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Christianity: Restriction Or Freedom?
Matthew 7:14
The search for freedom is a crucial part of the human story, but religion often seems to oppress, limit and restrict. At our South Site baptism service, Rich explored the question: "Does following the way of Jesus restrict you or free you?".

 
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May
12
Speaker
Rich Pitt
Identity
Genesis 1:26-28
One of the most basic questions a human being can ask is 'who am I?'. As Jonny outlines a biblical picture of identity, he explains why we have to consider not just one, or even two, but three different identities, as we seek to understand who we are and who we could be. (Preached at West+North only).

 
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May
05
Speaker
Jonny Mellor
Sex
Genesis 1:31
There's a lie going around that says God is a grump, a killjoy, who loves to stop our fun. Nothing could be further from the picture the Bible paints. Jonathan starts our Blueprint series by exploring how sex itself was God's idea, and yet so often we end up distorting this good gift.

 
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April
28
Speaker
Jonathan Bell
All Things New!
John 20:24-29
What does the resurrection of Jesus really mean? On Easter Sunday, Jonny shows us how Jesus beating the grave impacts our futures, the future of the universe and even our lives in the here and now.

 
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April
21
Speaker
Jonny Mellor
Christ The Victor
Colossians 2:13-15
The death of Jesus is the darkest day in the whole Christian story. How could it possibly be good news? Rich unpacks the New Testament idea that as Jesus is defeated on the cross, he's actually winning a far greater victory...

 
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April
14
Speaker
Rich Pitt

How Can Anyone Believe In A Dead Man Rising? | Jonny Mellor @ Churchcentral Birmingham from churchcentral on Vimeo.

How Can Anyone Believe In A Dead Man Rising?
As part of our Good News series (and our Big Questions mornings), Jonny looked at the question of whether there's any evidence to support the claim that Jesus of Nazareth came back from the dead. NOTE: The final section of Jonny's talk has been left out, it contained personal stories not for online sharing.

 
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April
07
Speaker
Jonny Mellor
Selected Series
Prayer = Life
[ 13 Episodes ] 13 September 2015 - 27 December 2015
Prayer’s all about relationship. It’s our response to a living God who speaks, acts and comes close to us. It has the potential to change our life. This series looks at a number of examples from the Bible in which people prayed and encountered God in the midst of everyday life.
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The prayer of an Apostle for the Church
Ephesians 3
In Ephesians 3 we get an insight into Paul’s heart for believers and what he wants the church to be grounded in and the greatness of God’s love.
 

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December
27
Speaker
Andy Martin
12
Jesus' prayer for unity
John 17:1-26
John 17 is a bit like Jesus' deathbed prayer so the things he prays here are things he felt were of the utmost importance. As we delve into this mighty prayer we see a challenge to pray like Jesus but also a challenge to action- to press on to maturity for unity so that the world might think better of Jesus.
 

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December
06
Speaker
Jonny Mellor
11
The Prayer of Prayers
Matthew 6:9-13
As we come to ‘the prayer that Jesus himself taught us’, we must not be over familiar or sentimental about it. This is no optional life hack to boost our prayer life. This is a model of how we can have a relationship with God, such as Jesus has. But it also challenges us to accept God’s terms. This is a prayer treasure trove, and if we let it shape and mould our lives we will be transformed, and so will the world around us.
 

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November
29
Speaker
Owen O'Brien
10
Daniel - confessing our sins
Daniel 9:1-20
Daniel responds to a desperate situation by praying. However, while he longs for God to act, his prayer is mainly one of confession. Jonny uses this passage as a springboard to explore this topic of confessing our sins: why we should build confession regularly into our lives and also important confession is for us as we pray for our nation.

Prayer=Life Community
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November
15
Speaker
Jonny Mellor
09
How to pray and get answers
1 John 5:13-15
This talk has the potential to seriously increase your frustration with prayer! But, if you hang in there, it’ll bring you to a place of understanding (and hopefully experiencing) why ‘Prayer = Life’.
 

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November
08
Speaker
Jonathan Bell
08
Calming & quietening you soul
Psalms 131
This talk has the potential to seriously increase your frustration with prayer! But, if you hang in there, it’ll bring you to a place of understanding (and hopefully experiencing) why ‘Prayer = Life’.
 

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November
01
Speaker
Jonathan Bell
07
Heman's prayer in darkness
Psalms 88
When we go through seasons of darkness we can struggle to process what’s happening; worse than that, we can feel there’ll be no end to it. In this talk we get to learn four important lessons that will protect us from darkness having the final word!
 

Prayer=Life Children
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October
25
Speaker
Jonathan Bell
06
Elijah's prayer
1 Kings 18:16-39
In this story Elijah confronts the worship of false gods. He displays amazing courage and confidence and prays a simple prayer with remarkable results. What fueled Elijah's passion and confidence and can we pray this way?
 

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October
18
Speaker
Andy Martin
05
Hannah's prayer of anguish
1 Samuel 1 & 2
If you’ve ever found yourself despairing of life, wondering where God is and why he hasn’t answered your prayers – then this one’s for you!
 

Prayer=Life Community
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October
11
Speaker
Andy Martin
04
Show me a sign!
Judges 6 & 7
Many of us have asked God for a sign before. Sometimes our requests may have been inspired by Gideon's rather novel use of a fleece! However, is that really what we learn from the story of Gideon? Jonny explains how God is actually just as eager to look for signs from us, and that whatever 'fleeces' we may construct for him, it is our obedience that is always most important in guiding our lives in the right direction.
 

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October
04
Speaker
Jonny Mellor
03
Moses' prayer for glory
Exodus 33 & 34
Moses recognises that we’re all looking for glory. Through his own personal quest for glory, we get let into the secret of how to find the only glory in the whole universe that won’t disappoint or fade.
 

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September
27
Speaker
Jonathan Bell
02
Fighting with God
Genesis 32:22-32
The popular stereotype of a Christian is of a gentle, quiet, unassertive person. Most of the heroes in the Bible on the other hand are fighters! Christians should learn then to 'fight' in the right way, and this is particularly true in our prayer lives.
 

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September
20
Speaker
Jonny Mellor
01
Abraham's prayer for the City
Genesis 18:16-33
Abraham’s understanding of who God is gave him tremendous courage to ask for big things. In this talk we get to see how we can get what Abraham had… and even more!
 

Prayer=Life Youth
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September
13
Speaker
Jonathan Bell

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