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Summer 2025

Date/Time	Bible Passage	Title	Speaker
07 December 2025; morning ADVENT 2	Micah 4:1-5 (with Hebrews 12:18-24)	Zion is here, Jack!	Chris Styles
30 November 2025; afternoon	Matthew 3:11	Anticipating Holy Ghost Fire	Mike Tapp
30 November 2025; morning ADVENT 1	Micah 2:12, 13	The One who breaks us out of our bondage	Chris Styles
23 November 2025; afternoon	Lamentations 3; Jeremiah 1; Jeremiah 20	The Wormwood & the Gall [Lam. 3:19]	Chris Styles
23 November 2025; morning	Acts 14:21-28	Hardships along the way	Richard Herkes
16 November 2025; afternoon	Luke 4:1-22	In the wilderness	Gary Smith
16 November 2025; morning	Acts 14:8-20	The gospel cannot mix with the empty systems of this world	Chris Styles
09 November 2025; afternoon	Various	Ready for Spiritual warfare	Matt Peattie
09 November 2025; morning (Remembrance)	2 Peter 1:1-11	Standing on the promises of God	Chris Styles
02 November 2025; afternoon	1 Timothy 4:14	Stir up the Gift within you	Terry Fitzsimon
02 November 2025; morning	Acts 14: 1-7	Persistence in the gospel in spite of opposition	Chris Mason
26 October 2025; afternoon	John 9	Needed: A shepherd's heart	John Pressdee
26 October 2025; morning	Acts 13:42-52	Evangelism according to the plan	Richard Herkes
19 October 2025; afternoon	Isaiah 61	The Anointing: How God touches others by us	Yvonne Pressdee
19 October 2025; morning	Acts 13: 1-41 (particularly verse 41)	The God who does unbelievable things	Chris Styles
12 October 2025, afternoon	Luke 9:51-56 (and other Scriptures)	What spirit do you belong to?	Gerry Page
12 October 2025; morning	Acts 13:4-12	There is power in the name of Jesus	Colin Povey
5 October 2025, afternoon	2 Timothy 1:6,7 (plus various Scriptures)	The gifts of God and prophecy	Yvonne Pressdee
5 October 2025, morning	Acts 12:24 - 13:4	Ministry in the power of the Holy Spirit	John Pressdee
28 September 2025, morning	Acts 11:27-30	The gift of prophecy today	Richard Herkes
21 September 2025, morning	Acts 11:19-26	The grace of God evident in Syrian Antioch	Chris Styles
14 September 2025, morning	Acts 9:19(b)-31	Persecution and the love of Christ for his Church	Chris Styles
7 September 2025, afternoon	Isaiah 60:1-3	Arise!	Mike Tapp
7 September 2025 morning	Acts 9:1-19	Conversion	Richard Herkes
31 August 2025; afternoon	John 8:1-12; Acts 9:23-25	Jesus frees us from the snare of sin and bondage	Gary Smith
24 August 2025; afternoon	Ezekiel 14	Idolatry	Matt Peattie
17 August 2025; afternoon	Various Scriptures	Living as a Citizen of Heaven	Shaun Waters
10 August 2025; afternoon	Ephesians 2:6 (and various scriptures)	I am a new person in Christ	Gerry Page
10 August 2025; morning	John 17:20-26	That they may be one	Richard Herkes
3 August 2025; afternoon	John 5:1-15	Don't get stuck on your mat!	John Pressdee
27 July 2025; afternoon	Various	Getting back into the Garden	Greg Potter
27 July morning	John 17:1-5	From glory to glory	Richard Herkes
20 July 2025; afternoon	2 Kings 6:1-6	Keeping our Edge	John Pressdee
20 July morning	2 Kings 19:1-19	The prayer of Hezekiah	Colin Povey
13 July 2025; morning	2 Corinthians 20	The Prayer of Jehoshaphat (Start missing, and recording broken from 5 to 11 minutes in - but press on!)	John Pressdee
6 July 2025: afternoon	Philippians 4:4-7	The joy of the Lord IS your strength	Matt Peattie
6 July 2025; morning	2 Chronicles 14:2-15	The prayer of Asa	Chris Mason
6 July 2025	1 Kings !6:29 - 17:6	When things go from bad to worse [St John's Polegate]	Richard Herkes
29 June 2025; morning	1 Kings 3:1-15	King Solomon's Prayer for Wisdom	Colin Povey
22 June 2025; afternoon	1 Peter 3:13-18	Mission Possible (4)	Martin Povey
22 June 2025; morning	1 Peter 2:11-12	Mission Possible (3) (Talks 1 and 2, at Ashburnham, were not recorded)	Martin Povey
08 June 2025; afternoon	Various Scriptures	Anointing (No recording available)	Terry Fitzsimon
01 June 2025; morning	1 Chronicles 29:10-19	Prayer of King David	Richard Herkes
25 May 2025; afternoon	multiple references	Making Ripples for Jesus	Greg Potter
11 May 2025; afternoon	Luke 11:1-4	The Adventure of Prayer	Gary Smith
27 April 2025; afternoon	1 Corinthians 13	Love	Terry Fitzsimon

