The Book of Daniel: Resilient Faith 22nd October 2024 • Peter Lambros Where do we find our true identity and how do we hold on to it? Do our daily decisions draw us into God’s plans and purposes or away from them? How often d... Read article Disappointment and Prayer 7th June 2024 • Lou Flooks As Christian’s we don’t get a, ‘get out of jail free card’. We experience the loss just like everyone else, but with a difference. Ultimately, eternally, G... Read article Romans - Making Sense of life 13th April 2024 • Gez Perry We sometimes wonder about our calling or purpose in life, what are we here for, what do we want out of life? In his letter to the church in Rome, Paul writ... Read article A servant king? 12th March 2024 • Sim de Roemer Come discover and celebrate Easter with us at Portswood Church. Read article ‘Isn’t that a Catholic thing?’ 5th February 2024 • Lou Flooks Growing up in a small Brethren church, Lent wasn’t something I was really aware of. If anything, I thought lent was secular. People giving up chocolate so... Read article O Come O Come Emmanuel 24th November 2023 • Lou Flooks In the last few years, I’ve found myself whispering the words, ‘Come Lord Jesus, Come’, with increasing urgency. With escalating global hatred of ‘the othe... Read article Christmas - Come Home 9th November 2023 • Sim de Roemer Christmas at Portswood Church 2023 Read article A Rule of Life 28th September 2023 • Lou Flooks Since the birth of the Christian church Christians have been asking the same question? How do I live in the world, but not of the world? (John 17:15-16) Ho... Read article The beginning of wisdom 4th September 2023 • Gez Perry How can we avoid being foolish or unwise? Perhaps that's a question we've not really thought much about before. What help is there when we face big decisio... Read article Why do we do the Annual Family Fun Day? 26th July 2023 • Lou Flooks Portswood Church Fun Day is now a tradition spanning back almost 20 years! During those years, we’ve welcomed 100s into our building and reached out to our... Read article Learning to love - Easter 2023 29th March 2023 • Sim de Roemer Celebrate Easter with usat Portswood Church Read article 'Isn't that a Catholic thing?' 8th February 2023 • Lou Flooks Growing up in a small Brethren church, Lent wasn’t something I was really aware of. If anything, I thought lent was secular. People giving up chocolate so... Read article Letting your light rise in the darkness? 28th July 2022 What does God have to say about how we care for the poor? Well, quite a lot actually! Many will be familiar with these verses: “And if you spend yours... Read article Courage Encouraged 10th June 2022 Having just celebrated the Queen's platinum Jubilee it seems appropriate to spend a few weeks looking at the story of another queen, one who experienced a... Read article The big questions... 29th April 2022 • Peter Lambros Jesus is the King! But if he is truly the king when will he exercise his kingly rule? Why do we see so much death and suffering if he is the exalted one... Read article Jesus is the King 8th April 2022 • Sim de Roemer This easter at Portswood church Read article New series: What is church? 2nd September 2021 • Gez Perry Before moving to France, I didn’t know much at all about Strasbourg, the city where we lived for over 14 years. Read article So what is pastoral care anyway? 17th May 2021 • Sarah Bradley We strive to build up the fellowship, caring for one another in our day to day lives, offering support, prayer, guidance as well as practical help where ne... Read article Portswood Pod is back! 7th May 2021 The core of what makes Pod special remains the same, an inviting, safe and non judgmental space where parents and carers can share and support each other. Read article Destination K.O.H 29th March 2021 Our next teaching series takes us into the book of Hebrews. The writer reminds them of the good news of Jesus and his victory over all obstacles and diffic... Read article
EASTER and BEYOND..... 19th March 2021 • Lou Flooks We’ll come together to bear witness to Jesus’ death and look at the truth, reality and power of the resurrection. Read article Worship Drop In is relaunching online in March 2021! 15th March 2021 Portswood Church has always been passionate about worship and finding space to engage with God so we have missed our monthly gatherings at Worship Drop In Read article Update on our ICU gift baskets appeal 12th March 2021 We smashed our target and managed to raise £1,350 (we had been aiming for £1,000) enabling us to make 201 gift baskets with some left over! Read article We are launching the use of the My Church suite app at Portswood Church! 