Exploring Faith and Spirituality
Many rural Christians do not have immediate face-to-face opportunities to read and reflect on scripture. During the Covid Global Pandemic, together with other colleagues, I started regular Sunday services and a weekly Bible study focused on faith and spirituality. Once life returned to normal, we discontinued the Sunday services but were encouraged to continue the online Bible study gatherings.
These have evolved into interactive Bible discussions that are free for anyone to join. I am eager to promote engagement with scripture and to allow scripture to engage with participants. Recent sessions have explored Ephesians, John's Gospel, the Lord's Prayer, and Galatians.
Meetings take place on Tuesday evenings at 19:15 BST online and last about an hour. After each session, there is an opportunity for prayer.
Participants are welcome to ask questions or share their comments. While most of us use the New International Version, everyone is free to bring a version they find helpful. Since this is an interactive Bible discussion rather than a teaching session, diverse opinions may arise, but overall, it’s a wonderful way to make the Bible come alive!
Recordings of past discussions are available on YouTube, and helpful links will be added to this page.
Take a look at https://youtu.be/0_LgNnV1-nk.
Bible Discussions: Engaging Faith and Spirituality
Watch and listen as a group of friends explore various parts of the Bible. It's a great way to learn more. Ideal for both experienced or new Christians. No previous knowledge of the Bible needed. Everyone welcome.
Videos
The Lords Prayer
A recent discussion looking at Matthew 6:9-15
Take a few moments to consider how Jesus asks us to pray. How does this match your prayers?
Journey through the Exodus
See this example video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiEDr1IvYpI
Toward the end of 2025 we began a series in Exodus. The apostle Paul told the Christians in Corinth that they should learn from this event to avoid making similar mistakes (1 Corinthins 10)
Over the weeks we have marvelled at how God delivered the people of Israel from slavery in Egypt, opened the Red Sea, provided fresh water, miracle food, delivered them from enemies, gave instructions for making the tabernacle and much more.
The video series is still being built on YouTube. Each week there is an interactive conversational Bible Discussion
Galatians Chapter 1
Please revisit to see the video.
A recent discussion exploring Paul's letter to the churches in Galatia.
This was an urgent letter sent to correct a serious error. This is an error that still exists today, though in a slightly different form. The danger of invalidating grace!
Is simply trusting in Jesus' death and resurrection all that is needed for salvation.
Galatians 2(a)
Here Paul offers a second supporting argument for the gospel in which faith in Christ is sufficient with nothing added.
Paul records a visit to Jerusalem and the support he received from othe apostles there, approving his ministry to the gentiles and the content of the gspel he preached.
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Galatians 2(b)
Galatians 2:11-21
Paul reveals a period of hypocricy demonstrating how easy it is to be led astray into believing that keeping the Law is still relevant. He points out that no one can be justified through keeping the Law of Moses. Righteousness is found through faith in Christ alone as a gift of grace.
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Galatians 3 (a)
Galatians3:1-15
Paul remonstrates with the Christians who have foolishly accepted an alien gospel that is not a gospel. They have abandoned simple trust in Christ and the salvation made possible by simple faith, and now trust in works. This is the fourth development in Paul's argument that salvation - forgiveness of sins and reconciliation to God is through grace and faith alone.