Easter 2025

Date/Time	Bible Passage	Title	Speaker
20 April 2025; afternoon	Romans 1:18-20	Creation shows the glory of God	Shaun Waters
'	Monologue 3	The criminal on the cross	Richard Herkes
13 April 2025; morning	Psalm 118	Entering the sanctuary	Richard Herkes

Winter/Spring 2025

Date/Time	Bible Passage	Title	Preacher
6 April 2025; afternoon	Luke 5:1-11	Going deeper	Colin Povey
30 March 2025; afternoon	Ephesians 6:10-18	Put on the armour of God!	Gary Smith
30 March 2025; morning	Galatians 6:11-18	[Recording failed]	John Pressdee
23 March 2025; afternoon	Colossians 3:1-11	Knowing who you are even when you don't know what you're doing	Gerry Page
23 March 2025: morning	Galatians 6:1-10	Doing good to all	Chris Mason
16 March 2025; afternoon	Daniel 3:13-27	When to shut up and when to stand up	Matt Peattie
16 March 2025; morning	Galatians 5:16-26	The Fruit of the Spirit	Martin Povey
9 March 2025; morning	Galatians 5:1-12	Freedom in Christ	Colin Povey
2 March 2025; morning	Galatians 4:8-20	Making It Personal	Richard Herkes
23 February 2025; afternoon	1 Peter 2:24 with John 15:1-8	Staying connected to Jesus makes us a blessing in this world	Shaun Waters
16 February 2025; morning	Galatians 3:19-25	The purpose of the law	Richard Herkes
9 February 2025; afternoon	Multiple passages from John's Gospel	Individuals treated as unique and each one transformed by Jesus	Yvonne Pressdee
2 February 2025; afternoon	Matthew 7:21-23	Finding God's will for you	Robin Jones
26 January 2025; afternoon	2 Timothy 2:1-6	Don't give up!	Gary Smith
26 January 2025; morning	Galatians 3:1-9	The gospel of grace	Richard Herkes
19 January 2025; afternoon	Multiple passages (refer to talk)	The gospel of grace	Greg Potter
12 January 2025; afternoon	Mark 5:24-34	Dynamic Faith	Mike Tapp
5 January 2025: afternoon	2 Samuel 5:18-21	Breakthrough for 2025	Yvonne Pressdee

