Market Harborough Congregational Church's Podcast

30th August 2020 Finding a way

August 30, 2020 12:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

This is the morning service from 30th August 2020, Rev Stephen Haward MA led on the theme 'Finding a Way' the Bible Readings are from Mark 10:13-22 and Romans 1:7-16. While some members of our congregation are unable to join us, the complete service is available on our website

23rd August 2020 Good Choice

August 23, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

This is the morning worship from Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday 23rd August, the theme is Good Choice and the Bible Readings are from Deuteronomy 30:11-20 and Mark 6:1-13. The full service is available here

16th August 2020 A knock at the door

August 16, 2020 11:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MB

This is our first Sunday meeting back in the church building, Rev Stephen Haward lead the service with the theme ‘A knock on the door’ Readings - Psalm 24 and Acts 12: 1 to 16 The full service is available on our website

2nd August 2020 ‘A good match’

August 02, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

Rev Stephen Haward recorded this sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church for Sunday 2nd August. The theme is A Good Match and the Bible Readings are Isaiah 42:5-9 and Mark 2:13-22 While our building is closed you can hear our online service in full. We are hoping to be back in the building on 16th August. There will not be a recorded service on 9th August.

26th July 2020 The Way of the World

July 26, 2020 10:00 - 19 minutes - 13.4 MB

This sermon was recorded by Rev Stephen Haward at Market Harborough Congregational Church for Sunday 26th July. The readings are from Matthew 25:14-30 and 1 Peter 3:13-18 and the theme is The Way of the World. While our building is closed our full service can be found on our website.

19th July 2020 Found at Last

July 19, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

This sermon was recorded at Market Harborough Congregational Church by Rev Stephen Haward for worship on 19th July 2020. The theme is Found at Last and the Bible readings are Luke 15:1-10, 1 Timothy 1:12-17. While we are not able to meet in the church building the complete service is available here

5th July 2020 Everything is now ready

July 05, 2020 08:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MB

Rev Stephen Haward recorded this service at Market Harborough Congregational Church for Sunday 5th July, the theme is Everything is now ready and the Bible Readings are Isaiah 25:1-9 and Luke 14:12-24. While we are unable to meet in our building our weekly services are available on our website. Next Sunday 12th July there will not be a new recording but you are invited to listen to previous weeks, and to join us again on 19th July.

28th June 2020 Before the sun goes down

June 28, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MB

This service was recorded by Rev Stephen Haward at Market Harborough Congregational Church for Sunday 28th June. The theme is Before the sun goes down and the Bible readings are Psalm 113 and Matthew 20:1-16 While we are unable to meet in the building our service is available online each week.

21st June 2020 Keeping in Step

June 21, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MB

This sermon was recorded by Rev Stephen Haward MA for Sunday 21st June at Market Harborough Congregational Church. While we are not able to meet in the building our morning service is available online. The theme is Keeping in Step and the bible readings are Matthew 4:18-25 and Galations 5:13-26

14th June 2020 Different but the same

June 14, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA recorded this service at Market Harborough Congregational Church for Sunday 14th June. The theme is Different but the same and the Bible readings are John 4:7-15 and 1 Corinthians 12:4-13 While we are unable to worship in our building our full service is available on our website each Sunday morning, the service for 14th June is here

7th June 2020 Healing at the Beautiful Gate

June 07, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MB

This sermon was recorded at Market Harborough Congregational Church by Rev Stephen Haward for Sunday 7th June. The theme is Healing at the Beautiful Gate and the reading from Acts 3:1-16. The full service is available on our website with links to the hymns, prayers and readings

31st May 2020 Pentecost

May 29, 2020 08:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MB

This sermon was recorded by Rev Stephen Haward in Market Harborough Congregational Church for Pentecost Sunday, the readings were Acts 2:1-8 and 13-21 While our building is closed you can link to the full service on our website. Details of how to contact us are on the website

24th May 2020 Forgotten something?

May 24, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA recorded this service at MH Congregational Chuch for distribution on Sunday 24th May. The theme is Forgotten something? and the Bible Readings are Haggai 1:2-12 and Acts 1:4-9 The full service is available here

17th May 2020 A stone for my pillow

May 17, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB

Rev Stephen Haward recorded this sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church to be shared on Sunday 17th May. The theme is A stone for my pillow. The Bible readings are Genesis 28:10-22 and John 1:45-51

10th May 2020 Pease please

May 10, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB

Again this week, Rev Stephen Haward has recorded the sermon at the Market Harborough Congregational Church so that it can be shared on Sunday 10th May 2020. The theme is Pease please, and the readings are Genesis 25:19-34 and Matthew 13:44-46 The full version of the service is available on our website www.mhcongregational.church

3rd May 2020 The Meaning of Mercy

May 03, 2020 10:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA recorded this sermon to be shared online on 3rd may 2020 as the congregation is unable to meet together. The theme is The Meaning of Mercy and the Bible Readings were Genesis 18:20-33 and Luke 11:1-10. The full service is available here

26.04.2020 'She listened and she laughed'

April 26, 2020 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA recorded this sermon to be shared online on 26th April 2020 as the congregation is unable to meet together. The theme was She listened and she laughed and the reading was Genesis 18:1-15 The full service is available on our website.

19th April 2020 The man who was missing

April 19, 2020 10:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this sermon on 19th April. Again this week it is a recording which was shared online as the congregation are unable to meet together. The theme was The man who was missing and the reading was John 20:19-31 The full service is available on our website.

