Greater Life Missional Church

Once you have invited Jesus into your heart and are born again, you have a choice to walk according to the flesh or to the Spirit. Victory comes with the Spirit and problems with the flesh. So choose to walk in the Spirit and you won't fulfil the lost of the flesh.

In this excellent message, Paul van Essen explains the importance of staying in connection with Jesus so that the fruits of the Spirit will grow in your life. 

Guest minister Larry Gentis shares an encouraging word about God's plan for your life. 

In this message, Paul van Essen reminds us of the true meaning of Christmas.

Paul van Essen continues the theme of how to be Spirit-Led.

The church is not a building, but a called-out group of people, who choose to love and follow Jesus. It is a body made of individuals who need to fellowship together to function healthily. This is why it is so important to gather together.

When you accept Jesus into your heart you become a child of God and should be led by the Spirit (see Romans 8:14-16). But in practice what does this mean and how do we know He is leading us and that we are in His will? All will be revealed in this message.

Every believer has been assigned to do something specific for God, but every believer has also been sent on a mission to reach the world and proclaim the good news to all creation. In this podcast Paul examines the key scriptures instructing us what to do.

Following on from Part 1 Paul introduces the importance of 'Growling' or meditating on God's word to transform your life.

God wants your life to change for the better when you connect with Him. Start by beholding Him and imagining your future and let Him work good things into your life.

God promises us that He will lead us into all truth and that He is our advocate, our teacher and our comforter. So how come that so many Christians struggle being led by the Spirit? Here Paul explains that the enemy tries to pull us out of God's will by the flesh and why it is so crucial to build our own spirit up to keep us yielded to God.

This is such an important topic yet one that many Christians struggle with. Often people put their hope in a prophecy or a word they have been given, but the most important way to be led, is by from hearing from God yourself. And, the only way you can do this is by knowing Him yourself.

People were created in the image of God so are designed to hear Him and communicate with Him. It is innate within us, yet many find this confusing. In this podcast how to hear God whisper and exactly what it means to be led by the Holy Spirit.

Many Christians believe that Easter is the most important day in the Christian calendar, but in many respects it marks the end of the old way of living and the beginning of the new, full-on Christian life. This message explains why.

Today we are living times of unprecedented opportunity to move forward in God and take what is rightfully ours. In the Old Testament God promised Israel a richly blessed land and that is a picture of what we have now in the New Testament. So train yourself, fix your eyes on the prize, grasp every opportunity when it comes and run to win your race. 

This is the final episode in the series and focusses on prayer as the seventh spiritual weapon as mentioned in Ephesians 6: 10-18. Essentially prayer is communicating with God whether it be speaking or listening. The Apostle Paul tells us to pray 'all kinds of prayer in the Spirit' and in this podcast Paul van Essen unpacks what that means and how to pray in accordance with this instruction.

Today Paul van Essen shares about the power of giving in relation to your finances.

It is God's intention to bless you; in you spirit, your soul, your physical body and your material world. He wants you to be whole, healthy and function well in all areas of your life. In this podcast Paul van Essen gives you the keys to receiving supernatural healing from God.

In this concluding episode of 'Get Your Armour On', Paul focusses on the practical application of the sword of the Spirit. Just like Jesus when He was tempted, you need to get the Word deep inside your heart because what you speak overflows from your heart, and speak you must.

Are you tired, drained and worn out yet trying to do the will of God? If so you could be under a spiritual attack and need to put your spiritual armour on and learn how to use it against the enemy. Today Paul introduces the armour that God has given you to fight your battles - and win them too.

This week Paul van Essen celebrated the 30th Anniversary of his Ordination, back in Sydney on 11 November 1990. In this message he talks about the call of God and the choices and the sacrifices he has had to make to walk it out. Congratulations Paul!

In Part 2 of this insightful series Paul speaks about the shield of faith and the helmet of salvation and how we actually put this armour on.

We are in a time of unprecedented spiritual warfare. The many events around the world reflect serious spiritual battles that are impacting people’s lives. In this message Paul reveals some of the key truths in winning your spiritual battle. 

This is an in-depth seminar by Paul van Essen about the anointing; what it is, how to flow with it and how to get it. Jesus needed the anointing for his ministry and said 'The Spirit of the Lord is on me because He has anointed me to...', and if Jesus needed it to operate, then so do we.

Wherever the Holy Spirit is there is power as He is the supernatural power of God. As Christians He lives inside us, and as He is always with us we should experience His power in our daily lives.

Sharing the good news is central to the Christian walk, and nothing speaks louder than a changed life. Today Carrie van Essen shares her personal testimony about how God turned things round in her life as an encouragement to others.

