Community Church Tadley Podcast: Recent Episodes
Community Church Tadley
3 August 2025: In this episode, Sam Dunn talks about youth work is team is doing under the SAMS initiative (Support and Advocacy for Minds and Souls). Marion Hay also brings a prophetic word for Tadley Community Church that came through a family relative.
Date: 27 July 2025. Guest Speakers Jon and Jude Skinner talk about what true love looks like and where it comes from.
The beginning of a new series looking at Peter's first letter to the scattered churches
Speaker: Pete Hay on 25 May 2025
Speaker: Claire Wilson-Thomas (CARE - Christian Action, Research, Education), on 4 May 2025
All the way from Tanzania, Pastor Huruma Nkone, accompanied by his wife Joyce, speaks on empowerment from God, drawing on 2 Kings 6:1-7.
23 February 2025: Matthew Rixson looks at why and how the church should engage with schools and pre-schools, and Bethan introduces the work of the Home-Start Basingstoke and Deane charity.
Speaker: Dom Long on 16 Feb 2025. Dom introduces the work of Transforming Lives for Good (https://www.tlg.org.uk/)
Apologies for the sound quality - it is very poor having been recorded on a phone.
Date: 24 November 2024
Marian Hay speaks on avoiding showing favouritism in our lives drawing on James' letter. The recording concludes with a beautiful song by Jo Shopland, Pete and Marian's daughter.
At our Community Churches Connected meeting in Tadley on 27 October 2024, Phil Norris spoke about the church's Growth and Impact, drawing on Acts 11:19-30.
2 Jun 2024: Marian Hay speaks on how to handle words the Spirit of God has given for us.
28 April 2024: Tim and Rachel Monger show with real-life examples how serving communities brings the life-changing power of Jesus in.
On this day of Jesus' resurrection, Marian Hay explores the experience of being at the tomb of Jesus. See Matthew chapter 28.
Date: 8th October 2023
Andy Frost, Director of Share Jesus International, talks about sharing Jesus with others, drawing on Paul's time in Athens in Acts 17:16++.
With an introduction by Peter Hay.
Andy Wright from Hub Church draws on 1 Cor 15 to summarise the message of the gospel of Jesus, and runs through some tools and methods that help to share it with others.
30 July 2023: Greg Whittick takes us through the true meaning of worship and how the parts of the body of Christ contribute to a working whole.
Derek Townshend takes us on a journey through a number of scriptures which demonstrate where joy comes from and how it changes everything.
The first of a series looking at the fruit of the Spirit, rooting it in the context of freedom and living by the Spirit. Speaker: Pete Hay.
"I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble, but take heart I have overcome the world" (John 16:33). Earl Robinson opens up Jesus' words, bringing in some moving testimonies.
The whole of the law and the prophets can be summed up in a single sentence.(Matt 7:7-27)
Continuing the Sermon on the Mount series, Robin Mendelsohn opens up Matt 6:19-34 where Jesus challenges us on what we most value, save and worry about.
In the next of the series from Matthew's gospel, Ed Vassie takes a look at the pattern for prayer that Jesus gave his disciples, and the importance of forgiving. See Matt 6:9-15.
Val Wallbank opens up the next set of Jesus' teachings in his sermon on the mount that have to do with oaths, turning the other cheek and loving your enemies (Matt 5:33-48)
Greg Whittick gives a clear understanding of Mat 5:21-30: that Jesus is talking about living out the meaning of the law, not just the letter.
What is the point of the Law? Are we expected to keep it? Roger Cantell tackles some of these tricky questions, looking at Jesus teaching in Matt 5:17-20.
Jesus talked about salt and light along with the beatitudes (Matthew 5). Pete Hay digs into what being salt and light really means, and connecting it to our identity as a fellowship.
Greg Whittick transports us to the time of Jesus birth and how the Jews of the day interpreted and sometimes misinterpreted the remarkable detail in the Old Testament about the coming Messiah, the Christ. Light has come.
By Val Wallbank 13 Nov 2022. Apologies that this recording has the first section missing.
"Hunger is natural, but our appetites can be transformed". How? Listen to Pete Hay and find out.
Greg Whittick expounds on the next beatitude in the series. Apologies that the quality of this recording is poorer than normal as a standby recording method was used. Some players may give silence - try a different player (eg iTunes, Windows Media Player).
Helen Williams takes us in deep in the first of Jesus' beatitudes in Matthew: "Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of God."
