Talk Series: Great news for changing lives
Mark’s Gospel for everyone today.

Pursuing purity: Mark 9
Paul Gill shares his thoughts on this passage, last in the series of the book of Mark
Overcoming unbelief: Mark 9
Brian shares how Jesus challenges us to reject unbelief, but nevertheless is gracious towards our defective levels of faith.
Who do you say I am? Simon Guillebaud
Simon exhorts us to live lives sold out for Jesus
God’s values and ours: Avoid the Yeast of the Pharisees! Mark 8
Andy shares from Mark 8 about things we should avoid to not be hypocritical Christians
Rebuild and Restore: A Word for LCC
Tom shares a word for the church as we emerge from the pandemic from 2 Chronicles 26 – King Uzziah
God’s values and ours – Mark 7:1-23
Andy shares from Mark 7 about the priority of the heart over rituals and outward appearances
Go and see what God does! – Mark 6:30-56
Simon shares from the story of the feeding of the 5000 about our need for rest, along with compassion and faith.
Avoid foolish promises – Mark 6:14-29
Ellie discusses the story of the death of John the Baptist and Herod’s foolish promises in Mark 6.
Avoid foolish promises – Mark 6:14-29
Peter discusses the story of the death of John the Baptist and Herod’s foolish promises in Mark 6.
The offense of Jesus – Mark 6:1-13
We can either cultivate faith or constrain it by our words and attitudes. Tom shares from the story of Jesus visiting his hometown how we can build an atmosphere of expectancy and release the miraculous.
Don’t give up – Mark 5:23-43
Nathanael shares from the story of 2 women in Mark 6 whose powerful healings challenge us to think outside our experience and preconceptions.
Surviving the storm – Mark 4:25-5:20
Tom talks from Mark 4 and 5 about Jesus’ demonstrations of the Kingdom of God and resilience in the face of storms and spiritual battles.
What’s the Kingdom like? – Mark 4:21-34
Alison unpacks Jesus’ descriptions of the way the God’s Kingdom grows and brings light and life to everyone from Mark chapter 4.
How to live a fruitful life – Mark 4:1-20
Caroline Deakin describes our mission in terms of the parable of the sower in Mark 4 and issues an invitation to join the team at St. Peter’s Milton
Power to change – Acts 2:1-21 (Pentecost)
Taking a one week break from our series to celebrate Pentecost, Andy talks about the power of the Holy Spirit’s coming and the birthday of the church.
Sent to serve – Mark 3:7-19
Cathy Bond shares practical advice for making disciples (Includes Paul Gill’s experiences of the ACORN method of asking the Lord to highlight one person each day that he wants us to encourage towards Jesus)
Relationship not rules – Mark 2:18-3:6
Andy Watts unpacks Jesus’ clashes with the Pharisees over fasting and sabbath rules and asks whether we prioritise our relationship with God over routines and rituals.
Help for the helpless – Mark 2:1-17
Tom unpacks two life-changing encounters with Jesus described in Mark 2 and asks ‘What is your trajectory?’
Prayer – Key to revival – Mark 1:29-45
Andy looks at some of the different ways we can connect with the presence of God in prayer.
A new mission – Mark 1:16-28
Emily Cumberbatch looks at how we can fulfil our calling to be God’s fishers of people.
Time for change – Mark 1:1-15
Simon Holloway speaks from the opening chapter of Mark looking at how we can prepare ourselves for the time of change that is upon us.
Great news for Easter – Mark 16:1-8
Tom launches the series ‘Great News for changing lives’ with the Easter resurrection in Mark 16.
Palm Sunday
Andy teaches about the background to Jesus’ triumphal entry to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday from Mark 11