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Forest Town Church UK

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Here you have a chance to listen to the sermons at Forest Town Church.
We are a local church based in St Albans and we trust that you will find these messages helpful and a true blessing to your life. Visit our website to find out more about us - www.foresttown.church. This podcast is managed by our Media Team at FTC. Please email us on [email protected] if you have any comments.

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Episodes

Delighting in the Word

October 18, 2015 10:00 - 53 minutes - 21.6 MB

A message from Ed Chan at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ed looks at Psalm 1 encouraging us to delight in the word of the Lord and helping us to find our way out of the dry places of our lives.

Family and Parenting

October 11, 2015 10:00 - 39 minutes - 16.2 MB

A message from Clive Case at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Clive looks at some of the key concepts of God's idea of family and encourages parents in the parenting of their children.

Through Love Serve One Another

October 04, 2015 10:00 - 28 minutes - 11.6 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Continuing with Galatians and its encouragement towards freedom in the gospel, Ant looks at Paul's encouragement towards love not law.

For Freedom

September 27, 2015 10:00 - 36 minutes - 14.8 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Continuing with Galatians and its encouragement towards freedom in the gospel, Ant looks at Paul's wonderful determination for the Galatians to understand freedom and not to give it up.

Sarah and Hagar

September 20, 2015 10:00 - 34 minutes - 14 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Continuing with Galatians and its encouragement towards freedom in the gospel, Ant looks at Paul's explanation of the difference between the sons of Hagar and Sarah.

Declutter your Heart

September 13, 2015 10:00 - 37 minutes - 15.3 MB

A message from Helen Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Looking at Psalm 139 Helen encourges us to open our hearts to the God who loves us.

No Turning Back (Part 2)

September 06, 2015 10:00 - 38 minutes - 15.8 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues his study of Galatians looking again at Galatians 4:8-20. This is the second of two parts and focuses on the relationship between Paul and the people in the church and lessons we can learn from this.

No Turning Back

August 30, 2015 10:00 - 36 minutes - 14.9 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues his study of Galatians looking at Galatians 4:8-20 and looks at Paul's appeal for the Galatians not to go back to what they came from but to keep their joy and freedom. This is the first of two parts.

Being a Son of God

August 23, 2015 10:00 - 37 minutes - 15.1 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues his study of Galatians looking at Galatians 4:1-7 and what it means to be a son of God and an heir with Christ.

What we do with our pain

August 02, 2015 10:00 - 45 minutes - 18.4 MB

A message from Clive Case at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Clive looks at the reality that we do have pain, hurt and suffering in our lives and encourages us to find God's truth in what is happening in our lives and not fall for the lies of the devil.

Faith, Church & Perseverance

July 26, 2015 10:00 - 23 minutes - 9.65 MB

A message from Tim Sandford at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Tim looks at Hebrews 10:19-39 and how this passage challenges us in the areas of faith, the church and perseverance.

Don't Go Back

July 12, 2015 10:00 - 37 minutes - 15.1 MB

A message from Clive Case at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Clive picks up on the ongoing study of Galatians and looks at Paul's passion for keeping people free from the law. He examines where that passion comes from.

God's Promises to Abraham

June 28, 2015 10:00 - 35 minutes - 14.3 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues his study of Galatians looking at Galatians 3:21-29 and the promises God gave to abraham as well as what Paul means when he talks about being equal or one in Christ and what our sonship looks like.

The Gospel According to Abraham

June 21, 2015 10:00 - 32 minutes - 13.3 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant returns to the study of Galatians looking at Galatians 3:15-18 and what we learn of the Gospel from Abraham.

4 Keys to our Future

June 07, 2015 10:00 - 16 minutes - 6.69 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant brings out four keys from Deuteronomy 29:1-29 that he believes we need as we move into the future, namely remember, obey, focus and recall.

Possessing Promises

May 31, 2015 10:00 - 24 minutes - 10.2 MB

A message from Andrew Ollerton at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Celebrating 15 years of FTC, Andrew encourages us out of Hebrews 10:35-36, particularly to keep confident and to persevere to see the promises of God.

