After a short meditation by Steve Sanders, Meg looks at Elijah's discouragement and how God helped him to go on with the practical implications for us in our daily life.

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Fight for the Family - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 11th April 2010

Proverbs 27:23-27. In the light of this passage Mike considers the responsibility of parents toward children and family.

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Matthew Smith Dedication - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 11th April 2010

Mike leads the dedication of Kevin and Angela Smith's son, Matthew James, with participation by various friends in the church.

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The Transformation of Simon Peter - Mike Howell - Easter Sunday evening 4th April 2010

Mike follows Jesus' treatment of Simon Peter and how Simon was transformed from an impulsive fisherman who promised to die for Jesus but denied him to a faithful and loving apostle who eventually did die for Jesus.

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Jem`s Story - Mike Howell - Easter Sunday morning 4th April 2010

Here is the latest adventure of Jem, Josh and Sophie and their Mums and Dads with a special appearance by Elsie.

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On the Road with the Risen Christ - Mike Howell - Easter Sunday morning 4th April 2010

Mike reflects on the events at Easter where various people met the risen from the dead Jesus Christ, in particular those who met Jesus on the road to Emmaus. He goes on to talk about various events in his own life where he met the r More... - | Listen

Sonrise Service at Manor Farm - Easter Sunday morning 4th April 2010

This is a recording of the celebration of Jesus' rising from the dead at the 6am sunrise service at Manor Farm, complete with the sounds of birdsong, wind and occasional rain drops.

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Consider Him - John Addicott - Sunday evening 28th March 2010

As part of a communion service John meditated on the opposition Jesus experienced and ended on the passage from Hebrews "Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men so that you will not grow weary and lose heart".< More... - | Listen

Freedom in Christ - Rob Addicott - Sunday morning 28th March 2010

Rob reads from the Bible (Galations 5:1-) and then explores the practical implications of whom God intends believers to be in Jesus Christ.

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Rule of Life 7 - Living in Submission - John Munro - Sunday morning 21st March 2010

John presents the seventh and final part of the series "The Rule of Life". See "Teaching Notes" at the right for further details.

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The Abundance of God - Mike Howell - Sunday evening 14th March 2010

2 Kings 4:1-7 Mike teaches about and expands on, with audience participation, the occasion where a widow obeys the instruction of the prophet Elisha and receives from God an abundance to meet her need.

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Rule of Life 6 - Living in Reconciliation - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 14th March 2010

Mike presents the sixth part of the series "The Rule of Life". See "Teaching Notes" at the right for further details.

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Prayer - Simon Tucker - Sunday evening 7th March 2010

Matthew 6:1-18. After a reading by Alison, Simon examines the subject of prayer in the light of Jesus' teaching on this and recounts some of his own experiences.

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Forgiveness - Dave Kingswood - Sunday morning 7th March 2010

Dave teaches from Luke 7:36-50 about forgiveness and God's offer of forgiveness as shown by Jesus' forgiving a sinful woman. After the main talk, Laura gives a moving testimony of God's forgivess and working in her life.

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Tradition or Radicalism - Steve Sanders - Sunday evening 28th February 2010

Steve looks at Acts 10 where Simon Peter is pushed by God from his cherished traditions to radically reach out to those he would normally have nothing to do with and applies the same truth to us and what God wants us to do.More... - | Listen

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The Reality of Parenthood - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 28th February 2010

Following on from the dedication of Hope Kingswood, Mike teaches from the Psalms and Proverbs and his own experience about human parenthood and God's parenthood of us.

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Hope Kingswood Dedication - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 28th February 2010

Mike leads the dedication of Dave and Carly Kingswood's daughter, Hope Elizabeth, with participation by various friends in the church.

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God`s Fellow Workers - Mike Howell - Sunday evening 21st February 2010

1 Cor 3:1-11 Mike teaches about God calling us to work as servants and partners with him.

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The Alpha Course - Gavin and Sharon Williams - Sunday morning 21st February 2010

Gavin and Sharon introduce the upcoming Alpha course.

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Rule of Life 5 - Living in Mission - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 21st February 2010

Mike presents the fifth part of the series "The Rule of Life". See "Teaching Notes" at the right for further details.

