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The Word in Biggleswade
Weekly sermons and updates from Biggleswade Baptist Church in Central Bedfordshire, UK
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Ephesians 5: Living a good and holy life
This week we’re joined by Adam Penwright - who will be very familiar to many of us – and he’s unpacking the latest chapter in our series on Ephesians. Adam…
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Not on bread alone
We take a look at the role of the Bible in giving as spiritual food this week. This short reflection from our All Age Service explores the nourishment provided…
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Ephesians 4: Unity and maturity
Returning to the next chapter of the letter to the Ephesians, this week we are unpacking the subject of unity of the body of Christ. We are united as one…
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Workship: How to worship God in everyday life
This week’s guest speaker is Steve Rouse from The London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC). Steve helps us unpack what it means to view our work –…
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Love in the concrete (not the abstract)
We’re joined by another guest speaker this week – Bishop Chris Edmondson. He explores the challenging message of the love of Christ. Love of another kind –…
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Culture and the church
We’re joined by a guest speaker this week – Paul Peterson from Danehill summer camp. Paul explores the culture of the early church in Acts and what we can…
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Ephesians 3: God's Great Plan
This week we’ve reached part 3 of our Ephesians series – the halfway point. We’re exploring God’s great plan, or at least as much of it as we’re able to know…
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Ephesians 2: Alive in Christ
The second part of our series on Ephesians, we explore what it means to die to self and be alive in Christ. He takes us from death to life – being included…
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Ephesians 1: Spiritual blessings
This week we begin a new series on Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, with an overview of the context of the book and a dive into the first chapter. We unpack the…
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Dealing with our fears
In the next in our series on prayers in the Bible, we look at how we can deal with our anxieties and worries, using the example of Jehoshaphat and the people…
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Baptism Sunday: Discovering Jesus for ourselves
This week we had the pleasure and privilege of baptising some church members and so we take a break from our current series on prayer, to turn our eyes on…
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Prayers of lament and complaint
In our latest in the series on prayers in the Bible, we explore the less popular psalms – the ones full of raw honesty, complaint and lament. Even these…
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Praying in the face of opposition
As we continue to look to the Bible for lessons on how to pray, this week we unpack how the apostles – Peter and John - used prayer in confrontational…
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Surprises galore at Easter
Happy Easter everyone! This week’s talk explores the Easter story with all its surprises and twists and turns. It’s such a familiar story but we forget just…
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Prayers and mission
This week is Palm Sunday, we conclude our series on the prayers of Jesus and we welcome Martin back too. This final week focuses on the prayers of mission in…
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Prayers of pain and anguish
This week’s prayers of Jesus explore a tough area – His words of desperation, pain and anguish. But despite this dark starting point, there’s a consistent…
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Mother’s Day: What we learned from our Mums
In a break from our current series (although, as you’ll hear, not a break from our focus on prayer by any means!) on Mother’s Day, we take some time to think…
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Glory and joy
Reflections on the epic prayer of Jesus in John chapter 17, with the focus on God’s glory being revealed on earth as it is in heaven. We will know God’s glory…
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Blessings from the mouth of Jesus
In the latest in our series on the prayers of Jesus we continue to listen to the heartbeat of God. This week we’re exploring the blessings that Jesus spoke and…
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What didn’t Jesus pray
Continuing our series on the prayers of Jesus, this week we look at the prayers that Jesus might have been expected to pray. Yet he didn’t. Amidst the…
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Abba Father
Beginning our new series, connecting with our motto verse for the year, we’re looking at the prayers of Jesus – and in particular one word that features in…
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Following Him with hope in the darkest of times
It’s been a really upsetting time for our church community this week. In the midst of our collective grief, we explore a message of hope as we wrestle with how…
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What would Jesus pray?
