Prayer that changes things

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Prayer that changes things
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Following on from his talk on the importance of having and living out God’s vision for our lives, Jamie looks at the vital subject of prayer and how there are layers and depths of prayer that we rarely, if ever, tap into. In John 14 Jesus makes the amazing promise, that whoever believes in Him may ask for anything in His name and He will do it. Jamie looks at five key shifts that need to take place in each of us, if we are to see that promise lived as a reality. 1. The transformation of our minds. 2. Engaging in fellowship with God and longing for His world more than this one. 3. Being silent and trusting in God to act. 4. be willing to be the answers to our own prayers. 5. Allow God to reveal His promises for us and praying those into existence, rather than picking the promises we like the most and claiming what God has not specifically promised to us.

Life in the Spirit

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Life in the Spirit
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In this next in our series on The Holy Spirit, Jamie asks the question ‘What does it look like to be led by the Spirit as a Child of God?’ reviewing the letter to the Romans, Chapter 8. The Christian life is a relational journey. God the Father is always working for the good of those who love Him.  As we learn to recognise the signs of Him working and His voice speaking to us we gain heightened awareness of Him in action. As we become more aware of what He is doing, we are able to start stepping into the things He has for us, and see more of God’s Kingdom breaking out around us.  While, Romans 8 teaches us that nothing can separate us from God’s love, we all can and do become distracted, taking our eyes off Jesus and putting them on things of the world that do not, ultimately, satisfy. The call of Romans 8 is to turn away from those things and to keep our eyes firmly fixed on Jesus and to lead lives led by the Spirit.

Covenant and Communion

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Covenant and Communion
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In this talk, Anthony addresses the significance of Communion and its relationship with the covenants God made with the people of Israel.

Cultivating the Supernatural

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Cultivating the Supernatural
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In this next in or series on The Holy Spirit, Jamie explores how we can learn to cultivate the supernatural. As we have already learnt, God has filled His followers with the Holy Spirit, so that they can do the works of Jesus and advance the Kingdom of God on earth, as it is in heaven. Jesus told His disciples He could only do what He saw the Father doing. Therefore, the first step in cultivating the supernatural is to ‘See it’, to see and recognise what God is doing. When we recognise that God is moving, the next step is to join it and ‘Do it’. Sometimes we need to physically get involved, other times, simply announcing that we see God moving is enough to release more of His presence and power. The final step is to ‘Understand it’, to reflect on, gain insight, to treasure and ponder what has happened; reading Scripture, and asking questions. As we do these things we will see our level of expectation and anticipation of what God will do rise, and through that, see move His kingdom breaking out.

Filled with the Fullness of God

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Filled with the Fullness of God
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In this next in or series on The Holy Spirit, Jamie asks ‘How can we be filled with the Fullness of God?’ How much of God do we want? Do we want just enough to make us happy and meet our needs, to get us a ticket to salvation without changing us in the process? In chapter 3 of his letter to the church in Ephesus, Paul prays that all those who follow Jesus will be ‘filled with the fulness of God’. Jamie identifies that this prayer applies to us, it not a pipe dream for the holy elite, but is for all who are called to follow Jesus. We are being invited to pursue God, to earnestly desire more of Him, however, the choice is ours; do we want more of God, or are we content with the little we have? Looking at Paul’s letter, Jamie identifies four key steps that we each need to individually apply to our lives, if we are to see more of God’s fullness in our lives. Will you take them?

The Fruit of the Spirit – Love

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The Fruit of the Spirit - Love
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As part of our series on The Holy Spirit we are starting a mini-series on ‘The Fruit of the Spirit’ and this week Anthony Hilder introduces the subject and looks at the first of the fruit ‘Love’. We find reference to The Fruit of the Spirit in Paul’s letter to the Galatian church. To set the context for this series, Anthony looks at who the Galatian church was and why Paul was writing his letter to them. He unpacks how the Galatian church was being drawn back to living under rules and regulations ‘The Law’, rather than being lead by the Spirit. Living under the Law draws us away from relationship with God and places ‘doing the right thing’ above a living, loving relationship with God. The fruit only comes out of being in relationship, knowing, God. God’s love for us is the starting point for our relationship with God and Love is the first fruit of the Spirit because God is Love and each of the fruit make us more like God.

All Age Service – Harvest

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All Age Service - Harvest
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For our special All Age Harvest Service, Teeny and Jemma bring us a message about Thanksgiving based on the story of the feeding of the five thousand in Matthew 14. Teeny and Jemma examine Jesus’ attitude to need to feed so many people, and share lessons for us all. Rather than focus on the lack, Jesus thanked (praised and blessed) God before the miracle happened, trusting that the Father would provide. Secondly, an attitude of gratitude is not only something the bible has been telling us to have. It is actually good for us; being thankful reduces stress and anxiety, and it releases God’s kingdom activity. As we do these two things, God will meet our needs. Just has he provided all the food the five thousand needed, with plenty left over; so He will meet our needs, provide the things we need to flourish and grow.

Love – Part 2

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Love - Part 2
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In this talk, Jamie builds on the first talk in our mini-series on the Fruit of the Spirit and dives deeper into the subject of Love. The word ‘Love’, has so many different meanings in the English language and culture. The ‘Love’ that Jesus and Paul talk about is not a feeling, it is not uncontrollable, nor is it something we fall into. God is ‘Love’; we can only truly love because God first loved us. We are called to Love God with all our heart, soul and mind and then to love our neighbours as ourselves. In other words, to Love God, Love People. As we draw closer to God we will not only love Him more seeing that He loves us, but also love others, even those who are difficult to love.

Fruit of the Spirit – Joy

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Fruit of the Spirit - Joy
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In this talk, Jamie discusses the Fruit of the Spirit ‘Joy’. What is the fruit of Joy? Is it just a happy feeling? No, the fruit of the spirit Joy, does not rely upon us feeling happy or having had some good news or success. The fruit of Joy is a supernatural ability to rejoice despite our circumstances. Joy comes as we realise and know deeply that God is good all the time and all His plans are good. Joy is the antidote to sorrow and sadness and enables us to have a right perspective on God’s plans for our lives.

Fruit of the Spirit – Peace

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Fruit of the Spirit - Peace
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In this talk, Jamie discusses the Fruit of the Spirit ‘Peace’. The world, the culture we live in, is facing an epidemic of anxiety. Yet almost all the things we worry about will never ever happen and even the things that do won’t be as bad as our imagination tells us they will be. Paul tells us in Philippians 4:6  to have no anxiety about anything. The supernatural fruit of Peace, and the absence of anxiety, flows from place of thankfulness and prayer; putting our trust in the God of Peace who gives us His Peace, so that we might bring peace to the world around us.