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A Little Bit about God - Jonathan Cooper - Sunday evening 14th February 2010

After a Bible reading by Scott, Jonathan takes us swiftly through the Bible examining the attributes and nature of God.

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Rule of Life 4 - Living in Fellowship - Pete Coles - Sunday morning 14th February 2010

Pete presents the fourth part of the series "The Rule of Life". See "Teaching Notes" at the right for further details.

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India - Mike and Anne Smith - Sunday evening 7th February 2010

Mike and Anne talk about their recent trip to India. A visit full of remarkable God inspired experiences.

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Rule of Life 3 - Living in Transformation - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 7th February 2010

Mike presents the third part of the series "The Rule of Life". See "Teaching Notes" at the right for further details.

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The Discipleship Challenge - John Munro - Sunday evening 31st Jan 2010

John Munro talks from 1Corinthians chapter 3, and the importance of making good progress in our Christian lives.  We need not only to be "on-going" but also "on-growing"!

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The Gift of Children - Jason Waterson - Sunday morning 31st Jan2010

As part of a special Energy (kids church) Family Service, Jason Waterson talks briefly to the adults about how important children are to the family of God. 

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Love is the Greatest - Mike Howell - Sunday evening 24th January 2010

This is a edited version of the service to celebrate Graham and Kay's recommitment to each other. In the message Mike looks at love and marriage in the light of the classic passage on love: 1 Cor 13.

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Rule of Life 2 - Living in Prayer - Dave Kingswood - Sunday morning 24th January 2010

Dave presents the second part of the series "The Rule of Life". See "Teaching Notes" at the right for further details.

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Seize the Moment - Mike Howell - Sunday evening 17th January 2010

Mike teaches from Matthew 6:25-35 where Jesus says "But seek his kingdom and his righteousness and all things will be given to you. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow...".

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Rule of Life 1 - Living in Jesus - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 17th January 2010

Mike introduces the new series "The Rule of Life" and presents the first part. See "Teaching Notes" at the right for further details.

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A Chosen People - Terry Mears - Sunday evening 10th January 2010

1 Peter 2:1-12. Terry examines this passage written by the apostle Peter  to those who have believed who  "Once you were not a people but now you are the people of God".

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Elders Sunday - Sunday morning 10th January 2010

John, the assistant pastor, and Jonathan and Paul, some of the elders, reflect on the past year and look forward to the new.

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Mission Evening - Emi and Kerin Adam - Sunday evening 3rd January 2010

Emi and Kerin talk about their work and experiences in Romania with a quick look at other missionaries supported by the church.

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Change - Dave Banks - Sunday morning 3rd January 2010

At the start of a new year Dave reflects on the changes we may encounter in the coming year, taking examples from the account of Gideon in Judges 6 and 7.

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Carol Service - John Munro - Sunday evening 20th December 2009

This is a abridged version of the carol service held in the Somer Centre, Midsomer Norton and led by John Munro.

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Indescribable Gift - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 20th December 2009

2 Cor 9:15. With much audience participation Mike reflects on the verse "Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift".

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Christmas Cracker - Lighthouse Drama Group - Sunday morning 20th December 2009

A "cracking" good sketch with a deeper meaning.

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We want to celebrate this Christmas - Energy Choir - Sunday morning 20th December 2009

We want to celebrate this Christmas...

Thank God for his gift of love...

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The Temple Experience - Jackie James - Sunday evening 13th December 2009

Luke 1. Jackie looks back to the first century and the appearance in the Temple of the angel Gabriel to Zachariah, the father of John the Baptist, and Gabriel's later appearance to Mary, the mother of Jesus.

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Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives - Tim Lewis - Sunday morning 13th December 2009

Luke 1:5-25, 57-66 Tim talks about an ordinary couple in the first century AD, Zachariah and Elizabeth, who were chosen by God to be the parents of John the Baptist, the prophet who was to herald the coming of the Messiah.

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The Gospel in Minature - John Munro - Sunday afternoon 6th December 2009

John teaches from John 3:16 - a Bible verse called "The Gospel in Minature".

