Sermons from Philip Street Chapel Bristol

As part of our evening service, visiting pastor Bosco Bukeera gave us an update on his ministry in Uganda, the extraordinary growth in their church, and their plans for a building to house their church and train pastors who love the gospel (rather than health, wealth and prosperity)

In the final part of this trilogy of sermons from the book of Joel, trainee pastor Sam Pibworth looks at the part hope plays as we respond to tragedy. He looks at the future and present dimensions of our hope, and also the Lord's special concern for those who have faced injustice in this world.

In this episode visiting Ugandan pastor Bosco Bukeera opens up four aspects of the Father's heart that are revealed in Jesus' parable of the lost son. He shows how each one is vital to us as sinners in need of knowing God's redemptive love for ourselves.

In the second of three sermons from the prophet Joel, Sam considers how repentance builds on lament as God's people respond to tragedies in our world and in their own lives. He shows how we can be confident God hears our prayers because we have a greater priest and a greater sacrifice today than those under the Old Covenant.

In this sermon as part of our foundation's series, church member James Newton looks at the question of where can we find justice? He considers the judge's standards, the heart behind sin, and the death of an innocent victim. Although this is an ancient story, and covers the first murder, it has much to say to us all about our standing before God, the sin in our hearts, and the need of a Saviour who shed his blood for us.

In this heartfelt sermon, Trainee Pastor Sam Pibworth shows how the timeless qualities of the book of Joel allow it to speak into the tragedies we face in our lives and in this fallen world. He shows how we can learn to lament as a way of responding before the LORD when we have no idea why we are suffering so much or even how we will make it through.

In this episode, Pastor Neil Todman does an introduction to Hosea, Joel and Amos, and helps us to think how we feed our souls and our hearts are transformed as we read through the Minor Prophets.

Following the devastation caused by Adam and Eve's rebellion against God, elder Alan Mann looks at how the ending of Genesis chapter 3 offers us hope. He shows how that hope comes from the promise God makes to save us; the provision God makes to cover our sin and shame; and the purpose God has always had through his Son to give us eternal life.