Guest speakers Rob and Jan Lloyd reflect on how discipleship has worked itself out in their lives.
The first in a series looking at Jesus' statements beginning "Blessed are..." known as the beatitudes. Pete Hay sets the context in this first talk and calls us to consider what they mean for discipleship.
Tim and Rachel Monger update us on their work and how God is working through the church to bringing life to communities and reconcile relationships. Scriptures includes 1 Timothy 2:1-7 and 3:14-15
Helen Williams brings fresh and encouraging insights from the Road to Emmaus in Luke 24.
Roger Cantell does an amazing job of unpacking the book of Haggai and what it means for us today as we embark on our own project of rebuilding church.
Dave Rebbettes retells the story of Easter, focusing on the context in which the events occurred. This might not woakr as well in audio, as Dave used a lot of images to tell the narrative.
Greg talks about John's account of this event that leads us into Easter week from John's account.
Roger talks to us quite powerfully about the Breastplate of Righteousness in Ephesians 6.
Tim shares a word for Mother's Day that isn't a traditional sermon for the occasion! Not suitable for children.
Greg talks about how he was encouraged this week from a very unexpected source - the section in Leviticus about the fat and kidneys from the sacrifices.
As we start our journey towards Easter, we look at this verse which begins his journey to Jerusalem.
We take a fresh look at this famous passage dealing with the armour of God. From 21/2/21.
Continuing our series on Ephesians, we look at one of the rather tricky passages in the Bible dealing with submission - Ephesians 5:21-6:9
We continue looking at what Paul is saying it means to live the new life we have in Jesus.
Greg speaks again from Ephesians 4:1-16 on some of the distinctives of our family of churches. The importance of relationships and connection, and the use of particular words in this passage.
Greg talks about the importance of the various ministry gifts in Ephesians 4 working together.
16 Feb 2020: Andy Wright from The Hub Community Church takes us through how to be like Paul who adapted to those around him for the sake of the gospel (1 Cor 9:19-23).
9 Feb 2020: Carolyne Oates draws on recent prophecy in CCT and takes a practical look at how we can find and put on the made-to-measure clothes God has made for us.
2 Feb 2020: Greg Whittick kicks off a new series on the book of Hebrews, which starts with four verses that carry a lot of punch (Heb 1:1-4)
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Heather Rogers unpacks Colossians 1:9-12 to show how living a life worthy of God is not so unattainable.
5 Jan 2020: Diane Claridge starts the new year with an encouragement to start on a good footing
1 Dec 2019: A look at how the Old Testament prophets foretold the coming of the Messiah, by Greg Whittick
10 Nov 2019: In the last of the Ezra series, Greg Whittick handles this tricky passage, highlighting what holiness really means.
3 Nov 2019: Greg Whittick develops the context around the famous passage in 2 Chronicles 7:14 to bring out the full meaning.
15 Sep 2019: Greg Whittick talks about how God's sovereignty is shown in the success of his mission
1 Sep 2019: Continuing the Ezra series, Greg Whittick looks at how opposition to God's plans comes and how to handle it.
21 Jul 2019: Phil Norris talks about how Jesus' physical resurrection changes everything. See Luke 24:36++.
14 July 2019: Richard Oates points out some very inspiring insights from studying King David's elite soldiers.
16 Jun 2019: Philip Jones brings out important lessons from Nebuchadnezzar's career in Daniel Chapter 4.
19 May 2019: The first talk on the book of Ezra by Greg Whittick. Apologies but this recording stopped after 20 mins - reasons not yet understood. Well at least you get a taster!
28 Apr 2019: Greg Whittick takes a look at what the Emmaus Road events mean for us (Luke 24:13-35)
14 April 2019: On Palm Sunday, Greg Whittick takes a look at some incidents after Jesus entry to Jerusalem.
7 Apr 2019: Liz Sawyer takes us down a memory lane of toys and what they can tell us about being part of God's family
17 March 2019: In this talk Phil Jones explains the importance and purpose of prophecy in scripture.
3 March 2019 - Greg Whittick explains how this turning point in Mark's gospel makes us face the most important question.
17 Feb 2019 - Greg Whittick expounds why it is important to find and fulfil our place within the body of Christ.
This was part of the Basingstoke Community Churches Preaching Tour - a common message shared across all of our churches.
20th January 2019 - how are we as a church going to ensure that we release the gifting within our community so that everyone has a fruitful place of service and function?