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What is Baptism? - Clare Green and Mike Howell - Sunday afternoon 6th December 2009

Clare reads from John 3:1-7 followed by a poem. Mike then goes on to explain "What is Baptism?".

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God is Here - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 6th December 2009

John 1:1-14 As Christmas approaches Mike looks back at why and how Jesus Christ came into this world, what he is doing now and what he will do in the future and how one day we all see and meet him.

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Uganda - Valerie Crowhurst - Sunday morning 6th December 2009

Valerie talks about the work she and her husband David are involved with in Uganda - Elizabeth House - a centre for the handicapped and the Hidden Treasures School at Kiyoola.

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Baptismal Testimonies - Rick, Georgina and Mark - Sunday afternoon 29th November 2009

Rick, Georgina and Mark tell how and why they came to believe in Jesus Christ.

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This is Urgent - Mike Howell - Sunday afternoon 29th November 2009

As part of a baptismal service Mike teaches from Isaiah 55 on the need and the urgency to be reconciled with God.

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Play Tots - Karen Rawles - Sunday morning 29th November 2009

Karen talks about the move of the Play Tots group to the old Town Hall

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Testimony - Paul Evans - Sunday morning 29th November 2009

Paul reflects on the events of the previous week.

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Strengthening the Life Spring - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 29th November 2009

Mike looks back and summarises the series on stress points in our lives and concludes it by looking at the disciplines we need to follow in order to stand up under stress and pressure.

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Jesus the Truth - Steve Sanders - Sunday evening 22nd November 2009

Steve teaches from John 14:1-14 concentrating on "I am the way, the truth and the life".

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Faith - Mike Howell - Sunday evening 15th November 2009

Romans 4. Mike teaches from Paul's letter to the Romans about faith with many illustrations from the lives of believers such as Abraham and George Müller of Bristol.

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What Shape is Faith - Diane Sanders - Sunday evening 15th November 2009

Diane reads a poem she has just written.

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Under Attack - Mike Howell - Sunday Morning 15th November 2009

Genesis 3:1-19 Mike continues his series on pressure and stress points in our life by looking at those caused by attacks by the devil and those by other people.

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Who do you think you are - Frank Hutton - Sunday evening 8th November 2009

1 Peter. Frank explores who believers are in the light of 1 Peter.

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Hardship and Trials Part 2 - John Munro - Sunday morning 8th November 2009

1 Peter 4:12-19 John finishes his two part series by examining how we should respond to hardship and trials.

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Torch Fellowship - Carol Eddons - Sunday morning 8th November 2009

Carol Eddons talks about her life and work with the Torch Fellowship Group on the 50th anniversary of the fellowship and the 34th anniversary of the work in Midsomer Norton.

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Wycliffe Bible Translators Presentation - David and Muriel Standing - 1st November 2009

David and Muriel give a presentation of Wycliffe Bible Translators and their experiences over more than 40 years. This is an edited version of a presentation of over one hour.

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Whats the Point - Mike Howell - Sunday morning 1st November 2009

Genesis 50:15-21 Mike continues his "accidental" series on stress points in our life by looking at impossible situations where we think "what is the point" but God has an answer. As a case study he takes Joseph's forgiveness of his More... - | Listen

It takes time to reflect - Jean-Phi Petit - 25th October 2009

Jean-Phi goes through the story of Peter coming to terms with God's revelation that cleanness in God's sight is related to what comes out of the heart, not what goes into the stomach.

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Jesus has what it takes - Rob Addicott - 25th October 2009

Colossians 2:6-10 We don't have what it takes but Jesus does and he is able to help us.

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Hardship and Trials Part 1 - John Munro - Sunday morning 18th October 2009

1 Peter 1:1-9 John starts a two part series on the trials and hardships experienced by believers. In this part he examines their cause and purpose.

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Liberty or licence? – Mike Howell – Sunday evening 11th October 2009

Romans 14:1-23. Mike starts by looking at the difference between the Greek and Hebrew mind-sets, where the latter focuses on the vertical (God-to-man) relationship. Our relationship with Christ liberates us, but also brings an oblig More... - | Listen

Driving force – Mike Howell – Sunday morning 11th October 2009

2 Cor. 1:8-11. In this continuing series on the pressures which we face in our lives, Mike looks at 5 types of 'driven' characters: the perfectionist, people-pleaser, activist, saviour and striver. We can all recognise one or more o More... - | Listen

Dedication of Maisie Petit – Mike Howell – Sunday morning 11th October 2009

Mike leads a dedication for Maisie Petit, with contributions by Janet Day and Dave and Carly Kingswood.

