St Philips Church Osmondthorpe

06/10/2026

We are open today 9-11.15 and look forward to seeing you all

We are open today 9am-11.15am and look forward to welcoming you 😁

03/10/2026

💛 This Wednesday at Our Father’s House Leeds

Relapse can begin long before we pick up a drink, use drugs or return to harmful behaviours.

Together, we’ll explore the warning signs and simple steps we can take to get support early and protect our recovery.

Come and be part of a growing recovery family that understands and cares. You don’t have to do this alone. 💛

29/09/2026

We are open today 9am-11.15am today and we look forward to seeing everyone xx

We are open today 9am-11.15am and look forward to welcoming you 😁

22/09/2026

We are open today 9am-11.15am and look forward to welcoming you 😁

16/09/2026

Bring your harvest offering to our annual harvest service on Sunday 4 October at 10.30am!

16/09/2026

Getting this out there now....
In November, we're gathering again for an evening of praise and worship as we petition God for our world, country and city. We want to raise the roof! The St Philip's worship band will lead us in song, while we prayer for the needs of our community, and seek personal renewal!
Sunday 15 November, 6pm

14/09/2026

We are open tomorrow 9am-11.15am and look forward to seeing you all 😊

St Philips Community cafe is back 😍 we are open tomorrow from 9am-11.15am and are looking forward to seeing everyone. Everyone is welcome. See you tomorrow

14/09/2026

# # Forgiven People Forgive # #

Peter once asked Jesus, “How many times should I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times?” Jesus’ answer was, effectively, **without limit**.

He then told a story about a servant who owed his king an unimaginably enormous debt — the equivalent of hundreds of thousands of years’ wages. The servant could never repay it. Yet when he begged for patience, the king had **compassion** on him, **set him free**, and **cancelled the debt**.

That is a picture of God’s forgiveness towards us. God looks upon us with compassion. In Jesus, our debt is cancelled and we are set free.

But Jesus’ story comes with a challenge. The forgiven servant went out and refused to forgive someone who owed him a much smaller — though still significant — debt. He had received mercy, but would not show mercy.

Forgiveness should be one of the hallmarks of Christian community. We can talk about love in the abstract, but **love at work is forgiveness**. That matters particularly in the church: brothers and sisters in Christ will sometimes disappoint, hurt and sin against one another.

Forgiving someone does not mean pretending that what happened did not matter, nor does it necessarily mean forgetting it. It means refusing to keep holding the debt against them: giving up revenge, the desire to get even, and the determination to make them pay.

# # # A practical next step

**Who do you need to forgive?** Bring that person before God this week. If you do not yet feel compassion towards them, begin simply by asking God for it. Pray that he would help you see them with his compassion, and ask for the grace to release the debt rather than continuing to make them pay for it.

And as you pray, remember where forgiveness begins: not with our ability to forgive others, but with God’s mercy towards us.

**You are forgiven. You are no longer in debt. You have been set free.**

The King has had mercy on us. By his Holy Spirit, may we become people who pass that mercy on.

*“Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.”*

09/09/2026

AUTUMN NEWS!

Autumn at St Philip’s: special Sundays, Connect Groups and prayer, plus our priorities for spiritual renewal, deeper discipleship and warmer welcome

07/09/2026

St Philips Community cafe is back 😍 we are open tomorrow from 9am-11.15am and are looking forward to seeing everyone. Everyone is welcome. See you tomorrow