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The Pondify Podcast is a Community Church Bishops Stortford Production. Hosts Matt, Nigel and Noel get together weekly to interview guests and ponder upon the gospel of Jesus Christ. In this first series of the show they get to grips with the topics of Community, Scripture, Hospitality, Prayer, Simplicity, Generosity, Fasting, Solitude and the Sabbath. They talk to normal people within the church and wider community about their every day lives and their personal testimonies. How they continu ...
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At the beginning of Galatians, Paul sets out his testimony as evidence of the truth of the gospel of Jesus and it's the same with us as disciples. The gospel of Jesus is true and our testimony of life is part of that evidence which illustrates that it's true. As Jesus says in Matthew Chapter 7 :16 "By their fruit you will recognise them." So as we think about the message of Galatians in this Playmakers podcast, we're talking to real people and thinking about how the gospel of Jesus has trans ...
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EPISODE 8 - SIMPLICITY PT 2 with guests Beth & Chris
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In this episode of the Pondify Podcast, Matt & Nigel invite Beth Croft & Chris Jones to talk about the discipline of simplicity, as a part of practicing the way. The big question being asked is "What does it mean to live for Jesus with simplicity and how do we do it?" Together, they unpack how it takes effort and discuss the complexities of becomin…
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EPISODE 8 - SIMPLICITY PT 1 with guests Beth & Chris
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In this episode of the Pondify Podcast, Matt & Nigel invite Beth Croft & Chris Jones to talk about the discipline of simplicity, as a part of practicing the way. The big question being asked is "What does it mean to live for Jesus with simplicity and how do we do it?" Together, they unpack how it takes effort and discuss the complexities of becomin…
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EPISODE 7 PART 2 - How do we build a community of grace?
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Perhaps it’s fair to say that we need grace most when we find differences between us. However we are united by something far bigger. In this episode Nigel sits down with Kwasi and Bernita. They talk about their experiences of Christian community in the past and present and unpack the main questions which are "How do we show and receive grace?", "Wh…
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EPISODE 7 PART 1 - How do we build a community of grace?
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Perhaps it’s fair to say that we need grace most when we find differences between us. However we are united by something far bigger. In this episode Nigel sits down with Kwasi and Bernita. They talk about their experiences of Christian community in the past and present and unpack the main questions which are "How do we show and receive grace?", "Wh…
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EPISODE 6 PART 2 - FORGIVENESS with Ollie & Ruth
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In episode 6 part 2 of the Pondify Podcast Nigel & Matt talk to Ollie & Ruth about forgiveness. Off the back of Ollie's recent preach on this subject the guys pose the main question - How does forgiveness, and unforgiveness, affect our relationship with God? Again this is part one of a two part episode. Together, they unpack questions such as "what…
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EPISODE 6 PART 1 - FORGIVENESS with Ollie & Ruth
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In episode 6 part 1 of the Pondify Podcast Nigel & Matt talk to Ollie & Ruth about forgiveness. Off the back of Ollie's recent preach on this subject the guys pose the main question - How does forgiveness, and unforgiveness, affect our relationship with God? Again this is part one of a two part episode. Together, they unpack questions such as "what…
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EPISODE 5 PART 2 - What does it mean to love scripture and live by it?
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In this episode of the Pondify Podcast show Matt Squirrell & Noel Amos chat to Nigel Warner & Tom Amos about the vast subject of scripture. They unpack questions such as Do you love scripture?, Do you live by scripture?. How would you describe your relationship with scripture? and have there been times when you have avoided the Bible or when the Bi…
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EPISODE 5 PART 1 - What does it mean to love scripture and live by it?
