2026-2027

Sermon series from 2026-2027, including Live Long and Prosper (looking ahead to where God is leading FBC during a year of change) and Genesis Stories (covering three stories from the first book of the Bible).

Ready to Move On?

11/01/2026

Geoff Cook

Deuteronomy 6:1–12

Moses encourages God's people to move on, taking hold of God's promises. Likewise, as FBC anticipates change, we need to Look Forward, Stay Faithful and Stick Together.

FBC Mission & Values

18/01/2026

Rachel Taylor

Isaiah 61:1–3

Rachel introduces and explores the new FBC Mission Statement and Values that were adopted last autumn.

Dear Church

25/01/2026

Geoff Cook

1 Corinthians 1:1–9

Just like the church of God in Corinth, we can be sure that our church belongs to Jesus, our church is loved by Jesus, and our church is being built by Jesus.

Scandalous Love

08/02/2026

Geoff Cook

Hosea 1:1–11
Hosea 3:1–5
Hosea 11:1–9

God loves us like Hosea loves Gomer. This is the most passionate illustration of God's love affair with humanity in the Bible.

Testing Testing

08/03/2026

Geoff Cook

Genesis 22:1–19
Hebrews 11:17–19
Romans 4:18–22

How could a loving God ask Abraham to sacrifice his only son? Is Genesis 22 a 'problem chapter' or could it point to the answer to all our problems?

Word and Spirit

15/03/2026

Rachel Taylor

Luke 24:13–32

God is relational and speaks to his people through word and spirit.

Love

19/04/2026

Rachel Taylor

John 13:34–35

One of our foundational values is love, based on Jesus' command in John 13.

Decisions Decisions

26/04/2026

Geoff Cook

Genesis 24:1–21

We believe that God guides us, but how does he guide us? Does God make all our decisions for us? Don’t I have the freedom to decide things for myself?

Double Trouble

10/05/2026

Geoff Cook

Genesis 25:19–34
Genesis 27:1–41

God works through ordinary lives and ordinary families like yours and mine, however flawed we are. Learn from the mistakes both Esau and Jacob made and embrace the person God created you to be.

Love Part 2

17/05/2026

Rachel Taylor

Luke 10:25–28

More about love, one of our foundational values, based on Luke 10.

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