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This is the message from The Ark Church in York, England. We seek to preach the word of God, based on the bible, inspired by God and relevant to today. Primary Format : Unknown Language : Unknown Also Listed as: City : York State/Province : Unknown Country : United Kingdom Region : EU User Tags: User Votes: RSS Feed Website People found this Podcast Searching for: View this Podcast on a Google Map. Podcast iTunes Link Text Only listing of The Ark Church Podcasts Methings.com listings of The Ark Church Podcasts If you like this podcast, you might also like:

Receiving Graham and Molly Bell visited the Ark on Sunday 3rd July 2011. A little drama between them precedes Graham’s message about “Receiving.” We received — now it is your opportunity to receive too. Listen to this message and learn what to receive and how to receive. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 15. Heaven Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Resurrectioneers Resurrectioneers sounds like a made-up word, but it represents the fact that we are called to be witnesses of His resurrection. On a day with many guests of differing traditions, Steve Redman describes how we can stand, pray, not fear and represent Jesus because of the resurrection. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 14. Millennium Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Prejudice and the Paramedic The Good Samaritan is probably the best known of the parables, but here Steve Redman stretches our thinking about how we can be a good neighbour by seeing caring and acting. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Stability On Friday 17th June 2011 Steve Redman spoke at Hollybush about “Stability”. This message will challenge your thinking about the real values of Christianity and encourage you to stand whatever torrent you are facing. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Finger of God When the kingdom of God breaks through into your life it is the Finger of God! Steve Redman brings us this message based on the words of Jesus and the feast of Belshazzar that He referred to. This could make all the difference in your life today! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 13. 3 Woes & 3 Hallelujahs Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good Foundations Steve Redman brought this message in Crossroads Church on Sunday 5th June 2011. Did you bother to build foundations? Did you dig down before you built up? Whatever your situation you ought to listen now to the truth about the need for good foundations before there is a storm! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Acts 29: 5. Faith The Acts of the Apostles in its 28 chapters tells us of the birth of the church and its early expansion. Some have said that the book doesn’t end properly and that is because we are still writing chapter 29. This series examines what is necessary for us to be an Acts 29 church. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 12. Seven Bowls Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Acts 29: 4. Witnesses The Acts of the Apostles in its 28 chapters tells us of the birth of the church and its early expansion. Some have said that the book doesn’t end properly and that is because we are still writing chapter 29. This series examines what is necessary for us to be an Acts 29 church. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 11. Chapters 14 & 15 Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christians are Idiots… or are they? According to Harold Camping the Rapture was to have taken place on May 21st 2011. Once again the church is lumped together with a crazy man and we are all made out to be stupid. Steve Redman talks about the words and actions of ‘Christians’ that bring the church into disrepute and why we may look like idiots but we carry on because we still have good news. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 10. 666 Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Shellfish Christianity Judas Iscariot was a man who John could look back on and see was a little “shellfish.” Shellfishness is a destructive force in our lives and Steve Redman talks about how we can recognise the issue in ourselves and deal with it, so that we can release the God of Love amongst us for Godly growth. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 9. Two Interludes Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Alternative Vote In a week in which England has voted in a referendum on the voting system Steve Redman takes us back to Numbers to examine the situation that existed when there was another disagreement on the decision making process. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 8. Trumpets (Part 2) Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mind, Heart & Spirit Steve Redman brings a message that turns everything upside down! Small minds must be steered by Big hearts and Unlimited spirits! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Saved by Hope On Easter Sunday 2011, Roger Forster was our guest speaker and he brought a great message of hope. If you really want the resurrection to make a difference in your life, then listen to this message today! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 7. Trumpets (Part 1) Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Walk All Over Me A new King is in town—or that was how it seemed on the day Jesus entered Jeruslaem on a donkey. Some threw down their clothes under the donkey, others cut down palms of peace. What would you have done? In fact what are you prepared to do for Jesus? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 6. Seven Seals Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Man Who Said “Nah!” We are asked to help and we say “Nah!”—We are asked to follow and we say “Nah!” When we say “Nah” to God there is something very worrying. Listen to this message about refusing God. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 5. Creator & Redeemer Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Which God Will You Choose? Steve Redman talks about choosing our own God—and questions whether we believe in the right one! Listen to this message to decide whether you are believing in the God of the Bible too! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 4. The 7 Churches Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Acts 29: 3. The Fear of God The Acts of the Apostles in its 28 chapters tells us of the birth of the church and its early expansion. Some have said that the book doesn’t end properly and that is because we are still writing chapter 29. This series examines what is necessary for us to be an Acts 29 church. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 3. Chapter 1 Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. If you want to read more about Revelation, the excellent commentaries by Beale, Mounce, and Aune will help. Stephen Redman is particularly grateful for the help of Reversed Thunder by Eugene Peterson, The Theology of Revelation by Richard Bauckham, and the excellent commentaries on Revelation by Austin Farrar and Gordon D Fe ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: 2. Introduction (continued) Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in-depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Spiritual Potential Did you realise you have spiritual potential? Do you know how to realise it? Listen to this message to understand how you can realise your potential. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Apocalypse: Part 1 Everything you wanted to know about the book of Revelation but were afraid to ask! This in-depth study will build to a clear understanding of the book of Revelation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Acts 29: 2. Prophesy! The Acts of the Apostles in its 28 chapters tells us of the birth of the church and its early expansion. Some have said that the book doesn’t end properly and that is because we are still writing chapter 29. This series examines what is necessary for us to be an Acts 29 church. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Keep On Trusting God told Moses to speak to the Rock, but instead he hit it. There is a lesson here about not letting ourselves be overcome by fear and frustration. Listen to Libby Redman as she shares her message. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Acts 29 The Acts of the Apostles in its 28 chapters tells us of the birth of the church and its early expansion. Some have said that the book doesn’t end properly and that is because we are still writing chapter 29. This series examines what is necessary for us to be an Acts 29 church. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Simply Put: 4. Connections Sometimes we make God’s message really complicated, when it is much simpler than we often admit. The aim of this series is to summarise the simplicity of the gospel and point out some truths that really do matter. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Simply Put: 2. Einstein vs. Newton Sometimes we make God’s message really complicated, when it is much simpler than we often admit. The aim of this series is to summarise the simplicity of the gospel and point out some truths that really do matter. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Simply Put: 1. Two Characters and a Curse Sometimes we make God’s message really complicated, when it is much simpler than we often admit. The aim of this series is to summarise the simplicity of the gospel and point out some truths that really do matter. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Higher Still Libby Redman has something to say about being more than we have ever been in 2011. A great follow on to Steve’s message of the previous week. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Simply Put: 3. Take a Chance Sometimes we make God’s message really complicated, when it is much simpler than we often admit. The aim of this series is to summarise the simplicity of the gospel and point out some truths that really do matter. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Aim Higher On the first Sunday of 2011, Steve Redman brought us a challenge to “Aim Higher.” C.S. Lewis famously said “Aim at Heaven and you will get Earth thrown in. Aim at Earth and you get neither.” At the start of a new year what would seem more appropriate than to lift our sights and aim higher still? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Mystery: 6. The Big Squeeze What greater mystery is there to human mind than understanding God becoming incarnate—becoming flesh and moving into our neighbourhood. This series looks at the mystery and explains aspects of the Christmas story that you may not have thought of before, examining God’s plan and the various players. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Mystery: 5. A Despot, Some Stargazers and Collateral Damage What greater mystery is there to human mind than understanding God becoming incarnate—becoming flesh and moving into our neighbourhood. This series looks at the mystery and explains aspects of the Christmas story that you may not have thought of before, examining God’s plan and the various players. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Mystery: 4. The Watchers See What greater mystery is there to human mind than understanding God becoming incarnate—becoming flesh and moving into our neighbourhood. This series looks at the mystery and explains aspects of the Christmas story that you may not have thought of before, examining God’s plan and the various players. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Mystery: 3. Joe and the Heavenly Flow What greater mystery is there to human mind than understanding God becoming incarnate—becoming flesh and moving into our neighbourhood. This series looks at the mystery and explains aspects of the Christmas story that you may not have thought of before, examining God’s plan and the various players. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Mystery: 2. Mary, Mary NOT Contrary What greater mystery is there to human mind than understanding God becoming incarnate—becoming flesh and moving into our neighbourhood. This series looks at the mystery and explains aspects of the Christmas story that you may not have thought of before, examining God’s plan and the various players. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Mystery: 1. Plan A from Heaven What greater mystery is there to human mind than understanding God becoming incarnate—becoming flesh and moving into our neighbourhood. This series looks at the mystery and explains aspects of the Christmas story that you may not have thought of before, examining God’s plan and the various players. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Whose Child Are You? After killing Goliath, David identified himself to Saul as the son of Jesse. Whose son you were was very important then, and whose child you are is still important now. Listen to this message to find out how important it is to be a child of God. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Drifting After a storm in Acts 27, the 276 people on board the ship were left drifting. Storms do this to people, but we need to learn what to do in time of storm and how to stop ourselves drifting. Listen to get some answers! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jumping Verses Jumping verses can be a problem sometimes. On Bible Sunday 2010, Steve Redman took the opportunity to look at how we approach God’s book and deal with jumping verses. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website All Washed Up The Israelites left Egypt with an “ethnically diverse crowd.” Some Egyptians decided to go with the Israelites whilst others chased after them in chariots. A simple choice, but the difference between having a day out at the world’s largest aquarium or lying all washed up on the beach. Listen to the story of your miracle with Stephen Redman. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website My Kind of Miracle What kind of God do you want, or what kind do you think you have? What would your kind of miracle be? We look at Naaman, the children of Israel and a blind man to examine their experiences and see what we can learn about receiving ours! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Authentic Paul Bedford spoke on 3rd October 2010 about identity theft—how authentic we really are. Listen to Paul talk about reputation or significance, dignity or humility, independence or dependance and pride or authenticity. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blueprint Day 2010 Celebrating the Ark’s 7th anniversary, Steve Redman explains the vision of the church on “Blueprint Day”. Everything you wanted to know about what we believe and our Blueprint. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website God Will Make a Way Joseph son of Jacob had some terrible life experiences, but God made a way through them to bring blessing to a whole region of the world. Whatever you are facing today, God can make a way for you too! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Kingdom Come! What does the New Testament mean by the Kingdom of God and why does the pattern for prayer that Jesus gave us talk about the Kingdom and will of God? This message will inform you about the Kingdom of God and challenge what you have settled for and what to reach out for next. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Praying Hands Doug Greenfield is no stranger at the Ark, but he brought us a great message about hands—listen to it, it will bless you! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Successful Living: 6. Being A Team Player Apologies to anyone who has written a self-help book called “Successful Living”, but we do need to know answers to the question “how can we live successfully as Christians?” This series provides answers practically and scripturally as to how we can live successfully so that we can say, like the Apostle Paul, “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Successful Living: 5. Grasping Nettles Apologies to anyone who has written a self-help book called “Successful Living”, but we do need to know answers to the question “how can we live successfully as Christians?” This series provides answers practically and scripturally as to how we can live successfully so that we can say, like the Apostle Paul, “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Successful Living: 4. Integrating Integrity Apologies to anyone who has written a self-help book called “Successful Living”, but we do need to know answers to the question “how can we live successfully as Christians?” This series provides answers practically and scripturally as to how we can live successfully so that we can say, like the Apostle Paul, “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Successful Living: 3. Secret Identity Apologies to anyone who has written a self-help book called “Successful Living”, but we do need to know answers to the question “how can we live successfully as Christians?” This series provides answers practically and scripturally as to how we can live successfully so that we can say, like the Apostle Paul, “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 47 Reasons to Get Wet Paul Thomas takes us on a journey from the temple in Ezekiel 47 and extols the virtues of getting wet. An excellent message to encourage your Christian walk. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Successful Living: 2. Having the Holy Haynes Apologies to anyone who has written a self-help book called “Successful Living”, but we do need to know answers to the question “how can we live successfully as Christians?” This series provides answers practically and scripturally as to how we can live successfully so that we can say, like the Apostle Paul, “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Successful Living: 1. Accept No Substitute Apologies to anyone who has written a self-help book called “Successful Living”, but we do need to know answers to the question “how can we live successfully as Christians?” This series provides answers practically and scripturally as to how we can live successfully so that we can say, like the Apostle Paul, “For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time for my departure is close. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Living With Llamas Llamas or Lamas? Speaking at West View Baptist Church Hartlepool, Steve Redman talks about the ‘Whys’ of life, and how we face them and deal with them. This message contains a lot of personal testimony and an introduction to Steve’s book “At Least It's Not Raining”. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Like a Little Child June 13th 2010 goes down in history as the first time Sarah O’Neill preached. Sarah is finishing her last year of her degree and before she moves on to greater things we were delighted to hear from her! There are her excellent first thoughts—may they draw you nearer to your Father. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Handling Dead Dreams Imagine for a moment that you are Joseph or Nicodemus. Jesus is dead. Someone has to take his body off the cross and treat him with dignity—how would you manage that? Listen to this message to find out more about handling dead dreams. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website My Name is De’Ath We don’t like talking about death—we sanitise it, but how we deal with death is at least as important as how we deal with life. Starting with people who don't like admitting that their surname is "Death" (apologies if that is you—but come on: you of all people have to have a sense of humour!) we find out what awaits us after we die! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Becoming A Murderer Just how does a model king, become a murderer? What is the process and what can we learn from it? David, a man after God’s own heart, the shepherd king, becomes the sheep rustler. Listen to this message from Stephen Redman that has its root in a bed of dandelions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website One More Drop Jesus bled in the garden, at the scourging post and at many places along the way to the cross. In the powerful victory that Christ won for us there is always one drop of blood to meet our need. This message offers hope to all and an answer too. Discover as you listen how the blood of Jesus meets your need and brings victory in your life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website We Are Family What did Jesus mean when he said that his mother and brothers were those who hear and do His word? Listen to this message to help you realise that we are truly God’s family. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What Would Jack Do? @CVM Steve Redman spoke at the CVM regional men’s day in Northallerton on Saturday 24th April 2010 on “What Would Jack Do”. When terrorist threats exist you need men who will stand up and be counted. What do we do in the church? — Well what would Jack Bauer do? The sound effects come from “24”. The book mentioned is available from www.NotRaining.eu Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lunchbox or Basket On one occasion Jesus fed 4000 and on another 5000 men. Jesus challenged his disciples what they understood when they were in a boat, and this message challenges what we understand about small things and abundance. Listen to Steve Redman explain the difference in a life governed by a lunchbox and one set free by a basket. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Who Cares Wins The motto of the S.A.S. is “Who dares wins” but the story of Jonah demonstrates that “who cares wins” should be ours. See how God examines Jonah and questions him regarding his own issues and find out how you can be an effective member of the church. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website It Is Finished! When Jesus said “It is finished” what exactly did he mean? What impact can this have on your life today? Listen to this message to find out more. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jesus in Your City Jesus entered the city on Palm Sunday — He was welcomed. But do we welcome Him and invite Him into every part of our lives? Listen to this message to welcome Christ into your city. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Elijah: 8. Leaving a Legacy Elijah was possibly the greatest of the prophets — a man whose stature in scripture and whose unique life make him stand out above the rest. This series looks at the life and ministry of Elijah. It will stimulate, challenge and stretch you. If you allow it, faith will rise inside as you listen. We need Elijahs now. Are you one? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Elijah: 7. Swing Low Sweet Chariot Elijah was possibly the greatest of the prophets — a man whose stature in scripture and whose unique life make him stand out above the rest. This series looks at the life and ministry of Elijah. It will stimulate, challenge and stretch you. If you allow it, faith will rise inside as you listen. We need Elijahs now. Are you one? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Elijah: 6. Lord of the Flies Elijah was possibly the greatest of the prophets — a man whose stature in scripture and whose unique life make him stand out above the rest. This series looks at the life and ministry of Elijah. It will stimulate, challenge and stretch you. If you allow it, faith will rise inside as you listen. We need Elijahs now. Are you one? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Elijah: 5. Good Man Dies, Bad Man Lives Elijah was possibly the greatest of the prophets — a man whose stature in scripture and whose unique life make him stand out above the rest. This series looks at the life and ministry of Elijah. It will stimulate, challenge and stretch you. If you allow it, faith will rise inside as you listen. We need Elijahs now. Are you one? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Deja-vu @Whitby On 7th February 2010 Steve Redman visited Whitby Christian Fellowship and had a sense of deja-vu. You can hear what was said and discover why a bunch of very religious theologians walked out on Jesus and what he wanted them to know about a new covenant, a new kingdom and a new revelation of God. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Rise & Shine Libby Redman turned our attention to Isaiah 60 and urged us to Rise & Shine. A message about how we are to be set apart for God and be outward looking. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Elijah: 4. Breakdown or Breakthrough Elijah was possibly the greatest of the prophets — a man whose stature in scripture and whose unique life make him stand out above the rest. This series looks at the life and ministry of Elijah. It will stimulate, challenge and stretch you. If you allow it, faith will rise inside as you listen. We need Elijahs now. Are you one? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Elijah: 3. Calling Down Fire Elijah was possibly the greatest of the prophets — a man whose stature in scripture and whose unique life make him stand out above the rest. This series looks at the life and ministry of Elijah. It will stimulate, challenge and stretch you. If you allow it, faith will rise inside as you listen. We need Elijahs now. Are you one? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Elijah: 2. The Birds and the Beaks Elijah was possibly the greatest of the prophets — a man whose stature in scripture and whose unique life make him stand out above the rest. This series looks at the life and ministry of Elijah. It will stimulate, challenge and stretch you. If you allow it, faith will rise inside as you listen. We need Elijahs now. Are you one? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Elijah Elijah was possibly the greatest of the prophets — a man whose stature in scripture and whose unique life make him stand out above the rest. This series looks at the life and ministry of Elijah. It will stimulate, challenge and stretch you. If you allow it, faith will rise inside as you listen. We need Elijahs now. Are you one? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Somebody is Coming to Town Somebody is coming to town — it isn’t Santa, for Jesus has moved into our neighbourhood! Listen how Jesus wants to move in with you and be everything you need this Christmas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Piece of Brass On December 4th 2009 Steve Redman was speaking at Hollybush. He brought a prop with him — a snake on a pole! Occasionally he poked the congregation with the snake. Hezekiah got rid of a bronze snake which he said was only “a piece of brass.” Got anything that you are hanging on to? Listen how you too can benefit from getting rid of some brass. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Things Go Wrong at Christmas This year's Christmas message—a look from Joseph’s point of view as to what impact the first Christmas had on him. What looks romantic and perfect to us, may not have seemed so at the time. A message of faith to help you face this Christmas and beyond. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Boundaries are a Blessing: 5. Boundaries From Jesus We usually look at boundaries as something that restrict or limit us. The boundaries that God sets are always there to bless us and free us. If you truly want to live your life in freedom then listen to this series of messages about how God wants us to live as free people. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website John’s 8 Messages Paul Thomas brought us a word from John 8. There are many messages there — 8 of them in fact — and you will be challenged and blessed as you listen. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Red Rope, at Alford Community Church A piece of red rope held up a section of wall when everything else fell down. It saved a prostitute and her family. It can save you too. Listen to find how a piece of red rope can be the answer to everything for you today. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Life After Lockerbie John and Lisa Mosey had no idea that terrorists would blow their precious daughter Helga out of the sky on 21st December 1988. Dealing with the shock, the loss and the media circus are all part of John's amazing story as he shares how he overcame evil with good and made the choice to forgive. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Remember His Words John Mosey reminds us to remember the Word of God and take it on board as our vital fuel. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Boundaries are a Blessing: 3. Boundaries About Others We usually look at boundaries as something that restrict or limit us. The boundaries that God sets are always there to bless us and free us. If you truly want to live your life in freedom then listen to this series of messages about how God wants us to live as free people. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Eyes on the Prize Libby Redman tells us to train ourselves, prioritise, focus and aim at our goal. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Boundaries are a Blessing: 3. Boundaries About Us We usually look at boundaries as something that restrict or limit us. The boundaries that God sets are always there to bless us and free us. If you truly want to live your life in freedom then listen to this series of messages about how God wants us to live as free people. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Boundaries are a Blessing: 2. Boundaries About God We usually look at boundaries as something that restrict or limit us. The boundaries that God sets are always there to bless us and free us. If you truly want to live your life in freedom then listen to this series of messages about how God wants us to live as free people. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Father Knows Best: 1. Boundaries are a Blessing We usually look at boundaries as something that restrict or limit us. The boundaries that God sets are always there to bless us and free us. If you truly want to live your life in freedom then listen to this series of messages about how God wants us to live as free people. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bowing Down If you are bowed down with care the way to lose that burden is to bow down to Jesus… Central to the gospel is the statement that every knee shall bow to Jesus. This fact is so crucial it should change the focus of our lives. Listen as Steve Redman bows down and encourages us to follow Jesus by doing the same. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Big Bang: 2. The Bigger Bang When someone uses the phrase “The Big Bang” we immediately think of “the cosmic explosion that is hypothesised to have marked the origin of the universe” (Princeton University). Was there a big bang? What happened in the beginning and what has happened since? The first part looks at the so called conflict between science and the Bible and asks did it all start with a Big Bang? Steve Redman suggests that there have been other big bangs and looks at them in this four part series. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blueprint On our sixth anniversary service, Steve Redman presented our new updated Blueprint, the statement of our vision, values, beliefs, aims and purpose. If you want to know what we stand for at the Ark — this is how you find out. Read our Blueprint here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dr Who & The Christian With the TARDIS behind him and a Dalek on stage, Steve Redman brought this message from Acts 1:7–8. God has authority over time, but we are stuck in it — literally! However the Spirit of God brings us power — not over time, but power to witness. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Don’t Give Up All sorts of issues come up in life that would damage our confidence and even make us fearful. Libby Redman encourages us not to give up but to overcome in life, because God is with us. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Revelation & Deception in the same helping In 1 Kings 13 we read the story of a prophet who was a man of God and another older prophet who deceives him. In this message Steve Redman looks at the ministry of the prophet and the deceiver and gets us to think about our motivation and our ministries. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What’s it all about, Jesus? An expert came to Jesus and asked him a question from his own field. Little did the man know that when you put an expert up against the author, the author is bound to reveal more. What is it at all about? Find the answer in this message and receive a touch from Jesus too. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ready Steady …Cook! Libby Redman encourages us with a good dish, reminds us about checking the recipe and to use our utensils wisely in this timely message. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website God Has You Pegged This message has it all — tossed salads and scrambled eggs! It starts with Frasier Crane, involves a woman at a well and finally shows us that God has got us pegged. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website One Small Step for Man As we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing, has God got anything to say about it all? As Steve flies you to the moon you will hear about the huge gulf that is between earth and man, man and God. Apollo got us to the moon, but Jesus gets us to God. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Prevailing Wind Sometimes we have all sorts of pressures and circumstances come against us in life and we throw up our arms and scream! In Matthew 8 Jesus gave an order to cross the sea — then things went wrong! What went wrong, and what can we do to stop ourselves ending up in the same position? Listen to Steve Redman and trim your sails to catch the prevailing wind. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Power of the Spirit Steve Redman talks about the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. It is always a great day to receive the Holy Ghost — and this was one of those great days when people did. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jesus Still Walks With Us On Sunday 28th June 2009 we were thrilled to have a visit from David & Rosemary Playle. “Jesus still walks with us” was the message David brought — it did us good and it will do you good too! Based around the walk to Emmaeus, David shows us how we can learn to walk with Jesus today. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Power of Repentance Ever thought that repentance was a one-off thing? Maybe you think admitting your failure undermines you in some way or shows you to be weak? The opposite is true as Steve Redman explains in this message about the amazing power of repentance. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Deja-vu The theologians and those who knew the Torah so well slowly slipped away from the “trap” they had set for Jesus. Why did they go and what was it that drove them out — was it a sense of Deja-vu? Steve Redman talks about a sense of Deja-vu and how it led to the fear of God. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Straight to the Point Jesus had the habit of getting straight to the point. When Nicodemus visited Jesus, the Lord sidestepped the questions and got down to the nitty-gritty. In this message Steve Redman gets straight to the point and tells us that we have to embrace the cross. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Inappropriate Touching Uzzah reached out and touched the presence of God inappropriately. As a result he died. Steve Redman takes us through this story and incorporates it into our Christian walk with the challenge to worship God in spirit and in truth. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CVM Men’s Celebration at Northallerton: 2. Carl Beech Saturday 25th April 2009 was the annual CVM North East Men’s Celebration at Northallerton. (Sorry ladies — not much for you!) You can hear Steve Redman or Carl Beech speaking here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CVM Men’s Celebration at Northallerton: 1. Significant Men (Steve Redman) Saturday 25th April 2009 was the annual CVM North East Men’s Celebration at Northallerton. (Sorry ladies — not much for you!) You can hear Steve Redman or Carl Beech speaking here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Big Bang: 3. The Biggest Bang When someone uses the phrase “The Big Bang” we immediately think of “the cosmic explosion that is hypothesised to have marked the origin of the universe” (Princeton University). Was there a big bang? What happened in the beginning and what has happened since? The first part looks at the so called conflict between science and the Bible and asks did it all start with a Big Bang? Steve Redman suggests that there have been other big bangs and looks at them in this four part series. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Big Bang: 4. The Final Bang When someone uses the phrase “The Big Bang” we immediately think of “the cosmic explosion that is hypothesised to have marked the origin of the universe” (Princeton University). Was there a big bang? What happened in the beginning and what has happened since? The first part looks at the so called conflict between science and the Bible and asks did it all start with a Big Bang? Steve Redman suggests that there have been other big bangs and looks at them in this four part series. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Big Bang: 1. The Big Bang When someone uses the phrase “The Big Bang” we immediately think of “the cosmic explosion that is hypothesised to have marked the origin of the universe” (Princeton University). Was there a big bang? What happened in the beginning and what has happened since? The first part looks at the so called conflict between science and the Bible and asks did it all start with a Big Bang? Steve Redman suggests that there have been other big bangs and looks at them in this four part series. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Anyone Hear a Trumpet? The sound of the trumpet is a common theme through scripture. Doug Greenfield visited the Ark on 22nd March 2009 to remind us of this and ask us the question whether we could hear a trumpet now? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Life in 3D 1 Samuel 22 tells us about David at Adullam and the men that gathered around him. Were they all rebels? Were they the sort of guys you wouldn’t want your daughters to bring home? Or were they just guys who were facing the sort of problems that we face? Steve Redman talks about the 3 D’s from this story and shows how they can apply to us all today. Better still there is a solution that is revealed to us through the wisdom of David’s men. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Miracle Man: 6. Re-Creation Jesus is the miracle man — his birth, his life, his death and resurrection are all miracles. This series of messages looks at the miraculous ministry of Jesus and examines how we might receive our own miracle. You can listen to parts 1 through 5 of the series here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Miracle Man: 8. Ascending Jesus is the miracle man — his birth, his life, his death and resurrection are all miracles. This series of messages looks at the miraculous ministry of Jesus and examines how we might receive our own miracle. You can listen to parts 1 through 5 of the series here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Miracle Man: 7. Four Days Later Jesus is the miracle man — his birth, his life, his death and resurrection are all miracles. This series of messages looks at the miraculous ministry of Jesus and examines how we might receive our own miracle. You can listen to parts 1 through 5 of the series here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website My Obstacle — God’s Opportunity On Sunday 22nd February 2009 we had a Mattersey Road Show at the Ark. Students came to lead us in worship and share God’s word with us. Sujith Alex from Mattersey Hall was the main speaker and this is the message he brought. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Examinations Like examinations? I thought not, not many people do — but Paul Thomas has something to say about them that is helpful and uplifting. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Miracle Man: 1. A Vintage Miracle Jesus is the miracle man — his birth, his life, his death and resurrection are all miracles. This series of messages looks at the miraculous ministry of Jesus and examines how we might receive our own miracle. You can listen to parts 6 through 8 of the series here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Miracle Man: 4. Don’t Be Phased Jesus is the miracle man — his birth, his life, his death and resurrection are all miracles. This series of messages looks at the miraculous ministry of Jesus and examines how we might receive our own miracle. You can listen to parts 6 through 8 of the series here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Miracle Man: 2. Believe is a Verb Jesus is the miracle man — his birth, his life, his death and resurrection are all miracles. This series of messages looks at the miraculous ministry of Jesus and examines how we might receive our own miracle. You can listen to parts 6 through 8 of the series here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Miracle Man: 5. Knowing the Rules Jesus is the miracle man — his birth, his life, his death and resurrection are all miracles. This series of messages looks at the miraculous ministry of Jesus and examines how we might receive our own miracle. You can listen to parts 6 through 8 of the series here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Miracle Man: 3. What Do You Want? Jesus is the miracle man — his birth, his life, his death and resurrection are all miracles. This series of messages looks at the miraculous ministry of Jesus and examines how we might receive our own miracle. You can listen to parts 6 through 8 of the series here. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Signed, Sealed, Delivered — I’m Yours! God has left his signature on us, placed His seal upon us and delivered us — that is the message that Libby Redman brings. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bart’s Challenge On Sunday 18th January 2009, Steve Redman was once again invited to St Paul’s Holgate to preach in their “Exalt” service. Steve spoke about the challenges facing Bartimaeus and how we have to face those same challenges but run to Jesus. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Year of Favour The first public act of Jesus in his ministry was to declare that it was the year of the Lord’s favour. His words are still ringing through the centuries to us today, because they are living. At the start of a new year, what does “the year of the Lord’s favour” mean to us? How can we make this year the year of God’s favour? Steve Redman answers these questions as he encourages us to blow a trumpet and declare jubilee. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website God Is With Us “God is with us” — the meaning of the name Immanuel, just rolls off the tongue. We quote it at Christmas, but Christ is for life not for Christmas! The presence of God is central to our worship and so necessary in our daily lives. Centred around the communion table, Steve Redman explains how the presence of God is His purpose and that we must purify ourselves and practice His presence. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Miracle of Christmas Christmas has everything — fun, feasting and family. Christmas has coloured lights, big trees, grotty grottos and romance. Christmas is really about the Christ — and the miracle that is Christmas! Listen to Steve Redman’s Christmas 2008 message and discover for yourself the real miracle this year! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Look Who’s Talking Now We all like to talk (especially preachers!). God started it all off and we see that everything God says has impact. However what is the impact of what we say and why do we need to listen to our own words and redirect them? This message looks at the power of our words and what steps we must take to empower our speech by God’s Spirit. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Smell of Faith On Friday 21st November Steve Redman was speaking at Hollybush. He brought the message “The Smell of Faith.” In John 12 Mary brought a pint of perfume and released a tremendous smell that filled the whole room. Why did she do it? What did it smell like? Come to think of it, what do you smell like? Find the answers to these questions and even more by listening to this download. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sea Monsters & Cruise Ships Jonah ran away from challenge. We have the choice too. The question is will you run — and will you try to excuse yourself or justify your position? There is a cruise ship waiting in the dock — do you take it or wait for something else? One way or another there may be a monster waiting to gobble you up! Listen to this message from Steve Redman and hear how Jonah has some important lessons for us to help us fulfil our calling and play our part in bringing in God’s kingdom. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Loss is Hard, But God is Good On Sunday 9th November Huntington churches held a remembrance service at St Andrews where those who have been bereaved in the last year were invited back to church. Steve Redman brought a short message from his own experience and from the comfort of God’s word. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mirror, Mirror In Exodus 38:8 when building the tent of meeting an appeal was given for bronze and the women who served at the tent gave up their bronze mirrors so that a place of washing could be made. Are you prepared to give your mirror? Steve Redman asks us questions about what we are prepared to part with and the grace of giving. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Red Rope, at The Brook Steve preached about the Red Rope at the Brook in Atherton Manchester on Sunday 2nd November 2008. It is a life changing message and it can work for you too! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Crying Out The Psalms are full of examples of people crying out to God. Should we cry out and if so what can we learn about our crying that will help us at our time of need? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Out of the Shadows On the week of the 42nd anniversary of the Aberfan disaster, Steve Redman asks whether we are living under the shadow of a pile of rubbish. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Going, Going, Dagon Dagon, the fish god of the Philistines has to bow to Jehovah, and so does anything else that sets itself up against God. This message talks about exposing the issues of life to the presence of God — Christ in us the hope of glory! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Knowing the Will of God: 4. The Will of God is Peace Would you like to know the will of God? Would you like to be certain? Can we ever truly know what the will of God is? This five part series examines the questions and gives definitive answers. By listening to this series you will learn how to face the issues of life and know the will of God for you! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Knowing the Will of God: 1. Knowing the Unknowable Would you like to know the will of God? Would you like to be certain? Can we ever truly know what the will of God is? This five part series examines the questions and gives definitive answers. By listening to this series you will learn how to face the issues of life and know the will of God for you! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Knowing the Will of God: 5. The Will of God is Revelation Would you like to know the will of God? Would you like to be certain? Can we ever truly know what the will of God is? This five part series examines the questions and gives definitive answers. By listening to this series you will learn how to face the issues of life and know the will of God for you! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Knowing the Will of God: 2. The Will of God is Redemption Would you like to know the will of God? Would you like to be certain? Can we ever truly know what the will of God is? This five part series examines the questions and gives definitive answers. By listening to this series you will learn how to face the issues of life and know the will of God for you! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Knowing the Will of God: 3. The Will of God is Relationship Would you like to know the will of God? Would you like to be certain? Can we ever truly know what the will of God is? This five part series examines the questions and gives definitive answers. By listening to this series you will learn how to face the issues of life and know the will of God for you! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Forward Vision On the 5th anniversary of the Ark, Steve Redman reminds of the Blueprint Vision of the Ark and how it can impact the city. This talk addresses the importance of vision and how vital it is for every believer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Overcoming the Past We all have a past — but is it true that we are the sum of our experiences? Does your past define you? Are you struggling with a potential avalanche from your past into your “now.” You can overcome the past, if you forget what is behind and strain forward like Paul. Steve Redman shares a little of what he has “strained through” and encourages to be overcomers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Kingdom of God Everyone talks about the Kingdom of God but what does it mean? Mark Ainsworth tells us about the Kingdom of God as he sees it through his new spectacles. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Truth or Lies Doug Howland shares some of his back story with a great challenge to break through! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Snakes and Ladders What lessons can be drawn from a simple childhood game? Is there a randomness to life? Are there snakes in the grass? Can we find a place of lift? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Consequences Mark Ainsworth brings a message about how our commitment is seen by our actions. The old childhood game of consequences is used to help us understand that we have to move from theory to practice. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What Can I Do to Bring Revival? Everyone is talking about revival and it's a good subject. Is revival just up to a whim of God or am I involved - what must I do to help bring revival? 10 key points to make sure you don't miss the next move of God. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How Many Loaves Do You Have? We all know about the feeding of the 5000, but what about a few weeks later when Jesus fed the 4000?Before the miracle Jesus asked his disciples'how many loaves do you have?'This same question may hold the answer to our miracle today too! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Any God Will do? Hezekiah destroyed Nehushtan - the'bronze thing'. It was the bronze snake that Moses had made in the desert but had been retained as a thing for worship.Hezekiah got rid of it - but what about us? Are we hanging onto something that we worship that we need to get rid of too? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website York University Christian Union Steve Redman was speaking at York University CU for the fourth time this year on 14th June 2008. This time he addressed the main Saturday night gathering and brought three lessons from Psalm 118. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Red Rope at Hollybush Steve always enjoys being at Hollybush, but this time was very special when he brought them the message about the Red Rope. It was a time of breaking down walls and standing up against trouble. Listen as faith breaks out at Hollybush. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Nailing our colours Commitment is a dirty word these days - but in naval tradition they would nail their ensign (or colours) to the mast of the ship so that they couldn't surrender by pulling it down.How commited are we and what are we going to do about it? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CVM Men's Day at Northallerton : Band of Brothers : Carl Beech From here you can listen to the keynote speakers and interviews at the North Eastern Annual CVM Mens Day at Northallerton on Saturday June 7th 2008.Carl Beech spoke on his bold vision for reaching men all over the UK. He spoke about the need for good character far above gifting. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CVM Men's Day at Northallerton : Interview Forum From here you can listen to the keynote speakers and interviews at the North Eastern Annual CVM Mens Day at Northallerton on Saturday June 7th 2008.The interviews featured Peter Aspin's breakfast stories, Ian Hodgson pinned by a rotweiler, and John Burns with his huge football project. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website CVM Men’s Day at Northallerton: 1. Drawing the Line (Steve Redman) From here you can listen to the keynote speakers and interviews at the North Eastern Annual CVM Mens Day at Northallerton on Saturday June 7th 2008. Steve Redman spoke about Drawing the Line — an insight into one of David’s mighty men Shammah, and a rallying call for us all to rise up and be men. The interviews featured Peter Aspin’s breakfast stories, Ian Hodgson pinned by a rotweiler, and John Burns with his huge football project. Carl Beech spoke on his bold vision for reaching ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Big Brother - Big Church Part 4: Impacting the Environment 'Big Brother'has been a big media hit all over the world. In the'big church'we have to face up to some issues that sound like they would be better aired in the'Big Brother House'.In the fourth part Mark Ainsworth fills in for Doug and gets us to think about the environment. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Red Rope at The Branch On Sunday 25th May Steve Redman spoke at the Branch in Brackenholme. He spoke about Rahab and Jericho and a piece of Red Rope. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Not Even a Hint On Sunday May 18th Steve Redman spoke at St Paul's Holgate'Exalt'service. The message is from the first 20 verses of Ephesians 5. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Crossing the Line part 5 : Over the Wall Being a people of powerful faith is not enough - we have to be a people who apply that faith in radical discipleship.This series tackles the real issues that hold us back from being manifest children of God. The line has to be drawn, and with utmost integrity we must manage that line. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Big Brother - Big Church Part 3: Immigration and Assylum Seekers 'Big Brother'has been a big media hit all over the world. In the'big church'we have to face up to some issues that sound like they would be better aired in the'Big Brother House'. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Crossing The Line Part 4: Crossing the Wrong Way Faith is the title deed to God's promises - the connection that plugs us into God's Word and makes a manifestation in our lives.Here are the stories of the great heroes of faith, because we can be inspired to be one too! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Crossing The Line Part 3: Breaking through the Line Faith is the title deed to God's promises - the connection that plugs us into God's Word and makes a manifestation in our lives.Here are the stories of the great heroes of faith, because we can be inspired to be one too! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Crossing The Line Part 2 : Stepping over the Line Being a people of powerful faith is not enough - we have to be a people who apply that faith in radical discipleship.This series tackles the real issues that hold us back from being manifest children of God. The line has to be drawn, and with utmost integrity we must manage that line. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Crossing The Line Part 1: Who Draws the Line? Being a people of powerful faith is not enough - we have to be a people who apply that faith in radical discipleship.This series tackles the real issues that hold us back from being manifest children of God. The line has to be drawn, and with utmost integrity we must manage that line. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website An Open Heaven Recently Steve Redman received a prophecy that has impacted his life and ministry. In this message he explains what it means to live under an open heaven - how we receive revelation, resources and access. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Nothing is Really Something! For the first time on the internet, without the aid of any form of net, Steve Redman eats an easter egg whilst preaching.Besides being a first, he has to deal with the shock of finding that it is empty!Listen for more shocking revelations! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 15 : What More Can I Say? Faith is the title deed to God's promises - the connection that plugs us into God's Word and makes a manifestation in our lives. Here are the stories of the great heroes of faith, because we can be inspired to be one too! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Big Brother - Big Church : Sexuality 'Big Brother' has been a big media hit all over the world. In the 'big church' we have to face up to some issues that sound like they would be better aired in the 'Big Brother House'. In the first part Doug talks about human sexuality and he refers to website that gives an historic view of Christian sexuality. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Word For Today The Children of Israel returned from exile and started building. But what did they build? Chrissie Ellerington has been looking into Haggai and brings this message as a word for us today. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 14 : The Red Rope Faith is the title deed to God's promises - the connection that plugs us into God's Word and makes a manifestation in our lives. Here are the stories of the great heroes of faith, because we can be inspired to be one too! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 13 : Freedom from Slavery Faith is the title deed to God's promises - the connection that plugs us into God's Word and makes a manifestation in our lives. Here are the stories of the great heroes of faith, because we can be inspired to be one too! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 12 : Tough Choices Faith is the title deed to God's promises - the connection that plugs us into God's Word and makes a manifestation in our lives. Here are the stories of the great heroes of faith, because we can be inspired to be one too! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Turning a Cemetary into an Oasis Imagine you are thirsty, exhausted and need a bath. You are stranded in the middle of a desert. What hope do you have and what do you do when you are given the most bizarre instructions on what will probably be the last day of your life? Listen as Stephen Redman takes us on a journey through 2 Kings 3 and we learn how God can turn a cemetary into an oasis. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 11 : Against the Flow Faith is the title deed to God's promises - the connection that plugs us into God's Word and makes a manifestation in our lives. Here are the stories of the great heroes of faith, because we can be inspired to be one too! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Temples Mark Ainsworth talks about the different Temples in the Bible and what we can learn from them about what God is expecting us to build with our lives. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What Not To Wear 'What Not To Wear' is the name of a TV programme about how we look, but this message deals with what 'we put on' and helps us dress to bless. Libby Redman, a first year student at Mattersey Hall, brings her first word to her home church, and it doesn't dissapoint. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 10: Faith Sees Beyond This week, we hear about Joseph. Faith is the title deed to God's promises - the connection that plugs us into God's Word and makes a manifestation in our lives. Here are the stories of the great heroes of faith, because we can be inspired to be one too! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 9: Believing for Blessing Hebrews 11 lists the Heroes of Faith. The righteous must live by faith, so what does it mean to live this way and what can we learn from the great men and women of old? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 8: Making it clear Hebrews 11 lists the Heroes of Faith. The righteous must live by faith, so what does it mean to live this way and what can we learn from the great men and women of old? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Invasion of Earth A Christmas message for 2007 - the inside story of the angelic visitation. The troops turn up to an unlikely bunch of shepherds with good news. The message is still fresh today and Christmas can happen for you as you listen to this ministry. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 7: Making it clear Hebrews 11 lists the Heroes of Faith. The righteous must live by faith, so what does it mean to live this way and what can we learn from the great men and women of old? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 6: One Man, One Woman, One Miracle Hebrews 11 lists the Heroes of Faith. The righteous must live by faith, so what does it mean to live this way and what can we learn from the great men and women of old? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 5: Without SatNav Hebrews 11 lists the Heroes of Faith. The righteous must live by faith, so what does it mean to live this way and what can we learn from the great men and women of old? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 4: The Long Walk Home Hebrews 11 lists the Heroes of Faith. The righteous must live by faith, so what does it mean to live this way and what can we learn from the great men and women of old? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website On Eagles Wings Doug Greenfield is no stranger at the Ark, and it was great to receive him after his trip to Mongolia so that he could talk to us about mission and the continuing need for us to fulfil the last command of Jesus. Doug talks about taking risks and the impact that some risk taking has had on our world. Doug Greenfield is part of the leadership team at St Michael-le-Belfrey in York and is on the board of One Voice and is the founder of the York Christian Heritage Walk. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 3: The Long Walk Home Hebrews 11 lists the Heroes of Faith. The righteous must live by faith, so what does it mean to live this way and what can we learn from the great men and women of old? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 2: A Better Sacrifice Hebrews 11 lists the Heroes of Faith. The righteous must live by faith, so what does it mean to live this way and what can we learn from the great men and women of old? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Heroes of Faith part 1: The Word of God Hebrews 11 lists the Heroes of Faith. The righteous must live by faith, so what does it mean to live this way and what can we learn from the great men and women of old? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Who's Laughing Now? When God turned up at Abraham's tent, Sarah laughed at the promise. We think that we wouldn't do the same, but are we any different? In this highly energised talk, Stephen talks about changing our lives, our city and our nation by believing and acting on our faith. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tensions Tension is not just a cause of headache, it is a real pressure on our lives. The New Testament talks about tension in prayer and in relationship. We also experience tension in faith. Listen as Steve Redman investigates these tensions and sees how we can develop to maturity with their help. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Connections Part 4: A Relational Vision In the final part of the series, delivered on the 4th Anniversary of the planting of the Ark Church, Stephen brings the threads of relationship together, clarifying what we mean by having a relational vision as a church. This message also introduces Ground Level and looks towards our future together as we walk out our pilgrimage as part of something bigger. There is a discussion of 'networking' and what this really means for a Biblically based church in the 21st century. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Piece of the Jigsaw On Friday September 14th Steve Redman was speaking at Hollybush. This message starts with a single piece of a jigsaw, involves a mutant fish and a brother's redirected holiday. When it all comes together we see how we get it all wrong when we think that 'what we think' is what really matters. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Connections Part 3: Body Dynamics In this message we understand that all Christians must be disciples - it is the Lord's command that we make disciples. We look at seven characteristics of disciples and find that being one means being disciplined. We find that discipline not only proves God's love for us but it allows the body to function correctly. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Connections Part 2: Managing Relationships This part deals with the understanding of the commandment that Jesus gave us to love God and how we manage our relationship with God. We consider loving God with our centre, our feelings and our meditation. This message discusses how we act as gatekeeper to our own lives and challenges us to say 'no' to bad company before it corrupts our good character. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Connections Part 1: Making It Personal Our personal relationship with God is our first priority. Making and maintaining that relationship is the subject of this part. The reconciliation between God and man and the great exchange that it covers are our focus in this message. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Curtains Its moving, its thought provoking, its stimulating and its challenging - and it is all done from behind a curtain. Yes, for the first time in the world, Stephen Redman preaches from behind a curtain and talks to us about the barrier between man and God, and how it was finally dealt with. A great one to listen to if you are looking into Jesus and want to know more. This message was delivered without a safety net. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Frankenstein Monster Is the church sown together or grown together? Are we building each other up or are we creating something monstrous? Stephen Redman talks about the church from a relational point of view and challenges the way we think about the body of Christ. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website God's 10 Point Plan for the Church Stephen Redman teaches from Acts 2 and gives us a 10 point plan of how the bible says the church should be. He encourages us all to get 'back to basics'... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Introducing Besom The Besom Project in York has been started at St Michael-le-Belfrey. As a major new initiative in the city we asked Parish Worker Rob Ainsworth who heads up Besom to come and talk to us about the vision. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why The Sigh? In Mark 7:32-37 we read an account of Jesus healing a deaf man. Jesus sighs. Why did Jesus sigh and what is the significance of this noisy exhale? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Acts Chapter 29 Matthew 25 talks about Sheep and Goats. The sheep go to heaven and the goats go to hell. Mark Ainsworth looks at this passage and tell us how and why we should by like these sheep. In the same way as the book of Acts was the follow on to the book of Luke, Mark challenges us to write our own chapter in Acts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The knowledge of God What does the Bible say about those who chose not to retain the knowledge of God? Why do people choose to believe there is no God? Why does God choose to lay down boundaries, and absolutes? This message from Stephen Redman answers these questions and challenges everyone to choose to know God. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Preventing A Flood In a week of unprecedented flooding in the UK, Steve Redman talks about the flood of strife that can be stopped one drip at a time. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Is God on the Take? Steve took his electric fan with him to The Branch. He also took some very realistic looking dog “poo.” In the context of a cooling pleasant wind on a warm night, Steve asks the question “do we change what we believe when it hits the fan?” What did Job mean by “The Lord gives and the Lord takes away”? Should we sing it or not? Is it truth or is it a simple mistake? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How to Recognise a Believer Are you a believer? If so do you measure up to how the Bible describes a believer? What then must we do to walk like and live as believers? Stephen Redman takes us through Mark 16 with a few plastic snakes and introduces us to what belief produces in our lives. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website School of Prophecy On Sunday June 17th Stephen Redman taught a major session on the gift of prophecy, setting protective boundaries to allow growth in these gifts. The session is around 90 minutes but sets out clear guidelines from scripture and from wisdom that will help us operate effectively and orderly as a church in this vital area. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What do you have in your house? On Sunday 17th June Gina Cooke visited the Ark and brought a message entitiled 'What do you have in your house?'. Based on 2 Kings 4:1-7, Gina talks about the widows oil and what we can depend on. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hearing From God #2 We read of men and women in the Bible who heard the voice of God. We hear people today say that 'God told me to say that...' Just what can we hear and how do we go about hearing from God? This series goes into the subject of 'Hearing From God' and will help you listen, hear and know when you have heard. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hearing From God #1 We read of men and women in the Bible who heard the voice of God. We hear people today say that 'God told me to say that...' Just what can we hear and how do we go about hearing from God? This series goes into the subject of 'Hearing From God' and will help you listen, hear and know when you have heard. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How to Avoid the Call of God on Your Life What a bizarre title for a sermon? But then some Christians are looking for a 'get out' and want to know how to miss the call of God totally. Perhaps by hearing how to avoid God, you can actually find Him? Perhaps by hearing a ten point strategy to miss the call of God you can actually learn how to not to? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Brushing Away Cobwebs Psalm 147:13 says that God 'strengthens the bars of your gates'. Stephen Redman shares the fact that God will strengthen our gates - but we have to build them. Building Gates (Not Bill Gates) is the key to protection. Cobwebs are sometimes spun ourselves or picked up from the environment, but we don't need anything stuck to us that leaves a residue. Stephen is assisted by Doug Howland - who gets covered in silly string, (that looks a lot like cobwebs). Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Skewed Perspective Stephen Redman tells us about his his sporting abilities (at the game Kubb) and his fascinating encounter with God that brought him to Numbers 16. Korah was a sincere man, who was sincerely wrong. His sincerity didn't save him, because his perspective on reality was badly distorted and he miss-measured what was going on. God challenges us to be different to a group of respectable leaders who went alive into the grave. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Appendix 1 We are used to seeing an appendix in the back of a book, it has a function, although many people overlook it. The human appendix is a different story - does it serve any purpose or not? When it comes to viewing the church as the body of Christ, where is the appendix? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Leaping or Limping? Romans 12 lists 7 ministries - the 'Seven Lords-a-Leaping' from the 12 days of Christmas. Who are these ministries for and what should we be doing about it? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Flawed Feelings Man is Body, Soul & Spirit. This message deals raises the question of how much we measure our walk with God by our feelings. Our feelings are unreliable evidence and to mature in Christ we must be Word-centred and have the character of Jesus - one who didn't feel like going to the cross, but still did! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Taste of Easter Last week premier British chocolate manufacturer, Thorntons, gave the people of London chance to taste their wares. On Easter Sunday Stephen Redman gave us chance in York too! There is of course an important truth behind these words — one that can leave you with a wonderful taste! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Amazing Grace It is March 25th 2007, the weekend of the launch of the William Wilberforce movie “Amazing Grace.” It is the day designated in the UK “Amazing Grace Sunday.” On this day Stephen Redman talks about the real message behind the hymn and the movie. We are all born blind and we all need to be free. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Real Problem of Cancer The real problem of cancer in society today cannot be understated — but where did it come from, and what is the dark secret it carries? To hear about the origin of cancer and learn the most life giving secret listen on to this MP3. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Spirit that Will Change the World John Mosey talks from Romans 8:9 on the Spirit of Christ — and he shows us from scripture just exactly how Jesus manifested His Spirit. We are challenged not just to recognise the traits of the Spirit of Christ, but to adopt them and thereby show a family resemblance. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Life After Lockerbie John & Lisa Mosey lost their 19 year old daughter Helga in Pan Am 103 over Lockerbie in December 1988. John came to share his story with us on 3rd March 2007 and you can hear it now. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Spirit Wars: 1. The Phantom Menace A major new series based around Ephesians chapter 6. This series considers Christian warfare in the spiritual realm and living a life of victory. Episode 1 : The Phantom Menace A call for mobilisation has gone out — every Christian is in the fight. Not everything that goes wrong in this world is because of “rust”, some of it is planned by inhabitants of a phantom realm — the spirit world. What are their schemes and how we can soar above them is covered in this first part. (We ap ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Spirit Wars: 4. A Sure Hope Episode 4: A Sure Hope It is not enough to throw yourself into battle — you must have a means of defence. This is where the shield of faith comes into play — it is a real force: a sure hope. With this shield you can defend yourself! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Spirit Wars: 2. Attack of the Con-Men Episode 2: Attack of the Con-Men Knowing our enemy is a basic requirement of warfare. Realising that he has no real authority or power other than that he cons us out of is the first step to victory. In this episode we see that the devil and his demonic hoards seek to trick us and con us out of our inheritance. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Spirit Wars: 3. Revenge of the Pants Episode 3: Revenge of the Pants The Armour of God as revealed in Ephesians 6, begins with the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness and the shoes of the gospel. Whether it is a lack of truth or righteousness or a lack of the gospel message in your life it is a breach in your integrity. If your integrity is breached you are caught with your pants down! Jesus exposed Satan on the cross, and there is now no need for you to be exposed. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Spirit Wars: 6. Rise of the Mighty Episode 6: Rise of the Mighty At the conclusion of this series, we see that the whole purpose of the armour of God is for us to stand. Can we stand? Yes, we can! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Spirit Wars: 5. The Church Strikes Back Episode 5: The Church Strikes Back As we look at the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, we revisit the supremacy of the Word and the need for a renewal of culture and thinking. When we allow the Word of God to impact our thinking, it is possible to effectively wield the ultimate weapon. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pivotal Moment We are used to seeing the same historical events recounted in the New Testament — but it is unusual to have two accounts of anything in the Old Testament. Therefore when you find an event that is given an historical account in three different books, it must be worth investigating. Steve Redman at Hollybush takes a look behind the tears of Hezekiah and finds a covenant in Isaiah that can save us at a pivotal moment — now! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Take A Chance When the children of Israel were slaves in Egypt, they had a chance of protection from the destroyer that was coming. The chance was found in a lamb. If we are prepared to take a chance today, we too can be preserved miraculously, no longer being slaves to sin, but with Christ living in us. If we get to know the lamb, we will realise that we are not taking as much of a chance as we think we are. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why Do I Feel So Bad? The late James Brown is renowned for his signature song “I got you (I feel good).” Some Christians are not even singing “I feel good”, so why not? If a Christian can feel low and depressed what is the answer and how do we deal with it? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Incarnation Christmas message 2006 — how can we experience the incarnation for ourselves this year? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Settling For Less With a suitable prop, Steve told us about Rehoboam’s shields. Gold or bronze? Does is matter? You can choose! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pools of Blessing Although a message on its own, Pools of Blessing follows directly on from The Valley of Tears (perhaps you might appreciate it more if you listen using the link first). Have you ever asked yourself “Why did Jesus have visible wounds when he rose from the dead?” This message brings the answer and shows the real value of wounds. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Body Ministry or Foot Ministry? Chris Lincoln encourages us to look up, by first looking down at our feet! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Valley of Tears The Valley of Tears is a very real place, and a place that the psalmist takes us to in Psalm 84. Here we learn the back-story to a place called Baca and compare it to our “now.” For anyone who has ever cried tears, this message will strike a chord. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hanging By A Thread A scarlet thread was all Rahab had to depend on — how could it save her? Hear more by listening to this message. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Broken Hearts Stephen Redman talks about a pop culture of being “Broken Hearted” and the way we are misled into taken onboard a broken heart. We look at the comfort God gives and how this is the answer to dealing with breakages. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lonely Hearts In the urban landscape of a secular society more and more people suffer the pain of loneliness. Stephen Redman tells us how God understands loneliness and wants to walk closely with us all. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Five Words From Jesus Jesus appeared in the room — and He had five special words for His followers. Today He is still appearing and still saying the same five words. Listen and find out for yourself that He is near and He is speaking to you. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blueprint It is now three years since the Ark Church was planted. To mark the day we launched “Blueprint” a statement of our identity, calling and vision. Stephen Redman makes a passionate statement describing the “Blueprint” and defining our direction. Not the usual type of teaching you get from the Ark, but instead a casting of our vision. It is a unique reference point and a shaft of illumination on what the Ark is here for. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Deja-Vu From John Chapter 8, Steve Redman talks about Deja-Vu and the incredible way what Jesus did affected the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law. The Fear of God comes into it too. A larger file size, but includes appeal time. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cause & Effect: 7. The Buck Stops Here 7. The Buck Stops Here — In this final part of the series, we hear about responsibility. We see that just as Truman had the famous sign on his desk, we too have a responsibility that we must rise to. Not only must we take responsibility, but we must act responsibly because one day we will face up to our responsibilities. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cause & Effect: 1. The Big Picture A summer 2006 series by Steve Redman giving a Biblical perspective for what we believe about God, Life, The Universe and Everything! An insight into what worldview the scriptures give us, so that we can use this information to discipline our thinking and rightly interpret the issues of life. 1: The Big Picture — we don’t see things like God does! We look for patterns, when we should be looking for Jesus. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cause & Effect: 5. The 8–28 Effect 5. The 8–28 Effect — God has a plan for our lives and He works through three sets of doors. This instalment considers God’s work through the Front Door, the Open Doors and the Back Door and introduces us to the wave that has a more powerful effect than “the fall” in our lives — “the 8–28 effect.” Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cause & Effect: 3. Harvest for the World 3: Harvest for the World — What is the impact that we ourselves have on life, the universe and everything? We discover that God is not mocked — a man reaps what he sows. A principle designed to bring us blessing is corrupted by our sin and brings trouble. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cause & Effect: 6. A Fleece, An Ass and a Load of Boils 6. A Fleece, An Ass and a Load of Boils — It is important that we learn to recognise blessing and not call it “trouble” just because we can’t see the big picture. We take a look at what blessing is, and what Job’s situation has to say about where trouble comes from. We also hear about an ass that had a hard time and a person who looked for signs. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cause & Effect: 4. An Enemy Did This 4. An Enemy Did This — After the impact that we have on the world, the next greatest is surely from the enemy. A look at Satan, his schemes, footholds, strongholds and intimidation. We see the need to deal with spiritual problems and are reminded that the devil is a loser, a con-man and a liar — who has to submit to Jesus! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cause & Effect: 2. A Sovereign God 2: A Sovereign God — God is omnipotent and so secure in His absolute authority He is prepared to share it! A sovereign God with a plan to bring everything under the headship of Christ. We explore what some Christians refer to as the “sovereignty of God” but actually are believing in “fate.” Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website It may be reality but it’s not truth We live in days when we must believe God’s Word and His power. Liz Ransford challenges us to step beyond where we are and believe for the miraculous. She points out that the circumstances we experience, the problems and sicknesses we face may well be real, but they are not truth. The truth is that we serve a God who raises the dead. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Like a Child Jesus said that we had to become childlike to enter His kingdom. What does this mean and how do we change? A message with a straight forward invitation to follow Jesus. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Connect 3 25th June 2006 will always be remembered as the day we launched Connect 3. Want to know more? Listen to Steve Redman as he explains the ethos behind Connect 3 and the practical way it will work. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Learning from Children Jesus used a little child as an example as to how we should live, and showed us there is much to learn from children. It isn’t about how high we can climb, but about how low we can bow. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Gideons On Sunday 11th June 2006, local members of the Gideons International presented an outline of the work of the Gideons at home and abroad. Ian Anderson and Geof Jay, local members of the Gideons International brought his presentation. After an introduction from Ian, Geof spoke about the work of the Gideons in the UK. Afterwards Ian spoke about the international ministry of the Gideons. Both men brought exciting testimonies about the power of the scriptures. You can read more about the Gideo ... Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Chop Chop! “Samuel hacked Agag to pieces before the Lord” … It doesn’t sound like the most exciting text unless you like blood and gore — but there is an important message here about the law of reaping and sowing. A wake-up call to once again fear the Lord. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Anticipate the Supernatural — because it can always be natural! Doug Greenfield is an active leader at St Michael-le-Belfrey in York and also a great force for good in One Voice. He has been a great source of encouragement to us, and on this second visit he brings a word about the supernatural being part of our everyday lives, with personal anecdotes from his exciting years in travel and ministry. Doug Greenfield was the originator of the idea for the York Christian Heritage Walk. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How to turn an ’ite into day Want to know what an ’ite is? Christine Ellerington brings a timely message about overcoming in life. Make a special point of listening for her words about shadows. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Who Can Stand? Steve Redman asks the question “Who Can Stand?” and tells us the secret of how we can always stand. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Heart of God Returning from months of mission, youth worker Doug Howland shares some insight into the heart of God. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How to Make a Complete Mess of Your Life Many people say they don’t need anyone to tell them how to make a complete mess of their lives. This message not only makes it clear what we need to do to make a complete mess of our lives, but it gives us clear practical steps to recover and change direction. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 3. Abraham & Faith Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 9. Ruth & Relationship Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 13. Mary & Submission Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 12. Solomon & Wisdom Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 10. David & Heart Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 11. Bathsheba & Restoration Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 1. Adam & Authority Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: Introduction Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Walking With The Dead On Resurrection Day, Stephen Redman talks about the truth that “Jesus is Alive” and conveys a little of the excitement he feels about this lynch-pin of the gospel. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 5. Abraham & Intercession Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 6. Jacob & Pilgrimage Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 8. Rahab & Simplicity Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 7. Tamar & Kingdom Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 2. Noah & Obedience Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christ-Line: 4. Abraham & Covenant Looking through the genealogy of Jesus Christ found in Matthew 1 and Luke 3, there is something deeper, challenging but very exciting waiting for us. Using the springboard of these great Old Testament characters, we will find revelation from God in key relevant areas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Heart for the Missing On Missing Sunday, Stephen Redman talked about having a heart for the missing — those who should be walking with Jesus but are not. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tell Me What I Want To Hear So many time we think we know exactly what we want to hear from the preacher. This message challenges us to listen to truth, even when it isn’t exactly what we had in mind! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Place Where Anyone Belongs From a base in Colossians 3, Doug Howland takes us on a journey of discovery: finding a church where all are welcome, where anyone can meet with God and the divine presence reaches out to all. Doug is a member of YWAM York staff, and leads the Ark Youth too. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good Memories Are good memories just about nostalgia or is there something bigger at work here? Good memories are made from good moments — and we only reap good memories when we sow good moments. With a lot of personal testimony, Steve Redman encourages us to sow good seed and stock up on good memories. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Glimpsing the Future Big businesses and governments pay people to predict the future — trends and needs. Benjamin Franklin had something to say about what we could be certain of and the Bible has even more to say. As we take a glimpse of the future we see the things that we can depend on and then ask ourselves “How should we live?” Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Alchemy Alchemy was the name given to the pursuit of that which is precious from that which is base. Metamorphosis was the key to alchemy — a transformation had to take place. Mediæval alchemy may not have resulted in anything tangible but today we can be changed in just as dramatic a fashion, not by magic but by true repentance and the strength Jesus Christ gives us. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A New Song A new song was sung in heaven — a song about Jesus and a song about us also. The whole gospel is represented in the song and it revels in the God of our salvation and the great accomplishments of Jesus. A fresh reminder of the gospel message. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Commandment Number 2 The second commandment — what does it mean? In our modern day, are we off the hook … or is there still a big warning for us about how we worship God? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lead by Kindness From the day of our birth, God leads us by His kindness to a place where we will repent — turn away from sin and follow Him. Repentance is about turning and walking with God. Surely a walk with God is exactly what we need? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Manifesto (part 2) A manifesto is a public declaration of principle, policy and intentions. We are used to hearing them from politicians who don’t always keep their word. This manifesto was made by Jesus of Nazareth, who not only always kept his word, but it is so certain that we can hang our future on it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Manifesto (part 1) A manifesto is a public declaration of principle, policy and intentions. We are used to hearing them from politicians who don’t always keep their word. This manifesto was made by Jesus of Nazareth, who not only always kept his word, but it is so certain that we can hang our future on it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dreamer We often use the word “dreamer” as a criticism or accusation, but God’s promise to us in the last days that there will be many dreamers. Seek a dream, get excited about it, endure the dream, and walk it out. Learn, from the biblical account of Joseph, the power of dreaming. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Momentum for Momentous Days The government safety adverts tell us that “speed kills” — but our speed is not as big a problem as our momentum! On 1st January 2006, Steve Redman talks about how not to fall when sin crouches at our door, how to stop drifting and build some positive momentum for the new year. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Here We Come a-Carolling… Do you ever think about what you sing? The words of songs stay in our minds year after year — but are we learning the truth and what should our song be? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Baggage Allowance The Bible lays down clear guidelines on “baggage allowance.” There is no need to take the kitchen sink — in fact it’s a definite no-no! Listen to what Jesus said about your baggage and enjoy a better journey. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Best Ever Trade-in Deals At the cross Jesus has full authority to give the best trade-in deal we have ever been offered. The result is forgiveness, righteousness, holiness, life, healing, blessing, provision, acceptance, peace and glory — these amount to the best trade-in offer of all time and are found by those who will believe. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Daylight Saving On the day the clocks go back, we remember that the reason is all to do with light. As you listen to this God is prepared to light up your life in every area that you will expose. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website God is Good The Christian Union at the Central Science Laboratory invited Steve Redman to talk to them. This recording is the result. Listen as we hear that religion is not for Christians and that even when your 4 year old son gets cancer — God is a good God! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Big Cross On a hill outside Jerusalem there were 3 crosses — what was distinctive about the central one? When the Persians sacked Tyre there were 2000 crosses. There have been many crosses throughout history, but only one Jesus. Listen to this message to hear about The Big Cross. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seedtime & Harvest David Pettit challenges us to allow an agricultural process to take place on our human hearts. On a journey up and down the fields he helps us understand the faith of a simple man and the prayer of a young woman. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Give & Take What we believe about God has a lot to do with what we can receive from Him. For a long time our thinking of God has been coloured by something that Job is recorded as saying in the 21st verse of chapter 1. Is God the great maker or the great taker? Listen to find out! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Who Stands for Freedom? John F Kennedy is famous for saying “We stand for freedom.” Today the cry goes out “Who stands for freedom?” Although it is for freedom that Christ has set us free, who will stand firm and avoid being under a yoke of slavery? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 10 Reasons to Put You Off Jesus In the 6th chapter of John’s gospel, many became offended at Jesus. This message gives ten reasons that they took offence at Him, and challenges us to be different! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website No Sons, No Wells, Know Nothing If you haven’t heard about Zelophehad, then this is your chance! Instead of tingling with fear, do something about your relationship with God and find that life is suddenly “no problem.” Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Your Mission (should you choose to accept it) In the days of Micah God set out a mission for us. If we listen to it and do right, do kindness and do kingdom we will fulfil our mission today. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Forgotten Heroes of Christmas The Bible lists many great heroes of faith but there are two associated with Christmas that are often overlooked. Let us learn from them the secret of faith at Christmas and how to make the season a more blessed one. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Top Tips for Christmas Stephen Redman’s Christmas message from 2003 — Top Tips for Christmas. Ten points giving the winning formula for the best ever Christmas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Golden Chain of God’s Unfailing Love Martha Guenzel, a busy and committed 74 year old parish worker in Clifton, York, shares her story. Born in Germany in 1929, Martha recounts some of the events that make her life memorable and why she is grateful to God. Martha is introduced by Stephen Redman. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website