Ladywell Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
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CMI speaker Lucien Tuinstra presents evidence for a global flood as the Bible describes it.
Do we live our lives as if the Lord were present with us? Micah proclaims The Lord's judgement on his people because they have forgotten that very thing and it changes everything.
Does God have anything to say to his people and the world around us? Micah challenges and encourages us, the Lord is never silent to his people.
As we begin a brand new year we might well be thinking about how God will lead us and help us worship Him, how we will grow and change and how we will reach the community around us. The answer is not simply by our own strength or cleverness, or through connections in the community but by the Spirit of God at work in us.
Christmas brings a lot of different emotions to the surface, but the key emotion we should feel is joy. Christ has come to bless us in a way we never thought possible. God himself wants us and by sending Jesus allows us to know Him, this is joy to the world.
We long for lasting commitment in our relationships with one another and Christmas is about that very thing. It is about God’s total commitment to be with us, love us and care for us forever. What better gift do we need at Christmas than that?
Why is God worthy of all our lives? Why should we follow him? Why should we care what he wants? Paul tells us it’s because God is glorious and there is no-one else like him in the entire universe.
This Sunday as we take time to remember those who have served our country in numerous conflicts we know the peace they purchased is temporary. However we also want to remember the One who sacrificed himself for peace between God and man that has already begun and will last into eternity.
When we trust in Christ we are saved from our sins, but God doesn't leave us on our own. He saves us into his family where we can love and be loved, where we can serve and be served. This is how God's love spreads throughout the world, through family.
Paul has written so many things in this letter, he has addressed so many issues, but he reminds us we never go beyond the basics. Jesus Christ is our saviour, everything must come back to that.
Jesus loves us, this is why chose to come and be our saviour. His love doesn’t end with us however, in loving us he expects that love to overflow and bless those around us.
We follow the same saviour but living, working and worshipping together can be hard going. We are all still different although we are united by Christ. Paul helps us understand how stay together despite our differences.
How are we to live as a Christian people in a non-Christian world? How should we respond to those in authority over us who do not share our worldview? Paul explains how we can live in the world without becoming like the world.
How can we stand fast during times of blessing or adversity? Joel Smith leads us through Philippians 1:19-26 and shows us the ground of Paul's confidence no matter what he faced.
What does the Christian life really look like? Think you know what a proper Christian is? Are you sure? Paul teaches us what true Christians really look like.
Paul encourages us that even in the face of apparent defeat God is working all things out so that, in the end, he is victorious and gets the glory for it all.
Has God failed? Is this the best God can do? As we look at sin corrupting the world and those who reject God, we might wonder has God failed? Paul shows us that far from failing God’s saving work is perfect and it is all we need.
We want to see transformation in our community. We want to see those we love saved and we want to know hat we are making a difference in our world. How can this be achieved? Paul tells us in Romans 10.
Paul encourages us that no matter who you are, where you're from or what you've done you are never beyond the saving power of God.
Doug Scott leads us through Philippians 2:1-11 and helps us consider how much it cost God to save us and what that purchase means for us.
Bill Slack leads us through 1 Thessalonians 2 and shows us the encouragement Paul gives for when life is hard and we are going through the mill.
Jim McFarlane leads us through John 14:15-31 and shows us the blessing we receive from God in the person of the Holy Spirit
Joel Smith leads us through Acts 24 as Paul boldly proclaims the gospel to his accusers.
What is the source of our confidence in day to day life? Our own ability or skills? The security of a job? Our friends or family? These things can all be taken away or lost. At the end of Romans 8 Paul tells us where true and lasting confidence really comes from.
God made us to live lives that are holy and pleasing to him. This life should bring us joy, but all too often we wonder if we will ever manage it. God knows and provides help for us every step of the way.
Through Jesus God blesses us with forgiveness for our sins. As if this wasn’t good enough he will restore the whole of creation and will give us a part to play in this new world. In Jesus we are heirs of future glory.
What difference does being a Christian make to your life? Paul tells us in Romans 8 that we no longer live according the flesh, we now live according to the Spirit. What does this mean though?
As we go through this life striving to be faithful to Christ, we all struggle. It seems sin, will always be a problem yet Paul offers us encouragement from his own struggle to see sin defeated.
What happened at Pentecost? What is the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer today 2000 years on? While answers to this question abound Paul tells us there is one foundational role the Holy Spirit performs in the life of all believers in every age.
Death and life – We live in a society today that wants to hear and see nothing of death, but it is a reality we all face. What are we to do in the face of death and what is true life?
Inner peace just won’t cut it – According to our culture if you are at peace with yourself you will be content with your life. Paul tells us however, inner peace will never be enough.
Resurrection, really?! – How could it be possible that Jesus really did die and was raised up to life again? Why is this such a big deal anyway? What difference should it make to me?
