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Stapleford Baptist Church
Stapleford Baptist Church is a ‘family’ of people who aim to follow God’s commands as recorded in the Bible. We are Christians (followers of Jesus) who are seeking a relationship with the one true God, creator of all things, loving, and merciful. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Jesus died on the cross, rose again and through his death and resurrection we can be saved. So, there is a warm welcome for you or anyone who visits us. We would love you to discover the God who found us…
Episodes
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July 14th - Jesus, the prophet above all prophets, Luke 7 v1-17
Was Jesus a prophet? It's what some of the people who met him on Earth, 2000-odd years ago said. If he was then, uniquely, he was both prophet and the…
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July 7th - Jesus, the foundational teacher, Luke 6v17-49
Today we pick where we left off in our series from the Bible book written by Luke (inspired by God, of course!). Jesus himself said that he was a teacher as…
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June 30th - The fellowship of believers, Acts 2 v42-45
The first church didn't have any traditions. It didn't have a rule book. Yet, even though the members of that church came from many countries and few had met…
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June 23rd - What does Creation say about rest? Genesis 2v2-3
"Sunday is the day of rest" - how's your 'rest' going? Napoleon is famously supposed to have asked his soldiers to have one day off in 10 only to find his army…
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June 16th - What does creation say about work?, Genesis 1v28-2v20
Everyone works - some are paid, some wish they were paid, some are happy to volunteer, some work out of love, some work under duress, some wish their work was…
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June 9th - What does creation say about humanity?, Genesis 1v27
[Apologies for a short break in the recording in the middle of the talk] Last week we went right back to the start in the first chapter of the first part of…
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June 2nd - What does Creation say? Genesis 1 & 2
The Bible tells us that creation speaks. Our problem is that we don't often stop to listen! So, in the month of June we're taking a break from our Luke series…
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May 25th - Jesus, the challenger of norms, Luke 5v27 - 6v11
Luke, the writer of the Bible book named after him, now sets out to show us that Jesus Christ can't be constrained to a neat pigeonhole of our own making …
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May 19th - Jesus the command giver, Luke 5v1-26
After our week-of-prayer it's back to Luke - and to hear about Christ's encounter with some fishermen, a man with leprosy and and a paralyzed man. And Jesus…
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May 12th - Colossians 1v1-14, Prayer: Meet God face-to-face
Today we're taking a one-week break from our Luke series, because it's the beginning of the week of prayer. So we're taking as our starting point the model…
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May 5th - Jesus the bearer of good news, Luke 4v14-44
Jesus Christ is often said to have been a great teacher. Well, today we take a look at (or should that be 'a listen to') Jesus' first sermon as recorded by…
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April 28th - Jesus the Son of God, Luke 3v21-4:v14
In today's look into Luke's record of what Christ did and what it tells us about who he is. There are very high points in today's account. And the depths are…
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April 21st - Jesus, greater than a prophet, Luke 3v1-20
Some years ago, one of the Royal Family visited Nottingham and did a walkabout. Crowds of people came to see her and hoped to shake her hand or to exchange a…
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April 14th - Jesus, the Son of the Father, Luke 2v41-52
Today we start a new series of sermons taken from the Bible book called Luke. He's the person who put pen to paper in order to record what he called an…
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April 7th - An encounter with the risen Christ, Luke 24v13-35
Today we meet two people who went on a journey with Jesus ... but didn't realize who their travelling companion was! How is it possible to be in the dark about…
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March 31st - Christ is risen, Luke 24v1-12
So. Here we are! At the greatest day in the Church calendar when we celebrate Christ's resurrection! Because he has died, and now lives, we too can live…
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March 24th - Christ's humble coronation procession, Luke 19 v28-40
One week before the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. One week before what we call Easter. At the moment, everything's looking rosy - it's Palm…
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March 17th - Confession & repentance, Ezra 10
The last episode from the Bible book of Ezra. There have been highs and lows since we started just after Christmas - and today's look at the book starts at a…
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March 10th - Learn from the past, or be doomed to repeat it, Ezra 9