The Persecuted Church

May 24, 2015 10:00 - 51 minutes - 20.7 MB

A message from Edmund Chan at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Following Ant's preach on community Ed looks at what it means for the church as a community to be on a mission and what that might cost.

Community in Church Family

May 17, 2015 10:00 - 32 minutes - 13.2 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant looks at the idea of community and what that means for the church family.

Do not be Anxious

May 10, 2015 10:00 - 41 minutes - 16.7 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant looks at Matthew 6 and in the second of a two-part message he looks at not being anxious and the ways Jesus gives us to overcome anxiety.

Treasure in Heaven

May 03, 2015 10:00 - 42 minutes - 17.2 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant looks at Matthew 6 and in the first of a two-part message he looks at what it means to lay up treasure in heaven.

The Faith of Caleb

April 26, 2015 10:00 - 30 minutes - 12.2 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant looks at the faith of Caleb, how he grew in faith as he got older and how he remained positive, healed and co-operative all of his life.

Sacrifice of Praise

April 19, 2015 10:00 - 42 minutes - 17.3 MB

A message from Clive Case at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Clive looks at one aspect of what changed when Jesus came - the idea of sacrifice and what it means to bring a sacrifice of praise.

Redeemed from the Curse of the Law

April 12, 2015 10:00 - 32 minutes - 13.4 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues a series on Galatians looking at the freedom we have in Christ. He looks at what it means for us that Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law.

The Ordinary meet the Extraordinary

April 05, 2015 10:00 - 23 minutes - 9.69 MB

A message from tim Sandford at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). As we celebrate the resurrection Tim looks at the encouragement we can find in the ordinariness in the resurrection story.

On a Mission Together

March 29, 2015 10:00 - 39 minutes - 16.2 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ahead of Easter Ant looks at the account of the resurrection in Matthew 28 and the great commission of Jesus and what that means for us.

A New Heart

March 22, 2015 11:00 - 48 minutes - 19.8 MB

A message from Michael Eaton at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Michael presents an overview of the doctrine of man in a number of sessions. Here in part 6 he turns to Psalm 14:1 and looks at man redeemed and salvation, the new heart.

In Adam or In Christ

March 21, 2015 12:00 - 47 minutes - 19.2 MB

A message from Michael Eaton at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Michael presents an overview of the doctrine of man in a number of sessions. Here in part 5 he turns to Romans 5:12-21 and looks at the fall of the human race and the amazing truth of what it means to be in Christ and in the kingdom of grace.

The Body & The Mind

March 21, 2015 11:00 - 47 minutes - 19.4 MB

A message from Michael Eaton at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Michael presents an overview of the doctrine of man in a number of sessions. Here in part 4 he continues to look at the aspects of man with particular reference to the body and then to the mind.

The Aspects of Man

March 21, 2015 10:00 - 45 minutes - 18.5 MB

A message from Michael Eaton at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Michael presents an overview of the doctrine of man in a number of sessions. Here in part 3 he looks at the aspects of man and referring to Matthew 18:7-9 asks whether we really understand ourselves.

Man as the Image of God

March 20, 2015 21:00 - 45 minutes - 18.3 MB

A message from Michael Eaton at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Michael presents an overview of the doctrine of man in a number of sessions. Here in part 2 he looks at Genesis 1:26-27 and what it means for men and women to have been made in (or as) the image of man, as well as Jesus as the ultimate image.

The Destiny of Mankind

March 20, 2015 20:00 - 40 minutes - 16.2 MB

A message from Michael Eaton at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Michael presents an overview of the doctrine of man in a number of sessions. Here in part 1 he looks at Psalm 8 and God's purpose and destiny for for the human race.

Abraham the Model Believer

March 15, 2015 11:00 - 32 minutes - 13.2 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues a series on Galatians looking at the freedom we have in Christ. He looks at the example of Abraham as Paul explains how he is a model for all believers.

Growing by Grace

March 08, 2015 11:00 - 38 minutes - 15.5 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues a series on Galatians looking at the freedom we have in Christ. He looks at the beginning of chapter 3, and examines the fact that we are not only saved by grace but we need to grow by grace through faith.

