HTK & St S Podcast

Faith At Work - The Software Engineer

HTK & StS — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:54:19 GMT

Nigel Stirzaker is a Christian and a Software Engineer. In our continuing series on Faith at Work, we hear what this means to Nigel in his workplace.

Faith at Work - The Accountant

HTK & StS — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:20:05 GMT

In the third of our series asking what is it like being a Christian in the work place, we hear from Brian Appleton. Brian is an accountant - and as he say's, they do have a reputation to live up to. So what does his faith mean to him in the workplace?

Faith At Work - The Youth Worker

HTK & StS — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:34:29 GMT

This is the second in our series asking what is it like being a Christian in the work place? Do we hide our light away, or do we proclaim our faith openly. Do our work colleagues even know that we have a faith? In this series, members of the congregation of Holy Trinity and St Saviours churches share the stories of their walk with God in their place of work. Our second talk is by Lyn Nunnerley, a youth worker working with local kid who have real issues. Lyn's talk helps to tackel the pre conceived ideas we might have about youth issues, and also helps us to better pray for those involved in such work. Again, and excellent talk on Christianity in the work place.

Never The Less - Jo Parsons

HTK & StS — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 08:22:46 GMT

The parish of Knaphill with Brookwood as a strong tie to the work of the Turning Point Trust, a charity working with street kids in the Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya. (http://www.tptrust.org/index.html) The two Field Directors, Jon and Jo Parsons are well known to the congregation, and as a body we actively support their work through prayer and giving. Each year they come back to the UK for some well earnt R&R, and also to meet with and brief on details of what has been happening in the project. At HTK, these visits have been come all the more special for the messages that Jo brings to us when she takes the opportunity extended to her to preach in our morning service. This sermon, recorded in July 09 talks about moving on despite opposition, and constantly reminds us that 'Never the less', the Lord took the opportunity and used it.

Faith at Work - The Physiotherapist

HTK & StS — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:46:28 GMT

What is it like being a Christian in the work place? Do we hide our light away, or do we proclaim our faith openly. Do our work colleagues even know that we have a faith? In this series, members of the congregation of Holy Trinity and St Saviours churches share the stories of their walk with God in their place of work. Our first talk is given by Christine Grew, who has the unique situation of being the wife of our vicar Nick, and also a practicing physiotherapist. This is a unique and moving talk, and sets the scene well for what should be an excellent and relevant series.

Amos

HTK & StS — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:42:33 GMT

Jeremy Watson looks at the difficult book of Amos.

Woking Borough Civic Service – Sunday 28 June 2009

HTK & StS — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:24:34 GMT

On Sunday 28th June 2009, Holy Trinity hosted the annual Civic Service for the Mayor Councillor Christina Liddington and Consort Mr Steven Dodd. Rev Nick Grew the Mayor's Chaplain led the service and also participating was the Moderator of Churches Together and a representative of the Shah Jahan Mosque. A Civic Procession of 100 strong was led by a representative of Surrey Police along with the Divisional Officer of Surrey Fire and Rescue Service. The VIP guests' included the High Sheriff of Surrey, The Freeman of the Borough, Woking's MP, Chairman of Surrey County Council, and Visiting Mayor's from Surrey, Past Chairman and Past Mayors of Woking, Members of the Council, County Cllrs and Surrey Magistrates. The service hosted 300 members in the congregation, which included personal guests of the Mayor, representatices from the uniformed, ex-service and youth organisations with a large selection of voluntary and general organisations. This recording is of the address Nick gave at the service.

I Thessalonians 4

HTK & StS — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:25:32 GMT

As has been previously mentioned, I have unfortunatly had to post this sermon out of sequence due to a technical issue with the previous recording, however, that should not detract from this excellent teaching. Recorded on Sunday 21st June, David Gale looks at I Thessalonians 4, and especially on what the Bible teaches us about sex, and the Christian attitude to it. You might be surprised at his conclusions.

I Thessalonians 3...where are you?

