https://www.st-helens.org.uk https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/thumbnail/Icon_Green_white_background.jpg https://www.st-helens.org.uk Podcast for Node Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:23:41 GMT St Helen's Bishopsgate Sunday sermons preached at St Helens Church, Bishopsgate, London, UK One thing matters; taking the time to listen to Jesus. Every week we gather together on Sundays to hear God speak through the Bible. This podcast is a feed of our three English speaking talks from our Sunday services. We are a church based in the heart of the City of London. Visit www.st-helens.org.uk or download our apps on iOS and Android, to access thousands of talks and other resources. digital@st-helens.org.uk No https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59343/SE26-014.mp3 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT George Diwakar 2 Kings 13:14-25 - George Diwakar (6pm) In a time of national decline and despair, 2 Kings 13:14–25 reminds us where true hope lies. Even as Israel faces judgment and death, God’s grace still remains and his word still has power to give life. When everything else collapses, the promises of God endure—and through his word he can still bring people from death to life. No 28:57 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59342/SA26-014.mp3 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT Aneirin Glyn 2 Kings 13:10-25 - Aneirin Glyn (4pm) Why is the number of strikes with the arrows so important? Why is a man returned to life only after being thrown into a grave? The writer of Kings wants us to think hard, to realise that the word of Lord both demands comprehensive obedience and brings life from the dead. No 33:02 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59341/SM26-014.mp3 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:15:00 GMT William Taylor James 5:13-20 - William Taylor (11:15am) James concludes his letter by laying out the pattern for a Christian’s restoration. The verses speak to the weak, the wobbly, and the wandering. The whole church is to be involved in restoring the sinner. No 38:28 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59344/SP26-014.mp3 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:30:00 GMT William Taylor James 5:13-20 - William Taylor (9am) James concludes his letter by laying out the pattern for a Christian’s restoration. The verses speak to the weak, the wobbly, and the wandering. The whole church is to be involved in restoring the sinner. No 38:28 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59336/SE26-013.mp3 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT George Diwakar 2 Kings 8:1-15 - George Diwakar (6pm) Delay can be deadly – especially when responding to the word of the LORD. God’s people, Israel, had so many chances to listen, but they didn’t take them. When judgment arrived, it was too little, too late. Will we make the same mistake, or will we listen to Jesus as saviour before his return as judge? No 31:03 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59339/SA26-013.mp3 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT Nick Heeley 2 Kings 8:1-15 - Nick Heeley (4pm) In 2 Kings 8, we see a final glimpse of the life God offers through Elisha, before the long-delayed judgement on the house of Ahab is finally set in motion. Yet these verses also reveal that Israel has already faced a kind of judgement—divided in two by how people respond to Elisha’s life-giving ministry. The certainty of coming judgement is a warning to those who have not yet turned to Jesus, reminding us that delay does not mean it will not come. At the same time, the passage encourages Christians to persevere in serving the God who faithfully provides for his people. No 39:18 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59335/SM26-013.mp3 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 11:15:00 GMT William Taylor James 5:7-12 - William Taylor (11:15am) James’ aim for his readers is that we are completer-finishers. He is adamant that the Lord Jesus is returning – imminently – and that we therefore need to be steadfast and patient. But patience involves action: disciplined with regard to our hearts, tongues, trials and promises. No 30:54 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59337/SP26-013.mp3 Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:30:00 GMT William Taylor James 5:7-12 - William Taylor (9am) James’ aim for his readers is that we are completer-finishers. He is adamant that the Lord Jesus is returning – imminently – and that we therefore need to be steadfast and patient. But patience involves action: disciplined with regard to our hearts, tongues, trials and promises. No 30:54 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59328/SE26-012.mp3 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT George Diwakar 2 Kings 6:8-23 - George Diwakar (6pm) In a dramatic episode from the life of Elisha, God’s people appear surrounded and helpless before their enemies. Yet this ‘Oscar-worthy’ story shows that God’s word cannot be stopped. As God opens eyes, protects his prophet, and