Summer to Winter 2024

Date/Time	Bible Passage	Title	Preacher
29 December 2024; morning	Luke 2:22-240	The Waiting Will End	Richard Herkes
24 December 2024; midnight	Luke 1:5-38	Angel Gabriel monologue	Richard Herkes
8 December 2024; afternoon	Romans 12:1, 2	Wholehearted Commitment	Colin Povey
8 December 2024; morning	Isaiah 49:1-13	Remember your calling (Servant Songs 2)	Richard Herkes
1 December 2024: afternoon	1 Peter 4:7-8	Living in the light of Christ's coming	John Pressdee
24 November 2024; afternoon	Exodus 4	Released by God to love and serve him	John Pressdee
17 November 2024; afternoon	Various texts	What God is teaching me about prayer	Sheila Reeve
3 November 2024; morning	Exodus 3:1-15	The call of Moses	Richard Herkes
27 October 2024: afternoon	Matthew 5:10-16	Losing our saltiness	Gary Smith
27 October 2024: morning	Joshua 1:1-11	Joshua's call to lead	John Pressdee
20 October 2024; morning	1 Samuel 3	The call of Samuel	Richard Herkes
13 October 2024; afternoon	Nehemiah 1 and 2	A vision to rebuild the walls	Yvonne Pressdee
06 October 2024; afternoon	Isaiah 61	Live as those set free from exile!	John Pressdee
29 September 2024; afternoon	Matthew 13:36-43	The parable of the weeds	Matt Peattie
22 September 2024: afternoon	Matthew 14:22-32	Wanted: Courage to get out the boat and walk on water	John Pressdee
22 September 2024; morning	Galatians 4:21 - 5:1	Freedom under grace	Colin Povey
15 September 2024; afternoon	Matthew 9:18-38	God's Harvest	Gary Smith
15 September 2024; morning	Judges 4	Deborah and Barak	Richard Herkes
8 September 2024: afternoon	Ephesians 2:10	We're God's Masterpiece - in progress!	Mike Tapp
8 September 2024; morning	1 Samuel 16:1-13	The call of King David	Chris Mason
18 August 2024; afternoon	Job 1 (in context of entire book)	Is there anyone like my servant Job?	John Pressdee
11 August 2024; afternoon	Hebrews 11:23	God uses ordinary people (No recording available)	Robin Jones
11August 2024 morning	Titus 3:1-11	Renewal not divisiveness	Richard Herkes
28 July 2024; afternoon	Jude vs 20 & 21	Are you growing strong or just growing old?	John Pressdee
28 July 2024; morning	Titus 1:10-16	How we silence error	Colin Povey
21 July 2024; afternoon	Philemon	Wisdom and tact to apply God's grace to others	Colin Povey
21 July 2024; morning	Titus 1:1-9	Overseers	Richard Herkes
14 July 2024; morning	Revelation 3:14-22	Intimacy with Christ is the true riches	Chris Mason
30 June 2024; afternoon	Philippians 1:3-6	God is faithfully completing his work in us	Matt Peattie
09 June 2024; afternoon	Matthew 7:24-29	Building on the rock of Christ	Gary Smith
02 June 2024: afternoon	Psalm 133	Unity: Where God Commands Blessing	Terry Fitzsimon
26 May 2024; morning	Acts 2:14-33	Invited to share in God's own life	Richard Herkes
12 May 2024; afternoon	Luke 24:36-52	Waiting on God with expectation and praise	Mike Tapp
05 May 2024; afternoon	Jeremiah 18:1-4, Isaiah 43:1-3, 18-19	Laying down the past; living in the present; looking to the future.	Yvonne Pressdee
28 April 2024; morning	1 Peter 1:13-25	Grace Perspectives	John Pressdee
14 April 2024; afternoon	2 Kings 6:1-7	A man can't just sit there!	John Pressdee
7 April 2024; afternoon	John 20: 19-23	Jesus breathes on us the Holy Spirit	Yvonne Pressdee
7 April 2024; morning	John 20:19-31	Thomas - Doubt Seeking Faith	Richard Herkes

Easter and pre-Easter 2024

Date/Time	Bible Passage	Title	Preacher
31 March 2024; Easter Afternoon	Hebrews 9 and 10	Going in; going on; and going out from the presence of God	J Pressdee
24 March 2024; Palm Sunday afternoon	Joshua 5	Courage in Jesus our Mighty Warrior; the Lord of break-through.	John Pressdee
10 March 2024; morning	John 5:16-30	Jesus, God's special agent	Chris Mason
3 March 2024	Numbers 6:22-27	Blessing	Richard Herkes
25 February 2024; morning	2 Timothy 3:16	Big Texts: God's inspired word, an essential for true discipleship	Colin Povey
18 February 2024; afternoon	Mark 1:40-45	We need wisdom as well as openness to God's healing power. (NB: recording failed)	Yvonne Pressdee
11 February 2024; afternoon	Mark 1:29-39	Jesus' power to heal and drive out demons	John Pressdee
28 January 2024; morning	2 Corinthians 12:1-10	The Thorn in the Flesh	Simon Warner
21 January 2024 morning	Romans 8:18-30	Big Texts: God works all things	Richard Herkes

Autumn/Winter 2023

Date	Bible Passage	Title	Preacher
31 December 2023	John 1:1-14; Hebrews 1:1-3	Unwrapping the Gift	Richard Herkes
24 December 2023	Matthew 2:1-18	Magi Monologue (Midnight Communion)	Richard Herkes
17 December 2023	Luke 2	The Baby in a manger (Recording not available)	Chris Mason
10 December 2023	Matthew 1:18-25	The Virgin Birth	Colin Povey
3 December 2023	Matthew 2:1-12	The Star of Bethlehem	Richard Herkes
5 November 2023	Mark 14:32-37	Gethsemane: Jesus wrestles for us	Simon Warner
15 October 2023	1 Corinthians 1:18-31	The wisdom of the cross	Richard Herkes
24 September 2023	Ephesians 2:11-22	From separation to reconciliation	Colin Povey
17 September 2023	Hebrews 10:11-18	He sat down (job done)	Robin Jones

