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As human beings, our access to love depends on feeling worthy of it. But that leads to a life of fear. What if we could find a way to live that’s less driven by fear? This week’s passage takes us right to the very heartbeat of God’s work in our life to heal our fear. watch Learn moreBy Eric Stiller - Romans 8:12-17

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church8th May 2022Acts 16.11-40Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/05/money-making-religion.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church1st May 2022Acts 9.1-20Revelation 5.11-14Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/04/the-three-conversions.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

It’s often easier to name the pain of things we don’t want than to articulate the desires we do want. But what if that pain is pointing us to something we’re made for? Paul shows us that something and its connection to our pain in Romans 8:6-13. watch itunes Discussion QuestionsBy Eric Stiller - Romans 8:6-13

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church24th April 2022John 20:19-31 1 Peter 1:3-9Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2014/04/doubting-thomas.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

What is the truly good life? Does it even exist? And if it does, how would we go about finding it? Romans 8:5-9 shows us a picture of what that looks like. watch itunesBy Eric Stiller - Romans 8:1-11

What is true spirituality? At the beginning of Romans 8, the apostle Paul begins to explore this question with two of humanity's biggest problems, and God's ultimate solution. watch itunesBy Eric Stiller - Romans 8:1-11

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist ChurchEaster Day, 17th April 2022John 20.17Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/04/noli-me-tangere.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist ChurchGood Friday, 15th April 2022John 19.31-42Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/04/inconvenient-bodies.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church10th April 2022John 12.12-27; 19.16b-22Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/04/a-new-king.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

We all live with the experience of inner conflict. Paul shows us in this passage in Romans that unless we are set free from our deepest problem that inner conflict threatens to be the death of us. Join us as we learn about the war within. watch itunesBy Matt Creacy - Romans 7:7-25

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church3rd April 2022John 19.1-16aRead this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/03/power-within.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Finding the intimacy and belonging we long for is challenging. True intimacy requires radical vulnerability, which is risky and terrifying. In this passage, Paul shows us what it looks like to find the intimacy we long for in Christ. watch itunesBy Eric Stiller - Romans 7:1-6

Revd Dawn Cole-SavidgePreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church27 March 2022John 18.28-40To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Revd Nigel WilliamsPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church20 March 2022John 18.12-27To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Slavery is a problematic topic in any culture, not least our own. But in this passage, the apostle Paul shows us the nature of our spiritual slavery and a freedom that goes beyond anything we could imagine. watch itunesBy Eric Stiller - Romans 6:15-23

What if the life you long for - but have never really found - is available, but to find it you have to experience a kind of death? It sounds counter-intuitive. But that’s exactly what the apostle Paul shows us in this passage. We experienced some technical difficulties at the end of this livestream. You can download the full manuscript of the sermo…

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church13 March 2022John 11.1-44Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-resurrection-and-life.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Human beings want to belong. In this passage, we read the story of two families – one to which we naturally belong and the other, a supernatural family, into which we are invited. watch itunesBy Beverly DeBord - Romans 5:12-21

You can’t know how to live unless you know what kind of story you’re in. In this passage, the apostle Paul introduces some of the most famous chapters in the Bible by giving us an overview of the Christian story, and inviting us into it. watch itunesBy Eric Stiller - Romans 5:1-11

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church6 March 2022John 10.11-30Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-good-shepherd.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church27 February 2022John 9.1-41Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-light-of-world.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

What do we do about the darkness of this world? What does the future hold for this world? Those are huge, scary questions. But this passage gives us answers through this mysterious experience called the transfiguration of Jesus. watch itunesBy Eric Stiller - Luke 9:23-36

Love in the shadow of death. That’s a poetic way of describing life as we know it. But what if you could know a love that would never die? Someone you could love and be loved by forever? In the miracle of raising his friend from death to life, Jesus reveals how and who that love could be. watch itunes Discussion Questions…

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church20 February 2022John 7.37-53Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/02/rivers-of-living-water.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church13 February 2022John 6.35-59Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-bread-of-life.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Even when life is at its best, there’s something about it that still leaves us disappointed. What if there was something that didn’t erase the disappointments of this world, but transformed your experience of them by giving you a taste of a future joy for which this present world is headed? Watch itunes Discussion Questions…