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In this episode of the Pondify Podcast show Matt Squirrell & Noel Amos chat to Nigel Warner & Tom Amos about the vast subject of scripture. They unpack questions such as Do you love scripture?, Do you live by scripture?. How would you describe your relationship with scripture? and have there been times when you have avoided the Bible or when the Bi…
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EPISODE 4 PART 2 - PRAYER with Steve & Jack
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In this episode Nigel & Matt delve into the discipline of Prayer with guests Steve Cain and Jack English. Steve and his wife Sarah lead the prophetic groups in our church for many years and Jack was part of the Sozo prayer team that ran at CCBS also for many years. Prayer, as we all know, is an enormous topic so we tried to unpack it over a two par…
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EPISODE 4 PART 1 - PRAYER with Jack & Steve
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In this episode Nigel & Matt delve into the discipline of Prayer with guests Steve Cain and Jack English. Steve and his wife Sarah lead the prophetic groups in our church for many years and Jack was part of the Sozo prayer team that ran at CCBS also for many years. Prayer, as we all know, is an enormous topic so we tried to unpack it over a two par…
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On Sunday Mornings we’ve started to unpack a series on disciplines and what is helpful in becoming a good disciple. Recently we unpacked the discipline of community and how it is positioned within the core of the church. In this episode, Nigel & Matt speak to Michael Hall about his life before becoming a Christian and his radical transformation aft…
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On Sunday mornings we've been going through a series on the disciplines and on what is helpful to become good disciples. And recently we've been unpacking the discipline of community. Community is really core to our church and what we're about. So what we wanted to do was ask Ollie & Katherine Cole, specifically because of the role they fulfil in t…
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Episode 1 - Part 2 - Matt & Esther - Adoption
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At the tail end of 2022 we embarked on a new series for the Community Church Bishops Stortford podcast show. Following on from the Galatians Playmakers series, we decided to interview Matt, our Host and his wife Esther on the subject of Adoption. Little did we realise that the endearing testimony of Adoption which was to follow would unearth so muc…
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Episode 1 - Part 1 Matt & Esther - Adoption
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At the tail end of 2022 we embarked on a new series for the Community Church Bishops Stortford podcast show. Following on from the Galatians Playmakers series, we decided to interview Matt, our Host and his wife Esther on the subject of Adoption. Little did we realise that the endearing testimony of Adoption which was to follow would unearth so muc…
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n Episode 6 Matt & Nigel talk to Hannah & Ben and ask the question how do we remember the poor? Hannah used to live and work in Uganda and set up a charity there while living and serving in the country, whilst Ben currently works for the Red Cross and has been involved in the humanitarian sector for the last 20 years. They talk about different type…
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Episode 5 - How do we live in the freedom of the spirit in the face of anxiety and fear?
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In Episode 5 we talk to Rowan & John who run their own business. Matt & Nigel unpack how they have managed to run their business during covid and now, in a world of austerity post covid. They discuss the weapons they choose from their spiritual armoury to come against feelings of anxiety and fear. For all of us, life is hard at times and it can be …
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Episode 4 - "How do you look after your root to produce good fruit?"
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In this episode of the Playmakers Podcast Matt & Nigel talk to Barbara, Noelle & Tom about the fruit of the Spirit and nurturing a healthy root to produce good fruit. We hope you enjoy the episode.By Community Church Bishop's Stortford
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Episode 3 - How powerful is kindness in the life of a Christian and the people we meet?
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Kindness is actually only mentioned once in the entirety of Galatians and it's as a part of the fruit of the spirit where it says in Galatians chapter five, 'But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law.'…
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Episode 2 - How do we get back up when life tackles us really hard?
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We can often get tackled and hit hard by the events and circumstances life throws at us. Sometimes we are able to shrug off those tackles and keep running our race. However, other times it can leave us on your knees really struggling to get back up. In this episode of 'Playmakers' we talk to Jane & Yvette, two amazing woman who have ridden tackle a…
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Episode 1 - What is the best offensive play when the sins of the flesh try to tackle you?
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At the beginning of Galatians, Paul sets out his testimony as evidence of the truth of the gospel of Jesus and it's the same with us as disciples. The gospel of Jesus is true and our testimony of life is part of the evidence which illustrates that it's true. As Jesus says in Matthew chapter seven, "By their fruit, you will recognise them." So as we…
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