This week, Joel starts our new teaching series on the book of Acts. We look at how the Ascension of Jesus shapes our encounter of God’s presence as a church, and our longing to see his kingdom in our world.

This week, Lou starts our new teaching series on the book of Acts. We look at how the Ascension of Jesus shapes our encounter of God’s presence as a church, and our longing to see his kingdom in our world.

This week, Sam (Sutton service) begins our new series in the books of Acts. We explore how the Ascension of Jesus shapes the way we encounter God’s presence today, and engage with his mission in the world.

As we continue our series through the book of Acts, Andy looks at the day of Pentecost, the gift of tongues, and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit on the early church. As Andy unpacks the promise which still stands for us 2000 years later, we explore what we need to do to encounter more of God’s Spirit and power today.

Acts 17:22-31 reveals that God doesn’t dwell in temples made by hands, but in us. This talk explores what it means to be living temples of God’s presence, and challenges us to live fully aware of our divine purpose as vessels of God’s Spirit.

Helen looks at the day of Pentecost, exploring who the Holy Spirit is and how we can be baptised in the Spirit receiving God’s gifts, power, and love to help ourselves and others!

Temples are a big theme in the book of Acts, and were epicentres of controversy for the early church. Temples are places of power and systems of life centred on what’s most precious to us. This week, Adnan looks at what it means to live as temples of God’s presence, and what we can expect as we centre our lives on Jesus as the ‘Cornerstone’ of a new spiritual superstructure.

This week, Kenny (Mile End service) teaches from Acts 16 on ways we can intentionally listen to God, and be attentive to the Spirit in our everyday lives.

This week Jonathan teaches from Acts 2, exploring community through the lens of Jesus, and how our call to follow Jesus together is vital to being formed as person of love, for the sake of others.

The table is set, and you’re invited! In this talk, Elizabeth looks at the call of Jesus to come as we are to feast at his table. She looks at how we come and how we get to prepare for others to come too. What did this look like for the early church in Acts and what does it look like for us today?

Andy looks at the story of the stoning of Stephen in Acts 6 and 7, unpacking the amazing vision Stephen has before he dies, and what it means for us today as followers of Jesus. As we pursue God for revival, we also examine how we should live while we’re waiting for it.

What is faith? Why is it so important? After the healing of the man at the Beautiful Gate, Joel explores the importance of Peter’s biography of faith, and how faith in Jesus transformed him from a man cowering in the shadows, to one who can stand up in front of thousands to preach the good news of Jesus.

This week, Adnan teaches on the encounter between Philip and the Ethiopian in Acts 8. We look at what the story reveals about listening to God’s Spirit, believing that he has something to say to each of us, and how hearing God is rooted in Scripture.

This week, Philippa explored the concept of community from Acts, seeing how it forms our identity as people rooted in God’s triune being, covenantal commitment, and love.

In this sermon, Gill explores the concept of community by drawing parallels between the early church in Acts 2 and the close-knit family structures of biblical times. We reflect on the challenge to actively love, forgive, and be available to support one another, and how these principles should shape our understanding of church life.

This week, Nicky taught from Acts 16, exploring Paul’s journey and encounter with Lydia. We considered what it looks like to actively listen for God’s direction, and how hearing God is often interwoven with times of waiting.

This week, we delve into the story of Stephen’s martyrdom in Acts, examining how his life and death illuminate the nature of true Christian faith. We explore how Stephen’s unwavering testimony points to a gospel that transcends all earthly concerns, and allows us to experience the power of the Holy Spirit to see the unseen Presence of Jesus, and to live bodly for him.

For our baby dedications at Mile End, Lyndsey recounts the story of Paul and Silas’s miraculous prison release, the jailer’s conversion, and his entire household being baptised. Through it, we look at how the story of Scripture transforms our understanding of who we are as God’s ‘image-bearers’, and how this can teach our children not just to believe in biblical principles, but to be ‘Jesus-people’ in our world today.

This week, Joel (Central Service) looks at the early church’s growth in Samaria (Acts 8), where ordinary believers spread the gospel while facing persecution and resistance. We look at the need for selfless motivation in serving God, in contrast to the demonic allure for personal power (exemplified by Simon the Sorcerer), and how the invitation to the Way of Jesus opens the door to participate in God’s mission with love and humility.

