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The Debrief is back!

Join Lindsey and Lewis as they go a little deeper into the opening sermon of our Life Together series.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6lXpDN42UxbWdYcdyuwnbl?si=QFscGrnhRUuoMRBmvhppXQ

How can a life of deliberate obscurity be the way of flourishing? What does Jesus mean when he calls us disciples to be ‘like children’ and how can this counter-cultural way of living free us from our status-anxiety.

Listen in as Lewis Roderick begins Life Together, our short sermon series on church interrelationships.

https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/jdhhg84/life-together-childlike

Bob concludes our series in the parables with Jesus’ response to a disciple’s request to learn how to pray.

Have a listen as Jesus encourages his followers to be shamelessly confident in asking the ever generous Father to give us what we need to live for him in all the opportunities, challenges and temptations we face as his disciples.

https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/frhsv8d/the-midnight-visitor

This Sunday we'll be singing a brand new song written by some of our very own Christchurch Musicians! It's called 'This is the Gospel'.

Why not take listen over on our app before Sunday?

How does Jesus truly feel about the lost?

In these three concise stories, Jesus’ heart for the least and the lost is revealed. Listen in as Andrew Mathieson takes us to Luke 15 and shows us the glory of God’s gracious heart.

https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/6s58tv2/the-parables-of-the-good-shepherd

Over the past few months, we’ve been privileged to witness a number of people from different backgrounds, with different stories and various experiences of the Christian faith come to know Jesus and express an interest in being baptised. So in this episode of We Are Christchurch, Lewis and Bob run through some of the most common questions regarding this ancient practice.

Find out more at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0iCmNfuMAC9fMN1ZwawseG?si=VCtArwPXRD6CjGuW7gSh4g

On Sunday August 25, we welcomed Sammy Davies from Ammanford Evangelical Church to preach to us this simple and yet profound parable of Christ’s Kingdom.

Catch up now at: https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/k8xmpjf/the-parable-of-the-mustard-seed-and-the-yeast

We’re welcoming a host of guests to come preach throughout the summer. And returning on August 25, by popular demand, is Sammy Davies.

Sammy is an old friend to us as a church. He’s pastored Ammanford Evangelical for over 15 years and though he’s preached with us a bunch of times, we’ve never heard his story.

So here it is. Last week Lewis traveled to the Union campus in Bridgend and found out more about him.

Catch our latest We are Christchurch podcast on Spotify, iTunes and the Christchurch app!

God establishes his kingly reign through his Son Jesus Christ. Christ is the highest good and the person who sees His worth will joyfully treasure Him over all else.

Catch up now at: https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/zsrm5jk/the-parable-of-the-hidden-treasure-and-the-pearl

God is not like the judge and we are not the same as the widow in this story. He delights to give us what we need and we already have everything in Christ. So we keep on in prayer and hope.

Catch up now at: https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/wx63cy4/the-parable-of-the-persistent-widow

In this account of two very different men heading to church, Jesus the master story-teller, delivers a verdict of which one was righteous before God that no one expected. This story is nothing short of the glorious Gospel in parable format!

Catch up on Sunday's message now at: https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/vsb3fmv/the-parable-of-the-pharisee-and-the-tax-collector

“We don’t struggle to believe in love ‘that won’t quit’. We just doubt that this is how God loves us.”

In this final message from our series in Romans 8, Lewis Roderick shows us why our union with all conquering Christ assures us that nothing will ever separate us from the love of God.

https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/w9tssz3/no-separation

If there's now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, how can we enjoy that truth when we often feel condemned?

Pete Greasley shows us how God's judgment of His Son is the final word for us: 'All charges dropped!'.

Res Judicata! If there's now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, how can we enjoy that truth when we often feel condemned? Pete Greasley shows us how God's judgment of His Son is the final word for us: 'All Charges dropped!'.

Last week Lewis flew to Scotland to catch up with Sam Wilkins.

As you’ll hear in the pod, Sam left Newport in order to turn his back on a previous life of drug dealing and gang violence. Five years later, he’s preparing to plant a church on the Gorgie estate.

As a church, we’re delighted to support this work through our mission fund, and so in this special episode of We Are Christchurch, Lewis and Sam recall those early days of his conversion and subsequent story of grace.

https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/n2v8jgz/a-conversation-with-sam-wilkins

God proves His love for us and promises He will give us everything we need in this life and the next, by sending His Son to the cross to die in our place.

What more could He do? What more do we need? Nothing.

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All inclusive grace God proves His love for us and promises He will give us everything we need in this life and the next, by sending His Son to the cross to die in our place. What more could He do? What more do we need? Nothing.

Having spent eight weeks climbing, we’ve arrived at Romans 8:28-30; the peak of this towering mountain. From here we can see all things, and take in a view that stretches from eternity past to forever to come.