The Bible makes it clear not to 'cast away your confidence' (Hebrews 10:35(), in fact it says that confidence holds a great reward. This is not earthly selfish confidence, but the kind of confidence that only God can equip you with. If you think you could benefit with a 'confidence boost' then listen to this podcast and put it into practice.

Paul reminds us there is nothing more important in our life on earth than building positive relationships with people especially spouses. He gives us seven great practical steps to take in nurturing these relationships and expounds on how our approach as a Christian is different - allowing the agape-love of God to transform your treatment of others and yourself.

Paul shares concerning building fruitful relationships. He draws our attention to the centrality of Jesus and reminds us to keep Him first in our lives, even in the midst of other important relationships.

A ground breaking seminar in the heart of Staines featuring there different local pastors sharing their heart for the Church of the Future. In this message Paul van Essen shares the history of God's moves and what to expect in the 2020s.

A ground breaking seminar in the heart of Staines featuring there different local pastors sharing their heart for the Church of the Future. Here Desmond Egharevba expresses what he sees happening in the next 10 years.

A ground breaking seminar in the heart of Staines featuring three different local pastors sharing their heart for the Church of the Future. In this message Liam Parker shares what he believes the coming hallmarks will be.

Continuing on from last week, Paul van Essen further explores God's desire for us to be successful life in all areas of our life - spiritual, relational, financial and indeed personal. But understand this; you won't make any progress unless you make a decision and act on it. Indeed you are far more responsible for your life that you might think. This is God empowering you to live out your dreams!

God's word proclaims that 'all the days ordained for me were written in your book' (past tense, Ps 139:16 NIV edited), so we should be conscious of the fact that God has ordained our days ahead of time. We should therefore do our utmost to find out what has been written and live it out. Listen to, and act on the keys in this message and you will be on the way to living the successful and purposeful Christian life God has planed for you.

Today Ps Desmond Egharevba fom Kingdom Living Church talks about the importance of God's presence in our daily lives. When we carry His presence, people will encounter Him and miracles will happen. Anything is possible when He is with us.

God is always moving and His church must move with Him to stay contemporary and relevant. He doesn't do the next thing, He does a new thing and so we as His people must listen to Him and stay current. Today people are looking for an authentic Jesus and searching for something to give their lives too, not mere religion. Today's churches must hear what He is saying and flow with Him.

One of the most important instructions that Jesus gave us was to 'go into all the world and preach the good news', that is share the gospel. That is a mandate to all of us - not just people in a leadership role. We all have a ministry of reconciliation, so just choose to follow it.

One of the most common testimonies regarding God's goodness is in the realm of relationships because we all have them and we all face challenging situations. The bible has much to say on this subject so who says that it is irrelevant today? In this podcast Paul van Essen uses scripture to teach us on the best and most godly ways in which to deal with annoying people.

Essentially there are two kinds of prayer: praying with your mind and praying with your spirit. Both are crucial for effective prayer. In this message Paul van Essen examines examples of New Testament prayers and illustrates the importance of their practical application to our personal prayer lives.

Prayer changes things, but all prayers by Christians are not necessarily effective. With humour and practical wisdom Paul van Essen walks through several scenarios and teaches on how we can approach praying in ways that bring greater results.

Communicating with God is central to the Christian life, ant that is what prayer is. The bible tells us that Jesus often withdrew to a quiet place - so He could spend time with God, and if He needed to do it then we need to even more so. Your personal destiny depends on it, and ultimately your life will become what you pray.

In this podcast Maysel Awere, a leader at Greater Life, shares some of her story and how she gets her victories through praising God. This is an encouraging message for everyone: whatever your circumstances are, just remember to keep praising!

When we say that we are 'walking with God' we are really walking with Holy Spirit. He wants to guide us, encourage us, teach us and reveal things to us which are all connected to our destiny. Today Paul teaches how these things are born out of fellowship and intimacy with Holy Spirit and emphasises the importance of partnering with Him. 

Christian or not, you need to progress in life. Things will come against you, Jesus said that, but you can't allow yourself to give up because of them. You will struggle with 'I'm too old', I'm too young', I'm not bright enough etc, but as believers we should not give up on our dreams, just recognise that the enemy is trying to deceive us because he doesn't want us to succeed. So don't give up! See his plan and decide to move forward.

Every christian has got a race to win, but it isn't against one another, it is against Heaven's mark for your life. God has a magnificent call for your life, but you have a choice in how you run it. Choose to train and discipline yourself; focus on heavenly rather than earthly reward, and run it so you win.

God gave humans a tremendous gift when He gave us the ability to envision things - to see things that do not yet exist. It is this gift that is central to seeing your life transformed. In this message, Paul van Essen explains what vision is and how you can, practically, begin to see what God has for you. This message is a life-changer.