Life Church Southampton

Through the events recorded in Mark 5 we see that Jesus will go out of His way to meet us. When we hear Jesus, we can believe Him. His is the only voice to follow.

From Mark 3, Nathan highlights two key lessons Jesus' first disciples learned. First, Jesus chose them, not because they 'qualified', but because He wanted them. Second, they became a new family.

Jesus has given authority to us, his disciples. The church should be known today for the same things as Jesus' early followers - preaching the word of God and seeing regular signs and wonders, including the sick being healed.

In this series introduction we learn that Mark's gospel account is direct and to the point, beginning with its opening statement that Jesus is the 'Son of God'. We see that the Kingdom of God is at hand - not a place, but a person whom every disciple is called to follow into endless adventure.

Jesus made that claim, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’ In this message we look at the many times the Bible talks about the arrival of an unending light in a world of darkness. Can Jesus really be the light to end all darkness? Christmas is a time to celebrate all that is light.

The birth of Jesus is a beacon of hope, a light shining in the darkness. This Christmas, we celebrate that light and the promise of joy and peace that it brings, even in the darkest of times.

There are so many things that keep us busy at Christmas. Annie encourages us to reflect on the simplicity of the circumstances surrounding the arrival of the most significant person in human history, and the simple invitation He makes to us - to come to Him and find peace and rest.

Chris Kilby introduces this advent series asking one question - Why Christmas? With all its trimmings and trappings, what is the underpinning, unshakable truth about Christmas and why does it matter?

In the concluding message in this series we discover that a life of meaning can only be found in ‘a long obedience in the same direction’. Not obedience to any arbitrary standard we choose but obedience to God, produced in our lives by the power of the Holy Spirit.

One of the biggest questions every person alive will face is, what happens after death? A healthy biblical view of death and dying will lead us to a healthy view of life and living.

There is no person alive who will not experience suffering and hardship is some way. How, as those who love and trust a God who is good, make sense of the suffering we experience and see all around us? It is the Bible which gives us a clear perspective as Katie explores in this message.

On average, an adult will make around 34,000 decisions per day. As we navigate these decisions, how can we ensure we are putting God and others first, rather than simply choosing what is best for me?

At Life Church we have a vision of Bringing Life to Every Community. The culture of Life Church is how if ‘feels’ while we’re outworking this vision. Our cultural headlines communicate what we are all about and in this special message we hear from the elders what these headlines are, and how they are expressed through what we do as a church.

What is the the ultimate purpose of Man? The Westminster Shorter Catechism answers, 'Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever.' If God himself is the purpose of our lives, how do we choose and prioritise what we say yes to?

Having looked at how far humans have fallen from their original status and purpose as the pinnacle of God’s creation, made to reflect his very image, Esther now looks at how that original status can possibly be restored - and it’s not by anything that can be accomplished by human means!

Although humanity was created as the pinnacle of God’s creation, made in His image, Genesis 3 reveals how corruption and evil entered the world—not through chance or fate, but through our own deliberate choices.

Human beings are distinct in all of creation. Only mankind is made in the image of God. What does this mean for our identity and the way we live life on purpose?

If we try to sort out our own sense of purpose, believing it to be a narrow tightrope we can easily miss, then we place an unhelpful weight of burden on every decision we face. In this series we look to what the Bible teaches about identity, eternity and purpose.

Eustace Tackie-Otoo joins us from Grace Community Church, Sekondi-Takoradi in Ghana. Eustace helps us to see our wider mission as a church belonging to a family of churches like Commission. We see that God's purposes for His church extend way beyond our own immediate activities and area, and the part which we play in all of that.

Here Chris considers how care is outworked both in the broader church community as well as within smaller groups. Abigail also explains how the Life Groups work at Life Church, and the pastoral benefits of belonging to one.