5th March 2021 • Sarah Bradley Why are we making the change? On 25th May 2018, new data protection laws were introduced which put greater requirements on churches to manage, protect a... Read article Showing love and appreciation to our hard working ICU doctors and nurses in Southampton 3rd February 2021 Weʼre raising £1000 to provide a gift of hand cream and send messages of support and appreciation to our hard working nurses and doctors in Southampton ICU... Read article Unleashed! Words, works and wonders series 29th January 2021 News series: Unleashed! Words, works and wonders - starts this Sunday 31st January 2021 Read article Coronavirus - Our Response 3rd April 2020 We're no longer meeting in our building but we're still together as "church" and also seeking to serve the wider community. Read article Southampton Churches Winter Shelter 20th November 2019 We’ve been challenged by the book of James in the last few weeks. James won’t let us just ‘believe’ the right things, but insists that actions Read article James. Now to live the life 22nd October 2019 The book we’re learning from this autumn term is James. Written by James, Jesus’ half-brother, it’s a small letter found in very last pages of the Bible Read article Thy Kingdom Come! 25th May 2019 We're praying that the Spirit would inspire and equip us to share the Good News of Jesus Christ with our friends and families, our communities and networks... Read article A miracle in slow motion 17th May 2019 Quietly, all over the country, Christians are doing amazing things because Jesus has given them a heart to get alongside people in need and help them Read article Connecting with Easter 15th April 2019 Next weekend is Easter! On the Sundays around Easter we’re taking time to look in a bit more depth at what Jesus’ death on the cross means to us. Read article Advent Reflections 2018 29th November 2018 ‘From Heaven you Came…’ Readings, reflections and prayers for Advent. People talk about ‘the Christmas rush’ and they’re not wrong. Read article Simply Following Jesus 16th September 2018 I wonder if we make the whole business of being Christians – living with Him, and for Him – just a little bit complicated? Read article Generosity and God 21st April 2018 We planned it as the holiday of a lifetime – well, 25 years of marriage. It was good too. The warm sun, the Med visible from the room with a Read article Skipper or buoy? 15th January 2018 I'm sitting looking out at a boat, it is a beautiful little sailing boat, white, with a raised cabin with three fine portholes. Read article Living in the light of Christmas 30th November 2017 Readings, Reflections and prayers through Advent. People talk about ‘the Christmas rush’ and they’re not wrong. But what if we were able to take time Read article Apprenticed to Jesus 27th July 2017 “So what do you do with the rest of your time?” I love getting asked this because it means I get to talk about what I’m part of here, at Portswood Church Read article A God who crosses borders 15th July 2017 Since I was accepted as a member of Wycliffe Bible Translators, some people have asked me how I became interested in “cross-cultural mission” Read article Gideons 25th April 2017 Gideons are probably best known for distributing Scriptures in what the founders called the “The traffic lanes of life” ie. hotels, hospitals,... Read article
The Hidden World 24th March 2017 Some scientists have theorised about the existence of universes parallel to ours and have called them ‘multiverses’. Read article The prayer meeting battle 28th February 2017 If you think about it, prayer is amazing: The thought we can be intimate with the almighty God, creator and sustainer of everything blows my mind. Read article The joy of the workplace 15th February 2017 Now anyone reading the title for this may be excused for thinking it was a sarcastic title, as let’s face it, not many people were counting down Read article Church Family Party, 18th March 9th February 2017 Do you ever wish that there was more time to just be with each other without rushing away to the next thing? Read article John talk series 4th February 2017 During the coming weeks, we will complete the second third of John’s gospel, returning later to finish off in 2018. Read article January Reflections 12th January 2017 Well it really felt like 2016 just came and went, didn’t it? Before we knew it the kids were doing the nativity, the carols were going, the Christmas Read article January’s Bible teaching - Hope 11th January 2017 No matter how we feel about this or any other year, as Christians we’re able to be people of hope, and that is certainly something that’s needed as we go Read article A few thoughts on Advent 2nd December 2016 Advent has begun... kids (and some big kids!) will be opening their Advent calendars each morning and the Christmas Countdowns started in the shops weeks a... Read article 24/7 Week of Prayer 16th November 2016 If you happened to wander down the High Street at 3pm one night last week, you may have been surprised to see a light on in Portswood Church. Read article Iris' story 13th October 2016 I was brought up in an orphanage. My mother went off when I was 2 years old. My grandmother looked after my sister and an aunty looked after my brother Read article 220 coming to faith by 2020? 