Fitzroy Presbyterian Church - The Sunday Download
576 episodes - English -The weekly Sunday download from firzroy.org.uk
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2015 09 06 am: Enjoying Everyday Life
September 06, 2015 12:00 - 17 minutes - 7.8 MBIn his last service as Assistant Minister, Jonathan uses Romans 12 to remind us that the Christian journey is all about grace and love.
2015 08 30 am: The Lord 'n Fitzroy and Van Morrison
August 30, 2015 12:00 - 12 minutes - 5.16 MBOn the day before Van Morrison's 70th birthday concert in Belfast, Steve looks at his song 'When will I ever learn to live in God?', brings out parallels from Scripture and challenges us to 'tear down the old, and bring up the new'.
2015 08 23 am: A question of love - Jesus and Peter in John 21
August 23, 2015 12:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBJanet looks at the renewal of Peter's relatoinship with Jesus as described in John 21, and how he found love, restoration and forgiveness
2015 08 16 am: Shellfish and Spirituality
August 16, 2015 12:00 - 32 minutes - 14.8 MBDavid looks at the spiritual relevance of the ancient food laws
2015 08 09 am: Transforming Touch
August 09, 2015 12:00 - 22 minutes - 9.83 MBKim looks at the account of Jesus' encounter with, and healing of the leprous man from Mark's Gospel, and asks us how we can put that same approach into our lives today.
2015 08 02 am: Sovereign God and General Mammon
August 02, 2015 12:00 - 24 minutes - 11 MBMichael looks at the firstborn and firstfruits in the Old and New Testaments, and speaks of the challenges and rewards of living wholeheartedly for God
2015 07 26 am: Containers of Truth
July 26, 2015 12:00 - 15 minutes - 7.01 MBFollowing on from last week's sermon, Jonathan moves into chapter two of Paul's first letter to Timothy
2015 07 19 am: From Heartstrings to Lived-out Reality
July 19, 2015 12:00 - 17 minutes - 7.7 MBJonathan takes us through the first chapter of Paul's first letter to Timothy
2015 07 12 am: The Parable of Herod's Banquet
July 12, 2015 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBPaul speaks on the banquet of Herod, which led to the beheading of John the Baptist
2015 07 05 am: Unity…We are One but We Are Not the Ssme
July 05, 2015 12:00 - 23 minutes - 10.7 MBSteve looks at Psalm 133 and ponders centrifugal forces, a Presidential eulogy, grace-filled flag flying and parental quirks
2015 06 28 am: Journeying Together: Stop - Wait - Go!
June 28, 2015 12:00 - 14 minutes - 6.22 MBJonathan looks at the Israelites facing a choice between Pharoah's army and the Red Sea, the exhortation of Hebrews 12, and encourages us to see God journeying with us, whatever our situation
2015 06 21 am: Kingdom Parables: Serve-US to Service
June 21, 2015 12:00 - 20 minutes - 9.09 MBJonathan ponders the characteristics of the goats and sheep in Matthew 25, encourages us to see Christ in the lost and the least, and to respond with radical acts of service
2015 06 07 am: Is Laughter Carbonated Holiness?
June 07, 2015 12:00 - 18 minutes - 8.4 MBIn his series on the Psalms of Ascent, Steve looks at Psalm 26, and ponders joy as the consequence of faith, but also as a choice, even in difficult situations
2015 05 31 am: Kingdom Parables - Firm Foundations
May 31, 2015 12:00 - 24 minutes - 10.9 MBJonathan looks at two passages from Matthew's gospel, and asks on what our lives are built.
