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Fruit of the Spirit – Forbearance

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Fruit of the Spirit - Forbearance

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In this talk, Jamie discusses the Fruit of the Spirit ‘Forbearance’. Sometimes translated as Patience or Long Suffering, Forbearance is the supernatural ability to not give up, to persevere, to keep on praying, looking to God and trusting Him. Like any loving father, God loves us too much to give us everything we ask for when we ask for it. God wants us to pray big prayers that rely on Him to answer and He wants us to be persistent in prayer. Persistent prayer helps us focus on God and not ourselves, it helps us clarify or requests, prepares us for the answer and strengthen our faith. How big are your prayers, and what do they say about how big you think God is?

Fruit of the Spirit – Kindness

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Fruit of the Spirit - Kindness

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In this talk, Anthony discusses the Fruit of the Spirit ‘Kindness’. Kindness is demonstrated by how we relate to others. Kindness is a character of God – God displays His loving kindness to His people in both the Old and new Testaments. The Psalms speak of God’s loving kindness to His people. God’s ultimate act of loving kindness was to send His son to die on the cross, so that those who didn’t deserve His love could be set free from the slavery of Sin. Kindness is the practical outworking of the fruit of the spirit of love and is shown in how we relate to those we can expect or require no reward or acknowledgement.

The Importance of Vision

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The Importance of Vision

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As we start into the Year 2025, Jamie looks at the ‘Importance of Vision’. It is said ‘Everyone ends up somewhere, but few people end up somewhere on purpose!’. Do we know where we are going? Do we have a vision for our lives? If we do have a vision does it align with God’s vision for us? In this talk Jamie identifies four key steps in finding God’s vision for our lives and then seeing that vision become a reality. 1. The Spirit’s Prompting, where we gain a sense of God’s call to do something. 2. Certain Uncertainty, when we first sense the call it is certain we won’t know what is required. What we need to do is take a step forward and as we do so God will reveal more of His plan. 3. Predictable Resistance, everyone who seeks to follow God and pursue God’s vision will experience opposition. It is a sign that you are moving in the right direction; don’t be discouraged, keep pressing on. Finally 4. Uncommon Clarity, this is the stage where you realise that you wouldn’t rather be doing anything else.

Being Aware of His Presence

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Being Aware of His Presence

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In this second in our series on the person and work of the Holy Spirit, Jamie’s talks on ‘Being Aware of His Presence’. Jamie talks covers four main topics. 1. Why we need the Holy Spirit. 2. Examples from the Bible on how the Holy Spirit has empowered people. 3. Why some people don’t experience the Holy Spirit, and 4. Ways to be more aware and interact with the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Prayer that changes things – Pt 2

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Prayer that changes things - Pt 2

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As we continue our sermon series on the subject of ‘Prayer that Changes Things’, Jamie looks at three hurdles that need to be overcome if we are to fully see the powerful effects of prayer realised in our lives. Firstly, we are called to Intimacy with God; do we know Him and does He know us? Do we see God as far off and unapproachable? Or, are we living our lives in constant communion/communication with Him, speaking and listening to Him as we would a friend? Secondly, Lifestyle, are our lives aligned with God’s plan and design? Or, are we asking God to bless our plans and meet our desires while living our lives as we see fit? Finally, Perseverance, are we persevering in prayer and not giving up? Are we willing to pay the price to see God’s kingdom come, or are we seeking God’s quick fix at no cost to ourselves?

Prayer that changes things – Pt 3

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Prayer that changes things - Pt 3

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History tells us that significant moves of God take place when Christ’s followers become passionate about prayer and cry out for God’s intervention to bring about change in society and the world. In the next in our series on ‘Prayer that Changes Things’, Jamie looks at the call to be passionate about prayer. Jamie identifies six things in our lives that kill our passion for prayer and offers seven steps that will help us have a more passionate prayer life. Jamie also goes on to identify that when we engage with God in prayer, the first thing God wants to change is us. Prayer is not meant to be safe, bless me, bless others, bless the world… We are called to pray dangerous, life changing prayers; ‘Search my Heart’, ‘Know my anxious thoughts’, ‘Uncover my Sin’, ‘Lead me in the way everlasting’. (Ps 139:23). Are we willing to open ourselves up to God and allow Him to speak into our lives? Do we trust Him enough? Do we trust that He is Good and always Good? If we are and if we do, then God will take us on an amazing journey of discovery…

What are you giving your life to? Part 1 – Time

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What are you giving your life to? Part 1 - Time

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It is said that Time is our most precious commodity. While you can get more stuff and earn more money, you can’t get more time. Once time is spent it can’t be recovered and what we have spent our time on can’t be undone. Are we spending our time wisely, in service of God? Or, are we spending it on achieving our own goals and objectives? So much in our culture draws us away from serving God. It tells us we don’t have enough time to give to God or to serve others. But it is a lie. Jesus came to give us life to the full, but the thief (the devil) comes only to steal and destroy. Are we willing to trust God with our time and to be obedient and responsive to His call on our lives?

What are you giving your life to? – Part 2 – Talents

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What are you giving your life to? - Part 2 - Talents

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We all have God given talents – things that we are good at, and things that make us feel alive and energised. God has given us talents and gifts for the benefit of the community that is the local church. He calls us to use the talent He has given us. How are we using those talents and skills? Are we using them for our own benefit and for that of our immediate family, or are we using them for the benefit of others? Are we doing what we can with what we have or are we keeping things to ourselves? Are we serving generously or do we resent giving of our time and skills? As we all exercise the talents and gifts that God has given us, He will build His church to become the beacon of light and hope that the world so desperately needs.

What are you giving your life to? – Part 3 – Treasures

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What are you giving your life to? - Part 3 - Treasures

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Where are our treasures? What do we value and what are we putting our efforts in to achieve? Our western culture values money and material possessions, we are told to work hard to develop family security and reserves so that we can enjoy the pleasures of life. Yet, Christ called the rich farmer a fool for planning bigger barns for all his crops so that he could lead a happy retirement. God wants to bless us, but not for our selfish desires, but so that we can be generous with what we have, and when we are generous, to allow Him to multiply what we have given to bring blessings to others. The farmer was placing his trust in world wealth, when the reality was he should have been more concerned about matters of God’s kingdom. Rather than focus on achieving success and wealth in the eyes of the world, we too, need to focus our lives on storing up treasure in heaven by being generous and trustworthy with what God has given us.

What are you giving your life to? – Part 4 – Everything

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What are you giving your life to? - Part 4 - Everything

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What does it mean to give everything to Jesus and not to be offended? This week Jamie looks at the story of the woman, Mary, who poured out a jar of expensive perfume over Jesus’ feet and the reactions of those who watched her do it. Mary came into Simon’s house and poured out the perfume over Jesus, wiping his feet with her hair. She was giving everything that she had as a sacrificial offering. Yet the men who were around Jesus reacted with offence. They were offended by her extravagance – her wholehearted act revealed the poverty and sin in their hearts. Are we hiding behind a false sense of propriety and a poverty mindset to justify our lack of being all in, holding back from giving God our all?