Fitzroy Presbyterian Church - The Sunday Download
576 episodes - English -The weekly Sunday download from firzroy.org.uk
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2017 11 05 am: Interview
November 05, 2017 12:00 - 16 minutes - 7.11 MBSteve chats with Maggie, Eunice and Josephine, three Ugandan ladies who, as children, were sponsored through Fields of Life
2017 11 05 am: Giving 10:10 Away
November 05, 2017 12:00 - 24 minutes - 10.7 MBAt the halfway point of his ten sermons on 10:10 living, Steve turns his attention to the truth in Romans that we have been given gifts to use in the service of others, rather than simply to please ourselves
2017 10 29 am: Sorry, sorry, sorry…
October 29, 2017 12:00 - 37 minutes - 16.9 MBNeville looks at the sort of forgiveness Jesus required, and also real life examples from modern 'heroes of faith'
2017 10 22 am: 10:10 - Inside
October 22, 2017 12:00 - 21 minutes - 9.6 MBContinuing the series on 10:10 living, Steve ponders storms, weathering, and the changes brought in our lives if we allow the Spirit to work in us
2017 10 15 am: Love the Lord Your God - Making Contact with Heaven and Earth
October 15, 2017 12:00 - 21 minutes - 9.45 MBSteve continues his 10:10 series, and asks who or what it is that we love, and who the world see us as
2017 10 08 am: Follow Me… Which Icon to Click?
October 08, 2017 12:00 - 24 minutes - 11.1 MBIn the third of his series on 10:10 living, Steve looks at Jesus' call to follow, and how it went hand in hand with grace
2017 10 01 am: Two Harvests… One Tree
October 01, 2017 12:00 - 17 minutes - 7.06 MBAfter hearing from those who went to visit Onialeku school over the summer, Steve talks of what has already been achieved, and what is still potential, both in Uganda, in Fitzroy and in our own lives
2017 09 24 am: 10:10 - Invitation to Life in All Its Fulness
September 24, 2017 12:00 - 21 minutes - 9.76 MBAt the start of a new ten week series, Steve returns to the passage in John where Jesus gives us an unique invitation to live life through Him for others, thereby experiencing a truly fulfilled life
2017 09 17 am: Signs and Wonders
September 17, 2017 12:00 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MBNeville wows the young people with chemistry experiaments, and then unpacks the wonder of both the extraordinary and the ordinary.
2017 08 20 am: A Doggedly Determined Dame Prevails Over Prevailing Prejudice
August 20, 2017 12:00 - 31 minutes - 14 MBNeville looks at Jesus' encounter with a Canaanite woman, with the help of Hollie McCalmont
2017 08 13 am: Walking to the Word with faltering faith
August 13, 2017 12:00 - 24 minutes - 10.7 MBNeville looks at the faith exhibited by Peter, Elijah and the Psalmist
2017 06 25 am: Daring to Open the Gift
June 25, 2017 12:00 - 10 minutes - 4.74 MBDuring a commissioning service for those going to Uganda or on summer camps, Steve asks if we will embrace the gift that God offers us, and be prepared for Him do amazing things through us
2017 06 18 am: In a Period of Transition
June 18, 2017 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.4 MBSteve asks how we best follow Jesus in a period of transition, such as the one in which we seem to be currently living
2017 06 11 am: Brian Zahnd
June 11, 2017 12:00 - 20 minutes - 9.36 MBBrian Zahnd delves into Peter's first letter to the churches and finds the wound that heals the world
2017 06 04 am: The Spirit of the Community of the Spirit
June 04, 2017 12:00 - 26 minutes - 11.8 MBSteve gets excited about church communities where the Holy Spirit allows us to love each other alongside our differences, and be shaped by the others in that community
2017 05 28 am: Being Confronted by the Presence of God
May 28, 2017 12:00 - 30 minutes - 13.9 MBDr Raymond Carr from Pepperdine University, USA, unpacks Isaiah's vision
2017 05 21 am: The Pneumatology of Last Week's Service
May 21, 2017 12:00 - 19 minutes - 8.99 MBSteve looks at John 14, the ongoing work of the Spirit then and now, and surmises the 'Quattrinity' and our role in it!