2015 05 24 am
May 24, 2015 12:00 - 22 minutes - 9.83 MBBrent unpicks Philippians 3, asking where our confidence lies, and giving a powerful example of Christian forgiveness from his native South Africa
2015 05 17 am: Songs of Ascent
May 17, 2015 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.5 MBSteve continues his series on the Psalms of Ascent
2015 05 17 pm: Into Romans
May 17, 2015 12:00 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBGary looks at Paul's letter to the Church in Rome
2015 05 10 am: Kingdom Parables - Great Things in Small Packages
May 10, 2015 12:00 - 16 minutes - 7.35 MBContinuing his series on Kingdom Parables, Janathan looks at the parable of the mustard seed in Matthew 13
2015 05 03 am: Pigrims' Benediction - Nothing Escapes My Attention
May 03, 2015 12:00 - 19 minutes - 8.88 MBContinuing his series on the Psalms of Ascent, Steve looks at Psalm 121, its Benediction, and the God who watches over us
2015 04 26 am: Growing and Building up in Love
April 26, 2015 12:00 - 22 minutes - 9.98 MBOn the day of the AGM, Steve ponders what we should be about in Fitzroy, reflecting on Ephesians 4
2015 04 19 am: Woe to me that I dwell in Meshek - HELP
April 19, 2015 12:00 - 22 minutes - 10.1 MBSteve begins a series on Psalms 120-134, known as the Psalms of Ascent. He talks about Eugene Peterson's book 'A long obedience in the same direction', picking up on the problem of discipleship in an instant society
2015 04 12 am: Kingdom Parables - Masters and Talents
April 12, 2015 12:00 - 24 minutes - 10.8 MBJonathan looks at Jesus' parable of the Talents from Matthew's Gospel, asking if we are doing the Master's business or our own
2015 04 05 am: Jesus is Alive
April 05, 2015 12:00 - 24 minutes - 10.7 MBOn Easter Sunday Steve encourages us to take roads in life, rather than routes, picking things about resurrection Life up as we go along as disciples of Jesus
2015 03 29 am: What kind of King
March 29, 2015 12:00 - 17 minutes - 7.46 MBOn Palm Sunday, Jonathan reflects on the type of King that Jesus was
2015 03 22 am: The Cost
March 22, 2015 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.4 MBIn our series looking at the Travel Narratives in Luke's gospel, Steve considers the cost of following Jesus
2015 03 15 am: From the Dark End of the Street to the Bright Side of the Road
March 15, 2015 12:00 - 28 minutes - 12.8 MBSteve talks about how Jesus was particularly interested in reaching out to women, the poor, the disreputable and the 'other', and how he goes beyond the boundaries that we put up, and how Grace comes first in reconciliation
2015 03 08 am: So I am Sending You
March 08, 2015 12:00 - 29 minutes - 13.4 MBOn International Women's Day, Claire Andrews looks at some of the last century's inspirational women, and highlights some of the campaigns run by Fields of Life
2015 03 01 am: Kingdom Parables: Feasts and Unlikely Guests
March 01, 2015 12:00 - 21 minutes - 9.52 MBJonathan shows us Jesus giving the Pharisees a lecture on table etiquette, and encourages us to fly, rather than waddle, out of church
2015 02 22 am: The Travel Narratives Begin
February 22, 2015 12:00 - 16 minutes - 7.3 MBDoug Gay looks at how Jesus responds to an unwelcoming village, and looks at the challenges made to potential followres
2015 02 22 pm: Introducing the Travel Narratives
February 22, 2015 12:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBDesi introduces the Travel Narratives form Luke's Gospel, contextualising them and giving us an overview and the intentions of Luke's writings.
2015 02 15 am: Kingdom Parables - Working Wages
February 15, 2015 12:00 - 20 minutes - 8.93 MBJonathan looks at the parables of the workers in the vineyard from Matthew 20, and asks what small steps we can take to help others survive
2015 02 08 am: Robbed of Imagination?
February 08, 2015 12:00 - 26 minutes - 12 MBSteve looks at some of what was lost in the Reformation by turning our backs on art, and imagines what an inclusive Belfast might look like, and the part Fitzroy might play in it.
