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Mike Harris

9 talks from Mike Harris.

20 September 2026 · Mike Harris

When You Feel Like You Don't Belong

Mike Harris explores that all-too-common feeling of walking into a room and knowing you don't belong. Through three Bible stories, Mary Magdalene, Ruth, and a man with leprosy, he shows a God who moves toward the people everyone else avoids and pulls outsiders into His family. The real work of welcome, Mike says, starts in us, not in the chairs and banners. In Conversation Street, Matt and Sharon dig into welcome versus approval, what "repent" really means, and why Jesus was drawn to the broken. The heart of it all is a seat at God's table you never had to earn.

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Jesus the Revolutionary
26 July 2026 · Mike Harris
Stop Waiting to Be Someone Important
Most of us have wondered what would happen if only Elon Musk put his money into something that mattered. He has enough to transform the NHS, surely? And it's a fair point. It is also a very comfortable place to be, because the responsibility is always theirs. This week Mike Harris takes us into John 13, where Jesus takes the lowest job in the house the night before the cross. The message is not about trying harder. It is that you already have what you need, you have already been put where you are, and the thing being asked of you is being asked by God Himself. With a priest, a pair of running shoes, and a stranger who said "have a good day".
Jesus the Revolutionary
7 June 2026 · Mike Harris
Why God Doesn't Just Fix It
When we're in pain, we want God to fix it, not sit with us in it. In this talk on John 11, Mike Harris looks at why Jesus deliberately waited two days before raising Lazarus, then wept at the graveside. His anger was at death itself, which was never God's intention, and our grief reflects God's own heart. Drawing on losing his own dad, Mike explores why we're so uncomfortable with sadness and what grieving people actually need. The community unpacks how to show up well. The message is simple — you don't have to fix grief, and if you're grieving, you're not a problem to be fixed.
Jesus the Revolutionary
26 April 2026 · Mike Harris
When You Don't Fit at Church
Mike Harris unpacks the moment Jesus reaches out and touches a man with leprosy in Mark 1 — a man who shouldn't have been near anyone, let alone a teacher with crowds following him. Mike traces three interlocking outsider stories: the leper who came at the wrong time, in the wrong place, with nothing to bring; the kids no one picked for football (Mike admits he was the cruel captain); and the woman on his street he instinctively crossed the road to avoid. The talk lands on the leper's question — "if you are willing" — and Jesus's two-word answer.
Becoming Whole
1 March 2026 · Mike Harris
When Work Feels Like All You Are
Mike Harris challenges two cultural myths about work: that it's just a means to earn money, or that it defines who you are. Drawing from Genesis, he argues that work existed before the fall and was always meant to be an act of worship — creating order, beauty, and service for God's glory. The real question isn't what you do, but who you're doing it for.
Becoming Whole
25 January 2026 · Mike Harris
Loving Your Neighbour, Even When You Don't Like Them
What do you do when the person you're called to love is the last person you'd choose to help? Mike Harris unpacks the Good Samaritan story with uncomfortable honesty, admitting he's nowhere near where he wants to be. Discover why Jesus chose an enemy as his hero, how costly love was built into God's design from the beginning, and practical ways to let God change your heart toward difficult people. This isn't about trying harder—it's about receiving more.
Becoming Whole
2 November 2025 · Mike Harris
When Your Sibling Gets Everything
Sibling rivalry doesn't end at 18. Mike Harris unpacks the often-overlooked older brother in the Prodigal Son story—the one who did everything right but felt invisible. Through honest conversation about favouritism, resentment, and comparison, discover how understanding your true identity as God's beloved child transforms even your most complicated family relationships. Because grace isn't just for the wayward - it's for the faithful who feel overlooked, too.
Becoming Whole
20 July 2025 · Mike Harris
#36 Biblical Insights into Exercise and Sleep (Body Wholeness Part 3)
Former PE teacher Mike Harris challenges our culture's approach to exercise and sleep. Rather than seeing them as ways to increase our value, what if they're opportunities to worship God with bodies that are already infinitely precious? Discover how changing your "why" transforms everything - from morning workouts becoming acts of worship to sleepless nights becoming opportunities for deeper trust.
Alpha
22 August 2021 · Mike Harris
How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit? - Alpha Course 09
In the last Alpha session, we asked, “How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit?”. In this session, Mike carries on looking at the topic of the Holy Spirit and what He does in each one of us personally.

Mike Harris

When You Feel Like You Don't Belong

Stop Waiting to Be Someone Important

Why God Doesn't Just Fix It

When You Don't Fit at Church

When Work Feels Like All You Are

Loving Your Neighbour, Even When You Don't Like Them

When Your Sibling Gets Everything

#36 Biblical Insights into Exercise and Sleep (Body Wholeness Part 3)

How can I be filled with the Holy Spirit? - Alpha Course 09