Media, Sermons & Podcasts - The Archives
This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it—the Lord is his name: ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’ (Jeremiah 33v2&3 NIV)
Sermons - Videos & Audio Files
January to December 2023
| Love on Christmas Eve | Carol Service - Light | Advent - Joy |
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24th Dec. 2023 - Love on Christmas Eve
What could be more important than to love and to be loved? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
17th Dec. 2023 - Carol Service - Light
Sometimes the world can seem dark and gloomy. And we too can have dark times. We can let THE LIGHT shine in our lives and out to others. Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
17th Dec. 2023 - Advent - Joy
So much Joy in the Christmas story, experience by everyone involved. We too can experience the joy of anticipation, of Jesus within, Sharing the good news, and of the reassurance that God is ALWAYS with us. Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| Advent - Peace | Advent Sunday 2023 - Preparation |
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10th Dec. 2023 - Advent - Peace!
Peace - How to get it, how to keep it; - and what to do if you've lost it. Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
3rd Dec. 2023 - Advent Sunday 2023 - Preparation
Christmas will arrive, whether you're ready or not. And it's the same with Jesus 2nd Advent (When He comes again). Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| Bible Sunday | Safe & Secure | Stand Up to Bullies |
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26th Nov. 2023 - Bible Sunday
How important is the bible? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
19th Nov. 2023 - Safe & Secure
We're all vulnerable at some time in life. So let's look out for one another. Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
12th Nov. 2023 - Stand Up to Bullies
Give in? Compromise? Go along with the crowd? Or stand up for what you believe? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| Eternal Perspective | Who's the Boss? | How to Experience God's Power |
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5th Nov. 2023 - Eternal Perspective
Troubles of this world (and our own troubles) are nothing new. Don't let them get you down - keep looking up! Speaker: Dave Cooling |
29th Oct. 2023 - Who's the Boss
Speaker: Chris Ashmeade |
22nd Oct. 2023 - How to Experience God's Power
Serbia - a challenge. We too need God's special help - and we can have it! Guest Speaker: Sasha Vitakic |
| Best Laid Plans | Harvest Thanksgiving | Put Your House in Order |
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15th Oct. 2023 - Best Laid Plans
What sort of plans are we making? What about God's plans? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
1st Oct. 2023 - Harvest Thanksgiving
Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
24th Sept. 2023 - "Put Your House in Order"
Speaker: Sam Haruna |
| Yet Will I Rejoice in the Lord | Beautiful Feet | Be Alert (Ephesians 6v18) |
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17th Sept. 2023 - "Yet Will I Rejoice in the Lord"
When it seems that everything's going wrong, God isn't hearing my prayers... Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
10th Sept. 2023 - Beautiful Feet
What is that makes for feet to be beautiful? How important is it? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
27th Aug. 2023 - Be Alert (Ephesians 6v18)
Dangers of complacency, laziness, comfortableness... and the need to be vigilant. Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| Standing Firm in the Struggle | Make the Most of Every Opportunity | Baptism |
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20th Aug. 2023 - Standing Firm in the Struggle
What is the struggle and how can we stand firm? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
13th Aug. 2023 - Make the Most of Every Opportunity
TIme is rushing on. What are we doing....? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
6th Aug. 2023 - Baptism
Does it matter? is it a requirement? Is it a New Testament invention? What are the implications? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| Being a Grown Up | What Use is the Old Testament? | God is Our Refuge |
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30th July 2023 - Being a Grown Up
A birth is wonderful! - but it's only the beginning... Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
23rd July 2023 - What Use is the Old Testament?
