Battle Ready Sermons
256 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago -Welcome to the insightful world of Salvation Army sermons online. We bring you the best podcasts where you can tune-in to enriching sermons delivered by Captain Rob Westwood-Payne of The Salvation Army. As you delve into this robust collection of Salvation Army sermons, be prepared for a profound, spiritual journey.
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Faithful and Available Builders
July 26, 2022 07:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: Faithful and Available Builders This sermon, on the occasion of Captain Rob's Installation as Commanding Officer of Maidenhead Citadel Salvation Army, reminds us that every Christian can take their place as a builder of the church by making themselves available to God and by being obedient and faithful to him. Head to https://battlereadysermons.podbean.com for more details and to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts or you can catch u...
Unfinished Business
July 05, 2022 07:00 - 16 minutes - 26.6 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: Unfinished Business This sermon, as Lieutenant Rob farewelled from Basingstoke Corps, reminds us that God always finishes what he starts. Whatever happens, including times of transition and change, God will continue his good work in us until it is finally complete. Head to https://battlereadysermons.podbean.com for more details and to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts or you can catch up with us on the Battlefield Resources Facebook...
Sharing God’s Goodness
June 28, 2022 07:00 - 20 minutes - 30.4 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: Sharing God's Goodness This sermon concludes our series on Psalm 139 - Known. We remind ourselves that our God is good and calls us to spread that goodness to others. Head to https://battlereadysermons.podbean.com for more details and to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts or you can catch up with us on the Battlefield Resources Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/battlefieldresources. Like the page and get a notification when a new se...
The World Doesn’t Depend on You
June 13, 2022 15:58 - 23 minutes - 33.2 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: The World Doesn't Depend on You This sermon continues our series, Known, based on Psalm 139. Today's message is that a sense of awe in God helps to remind us that the world doesn't depend on us. That sounds like good news! Head to https://battlereadysermons.podbean.com for more details and to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts or you can catch up with us on the Battlefield Resources Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/battlefieldresou...
No Power Crisis Here
June 06, 2022 15:31 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: No Power Crisis Here Pentecost is the birthday of the Church, the day when God poured out his Holy Spirit on his people. In this message, we recall there's No Power Crisis Here. In the United Kingdom, we are also celebrating Her Majesty the Queen's Platinum Jubilee and we take the opportunity to remember her example of 70 years' Christian service to the nation. Head to https://battlereadysermons.podbean.com for more details and to subscribe to the podcast wher...
You Are Never Alone
May 30, 2022 18:10 - 27 minutes - 36.8 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: You Are Never Alone The promise in Psalm 139 is that we are never alone. God's presence is everywhere. If we are in his will and serving his purposes then that promise brings trust and confidence and we can simply rest in his presence. This sermon includes a guided meditation on Psalm 139. Head to https://battlereadysermons.podbean.com for more details and to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
Are You Heading in the Right Direction?
May 23, 2022 08:39 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: Are You Heading in the Right Direction? This week we begin a new four-part series called Known, looking at one of the most popular psalms in the Bible, Psalm 139. Many Christians have "I am fearfully and wonderfully made" plastered on posters, t-shirts and mugs. But to focus on that verse in particular makes it sound as if the psalm is all about us. It's much more about God and who he is! We look at four characteristics of God outlined in the psalm. This...
Resting in Our Freedom
April 26, 2022 06:00 - 31 minutes - 40.5 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: Resting in Our Freedom This sermon concludes our series on Leading a Healthy Lifestyle. Today, we learn that God has the cure for our busyness. It is radical and it is counter-cultural. But it is a gift from God. Do you know what it is?
He is Not Here!
April 20, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: He is Not Here! This Resurrection Sunday sermon celebrates four words that changed the world ... He is Not Here! They can change your world too!
Carrying Christ into the World
April 12, 2022 06:00 - 19 minutes - 28.8 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: Carrying Christ into the World Who is your role model? This sermon, for Palm Sunday, considers a number of candidates in the Palm Sunday story that might serve as a role model. The conclusion might surprise you! Head to https://battlereadysermons.podbean.com for more details and to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
Developing the Body Beautiful
April 05, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 24.9 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: Developing the Body Beautiful This week we continued our series, Leading a Healthy Lifestyle. Using Philippians 2:5-11, we challenged ourselves about whether we invest enough in making Christ's Body as attractive to others as possible, by loving each other incarnationally. Head to https://battlereadysermons.podbean.com for more details and to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
Seeing the Beauty of Jesus in Others
March 15, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: Seeing the Beauty of Jesus in Others This sermon challenges us that every Christian should be prayerfully present to people so that they can reveal their beauty to them. Head to https://battlereadysermons.podbean.com for more details and to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts.
