CIRCLE PLAYLISTS

Our circle discipleship tool revolves around the concept of 'playlists' - sets of 6 linked Bible readings.

Each circle will work through 2 playlists over the course of their 12 sessions together. A growing selection of Playlists are available, each with a different emphasis or theme and suitable for those at different stages of the Christian journey. Some are thematic, others work through a particular book of the Bible. If you’d like help deciding which playlist would be most suitable for your group, please speak to your vicar.

Image of God

Image of God

The Image of God - or Imago Dei- is an important theme through the Scriptures. Discover the empowering significance of you & I being made in God’s image, the devastating effect of defacing that image, and the way to restore that image by exploring this playlist. 

  • Colossians 1:15-20 | Realised in Christ and his body

  • Genesis 1:26-31 | Reflected through the rule of humanity

  • Exodus 32:1-8 or Psalm 115 | Ruined by imitations, part 1

  • Jeremiah 2:9-13 | Ruined by imitations, part 2

  • 2 Corinthians 3:13-18 | Restored by the glory of the Gospel

  • Colossians 3:5-17 | Renewed through putting on the new self

Following Jesus

Following Jesus is an introduction to Circles, with six sessions hosted and designed for those who are new to the Christian faith or new to OneChurch Harrow. Each session has opportunities for discussion and questions, and time to explore the spiritual practices of thankfulness, listening to God, prayer and Bible reading - no previous experience necessary.

We host Following Jesus regularly through the year as a six session course. Find out when our next course starts here:

Who is Jesus? What did he come to do? What does it mean to follow him? These questions are all explored in this playlist based on Mark’s Gospel; with accompanying plan for reading through the whole book between sessions. Ideal for people considering the Christian faith for the first time.

  • Mark 1:21-34 | His Authority (suggested further reading from Mark, chapters 1 & 2)

  • Mark 2:1-12 | His Forgiveness (plus chaps. 3,4 & 5)

  • Mark 2:13-17| His Invitation (plus chaps. 6,7 & 8)

  • Mark 8:27-38 | His Challenge (plus chaps. 9 & 10)

  • Mark 10:13-31 | His Grace (plus chaps.11,12 & 13)

  • Mark 15:22-16:8 | His End & New Beginning (plus chaps. ch.14,15 & 16)

The Story of Scripture

Jesus through the Bible

No-one is as influential or controversial in history! Jesus is not just a man or a good teacher. Discover more of who he is and how he can change your life.

  • John 1:1-14 | The Word made Flesh

  • Philippians 2:5-11 | Humbled for Us

  • Colossians 1:15-23 | Firstborn from the Dead

  • Isaiah 9:1-7 | God’s Gift

  • Hebrews 4:14-5:10 | The God who Identifies with us

  • Isaiah 53 | The Suffering Servant

The Big Picture

Six snapshots which give an overview of God’s interaction with this world and how he loves us and rescues us through his Son Jesus.

  • Psalm 8  | World Maker

  • Genesis 3:1-19 | Paradise Lost

  • Luke 2:1-20 | Hope Born

  •  Mark 15:16-41 | King Killed

  •  John 20:1-18 | Death Defeated

  • Revelation 21:1-8 | All Renewed

The Gospel: Becoming One in Christ

Foundational teaching about what the new life and new society that the good news of Jesus - The Gospel - brings. You may like to follow this playlist with “The Church: Living United in Christ” which explores the second half of Ephesians.

  • Ephesians 1:1-14 God’s Gospel strategy

  • Ephesians 1:15-23 What we have in Christ

  • Ephesians 2:1-10 Grace in Christ

  • Ephesians 2:11-22 Barriers broken in Christ

  • Ephesians 3:1-13 Paul’s role as servant of the Gospel

  • Ephesians 3:14-21 A prayer to receive more in Christ

The Bible

Not just an old book, but truth for today; guidance in our choices; a story of God’s grace and promises to cling to.

  • Psalm 1 | Delightful  

  • Psalm 119:97-112 | Illuminating

  • 2 Timothy 3:10-17 | Useful

  • Matthew 7:24-29 | Solid Foundation

  • Exodus 34:1-28 | God Given Guide

  • Hebrews 4:1-13 | Alive & Active

 
 
 

Born To Be Free

Is the freedom that we now experience in a post-pandemic world the freedom we have all been longing for? In the book of Galatians, we find that a right understanding of the Gospel leads us to discover a different kind of freedom, one like no other that has come before.