These verses have some intimidating words. But why did Paul write them? To bring comfort and assurance to a people groaning in a broken world.

Lewis Roderick preaches these famous words and shows us the ‘good’ God has for his people.

https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/fmppbff/all-things-for-good

Until the day Christ’s people behold his face, we groan under the weight of this broken world. But ‘as we groan, we’re not alone’, the Spirit has come to pour hope into our hearts and pray for us in our weakness.

Lewis Roderick continues our series through Romans 8 and tells us of the joy ahead and our present, prayerful companion.

https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/b2bzrpc/the-spirit-and-our-groaning

As we celebrated and gave thanks for children born into the church yesterday, tonight we'll be gathering to pray for all our children.

Join us tonight at 8pm.

As we have our child dedication service, we hear how Jesus loves children and how he calls us to be.

https://christchurchnewport.subspla.sh/gcpkr5m

Maybe it’s not a question you’ve asked yet, but if you’re a Christian, at some point you will. We live in a creation ruined by the fall, and so hurt is inevitable. So why would we add to these inescapable sufferings the pains that accompany following Christ? Is he worth it?

As the Apostle Paul pivots toward application, he answers these questions head on. Listen in as Lewis Roderick takes us to verses 16-22 and shows us the glorious inheritance that awaits the children of God.

Catch up now at: https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/sj95wjg/heirs-with-christ

Paul takes us higher up the mountain of Romans 8 where we discover how the indwelling Holy Spirit empowers forgiven sinners to live the new life Christ has won for them as adopted children of God.

Catch up on Sunday's message now: https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/s43n778/life-in-the-spirit

As we continue our climb to the summit of Romans 8, we stop off at basecamp to rest a while and survey where we’ve trekked already.

As the global church celebrates Pentecost, Lewis Roderick takes us to Acts 2 and Romans 8 to hear the story of the Spirit.

Catch up on Sunday's message now: https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/kph54n7/the-story-of-the-spirit

Listen in now as Pete Greasley continues our series in Romans 8 with these three absolute truths: you belong to Christ, his Spirit is alive in you and his Spirit will raise you as he did Jesus on the day.

https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/f6rmqbr/3-glorious-truths

“Today. Right now. If you are a follower of Jesus, something global has taken place. Something magnificent. You have been transferred from life ‘in the flesh’, to life in the Spirit.”

The Bible speaks big about life ‘in the Spirit’, but what does this mean? In this message, Lewis takes us to Romans 8: 4-9 and shows us the profound change that’s taken place in a believer’s life.

https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/xf5vnpx/in-the-spirit

Here’s a glorious hymn of praise to God the Spirit and our Triune God.

Take a listen ahead of us singing it on Sunday (you can find the rest of Sunday’s hymnal on the app or by searching ‘Christchurch Newport’ on Spotify)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9163Hd24Vrk

How can it be possible that the declaration “there is no condemnation for sinners in Christ Jesus” holds fast despite the believer’s ongoing struggle with sin and failure to love God as required by the law?

Bob opens up this profound text where we discover the only basis for that marvellous declaration is what God has done through the life and sacrificial death of Christ his Son. The law can’t save us from sin and condemnation, but Christ does, and the law can’t change our hearts, but the Holy Spirit does. What a staggering Gospel!

Catch up now: https://christchurchnewport.subspla.sh/cc4kqkv

“Let this be the end of it if you flip flop between God being for you and going off you. There’s no small print. No footnote. No T’s + C’s. There’s simply no condemnation. Not now. Not ever.”

As we begin a series through the greatest chapter of the greatest letter ever written, we begin with arguably the greatest sentence of them all: "there is therefore now no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus”.

Listen in now as Lewis preaches the first in our ‘VIII: No Condemnation. No Separation’ series.

No Condemnation “Let this be the end of it if you flip flop between God being for you and going off you. There’s no small print. No footnote. No T’s + C’s. There’s simply no condemnation. Not now. Not ever.”As we begin a series through the greatest chapter of the greatest letter ever written, we begin w...

For nearly 30 years, it has been Christchurch Newport’s practice and privilege to take up a mission offering to support churches, pastors and planters across globe. On Sunday April 21, we’ll do so again.

Ahead of this ‘giving Sunday’, Lewis Roderick take us to Philippians 4: 10-20 and preaches four reasons why we give to mission.

https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/tb2pxzt/four-reasons-we-give-to-mission

On April 7, we were privileged to welcome back Christopher Ash and hear him preach from the little known letter of Jude.

Listen again as Christopher shows us how true grace leads to transformed lives.

Catch up now: https://christchurchnewport.co.uk/media/zmdkczb/true-grace

We're really excited to be welcoming Christopher Ash to preach to us this coming Sunday.

Ahead of then, Lewis sat down for a short conversation with him. Catch it now, over on the Christchurch app!