St Giles and St George : Resources

In January we will begin a new preaching series. The series is called “The Need for Creed” and is based around unpacking the familiar (or not so familiar) statements of faith in the Apostles Creed. More ...

Simon Butler

Exploring Exodus - Week 9

Exodus 40 More ...

Simon Butler

Exploring Exodus - Week 8

Exodus 34:1-14 More ...

Simon Butler

Exploring Exodus - Week 7

Ex 32:1-29 More ...

Simon Butler

Exploring Exodus - Week 6

Moses on Mount Sinai More ...

Simon Butler

Exploring Exodus - Week 5

God’s provision in the wilderness – Exodus 16:1-18 More ...

Simon Butler

Exploring Exodus - Week 4

The Exodus begins More ...

Simon Butler

Exploring Exodus - Week 3

Getting Pharaohs attention - all sorts of plagues More ...

Simon Butler

Exploring Exodus - Week 2

Exodus 3:1-15 - Moses and the burning bush More ...

Simon Butler

Exploring Exodus

Exploring Exodus More ...

Simon Butler

Week 10 - The Good and Beautiful Life

Living in the kingdom day by day More ...

Simon Butler

Week 9 - The Good and Beautiful Life

Learning to live without judging others More ...

Simon Butler

Week 8 - The Good and Beautiful Life

Learning to live without worry More ...

Simon Butler

Week 7 - The Good and Beautiful Life

Learning to live without pride More ...

Simon Butler

Week 6 - The Good and Beautiful Life

Learning to bless those who curse us More ...

Simon Butler

Week 5 - The Good and Beautiful Life

Learning to live without lying More ...

Simon Butler

Week 4 - The Good and Beautiful Life

Learning to live without anger More ...

Simon Butler

Week 3 - The Good and Beautiful Life

In this session we explore what Jesus is actually saying in the beatitudes More ...

Simon Butler

Week 2 - The Good and Beautiful Life

In session 2 we look at the central role the kingdom of God plays in the good and beautiful life More ...

Simon Butler

Week 1 - Good and Beautiful Life

Week 1 of the Good and Beautiful Life More ...

Simon Butler

Intro- Good and Beautiful

New Series begins May 15th More ...

Simon Butler

The Practice of the Presence of God

For week 3 of the Power of a Whisper More ...

Brother Lawrence

The Money Revolution - Week 4

Growing A Culture Of Generosity More ...

Simon Butler

The Money Revolution - Week 3

Build up Treasure in Heaven More ...

Simon Butler

The Money Revolution - Week 2

Live Within Your Resources More ...

Simon Butler

The Money Revolution - Week 1

Everything Belongs to God More ...

Simon Butler

Esther chapter 7: Conclusion

Justice is sometimes difficult to grasp and to see More ...

Sharon Seal

Esther Chapter 5: Crisis

Esther and Haman are one way we can look at the contrasts we find in our own lives More ...

Sharon Seal

Esther Chapter 4: Challenge

God often places us in situations where he wants to use us More ...

Sharon Seal

Esther Chapter 2: Conspiracy

See how God's hand is on Esther's life More ...

Sharon Seal

Isaiah WEEK 4 - The Sign of Immanuel

Advent Housegroup notes, week 4 More ...

Christine Bailey

Isaiah WEEK 3 - The Joy of the Redeemed

Advent Housegroup notes, week 3 More ...

Charles Nelson and Howard Gracey

Isaiah WEEK 2 - The Branch of Jesse

Advent Housegroup notes, week 2 More ...

Anne Milton-Worsell

Isaiah WEEK 1 - Mountain of the Lord

Advent Housegroup notes, week 1 More ...

James Levasier

MEETING the SPIRIT

MEETING the SPIRIT by Douglas Connelly is being used by Housegroups for the Autumn Series. More ...

Into Action Housegroup Notes Series

Download the housegroup notes for the series. More ...

James Levasier

Pastoral Series: Disability 6th June 2010

What do we understand by the term ‘disabled’? Does it bring images of wheelchairs; parking badges; white sticks? More ...

Christine Bailey

Pastoral Series, Rejection: May 30th

Have you ever experienced a time of rejection in your life? More ...

Sharon Seal

Pastoral Series Parenting May 23rd

Babies should come with a health warning More ...