5th October 2016 You may not know it, but this is one of Portswood Church’s strategic goals for the next few years. Some have reacted against this, saying we’re playing a Read article Southampton City Mission 15th September 2016 Just over four years ago I was invited to join the Southampton City Mission board of trustees. I accepted the invitation and have had the great privilege Read article Portswood Prayer Team 1st September 2016 Portswood Prayer Team is a joint venture of churches in Portswood/Highfield. Two Saturday afternoons a month, a handful of people meet at Portswood Church Read article Meg Lapworth – 'A very rich life' 26th August 2016 Recently Maureen, my wife suggested, ‘Why don’t you write an article about Meg Lapworth especially as she will be leaving us soon to go and stay with some Read article Autumn talk series, Genesis, Who do you think you are? 19th August 2016 Our autumn teaching series takes us back into the book of Genesis. In this second section, we’ll journey with a grown up Isaac, through the life stages Read article Crazy Love by Francis Chan 27th July 2016 Francis Chan takes a refreshing and challenging look at what it means to live as a Christian in our culture today by taking a fresh look at the Gospels Read article Prayer Focus - Reading List 15th July 2016 In the autumn we'll be running another 24x7 prayer room at Portswood Church. Between now and then we want to explore ways of helping one another to deepen Read article A summer prayer adventure ... 15th July 2016 Some prayer book ideas for younger people Read article Faith, Church and the Twenty-Somethings 6th July 2016 Working out our faith in a messy decade. It’s a strange feeling that ten years ago I was an 18 year old about to start university. Student life was great, Read article Our Queen's Birthday Celebrations 23rd June 2016 Last weekend communities all around the country came together in celebration of the Queen’s birthday, we thought that a church fun day would be a great way Read article
The Queen’s 90th Birthday 19th May 2016 To mark the occasion, of the Queen’s 90th birthday, Portswood Church will also be holding a ‘Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration Community Day’ Read article Formation School 6th May 2016 Equipping and envisioning disciples of Jesus who then go on to to equip and envision other disciples themselves Read article Open door 12th April 2016 ‘Where everyone knows your name’ - if you want them to. Imagine what it would be like if Portswood Church could create a ‘safe space’ Read article Walking the Streets 6th March 2016 I found myself walking the streets last Christmas. I took the decision to use some time I had free to deliver flyers. Read article The Reason Why 25th February 2016 It is commonly read or heard that the Christian faith is a ‘shot in the dark’, or believing without any evidence’ or we sometimes Read article Lent 2016 2nd February 2016 The 10th February marks the beginning of Lent which traditionally is a time of detoxing the body and soul in order to fully appreciate the impact of Easter Read article The Parenting Course 14th January 2016 We ran two successful parenting courses last term using Nicky and Sila Lee’s material ‘The Parenting Children Course’. Read article Christmas at Portswood 3rd December 2015 It’s not long 'til Christmas and there’s loads going on at Portswood Church. We’re also running a social campaign called ‘What makes me feel Christmassy’ Read article A Big Family Get Together 17th November 2015 In some regards a church away day is like a huge family get together. Read article The Parenting Course 12th November 2015 We really enjoyed being on the ‘The parenting children course’ that was recently run at Portswood Church. The course ran over five weeks Read article Book groups 6th November 2015 A few weeks ago, a group of young women in the church gathered around a dining room table, cake and coffee at the ready, each with the same book in hand Read article The English Course 29th October 2015 Imagine coming to live in a country where you are unable to speak the language – or you thought you could until you arrived! Read article What’s the Point? 15th October 2015 There’s nothing to anything—it’s all smoke. What is there to show for a lifetime of work, a lifetime of working your fingers to the bone? Read article The Lounge 1st October 2015 We’re very excited to be starting The Lounge, the new fortnightly Sunday evening event for young adults and students Read article Belief 24th September 2015 Do you have that one friend your mind keeps flashing back to? Someone perhaps you weren’t that close to but still see as a friend? I do. Read article Welcome back students! 17th September 2015 September seems to roll along so quickly, and with it the excitement for us as a church of our students returning to us after the long summer break. Read article Portswood Pod. Portswood Church Toddler Group 3rd September 2015 So what is the pod? The pod is the new name for our toddler group. We meet every Tuesday morning in term time. Read article Naomi's week on camp 27th August 2015 Earlier this summer I spent a week sleeping in a tent, surrounded by children aged 9-12. Why on earth did I do such a crazy thing? Read article Building for the future 20th August 2015 Our vision for the re-development of the building has always had at its heart a desire to enable us to serve better the wider community Read article Befriending Aliens! 5th August 2015 Befriending aliens - no, not little green men, but strangers and foreigners who are living among us. Imagine yourself living in a strange foreign land Read article
