Aldridge Parish Church Sermon Podcast: Recent Episodes
Aldridge Parish Church
This is the Aldridge Parish Church Sermon podcast. You can listen to our weekly sermon recordings and other special events here. We are an evangelical, Anglican Church located in the village of Aldridge in the West Midlands, and we aim to reach our community with preaching that is biblical, clear, relevant for today.
This weekly podcast features all of our sermons from July 2018 onwards. For our older sermons, please visit our sermon archive, also on Anchor, at https://anchor.fm/apc-sermon-archive
Mary talks about "Offering Heavenly Medicine". This morning's bible passage is Mark 2:13-17.
Steve's message this morning was on "Forgiving Sins" and Mark 2:1-12. However, this week's recording was stopped as Steve shared a personal message for the church.
We apologise that, due to technical difficulties, only the first part of this sermon was recorded.
10:00 am | Steve Doel | The Gospel According to Abraham 3 - Genesis 13
This morning Steve continues our journey through the life of Abraham, focusing on Genesis 13, and the different ways Lot and Abraham respond to God's promise.
10:00 AM | David Lee | Titus 1
This Week, David continues to break down the introduction of Titus. David thinks about what these ancient passages mean for us today and the ways culture, and context interact.
6:30 PM | Andrew Sledge | Joshua 3-4
Andrew shares his thoughts on Joshua, chapters 3 and 4. He unpacks these narrative passages, about the Crossing of the Jordan and the memorial stones placed there, and what this meant in Joshua's life and ministry.
10:00 am | Steve Doel | Titus Part 3
This week, Steve continues to share his insight from the book of Titus. This week, Steve thinks about verses 10-16, often overlooked verses about the people bringing false teaching into the church. Steve thinks about the tests we are to apply to all teachers who claim to present the Gospel, focusing particularly on the difference between teaching that is influenced by the word, or the world.
10:00 AM | Nigel Hopley | Titus 1 part 2
Nigel continues our series in Paul's pastoral letter to his friend Titus. Nigel continues to unpack the opening chapter, thinking about Paul's instructions about the qualifications for elders, and how this applies to all of us today.
10:00 AM | Steve Doel | "6 Weeks on Crete - Week 1" - Titus 1:1-4
This week, Steve introduces our next series, where we will be thinking about the Paul's pastoral letter to Titus in Crete. Steve gives us some valuable background to the letter, helping us to understand why Paul is writing to his friend Titus, and the situation facing the church in first century Crete, a place where the culture of the world was beginning to infect the church, and the problems this was causing for the fledgling Christian community there.
6:30 PM | Matt Emery | Joshua 1
This evening, Matt thinks about Joshua Chapter 1, sharing his thoughts about the call and commission of Joshua, and Joshua's assuming control of the Army of Israel, thinking about what we can learn from this passage.
10:00 AM | Nigel Hopley | Advent
Nigel begins our Advent series, reminding us about why we look forward to Christmas during this time of year. He shares with us about how Jesus birth was not an accident, or an afterthought, but a specific unfolding of God's plan, revealed throughout the Old Testament, which people have looked forward to for generations.
10:00 AM | Steve Doel | The Sign of Jonah
Steve concludes his series on Jonah by thinking about the way Jesus interprets this story in the New Testament, thinking about the Sign of Jonah, and the resurrection of Jesus.
10:00 AM | Steve Doel | Jonah 4 Steve completes his series on the book of Jonah, completing the story with the final chapter of the book, and helping us to discover what we can learn from this Old Testament book.
6:30 PM | Pete Ford | "What's Your Story" Testimony Service Pete shares some lessons he has learned throughout his life of faith, and testimonies of God's faithfulness in his life.
10:00 AM | Steve Doel | Jonah 3 Steve continues his series on Jonah, thinking about chapter 3 of this short book. Steve breaks down this chapter, thinking about Jonah's message to the people of Nineveh, how they responded to the message, and how this applies to us today.
6:30 PM | Mary Edwards | Matthew 5 Mary shares with us about the importance of working for Christ in all aspects of our life. Mary particularly thinks about the way we can proclaim Christ in secular environments, and living for him in the place where he has set us. Mary thinks of the vital work of organisations like CAP, and how together, we reflect the light of Christ in our world and community.
10:00 AM | Steve Doel | Jonah 2 Steve continues his series on the life and ministry of Jonah thinking about chapter 2, and Jonah’s decent, as he seeks to flee from God’s call on his life, and God's raising and restoration of Jonah, as he cries out to God. Steve challenges us to think about things in our lives which are more important to us than God, and to consider what God has called us to do, and the purpose for which God has saved us. Steve reminds us that, even though Jonah attempted to run from God, God was faithful to Jonah, and restored him when he cried out to God.
6:30 PM | Steve Doel | Philippians 3 Our new rector, Steve Doel, preaches on Philippians 3, thinking about belonging, and what it means to be citizens of heaven, people who are ultimately dislocated from our true home, Steve challenges us to live according to this call, and embrace this reality, even as we live and work here in the community where we now live.
