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Listening to Christian talks can be a real blessing and we hope you find them useful in your walk with God. Please find below a selection of audio and video recordings from previous services held at Meadgate Church in Great Baddow.

Whilst it's great to hear the talks, there's nothing quite like being at Meadgate Church to experience praising God and joining with us in fellowship.
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Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Tim Ball's Eggselent Easter Talk
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 31 Mar 2024
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Mark 16:1-8

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Jesus in the Temple
Jesus wanted everyone Jew or Gentile to be able to praise God and do so freely.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 03 Mar 2024
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: 1 corinthians 1.18-25 John 2.13-22

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Baptism of Jesus: Epiphany
Jesus' Baptism teaches us to: Be a Blessing, Be a Believer, Be Born again. Stop Believing that you are good and start believing that Jesus is good!
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 07 Jan 2024
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Acts 19.1-7 Mark 1.4-11

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Prophecy, Birth, Mission
Evening Service
Date:        Sun 17 Dec 2023
Time:       00:00
Length:    20
Reading: Micah 5:1-5, Luke 1:26-28, Matthew 1:18-24, Luke 2:17, Luke 2:8-20, Matthew 2:1-12

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
More than they asked for!
Should we pay taxes? Jesus said we should pay taxes to the state and give to God what is God's. Caesar's image was on the coins, God's image is in us.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 22 Oct 2023
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10, Matthew 22:15-22

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Does Jesus let the weeds grow?
Jesus sows good seed but an enemy comes and sows weeds. God does not pull up the weeds but lets them grow until final judgement. God believes we are strong enough to live with evil and survive. None of us are perfect. We are are good and evil. Sometimes we do more harm trying to root evil out instead of helping and loving one another.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 23 Jul 2023
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Romans 8:12-25, Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Warnings
We are often warned about people or situations to stay away from, but an important warning is not to distance ourself from Jesus, To do so is to miss out on the peace and rest that He provides.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 09 Jul 2023
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Romans 7:15-25a, Matthew 11:16-30

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Pray, Listen, Respond
When there is a need, PRAY. When you pray, LISTEN. When you have listened, RESPOND
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 18 Jun 2023
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Matthew 9:35-10:8

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
God working in us
Jesus' final words were that he would send a comforter, the spirit of truth. It is only through his spirit that we can live like him.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 14 May 2023
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: 1 Peter 3:13-22, John 14:15-21

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Easter Sunday All Stage
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 09 Apr 2023
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: John 20:1-10, 11-18

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Time to pause
In the first of the Lent series Tim speaks on having time to pause and encourages us to see these times as gifts from God.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 26 Feb 2023
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Exodus 20:8-11, Mark 2:23-3:5

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Solomon Chooses Wisdom
Would you rather... What would you choose if God offered you ANYTHING? Do you have the wisdom of God? T.H.I.N.K. Is you life/worship...True, Helpful, Inspirational, Necessary, Kind? Then you have the wisdom of God!
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 15 Jan 2023
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: 1 Kings ch4

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Darkness to light
Tim reminds us that Jesus came to bring light in the darkness and however difficult the world may seem, Jesus still brings light and the darkness can never put it out.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 25 Dec 2022
Time:       10:00
Length:    20
Reading: Luke 2:1-20

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
A God who touches us
God interacts with us and nurtures us directly.
Evening Service
Date:        Sun 18 Dec 2022
Time:       17:00
Length:    20
Reading: John 1:1-14, Genesis 3:1-13, Isaiah 9:2-7, Matthew 2:1012, Luke 1:26-38,

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Stand Firm
Why does God allow conflict in the world? "There are only to types of people in the world, those who say to God, Thy will be done, and those to whom God says, thy will be done."
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 06 Nov 2022
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: 2 Thessalonians ch2 v1-5, 13-17, Luke ch20 v 27-38

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Lost & Found
Tim highlights that Christ came to save sinners. Christ changes our condition...he wants us to come home!
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 11 Sep 2022
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: 1 Timothy 1.12-17; Luke 15.1-10

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Our identity in Christ
As British people we have an identity as British, but we also have an identity in Christ which transcends the physical. In this All-Stage Worship talk, Tim explores what this means.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 19 Jun 2022
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Galatians 3:23-29

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Spreading the Word
The moving pint glass...!
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 22 May 2022
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Acts 16:6-15, John 14:23-29

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Facing Temptation
Tim considers how Jesus' temptations in the desert show us the key to facing temptation ourselves and asks us to consider going into the desert place to find Jesus this lent.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 06 Mar 2022
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Luke 4: 1-13

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Fear and Faith
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 20 Jun 2021
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13, Mark 4:35-41

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
World mission Sunday
World mission Sunday and the work of the Danisa Care Centre, Dobrun, Romania.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 16 May 2021
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Psalm 67; Ephesians 2:1-10

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Love love love
It's all about love
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 09 May 2021
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Acts 10:44-48; John 15:9-17

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Easter Sunday - costly generosity
Costly generosity flowing from a right conscience.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 04 Apr 2021
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: 1 John 3:16-26