It's easy to point the finger at others - in this case at the returned exiles who started to behave just like their predecessors who'd been exiled because of…
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March 3rd - Humbling yourself under God's hand, Ezra 8
Today's look at the Bible book of Ezra finds the exiles collecting together, near Babylon, ready to head back to Jerusalem - a risky journey with many dangers…
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February 25th - Set your heart on God, Ezra 7
Finally, Ezra himself appears in the book bearing his name! Many years have passed since the events of Chapter 6 and God's people have lost a lot of their…
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February 18th - Under God's thumb, Ezra 6
Last week we left the temple builders in a cliff-hanger - will King Darius put an end to the rebuilding? Sorry, no *spoilers* here - you'll have to listen to…
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February 11th - How to go God's way, Ezra 5
So, here we are almost halfway though the Bible's book of Ezra. The exiles who've returned have been knocked back in Chapter 4, but they get themselves back…
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February 4th - Expect persecution, Ezra 4
Already the 4th episode in our series on the Bible's book of Ezra. The elation and celebration are over - things take a sharp turn for the worse as the…
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January 28th - How to properly worship God, Ezra 3
Here's the 3rd episode in our reveal of the Bible book of Ezra. Joy and sadness, noise and quiet, and God at the centre. This weeks "Kids Resources" are here…
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January 21st - God the sure renewer, Ezra 2
Here's the 2nd episode in our reveal of the Bible book of Ezra. The first tranche of exiles return from Babylon to their home country which has been left in…
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January 14th - God, the global ruler, Ezra 1
Today we start our new series of sermons. We're aiming to go through the Bible book called Ezra which recounts the return of God's people to their homes after…
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January 7th - Verse for the year, Hebrews 9 v24
May God grant you a 2024 full of spiritual blessings in Christ! And, to start the year here's our motto text for 2024 - Hebrews 9 verse 24 - "Christ …
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December 31st - Living for the future, 1 Thessalonians 5v1-11
Here's the finale to 2023 - not looking at the past but deciding to live for what is ahead. Our prayer is that you have found our on-line morning sermons in…
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December 24th - A King worth Singing About, Luke 1:26-50
Almost there! It's Christmas Eve and we've reached the 4th in our Advent series. Today we meet Mary for the first time. Probably a youngish teenager, an angel…
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December 17th - What's in a Name?, Luke 1 v67-80
In this third Advent season service, we're minutes later in the story from last week. Zechariah, has his voice back and uses it to praise God for his…
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December 10th - Praise & proclaim, Luke 1 v57-66
In our second Advent season service, we've moved on about a year. Zechariah, who was struck dumb in last week's investigation, has to give a name to his…
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December 3rd - God has remembered again, Luke 1 v5-25
Christmas is coming, and SBC is getting ready to celebrate the birth on earth of our Saviour, the lord Jesus Christ - majestic King of the Universe yet also a…
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November 26th - Grace be with you, Hebrews 13v18-25
Today we reach the end of our series of talks based on the Bible book of Hebrews. You can binge-watch them all by tracking back to January 29th this year! But…
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November 19th - Church Weekend, Titus 2&3
Today our topic is fellowship - Christians together living for our Saviour's honour and praise. The morning service is part of our weekend of events. If you're…
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November 12th - Remember the basics, Hebrews 13:1-17
We're nearing the end of our series based on the Bible book of Hebrews. Today we look at a whole series of key advice points that the writer gives to us, the…
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November 5th - Living as citizens of God's kingdom
In our continuing series of talks based on the Bible book of Hebrews, today we are grabbed by the urgency of living not as ordinary earthlings, but as citizens…
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October 29th - Looking to Jesus, Hebrews 12:1-13
What better advice could there be? Whether in difficulties or when everything seems just right, we need to look to Jesus for guidance, for care, for comfort…
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October 22nd - By faith, they obeyed God, Hebrews 11 v8-40
Having been introduced, last week, to the first few remarkable stories of faith at work, join us on-line to discover more about living faith. Sometimes amazing…
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October 15th - Defining faith, Hebrews 11v1-7