  • Galatians 1:1-24 | The true Gospel

  • Galatians 2:15-21 | The Gospel is for everyone

  • Galatians 3:15-29 | The long-awaited Gospel

  • Galatians 4:1-7 | The Gospel of adoption

  • Galatians 5:13-26 | The Gospel means fruitfulness

  • Galatians 6:1-10 | The Gospel that reaps

Fullness in Jesus

There is a rumour doing the rounds that to live a full spiritual life you need more than Jesus. Allow the apostle Paul, through his letter to the Colossians, to show you how we have everything in Christ.

  • Colossians 1:1-14 | Bearing fruit of the Gospel

  • Colossians 1:15-29 | The supremacy of Christ

  • Colossians 2:1-15 | True fullness

  • Colossians 2:16-3:11 | True freedom

  • Colossians 3:12-4:1 | Doing all of life Christ’s way

  • Colossians 4:2-18 | Relationships with purpose

One God: Three Persons

This playlist explores Bible passages which underpin the doctrine of the Trinity. Look out for God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit at work in each of these passages.. how is their nature similar? How are their personalities distinct and how does each relate to us?

  • Matthew 28: 16-20 & 2 Corinthians 13:14 | The great commission & God’s Blessing

  • 1 Corinthians 12:1-6 and/or John 15:1-8 | The nature of the three persons

  • Matthew 3: 1-2, 11-17 | The baptism of Jesus

  • John 14: 15-19, 25-27; John 16: 7-16 | The promise and work of the Holy Spirit

  • Acts 1: 4-5, 2: 1-4, 14-17, 36-39 | The Pentecost narrative

  • Romans 8: 1-11 | Life in the Spirit

Faith in Every Season

Facing Difficulty

This is our recommended playlist to help you reflect on COVID-19. Hard times will come our way. If we will humble ourselves and look to God then we will see his provision, protection and rescue.

  • 1 Peter 1:3-12 | Our Living Hope

  • Psalm 46 | Our Refuge

  • 2 Corinthians 1:3-11 | Our Comforter

  • Isaiah 43:1-13 | Our Saviour

  • Acts 12:1-19 | Our Rescuer    

  • Psalm 91 | Our Shelter

For a Scattered & Suffering Church

The letter of 1 Peter shows us how we can live God honouring lives, even when we feel like exiles living in a hostile world; learn how looking forward to future glory impacts our living now. This playlist can stand alone or can also be used as a follow on to the 'Facing Difficulty' playlist above.

  • 1 Peter 1:1-12 | A living hope

  • 1 Peter 1:13-23 | Living holy lives

  • 1 Peter 2:2-10 | Becoming living stones

  • 1 Peter 2:11-25 | Living well in the world

  • 1 Peter 3:8-18 | A living hope to share

  • 1 Peter 4:12-14 & 5:6-11 | Living for God

Lent

Six Scriptures to reflect on during Lent exploring repentance and confession, spiritual disciplines and the Cross.

Temptation (Lent Playlist)

There are many examples of temptation in the Bible. These Bible passages will help us to identify the nature of temptation, the consequences of giving in to temptation, and God’s provision for us through and beyond temptation.

  • Genesis 13: 1–15 | Lot’s choice: selfishness, or worse?

  • Exodus 32: 1–14 | Who do we worship? (The Golden Calf)

  • 1 Samuel 24: 1–10, 26: 1–11 | Revenge? (David & Saul)

  • 2 Samuel 11: 1–17, 26–27 | Sexual temptation (David & Bathsheba)

  • Matthew 4: 1–11 | Jesus overcomes temptation in the wilderness

  • Luke 11: 1-13 | Jesus’ teaching and the Father’s Provision

Seeking Release

Six passages to help those seeking God’s healing and freedom from past pain, hurts and disappointments.

  • Psalm 13/ 42 | Acknowledging pain

  • Psalm 77 | Remembering His faithfulness in the past

  • Psalm 46/91 | Recognising He is with us in times of trouble

  • Psalm 23 | Taking time to let him restore you

  • Psalm 51 | Letting go of the past

  • Psalm 40 v1-4 | Rediscovering joy

Presence, Prayer & Worship

Prayer

“To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world” – Karl Barth.
In prayer we humble ourselves, surrender to God, build relationship with our Saviour and cry out to see God’s transformation of our world.

  • Luke 11:1-13 | Lord, Teach us to Pray

  • Ephesians 3:14-21 | What Paul Prayed for Others

  • John 17:20-26 | What Jesus Prayed for Us

  • Luke 18:1-8 | Persistent Prayer

  • Nehemiah 1:1-11 | Praying for Our Nation

  • Ephesians 6:10-20 | Prayer & the Spiritual Battle   

Worship

We humans were created to worship God. Worshipping God is a privilege only possible through Jesus's worship on our behalf. In Christ, we can once again worship God - through the word, by the Spirit, and in preparation for heaven.