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Shaking the nest – Paul Williams – Sunday morning 4th October 2009

Acts 7:59 – 8:13. Paul begins by looking at the martyrdom of Stephen and His revelation of and witness to Jesus Christ. Stephen is one of several Biblical characters who react with grace when under pressure, showing to those around More... - | Listen

The Lords Prayer – Pete Coles - Sunday evening 27th September 2009

Matthew 6:5-15. Pete starts by asking how we define, or what makes “relationship”. Our relationship with God is based on communication and listening. This “model” prayer recognises God for who He is, our practical needs and the worl More... - | Listen

Gods faithful provision – John Munro – Sunday morning 27th September 2009

Luke 11:9-13. Following on from testimonies by Jason Waterson and David and Muriel Standing, John addresses the issue of how God provides for us. He shows God's provision for us in three ways: naturally (through creation and harvest More... - | Listen

Distractions – Meg Rodgers – Sunday evening 20th September 09

Luke 10:38-42. Meg starts by talking about the ups and downs through which we go in life, from the passion of wanting to share with others, to the desert experience. It is easy to hear God when we're in church, but our everyday live More... - | Listen

Final Demands! – Mike Howell – Sunday morning 20th September 09

Mark 1:29-39. Mike begins his talk by talking about supply and demand. Time management is actually more about self management. We need to learn to stop for a while, clear the decks of rubbish and take a rest, so that we can again wo More... - | Listen

The Tower of Babel – Jonathan Cooper – Sunday evening 13th September 09

Genesis 11:1-9. Jonathan starts by giving an historical background to Babel, or Babylon, as it was later known. Cultures across the world, including Mexican and Polynesian, tell of a similar story of a great tower and the following More... - | Listen

All change! – Mike Howell – Sunday morning 13th September 09

Ruth 1:1-7. Mike begins by looking at the storm of change and its effect on us. It may immobilise us or cause us to react (in anger). He then talks about the anchors of faith: that God is in control, that He is good and that nothing More... - | Listen

Uganda evening 3 ‘prepare for war’ – Mike Howell – Sunday evening 6th September 09

Joel 3:9-11. Mike closes the Uganda evening with a brief look at this passage from Joel. He encourages us to look to God and thereby be supernaturally empowered.

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Uganda evening 2 talk and photo presentation – Mike Howell – Sunday evening 6th September 09

Mike talks us through a PowerPoint presentation of photos from this year’s visit and updates us on some of the people and situations there, including the leaders’ conference and David and Valerie Crowhurst’s work at Elizabeth House. More... - | Listen

Uganda evening 1 introduction and QA session with Bethany Williams – Mike Howell – Sunday evening 6t

Mike introduces this mission evening by talking about how his visits to Uganda started. He then uses a question and answer session with Bethany as an opportunity for her to share her experiences of this year’s visit.

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What difference does God make? – Mike Howell – Sunday morning 6th September

2 Corinthians 4:7-18. Mike begins his talk by looking at the different ‘earthly troubles’ which we face and that stress in our lives produces effects which are not always helpful. He then uses the Bible passage to give us a ‘heavenl More... - | Listen

Gods illogical wisdom – John Munro – Sunday evening 30th August 09

1 Corinthians 1:18-31. John uses this passage to show that God's wisdom is not like the world's. God's choice of people would probably not be ours – e.g. Moses, David or the disciples. We might choo More... - | Listen

The image of Christianity – Dave Kingswood – Sunday morning 30th August 09

John 3:16. Christians and churches often portray an image – through personal styles and attitudes or dodgy puns on notice-boards – which is likely to make the rest of the world cringe. However, that isn't the whole picture of Christ More... - | Listen

What do you want Me to do for you? - David Standing - Sunday evening 23rd August 09

