14 talks

The Spirit is Given for Mission

Through the autumn, we’ll be continuing to explore the work of the Holy Spirit with a particular focus on his role in empowering and directing the mission of the Church.

This takes us once again to the Book of Acts where we see the first believers being caught up in God’s great mission. The sovereignty of the Spirit in mission – his enabling of witness, his strategic interventions, his choosing of ‘ordinary’ men and women, his strengthening in the face of opposition – all these themes come to the fore in the Book of Acts.

09 February 2025

Do you know what you’re part of? Acts 28:17-31

Talk by Matt Leach

The end of the book of Acts brings into focus the gospel mission to the end of the Earth and the part we have to play in it.

02 February 2025

Paul in Athens Part 2 (Acts 17:1-4, 16-34)

Talk by Andrew Sampson

In this second talk on Acts 17, Andrew considers Paul’s methodology and motivation. What can we learn from Paul’s approach to communicating the gospel to sceptics and unbelievers, and what is his driving force?

26 January 2025

Paul in Athens Part 1 (Acts 17:16-34)

Talk by Andrew Sampson

Paul in Athens has much to teach us about how to communicate the gospel to our culture. In the first of two talks on this passage, Andrew considers the content of Paul’s message. How does looking at Paul’s presentation of the gospel help us know what to say to others?

19 January 2025

A Divine Encounter (Acts 18:19-28)

Talk by Peter Keevil

‘It’s not where you live, but how you live where you are.’ Peter considers what we can learn today from the examples of Apollos, Aquila and Priscilla.

12 January 2025

The Branch and the Banner (Isaiah 11:1-3, 10-12)

Talk by Andrew Sampson

Andrew reflects on two pictures from Isaiah 11 as we send out and commission the Porthtowan church planting team from Grace Church Truro.

10 November 2024

Snapshots of the Kingdom (Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-3)

Talk by Andrew Sampson

The church in Antioch is presented as a model church. Andrew considers three ways in which it shows us what the kingdom of God is like.

03 November 2024

The Church in Antioch (Acts 11:19-30; 13:1-3)

Talk by Ben Sewell

Antioch provides a helpful case study in how the gifts that God gives his people work together for the building of Jesus’ Church and the advance of his mission.

27 October 2024

The Gospel and Culture (Acts 11:1-18)

Talk by Andrew Sampson

In this talk for our ‘International Sunday’, Andrew explains what we learn about God’s intention for humanity from the story of Peter and Cornelius and how this fits with the vision of Grace Church.

13 October 2024

Listening to the Spirit (Acts 8:26-40; 9:1-19)

Talk by Jeremy Bunce

Jeremy considers how Philip and Ananias show us how the Spirit directs God’s people in mission.

06 October 2024

Stephen and Scattering (Acts 6:8-8:4)

Talk by Andrew Sampson

‘The way of the cross and the way of the Spirit are one and the same.’ Andrew considers what this portion of Acts tells us about the Spirit-filled life and the mission of the Church.

14 talks