  • Psalm 96 | The beauty of worshipping God

  • Romans 3:9-20 | Jesus’ perfect worship is needed

  • Philippians 3:7-14 | Jesus’ perfect worship is provided

  • Colossians 3:12-17 | Worshipping in Christ – through the Word

  • Ephesians 5:8-20 | Worshipping in Christ – by the Spirit

  • Revelation 5:1-14 | Worshipping together as a foretaste of Heaven

Spiritual Disciplines (Part 1)

  • Psalm 1/Psalm 119 v 97-104 | Bible reading & Meditation

  • Matthew 6: 5-13 | Prayer

  • Matthew 6: 16-18 | Fasting

  • Matthew 6: 19-34 | Simplicity

  • Psalm 46:10, Isaiah 30:15 & Isaiah 40: 28-31 | Solitude

  • James 4: 1 -12 | Submission


Spiritual Disciplines (Part 2)

  • Romans 12: 1-8 | Service

  • 1 John 1:5-10 | Confession & Repentance

  • Psalm 95 | Worship

  • Psalm 25:1-12 | Guidance

  • Matthew 6: 1-4 | Giving

  • Psalm 100 | Celebration/Thanksgiving

Mission, Family & Justice

Mission (Part 1)

In this playlist we explore why and how we are called to live our lives sharing Jesus with all we encounter. See below for Mission Part 2 if you would like to spend 12 weeks exploring this theme.

  • Matthew 28:1-20 | Disciples who Make Disciples

  • Luke 10:1-12 | Becoming Harvesters of Souls

  • Isaiah 61:1-7 | Sharing Good News

  • 2 Kings 7:3-10 | Not Holding onto the Good News

  • Isaiah 58:1-12 | Action as well as Words

  • Romans 10:1-15 | Calling out to Jesus


The Church: Living United in Christ

Foundational teaching about the new standards and new relationships that being united with others in Christ - The Church- brings. This playlist builds on the foundations laid in Ephesians chapters 1-3, covered in “The Gospel: Becoming One in Christ” playlist above, but you can also do this playlist on its own.

  • Ephesians 4:1-16 | Unity & diversity / purpose & gifts

  • Ephesians 4:17-32 | The old clothes & the new

  • Ephesians 5:1-20 | Living in the light

  • Ephesians 5:21-33 | The meaning of marriage

  • Ephesians 6:1-9 | Family & work

  • Ephesians 6:10-24 | Spiritual warfare

Racial Justice

The Bible begins by God making all humans in his glorious image (Gen 1:27); it ends with people ‘from every nation, tribe, people and language’ worshipping before the throne (Rev 7:9). What has gone wrong in between, and how can we work with God’s redemptive purposes to make the vision of heaven more of a reality on earth?

  • Genesis 11:1-9 | Pride & the roots of racial division

  • Genesis 4:1-10 | Human sin & indifference

  • Micah 6 | God’s hatred of injustice

  • Luke 10:25-37 | A call to love

  • Acts 2:1-21 | The Spirit for all

  • Ephesians 2:11-22 | The household of Christ

Mission (Part 2)

  • 1 Peter 3:8-22 | Lives & lips that confess Jesus as Lord

  • Acts 4:23-31 | Overcoming Fear

  • Acts 17:16-34 | Relating Jesus to our Culture

  • Matthew 5:13-16 | Being a Difference in our Community

  • Colossians 4:2-6 | Prayer & Witness

  • Romans 12:9-21 | Lives that Speak of Jesus

Leadership

What is a leader and who does God choose to lead or influence His people?

  • 1 Peter 5:1-11 | Character

  •  1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 | Nurturer

  • John 13:1-20 | Servant

  • Luke 9:1-17 | Enabler

  • Exodus 18:1-27 | Learner

  • 2 Timothy 3:10-4:5 | Perseverer

Entitlement

The Bible has a lot to say about entitlement – which can mean the belief that one deserves privileges or advantage.  This playlist explores how a sense of entitlement can lead to disaster, some of Jesus’ teaching on entitlement, and the nature of God’s grace.

  • 1 Kings 21 | The rich and the poor?

  • Luke 15: 11 – 32 | Was the elder son entitled to better treatment?

  • Matthew 20: 1 - 16 | Was this a fair deal for all?

  • Luke 18: 9 - 14 | Entitlement to righteousness?

  • Philippians 2: 1 - 11| Jesus gives up his genuine entitlement

  • Ephesians 2: 1 – 9 | Entitlement through faith!