Here you can find the latest talks from Kairos Central Gatherings. You can listen in each post or download to your own device.
The Feast 2024 – an invitation to go deeper
At Kairos’ 14th birthday celebration, Ben shared some sabbatical news, updates on current church projects (first 9 minutes of the talk), and a sense of where God is leading us for the next season. In a fearful, complex and conflicted world, God invites us to go deeper, no longer paddling on the beach but embarking […]
Jesus’ friends find God has gone before them
On 6th October, we read Acts 28:1-16 as Paul and others arrive on the island of Malta after their shipwreck. Jude Smith asked us, what is your Kingdom ambition? What is it that God invites you into? Sometimes our ambitions are ‘shipwrecked’ as Paul was, but that isn’t the end of our story. How can […]
Jesus helps his friends
Reflecting on the story of Paul’s shipwreck from Acts 27:21-44, Sarah asks, ‘Whose voice do we trust in a storm?’ God is with us in every difficulty, not sparing us or giving us an escape route but present alongside us. Trusting in God’s presence and friendship is the foundation for our prayers, actions and courage. […]
Creation Sunday
Jemima explains how care for creation is an important part of our discipleship and why climate change is an urgent problem. She references some resources to help us understand God’s love for creation and how we can make changes to our way of life to reduce our impact on the environment: Take the Jump and […]
Jesus’ friends can change (part 1)
Mandy visited Kairos on 4th August and spoke to us about Saul’s conversion story recorded in Acts 9:1-19. Are we viewing the world, our circumstances and other people from God’s perspective? Do we need to change? Empowered by God’s Spirit and with the support and encouragement of the Christian community, change is possible. You can […]
Freedom Sunday
Kairos supports the work of International Justice Mission (IJM), a Christian charity which exists to bring an end to modern slavery, human trafficking and violence. On Sunday 7th July, we welcomed local IJM ambassadors Colin and Judith Ashurst who shared with us about the work of IJM. Judith read the story of God’s call to […]
Jesus’ friends have courage
Continuing our series on friendship with God and other people, Ben reflects on the courage of Peter and John in Acts 4:1-21. They have healed a man in Jesus’ name and now they are facing criticism from the religious authorities, trusting in Jesus’ promise that they will be given the words they need in the […]
Pentecost
Jen reads the story of the first outpouring of God’s Spirit as the Church began (Acts 2:1-21;40-41). She invites us to consider how we have experienced the Spirit at work in our lives and our readiness to receive more as God continues to give this gift, then to share with our friends and neighbours in […]
Wait, receive, go
On Sunday 5th May, we were visited by Mark Burgess, one of our mission partners from Oikos Peru who shared stories about his work and calling then spoke about Acts 1:1-11, Jesus’ final instructions to his disciples before his ascension. Mark encouraged us in our waiting for God’s calling to come to fruition in our […]
Resurrection encounters – Peter
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 […]