Mark Searle

Joel (Part 3) - The Day of Decision 16th May

Jehosophat, ‘the Lord Judges’. More ...

Charles Nelson

Joel (Part 2) - The Day of the Lord - 9th May

Joel sounds the alarm (v1). It talks about how it looks (v4) sounds (v5) and approaches (v7-9). More ...

Charles Nelson

Joel (Part 1) Sunday 2nd May

Over the next three weeks we will be looking at the Old Testament Prophet Joel (whose name means Jehovah is God). More ...

Charles Nelson

Giving

Details of series on giving More ...

Mark Searle

The Lord’s Prayer Week Ten 14thth Feb – 20th March

The Lord’s Prayer as a whole More ...

James Levasier

The Lord’s Prayer Week Nine 7th Feb – 13th March

Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from all evil More ...

James Levasier

The Lord’s Prayer Week Eight 29th Feb– 6th March

As we forgive those that sin against us More ...

James Levasier

The Lord’s Prayer Week Seven 21st–28th Feb 2010

Forgive us our debts: Restoring our relationship with God More ...

James Levasier

The Lord’s Prayer Week Six 14th–20th Feb 2010

Give us our daily bread: providing God’s world with God’s provision More ...

James Levasier

The Lord's Prayer - WEEK FIVE 7th to 13th February

Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. More ...

James Levasier

The Lord’s Prayer WEEK FOUR 31ST JAN - 6TH FEB

Your Kingdom Come – Joining God’s battle already won on the cross More ...

James Levasier

The Lord’s Prayer WEEK THREE 24thth-30th January

Hallowed be your name More ...

James Levasier

The Lord’s Prayer WEEK TWO 17th-23rd January

Who is in heaven – A mighty creator God for whom nothing is impossible. More ...

James Levasier

The Lord's Prayer WEEK ONE 10th-16th January

Our Father – A Family Prayer with an intimate Father More ...

James Levasier

RENEWED VISION Romans 12:2b Week 3

The job of the church can be summed up in the great commandments: ‘love your God’ and ‘love your neighbour’ (see Mark 12:30,31), and the great commission: ‘… go and make disciples of all nations …’ (Matthew 28:19) More ...

Bob Kiteley

RENEWED MINDS Romans 12:2a Week 2

Are you a ‘conformer’ or a ‘transformer’? More ...

Bob Kiteley

RENEWED WORSHIP Romans 12:1 Week 1

If God were to offer you anything you wanted, what would you ask for? More ...

Bob Kiteley

Daniel 6 Vindicated by God Sun 22nd Nov

“If it was a crime to be a Christian in this country, would there be enough evidence inyour life to convict you?” More ...

Jo Lavasier

Daniel 5 Declaring God’s judgement Sun 8th Nov

People often say that we learn best from our mistakes, but thankfully we can learn from other’s mistakes too! More ...

Jo Levasier

Daniel 4 Telling the Truth Sun 1st Nov

“and those who walk in pride he [God] is able to humble” More ...

Jo Levasier

Daniel 3 Feeling the Pressure Sun 25th

How to be faithful in a faithless world. More ...

Jo Levasier

Additional Resources: Test of Faith

Materials on science and faith that are relevant and accessible. More ...

Mark Searle

Daniel Session 2 Hearing God speak in a foreign land Sun 18th Oct

This story bears many similarities with the story of Joseph with Pharaoh in Genesis 41. Both Joseph and Daniel are men of God who find themselves in the service of a foreign king who has a troubled dream. More ...

Jo Levasier

Daniel Session 1 Spiritual formation in a foreign land Sun 11th Oct

As a Jew facing defeat from the Babylonian army and seeing the temple ransacked, how do you think you would have felt? More ...

Jo Levasier

Daniel Introduction In a foreign land Daniel 1-6

This series looks at God’s character as revealed powerfully for us through the life of Daniel and his three friends, as recounted in the book of Daniel chapters 1-6. More ...

Jo Levasier

Using the Web to manage your group

As housegroup leaders you can use the website to mange your group. More ...

Mark Searle

Transformed into his image - Rich in Love John 15 – Oct 4th

What are you doing so that you grow "rich in love"? More ...

Mark Searle

Transformed into his image - Slow to anger Luke 22 – Sept 20th

Jesus’ cry from the cross is for forgiveness - Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” More ...