2015 01 25 pm: Amos - How to Read the Bible
January 25, 2015 12:00 - 54 minutes - 24.6 MBFollowing on from Stephen McIlwaine's 3-part series in the autumn, David Livingstone looks at how to read and interpret the book of Amos
2015 01 25 am: One Grace - Two Sons
January 25, 2015 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBIn the second of his talks on the parable of the Prodigal Son, Steve helps us see to whom this parable was directed, and the challenge to us today
2015 01 18 am: Kingdom Parables - Foundations
January 18, 2015 12:00 - 20 minutes - 9.33 MBJonathan starts his series in the Parables, helping us see that we live in the stories we tell ourselves and how those stories tell us what is important to us
2015 01 18 pm: The Spirituality of Walking
January 18, 2015 12:00 - 50 minutes - 22.8 MBWriter and journalist Susan Mansfield shares something of the spirituality of walking in general, and tells us about the aims of the Passion walk, which she is bringing to Belfast for the first time this Easter
2015 01 11 am: A Shepherd, a Mother, a Father go seeking
January 11, 2015 12:00 - 31 minutes - 14.4 MBSteve begins a short series on Luke 15, asking who Jesus was answering in the parables, and who are the lost in our context
2015 01 04 am: Let it Go - Press On
January 04, 2015 12:00 - 20 minutes - 9.36 MBAt the start of a new year, Steve exhorts us, along with Paul in Philippians chapter 3, to let go with confidence and grace all that which holds us back.
2014 12 28 am: Wise Men Still Seek Him
December 28, 2014 12:00 - 19 minutes - 8.63 MBJonathan focusses attention on the Wise Men of the Christmas story, looking at their search for the new King, and the cost of that search
2014 12 21 am: The Fragments of Herod in All of Us
December 21, 2014 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.4 MBSteve references the final episode of 'The Fall' ,looks at Herod's actions, and asks what parts of our lives might stifle, rather than share, the coming of the Messiah to the world around us
2014 12 14 am: Joseph's phonecall, poem & The Real Christmas
December 14, 2014 12:00 - 13 minutes - 6 MBAs part of the Family Service, 'Joseph' phones his Mum, expresses the wonder of what has happened, and then Steve talks about the reality of the Christmas story
2014 11 30 am: Frontline Living: Giving the Reason for the Hope
November 30, 2014 12:00 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBIn his concluding talk in the series on Mark Greene's book Fruitfulness on the Frontlines, Steve asks how we give a defence for the hope that is within us.
2014 11 23 am: Liberating Jonah - Troubling Love
November 23, 2014 12:00 - 23 minutes - 10.3 MBJonathan takes us to the end of Jonah's story. Jonah gets over his sectarian bigotry and God interupts the way the world was.
2014 11 23 pm: Wisdom in Ecclesiastes
November 23, 2014 12:00 - 39 minutes - 17.8 MBMark Fullerton takes us into the heart and soul of the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes
2014 11 16 am: Frontline Living:Truth and Justice
November 16, 2014 12:00 - 29 minutes - 13.1 MBSteve preaches on the 5th M in Mark Greene's 6 secrets to being Fruitfulness On The Frontline. It is "being a Mouthpiece for Truth and Justice. He unpacks God's desire for truth and justice with a look at Amos and Nathan's ambush of King David
2014 11 09 am: The Prophet, Beethoven and us
November 09, 2014 12:00 - 17 minutes - 7.65 MBJonathan continues his series on Liberating Jonah. In Jonah 3 he finds a chapter of second chances: an individual gets a second chance, a city gets a second chance and God shows he is a God of second chances
2014 11 02 am: Trojan Mice
November 02, 2014 12:00 - 25 minutes - 11.5 MBSteve continues our series Fruitfulness On The Frontline based on Mark Greene's book of that name, looking at the Moulding of Culture. He looks at Jeremiah's call to make the city you are in prosper and also the cultural changes Jesus asked for in living this out of the box, beyond the norm lifesyle.
2014 10 26am: Liberating Jonah - Fish and Storms
October 26, 2014 12:00 - 19 minutes - 8.55 MBThis week Jonathan points out that it is in the adversity of the storm that Jonah finds out who he is as it reveals and exposes, and asks what we discover about ourselves in our storms.
2014 10 19 pm: How to Read the Bible - Law
October 19, 2014 12:00 - 49 minutes - 22.2 MBIn the last part of his series, Stephen looks at the purpose of Old Testament Law, the effect it could have had on Israelite society, and its relevance for us today as a revelation of the nature of God
2014 10 19 am: Finding Harvest
October 19, 2014 12:00 - 17 minutes - 7.81 MBIn our harvest family service, Jonathan enlists the help of the congregation and the film Finding Nemo to explore what harvest means for us today, in terms of thankfulness and a challenge.