Admitting You’re a Crack Pot!
March 08, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBSunday's Battle Ready Sermon: Admitting You're a Crack Pot! This sermon encourages us to recognise our weaknesses as the places where God can work the most miracles.
Dealing with the Painful Moments that have Shaped your Life
February 23, 2022 20:15 - 26 minutes - 25.3 MBAs we continue our series on Leading a Healthy Lifestyle, this sermon suggests that every person should pay attention to their grief in order to deal with it in an emotionally healthy way.
Dealing with the Painful Moments that have Shaped your Life| Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
February 20, 2022 10:19 - 35 minutesAs we continue our series on Leading a Healthy Lifestyle, this sermon suggests that every person should pay attention to their grief in order to deal with it in an emotionally healthy way. View an archive of our sermons at https://BasingstokeSalvationArmy.sermon.net/sermons or Subscribe in your favourite podcast program at https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/basingstoke-salvation-army-sermons (video) or https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/basingstoke-salvation-army-sermons-audio (Audio) and also a...
Rewriting the Script
February 13, 2022 11:08 - 25 minutes - 25.3 MBAs we continue our series, Leading a Healthy Lifestyle, this sermon encourages us that everyone can replace any negative family life script by finding the blessing God longs to give us. View an archive of our sermons at https://BasingstokeSalvationArmy.sermon.net/sermons or Subscribe in your favourite podcast program at https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/basingstoke-salvation-army-sermons (video) or https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/basingstoke-salvation-army-sermons-audio (Audio) and also at V...
Rewriting the Script | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
February 13, 2022 11:08 - 25 minutesAs we continue our series, Leading a Healthy Lifestyle, this sermon encourages us that everyone can replace any negative family life script by finding the blessing God longs to give us. View an archive of our sermons at https://BasingstokeSalvationArmy.sermon.net/sermons or Subscribe in your favourite podcast program at https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/basingstoke-salvation-army-sermons (video) or https://feeds.podcastmirror.com/basingstoke-salvation-army-sermons-audio (Audio) and also at V...
Selecting Reverse in Order to Move Forward
February 06, 2022 13:18 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBWe continue our series, Leading a Healthy Lifestyle. This sermon consider the part our families have to play in the person we become and the shocking thing that Jesus had to say about it. The good news is that if we let him, God - rather than our past - will determine our future.
Selecting Reverse in Order to Move Forward | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
February 06, 2022 13:18 - 24 minutesWe continue our series, Leading a Healthy Lifestyle. This sermon consider the part our families have to play in the person we become and the shocking thing that Jesus had to say about it. The good news is that if we let him, God - rather than our past - will determine our future.
Love God Love Others | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
January 30, 2022 10:09 - 42 minutesThis sermon for our annual Covenant Sunday reminds us that our relationship with God is not contractual - it's not what we do that makes God love us. He loves us with unconditional covenantal love - he pledges to be our Father. He simply wants us to be his children - to learn to love him with all our hearts, souls and minds. When we do that, then we can learn to love our neighbour in his name.
Love God Love Others
January 30, 2022 10:09 - 42 minutes - 39.4 MBThis sermon for our annual Covenant Sunday reminds us that our relationship with God is not contractual - it's not what we do that makes God love us. He loves us with unconditional covenantal love - he pledges to be our Father. He simply wants us to be his children - to learn to love him with all our hearts, souls and minds. When we do that, then we can learn to love our neighbour in his name.
The Name of Jesus | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Band Secretary Patrick Hurley
January 23, 2022 10:14 - 19 minutesDoctor Who once destroyed an alien, simply by naming her. There is power in a name! As we discover in this sermon based on the story of the lame beggar healed by Peter and John, the most powerful name ever is the name of Jesus Christ. Do you know him? Are you living by the power of his holy name?
Are You Ready to Get Fit? | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
January 16, 2022 10:07 - 27 minutesThis sermon kicks off our series for this New Year - Leading a Healthy Lifestyle. Sometimes, Christians can be as emotionally and psychologically immature as everyone else. Jesus has the power to heal us from the inside out, but first we have to answer the question he posed to the lame man by the pool of Bethesda: Do you want to be well?
Are You Ready to Get Fit?