Mark Searle

Transformed into his image - Compassionate Mark 6:30-44 – Sept 13th

It's been a long day, Jesus and the disciples need to rest, but the resting does not seem to last long. More ...

Mark Searle

Transformed into his image - Gracious, John 21:15-24 - Sept 6th

Take time for confession, allowing people to experience again the graciousness of God. More ...

Mark Searle

Transformed into his image - Introduction to the series

Introduction to the series for housegroups. As we looked together at the story of Jonah last term, one phrase stuck with me. "I knew that you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love" More ...

Mark Searle

Jonah, A Learner, in the shadows with God. July 26th

God's question to Jonah goes to the heart of the problem. "What RIGHT have you got to be angry?" More ...

Mark Searle

Jonah 3 What's your calling? 19th July

“When I got the poor of London on my heart and a vision of what Christ could do, I decided He would have all of William Booth that there was.” William Booth More ...

Mark Searle

Jonah: A Penitent, in the school of God July 12th

Having stomached God's grace, life is to be lived moving off the beach. More ...

Mark Searle

Jonah: A rebel, in the storm of grace, 5th July

What type of people do you find it most difficult to love? More ...

Mark Searle

Servants of the King: 28th June

Who are we serving: Acts 9:5 – ‘Who are you, Lord?’ To what service are we called: Acts 9:15 – ‘Carry my name’ How are we helped to be servants of the King: Acts 9:17 – ‘be filled with the Holy Spirit’ More ...

Edward Bonner

Mission in the Kingdom: 21st June

The story of Cornelius was an important one for the early church. This was a momentous occasion, the first Gentiles becoming members of the church. More ...

Mike Francis

Sharing in the Kingdom: 14th June

God wants us to be part of the work of the Kingdom More ...

Anne Milton-Worssell

Giving for the Kingdom: 7th June

Two significant phrases leap out of this cameo picture of how the first Christians practiced stewardship: “MUCH GRACE” 4:33 and “GREAT FEAR” 5:11 More ...

Bob Kiteley

Power of the Kingdom, the People of God: 31st May

Small Group Notes Our key considerations for this study within the series about Stewardship of the Kingdom are under two headings: A Community of Christ; and Change in our community. More ...

Edward Bonner

Stewards of the Kingdom: 24th May

Small Group Notes Theme: The new Kingdom means breaking with the ideas of the old More ...

Anne Milton-Worssell

Work Small Group Notes

Work: do you work to live or live to work? 'We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give’ Churchhill More ...

Sharon Seal

Commissioned and honoured

In this passage Jesus gives the disciples a specific commission. What is the commission that Jesus has given you, and have you heard him honour you? More ...

Mark Searle

Marriage: Giving and Recieveing

‘There is nothing nobler or more admirable than when two people who see eye to eye keep house as man and wife, confounding their enemies and delighting their friends’ More ...

Sharon Seal

Conflict Notes for Small Groups

“Human beings are all different; each is unique”….. ………..If we believe that, then it follows that we have very different ways of looking at things. More ...

Christine Bailey

‘The Heart of Easter’ – Week 1 – ‘Wild Hearts’

In the bible, the heart seems very important. Proverbs 4:23 tells us to guard it carefully because it is the ‘wellspring of life’. More ...

Charles Nelson

‘The Heart of Easter’ – Week 2 – ‘Slow Hearts’

Later that day we find two of Jesus disciples heading away from Jerusalem and Jesus comes and walks with them (though they didn’t recognise him). More ...

Charles Nelson

‘The Heart of Easter’ – Week 3 – ‘Burning Hearts’

In our third week we consider the changing responses of the people who encounter the risen Jesus, even if not realising at first that it was Him. More ...

Charles Nelson

Colossians: Introduction from The Message

Hardly anyone who hears the full story of Jesus and learns the true facts of his life and teaching, crucifixion and resurrection, walks away. More ...

Mark Searle

Colossians: A new look at the church (Jan 11th)

What are the five trade marks of functioning community of Christ? More ...

Mark Searle

Colossians: A new look at Jesus (Jan 18th)

Jesus is the one who holds everything together. More ...

Mark Searle

Colossians: A new foundation (Jan 25th)

Paul sees Christ as the foundation of the Christian life. More ...

Mark Searle

Colossians: A whole new you (Feb 1st)

How would your life be different if it was God's opinion of you that mattered most? More ...

