Paul Dowling

10th March 2025

Listening carefully… you are the salt of the Earth

Helen Brocklehurst Sunday Sermon Jesus says..., Matthew 5, Paul Dowling, sermon, sermon on the mount 0 Comments

We continue our series exploring the Sermon on the Mount and Paul reflects on Matthew 5:13-20. What does it mean to be ‘the salt of the Earth’ and ‘the light of the world’? In an anxious, selfish world, how do we put God back in the centre, on the throne, and live by the values of God’s kingdom while remaining engaged in the world? Paul encourages us that we are not alone in this, God’s Spirit is at work in us, we encourage one another and God has not given up on the world. You can listen here or using the player below.

21st April 2024

Resurrection encounters – Peter

Helen Brocklehurst Sunday Sermon Forgiveness, Friendship Matters, Hope, John 21, Paul Dowling, resurrection, sermon 0 Comments

Reflecting on the restoration of Peter recorded in John 21 v1-19, Paul talks about the possibilities and challenges of forgiveness, reassuring us of the kindness of God who is always ready to make the first move towards reconciliation with us. The first minute or so of the talk is missing from the recording; here Paul set the scene by reminding us of Peter’s betrayal of Jesus on the night of his arrest. You can listen here or using the player below.

The image is of a bowl repaired using the kintsugi method which Paul refers to in his talk. Picture by David Pike.

Carrying a heavy rucksack (from deborahluchie.org)

21st November 2023

An invitation to… freedom

Helen Brocklehurst Sunday Sermon discipleship, invitation, John 8 31-36, Kairos Community, Paul Dowling, sermon 0 Comments

What does it mean to live a life of freedom? Through Jesus’ work on the cross, Paul invites us to be released from all the things which are barriers to relationship with God and others. You can listen to the talk here or using the player below. The reading is from John’s gospel, chapter 8 verses 31-36.

24th August 2023

Whoever We Are

Ben Askew Sunday Sermon discipleship, Frontline Sundays, Mission, Paul Dowling 0 Comments

On Sunday 30th July, Paul continued our Frontline Sunday series talking about ‘Whoevert we are’. The reading was Galatians 4:6-7.

You can download the talk here or listen on the player below.

We showed the video below after the talk.

20th July 2022

One Lord

Ben Askew Sunday Sermon Jesus is Lord, One, Paul Dowling 0 Comments

On Sunday 17th July Paul Dowling explored what it meant to say the ‘Jesus is Lord’ The reading was Romans 10: 9-13. Click this link to download the talk mp3 or listen on the player below.