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Recordings of our weekly sermons from Meadowhead Christian Fellowship.

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  • Sunday Gathering - This is Us - Wendy Painter - Interview only

    Sunday Gathering - This is Us - Wendy Painter - Interview only
    2026/11/01
    This week’s service was a Communion Sunday in the “This is Us” series, and instead of a sermon it was an interview: Nick sat down with Wendy Painter, who recently joined the senior leadership team, so the church could get to know her. Wendy describes herself as a one-to-one person rather than a group person: married to Colin for 37 years, with two married daughters and a new grandson. She was born in Coventry, the youngest of seven, and — as she tells it — the first baby born in the lift of the new hospital, because the staff did not believe her mother was already in labour. Her childhood was happy but quiet: love was not spoken out loud, and with seven children it was mostly “get on with it”. She disliked school and rules, and her rebellion was a quiet one — she simply did not turn up for her French exam. Nurse training at King’s College London was the escape she loved. Her family was not Christian. Faith arrived through a colleague called Jackie, who took her to St Mark’s at the Oval. Wendy remembers the enormous wooden doors and told Jackie she would not go in if they were shut, because she did not want to be boxed in — they stayed open, and after several weeks she gave her life to Christ. Jesus has been the constant ever since: life has its ups and downs, but he does not move. She is honest that faith has not meant an easy life. When Colin’s work moved the family back to the Midlands she resented leaving a place she loved near the sea; soon afterwards her mother contracted meningitis and was given hours to live. Wendy stood by the bed and shouted at God — “this isn’t on” — and her mother recovered, and never smoked again after forty a day. A couple of years later a stroke took her. Her father’s Alzheimer’s brought the opposite prayer, that God would take him, and she describes God answering that he knew the day he brought him into the world and the day he would take him home; he died the next day. What she has learned is God’s faithfulness across a whole life — from lost keys and parking spaces to the death of parents — and that he is worth trusting more as she gets older, even when she still doubts. The second lesson came through years with Christians Against Poverty: do not judge people, see them through Jesus’ eyes. The last part is about MCF. The family moved to Sheffield five years ago, ten days before their first grandson was born, and went to St Thomas Philadelphia until the drive — 28 sets of traffic lights — became impossible. Wendy admits they looked at the MCF website and said “no, we’re not going there”; then they walked in and felt at home. What struck her was the leadership’s humility and the plainness of communion. She is excited and scared about joining the team, used to the structure of her Baptist background, and aware that God keeps asking her to stay open and keep learning: there is no retiring from his kingdom. Bible passages Joshua 1:9 — her favourite verse, “be strong and courageous… the Lord your God is with you wherever you go”, given to her on a cross-stitch by Jackie’s mum when she left London.1 Corinthians 11:23-26 — the communion practice behind her contrast between MCF’s simplicity and formality that has to be “blessed by so-and-so”.Matthew 26:26-28 — the institution of the Lord’s Supper, the pattern she means by doing it the way Jesus would. Key points Brought up in a non-Christian home in Coventry, the youngest of seven; faith came through a colleague’s friendship and an open church door.Jesus as the constant: life moves up and down, he does not.Her mother’s recovery from meningitis — and the end of a forty-a-day smoking habit — is the miracle she names first.Her father’s death taught her that God knows the day he brings a person into the world and the day he takes them home.Trust grows by looking back: God’s faithfulness from small things to bereavement.Christians Against Poverty taught her not to judge people, but to see them as Jesus sees them.Nearly writing off MCF over its website, then feeling at home because of the leadership’s humility and the plainness of communion.Joining the leadership team: excited and scared, still learning that God’s kingdom has no retirement. Calls to action Pray for Wendy and Colin: for their family and grandchildren to come to know the Lord, and for Wendy to stay open to his leading.Ask God to show you where you have judged someone, and to let you see them as he does.Keep bringing everything to God — the small, ordinary things as well as the big ones — and look back often at how he has been faithful.If you are further on in years, do not assume your usefulness in God’s kingdom is over; stay open to being challenged and taught.If you have never come to faith, notice Jackie in this story: an ordinary colleague whose friendship and invitation were the whole difference. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/xj_R7d0w6BM
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    22 分
  • Sunday Gathering - John 8 : 21-30 - Erica Lugg - Sermon Only