Mark Searle

Colossians: A new look at relationships (Feb 8th)

If society as a whole followed Paul's advice, how might society be different? More ...

Mark Searle

Colossians: A new voice (Feb 15th)

"Let your conversation be always full of grace." More ...

Mark Searle

Coming in History - Advent Reflection - Week One

“Isn’t this place fantastic?! Just look at the size of it, and all that beautiful décor. It must have cost a packet." More ...

E. Christine Bailey

Your Kingdom Come - Advent Reflection Overview

Overview of Advent materials for Housegroups for 2008 written by E. Christine Bailey More ...

Mark Searle

Coming in Suddenness - Advent Reflection - Week Two

Why is it that some things appear to take so long to arrive and others are upon us before we can believe it? More ...

E. Christine Bailey

Coming in Judgement - Advent Reflection - Week Three

Judgement! The very word makes me shiver, -partly because of its reality and the seriousness of God’s judgement of me. More ...

E. Christine Bailey

Coming in Humility - Advent Reflection - Week Four

Have you ever listened to a piece of music which takes you on an emotional journey: music which speaks so clearly of loss, pain? More ...

E. Christine Bailey

Coming in Glory - Advent Reflection - Week Five

I grew up in a house on the coast. From my bedroom window I could look out at the sea. More ...

E. Christine Bailey

Living with Intro

"Living with" and we will look at "Sickness and Healing", Death and Bereavement" and "Depression". More ...

Mark Searle

Living with Depression

Housegroup Leaders notes for the living with Series 22nd Nov 2008 More ...

Sharon Seal

Living with Death and Bereavement

Housegroup Leaders notes for the living with Series 9th Nov 2008 More ...

Sharon Seal

Living with Sickness and Healing

Housegroup Leaders notes for the living with Series 2nd Nov 2008 More ...

Sharon Seal

Core Values Introduction

Core values are right at the heart of the church, they help to shape us as God's people. This is the introduction for the HG resources on our Core Values. More ...

Mark Searle

Pointers on our Core Values

The full set of pointers for our Core Values as a resource for housegroups. More ...

Bob Kiteley

Ten worship ideas

Looking for worship ideas for your group? Here are ten for a start. More ...

Mark Searle

Ten Ice breakers

Looking for a way to break the ice with your group? Here are ten for a start. More ...

Mark Searle

Ruth 4:13-22 Discovering God’s amazing grace

Embracing the future More ...

Mark Searle

Ruth 4:1-12 Discovering God’s amazing grace

Redeeming the past More ...

Mark Searle

Ruth 3 Discovering God's amazing grace

Embracing grace More ...

Mark Searle

Ruth 2 Discovering God's amazing grace

Introducing consolation and desolation More ...

Mark Searle

Ruth 1 - Discovering God's amazing grace

Discovering God’s amazing grace Reading: Ruth 1 More ...

Mark Searle

Ruth Introducing the Examen

Discovering God’s amazing grace Introducing the Examen More ...

Mark Searle

James - An eye to the present

Housegroup Leaders Materials Sermon: 15th June 2008 Text: James 5:13-20 More ...

Mark Searle

James - An eye to the future

Housegroup Leaders Materials Sermon: 8th June 2008 Text: James 5:1-12 More ...

Mark Searle

James - God on Top

Housegroup Leaders Materials Sermon: 1st June 2008 Text: James 4:4-10, 13-17. More ...

Mark Searle

James - Get in Control

Housegroup Leaders Materials Sermon: 25th May 2008 Text: James 3:13-4:3.11-12 More ...

Mark Searle

James - Taming the Tongue

Housegroup Leaders Materials Sermon: 18th May 2008 Text: James 3:1-12 More ...

Mark Searle

Journeying Together - Reflecting on the UP, IN and OUT

Housegroup Leaders Materials Sermon: 11th May 2008 Text: Various due to mission sunday guest preachers More ...

Mark Searle

James - Faith the working model

Housgroups Leaders notes James 2:14-26 More ...

Mark Searle

Journeying Together Housegroup Reflection

Resources to help housegroups reflection the vision for "Transforming Communities". More ...

Mark Searle

Core Values Reflection

A reflection for house group leaders to use at any time, helping you check the life of your group agaist the core values of the church. More ...

Mark Searle