January 16, 2022 10:07 - 27 minutes - 26.6 MBThis sermon kicks off our series for this New Year - Leading a Healthy Lifestyle. Sometimes, Christians can be as emotionally and psychologically immature as everyone else. Jesus has the power to heal us from the inside out, but first we have to answer the question he posed to the lame man by the pool of Bethesda: Do you want to be well?
Allowing God to Mould Us Anew | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Major Lisa Lloyd-Jones
January 09, 2022 10:12 - 19 minutesAt the beginning of this New Year, we are encouraged by our Divisional Leader for Leader Development, Major Lisa Lloyd-Jones, to allow God to mould us anew into the people he created us to be. Are we willing to submit the whole of our lives to him?
The Wise Still Seek Him | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Over Sixties Club Secretary Ian Hixon
January 02, 2022 10:05 - 9 minutesThis sermon takes us to Epiphany - the visit of the wise men to Jesus. They came prepared to seek him until they found him. Are we ready to do the same at the beginning of this New Year?
Fruit isn't Just for Christmas | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
December 25, 2021 10:12 - 16 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this sermon for Christmas Day, at the conclusion of our Advent and Christmas series, Christmas List: Reordering our Priorities, we are reminded that spiritual fruit - like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and gentleness - isn't just for Christmas. It's for every day. And as we display and grow them in our lives, then God's good news changes the world.
Fruit isn’t Just for Christmas | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
December 25, 2021 10:12 - 16 minutesIn this sermon for Christmas Day, at the conclusion of our Advent and Christmas series, Christmas List: Reordering our Priorities, we are reminded that spiritual fruit - like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and gentleness - isn't just for Christmas. It's for every day. And as we display and grow them in our lives, then God's good news changes the world.
Fruit isn’t Just for Christmas
December 25, 2021 10:12 - 16 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this sermon for Christmas Day, at the conclusion of our Advent and Christmas series, Christmas List: Reordering our Priorities, we are reminded that spiritual fruit - like love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and gentleness - isn't just for Christmas. It's for every day. And as we display and grow them in our lives, then God's good news changes the world.
Hope is Here! | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
December 19, 2021 17:44 - 20 minutesIn this sermon for our annual Carol Service, Lieutenant Rob proclaims that Hope is Here! That's God's gift to us this Christmas, and every day, if we will just receive it and believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ. May you sense the "thrill of hope" as your hear that God has moved into the neighbourhood!
Hope is Here!
December 19, 2021 17:44 - 20 minutes - 22.5 MBIn this sermon for our annual Carol Service, Lieutenant Rob proclaims that Hope is Here! That's God's gift to us this Christmas, and every day, if we will just receive it and believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ. May you sense the "thrill of hope" as your hear that God has moved into the neighbourhood!
Have You Got Time for Christmas?
December 19, 2021 10:14 - 21 minutes - 22.8 MBThis sermon reminds us of God's perfect timing, and poses the question, do we have time for Christmas? God will bring us special moments in the small things of this season, if we take the time to prioritise him.
Have You Got Time for Christmas? | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
December 19, 2021 10:14 - 21 minutesThis sermon reminds us of God's perfect timing, and poses the question, do we have time for Christmas? God will bring us special moments in the small things of this season, if we take the time to prioritise him.
Christmas is for the Outsiders
December 05, 2021 10:10 - 28 minutes - 29.3 MBThis sermon continues our series for Advent and Christmas, Christmas List: Reordering Our Priorities. Many of our Christmas priorities are focused on Others, which aligns with God's focus. The story of the Magi proclaims that God's salvation is for the whosoever - even those whom society or the religious insiders regard as outsiders. How could you share that message with them this Christmas?
Christmas is for the Outsiders | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
December 05, 2021 10:10 - 28 minutesThis sermon continues our series for Advent and Christmas, Christmas List: Reordering Our Priorities. Many of our Christmas priorities are focused on Others, which aligns with God's focus. The story of the Magi proclaims that God's salvation is for the whosoever - even those whom society or the religious insiders regard as outsiders. How could you share that message with them this Christmas?
Seeing the Bigger Picture
November 28, 2021 10:09 - 31 minutes - 31.9 MBThis sermon kicks off our Advent & Christmas series, Christmas List: Reordering Our Priorities. Like Joseph, who had to choose between obeying the rules and accepting Mary as his wife and his part in God's plan, God may ask us to reorder our priorities this Christmas time. Are we prepared to choose his priorities over our own?
