The refill & refuel podcast

The prophet listens to God, tells the right people and great things happen. Denis Smith Haggai

Sometimes the circumstances of life bring us to a point where we are not in a place of what we would choose or desire. We can easily feel trapped and hemmed in. Yet Psalm 16 says ‘the boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places.’ Is it possible to know God’s freedom when we find ourselves in a difficult place. John in Revelation 1, imprisoned on an island on Patmos found freedom when he found himself ‘on the Lord’s day..in the Spirit’. The Lord’s Prayer also has surprising things to teach us! David Mayhew Revelation 1:1-19

This miracle shows us that sometimes there is enough for the day and sometimes there is overflowing provision. Suzanne Owen Matthew 14:15-21

People are amazing! Steve uses Psalm 8 to consider how we are made in the image of God and capable of so much good. Psalm 8 John 1:1-5 & 14 Steve Gendall

What is your greatest fear? Who holds the steering wheel in your life. Julia asks these searching questions in her talk. Julia Lewis Luke 12:4-7

Uncover the light in you with 7 life-changing words from Jesus.

Steve Gendall

Mark 4:21-23

Steve considers Mary and how God interacts with ordinary people like us! Luke 1:26-39 Steve Clark

Jesus was Chosen; King Charles is chosen; You are chosen - for a particular purpose for Almighty God. Isaiah 42:1-4 & Luke 23: 33-38 Steve Gendall

There is true freedom in knowing and receiving God's love. Steve discusses some of the obstacles that prevent us entering into a greater intimacy with Jesus. 1 John 1:1-4 & 1 John 3:1-14 Steve Gendall

We will be looking at the restoration of Peter when Jesus appeared to the disciples on the shores of lake Galilee John 21:15-22 Paul Deeming

In this talk Suzanne examines Thomas after the resurrection of Jesus - is he a doubter or a truth seeker? Suzanne Owen John 20:24-29

Welcome to our Maundy Thursday service all about going deeper with Jesus. John 6:1-15 Steve Gendall

The theme for our 22:2 service this morning is: "Admitting I am wrong". During his talk Steve will be drawing from Galatians 1:11-24. How easy or hard do you find it to admit when you are wrong? Galatians 1:11-24 Steve Gendall

The healing of the Gerasene demoniac.  What in me is in chains?  How can Jesus break the chains to set me free?  

Revd Canon Sarah Chapman  

Mark 5:1-20

Lies exposed and truth declared - teaching by Steve Gendall from Luke 4:1-15  

Steve Gendall 

Luke 4:1-15

Many folks in the Bible had encounters with God up a mountain! It is a place where we can leave the fog and mist of the valley, and get a better perspective of reality and what is around us. Moses famously met God on Mount Horeb in a burning bush. As we look at this episode from Exodus 3v1-14, we see how Moses began to get a clearer picture of who he was, who God is and what God was calling him to.  God still desires today to lift the fog of our inadequacies and disappointments, and empower us with a fresh vision of who He is and what He is calling us to.   

David Mayhew  

Exodus 3:1-14

What is your motivation for fasting or giving up something during lent?  In this talk Suzanne encourages us to examine our motivation and earnestly seek God's heart.    

Suzanne Owen 

Matthew 6: 1-6 & 16-21

The zeal of the Lord will accomplish his purpose - that good news will be proclaimed and all people will see God's salvation in Jesus.  

Steve Gendall 

Luke 1:57-66

God came to Mary in a startling fashion through an angel, with words of grace and love as well as promises of His real and vibrant presence, announcing that she would miraculously bear the coming Saviour of the world. He reassured her in the midst of her distress and questions, and as she surrendered to Him, something (or Someone) amazing happened in her (Luke 1v26-36).  So began her journey of wonder and expectancy.   

In the same way, He also comes to us, with words of grace, love and promise, challenging us to receive Him afresh in these days - His salvation, His call to walk with Him and His presence itself.  If we do, our eyes will be filled with wonder, and we will never be the same again!  

David Mayhew 

Luke 1:26-36

The service today is ‘waiting for the promise’ as part of the Advent theme this week of ‘watch for the light’. We will be looking at the promise given to Abraham that he would be a father, and how long he had to wait.  

Suzanne Owen 

Genesis 18:1-15 

Genesis 21:1-2 & 6

Looking at the time in Elijah’s life where he had run away from the threat to his life, and, in crisis, made a pilgrimage to the mountain of the Lord.  

