Bishop Nigel - Invitation, relationships and saying Yes to being with people.
What does it mean to be personally invited to the King's table? In this special Confirmation Sunday episode, we welcome Bishop Nigel as he opens up Matthew 22 to explore the Parable of the Wedding Banquet. Stripping away the noise of modern life, Bishop Nigel delivers a timeless message on the heart of the Gospel: God’s enduring desire for a relationship with us. He unpacks how God's invitation isn't just an ancient story, but a present-day call to connect, respond, and take ownership of our ...
4 Oct 2026
Working in His Field: Baptism, Belonging, and the Danger of Taking Over
What happens when we start treating God's gifts as if they belong to us? In this episode, we dive into Matthew 21:33-46 — Jesus' challenging parable of the vineyard, the landowner, and the tenants who forgot their place. It's a story about stewardship, ownership, and the subtle temptation to seize what was never ours to begin with. But this isn't just a warning. It's an invitation. We explore what baptism really means: not a ceremony that makes us owners of the field, but a commissioning that...
27 Sept 2026
Expectation Verses Experience
Your mission action plan promised fruit. Instead, you got a spreadsheet. Your vision statement promised transformation. Instead, you got a to-do list. Your church promised to be a vineyard. Instead, it started feeling like a factory. Here's the uncomfortable truth: The tension between what we expected and what we're experiencing might not be a problem to fix. It might be the very place where Jesus wants to meet us. In Matthew 21, Jesus confronts religious leaders who had the right words, the ...
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