Seeing the Bigger Picture | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
November 28, 2021 10:09 - 31 minutesThis sermon kicks off our Advent & Christmas series, Christmas List: Reordering Our Priorities. Like Joseph, who had to choose between obeying the rules and accepting Mary as his wife and his part in God's plan, God may ask us to reorder our priorities this Christmas time. Are we prepared to choose his priorities over our own?
Even Work Can be Worship | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
November 21, 2021 10:08 - 30 minutesThis sermon concludes our series on Rhythms: Finding Rest for Your Soul. Today, we are reminded that we can worship God anywhere, whatever we're doing - even at work! If we can worship anywhere, then we can find the rhythm God plans for us between work, rest and worship.
Even Work Can be Worship
November 21, 2021 10:08 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThis sermon concludes our series on Rhythms: Finding Rest for Your Soul. Today, we are reminded that we can worship God anywhere, whatever we're doing - even at work! If we can worship anywhere, then we can find the rhythm God plans for us between work, rest and worship.
A God Who Remembers | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
November 14, 2021 17:39 - 19 minutesThis sermon for Remembrance Sunday recalls that we remember because we are made in the image of the God who remembers. Those around us need reminding that like us, their names are graven on the hands of God.
A God Who Remembers
November 14, 2021 17:39 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBThis sermon for Remembrance Sunday recalls that we remember because we are made in the image of the God who remembers. Those around us need reminding that like us, their names are graven on the hands of God.
What Are We Remembering? | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Major Ron Smith
November 14, 2021 10:16 - 19 minutesBasingstoke Salvation Army is led by Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne, and exists to welcome everyone into God’s family; equip everyone to follow Christ’s life example; love God with all of our heart; tell everyone God’s story and serve everyone by meeting their needs.
Rest is Good! | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
November 07, 2021 10:13 - 24 minutesThis sermon challenges the pervading need in our society to over work. God has gifted us one day a week where we can get the rest we need and the space to worship him. Don't let the world squeeze you into it's mould. Instead, make sure that what you do on the Sabbath connects you with God's gift of rest.
Rest is Good!
November 07, 2021 10:13 - 24 minutes - 25.8 MBThis sermon challenges the pervading need in our society to over work. God has gifted us one day a week where we can get the rest we need and the space to worship him. Don't let the world squeeze you into it's mould. Instead, make sure that what you do on the Sabbath connects you with God's gift of rest.
Simplifying Our Lives | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Corps Sergeant Major Stuart Hasking
October 31, 2021 10:15 - 18 minutesSimplifying our lives is about prioritising what is important and clearing away the rest. This sermon from Corps Sergeant Major Stuart Hasking encourages us to simplify our spiritual lives too - ensuring we are not over focused on our possessions but finding our worth in God himself.
Work Doesn't Mean Neglecting Rest | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
October 24, 2021 10:11 - 24 minutes - 26.1 MBThis sermon begins our series on Rhythms: Finding Rest for Your Soul. We begin with work, part of God's good order for the world and for human beings. If we neglect it, then our lives are out of order. For Christians, work is part of the Church's mission to bring God's good order back into the world. Do we need to change our attitudes to work?
Work Doesn’t Mean Neglecting Rest
October 24, 2021 10:11 - 24 minutes - 26.1 MBThis sermon begins our series on Rhythms: Finding Rest for Your Soul. We begin with work, part of God's good order for the world and for human beings. If we neglect it, then our lives are out of order. For Christians, work is part of the Church's mission to bring God's good order back into the world. Do we need to change our attitudes to work?
Work Doesn’t Mean Neglecting Rest | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Lieutenant Rob Westwood-Payne
October 24, 2021 10:11 - 24 minutesThis sermon begins our series on Rhythms: Finding Rest for Your Soul. We begin with work, part of God's good order for the world and for human beings. If we neglect it, then our lives are out of order. For Christians, work is part of the Church's mission to bring God's good order back into the world. Do we need to change our attitudes to work?
Courage and Confidence | Basingstoke Salvation Army | Over 60 Club Secretary Ian Hixon
October 17, 2021 12:01 - 32 minutesThis sermon encourages us to find courage and confidence in God as we take a whistlestop tour through the life of Joshua.
Bringing Happiness to Your Community
October 10, 2021 10:14 - 19 minutes - 19.1 MBThe final sermon in our four-week series, Happiness, focuses on bringing happiness to our community. God commands us to work for the peace and prosperity of our town. What are we doing - both individually and corporately - to help bring the happy Kingdom of God to our community?