Suzanne Owen 

1 Kings 19:5-7 & 8-9

Holman Hunt’s famous painting, ‘The Light of the World,’ was inspired by Jesus’ words: ‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him’ (Revelation 3v20). Today we look at the context in which Jesus spoke these words when He invited a struggling church in Laodicea (modern Turkey) to put aside all lukewarmness and to passionately seek all that God would want to give them.  

David Mayhew 

Revelation 3:14-21

We are all somewhere on the road between a pigsty and a palace.  Steve considers where each of us might be on that road.    

Steve Gendall 

Luke 15:11-24

We can easily feel in these days as if the darkness is closing in, in our personal lives as well as on a national and international scale. The Lord wants to open our eyes to see where all of history is heading,  culminating in his kingdom gloriously manifest in new heavens and a new earth. But this kingdom has already broken into our world and lives, if we, like Elisha's servant in 2 Kings 6v13-17, can but see it!  

David Mayhew 

2 Kings 6:13-17

Today we celebrate one of the big 5 of Christianity, without which Christianity would not exist as the dynamic power of God poured out into the world that it is - Pentecost. The other elements of the big 5 are: Christmas, Easter, Ascension and Jesus' second coming.    

Join us and be renewed and refreshed by the living power of God who comes to us in the presence of the Holy Spirit.   

David Mayhew 

Acts 2:17-21

When we are buffeted by fears, anxieties and disappointments, and struggle with our human limitations, the Lord encourages us to draw deeper from the well of His love, hope and faith. Jesus encountered Simon after a fruitless night of fishing and encouraged him to ‘Put out into the deep’ (Luke 5v1-11).  He would never be the same again!  

David Mayhew 

Luke 5:1-11

We take a look at a key moment in the life of Elijah in 1 Kings 19 when he felt alone, at the end of himself and despairing of life itself. God comes to him in great tenderness, and speaks to him, not in the mighty manifestations of an earthquake, fire or wind, but in a gentle whisper. We all long to hear God speak to us. Today we explore how we can draw near to Him, to be still and know that He is indeed an all powerful, yet deeply caring God.  

David Mayhew 

1 Kings 19:2-13

John the Baptist tells us that the Messiah will send His Holy Spirit and fire.    

Steve Gendall 

Luke 3:1-18  

Today we are looking at the story of Martha, sister of Lazarus and Mary, and her experience when her brother died.   

Suzanne Owen 

John 11:1-7 & 17-27

Sandi looks at how we can walk in the light and live life to the full in our Healing Service today.   

Sandi Wickens 

1 John 1:1-2:11

In Psalm 23v5, we see God preparing a table before us, inviting us to come home and feast!  There are so many reasons we do not receive his gracious love. We feel unworthy,  we get busy and distracted,  we feel we should be doing something for Him...rather than simply receiving His love that continuously and pursues us. Will you  take a seat at the banquet of His love today?  

David Mayhew 

Psalm 23:5

How can a Christian believe in both suffering and healing?  How do we hold these two things together?  Steve touches on this tricky subject in the service today.  

Steve Clark 

John 9:1-5

The whole ministry of John the Baptist was to prepare the way for his cousin Jesus.  This morning we particularly look at the promise that John would baptise with water but Jesus would baptise in the Holy Spirit and what this means for us today?  

Colin Crook 

Mark 1:1-8

We meet with people and we meet with God.  We are revived by people and we are revived by God.  We serve people and so we serve God.  

Denis Smith 

Acts 5:12-16 

Acts 6:1-7

Acts 1:1-11  

Colin Crook

Jesus takes his disciples to the Mount of Olives and ascends into heaven before their eyes.  How do the disciples respond?  Why did Jesus have to ascend?  Where is heaven and what is it like?

Today's healing service we will be looking at the resurrection appearance of Jesus to the disciples who are hiding in fear of their lives.  They are changed by their encounter with the risen Jesus.   

What will an encounter with the risen Jesus mean for me?  

Suzanne Owen 

John 20:19-23

Jesus was, and still is, in the business of helping people believe.  Even though he stood right in front of the disciples he still helped them to believe.  

Jesus has good news for everyone! 

John 20&21

Suzanne considers the experience of the two on the road to Emmaus after witnessing the death of Jesus.  They were filled with grief and hopelessness, but and encounter with Jesus brought transformation.   

Suzanne Owen 

Luke 24:13-17

Misunderstandings can trip us up, be stumbling blocks to our understanding and yet if we are prepared to allow the Spirit of Truth to penetrate our hearts, minds and blind spots, we, like Mary, can say 'We have seen the Lord' (John 20:18).

In our service yesterday, Suzanne explored how Judas may have misunderstood his friend, Jesus.

Suzanne focuses on Judas and his act of betrayal in the garden.  

Suzanne Owen 

John 18:1-8