Glendale Church: Recent Episodes
Glendale Church
Glendale is a local church serving the areas surrounding Newbury & Thatcham. As a community we are committed to knowing Jesus more, and sharing His love.
We continue our evening service series 'Chosen for the Team'. This week Mark draws inspiration from the calling and work of Jesus' disciple, Simon aka Cephas aka Peter.
This week Rob Calvert continues our series 'Chosen for The Team' as we look at examples from the life of Jesus' disciple Thomas.
Before the talk Liz asked us to recall the names of the Twelve Disciples (without cheating). The recording began halfway through the bible passage naming the Twelve.
Andy continues our exploration of the book of Ephesians, this week "The Armour of God" from Ephesians 6:10-17.
This morning, on Pentecost Sunday, Ste speaks to us on Light And Darkness, drawing from Ephesians 5:10-20 NLT.
In her first message to Glendale Church, Rachel Tomkins brings a gentle meditation on "The Mindset of Christ" drawing from Philippians 2:6-11.
Continuing our series from Ephesians, this week Elizabeth brings us Ephesians 4:26 - Ephesians 5:2
In this week's podcast, Ste shares our vision for Thatcham, Newbury, the surrounding villages and beyond. Our expression of Church is in all the activities that we participate in during the week.
This week at our Evening Service 8-March-2026, Andy How continues our series 'Insights from the Upper Room' with The Work of The Holy Spirit, John 15:26 - 16:15.
Evening Service: Insights from the Upper Room
Paula speaks on Jesus being the True Vine
Ste brings us a most uplifting message from Paul's letter to the Ephesians. This week, Ephesians Chapter 2, verses 1-10.
Ste continues our series 'Insights from the Upper Room'. This week we are in John's gospel, chapter 15, starting from verse 15.
Rev. Angela Brennan speaks on "One Body, One Spirit" as part of the Churches Together in Thatcham "pulpit swap"
Ste speaks on our Motto text for 2026:
Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it.
1 Peter 3:15 (NLT)
Andy starts the New Year 2026 with a reflection from Lamentations. After briefly considering the structure of this significant poem of Lament, Andy shows us how God's love is new every morning, eternal and boundless.
Catherine talks about the persecuted church throughout the world and the work that open doors are doing.
This week, Mike Greenslade brings us a message based on the transformation in Peter's life. It is God's desire for each of His children to change, to become more Christlike.
This week, Mark brings us a reflection on The Suffering Servant, part 2. In a talk sub-titled "This Time It's Personal" we allow the OT scripture to point us to Jesus' arrest, trial, conviction and execution.
This week Andy introduces our new series: A Song for All Times. We'll receive teaching from the life of David, and illustrate it with selected Psalms.
This week Ste goes 'From Bad to Worse' as he speaks to us from 2 Peter 2:10b-22 in our series GROWING IN FAITH.
Growing in Faith: 2 Peter 1:1-10a Beware False Prophets.
Ste Bate continues our series Growing in Faith.
On this first Sunday of the month we shared Communion together. Liz How brought us a reflection 'The Last Supper'.
Ste encourages us this week that we are all living temples, with Christ dwelling in each of us. We can be assured that God's presence is with us.
Liz brings us an Introduction to Peter's first letter to the scattered churches in (modern day) Turkey. This week: Peter 1:1-9
Sarah Adams provides an update about World Horizons, encouraging us to make space for God to move.
Pete talking about his faith and how it impacts his work before Andy speaks about Obadiah
Sowing and Reaping. Ste Bate explore Galatians 6 as part of the series studying Galatians called 'Freedom for Everyone' as we explore what we are investing in, and what fruit we are going to expect.