2017 05 14 am: Goodbye… to Incarnation
May 14, 2017 12:00 - 24 minutes - 11 MBSteve helps us listen to Jesus' farewell to his disciples in John 14, and seeing how he builds their confidence to continue His incarnational work
2017 05 07 am: Fitzroy 10:10
May 07, 2017 12:00 - 24 minutes - 10.7 MBSteve sees how Jesus' statement about life in its fullness applies to the healing of the blind man in John 9 and asks what we can learn from his encounter with Jesus about what this 10:10 life is
2017 04 30 am: We Had Hoped…
April 30, 2017 12:00 - 24 minutes - 10.8 MBSteve looks at Luke's account of the two disciples' meeting with Jesus on the Emmaus road
2017 04 23 am: The New Community
April 23, 2017 12:00 - 19 minutes - 8.78 MBSteve looks at the believers Jesus meets after his resurrection and finds a family of God, those who are to reveal Him to the world and a broken people in community
2017 04 16 am: Walking Through the Days of Transformation
April 16, 2017 12:00 - 17 minutes - 7.7 MBOn Easter Sunday, Steve takes us on a journey from the Incarnation to the Resurrection, and sends us beyond it, transformed by the 'soul wash' of Calvary
2017 04 09 am: Crooked Crosses… in God's Country
April 09, 2017 12:00 - 15 minutes - 6.78 MBSteve delves right into the heart of Christ's Passion and finds that in the midst of all the violence, power and greed Jesus changes everything
2017 04 02 am: All These Things We Do Are Skeletons
April 02, 2017 12:00 - 24 minutes - 11 MBDry bones in Ezekiel lead Steve through poetry to ask if we dare hope that the Spirit's life enliven the things that we do to amplify their impact
2017 03 26 am: There's none so blind as those who will not see
March 26, 2017 12:00 - 22 minutes - 10 MBAs Steve looks at John's account of the healing of the blind man, he notes that it was the Parharisees' theology which kept them blind, and challenges us to ask ourselves if our theology might be preventing us from making peace in our land.
2017 03 19 am: Jesus crossing borders
March 19, 2017 12:00 - 24 minutes - 10.7 MBSteve looks at the radical ordinariness of the presence of love in the encounter by the woman at the well with Jesus, as told in John's gospel, and asks what it is for which we thirst.
2017 03 05 am: Quoting Deuteronomy to the Devil
March 05, 2017 12:00 - 16 minutes - 7.32 MBIn our family service, Paul looks at how Jesus dealt with temptation
2017 02 26 am: Preparation… for the Preparation
February 26, 2017 12:00 - 19 minutes - 8.49 MBIn the last Sunday before Lent, Steve looks at Matthew's account of the Transfiguration, and how remembering times of special intimicy with God can help in the crises of our lives
2017 02 19 am: Healing or Hurting the Wounds
February 19, 2017 12:00 - 29 minutes - 13.2 MBSteve tackles social behaviour in Leviticus and reflects on this year's 4 Corners festival
2017 02 12 am: The Radical Call of Reconciliation
February 12, 2017 12:00 - 21 minutes - 9.35 MBDuring this 4 corners service Martin talks of the reconciliation asked of us by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, and Sarah Cook and Jim Deeds give reflections on their experiences of this year's 4 corners festival
2017 02 05 am: Partnering with God
February 05, 2017 12:00 - 18 minutes - 8.3 MBSteve looks for 'Ubuntu' in the Scriptures, and finds in Isaiah the God way of horizontal and vertical relationship that allows us to be ourselves
2017 01 29 am: Shipwrecked at the Stable Door
January 29, 2017 12:00 - 27 minutes - 12.3 MBBruce Cockburn and Katie Perry help Steve gain insight and perspective to the Beatitudes
2017 01 22 am: We Need New Dreams; I Will Follow
January 22, 2017 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.3 MBSteve looks at repentance and change in the week that many paid tribute to change in Martin McGuinness's life. Referencing Eamonn Mallie he asks what our dream sequence might be this week
2017 01 15 am: What are we Looking For?
