13 talks

Come, Holy Spirit

28 July 2024

Circumcision of the Heart (Romans 2:28-29)

Talk by Andrew Sampson

How’s your heart? Andrew explains how the gospel is good news for anyone who has a cold, divided or broken heart.

21 July 2024

Power for Witness (Luke 24:46-49; Acts 1:8) – part recording

Talk by John Peel

Our guest preacher, John Peel (Redeemer Church, Plymouth), looks at the deeper meaning of what it means to be witnesses for Christ. This message has been edited for technical reasons.

14 July 2024

Prophecy, Tongues & Interpretation (1 Corinthians 14)

Talk by Andrew Sampson

Andrew takes a walk through this important chapter on spiritual gifts, setting out five principles that inform our practice at Grace Church. (Further resources accompanying this talk can be found at gracetruro.org/resources.)

07 July 2024

The Most Excellent Way (1 Corinthians 13)

Talk by Matt Leach

Continuing from last week, Matt explains how the Holy Spirit is God’s empowering presence to help us grow in Spiritual gifts and in the way of love. [Note for audio listeners: the introductory section of the talk is visuals-based.]

30 June 2024

‘To each one…’ (1 Corinthians 12:1-11)

Talk by Matt Leach

In this first of three talks on 1 Corinthians, Matt considers the theme of Spiritual gifts from Chapter 12. What do we believe about Spiritual gifts in Grace Church? And how can we discover what our gifts are?

23 June 2024

The Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:13-26)

Talk by Ozie Momoh

God gives us the Spirit to make us more like Christ, but we also have a part to play!

16 June 2024

Receiving the Spirit in Acts (Part 2)

Talk by Andrew Sampson

When we receive the Holy Spirit, he makes his presence known. Andrew explores what we have to learn from Acts about baptism in the Spirit.

09 June 2024

Receiving the Spirit in Acts (Part 1)

Talk by Andrew Sampson

What is Luke’s agenda in writing the Book of Acts? Andrew explains how the formation of a multi-national, multi-cultural people of God is fundamental to the story that Luke has to tell.

02 June 2024

Reaching the Nations in Your Jerusalem (Acts 1:8 in Reverse!)

Talk by Andy Phillips

Andy joins us from Redeemer Church, our partner church in Plymouth, where he is deputy CEO of Open Doors International Language School. The Bible teaches that God’s people are distinctive in how we welcome strangers and foreigners. How will we respond?

26 May 2024

The Spirit in Ephesians (Ephesians 1-5)

Talk by Andrew Sampson

At Grace Church, we believe that the Holy Spirit is received at conversion, and that there’s more! Andrew considers how Paul in Ephesians affirms both sides of this statement, drawing out the implications for us today.

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