Jesus' Model of Evangelism

March 01, 2015 11:00 - 33 minutes - 13.3 MB

A message from Chris Birch-Evans at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Chris looks at how we do evangelism and lessons we can learn from how Jesus did it.

Faith in God's Faithfulness

February 22, 2015 11:00 - 27 minutes - 11.2 MB

A message from Helen Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Helen looks at the faithfulness of God and challenges us to keep our lives aligned to His gospel.

Barnabas: Knowing our Weaknesses

February 15, 2015 11:00 - 33 minutes - 13.4 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant concludes his look at the character of Barnabas and looks at how our strengths are often also our weaknesses and at what we can learn from Barnabas' weakness.

Barnabas: Opening Doors for Leaders

February 08, 2015 11:00 - 39 minutes - 15.9 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues to look at the character of Barnabas and his relationship with Paul in terms of releasing others into their ministry.

Barnabas: A Good Man

February 01, 2015 11:00 - 34 minutes - 14 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant takes an aside from the series on Galatians to look at the character of Barnabas, whom scripture declares to have been a good man.

Walking Straight

January 25, 2015 11:00 - 34 minutes - 13.9 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues a series on Galatians looking at the freedom we have in Christ. He looks at the second part of chapter 2, where Paul challenges Peter to walk straight in line with the gospel.

Marks of Christian Unity

January 18, 2015 11:00 - 45 minutes - 18.4 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues a series on Galatians looking at the freedom we have in Christ. He looks at further marks of Christian unity found in the first ten verses of chapter 2, as well as looking at the limits of Christian unity.

Gospel Unity

January 11, 2015 11:00 - 38 minutes - 15.6 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues a series on Galatians looking at the freedom we have in Christ. Moving on to chapter 2 he looks at the importance of Paul's meeting with the apostles in terms of unity in the church across cultures.

Grace That Changes Us

January 04, 2015 11:00 - 35 minutes - 14.5 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues a series on Galatians looking at the freedom we have in Christ. Looking again at Gal1:10-24 he draws out another three aspects of Paul's testimony.

Humble, Approachable and In Control

December 25, 2014 11:00 - 27 minutes - 11.2 MB

A message from Ed Chan at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ed looks at John 1 and examines the humility and approachability of God as well as the fact that God is in control.

A Messiah for All People

December 07, 2014 11:00 - 35 minutes - 14.5 MB

A message from Clive Case at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Clive looks at the message of Christmas as good news for all people and challenges our understanding of that, encouraging us to represent this good news well at this time.

God's Amazing Grace

November 30, 2014 11:00 - 39 minutes - 15.8 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant continues a series on Galatians looking at the freedom we have in Christ. Looking at Gal1:10-24 he looks at Paul's testimony as an example of the gospel and the grace of God.

Prayer: It Really, Actually Works

November 23, 2014 11:00 - 38 minutes - 15.8 MB

A message from Andrew Ollerton at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Andy looks at the prayer of Acts 4 and asks when they prayed, who prayed, why they prayed, what they prayed and how they prayed.

Jesus Plus Nothing

November 16, 2014 11:00 - 43 minutes - 17.6 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Ant begins a series on Galatians looking at the freedom we have in Christ. Looking at Gal1:1-9 he introduces the book.

Attitudes of Prayer

November 02, 2014 11:00 - 43 minutes - 21.9 MB

A message from Helen Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Helen shares on four attitudes we can develop in our prayer lives. We come to a loving Father; we commit to learning how to pray; we cultivate a submissive and humble heart; and we recognise it is a 2-way conversation with God.

Keys to Fruitfulness

October 26, 2014 11:00 - 28 minutes - 15.2 MB

A message from Tim Sandford at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). Tim looks at the parable of the sower in Matthew 13 and examines three keys to fruitfulness - patience, dependence and courage.

Prayer Brings Us Home to God

October 19, 2014 10:00 - 32 minutes - 16.3 MB

A message from Ant Rist at Forest Town Church, St Albans (UK). This follows on from Ant's message of 21 September 2014 looking at our individual prayer lives.

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