Luke 18:35-43. Using the story of Jesus' healing of the blind beggar, David poses the question, What do we want God to do for us through N' Fest? Back in the account of this healing, we see a crowd who wanted the blind man to be qui More... - | Listen

Rescue and recovery – Mike Howell – Sunday morning 23rd August 09

Psalm 18:1-19. In line with the N' Fest theme, Mike starts by talking about God's rescue mission: in the Old Testament, God had a plan, a place and a purpose for His people. In the New Testament church, God has given us the task of More... - | Listen

The final word – Paul Evans – Sunday evening 16th August 09

John 21:20-25. Like the final word at the end of a sermon (as Mike does), Paul uses these verses from the end of John's gospel account to show how a good message is finished with a pithy and concise final word. This one concludes wi More... - | Listen

Reaching hands – Mike Howell – Sunday morning 16th August 09

Mark 5:21-34. In this family service, Mike starts with some facts about hands and the important role they play for us. He then reads the story of the woman with the unstoppable bleeding. We learn from the message that the woman's ef More... - | Listen

The operation of the search-light of God – Mike Howell – Sunday evening 9th August 09

1 Corinthians ch2. Mike starts by defining the difference between a flood-light and a spotlight. The Holy Spirit acts as a spotlight in our lives to transform us. The three challenges that Mike brought were that (1) we need to disco More... - | Listen

Stir us up, Lord – Mike Howell – Sunday morning 9th August 09

Ezra ch1. Mike uses this passage in Ezra to challenge us about God's plans for us and our willingness to follow them. He shows us that (1) Israel had become ungrateful and failed to keep God's law; (2) God could use a pagan king to More... - | Listen

Bolivia update – Graham and Debbie Frith – Sunday morning 9th August 09

Graham and Debbie talk about the past year in Bolivia, with their move from Sucre to Santa Cruz, to continue their outreach work to students. That year has been one of change and some uncertainty at times, which has taught them to t More... - | Listen

Isaiah and mission – Chas Coomes – Sunday evening 2nd August 09

Isaiah 49:1-7. Chas reads the passage and shares some thoughts as he goes, to round off the mission evening. He uses the themes of the passage to link with the subject of mission from both the morning and evening services. God has a More... - | Listen

Mission enthusiasts – Chas Coomes – Sunday evening 2nd August 09

Chas Coomes briefly introduces the following persons and their subjects: Joyce Johnson – Torch Trust for the Blind, UK; Stef Tucker – TEAR Fund and Emmanuel Ministries Calcutta, India More... - | Listen

Jonah – James Chinnery - Sunday morning 2nd August 09

James puts the story of Jonah in context by explaining Jonah's attitude, to God's call and to the people of Nineveh. However this is a God of second chances, for Jonah and Nineveh. Jonah's challenge – and ours – is not to save every More... - | Listen

Journey to Nepal – James and Sandra Chinnery – Sunday morning 2nd August 09

Using a Power Point slide-show, James and Sandra explain a bit about their work in Nepal. With the aid of some play-acting by members of the congregation, they also show what a typical bus journey in Nepal might be like, with an int More... - | Listen

Effort – Becky Evans – Sunday evening 26th July 09

Proverbs 3:6. Becky starts her talk by defining effort as “a vigorous or determined attempt resulting in something accomplished” and challenging us as to whether or not we make an effort in everything we do for God. God has given us More... - | Listen

The anchor of hope – Steve Loader – Sunday morning 26th July 09

Hebrews 6:10-20. Steve used the illustration of a ship's anchor to describe our hope in God, which is certain and immovable. He showed us three ways that we can make our hope sure: by imitating faithful pe More... - | Listen

Gideons evening - Ralph Long - Sunday evening 19th July 09

Ephesians 6:10-20. Following the reading, Andrew Beacham introduced the evening by giving a short history of the Gideons in the USA and the British Isles. Ralph then spoke about the various aspects of the work of the Gideons today. More... - | Listen

Gods funky family - John Munro - Sunday morning 19th July 09

Ephesians 1:1-8. Using the drama about families that preceded his talk, John showed us that family life does not always function properly. He also showed a clip from 'The Matrix' to demonstrate that many people are aware that life i More... - | Listen