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Chapter 4 of Jonah is the chapter that tends to get skipped. Most of us know the story: the storm, the fish, the reluctant prophet finally doing what God asked, and an entire city turning back to God. It feels like a tidy ending. But on Sunday morning, Ricky opened

On Sunday 12th July, Ian Douglas brought the third instalment of our series in Jonah, and the theme running through every part of it was grace - not as a vague religious idea, but as something vivid and personal. Ian opened with a simple challenge: lean in. Not arms crossed,

On Sunday 28th June, Michelle Dorrington brought the second message in our series The Depths of Grace, and she opened with a question that landed immediately: "What's the darkest place you've ever prayed?" A hospital waiting room. A car after an argument. A sleepless night at 2 a.m. Most of

On Sunday morning, Ricky opened up the first chapter of Jonah and immediately asked us to do something surprisingly difficult: forget about the fish. Because the fish, he suggested, is actually one of the kindest things God does in the whole story. The real story - the one that hits

On Sunday 14th June, we gathered in a different kind of way. Rather than settling in for a normal morning service, we were preparing to head out into Rayleigh town centre to join in with Trinity Fair — packed lunches in hand, a commissioning prayer on our lips, and a

On Sunday 7th June, Michelle brought a message full of warmth, challenge, and practical encouragement — one of those sermons that stays with you through the week. Starting with a simple but profound idea drawn from God's call to Abram in Genesis 12, Michelle unpacked what it really means to

On Sunday 31st May, Ricky brought a sermon that was equal parts challenging and freeing. He opened with a question most of us would rather avoid: When did you last give so generously that you had to change the way you live as a result? Not a standing order. Not

On Sunday 24th May, we gathered to celebrate Pentecost — the birthday of the Church — and Michelle brought us a message that was both joyful and deeply challenging. Pentecost, she reminded us, is not just a moment we read about in history. It is an invitation we live every

What if discipleship was never really about you? That's the question Ricky put to us on Sunday as we reached the final week of our Next Steps series. He opened with a simple challenge: check your pulse. If your heart is still beating, God isn't finished with you yet -

This morning Ricky brought the fourth instalment of our Next Steps series - and if you've been feeling quietly overwhelmed by the idea of "doing more" as a disciple, this was probably the sermon you needed to hear. Ricky called the message "The Content" - not a list of activities,