All Saints Livestreams and Sermons

The first sermon in a series on 'The Beatitudes'- the sayings of Jesus in Matthew chapter 5. What does it mean to be 'poor in spirit'? Anthony contrasts the world's view of a successful leader and church with God's. Human beings have achieved great things through great leadership and talent but the only way to inherit the kingdom of heaven is to recognise we can give nothing back to the God who made us and saved us. Lindsay read Psalm 145v8-15 and Matthew 5v1-3 (Recorded on Sunday 5th July 2020)

Jess discusses the second of 'The Beatitudes' -sayings of Jesus from 'The Sermon on the Mount'. This was recorded live in church on 12th July 2020. (The sound quality improves about 8 minutes in). Helen begins by reading from Isaiah 55:10-13 and then Matthew 5:1-10.

Revd Anthony Barnshaw brings us the 3rd in our series on 'The Beatitudes' -sayings of Jesus from the Sermon on the Mount. What does the word 'meek' mean to you? Is this the meekness that Jesus was talking about? Was Jesus the 'meek and mild' person He is often portrayed to be or that some people want Him to be? What does it mean when Jesus says meek people will inherit the earth? Our Bible readings were from Isaiah 44:6-8 & Matthew 5:1-10 read by Sue.

Anthony talks to us about the 4th of Jesus' Beatitudes (sayings from the Sermon on the Mount). The fourth of the Beatitudes follows on from the first three. First we become poor in spirit because we realise that we can never reach the standard God requires of us; then we mourn over the condition of our hearts; this in turn makes us meek (not weak); we then long to be filled with the righteousness which comes through Christ alone and what He did for us on The Cross. (Recorded live on 26th July 2020 as part of the 10.30am livestream)

Jess Rowe speaks about the 5th of Jesus' Beatitudes which Christie reads for us along with Psalm 17v1-7. When Jesus came he turned the world upside down. He came to show us mercy and to give us a free gift of grace. God does not forgive us through Jesus because of who we are or what we have done but because of His mercy. We should not show mercy because we want God to be merciful to us; we should be merciful because we want to be like our heavenly Father. Filmed live at the 10.30am service on Sunday 2nd August 2020

It can be very tempting to mould God in our image, to have religion on our terms. As we continue through the Beatitudes we look to the God we worship. (9/8/20)

Peace often eludes us and there are many people who will try and show you how to achieve this but there is only one who can give true peace and that is Jesus Christ - the Prince of Peace.

As Christians, if we do good to people, they will treat us well won't they? Living in the the Kingdom of Heaven is so different from people's normal expectations of what a great life looks like. When we join God's family there is a sense in which we become outsiders to the world in which we live- we walk in a different direction. When we walk in a different direction we bump up against people. Many Christians throughout the ages to the present day experience severe persecution but should we expect any different when our Lord Jesus was good and kind in every way yet persecuted to the point of death? (Jess Rowe 23rd August 2020)