Here are the notes we use for our weekly homegroups. Click on the titles to see each set of notes.
To listen to the corresponding Sunday talk, please visit our Bible Bytes page, where you will find the most recent one, and a link to the page with previous talks.
St James Church’s Vision (2024)
Date | Title | Bible Passage(s) |
7 Jan 2024 | 1. Keeping a healthy Spiritual diet | Psalm 84 |
14 Jan 2024 | 2. Growing as followers of Jesus | 1 Peter 1. 3-5 and 2 Peter 1. 1. 3-4 1 Peter 1. 13-16 and 2 Peter 2. 5-9 |
21 Jan 2024 | 3. Participating in the life of the Spirit | Romans 8. 1-11 1 Corinthians 12.1 – 14 |
28 Jan 2024 | 4. Bearing Fruits | Galatians 5. 1, 13-26 Romans 6. 11-13 John 15. 1-8 |
4 Feb 2024 | 5. Giving Generously | Haggai 1: 3-11 2 Corinthians 9: 6-11 |
11 Feb 2024 | 6. Fun and Food | Acts 2:42-47 |
18 Feb 2024 | 7. Rooted in Prayer | Psalm 37: 3-7, 39-40 Acts 4: 23-31 (not what it says on the sheet!) |
25 Feb 2024 | 8. Rooted in the Bible | 2 Timothy 3 : 10-17 Hebrews 4 : 12-16 |
3 March 2024 | 9. Rooted in the life of Jesus | Matthew 7 : 21-29 Colossians 1 : 9-14 (Not #10 in the series as on the sheet.) |
17 March 2024 | 10. All Involved | 1 Corinthians 12: 12-26 1 Peter 2: 4-10 (Not #11 in the series as on the sheet.) |
Other 2024 Notes
Date | Title | Bible Passage(s) |
10 March 2024 | Mothering Sunday | John 19: 25-27 2 Corinthians 1: 3-7 |
2023 Notes
Date | Title | Bible Passage(s) |
7 May 2023 | King’s Coronation | Luke 22: 24-30, 1 Peter 2: 4-10 |
28 May 2023 | Pentecost | Acts 1: 1-8, Acts 2: 1-13 |
3 Sept 2023 | Thanking and Asking | Philippians 1: 1-11 |
10 Sept 2023 | Pursuing Christ no matter what | Philippians 1: 12-26 |
17 Sept 2023 | Common mindset and mutual love | Philippians 1: 27 2: 4 |
24 Sept 2023 | A Christ like mindset | Philippians 2: 5-11 |
1st Oct 2023 | Working Out Our New Identity | Phil 2. 12-18 |
8th Oct | Two Christ Centred Lives | Phil 2. 19-29 |
15th Oct | Harvest | Deuteronomy 8 |
22nd Oct | Knowing Christ in Power and Sufferings | Ephesians 2:1-10 |
29th Oct | Onward and Upward | Philippians 3: 12-21 |
5th Nov | Christian Mindfulness | Romans 12. 1-2 |
12th Nov | Remembrance | Revelations 22. 1-7 |
19th Nov | Safeguarding | 1 Corinthians 12 |
26th Nov | Celebration of Ministries | 1 Corinthians12.1 – 14 |
3rd Dec | Advent | Mark 13:24–37 |
10th Dec | Advent 2 | Mark 1:1–8 |
17th Dec | Advent 3 | Luke 3:7–18 |
The Sermon on the Mount (2023)
Date | Title | Bible passage(s) |
16 April 2023 | 1. Introduction | Matthew 5:1-2, Exodus 19: 3-8; Matthew 7: 24-29 |
23 April 2023 | 2. ‘Who is actually blessed?’ | Matthew 5: 1-12, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 |
30 April 2023 | 3. ‘What does Jesus think about Scriptures? | Matthew 5: 17-20, Deuteronomy 30: 15-20 |
14 May 2023 | 4. Jesus on objectification and oppression | Matthew 5: 21-32, Matthew 22: 36-40 |
21 May 2023 | 5. Jesus on breaking the cycle of violence | Matthew 5: 38-48 |
4 June 2023 | 6. The tyranny of living for the approval of others | Matthew 6: 1-4 |
11 June 2023 | 7. The transformative power of prayer and fasting | Matthew 6: 5-18 |
17 June 2023 | 8. How to handle money | Matthew 6: 19-24 |
25 June 2023 | 9. How to combat anxieties | Matthew 6: 25-34 |
2 July 2023 | 10. Jesus on judging | Matthew 7: 1-6 |
9 July 2023 | 11. Ask Seek Knock | Matthew 7:7-11 |
16 July 2023 | 12. Who to listen to | Matthew 7:13-20 |