Highlights from Indonesia 29th July 2015 The Indonesia team have been back for a while now, back to reality in its varying forms. So, what exactly did we do there? Read article Portswood Celebrated 23rd July 2015 On Saturday, Portswood Church opened its doors for our first "Celebrate" community day. The atmosphere around the church really captured the theme Read article Belonging 12th June 2015 You may remember that back in February, Portswood Church launched a survey about 'Belonging'. Read article Trip to Indonesia 10th May 2015 17,000 islands, 3,200 miles east to west, 250 million people, with a Muslim majority of around 80%: that's Indonesia, where a team from church are heading Read article How to pray for the new government 8th May 2015 Today we got the election result and looked at the Proverbs 29:1-14, set months ago for this lunchtime's House of Prayer. It was astonishingly on target Read article The week after polling day 27th April 2015 Apparently records are being smashed in this election campaign. The charity CARE reckons that 325 local hustings meetings where candidates get the chance Read article Blessed! 24x10 Prayer. 14th-24th May 25th April 2015 10 days of 24-hour prayer, leading us from the day of ascension to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost (May 24th). Read article Easter – Because HE Nailed it 23rd March 2015 Easter is at the heart of the Christian faith and at the heart of Easter is the cross. It’s for this reason that the cross has been the main symbol of Jesu... Read article Fond memories of the 2015 Big Party! 22nd March 2015 So it happened! We had a great big party together again this year, it was great to see people of all ages dancing, chatting and having fun together! Read article Study notes on Lent 16th February 2015 Many Churches around the world use Lent - the 40 days before Easter to - as an opportunity to focus on the central event of Christianity Read article Photography club photowalk on Friday 16th February 2015 The photography club will be meeting this Friday (20th Feb) for the club meetup. This is going to be a Photowalk on and around the Itchen Toll Bridge. Read article So that was Christmas… 11th February 2015 We're now half-way between Christmas and Easter if my calculations are right. My memory is already fogging up but somewhere in the mix of misty recollectio... Read article Belonging at Portswood Church Survey 29th January 2015 What does it mean to belong to Portswood Church? We ran a survey to find out. Read article Finding Wisdom and Leaders' Breakfasts 23rd January 2015 Every now and then avid readers of our Sunday notice-sheet in Church will see mention of a leader’s breakfast. Read article The Big Party! 20th January 2015 Following the success of last year’s big party, the guys from life in 3d (the church’s 20-30’s group) will be organising another big party this year on the... Read article The 2015 Student Weekend Away 20th January 2015 We’re really excited to be planning a student weekend away this year! It’ll be great to just spend some time together, look into God’s word and have lot... Read article Hungry, waiting on God 10th January 2015 It is a place to individually dwell, but corporately seek God. It is a space set apart on a Sunday evening between 7-9pm to come and just be with your c... Read article 2014 Carol Service Video 26th December 2014 A short highlight video of the 2014 Traditional Carols by Candlelight Read article Awayday - Keeping the difference 16th December 2014 We did it – we managed to get away for a whole day together at the beginning of half term. Getting together with a substantial proportion (over a 100 adult... Read article Looking forward to Alpha! 6th December 2014 Looking forward to Alpha. Got questions? Read article
Building project update 3rd November 2014 Here is some information about the building project. We're nearly there now, we just need to do this and that. Read article New Student Life Group 3rd November 2014 We’ve started a student life group, a small group every other Sunday where we’re looking into the bible and workout how it applies to life at university. Read article The Away Day 30th October 2014 We had a great away day Read article
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