12th April 2020 Easter Day Afraid but filled with joy

April 13, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 9.93 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this is the sermon for Easter day. Again this week it is a recording which was shared online as the congregation are unable to meet together. The theme was Afraid but filled with joy and the reading was Matthew 28:1-10 The full service is available on our website. The congregation also shared a communion service in their own homes at 9am.

5th April 2020 The Borrowed Tomb

April 05, 2020 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB

This is an extract from the second of our online services, it is the sermon preached by Rev Stephen Haward on Sunday 5th April at Market Harborough Congregational Church. The theme was The Borrowed Tomb and the readings were 2 Kings 6:1-7, Matthew 27:57-66 You will find the full service including hymns and prayers on our website mhcongregational.church

29th March 2020 Whatever Next?

March 29, 2020 11:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this sermon on 29th March and it was delivered online at our website, if you would like to join in with the hymns and prayers please follow the link. The theme was Whatever next? and the readings were Mark 13: 28 to 37 and James 4: 13 to 17 and 5: 7 to 11.

22nd March 2020 Lent 4: What Jesus Saw

March 22, 2020 11:00 - 13 minutes - 9.33 MB

As we are unable to meet in person there is an online service available on our website with prayers and links to hymns. The theme for the morning is Lent 4: What Jesus Saw and it is based on John 19:17-27 the account of the crucifixion. It also covers Mothering Sunday and we have included a prayer for these difficult days.

15th March 2020: Lent 3: The Crown of Thorns

March 15, 2020 14:00 - 13 minutes - 9.22 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this is the sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday 15th March 2020. The theme was Lent 3:The Crown of Thorns and the reading was John 19:1-16. This was the second Sunday when the Corona Virus has been a serious concern, and on our website we have put some of the hymns and prayers from the service for people to share at home.

8th March 2020 Lent 2: Firelight and Failure

March 15, 2020 13:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this is the sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday 8th March. The theme was Lent 2: Firelight and Failure and the reading was John 18:15-27.

1st March 2020 Lent 1: The Covered Road

March 02, 2020 08:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this is the sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday 1st March. This series for Lent will follow the events of Easter Week, so today five weeks early we received our Palm Crosses. The theme was Lent 1: The Covered Road and the readings were 2 Kings 9:1-13 and Matthew 21:1-11

9th February 2020 A City on a Hill

February 16, 2020 08:00 - 12 minutes - 8.79 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this is the sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday 9th February 2020. The theme was A City on a Hill and The reading was from Matthew 5:1-16

2nd February 2020 Living in the Past

February 06, 2020 09:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this is the sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday **. The theme was Living in the Past and the readings were Job 29:1-12 and Luke 12:16-26

26th January 2020 Fishermans' Friend

January 27, 2020 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this is the sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday 26th January. The theme was Fishermans' Friend and the readings were Matthew 4:18-25 and 1 Corinthians 1:26-2:5

19th January 2020 Not One of Us

January 19, 2020 15:00 - 12 minutes - 8.86 MB

This sermon is from the Market Harborough United Service to mark the beginning of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Rev Stephen Haward's sermon was entitled Not One of Us and the readings were from 1 Corinthians 3 and Luke 9:46-56.

12th January 2020 A Walk in the Wilderness

January 17, 2020 17:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MB

This is the sermon preached by Rev Stephen Haward MA on Sunday 12th January 2020 entitled A walk in the wilderness The reading was from Mark 1:1-8

5th January 2020 From Persia with Love

January 12, 2020 10:00 - 8 minutes - 5.85 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this is the sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday 5th January as part of our afternoon Covenant Service. The theme was From Persia with Love and the reading was Matthew 2:1-12

22nd December 2019 Advent 4: A Song of Wonder

December 27, 2019 09:00 - 13 minutes - 9.52 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this is the sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday 22nd December 2019. The theme was Advent 4: A Song of Wonder and the main reading was John 1:1-18

15th December 2019 Advent 3: A Song of Triumph

December 19, 2019 19:00 - 14 minutes - 9.71 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday 15th December 2019 . The theme was Advent 3: A Song of Triumph and the readings were Psalm 4 and Luke 1:39-56.

1st December 2019 'Advent 1: A song of longing

December 01, 2019 17:00 - 14 minutes - 9.91 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this is the sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday 1st December 2019. The theme was Advent 1: A song of longing. The readings were Isaiah 11:1-9 and Ephesians 3:14-21

10th November 2019 Give us this Day: Hope for the World

November 10, 2019 20:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this is the sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday 10th November, as part of our Remembrance Service. The theme was Give us this Day: Hope for the World and the readings were Micah 4:1-5 and Luke 9:37-43

3rd November Give us this Day: No more Populism

November 03, 2019 17:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MB

Rev Stephen Haward MA preached this is the sermon at Market Harborough Congregational Church on Sunday 3rd November. The theme was Give us this Day: No more Populism and the readings were Mark 8:22-30 and 2 Peter 1:16-2:3.

27th October 2019 Give us this day: Sustainable Living

November 01, 2019 16:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MB

This is the sermon preached by Rev Stephen Haward MA on Sunday 27th October 2019 at Market Harborough Congregational Church. The theme was Give us this day: Sustainable Living and the readings were Leviticus 25:1-7,20-23 and Luke 9:1-11. This sermon was preached at the end of the week when the bodies of 39 migrants were found in a refridgerated lorry in Essex.

20th October 2018 Give us this Day: National Healing

October 20, 2019 13:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

This is the sermon preached by Rev Stephen Haward MA on Sunday 20th October at Market Harborough Congregational Church. The theme was Give us this Day: National Healing and the readings were Ezekiel 37:15-25 and Matthew 18:10-14. A sermon for a divided nation.

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