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church6 February 2022John 4.46-54Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-gift-of-life.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

We think of our lives as a story. But every good story has a struggle, and our stories are no different. How do we face our struggle with evil? Even if you’re skeptical that you struggle with evil, this passage helps all of us. Watch itunes Discussion QuestionsBy Eric Stiller - Luke 4:1-13

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church30 January 2022John 4.1-42Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/01/the-water-of-life-eternal.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

When we refuse to see people for who they truly are, that blindness has destructive power in our relationships. This week Jesus shows us that if we are blind to who He truly is, then we can’t see others or even ourselves for who we truly are. Join us for another strange encounter with Jesus. Watch itunes Discussion Questions…

Revd Dawn Cole-SavidgePreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church23 January 2022John 3.1-21To find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

What would have to happen in our lives to realize something is destroying us? Sometimes the most loving thing someone could do for us is expose its true nature. That is what Jesus is doing in this passage. watch itunes Discussion QuestionsBy Eric Stiller - Luke 8:26-39

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church16 January 2022John 2.13-25Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/01/flipping-tables.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

What would have to happen in our lives to realize something is destroying us? Sometimes the most loving thing someone could do for us is expose its true nature. That is what Jesus is doing in this passage. watch itunes Discussion QuestionsBy Eric Stiller - Mark 11:12-21

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church9 January 2022John 2.1-11Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2022/01/saving-best-til-last.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Is the most important thing in the world something everyone has to figure out for themselves? Or is it possible that there is one thing that is the most important thing for every person in every time and every place? This passage helps us with that question. watch Itunes Discussion QuestionsBy Eric Stiller - Matthew 14:22-33

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church2 January 2022Matthew 2.1-16Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2021/12/theres-always-another-way.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

God never stops loving, even when his “hand“ is hidden. His children’s joy is to receive his love and give it generously to others, delighting in divine love and resting in the eternal embrace of the Lord God Almighty— Who was and is and is to come! Watch Itunes Discussion QuestionsBy Beverly DeBord - Ruth 4:13-22

Humans make sense of the world by means of stories, especially redemptive stories. This passage in the book of Ruth gives us a deeper glimpse into what redemption means and how it's accomplished. watch itunesBy Eric Stiller - Ruth 4:1-12

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church25 December 2021John 1.14Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2021/12/where-truth-lies.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

In order to face the darkness of this world, we need something more than cheap sentimentality. Mary's visit to Elizabeth in the gospel of Luke shows us where to find it. watch ItunesBy Eric Stiller - Luke 1:39-45

Whenever we open ourselves up to love and romance, we risk getting hurt. But the book of Ruth promises us that if we are willing to risk big, there is a great reward on the other side. Join us as we continue our Advent series in the book of Ruth. watch itunesBy Matt Creacy - Ruth 3

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church19 December 2021John 1.1-18Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2021/12/transgendering-god.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.ukBy Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church

Our longing for a better world is deep in our bones. But is there a connection between what God is doing in the world and what we're supposed to do? Join us this week as we explore this question. watch itunes Discussion QuestionsBy Eric Stiller - Ruth 2:14-23

Watch Learn more Discussion QuestionsBy Beverly DeBord - Ruth 2:1-13

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church5 December 2021Ezekiel 37:1-14 John 11:1-3, 11-13, 17, 21-22, 32-40, 43-44Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2021/11/mortal-can-these-bones-live.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

Revd Dr Simon WoodmanPreaching at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church28 November 2021Jeremiah 29.1-2, 4-14John 14.22-27Read this sermon here: http://baptistbookworm.blogspot.com/2021/11/the-gift-of-hope.htmlTo find out more about Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, check out our website www.bloomsbury.org.uk…

The book of Ruth shows us what God is doing about a world that's falling apart. But the amazing and precious thing is that it does so by showing us what God is doing in the life of one poor, broken widow whose life is falling apart. watch itunes Discussion QuestionsBy Eric Stiller - Ruth 1:1-22

Joy is the birthright of every child of God, and praise is the first language of all creation. When we join the universe in praising God, he embraces us into communion with the Divine and fills our lives with joy. Watch itunesBy Beverly DeBord - Psalm 148