HTK & StS — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:18:12 GMT

My apologies, but unfortunatly the recording of Val Harris' excellent sermon on I Thessalonians 3 will not be posted for a few more days due to an issue with the recording. However, in the mean time, Dave Gale's teaching on chapter 4 will be posted shortly. Regards, SB

I Thessalonians 2

HTK & StS — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 07:12:41 GMT

Continuing our teaching series looking at 1 Thessalonians, this is the second sermon presented by Jeremy Watson. In this recording made at our 9:30 Hands Free service, he looks at 1 Thessalonians 2, making a stong case that in our lives, we should be looking forward to new great things, rather than dwelling on the failures of the past

Healing a nation

HTK & StS — Mon, 11 May 2009 17:39:11 GMT

Recorded on the 10th May 09, Rev Nick Grew brings a message to us that is a responce to God's prompting. Previously, one of our congregation had a picture from the Lord, she described it like this: "I had a picture where I was looking up at a land mass as if I was under water seeing it floating on top. Underneath I could see that there was virtually nothing holding it up & it looked like it was going to collapse. I felt the land represented our nation and that God was showing me that the foundations on which our society / way of life is built are virtually non-existent and about to break because they haven’t been laid in Him. I felt that foundations had been laid with a ‘total disregard’ attitude." "I felt frightened by this and a sense of urgency that we need to do something quickly. Again I repented and asked God for mercy. I then kept thinking about scaffolding being put underneath to hold the land up and a real sense of urgency to try and do something to stop collapse. I felt like this scaffolding needs to be the church, on behalf of the nation, holding the land up until correct foundations can be laid – that the scaffolding needs to be our cries for mercy and repentance and prayers, but felt like just one very small voice on my own doing this." Nick looks at how the church should respond to this. He asks us if the suggestion of God’s people being the scaffolding to uphold our society in this time of crisis is Biblically sound & reasonable, and if so, what do we need to do?

1 Thessalonians 1

HTK & StS — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:52:56 GMT

This Sunday we started a teaching series looking at 1 Thessalonians, with the first sermon presented by Val Ward. In this recording made at our 9:30 Hands Free service, she looks at 1 Thessalonians 1, and especially at verse 3: “We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.” In this clear and concise sermon, Val pulls much from this passage and makes us think very hard about our way of life when she points out that you can not bolt being a Christian onto your life – it is your life.

Betrayal, forgiveness and love

HTK & StS — Sun, 10 May 2009 21:22:02 GMT

In this sermon recorded on the morning of Sunday 26th April, Rev Nick Grew looks at the storey of Peter’s denial of Christ. The sermon gets into the nitty-gritty of the love between the two men, and the way that is reflected in the dialogue and actions that follow. The sermon makes us think about the level of our own relationship with Christ, and the love we have for Him, our fellow believers, and mankind as a whole.

What happens when we die

HTK & StS — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:29:01 GMT

Recorded on Sunday 26th April 2009, Rev Peter Thompson tackels the very difficult subject of what happens when we die. Not and easy subject, even for those of us who profess a faith and look forward to meeting with our Lord God. Certainly worth listening to, and meditating on....SB

1Corinthians 15:1-11

HTK & StS — Fri, 01 May 2009 10:11:55 GMT

Recorded on the evening of 12th April (Easter day), Bob Bailey expands on 1 Corinthians 15: 1 - 11.

Two important sermons #2: Simon Peter

HTK & StS — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:35:21 GMT

In the second of the two sermons that we have identified as being important to us at Holy Trinity & St Saviour's churches. Again it is Rev Nick Grew bringing us the message. In this recording, Nick talks about Simon Peter, his denial of Christ, and then Christ’s affirmation of him. One of the key points of the sermon is Nick’s discussion of the nature of love – something that struck a chord with many there on the day, and something that we should never assume we understand. This is teaching that makes us think very carefully about our relationship with the Lord. ….SB

Two important sermons #1: Easter day 2009

HTK & StS — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:29:46 GMT

The next two postings are important sermons from the last couple of weeks. Posting them together means that other posts will not be in chronological order, but I hope you will forgive that, given the importance of this teaching. Our first is taken from Easter Day 2009. Rev Nick Grew spoke about choices, the doors that are there for us to chose to go through with our lives. This is a powerful sermon that challenges us to take control of our lives, rather than be a victim of circumstance. SB

Psalm 51

HTK & StS — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:30:43 GMT

Recorded on the evening of 29th March 2009, Rev Nick Grew expores Psalm 51.