Strong faith for weak people – We have all failed while trying to change and better ourselves. The problem is we are weak, but God has a solution.
Want to be truly blessed? – What does it mean to be truly blessed with Covid, lockdown and all the other worries in our lives at the moment?
What to do when you don’t measure up – We often worry we are not good enough in many areas of life. The harsh truth is we aren’t good enough at life itself, but Paul offers us all hope!
Equality for all – Although great inequality marks our world Paul tells us that we all stand on a level playing field before God. Is this the kind of equality we really want though?
As Joel shares from 2 Timothy under the heading 'Preach the Word' we are reminded that the Word of God is not only central to preachers and Bible teachers, but to all Christians young and old.
Clean hearts and dirty hands – What is a Christian? Does it mean being religious? How does following Jesus change your life? Paul brings some clarity and a challenge for us all.
True justice – We all say we long for a just world, but what is true justice? Do we really want a just society when our own lives are under examination?
Real transformation – Paul encourages us that although God hates the sin that marks all our lives, He can bring meaningful and long-lasting transformation to anyone who asks for it.
As Paul prays for the church in Rome we see the love and care he has for these men and women because of their common bond in Christ and their common goal of serving him in the world. Though they are hundreds of miles away they are his authentic family, just as our church family is to us today.
24th January 2021. Graham begins a new series this week in Paul’s letter to the Romans. Starting by introducing himself as called by Jesus Christ our Lord to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God to call the gentiles in the western part of the Empire, to obedience through faith in Jesus Christ.
17th January 2021. This week we welcome the return of Graham after his recent pro-festive break. Reading from the 1st chapter of Malachi, Graham brings the theme for this New Year which is "Living in the Radical Love of God".
10th January 2021. This week Jim McFarlane is standing in for Graham while he is on leave and he is speaking from Zephaniah 3 v14 - 17.
20th December 2020. Today is the 4th Sunday in Advent. As we look forward to Christmas and celebrating the coming of Jesus as our Saviour and King and all that entails over the holiday season, Graham looks a time of rest, when it is all over and we feel done in and are looking for rest to rebuild our strength. Jesus said "Come to me and I will give you rest".
The Scripture reading is from Acts 3 v19-21
13th December 2020. On this 3rd Sunday in Advent the children from the Sunday School and the Joy Club will be performing a Christmas Nativity. As it is not possible to have them all together in the church this year, we have put a video together of it.
This audio file is from Rev. Graham Kinloch's Reflection talk - Have an Amazing Christmas.
The link to the YouTube video is on the Front page of our website and also in the Weekly Church Bulletin.
6th December 2020. It is now the 2nd Sunday in Advent and Graham is talking on the celebration of Christmas as a feast, a meal eaten together as a family celebrating the coming of Christ as our Saviour and Lord.
29th November 2020. This first Sunday in Advent sees Graham looking at the family, starting as children bound by restrictive rules and laws until the agreed time of our inheritance from our Father. At the right time God sent His son, born of flesh under the law, to free us from the law that we might be adopted as His children — Children of God, heirs with Christ.
22nd November 2020. This week sees the end of Graham's series in the book of Genesis which covers chapters 49 and 50. Jacob blesses his sons and informs them of their futures before he dies. Finally, he instructs them to bury him beside his wife Leah, where Abraham and Sarah, and Isaac and Rebekah are also buried near Mamra in Canaan just before he dies. At the end of the book before Joseph dies he promises the Israelites that God will lead them out of Egypt into the Promised Land.
15th November 2020. Graham continues with his series through Genesis, this week up to chapter 48. Joseph reveals who he is to his brothers and tells them that it was God's plan that he was sold into Egypt and he is able to provide for them during the next five years of famine. So Jacob and his family move to Goshen so that a remnant of Israel would be preserved.
8th November 2020. On this Remembrance Sunday, Graham looks at the words of Jesus as found in John 14, that Jesus has left us a gift — Peace of Mind and Heart which is a gift that the world cannot give, so do not be afraid or troubled by what you see or hear but remember the words of Jesus and that ‘The Prince of Peace' will one day return.
1st November 2020. Rev. Graham Kinloch, continuing through Genesis through to chapter 44, the famine of Joseph's dream is now upon the land so Jacob sends his 10 eldest sons to Egypt to buy grain where he has heard there is plenty. When his brothers bow down before him, Joseph remembers his dream that he had when he was with them. He decides to accuse them of spying unless they fetch Benjamin back with them. So Simeon is imprisoned while the others return home to Jacob as Joseph follows God's plan to reunite him with his father and brothers in Egypt.