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Sacrificial living
Sacrificial living, act like God, think like God, desire like God.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 21 Mar 2021
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Romans 12:1-13

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Eucharistic Living
Eucharistic Living
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 14 Mar 2021
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Luke 22:14-23

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Epiphany 3
The truth about marriage
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 24 Jan 2021
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Revelation 19:6-10

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
The good and bad of repentance
The good and bad of repentance.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 10 Jan 2021
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Christmas 2
Christmas ghost stories: Chosen in creation Redeemed by His blood Inheritors of Glory
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 03 Jan 2021
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:10-18

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Heaven in the ordinary
Heaven in the ordinary
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 27 Dec 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:15-21

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Taking it seriously
A drama sketch to delight, entertain and inform
Christmas Celebration
Date:        Fri 25 Dec 2020
Time:       10:00
Length:    20
Reading: Matthew 2:1-12

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Morning Carol Service 2020
This is your life
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 20 Dec 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Traditional Carol Service Readings

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Christ the king - separator of sheep and goats
Are you a sheep or a goat. Be neither!
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 22 Nov 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Ephesians 1:15-23, Matthew 25:31-46

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
The parable of the talents
What to do with what we were given. Is it unfair or is it a window on to deeper truths? Tim Ball gives us three principles of spiritual growth to make sense of the parable of the talents.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 15 Nov 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Matthew 25:14-30

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Harvest Service
Today is our Harvest Service. But it's also very special as we give thanks for God's provision and the purchase of the Orchards building this year.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 18 Oct 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
A land of Hope and Glory
We are share-croppers in God's land and we should put our trust and hope in God's provision, becoming members of God's land of hope and glory.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 04 Oct 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Isaiah 5:1-7, Matthew 21:33-46

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
From authority to athenticity
Authority requires validation and enforcement whilst authenticity is the real article. Jesus is of course, the real deal.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 27 Sep 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Ezekiel 18:4,25-32, Matthew 21:23-32

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Handling conflict in the church
A Champagne moment! Our last broadcast from the vicarage after twenty two weeks. They've not all been perfect but they have been 'formative and challenging'. This weeks service is done by the Ball'ses. Tim speaks on handling conflict in the church
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 06 Sep 2020
Time:       10:00
Length:    20
Reading: Matthew 18:15-20

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Look in the reversing mirrors
Driving BIG, BENDY AND BACKWARDS. reversing mirrors are the only way to be able to do it properly! Tim Ball opens up Matthew 16:21-28 to see how Jesus reverses our view of his suffering, our suffering, and the outcome of suffering in the world.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 30 Aug 2020
Time:       10:00
Length:    20
Reading: Matthew 16:21-28

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Draw near to Jesus
Five thousand Fed! But what does it mean? Draw near to Jesus as Tim Ball tells us as Anita leads the service, Nardia and Diane bring us the prayers and Bible reading and the wonderful band lead us to the heavenlies.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 02 Aug 2020
Time:       10:00
Length:    20
Reading: Matthew 14:13-21

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Hidden things of the kingdom
Tim Ball on Hidden things of the Kingdom from the Parables of Jesus in Matthew 13.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 26 Jul 2020
Time:       10:00
Length:    20
Reading: Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Welcomes and Rewards
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 28 Jun 2020
Time:       10:00
Length:    20
Reading: Matthew 10:40-42

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
From Disciple to Apostle
A natural progression from follower to one who has been sent out. Please note the service starts 27 mins into the video.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 14 Jun 2020
Time:       10:00
Length:    20
Reading: Matthew 9:35-10:8

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Missional Faith
On this Trinity Sunday, Tim talks about the Holy Trinity and a faith that embraces doubt. Please note that the service starts 18min55s into the video.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 07 Jun 2020
Time:       10:00
Length:    20
Reading: Matthew 28:16-20

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Finding the way
Jesus says that the way to heaven is through Him. Please note that the service starts 15 minutes in.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 10 May 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: John 14:1-14

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Peas be with you!
The appearance to Thomas
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 19 Apr 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: John 20:19-31

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
The woman at the well
This morning's All Stage worship featured the story of the woman at the well and how sometimes God takes us back to the well.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 15 Mar 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: John 4:4-19

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
The Transfiguration
Tim explores the paradoxes present in the transfiguration that we still wrestle with in our lives today.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 23 Feb 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Matthew 17:1-13 / 2 Peter 1:16-21

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Do not worry
Tomorrow has enough troubles of its own. Worrying will not change anything.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 16 Feb 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Matthew 6:25-34

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
Light and Salt
Jesus calls us to be Light and Salt in the world.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 09 Feb 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: Matthew 5:13-17

Tim Ball - Preaching at Meadgate Church in Chelmsford - A fun and friendly Christian church where we are aiming to be like Jesus
The Plan
Tim speaks of the beginning of Jesus ministry and how there was a plan. The place, people and purpose was decided. He then relates this as a template for our minstry as a church and indivdually.
Morning Celebration
Date:        Sun 26 Jan 2020
Time:       10:30
Length:    20
Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:10-18, Matthew 4:12-25

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