This week, Sam Luck (Sutton Service) focuses on the conversion of Saul to Paul in Acts 9, highlighting how this transformative encounter with Jesus reoriented Saul’s lifelong devotion.

In this talk Nicole focuses on Saul’s dramatic conversion in Acts 9. The fierce persecutor encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus, leading to a radical transformation. This story powerfully illustrates God’s extraordinary grace and use of unlikely individuals to fulfill his purposes, profoundly impacting the early church.

In a recent Christ Church London talk, Anna explores Saul’s dramatic conversion. This encounter with the risen Jesus radically transformed him from persecutor to apostle, revealing God’s plan to include all people. The sermon highlights that Jesus calls each of us to follow him and share the gospel, empowered by the Spirit, just as ordinary believers played a vital role in this pivotal transformation.

This week, Andy (Sutton Service) speaks on the Philippian church in Acts 16, focussing on their call to reach the unchurched. As recent UK trends show a growing openness to faith, we see how the passage urges both prayer and action in our context – recognising salvation is wholly God’s work in and through us as followers of Jesus.

This week, Helen (Stockwell Service) looks at Peter’s miraculous release from prison in Acts 12. We look at the tension of how, in one hand, Peter gets miraculously released from jail through the power of prayer, and yet, in the same passage, we read of James’ death. Through it we can see how we’re called to align ourselves with God’s will through prayer, having confidence that he can bring both breakthrough and give us courage in the face of resistance.

This week, Paige Evans (Central Service) preached on Peter’s encounter with Cornelius in Acts 10. We look at what the story of Cornelius’ conversation highlights about God’s character, our prayers, and the invitation to partner with God in his offer of salvation for all people.

This week Raph Arthur (Mile End Service) looked at the early church’s response to uncertainty through prayer, and its journey with both faith and doubt. We consider what they’d sacrifice and surrender for following Jesus, that ultimately led them to deeper freedom and hope.

Andy unpacks the story of the church at Antioch, and the power of unity and diversity in the church, and what steps we can take to build a genuinely multicultural community.

This week, Jo (Central Service) taught from Acts 16 – looking at Peter’s imprisonment in Philippi. We see how worship forms our faith, enables us to live counter-culturally, and brings witness of God’s power to others, as seen in the jailer’s salvation.

Philippa Long teaches from Acts 10 – looking at the Holy Spirit’s outpouring on the Gentiles. By looking at Peter’s journey of embracing God’s inclusive plan for Gentiles, we too see our call to identify our own biases, and to trust in the transformative power of the gospel, even when it means choosing a path of perceived weakness.

This week John focused on Acts 8:26-40, looking at Philip and the Ethiopian Official. We see how the Ethiopian’s conversion demonstrates God’s comprehensive love, and encourages us to follow the Spirit’s promptings to share our faith confidently.

This week, Joel (Central Service) explores one of the most crucial moments of the early church at the council of Jerusalem (Acts 15). We explored the ‘tidal’ nature of faith: diving into God’s presence, which then ripples out to others. Through the passage, we see our call as disciples to embrace opportunities to share our faith, and embody a diverse, open, and formative Christian community.

This Pentecost Sunday, Aaron preached on the transformative power of the Holy Spirit, enabling believers to experience God’s presence at work in life. We see how the Spirit works to form us through disciplines like prayer and reading Scripture, which are crucial for walking by the Spirit.

This week, Shaninga (Stockwell Service) preached on Acts 17:16-34. We looked at Paul’s distress in idol-filled Athens, and how this story mirrors today’s pursuits of ambition and security. We see how Paul models a way we can have everyday conversations about faith, encouraged by the fact that God’s presence is never far from anyone, even in when he goes unseen and unknown.

This week, Jonathan (Central Service) taught from Acts 18 – looking at Paul’s time in Corinth. We looked at what the passage teaches us about living with kingdom purpose wherever we are, holding to God’s promise to overcome fear when sharing our faith, and fighting complacency and apathy in our discipleship to Jesus.

This week, Yetty (Sutton Service) taught from Acts 12:1-17 – exploring our hope as a confident expectation rooted in God’s faithfulness, even when circumstances are bleak. Just as Peter slept in prison remembering God’s past acts, we too can trust God amid doubt and unmet expectations, as we recall his deliverance.