Series on 1 John. Summer 2023

Date	Bible Passage	Title	Preacher
20 August 2023	Luke 10:38-42; John 11:1-45	Martha and Mary	Richard Herkes
13 August 2023	Matthew 11:25-30	Yoked with Christ	Simon Warner
6 August 2023	Luke 15:11-32	The elder brother	Richard Herkes
9 July 2023	1 John 4:1-6	Testing the spirits	Chris Mason
2 July 2023	1 John 3:11-24	Spirit inspired love	Colin Povey
25 June 2023	1 John 3:4-10	God's life in us	Richard Herkes
18 June 2023	1 John 2:28-3:3	The Father's Love	John Pressdee
11 June 2023	1 John 2:18-27	Overcoming darkness in my life; in the world; and in the church	Martin Povey

Post Easter 2023

Date	Bible Passage	Title	Preacher	Weekly Verse
30 April 2023	1 Timothy 6:17-21	Good stewardship of money	Colin Povey	Hosea 3:4,5
23 April 2023	Mark 10:35-45 (with Mark 8:14-21)	Ambition for greatness in Jesus' Kingdom	Chris Mason	Ezekiel 36:24-27
16 April 2023	Matthew 28	Worship and witness	Richard Herkes	Psalm 126:4-6

Winter/Spring 2023

Date	Bible Passage	Title	Preacher
5 March 2023	Daniel 9:20-27	Daniel: The Seventy Sevens	Richard Herkes
26 February 2023	Daniel 9:1-19	Daniel: Prayer for God's glory	Colin Povey
19 February 2023	Daniel 7	Daniel: The glorified and ascended Christ	John Pressdee
12 February 2023	Daniel 6	Daniel: Fear no lions	Richard Herkes
5 February 2023	Daniel 5	Daniel: The writing on the wall	Simon Warner

Autumn 2022

Date	Bible Passage	Title	Preacher
25 December 2022	Luke 2	The angels' message (audio not available)	Chris Mason
24 December 2022	Luke 2:8-20	The Shepherd's Story (monologue)	Richard Herkes
27 November 2022	Revelation 22:1-6	The Garden City of God	Richard Herkes
20 November 2022	Hebrews 11:23-28	An appointment for the disappointed	John Pressdee
6 November 2022	Hebrews 11:17-19 (Gen 22)	Faith willing to sacrifice	Richard Herkes
30 October 2022	Hebrews 11:13-16	Faith in the eternal promises of God	Colin Povey
23 October 2022	Hebrews 11:11-12	Faith credited as righteousness	Richard Herkes
9 October 2022	Hebrews 11:7	Noah's Faith	Chris Mason
2 October 2022	Hebrews 11:1-6	Walking with God	Simon Warner
25 September 2022	Hebrews 11:1-4	Kinetic Faith	Richard Herkes