Healing

HTK & StS — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:39:12 GMT

A sermon on healing, delivered by Bob Bailey on the evening of 22nd March 2009. SB

Psalm 19

HTK & StS — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:10:32 GMT

A sermon delivered by Rev Peter Thompson on the evening of 15th March 2009. SB

APCM 2009 - Nick's reflections

HTK & StS — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 07:47:29 GMT

Monday 30th March was APCM night for the parish of Knaphill with Brookwood. After all the business of the evening was completed – the thanks, the finance, the PCC, the Wardens etc, Rev Nick Grew spoke to us of the challenge ahead. The challenge he spoke of is very real. He spoke of the influence of culture and community on our church. Of prayer and of being outside of our comfort zones as we go forward as a church. This is a powerful challenge, for those of us who worship at Holy Trinity, Knaphill and St Saviour’s, Brookwood – and something that can not be ignored.

Hungry for God

HTK & StS — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:53:51 GMT

Recorded on the evening of March 9th 09, this is the Rev Nick Grew as you might not have heard him before. By his own admission, Nick is a very organised and structured guy, and he feels that God is calling him to be more spontaneous – out of his comfort zone. As a result, this sermon lacks some of the structure we normally associate with Nick’s preaching, but we gain powerful insight into where Nick feels the Lord is taking the church in Knaphill & Brookwood. Similarly, we the listener are challenged to find our place in that future.

Pslam 25 - Trust

HTK & StS — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:10:18 GMT

Taken from our evening servive of 1st March 09, Rev Nick Grew discusses 'Trust'.

Women's Day Of World Prayer

HTK & StS — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:52:32 GMT

The 6th March 09 was the Women's Day Of World Prayer. This year HTK hosted the service for the churches in Knaphill, and there was a good attendance of women from thoughout the area, meeting together to praise and worship the Lord, as were millions accross the world. This is a recording of the sermon given by the Rev Lucy Briley. It is an excellent sermon that challenges our perception of ourselves as Christians, and how we demonstrate our faith to the outside world.

On the subject of healing

HTK & StS — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 06:40:31 GMT

Taken from our evening service back on 22nd Feb, Jeremy Watson looks at God's healing.

The Old Testament in an Hour, by David Gale

HTK & StS — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:30:01 GMT

Well, they said it couldn't be done, and they were right. In this excellent teaching, recorded at our evening service on 11/01/09, David Gale brings us the whole of the Old Testament in one hour - or rather, in 73 mins and 15 seconds. Given the quality of this sermon, I think we should forgive him the extra minutes. Now, if we could only persuade him to tackle the New Testament as well…..SB

Archived Podcasts

HTK & StS — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:07:42 GMT

It is not intended to leave the Podcasts you have found on this site posted here indefinately, and I expect to start to remove some matterial after 4 to 6 weeks. However, all podcasts are archived at HTK08's SkyDrive; there is a link below to this site. I know it's a long link, but if you simply click on it, it should take you there. Alternatively, you can copy and paste the link into your browser. Also on the SkyDrive are many other sermons and teaching series from the last couple of years. You might find some of them helpful. However, please be aware that the sound quality might be variable, and the file sizes can be quite large. In the future I hope to do soe retrospective improvement on the quality of these recordings, but that will be very much dependant on the time I can find to do the work. In the mean time, I hope you are finding our Podcasts helpful. Please use the comments facility to let me know if there are any improvements we can make. Regards Simon for HTK Podcasts And that link to the SkyDrive is: http://cid-f09cda487100589b.skydrive.live.com/home.aspx?lc=1033

Knaphill with Brookwood Mission and Vision

HTK & StS — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 09:31:27 GMT

The peacock on the Hall Roof In May 2007 was a sign from God. The ‘eyes’ on the tail feathers traditionally symbolise the all-seeing nature of God and 2 Chronicles 16 v 9 says, “The eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him”. We are already seeing how God strengthens those he finds ‘out there’ who are fully committed to Him. When Jesus told his Disciples to pray to the Father, “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on Earth as in Heaven” he was already making that happen, as he explained in reply to a question from John the Baptist.. [Matthew 11v5]. Jesus not only told us to pray for the Kingdom, he gave us access to it through his Death and Resurrection. He also gave us the Holy Spirit so that we could inherit his mantle and become part of the answer to our prayer. Jesus even said we’d do greater things than Him [John 14v12]. If John was to ask for evidence of The Kingdom today we should expect to cite similar evidence to Jesus. In short, our mission is to become more and more a church that is, Making Jesus Visible by Word and Power This Podcast is a record of our responce to God's calling in our parish. It is a recording of a presentation given by Rev Nick Grew detailing who we, the members of the Parish of Knaphill with Brookwood, are going to answer that call.