    Sunday Gathering - John 8 : 21-30 - Erica Lugg - Sermon Only
    2026/10/25
    Erica opens with a story about her parents being invited to a garden party at Buckingham Palace. Dressed up, mayoral chain and all, the family spent the day wondering what they were seeing. When they rang to ask how it had gone, her father — a man of few words — answered: “They had lovely ice cream.” That is the sermon in miniature. We can stand in front of something extraordinary, notice only the ordinary, and then start sorting the ordinary into what we like and what we would turn our noses up at. Erica suggests we do exactly this with Jesus: familiar with the church, the worship and the language, we lose sight of the one standing in front of us. John 8:21-30 continues the conversation Nick preached from last week, where Jesus called himself the light of the world. Now he says he is going away, that they will search for him and die in their sin, that they are from below while he is from above, and that unless they believe he is who he claims to be they will die in their sins. Their question in verse 25 — “Who are you?” — is the shock of the passage. These were not people who had never heard of him: they had listened, questioned and debated, and still could not see. Erica asks whether we recognise ourselves in that question — able to tell the stories, fluent in the language of Christianity, and still not really knowing the Jesus who is speaking. Verse 24 gives the reason belief matters. If Jesus is the light, the saviour and the life, then his absence is what leaves a person in darkness, bound to sin and separated from God. Erica distinguishes a threat from a warning: a threat coerces, while a warning tells you there is danger ahead and comes from someone who loves you — like telling your husband to watch for the dog poo. Jesus is not inventing a consequence to frighten people; he is telling the truth about who he is. From there she turns to the smaller Jesuses we build: the teacher whose advice we may argue with, the prophet who is one voice among many, the miracle-worker who fixes problems until a miracle does not come, the friend whose comfort we welcome while resisting his correction. Each is true as far as it goes, and each is too small. Only the Jesus who reveals himself as Lord has words that carry authority, and only he is the bread of life, the light, the gate, the shepherd, the resurrection, the way and the vine. Verse 30 closes with a sober note: many believed — but not all. Bible passages John 8:21-30 — the text: “unless you believe that I am he”, “Who are you?”, “when you have lifted up the Son of Man”, and verse 30, “many believed in him”.John 8:12 — last week’s text: “I am the light of the world”; whoever follows me will not walk in darkness.John 1:10-11 — the world did not recognise him; his own did not receive him.John 1:12 — to all who received him he gave the right to become children of God.John 6:35 — “I am the bread of life.”John 10:9 — “I am the gate.”John 10:11 — “I am the good shepherd”, who lays down his life for the sheep.John 11:25 — “I am the resurrection and the life.”John 14:6 — “I am the way and the truth and the life.”John 15:1 — “I am the true vine.” Key points Familiarity is the danger: standing in front of the extraordinary and noticing only the ordinary, then deciding which parts we like.“Who are you?” — the people closest to Jesus, with the most evidence, still failed to recognise him; proximity is not faith.The absence of Jesus is what leaves us in darkness and bound to sin; verse 24 describes reality rather than threatening.Every reduced Jesus — teacher, prophet, fixer, friend — is true as far as it goes and too small to save. If he is only a teacher we pick which of his words we obey; he is Lord before he is friend, and his friendship does not cancel his lordship.The “I am” sayings are claims, not advice: bread, light, gate, shepherd, resurrection, way, vine.What we do with Jesus is the only decision with consequences beyond this life; many believed, not all. Calls to action Stop settling for the Jesus we have constructed and ask to see the Jesus who has revealed himself in Scripture.If you have never believed, hear the warning as an invitation: come to him as he says he is, even without understanding everything.If you have believed for years, do not rest in familiarity — the church, the worship, the language, Christian values — but keep asking him to reveal himself again.Pray honestly: “Jesus, I don’t get it all, but I want to believe you as you say you are; help me to follow you, so that I walk in the light and not in darkness.”Be willing to embrace an uncomfortable life if that is what it costs to discover who he is.Young people especially: the choice about Jesus outranks where you live, who you marry, your career and your money. Watch the video: https://youtu.be/KnaHs3t_Xf0
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    35 分
  • Sunday Gathering - John 8 : 12-20 - Nick Lugg - Sermon Only

    Sunday Gathering - John 8 : 12-20 - Nick Lugg - Sermon Only
    2026/10/20

    Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.” (John 8:12)

    Nick opens up John 8:12–20, where Jesus makes one of his boldest claims — and refuses to soften it when the Pharisees tell him his testimony cannot be valid. Drawing on years spent living in Zambia, where power cuts and unlit roads made darkness something you felt rather than simply saw, Nick asks what it actually looks like to live without light: confusion, fear, disorientation, and no idea which way to turn.

    The light, he argues, is not faith, or understanding, or church attendance. The light is Jesus himself. That makes the claim uncomfortable as well as hopeful — it is possible to be near the church and still be in the dark.

    Bible passages

    • John 8:12 — the sermon text: “I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will not walk in darkness”
    • John 8:13–18 — the Pharisees challenge Jesus’ testimony; Jesus answers that it stands because the Father is his second witness
    • John 8:19–20 — “Where is your father?”; Jesus teaches in the temple treasury and is not arrested because his time had not yet come
    • John 8:1–11 — the woman caught in adultery, referred back to as the previous week’s passage
    • Peter’s vow to follow Jesus even to death (Matthew 26:33–35) — used to show how quickly confidence collapses when the lights go out
    • Luke 2:10–11 — the angels’ announcement of good news of great joy for all people, cited to show the light is for the whole world

    Key points

    • “I am the light of the world” is an exclusive claim — Jesus does not say he is a light, or one option among many
    • Darkness is a present reality: confusion, fear, uncertainty, not knowing which way to turn
    • Nick’s years in Zambia — power cuts, night driving with no white lines, cat’s eyes or street lights, and the physical relief when light returns
    • The light is not faith, understanding, church attendance, or the label “Christian”; the light is Jesus himself
    • It is possible to come close to church and still remain in darkness
    • Believing, enjoying church and understanding the Bible are not the same as a personal encounter with Jesus
    • Nick’s own conversion at 16, thirty-nine years ago: his grandmother expected a phase, but something changed that never changed back
    • Following Jesus is not a one-off decision but a daily commitment
    • Revival begins with a community of people who deliberately focus on Jesus every day

    Calls to action

    • If you have never given your life to Jesus: do it now — speak up, connect with someone, and let them pray with you
    • Make a personal response today: “Lord Jesus, I want to follow you. Come into my life, shine your light.”
    • Start each day deliberately turning towards Jesus: “Lord Jesus, today I’m going to follow you.”
    • Join the church in becoming a community among whom Jesus lives and shines his light

    Recorded at Meadowhead Christian Fellowship.

    Watch the video: https://youtu.be/pi2PoilS_uE
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    26 分
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