King's Church London

This passage shows us five examples of singleminded devotion to something. One is Jesus; three show great examples of responding to him; one does not. We can learn from all five.

Shirley Toppin has been a committed member of King’s from the 70s. She shares her own life experience alongside influential women in the Bible: Hannah, Timothy’s mother Eunice and grandmother Lois, and Naomi. God’s leading takes Shirley from the rain forest of Guyana to urban life in Catford! Shirley encourages us to persevere in prayer, to influence children we know for Jesus and to find hope in tragedy. Finally she prays for mothers and mother figures in the church.

Wellbeing in our work comes as we move with the grain of God’s purpose in creating work in the first place. Specifically, it means recognising three things that we find in Genesis 1-3, and in 2 Thessalonians 3: that work is universal, that it is good, and that it is hard. This message by Andrew Wilson, our Teaching Pastor, concludes our series ‘God’s Plan for Your Wellbeing’.

Steve Tibbert, our Senior Pastor, looks at the topic of Financial Wellbeing, such an important topic in these challenging times. He shares a great mix of biblical principles and practical application relevant to everyone – those struggling with their finances or in debt, through to those who are rich.

As we look at our relational wellbeing dial, many of us will find our tank empty. In this message by HIlary Dalziel, one of our Pastors who helps lead the Catford site, we look at how to fill that up through restoring loving relationships with those closest to us and with our church family. It requires dealing with conflict and asking for forgiveness, but if we come to Jesus first, He will fill us with His love and grace and enable us to take the first steps.

The closest word in Scripture to ‘wellbeing’ is the Hebrew word shalom: peace, welfare, wholeness. In this beautiful passage, Isaiah offers us an invitation to spiritual wellbeing, a challenge to it, and then a promise of it. This message by Andrew Wilson, our Teaching Pastor, is part of our series ‘God’s Plan for Your Wellbeing’.

In Philippians Paul writes about the occasion when Epaphroditus fell ill, nearly died and had to be sent home. Paul does not hide how he felt, but describes the emotional roller coaster that he went through. Likewise, we need to cope with our emotions when we go through difficult times. What practical steps can we take to manage our emotions in the situations we face?

Physical Wellbeing is a common term that is used today. But what does God have to say about it? In this message, Moses looks at the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 19, to show us that God takes an interest in our physical wellbeing, and therefore we should too. God supplies all that we need to enhance it – food, rest and exercise. And because of the Lord Jesus’ triumph over death, physical wellbeing need not be and end in itself, because we too will conquer death through our union with Him.

In this opening message of the series, Phil teaches how wellbeing has always been part of God’s plan for human beings. Jesus invites us to come to Him and He says that if we will come and surrender to Him, He will give us rest. Phil then looks at what it means to have a ‘wellbeing mindset’ and teaches out of Psalm 23 that God really does want us to know and to live in the reality of the truth that “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want, he makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.”

Habakkuk’s final prophetic response to crisis is one of joy. Initially it doesn’t seem fitting, but as he reflects on God’s desire to save His people, his heart is quickly filled with a joy-filled response, even though the situation remains challenging.