This week, Catherine (Sutton Service) explores Acts 17:1-9, where Paul’s preaching in Thessalonica challenged societal norms and established Jesus as King, not Caesar. His message was met with both disruption and persecution, but nevertheless led to forming a vibrant church community. We see how Jesus not only transformed Paul’s life, but how his Jesus’ presence continues to flip our priorities and values, making our lives point to a different kingdom.

This week, Adnan (Mile End Service) teaches from Acts 17 – looking at Paul’s time in Athens. We see what the story teaches about communicating the hope of Jesus in a spiritually contested city, and how the passage points to the reality of God’s presence in making sense of our world, relationship with God making sense of us, and the resurrection making sense of our hope in Jesus.

This week, Tom Williams (Stockwell Service) teaches from Acts 8:26-40, looking at the story of Philip and the Ethiopian Official. We look at how, like Philip, we can cultivate a relationship of listening to God in daily life, and trust that small acts of obedience can lead to vast change. We explore some daily practices that help us hear and discern what God is saying in the context of community.

In this talk, Helen Marasha preached in our Sutton service, exploring Paul’s time in the city of Corinth (Acts 18:1-17). We look at some key discipleship challenges faced by the church there, in a cultural atmosphere that was less hostile and more indifferent to their faith. We look at the challenge of living distinctively as followers of Jesus in a world of indifference or spiritual apathy.

This week at our Central service, Lou Richards teaches from the story of Priscilla and Aquila (Acts 18:24-28). We look at how their example encourages us to embrace our role in spreading the gospel, especially during a time of spiritual openness, and how we can identify the ordinary spaces and relationships can become ‘holy ground’ for ministry. We explore how God uses our availability and obedience, not perfection, to transform lives and communities.

This week, Joel teaches on Paul’s time in Ephesus (Acts 19) – looking at how the power of Jesus led to radical devotion to Jesus, which led to a city transformed for Jesus.

This week, Adnan teaches from Acts 27 – looking at Paul’s climactic and dramatic sea voyage towards Rome, in which he and his companions face a storm and shipwreck. We explore what the story teaches about facing resistance and challenge, and how these shape us as followers of Jesus – rooting us in God’s presence, putting our faith into practice, and pointing others to the hope of Jesus.

This week, Sam teaches on the final chapter of Acts, focusing on the difference between belief with our head and trust with our heart. We explore our call as a church to cultivate trust through prayer, community, and scripture to experience deeper faith and life in Christ.

This week, Grace teaches from Paul’s farewell to the Ephesian elders (Acts 20). We explore how an encounter with Jesus can radically reshape our entire being if we allow it; spiritual formation requires intentional effort, not passive waiting; and mission and service are inseparable.

This week in our Mile End service, James Ramsden teaches from the story of Paul’s arrest in Jerusalem (Acts 21:27-36). We see a contrast of responses to Paul’s message and faith – resulting in either renewal by receiving Jesus as the fulfilment of God’s law, or resistance by rejecting Jesus and seeking to be right with God through the law instead.

In this sermon, Yuan (Central Service) teaches from Acts 21 – exploring why a Jewish mob violently attacked Paul in Jerusalem. The anger of the crowd stemmed from their fear that Paul’s message undermined their identity and hope, which were rooted in their law and temple. We see how we too can fall prey to this, by making idols of things like achievement and reputation. Instead, true fulfillment comes from shifting our focus from idols to the surpassing worth of Jesus.

This week at our Stockwell service, Tunji teaches from the story of Paul’s arrest in Jerusalem (Acts 21:27-36). We look at how Paul’s experience of being falsely accused and beaten after his ministry trip can teach us to be steadfast in our faith. It challenges us to reckon with three questions: Will we count the cost, will we compromise, and will we choose faith over fear?

This week at our Central service, Philip Soo teaches from Acts 24:1-21 – detailing Paul’s trial before Governor Felix. We see how the resurrection is central to the gospel message, and how this hope should be the foundation of our faith. We explore how Paul was supernaturally transformed by the gospel, compelling him to share his faith with everyone, even his Roman oppressor.

This week at our Mile End service, Kenny teaches from Paul’s testimony to the crowd in Jerusalem (Acts 21:37-22:21). We look at the significance of sharing our story with those who don’t know Jesus, and our call to be ‘in the world but not of it’. We see the power in identifying with those in our life who don’t follow Jesus – sharing our own past and common experiences, and how encountering Jesus has made a difference to our lives, and to the way we live.

