Welcome to the City Partnership
The City Partnership is a mission organisation committed to reaching and discipling business people with the gospel for the glory of God and the good of the local church. We believe that God speaks to men and women through His Word and therefore Bible teaching should be at the centre of everything we do.
Weekly Meetings
The core of the ministry is our weekly meetings, when businessmen and women gather during the lunch hour to study the Word of God and discuss its impact on their lives. To find out more about these meetings and where they take place, have a look at our Weekly Meetings page. You can download the study notes for these sessions from theWeekly Studies page.
Other Ministries
While the weekly lunchtime meetings are the core of the City Partnership, we also run various other ministries. For those seeking to grow in their relationship with Jesus, the Building on the Rock weekends offer a unique opportunity to discover what it means to be "in Christ", through gospel application to pain and sin. The "Reading Right" ministry enables Christians to study the classics in Christian literature in weekly study groups.
Looking for a Leader (10)
2 Samuel 12:1-25
The Sinner Restored
Introduction
Let me begin by asking you to listen to these mini-profiles or descriptions of two real people from a real local church.
Looking for a leader (9)
2 Samuel 11:1-27
The Fallen Hero
Introduction
About ten years ago, the newspapers were rejoicing in the daily twists and turns in the saga of President Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky. It seemed fairly sensational at the time. And yet shortly afterwards a survey of journalists in the US ranked the affair as only the 53rd most sensational story of the 20th century. Perhaps rather predictably, when he heard about this survey, President Clinton made the memorable remark, “What does a guy have to do to get into the top fifty?”
Looking for a leader (8)
2 Samuel 7:1-17
Amazing Grace!
Introduction
Last week we were thinking about worship. We noticed that we have a tendency to make worship a separate category in our lives. That means we think of worship as something we do on Sunday mornings or in our quiet time without it really changing all the other things that we do in between.
Looking for a Leader (7)
2 Samuel 6:1-23
Recovering the Ark
Looking for a Leader (6)
1 Samuel 24:1-22
The Power of Patience
Introduction
If you are with us for the first time, we are looking at the life of David in 1 and 2 Samuel, which is the most detailed account of a single human life in ancient literature.
“You will be safe with me!”
1 Samuel 22:1-23
Introduction
One of the more unhelpful ideas circulating in some Christian circles today is the belief that the normal experience of the Christian is that he lives on the mountain top.
Looking for a Leader (4)
1 Samuel 20:1-23
Friendship Re-discovered
Introduction
For many business people, one of the consequences of their over-busy lives is their lack of real friendships. As people work harder and often spend a great deal of time away from their family and away from the community where they live, so they have less time and even less energy to give to developing healthy friendships.
Looking for a Leader (3)
1 Samuel 18:1-16
Do you love him?
Introduction
We are in a series looking at the life of David as we find it in 1 and 2 Samuel. As we said at the beginning this is the longest and most extensive account of a single human life in all of ancient literature, which makes a study of David’s life fascinating for that reason alone.
Looking for a leader (2)
Let no one lose heart!
1 Samuel 17
Introduction
We are looking at the life of David and in our series, we want to understand how the events of 1 and 2 Samuel can help us towards a deeper understanding of the gospel.
And today we come to one of the most famous stories in the Bible, the account of David and Goliath.
Looking for a leader (1)
1 Samuel 16:1-13
Seeing as God sees
Introduction
Today we are beginning a new series looking at the life of King David as it is presented to us in the Old Testament. But before we start, there are a couple of important questions we should ask before looking at the text in detail.
