{"id":3,"date":"2014-05-18T20:47:23","date_gmt":"2014-05-18T20:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepaddingtontalks.org\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-08-31T16:19:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T16:19:49","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepaddingtontalks.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Paddington Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<p>The Paddington Talks are held at Huckster London, 4 Kingdom Street W2 6BD, and on Zoom. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sceptics, enquirers and Christians alike are warmly invited to join us each Wednesday for lunch and a short Bible talk. &nbsp;We begin at 13:10 and finish by 13:45.<\/p>\n<p>The Paddington Talks are run by a group of Christians who work in the Paddington area and attend different churches on a Sunday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The zoom link is:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/86520243665?pwd=QnRCSG9WRXpVZCtVVmUzRmtpYXNtZz09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/86520243665?pwd%3DQnRCSG9WRXpVZCtVVmUzRmtpYXNtZz09&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1633616964496000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFcHa_SuB331LOvU3B9XV4Gh38zEA\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/<wbr>86520243665?pwd=<wbr>QnRCSG9WRXpVZCtVVmUzRmtpYXNtZz<wbr>09<\/a>, Meeting ID: 865 2024 3665, Passcode: 291991<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3>Current series: Colossians &#8211; the secret to a fruitful faith<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div>\n<p>We all want to live a fruitful life, but how are we to grow in our faith? How do we move our faith from a set of beliefs in our head into a transformed life in reality? Join us this autumn as we read the book of Colossians together.  2026<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Our talk schedule for the term is below:<\/p>\n<p>09 Sep &#8211; Colossians 1:1-14 &#8211; The hope of Christ<br>\n16 Sep &#8211; Colossians 1:15-23 &#8211; The sufficiency of Christ<br>\n23 Sep &#8211; Colossians 1:24-2:5 &#8211; The proclamation of Christ<br>\n30 Sep &#8211; Colossians 2:6-15 &#8211; The Lordship of Christ<br>\n07 Oct &#8211; Colossians 2:16-23 &#8211; The freedom of Christ<br>\n14 Oct &#8211; Colossians 3:1-4 &#8211; The victory of Christ<br>\n21 Oct &#8211; Colossians 3:5-17 &#8211; The peace of Christ <br>\n28 Oct &#8211; Colossians 3:18-4:18 &#8211; The rule of Christ<br>\n04 Nov &#8211; Matthew 23 &#8211; A call to repent<br>\n18 Nov &#8211; Matthew 24:1-35 &#8211; A call to hope<br>\n25 Nov &#8211; Matthew 25:1-13 &#8211; A call to prepare<br>\n02 Dec &#8211; Matthew 25:1-13 &#8211; A call to prepare<br>\n09 Dec &#8211; Matthew 25:14-30 &#8211; A call to invest<br>\n16 Dec &#8211; Matthew 1:18-25 &#8211; Carol Service<br>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\n<h3>Where<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>The talks are held in <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Huckster London, 4 Kingdom Street, W2 6BD.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>When<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The talks are held on Wednesday lunchtimes. The talk will begin at 13:15 and lasts&nbsp;15 minutes with time for discussion and questions afterwards. We will formally close the meeting at 13:45.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"column\"><strong>Previous talks&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div>Previous talks can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ststephens.london\/sermons\">here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>See the &#8220;previous series&#8221; tab for details of other past talks<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Paddington Talks are held at Huckster London, 4 Kingdom Street W2 6BD, and on Zoom. &nbsp; Sceptics, enquirers and Christians alike are warmly invited to join us each Wednesday for lunch and a short Bible talk. &nbsp;We begin at 13:10 and finish by 13:45. 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