This week, Anna Kurkierewicz (Mile End Service) teaches from Paul’s encounter with the Jewish Sanhedrin (Acts 22:30-23:11). We explore how God’s plan and call is to a purpose much greater than our own, even when life is not easy. We see how the resurrection of Jesus gives Paul, and us, an unshakeable hope, and is the foundation of our identity as ‘co-heirs’ of Jesus’ kingdom.

This week, Lizzy Salway (Central Service) looks at how the story of the early church is a testament to the power of a changed life, with Jesus as the main character calling us to partner and proclaim God’s story of redemption through our own stories.

This week, Catherine Ishola (Sutton Service) teaches from the story of Paul’s sea voyage in Acts 27. We look at how facing and responding to trials are necessary to deepen our faith, put our faith into practice, and point others to Jesus as our ultimate hope.

Preaching from Acts 26:12-32, Philipa Long explains that living a life rooted in Jesus will inevitably conflict with the world’s cultural standards. She explores how Paul’s unwavering hope in God’s promises allowed him to face repeated suffering and injustice. The sermon encourages us to remain steadfast in the face of hardship, choosing to trust God’s promises over the lies of the world, and to find a deeper joy and a greater revelation of Jesus through our suffering.

Drawing from Acts 28, the sermon highlights three key takeaways from Paul’s time on Malta: the importance of showing kindness to those who are “shipwrecked,” the development of character and perseverance through life’s snakes and trials, and the responsibility to bring hope to others. Paul’s actions—gathering wood, shaking off a snake, and healing the sick—show how serving God’s purpose involves getting hands-on, trusting God through adversity, and letting our transformed lives point people to Jesus.

In a sermon based on Acts 28:30-31, the speaker, Ian, argues that the unhindered gospel flourishes through suffering and disappointment. He shares personal anecdotes, including his family’s move from the Philippines to London, to illustrate how God’s presence and grace sustain believers. The message concludes by inviting the audience to continue the story of Acts, emphasizing that the gospel is a living mission that finds a way to spread through everyday life and the actions of ordinary people.

This sermon on Acts 11 and 13 examines the church in Antioch as a model for God’s vision of a diverse and unified community. In a city deeply divided by ethnic and social barriers, early Christians, empowered by the Holy Spirit, broke down these walls to form a single, vibrant body. The speaker challenges the audience to participate in this mission by fostering awareness and relationships and committing to Jesus, the source of this unity.

This sermon, inspired by the church in Antioch from Acts 11 and 13, teaches that the gospel flourishes through scattering and persecution. The speaker, who has worked with Turkish communities, highlights Turkey as one of the world’s largest unreached people groups. The sermon emphasizes that the church must embrace diversity and be generous and responsive to those in need, as seen in the Antioch church’s relief efforts during a famine. The ultimate challenge is to become a sending church, releasing its best people for global mission.

Concluding a nine-month series on Acts, this sermon calls the church to be “poured out for Christ, the lost, and the city.” Drawing on the life of the Apostle Paul, the message emphasizes that Jesus must be the starting point and goal. Paul’s perseverance through suffering was fueled by his transformation and motivation by the crucified and risen Christ. The church is challenged to be a unified, holy, outward-facing community rooted in prayer and committed to mission, believing that the power seen in the early church can be experienced in London today.

The sermon concludes the book of Acts, arguing its abrupt ending is a commission for believers to continue spreading the gospel and seeking city renewal. It urges Christians to finish the race by embracing three principles from Paul’s life: following the path of Jesus through rigorous spiritual disciplines (formation), trusting the unstoppable power of the Gospel (mission), and knowing the intimate presence of God (friendship) that brings strength and hope for the kingdom’s renewal.

This sermon concludes the Acts series by examining the mysterious deaths of Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1-11). The preacher explores three suspects—the world (Peter), sin, or Satan—but concludes the true killer is secondary. The main takeaway is the resulting “great fear” that seized the church, leading to explosive growth. This fear is interpreted as the Fear of God: a profound realization that we, too, are broken and deserve judgment, thus desperately needing a Saviour. The sermon challenges the congregation, asserting that revival begins with God’s purification and judgment of His Church’s sin and hypocrisy.