10:00 AM | Steve Doel | Jonah 1 APC welcomes our new rector, Steve Doel. For Steve's first Sunday, he begins a series on Jonah 1, thinking about what it means to stand on the threshold of something new, and reminding us where we are going together.
6:30 PM | Andrew Sledge | Ephesians 6 - The Armour of God Andrew concludes our extended series on the armour of God, focusing primarily on verse 18, summarising where we have been, and why we have spent this extended period in this passage.
10:00 AM | David Lee | Ephesians 6 - The Armour of God David Lee Concludes our ongoing series on the Armour of God by reminding us of the importance of continually praying in the spirit.
6:30 PM | Mark Webb | Genesis 37 - Joseph. Aldridge Parish Church welcomes Mark Webb, Pastor of Walsall Independent Evangelical Church (Bath Street). Mark shares on the "Missing Character" left out of our retellings of this familiar story, the "man who changed the world", the unnamed man in verse 14, upon which the rest of the story hangs.
10:00 AM | Pete Ford | Harvest Service In our special harvest service, Pete shares his thoughts on Trees, including the three most important trees mentioned in scripture, and what they mean for us as followers of Jesus.
6:30 PM | Nigel Hopley | "The Armour of God" Nigel shares his thoughts on the Shield of Faith, as we begin to conclude our series on the Armour of God
6:30 PM AM | Mark Castleton | Ephesians 6:10-18, "The Armour of God" Mark Casleton continues the series on the Armour of God, encouraging us to walk on feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
6:30PM | Tim Swain | The Armour of God This evening, Tim also unpicks the same passage Matt spoke about this morning, bringing his own take to these same words.
10:00 AM | Matt Emery | Ephesians 6:10-18, "The Armour of God" Matt shares his thoughts on the Armour of God, a familiar, but often overlooked concept in out christian faith, and thinks about the importance of applying this for us as christians living in the world today.
10:00 AM | Nigel Hopley | Matthew 8:18-34 Nigel opens up God's word, sharing his thoughts on these three short passages in Matthew's gospel, the cost of following Christ, the calming of the storm, and the healing of two Demon-Possessed Men in the region of the Gadarenes.
6:30 PM | Rev. Kate Watson | Acts 3:1-10 At this special service, Kate Watson returns to Aldridge Parish, to share her thoughts on Peter's healing of the lame beggar in Acts 3. Kate is a former member of APC, and has recently been ordained to the priesthood, while serving at St Matthew’s Tipton.
10:00 AM | Alan and Gillian Winser - The Lost Sheep
This morning, Alan and Gillian share their thoughts on the familiar parable of the lost sheep. This all-aged service was interactive and fun, and involved everyone.
6:30 PM | Matt Emery — The Parable of the Bags of Gold Matt continues our series on the parables, thinking about the "the parable of the bags of gold" often called the "Parable of the Talents" found in Matthew 25:14-28. Matt thinks about what it means use what God has given to us in the service of his kingdom, setting the parable in its proper context, the end times, remembering that our time is limited.
10:00 AM | David Lee — The Feeding of the 5000 This morning David shares his thoughts on Mark 6, bringing fresh insight into this familiar passage. David thinks about this story from the perspective of the disciples, thinking also about out what we can learn from them as follower of Jesus today.
10:30 AM — Rev. Phillip Swan with Special Guests — International Mission Focus. As part of a Diocese wide focus on mission, "Intentional Discipleship: East meets West", This morning we are delighted to welcome Rev Phillip Swan to preach. Phillip is the Lichfield Diocese Director of World Mission and works in partnership with the Lichfield linked Dioceses. He is accompanied by 2 members from St Matthew's Church who will be telling us about their visit to Malaysia and Indonesia with St Chad's Project.
10:30 AM | Allister du Plessis - The Parable of the Mustard Seed "A Little Can be a Lot with God" Allister continues to think about the Parables of Jesus, sharing his thoughts on the parable of the mustard seed. Allister reminds us that with God, a little can be used to do a lot.
After Allister's talk, we also received a short update on the vital work of the Leprosy Mission from Robert Harding. Robert shared about his experience working with people suffering from this disease, and the vital, life transforming work that TLM are involved in. Allister showed 2 videos during the sermon, one at the beginning, and one at the end of the sermon. You can view them both here: https://bit.ly/2LodCFN - Ashard, TLM info video https://bit.ly/2Lxtu8e - The Mustard Tree - Video after sermon
This morning, Mary Edwards shares a message with the church on the immense value of the kingdom of God, and the importance of keeping Christ, and his kingdom central. The message shares some deep insight on two short parables, Matthew 13:45-46 — The "Pearl of Great Price" and Luke 15:8-10 — The "Lost Coin".
6:30 PM — Andrew Sledge — The Prodigal Son
During this evening service, Andrew opens up the familiar passage of The Prodigal Son (also know as The Lost Son), bringing fresh insight into this well known parable, and reminding us about the relationship our loving father, God, has with us, his children.
10:00 AM | David Lee — Zacchaeus.
This episode, David shares some insight into the popular and well known story of Zacchaeus, and its application to the lives of 21st century believers.
This service was a special baptism service for Arabella.