Gorse Hill Baptist Church is a vibrant church in the heart of Swindon made up of a diverse range of people from all across the town and surrounding areas. Our mission is knowing God to make Him know. This gives us a passion to deepen our relationship with God and to tell others of His love. This podcast includes sermons from Steve Robinson and others preaching at our church. If you enjoy our podcast, visit ghbc.org.uk to learn more about us.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 2 days 23 hours 4 minutes
Facing the future
A crossroads presents us with a difficult choice. Do we turn to the right or to the left, move straight on or do we retrace our steps?Spiritually speaking we will arrive at the crossroads from time to time - perhaps more frequently than we might be prepared to admit. If our faith is dynamic, growing and reflective we should expect those "stop, look, listen and move on" moments - we might even come to welcome them...
Facing the future
A crossroads presents us with a difficult choice. Do we turn to the right or to the left, move straight on or do we retrace our steps?Spiritually speaking we will arrive at the crossroads from time to time - perhaps more frequently than we might be prepared to admit. If our faith is dynamic, growing and reflective we should expect those "stop, look, listen and move on" moments - we might even come to welcome them...
Jesus – the only way to God
Jesus made the statement “I am the way and the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me”. This is an uncomfortable statement to make within 21st Century British Culture as most people believe that what is true for me is my truth and what is true for you is your truth. As Christians how do we understand that statement within our cultural setting?
Growing God's way
If we are ready to grow, then what is it that will encourage our growth? How can we make sure that we are in the right place (condition) to carry on growing?Becoming the best God’s wants us to be is something we cannot achieve for ourselves. It is dependent on the grace of God which jump starts and which also drives our faith and belief. Living as God intends isn’t pay lip service to a cause: it is committing the whole of what we are and do to Christ...
Christian living in a secular world
Who or what is the greatest influence on your life?Are you more concerned about following God than you are about what your friends might think? Or, does your inbuilt desire to fit in override your (very real) concerns about the cultural standards you are expected to conform to?We’re pulled every which way. The invitation to embrace all that the world has to offer is tempered by the clarity of the bible’s moral compass...
Why be holy?
If God’s Grace is that effective, then does it really matter if I keep on sinning? That’s the question that faced the first Christians – and it affects us today, too. Released from the penalty of the law through the death of Christ on the cross, we have a new freedom that some would argue brings a kind of immunity against the consequences of continuing to sin...
Holding nothing back
It’s tough enough summoning the courage the leave the building but that’s only the support act for the challenges that follow. At times like this, successful outcomes depend on keeping to the plan making sure that we don’t drift away from the support base of others on the same journey. Even when we get “there” (wherever “there” is), we can’t let our guard slip for a moment: it’s still easy to lose sight of our mission and to find ourselves, lost and bewildered, down some dead end streets...