January 15, 2017 12:00 - 24 minutes - 10.9 MBStevelooks into the current crisis in our wee country by casting upon the Stormont sectarian meltdown the light of readings from John 1 and Isaiah 49
2017 01 08 am: Give it Everything that You've Got
January 08, 2017 12:00 - 16 minutes - 7.31 MBIn a service when new members are welcomed into the congregation, Steve encourages us all to be whole-hearted in our lives for Jesus
2017 01 01 am: Bold Moves
January 01, 2017 12:00 - 31 minutes - 14 MBAt the start of the year, Paul uses Mark's account of Jesus stilling the storm to suggest some habits to be nurtured
2016 12 25 am: The Man from Pan
December 25, 2016 12:00 - 10 minutes - 4.49 MBOn Christmas morning, Steve retells the story of the alien with a saucepan on his head visiting earth, looking for something remarkable
2016 12 18 am: Looking Forward…
December 18, 2016 12:00 - 28 minutes - 13 MBA collaboration between Steve and Dave Thompson, looking at Isaiah's anticipation of the Messiah and into the minds and souls of Mary and Joseph
2016 12 18 pm: Fact is Stranger than Fiction
December 18, 2016 12:00 - 18 minutes - 8.35 MBPaul looks at the unlikely unfolding of God's way of entering the world that proves its authenticity
2016 12 11 am: The Sacrament of Communion
December 11, 2016 12:00 - 19 minutes - 8.57 MBIan laments the misconceptions that have surrounded Paul's writings on Communion in 1 Corinthians which have wrongly kept people from receiving the Holy Sacraments, and affirms a healthier attitude towards communion with the help of the larger catechism.
2016 12 04 am: Examine our Hearts
December 04, 2016 12:00 - 16 minutes - 7.46 MBBrent looks at Jesus' response to the rich young man in Mark's Gospel, and the challenge that is given to each of us in what we hold close to our hearts
2016 11 20 am: 10:10 Mission
November 20, 2016 12:00 - 21 minutes - 9.62 MBIn the week before Advent, Steve looks at Luke's account of the crucifiction, how The English Patient got it wrong, and 'just being with' mission
2016 11 13 am: Temple, Wars and Trump… Finding Hope
November 13, 2016 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.6 MBAt the end of a week which saw Donald Trump elected to the White House, Steve turns to Jesus' words in Luke 21 to find encouragement and opportunity in difficult times
2016 11 06 am: Imagine there IS a Heaven
November 06, 2016 12:00 - 22 minutes - 10 MBSteve tackles the cynicism of the Saduccees in Luke 20 and asks what it means to be children of the Resurrection in a cynical age, with the help of Steve Earl, Bruce Springsteen and Jackson Brown
2016 10 30 am: Who is Coming to Dinner?
October 30, 2016 12:00 - 21 minutes - 9.8 MBSteve looks at the account of Jesus' meeting with Zacchaeus, and asks whom we might be stopping from meeting Jesus.
2016 10 23 am: The Self Righteous? The Humble Sinner?
October 23, 2016 12:00 - 26 minutes - 12.1 MBSteve looks at the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector, pondering posture and the challenge of with whom we might not be conneting.
2016 10 16 am: Be a Billboard for a Generous God
October 16, 2016 12:00 - 23 minutes - 9.93 MBIn our Harvest service, Paul encourages us to be salt and light in the world
2016 10 09 am: 10:10 …and where to find it
October 09, 2016 12:00 - 20 minutes - 9.08 MBProphets, lepers and peripheral vision in Luke and 2 Kings
2016 10 02 am: Increase Our Faith
October 02, 2016 12:00 - 19 minutes - 8.72 MBSteve looks at the apostles' request that Jesus in crease their faith, and wonders we should work with the portion of faith that we have while waiting for it to grow
2016 09 25 am: Money Doesn't Talk - It Swears
September 25, 2016 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.5 MBLooking at the story of Lazarus and the Rich Man from Luke 16 and some damning prophetic words form Amos, Steve surmises the rich and their lac of love for the poor