Is it just an old, out-of-date document? Or is it still useful today? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
16th July 2023 - God is Our Refuge
Jane tells us how we can know who to turn to, how and when... Speaker: Jane Ng |
| The Journey of Life | Praying Like Elijah | Fathers' Day |
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9th July 2023 - The Journey of Life
We're all walking a pilgrim pathway. What help is available? Speaker: Peter Kay |
25th June 2023 - Praying Like Elijah
We don't have to be extra-special to pray - and to see our prayers answered! Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
18th June 2023 - Fathers' Day
We can all have an impact on someone else's future Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| Serve the Lord Gladly | Missing the Point? | Pentecost 2023 |
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11th June 2023 - Serve the Lord, Gladly
Guest Speaker: Claire Kinkead |
4th June 2023 - Missing the Point?
Guest Speaker: Steve Griffiths |
28th May 2023 - Pentecost 2023
Celebrating an old story or experiencing a powerful reality? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| Faith & Action | Pride, Humility | Favouritism, Partiality |
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21st May 2023 - Faith & Action
What's the point of faith if it doesn't produce action? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
14th May 2023 - Pride, Humility
Is it ok to be proud of ourselves? Speaker: Dave Cooling |
7th May 2023 - Favouritism, Partiality
Treating others. Do we make judgements? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| Words | Wisdom | Trials - Welcome Them as Friends? |
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30th April 2023 - Words
Communication - to harm or to help? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
23rd April 2023 - Wisdom
Is there a difference between worldly wisdom and heavenly wisdom? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
16th April 2023 - Trials - Welcome Them as Friends?
Does the bible teach us that we can have perfect health & prosperity? How are we to react if trials come our way? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| If There Were No Resurrection | Palm Sunday: Why a Donkey not a War Horse | Viola |
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9th April 2023 - If There Were No Resurrection
How many bricks can we remove before the house falls down? Did Jesus really rise from the dead? Does it matter? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
2nd April 2023 -
Palm Sunday: Why a Donkey not a War Horse? Jesus just doesn't do things the way we would expect. And he wants us to do things his way - so much better! Speakers: Pastor Phil Watkins |
2nd April 2023 - Viola
Thanking God for a faithful friend of Ivy Church and servant of the Lord & His people. Speakers: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| Kenya Mission 2023 | Mothering Sunday |
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26th March 2023 - Kenya Mission 2023
If you disappeared tomorrow... would your neighbours notice you were missing? Speakers: Peter Kay & Chris Ashmeade |
19th March 2023 - Mothering Sunday
We live in perilous times. And Moses was born in a perilous time. What a great mother he had! We can learn from her... Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| What's Changed | What Gets You Worked Up? |
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12th March 2023 - What's Changed?
The world is changing. We are changing - for the better? Has God changed? Is the Old Testament God different from the kind & loving Jesus? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
5th March 2023 - What Gets You Worked Up?
Some things are trivial. Some things seem important at the time. There’s one thing that really matters! Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| Sowing & Reaping | The Spirit Directed Life | Love Your Neighbour |
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26th Feb. 2023 - Sowing & Reaping
Everything we do has a consequence. What are we sowing today that will result in something good (or not) happen tomorrow? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
19th Feb. 2023 - The Spirit Directed Life
"Let the Spirit direct your lives, and you will not satisfy the desires of the human nature." Gal 5.16 Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
12th Feb. 2023 - Love Your Neighbour
The whole law is summed up in this! Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
| World of Worth | Persistence |
5th February 2023
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Part 1: World of Worth
Making a difference in the lives of disadvantaged women Speaker: Andy David |
Part 2: Persistence
When the going gets tough, how can we find the strength to keep going? Speaker: Andy David |
| Freedom In Jesus | All One in Christ | Pressing On for the Prize |
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29th Jan. 2023 - Freedom in Jesus
We all value it. A basic human right. People die for it. Are we truly free? How can we be set free? And to stay free? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
22nd Jan. 2023 - All One in Christ
We're all valued, invited, welcomed, have the same privileges and inherit the same promises in God's Kingdom. Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
8th Jan. 2023 - Pressing on for the Prize
2023! - What'll it be? What should I forget & put behind me? What sort of goals should I have for the coming year, and for the future? Speaker: Pastor Phil Watkins |
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