If you've been following our series of services based around the Bible book of Hebrews, you'll know that it's been concentrating on the awe-inspiring and…
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October 8th - Persevere & draw near to God, Hebrews 10 v19-39
Over the last few weeks of our studies in the Bible book of Hebrews we've been looking at how great Jesus Christ is. And that's been a super encouragement to…
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October 1st - Christ's sacrifice is the perfect sacrifice, Hebrews 10:1-18
In many ways, today's service picks up on the same subject as last week - the marvellous nature of Christ's sacrifice on the cross to take away the punishment…
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September 24th - The blood of Christ is a better sacrifice, Hebrews 9:11-28
The first readers of the Bible book of Hebrews were in danger of overlooking the greatness of the sacrifice that Jesus made for then when he died on the cross…
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September 17th - Worship in the earthly temple points to Christ, Hebrews 9:1-10
The Jews thought that their temple worship was the best of the best, but the writer of the Bible book of Hebrews says it's only a pointer ... but what a…
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September 10th - The new covenant of Jesus, the Great High Priest, Hebrews 8
Today, we return to our series of studies in the Bible book of Hebrews. We left off at the end of Chapter 7,so today we loom at the whole of Chapter 8 - and…
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September 3rd - New Beginnings, Joshua 1
As we begin the Autumn programme at SBC, we've chosen, for the first Sunday, to consider a biblical new beginning. Joshua, who has been Moses' helper for many…
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August 27th - God provides a substitute, Genesis 22
Finally, after a long wait, the key human in our Summer series - Abraham - has got the son God promised him and for whom he's been waiting for absolutely ages…
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August 20th - A tale of 2 sons, Genesis 21
In this next part of our look at the life of Abraham we see Abraham being commendable and not-so-commendable, while God remains faithful in every relationship…
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August 13th - How to reason with God, Genesis 18 v16-33
Sometimes, the prospect of what is about to happen is so awful that we really want God to intervene and stop the bad thing from happening. In our look at the…
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August 6th - Abraham meets the lord, Genesis 18v1-15
Abraham's encounters with God ramp up to a new level in today's look into the Bible book of Genesis. God had spoken to him several times before but now Abraham…
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July 30th - A one-sided covenant, Genesis 17
In today's look into the Bible book of Genesis we see how unreasonable God is - he is super generous, even to those who doubt his generosity and power. In this…
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July 23rd - The eyesight of faith, Genesis 16
Today in our look at the story of Abraham, as recounted in the Bible book of Genesis, we encounter Abraham wih poor faith-sight, a slave with good faith-sight…
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July 16th -Abraham gets a wild promise ... and believes it
Continuing the story of Abraham as recounted in the Bible book of Genesis, we encounter God making an astounding promise to Abraham in Chapter 15. Despite it…
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July 9th - Genesis 14, Abraham rescues Lot
After a short break, today's sermon picks up the story of Abraham as recounted in the Bible book of Genesis, Chapter 14. His nephew, and all his nephew's…
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July 2nd - Acts 8 v 26-39, Baptism: the who and the when
Jesus' followers in the first century were baptized outdoors in any available piece of water. Today we (and Andy) were fortunate enough to have water indoors…
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June 25th - Jesus the Greatest of All Time
You've dropped in on a guest service ... so a special welcome if you are a guest. The service today is a little shorter than normal because the kids are…
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June 18th - Genesis 13, Relatively Closer to Christ
Today's look at the life of Abraham takes us to one of the key decision points in anyone's life - whether to live on the basis of what seems like a good thing…
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June 11th - Genesis 12v10-13v4, Even good people fall
Abraham gets a good press in the Bible ... mostly. But like every human (except Jesus Christ) he's fallible and can be corrupt. In this second look at his life…
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June 4th - Genesis 11v27-12v9, The Promises of God
Today we start our new series from the life of Abraham as recorded in the Bible book of Genesis. In this first look we find God making promises to Abram (as he…
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May 28th - Isaiah 63 & 64, A call for revival
Today is 'Pentecost' - the day when the Church has traditionally celebrated the day on which the Holy Spirit came in a fantastic way, empowering Jesus Christ's…