25th October 2020. After a refreshing break, Graham is back and continuing with Genesis and has now reached chapters 39 to 41. Joseph, now a slave in Egypt, has been sold to Potiphar. After he ends up in prison due to the lies of Potiphar's wife, the prison warden puts Joseph in charge of the all the prisoners. Eventually due to his ability to interpret dreams through God, Pharaoh trusts him and his God so much that he puts Joseph in charge of the whole of Egypt.
18th October 2020. The service this week is being taken by Liam Morton as Graham is having a week's holiday. Liam is speaking from passage in Matthew chapter 8 and verses 5 to 13, where Jesus encounters a centurion who has great faith in Him.
11th October 2020. Graham continues through his study of Genesis, now in chapters 37 & 38, we are now moving on to how the family of Israel move into Egypt due to the jealousy of Joseph's brothers who sell him into slavery for twenty pieces of silver.
4th October 2020. Graham returns to his study in Genesis and is now at chapters 34 to 36. Main sections are the defiling of Dinah and her brothers' retribution. The return to Bethel to build an alter to God then onward to Bethlehem where on the way Rachel dies in childbirth with Benjamin. Isaac's death and the family line of Esau, the father of the Edomites follows.
27th September 2020. Today is our Harvest Sunday and we are dedicating it to the work of the Baptist Missionary Society in Chad. Today's reading is from Deuteronomy 24 v19-22.
20th September 2020. Continuing with his series of studies in Genesis, Graham is now at chapters 32 to 33. As Jacob prepares to meet his brother Esau but he's concerned about his welfare. He wrestles with God all night which ends when God strikes his hip and dislocates it. Jacob then meets Esau but once again he deceives him by going in a different direction.
13th September 2020. Graham continues with his series of studies in Genesis and has now reached chapters 28 to 31 which is is a large section. These chapters describe Jacob's vision of a stairway to heaven at Bethel. Jacob's deception by Laban into marrying Leah after working for seven years for him and then another seven years to win Rachel's hand. Then the births of Jacob's children and his flight from Laban culminating in Jacob’s Covenant with him.
6th September 2020. Graham continues with his series of studies in Genesis and is now at chapters 25 to 27. Highlights of these chapters cover the death of Abraham and birth of Esau and Jacob, culminating with Jacob's deception in gaining Esau's birthright.
30th August 2020. After a break of three months, Graham now returns to his series of studies in Genesis. Now at chapters 23 and 24 which covers the death of Sarah and the search for a wife for Isaac and his marriage to Rebekah.
16th August 2020. Graham concludes his series on the five core beliefs of the Christian church this week, speaking on how we consider what it is to be a Christian and to be devoted to the Glory of God Alone.
9th August 2020. After a refreshing holiday break, Graham returns to his series on the five core beliefs of the Christian church. This week he looks at spiritual fullness in Christ and freedom from human rules due to His triumphing over sin by the cross.
2nd August 2020. This Sunday while Graham and Elaine and the girls are taking their holiday, Hamish Wishart will be taking the service. Hamish will be speaking from Psalm 27 on how we should completely depend on the Lord with full assurance.
26th July 2020. As Graham and Elaine are still on holiday this Sunday, Jim McFarlane will once again be standing in for him. Jim will be speaking on Jesus’s first miracle at the wedding in Cana.
19th July 2020. This Sunday, Jim McFarlane will be standing in for Graham as he and Elaine take a well earned rest. Jim will be speaking on our Lord's Commissioning.
12th July 2020. The third study of Graham's series on core beliefs of the Christian church, Graham preaches from the letter of Paul to the Romans chapter 3 and verses 21-26, that we should live our Christian lives through faith in Christ alone to bring hope to a sinful world.
5th July 2020. In Graham's second study of core beliefs of the Christian church, ‘Sola Scriptura', Graham reads from Paul's letter to Titus on living pure and righteous lives through God's grace.
28th June 2020. Graham is taking a break from his series on Genesis over the summer holiday period. This week he will be reading from Paul's 2nd letter to Timothy and looking at how we should live a holy and righteous life.
21st June 2020. Graham Kinloch has now reached Genesis chapter 22, the testing of Abraham’s faith and God’s blessing on Abraham and his descendants that through them all the nations of the world will be blessed because of his obedience.
14th June 2020. Graham Kinloch continues into Genesis chapters 20 & 21 which covers Abraham’s stay at Gerar and the encounter of King Abimelek. The birth of Isaac and the banishment of Hagar and Ishmael.
7th June 2020. Today, Graham Kinloch will speak from Genesis chapters 18 & 19 which covers the time from when the LORD appears with two angels to Abraham, announcing the birth of Isaac and Abraham’s pleading for Sodom.
31st May 2020. As it is Pentecost today, Graham Kinloch takes a break from his series from the book of Genesis this week as we celebrate the promised coming of the Comforter.