even shows mercy to his enemies, we see that nothing can stand against his purposes. This passage calls us to trust God’s power, sovereignty, and grace even when his people seem outnumbered or afraid. No 32:56 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59326/SA26-012.mp3 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT Nick Heeley 2 Kings 6:8-23 - Nick Heeley (4pm) Fear can stop us speaking and living boldly for Jesus in a hostile world. In 2 Kings 6, Elisha is the victorious saviour who shows mercy to his enemies, who points us forward to the our merciful saviour, Jesus. Seeing we belong to the winning side is the antidote to fear. Seeing Jesus's mercy to his enemies should drive the winning side out in courageous service in the world. No https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59324/SM26-012.mp3 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:15:00 GMT William Taylor James 5:1-6 - William Taylor (11:15am) In their small print, those who run savings or investment accounts suggest that the price of their product may go ‘up or down’. There is no small print in James’ instruction on wealth. He issues a straight-talking and unequivocal warning about wealth. No 27:58 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59329/SP26-012.mp3 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 09:30:00 GMT William Taylor James 5:1-6 - William Taylor (9am) In their small print, those who run savings or investment accounts suggest that the price of their product may go ‘up or down’. There is no small print in James’ instruction on wealth. He issues a straight-talking and unequivocal warning about wealth. No 27:58 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59321/SE26-011.mp3 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT Jack Stileman 2 Kings 5:1-27 - Jack Stileman (6pm) Our world is full of suffering and self-interest. In 2 Kings 5 we see that the true hope of the world is the word of the Lord. No 35:08 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59319/SA26-011.mp3 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT Nick Heeley 2 Kings 5:1-27 - Nick Heeley (4pm) As we reach the high point of the Elisha narrative, we see the power of the life-giving word and how far it can reach—to the worst enemy of Israel, one who is unclean and a picture of death. All of this comes about because a servant girl trusts in the life-giving power of God’s word. She stands as a model of bold speech in a hostile world for us to imitate. No 30:59 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59318/SM26-011.mp3 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:15:00 GMT William Taylor James 4:11-17 - William Taylor (11:15am) James teaches us that God gives grace to the humble who submit to him. If humbling ourselves before God is the gateway to receiving his grace, pride is the opposite. James identifies key indicators of proud resistance to God’s grace. It is humbling stuff. No 28:02 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59320/SP26-011.mp3 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 09:30:00 GMT William Taylor James 4:11-17 - William Taylor (9am) James teaches us that God gives grace to the humble who submit to him. If humbling ourselves before God is the gateway to receiving his grace, pride is the opposite. James identifies key indicators of proud resistance to God’s grace. It is humbling stuff. No 28:02 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59315/SE26-010.mp3 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:00:00 GMT Jack Stileman 2 Kings 2:1-25 - Jack Stileman (6pm) What will restore the church and renew the world? 1 & 2 Kings says: the word of the Lord. But in 2 Kings 2, the prophet Elijah is leaving. What then? New prophet, same word. No 33:48 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59314/SA26-010.mp3 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:00:00 GMT Nick Heeley 2 Kings 2:1-25 - Nick Heeley (4pm) As Elisha's ministry begins, we get a glimpse of what his ministry is all about: bringing life to a land of death, followed by bringing final judgement to the House of Ahab. Elisha points us forward to the agenda of the Lord Jesus today, bringing life to the world, before returning to finally judge the world. No 32:00 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59312/SM26-010.mp3 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 11:15:00 GMT William Taylor William Taylor (11:15am) James’s teaching in chapters 1–4 is deeply challenging. He urges his readers to remain steadfast so that they may be mature and complete at the coming of Jesus. How this is to be achieved is explored through his four-step ‘programme’ for change. No 28:52 https://api.st-helens.org.uk/v1.0/downloads/podcast-download/59313/SP26-010.mp3 Sun, 01 Mar 2026 09:30:00 GMT William Taylor James 4:1-10 - William Taylor (9am) James’s teaching in chapters 1–4 is deeply challenging. He urges his readers to remain steadfast so that they may be mature and complete at the coming of Jesus. How this is to be achieved is explored through his four-step ‘programme’ for change. No 28:52