Sun, Feb 01, 2026
Duration:35 mins 48 secs
From 1 Corinthians 3, Mike Smith explains how it is God who brings about growth in his church, and in his people into the likeness of his Son.
Sun, Jan 18, 2026
Duration:39 mins 52 secs
Mike Smith shows how the Word of God has transforming power in our lives using 1 Peter 1:22-2:10.
Sun, Jan 11, 2026
Duration:58 mins 3 secs
In the first Rooted service of 2026, Mike resumes our series on the 39 Articles with Article 8 - the faith we confess.
Sun, Dec 21, 2025
Duration:17 mins 46 secs
Mike Smith explains the Christingle service using the sayings of Jesus about himself in John's gospel.
Sun, Dec 07, 2025
Duration:48 mins 16 secs
Mike takes a look at Christmas - should we celebrate it? Or just cancel it?
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Sun, Nov 30, 2025
Duration:34 mins 42 secs
Using the Pharisees' demand for a sign from Jesus in Matthew 16, Mike Smith asks "What are the signs of the times?" and "How do we guard against dangerous teaching today?".
Sun, Nov 23, 2025
Duration:54 mins 40 secs
Having spoken about the certainty and the necessity of suffering, Mike concludes this series by looking at the brevity of our suffering.
Sun, Nov 16, 2025
Duration:55 mins 45 secs
The second of Mike's series on suffering - this week the title is 'the necessity of suffering'.
Sun, Nov 09, 2025
Duration:53 mins 2 secs
In the first part of a new Rooted series called "Sharing in His Sufferings", Mike considers why we suffer.
Sun, Oct 19, 2025
Duration:40 mins 29 secs
Mike Smith asks "Why are we here?" and shows us how the answer can be found in these verses of 1 Chronicles 15 & 16.
Sun, Oct 05, 2025
Duration:35 mins
Mike Smith asks "How do we choose wisely?" and "How do we find God's blessing on our choices?", and shows how the chronicler helps to answer these questions.
Sun, Sep 28, 2025
Duration:39 mins 58 secs
Mike Smith asks "Are you following the King that God has enthroned and appointed?" and points out that the chronicler warns us not to be a fake christian!
Sun, Sep 21, 2025
Duration:37 mins 50 secs
Mike Smith explains how the chronicler is telling us about God's promise to bless his people forever through a Son of David.
Sun, Sep 14, 2025
Duration:37 mins 12 secs
Mike Smith challenges us to consider whether we will we follow our own heroic 'king' whoever we happen to favour, or will we trust in King Jesus, the son of God, who is the anointed king over all creation?
Sun, Jul 20, 2025
Duration:33 mins 6 secs
Mike Smith shows how the feeding of the multitude reveals Jesus heart as the merciful Messiah whose miracles can empower our ministry.
Sun, Jun 08, 2025
Duration:33 mins 42 secs
Mike Smith explains how, depending upon the state of our hearts, the parables can hide the knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven or they can unlock those secrets to reveal the treasures within.
Sun, May 25, 2025
Duration:42 mins 50 secs
Mike Smith takes us through how God's people are a humble, inclusive, loyal and serving people whose hope is in the God of creation and of new beginnings.
Sun, May 04, 2025
Duration:38 mins 9 secs
Mike Smith shows how the King's family, while being dysfunctional due to sin, lives and is sustained by his promise.
Sun, Apr 27, 2025
Duration:37 mins 20 secs
Mike Smith teaches how the church are a chosen people with a common creator, belonging to God and called to be missionary people.
Sun, Mar 30, 2025
Duration:20 mins 33 secs
Mike Smith explains how we give to the Lords work because we are a family, united in our desire to support Gods work in his church.
Sun, Mar 23, 2025
Duration:55 mins 35 secs
In the third and final part of the short series on the Church of England, Mike discusses the future.
Sun, Mar 16, 2025
Duration:49 mins 49 secs
We are running a short series on the Church of England in our Rooted evening services. This week, in part 2, Mike discusses 'The Crisis'.
Sun, Mar 09, 2025
Duration:53 mins 2 secs
The first of a three-part series on the Church of England. Mike starts the series by talking about 'The Journey', some history and how we got to where we are today.
Sun, Feb 09, 2025
Duration:33 mins 25 secs
Mike Smith explains how Matthew shows the servant nature of Jesus in Chapter 12:15-21
Sun, Jan 19, 2025
Duration:33 mins 45 secs
Mike expounds on the two options for where we will spend eternity, looking at Matthew 11:20-30.
Sun, Dec 08, 2024
Duration:29 mins 27 secs
Mike Smith preaches There is Grace from Luke 1:26-56 in the Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of St Johns Church in Hartford
Sun, Nov 03, 2024
Duration:42 mins 40 secs
Mike Smith concludes the two part series on The Sanctity of Life from Ecclesiastes 12:1-7 and Luke 2:25-35
Sun, Oct 27, 2024
Duration:1 hr 16 mins 7 secs
Mike Smith introduces The Sancitity of Life using Psalm 139 in the first of a two part series
Sun, Oct 13, 2024
Duration:51 mins 40 secs
Using the parable of the sower in Mark 4:1-20 Mike Smith explains the obstacles to growing deep roots and how we must build our lives on God's Word
Sun, Oct 06, 2024
Duration:19 mins 19 secs
Mike Smith introduces the new Deep Roots series showing from Psalm 1 how delighting in the Law of the Lord will enable us to sink deep roots in Him
Sun, Sep 29, 2024
Duration:42 mins 57 secs
Mike Smith provides guidance on sharing Christ in our culture from 1 Peter 3:13-18
Sun, Sep 15, 2024
Duration:37 mins 17 secs
Rev Mike Smith continues on The Hope of God's Promise with The Believers' Prayer in Acts 4:23-31
Sun, Sep 08, 2024
Duration:51 mins 30 secs
Mike introduces the series Mission Ready from Acts 17:16-34
Sun, Aug 11, 2024
Duration:32 mins 35 secs
Mike preaches on Psalm 85 as part of our summer 2024 series.
Sun, Jul 21, 2024
Duration:35 mins 56 secs
The start of our summer series of psalms, starting with Psalm 80.
Sun, Jul 14, 2024
Duration:19 mins 13 secs
Special "Rooted Summer Praise" service, with Mike preaching on Ephesians 1.
Sun, Jun 30, 2024
Duration:21 mins 3 secs
Mike continues our series on the I AM sayings of Jesus - the way, the truth and the life.
Sun, Jun 16, 2024
Duration:36 mins 57 secs
Jesus shows his mercy in Matthew Chapter 9.
Sun, May 26, 2024
Duration:23 mins 44 secs
Sun, May 12, 2024
Duration:43 mins 44 secs
Revelation 21:1-8