24th May 2020. Graham Kinloch preaches from Genesis chapters 16 & 17 this week, the promise to Hagar and God’s covenant of circumcision to all Abraham’s descendants and household together with the promised blessing of Isaac.
17th May 2020. Having read Genesis chapter 15, Graham Kinloch speaks on the trust that Abram has as he believes God, who credits it to Abram as righteousness and promises Abram that his descendants will own the land He gives.
10th May 2020. Graham has now reach Chapters 13 and 14 in his series of Genesis. Abram and Lot part company and Abram settles at Mamre in Hebron whilst Lot choses the whole plain of the Jordan and pitches his tents near Sodom.
3rd May 2020. Continuing in his series of Genesis, Graham reads from chapter 12 which introduces Abram, his call by God and God's promise to him.
26th April 20. Returning to his series through the Book of Genesis, Graham Kinloch has reached chapter 11, the Tower of Babel and the confusion of language.
19th April 2020. This Sunday Graham has a break from his series in Genesis. Instead he takes us through the first eight verses of chapter 1 of the letter from James and looks at ‘Facing Trials’.
12th April 2020. This Easter Sunday, Graham Kinloch is joined by some of the church deacons to bring a celebration of Christ's Resurrection. He is Risen, He is Risen Indeed. The reading is from John's Gospel chapter 20 v1 to 31 - He is not here, He has risen - Jesus is Alive!
10th April 2020. On this Good Friday, Graham Kinloch speaks from Psalm 22 'Jesus on the Cross' and Mark's Gospel 15 v21-39 'The Death of Jesus'
5th April 2020. Continuing on with his series from Genesis, Graham Kinloch is now in chapters 9 and 10 after the Flood, when God makes a promise to all of life on the Earth and marks His covenant with the sign of the Rainbow.
29th March 2020. This week Rev. Graham Kinloch returns to his series from Genesis and is now at chapters 7 and 8, Noah and the flood. It would be an idea to read through these two chapters before listening to Graham's message.
22nd March 2020. Graham Kinloch puts his series of Genesis on hold this week and brings a message from Psalm 46. This is the complete service but without musical praise and worship. Order of Service 1. Call to Worship 2. Reading 3. Sermon 4. Prayer 5. Benediction
15th March 2020. Rev. Graham Kinloch has now reached Genesis 5 and 6 culminating when God commands Noah to build an ark to save his family along with the animals He created due to the increased wickedness on Earth.
8th March 2020. Reading from Genesis 4, Rev Graham Kinloch continues his series from the first book of the Old Testament with the murder of Abel.
1st March 2020. Rev Graham Kinloch has now reached chapter 3 of Genesis where it all goes wrong in Eden - sin enters creation.
23rd February 2020. The Rev. Graham Kinloch continues on his series and reads from Genesis 2 and verses 4 to 25, speaking on the LORD God's creation of Adam and his wife, Eve, in a perfect Eden.
16th February 2020. Graham Kinloch starts his series on the book of Genesis commencing at Genesis One, when God created ...
9th February 2020. Rev Graham Kinloch swaps pulpits with Kieran Banks from our sister church in Dedridge who speaks from John 3 v1-15.
2nd February 2020. Rev Graham Kinloch now completes his series on Paul's letter to the Ephesians reading from chapter 6 verse 10 to the end on standing firm in the faith and being well prepared for the devil and his fiery darts.
26th January 2020. Rev Graham Kinloch continues with his penultimate sermon from Paul's letter to the Church at Ephesus. Now at chapter 6 and the first 9 verses on being obedient to the teachings of Christ.
19th January 2020. The start of a new year sees Rev. Graham Kinloch speaking on his 'Text for the Year' which is from Isaiah 43 v19.
29th December 2019. Scripture reading Psalm 92. The Rev Graham Kinloch finishes 2019 with a Psalm of praise and thanksgiving to the Lord.
22nd December 2019. Speaking on Isaiah 53, Graham Kinloch looks at the prophesy of the coming of the Messiah some 700 years before the event.
1st December 2019. Over this advent season Graham Kinloch looks at various passages from the book of Isaiah and shows how God's plan to save the human race from sin is revealed through the coming of God's son and His sacrifice at Calvary. This week the reading is from chapter 9 and the first 7 verses.
24th November 2019. Reaching Ephesians 5 and verses 22 to 33, Graham speaks on the role of Christian husbands and wives. As Paul says that husbands should love their wives as Christ loves his church and submit to each other similarly as to Christ as the son submits to the Father.
17th November 2019. Rev Graham Kinloch has now reached Ephesians 5 and reading from v1 to 21 emphasises the love that we need for each other is a sacrificial love that gives and doesn't expect anything in return. This is the love Christ has for the church, agape love.