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Relationship Reset - Part 5 - God Centred MarriagesGod Centred MarriagesRespond to the call of GodReject compromiseReaffirm covenant

Relationship Reset: Part 4 - SinglenessIt's a myth that to be single is to be second best

Relationship Reset: Part 3 - UnfriendedComparison destroys contentmentCoveting breeds contentionCriticism crushes connection

Relationship Reset: Part 2 - Small TalkSurface level isn't satisfying, we are wired for depthFear often masks as politenessSmall talk may help 'set the table' but it's your choice to sit downWho in this church knows knows the real you beyond your sunday smile?What intentional steps can we take this week to invest in our relationships?Who can you invite to the table?

Relationship Reset - A Guide to love, friendship and familyPart 1: PlantedIt matters that we are planted, and the best place is the House of the Lord

Say what you seeAre you seeing it?Are you saying it?Ps107Let those delivered by the Lord speak out (v2a)... and loudly proclaim what he has done (v22)Ps 145v 4 One generation will praise your deeds to another, and tell about your mighty acts.

3 Days that changed everything - From Death to LifeThe WinIn Christ we have the victoryIf Jesus did NOT rise from the dead our faith is futile and we are to be most pitied, BUT he did, Jesus Christ is ALIVE what else accounts for:Jesus was crucified on the crossThe Empty TombThe eye witnesses that saw him - they couldn't be told that they didn'tThe disciples went from being in hiding to being emboldenedThe rapid spread of the church full of people who would rather face death rather than simply deny that they had seen Jesus

3 Days that changed everything - from death to lifeThe RugDuring the song at the start of today's message we see people bringing boxes that represent things they want to keep hidden and hide them under The Rug on the platform.During the song at the end of the message the same people take their boxes from under the rug and place them at the foot of the cross

3 Days that changed everything - from death to lifeDay 2 - WaitWaiting is never wastedWait with worshipWait with preparationWait with expectation“If the Lord makes us wait, let us do so with our whole hearts; for blessed are all they that wait for Him. He is worth waiting for. The waiting itself is beneficial to us: it tries faith, exercises patience, trains submission, and endears the blessing when it comes. The Lord's people have always been a waiting people.”― Charles H. Spurgeon"Waiting" in the Bible often reflects a deep-seated belief in God's faithfulness and sovereignty

3 Days that changed everything - from death to lifeDay 1 - Gethsemane - Watch and Pray"Watch and pray so that you do not fall into temptation"

Please note - Simon walks onto the platform and starts his talk being followed by two unknown people. Listen and all will be revealed.

The Lord bless you and keep you;the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you;the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.Numbers 6:24-26

Persistence in PrayerBe a Psalm 91 person

Pray on PurposeProximityPerspectivePower

Prayer - the Promise PatternPrayer is going to the source"For every one of God's promises are “Yes” in him..." 2 Corinthians 1:20

A fruit of fasting : EnduranceFasting helps us consider Jesus' endurance

What we hunger - we will be filled by

Activate your faith by actioning your talentPrayer of St. Brendan the Navigator'Help me to journey beyond the familiarand into the unknown.Give me the faith to leave old waysand break fresh ground with You.Christ of the mysteries, I trust Youto be stronger than each storm within me.I will trust in the darkness and knowthat my times, even now, are in Your hand.Tune my spirit to the music of heaven,and somehow, make my obedience count for You.'

"The meaning of prayer and fasting is that we get hold of God, not the answer." Oswald Chambers

A Biblical Approach to Money Careful not careless Strategic not haphazard Controlled not impulsive Visionary not short-sighted Generous to a fault God can do anything with what we put in his hands. "Earn all you can Save all you can Give all you can" John Wesley

A new money mindset

Matt 6v1-18 Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honoured by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. This, then, is how you should pray: "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins. When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show others they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to others that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen; and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.

Start 2025 with a clarity of where to plant your feet when moving forward Psalm 52v8 "but I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever"

The Expectations of ... Traditions Gifts Promises

Great Timing of Comfort and Joy Zechariah and Mary - improbable and impossible

Switch from: "I can't ... because I ..." to "I can ... because God ... "

"The fear of man is not a rare psychological condition or trauma, it is the most common fear of all. The fear of man refers to being hurt, or harmed or humiliated by people" R.T. Kendall "The fear of people becomes a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord will be protected" Proverbs 29v25 " Do not be afraid of them (lit. their faces) for I will be with you to protect you,” says the Lord. Jeremiah 1v8 ... or ... "Don't be afraid of their faces but fix your eyes on mine, says the Lord". The antidote to the fear of man is found in the face of God. "The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being" Hebrews 1v3 Questions: How clearly can I see the face of God at the moment? How can I seek his face this week?

The waiting, outworking and completing

What are we advertising that is not longer on the menu? We must return to our love of: God's word meeting together at God's house the lost

And the Spirit moved

Prophets: carry a message from God expose false idols and ideology make a stand for faithfulness live as outsiders to the prevailing culture bear with the disdain of those who reject them

2 Kings 4:1-7 When a woman cried out to God to save her children from enslavement, God did a miracle using what she had to more than answer her current problem.

Get Loud & Proud about who we are - The Church If you know Jesus there is a role to play in building The Church

You are the "Salt of the Earth" and the "Light of the World"

Church Unlimited : A United Church

Church Unlimited - God's blueprint for the Church With God nothing is impossible. Christ came to give us unbounded life. Also Includes a review of last year's: Encounter God Grow Personally Go make a difference

Where is your faith? Part 2 Where is your faith Obedience Proximity Panic neutralises Faith Storms still come to obedient disciples

Galatians 5 - ἀγαθωσύνη (ag-ath-o-soo'-nay) the goodness that comes from God and showing itself in spiritual, moral excellence 

Self-control

"True joy is a limitless life-defining transformative reservoir waiting to be tapped into"

Patience / Forbearance / Long-Tempered

The Fruit of the Spirit is ... Peace

That we would become a church that is theologically confident for the world in which we live.

Faith => Intentionally activating Heaven's resources for Jesus's purposed in our lives And it will grow only if it's planted!

Peace with God gives Peace within leads to Peace with others

Pure in heart - whole hearted and undivided Divided attention is detremental to our effectiveness and can cause distance

Actions will follow heart-change, but heart-change doesn't always follow actions!

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

Moderate / Celebrate / Anticipate

"To the degree we mourn our sin both individually and collectively we avail ourselves of heaven's comfort, and to the degree that we don't, we rob ourselves of it"