As we continue to explore prayer and Jesus’ teaching on the subject, we turn to what Jesus prays for us. He gave us a model of prayer and a pattern for praying…
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Teach us to pray
Using Jesus’ famous words as inspiration, this week we reflect on the power and importance of prayer for us as a Church – including the opportunity that small…
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On a mission from God
At the start of a new year, we take inspiration from an unlikely source to reflect on the mission that God has called us all to. Let’s get ready to see the…
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Hopefulness out of lament (New Year’s Eve)
As we come to the end of the year we focus on this past tough year and the importance of lament as we process what we’ve been through. Lament turns us to God…
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The best presents are the ones that last (Christmas Day)
It’s Christmas morning and we’re celebrating together as a family! Today we’re exploring what it feels like to receive a really great – and also a really…
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Everyone matters to God (Christmas Eve)
Our family-friendly Christmas Eve service explored the different roles in the nativity story and the message of Christmas that says that everyone matters to…
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What does Christmas mean to you? (Carols by Candlelight)
Our annual Carols by Candlelight service explores the various meanings of Christmas to our society and the one that truly matters most – the light breaking…
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What's on this Christmas? (Bonus episode)
As an extra bonus from this week’s service, here’s a quick rundown of all that’s happening between now and Christmas Day. Come and celebrate Christmas with us…
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Just10: I am the Lord your God
At the conclusion of the ‘Just10’ series, our final commandment of the ten underpins all the others – the previous nine revolve around it like the planets…
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Just10: No Gods other than Him
As we near the end of our series on the ten commandments, following J John’s book ‘Just10’, this week we’re exploring the command to have no Gods other than…
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Just10: Do not misuse God’s name
Returning to our Just10 series on the 10 commandments, we’ve reached number 3. This week we explore the power that comes with a name – and not just any name…
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God is our helper
This morning we dedicated young Ezra and we explore his biblical namesake. Ezra taught the exiles about the importance of God’s Word and the reality of God’s…
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Remembered
In this short talk from our All Age service for Remembrance Sunday, we focus on the many people in the Bible who God remembered in their toughest moments. We…
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Just10: Remember the Sabbath
We’ve reached the 4th commandment in our series, following J John’s ‘Just10’ book. We all need one day each week to slow down, take a look around and stop. It…
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Just10: Honour your parents
The latest in our series of commandments is unique as the only one that contains a promise. But how will we “live long in the land the Lord our God is giving…
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Just10: Do not kill
The 6th commandment in our ‘Just10’ series explores the call to avoid murder and to resist taking the life of another. But Jesus goes further (as always)…
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Just10: Do not commit adultery
Continuing our Just10 series (accompanied by the book of the same name by J John), this week we’re looking at the 7th commandment and the importance of…
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Just10: Do not steal
A simple message this week but as we look at the next in our series on the ten commandments, we ask the question, how do we thrive and experience good…
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Just10: Do not bear false witness
Continuing our series on the ten commandments from the book Just10 by J John, this week we’re exploring what is truth and what God’s unique relationship with…
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Just10: Do not covet
We begin our brand new series exploring the ten commandments, inspired by the book ‘Just10’ by J John. Like the book, we begin with the tenth commandment…
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Count your blessings
What has God ever done for us?! His will for our lives is that we are joyful always, pray continuously and give thanks in all circumstances. So we should…
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Harvest for the (end of the) world
Jesus warning his followers about the signs of the final days may not seem like a typical Harvest passage but this week we reflect on the impact of the…
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Surprised by the Lord of the storm
As we enter the new academic year, we reflect on how Jesus surprised his friends and followers on the Sea of Galilee. He calls us to take that step of faith in…
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The Greatest Commandment
The Greatest Commandment This week’s talk, from our All Age service, previews our upcoming series on the Ten Commandments, exploring the most important God has…
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Where have you come from and where are you going?
Reflections on the story of Hagar, the slave of Abram and Sarai. What can we learn from this story - what it has to say about the journeys we have found…
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Do you not know, have you not heard?
Reflections on the exaggerated use of language in Scripture – in relation to aspects of God’s nature and purpose that we should all really know. But do we…
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Discipleship – the original team sport
This week we explore how the disciples responded to reconnecting with Jesus. The excited anticipation, the spontaneous worship and then grabbing hold of the…
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Finding Jesus in our story (Holiday Bible Club)
Experiencing a small taste of both the witness and the wackiness of last week’s Holiday Bible Club, we reflect on the impact of the stories shared during the…
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Hopefully devoted to Him
In the last in the series on the Lordship of Jesus, we explore the challenge to be devoted to Him. We are called to a whole life focus and commitment to Jesus…
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The ridiculous and wonderful reality of communion (Bonus episode)
A short, bonus episode from this week's service, exploring why communion is such an important act for us as Christian family gathered together. Why not come…
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Living in the Lordship of Christ at work
How might we learn from Christ’s example to be the best possible employees and employers we can possibly be? We may not work like slaves any more but this…
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Living in the Lordship of Christ in our homes
The hardest place to live out Christian values is in the home. Counter intuitive though that may be, we are called to honour him as we honour one another in…
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Keep the main thing, the main thing
The most important thing? To know that the message of Christ brings us peace – a peace so deep that grows as we become closer in our relationship with the…
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Get dressed for the best
If we are to throw off our old selves of sin, what should we be putting on instead? Put on the clothes that Christ has given us – compassion, kindness…
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Don’t tire of being second
In the ordinary Christian life, we reap what we sow… but we can’t rely on our own good deeds to ensure we share in the wonderful things that Christ has for us…
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A clear-out for the soul
We continue to explore living differently because we believe in and follow Jesus. Identifying the key things involved in taking off our old selves and putting…
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Lives worthy of our calling
A new series moving from the encounters with the risen Jesus to what that means for our ordinary, everyday lives. The truth about Jesus Christ has a personal…
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Amazing children of God
The Bible is full of examples of children of all ages – taking the chance to show their kindness, bravery and wisdom to serve God. As we celebrate the young…