Parkstone Baptist Church


Sunday mornings



Parkstone Baptist Church gathers together each Sunday morning from 10.30am.
We usually meet for about 70 minutes. Most folk stay on for a while longer since we enjoy each other's company, usually with a drink of tea, coffee or water in hand.
Folk tend to start arriving from around 10.15am, to greet each other and have a chat together before we begin at 10.30am.   

What's coming up on Sundays? 
We're currently working our way on a journey through John's Gospel.
We are taking time to read together and learn from the encounters that many different people had with Jesus, which John then wrote about for us. 
Our expectation is that this will help us to believe more and more in Jesus as the Son of God, and by believing in this way we will have life in his name. This is the reason that John gave for writing his Gospel (John chapter 20 verse 31) and we're up for that! We'd love you to join us on our journey. 

As Advent and Christmas draw closer we move into John's extended account of the events leading up to the last days of Jesus life:
     - a life-changing encounter with family friends,
          - an astonishing journey into the city of Jerusalem,
               - the beginning of the final meal that Jesus would share with his disciples. 

As we follow these events with John we will look at all the things Jesus did and said, and how different people responded to Jesus. 

Sunday 26th October - Journeying through John's Gospel 
Chapter 10:22-42 Dedicated sheep, dedicated Shepherd
The controversy about Jesus peaks at the Festival of Dedication in Jerusalem

Sunday 2nd November
A brief reflection on our journey through John's "Festival Cycle" (Chapters 5-10)
and time for our Church Meeting

Sunday 9th November - Journeying through John's Gospel 
Chapter 11:1-44 One foot from the grave
The astonishing events that occur when Jesus visits some friends

Sunday 16th November - Journeying through John's Gospel 
Chapters 11:45-12:12 A step too far?

Reactions to the astonishing events in Bethany 
with Kim and Stephen Chaloner (from Longfleet Baptist Church, Poole)
 

Sunday 23rd November - Journeying through John's Gospel 
Chapter 12:12-19 Behold the King: born to be king
Preparing for Advent as we see Jesus enter Jerusalem 
with Ben Lucas

Sunday 30th November -  Journeying through John's Gospel
Chapter 12:20-36 Behold the King: born to die
First Sunday in Advent 

Sunday 7th December  Journeying through John's Gospel
Chapter 12:37-50 Behold the King: born to divide
Second Sunday in Advent

 Sunday 14th December Journeying through John's Gospel 
Chapter 13:1-17 Behold the King: born to serve
Third Sunday in Advent
with Ben Lucas

Sunday 21st December Journeying through John's Gospel 
Chapter 12:18-38 Behold the King: born to be betrayed
Fourth Sunday in Advent
with Andy Edwards

Sunday 28th December
Looking back, moving forward...
Time to reflect on 2025 and pray for 2026
we will be joined by folk from Longfleet Baptist Church 


How can I catch up with the things you've been learning from John's Gospel? 
We have been putting together a series of very short videos covering key things we have learned, and questions we have posed, and we are posting them up to our Facebook page and YouTube channel.
There should be a new video posted every few days, as we catch up with our Sunday mornings.