Pre-Autumn 2022

Date	Bible Passage	Title	Preacher
18 September 2022	Proverbs 1:1-19 with 1 Corinthians 1:18-31	Wisdom	Martin Povey
21 August 2022	2 Kings 13:14-21	Standing Strong to the End	Colin Povey
14 August 2022	2 Kings 6:24 - 7:20	A Day of Good News to Share	Richard Herkes
7 August 2022	2 Kings 6:8-23	Elisha Series 08: Open Your eyes to the Grace of God	Richard Herkes
31 July 2022	2 Kings 6:1-7	Elisha Series 07: Moving in the Prophetic	Simon Warner
24 July 2022	2 Kings 5	Elisha Series 06: How to Be Really Clean (Naaman)	Richard Herkes
17 July 2022	2 Kings 4:38-41	Elisha Series 05: A Famine of the Word of God.	Chris Mason
3 July 2022	2 Kings 4:1-7	Elisha Series 03: God's Grace vs Man's Injustice	Steve Simmons
26 June 2022 60th Anniversary	Acts 4:23-37 (with Isaiah 40:21-31	We have a gospel to proclaim	Chris Macdonald
5 June 2022	Acts 2	Pentecost	John Pressdee
1 May 2022	Matthew 27:3-10; Acts 1:15-26	What can we learn from Judas?	Richard Herkes
24 April 2022	Luke 24:36-49	Commissioned by the Risen Jesus	Daniel Dugmore
10 April 2022	John 12:12-16	The Surprising King	Richard Herkes
13 March 2022	Matthew 18:21-35	Forgiveness as a way of life	Colin Povey
6 March 2022	Colossians 1:15-23 (with Matthew16:21-25)	Forgiveness and the Cross	Richard Herkes
27 February 2022	Luke 15:11-31	Unforgiveness: it stops you enjoying grace	Greg Potter
20 February 2022	Luke 6:27-38	Forgiveness: an evidence of love	Chris Mason
13 February 2022	Matthew 18:15-20 (with 1 John 4:7-21)	The four circles of resolution	Richard Herkes
26 December 2021	John 1:1-18 (Hebrews 1:1-3)	Unwrapping in the Light	Richard Herkes
25 December 2021	Matthew 1:18-24	What's in a name? (poor recording quality)	Jon Cooke
5 December 2021	John 9:13-41 (Luke 4:14-21)	Why He Came: To open the eyes of the blind	Martin Povey
28 November 2021	Luke 4:14-21 (Mark 1:35-39)	Why He Came: To proclaim good news to the poor	Richard Herkes
21 November 2021	Genesis 50:15-26	Joseph: Trusting the promises of God	Richard Herkes
14 November 2021	1 Samuel 14:1-23	Courage	John Pressdee
31 October 2021	Genesis 42 with Psalm 105:1-22	Joseph: A man with the grace to forgive	Colin Povey
24 October 2021	Isaiah 49:1-7 with Genesis 45:1-11	Joseph: A hidden arrow tuned for grace	John Pressdee
17 October 2021	Genesis 41:41-57	Joseph: Exalted to the highest place	Richard Herkes
3 October 2021	Luke 6:37-45	Bearing fruit that makes us like Christ	Martin Povey
26 September 2021	Genesis 39:6-23	Joseph: Resisting the abuse of power	Richard Herkes
12 September 2021	Genesis 37:12-36	Joseph: Dealing with jealousy	Steve Simmons
22 August 2021	Ephesians 1:15 - 2:10	Saved by grace through faith	Richard Herkes
15 August 2021	Hebrews 2:1-9	Do not neglect so great a salvation	Colin Povey
8 August 2021	Jeremiah 29:1-14	Know your place in God's purposes	Richard Herkes
6 June 2021	2 Samuel 9	Mephibosheth: a picture of grace	Martin Povey
30 May 2021	John 5:1-17	Jesus heals a lame man	John Pressdee
16 May 2021	John 21:1-19	The Restoring of Peter	Richard Herkes
11 April 2021	2 Timothy 2:1-12	Consistently working out what God has put into us	Colin Povey
4 April 2021		Finding God (a testimony given at Easter)	John Pressdee
7 March 2021	Luke 10:38-42	Lord, don't you care?	Martin Povey
31 Jan 2021	Psalm 27	Waiting on God	Richard Herkes
15 March 2020	Revelation 5	The Lamb that had been slain who lives for evermore	Colin Povey
8 March 2020	Revelation 3:14-22	The Seven Letters: Laodicea, the grace of renewal and repentance	Richard Herkes
1 March 2020	Luke 18:1-8	Perseverance in Prayer	Steve Simmons
26 January 2020	Revelation 2:12-17	The Seven Letters: Pergamum, the compromising church	Colin Povey
29 December 2019	Matthew 2	Who are the Wise?	Richard Herkes
10 November 2019	John 11:1-45	Raising Lazarus	Richard Herkes
3 November 2019	John 9:1-11	Healing a Man Born Blind	Hugh Lowries
27 October 2019	John 6:16-21	Jesus Walks on the Water	Martin Sweet
20 October 2019	Romans 15:1-7	Living as a Christian Family	David Cook
13 October 2019	John 10:22-42	Words and Works	Richard Herkes
15 September 2019	John 2:1-11	The Wine of the Kingdom	Richard Herkes
1 September 2019	Mark 10:35-45	The Servant Heart	Steve Simmons
25 August 2019	2 Samuel 24	A Royal Intercessor	Richard Herkes
18 August 2019	2 Samuel 11:1 - 12:7	From Reckless to Repentant	Richard Herkes
11 August 2019	2 Samuel 6	Reverence and Rejoicing	Richard Herkes
16 June 2019	1 Samuel 24	Touch Not the Lord's Anointed	Steve Simmons
19 May 2019	1 Samuel 17	The Battle Belongs to the Lord	Richard Herkes
12 May 2019	1 Samuel 16:1-13	David's Anointing	Daniel Dugmore
14 April 2019	John 12:12-19; Zechariah 9:9-13	Behold Your King!	Richard Herkes
7 April 2019	Matthew 13:47-52	Fit for Heaven	Greg Potter