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THIS TIME TOMORROW: Working for the smile of God | Tom Carter

THIS TIME TOMORROW: Working for the smile of God | Tom Carter

Rick Warren defines worship as ‘bringing pleasure to God’. Our work is one of the main vehicles through which we worship. In the second talk of our series, Tom Carter asks how our can work bring God pleasure and what this might look like?

Bible verses for this talk are 1 Corinthians 10:31, Colossians 3:23-24, and Colossians 1:10.

Additional resources for this series can be found HERE.

HOPE HAS A NAME | Hope for the hurting

HOPE HAS A NAME | Hope for the hurting

Continuing our Christmas 2023 series, Tom Carter asks how the hope we have in Jesus can sustain and comfort us when life is tough and painful.

The Bible reference for this talk is Luke 1:39-56.

REBIRTH AND RENEWAL

REBIRTH AND RENEWAL

What does it take to live a good life? In a world where we’re told to try harder and do better if we’re to see results, the good news of Jesus tells a different story. How is this acted out in baptism?

Tom Carter explores these questions as part of a baptismal service at Highgrove Church.

(The Bible verse for this talk is Titus 3 v.3-7.)

WHY? | Why was Jesus anointed with perfume?

WHY? | Why was Jesus anointed with perfume?

The woman who anointed Jesus gave up a valuable asset to bless him and prepare him for what was to come, yet the disciples didn’t “get” it.

Tom Carter looks at why Jesus commended her and used her actions as a lesson for his disciples, and asks how we can follow her example of costly worship.

(Bible reference for this talk - Matthew 26:6-13)

HOLY SPIRIT | The Gift of Healing

HOLY SPIRIT | The Gift of Healing

Acts 3:1-10 describes the story of Peter healing a person who had been lame from birth.

How can we reconcile a view of a God who heals with the reality of illness, disease and suffering that we see in the world today?

Tom Carter navigates us through this tricky area as he ends our Holy Spirit series by looking at the gift of healing with three questions:

  • Why does God heal?

  • Does God heal today?

  • How does God heal?

CAPTIVE - When anxiety attacks

CAPTIVE - When anxiety attacks

Anxiety is the most common mental health issue of our age. It dominates many people’s lives, robbing them of joy and peace.

For Christians, anxiety seems to be a long way from Jesus teaching us to live ‘life in all its fulness’ (John 10:10).

Fear is a normal emotion and we need to learn to respond to it with skill and faith. In this talk, Tom Carter looks at three practical ways we can do this in daily life.

Small Group Notes

You can find the small group notes for each of the three weeks by clicking here.

Whole Minds

The Whole Minds website is a new resource from the Woodlands Church family and features contributions from people at Highgrove. Visit https://wholeminds.org.uk for stories of challenge, hope, encouragement and to see how God has been at work in real lives.

PRESSING ISSUES: Racial Justice

PRESSING ISSUES: Racial Justice

Continuing our Pressing Issues mini-series, Tom Carter looks at why racial justice matters to God.

TOGETHER: Family

TOGETHER: Family

Families can be a place of unconditional love, acceptance and support, and as humans we need all these things.

Tom Carter kicks off our new series, ‘Together’, by looking at the impact a loving church family can have.

ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS: The Garden

ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS: The Garden

“He is not here; he has risen, just as he said”

We celebrate Easter Day 2021 by looking at the events of Jesus’ resurrection and what it means to us today.

FIND-LOVE-FOLLOW-SERVE: Follow

FIND-LOVE-FOLLOW-SERVE: Follow

Jesus called his disciples to ‘Follow me.’ At Highgrove Church, we want people to FOLLOW Jesus more closely. What role does the church family have in helping us draw closer to God?

Worship Special - March 2020

Worship Special - March 2020

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What is worship?

The Bible tells us to worship God, but what does that mean? Why do we sing in church? Tom Carter investigates!

Risk Takers: Sacrifice

Risk Takers: Sacrifice

Risk Takers

What does it mean to be risk takers in our faith?

In the first talk of our new series, Tom Carter looks at the importance of sacrifice in our Christian lives.