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Welcome to our series – PATTERN – which is all about living a healthy life in God. Press play to hear Part One from Pastor Ian harding which is all about accessing the power of silence and solitude in our personal relationship with Jesus.
Step into the Christmas story as Pastor Ian Harding unpacks how – even in our waiting – we can find wonder.
“My soul magnifies the Lord.” Mary’s song has so much to teach us about the power of choosing to magnify Jesus in our lives. Press play to find out more in this Christmas message from Pastor Kat Harding.
If you could ask Jesus three questions what would they be? Press play to hear about someone who did just that and it changed his life in this message from Pastor Ian Harding.
Jesus is always speaking…are we listening? Press play to listen to this refreshing message from Pastor Kat Harding.
Press play to discover five days we all face a s Christians and how to navigate them well.
“Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” (Ephesians 5:14). God has not pressed pause on His purposes in 2020. Press play to hear this encouraging message from Pastor Steve Warren (Lead Pastor of C3 Imagine, Amsterdam).
God doesn’t anoint the plan…he anoints the person. Press play to hear Pastor Ian unpack the “classic” scripture – Jeremiah 29:11 – to let you know that YOU are the plan.
The life we have in Christ cannot be contained by any circumstance we might find ourselves in. Press play to find out how we can live beyond these walls in this message from Pastor Kat Harding.
“They devoted themselves to the apostle’s teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” (Acts 2:42). God’s heart for you is not just to live from encounter to encounter, but to have an authentic daily connection with Him. Press play to find out how as Pastor Kat concludes this series.
“They devoted themselves to the apostle’s teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” (Acts 2:42). When we pray, things change. Press play to find out what God wants to do in us and through us as we devote ourselves to prayer.
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” (Acts 2:42). Press play to dive into part two of our series around this scripture with Pastor Kat Harding.
“They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer” (Acts 2:42). Press play to dive into the first part of this series around this scripture with Pastor Ian Harding.
Who knows that life can be complicated? But Jesus isn’t phased by the complexity of your life. He wants to meet you in it. Press play to find out more in this message from Pastor Kat Harding.⠀
Everything flows from our inner life. Press play to hear these powerful inner life statements that God is speaking over you in this message from Pastor Ian Harding.
Everything flows from our inner life. Press play to hear this message from Pastor Ian Harding on how we can be bringers of life as we allow God to speak into our inner life.
We were created for community. We were born to connect with others.
In this season of isolation, Ps Lisa Stoner explores the importance God places on being in community and the future that is created when we join hands with those around us.
Are there any areas of your life that feel a bit cluttered? Any place where, if even the smallest button is pressed, you’re triggered?
It’s been easy in this stay-at-home season to get caught up in the clutter. To feel as though we have to do everything and be everyone to make sure all bases are covered. But trying to fulfil all these areas in our own strength can not only build up our frustrations, but sap our strength in and devotion to Christ.
We need to chill and regain our zeal! Figure out how you can do that in your own life with this week’s podcast message from Ps Tebo Mpanza.
What are you battling with right now? What is happening in your life that is making it seem like there’s no way back?
Know that, through the love and mercy of Christ, there is always the hope and reality of resurrection. Whatever the illness of your circumstance, it’s not too late for you to come back to life. Listen in to Ps Dave Stoner’s message this week as he encourages us remember the hope we have in Christ.
In all the tumult of our world, it’s so easy to lose sight of our first love. But what is our first love? Is it Jesus, or is it the church?
Listen to this week’s podcast with Ps Jo Willis as he explores our need to reprioritise our loves to further the kingdom of God. Let’s rise up as an effective church; an effective body, with our unique parts and gifts working together in unison.
Do you know that God isn’t as far from you as life may make it seem? Do you ever get the sense that you can’t quite reach Him; there’s something stopping you approach him; that, in a way, you’re locked out of heaven?
Jesus wants you to come in. He wants you to draw near. And He’s given us the keys to open the door. Listen in to this week’s podcast as Ps Gosia Denham explores the keys to sharing space with Christ.
Against the backdrop of our confusing world, what are you wearing? What are you holding? What is residing in your heart? What do you have there that sets you apart from the rest of the world?
Take time to self-reflect and recalibrate this week with a guest message from Ps Tim Ross.
It’s easy in the world’s current climate to feel displaced and distant from church. But although we are scattered, we have been called for such a time as this! God is using these circumstances to bring about a revival not just in His body, but of His body. He is moving us where He needs us to be.
Be encouraged this week with this message from Ps Joel Burden.
Do you know who God says you are? Do you know that you are loved, chosen, wanted, God’s handiwork? Do you know of the life-changing and empowering implications that rooting your identity in Christ entails on your life?
Take stock this week of how you view yourself – or how the world views you – and compare it to how God views you. His opinion of us is infinitely better than anyone else’s. Join Ps Lois Willis as she explores our identity in Christ in this week’s message, ‘What’s in a Name?’
It’s time to break off the shackles and the lies of the enemy and live our lives as we truly are: ordained! Each of us are called by God to reveal His goodness and work out His will upon the earth. Nothing and no one can stop us when we’re in the will of God! But how do we outwork such a high calling on our lives?
Join Ps Simon Taylor in this week’s podcast as he delves into the hows and whys of living life ordained.
If anything is clear in times of difficulty and upheaval – whether in our personal or corporate lives – it’s that God is far closer than we will ever know! He is an ever-present help in times of trouble, and we have nothing to fear.
On Father’s Day, we are encouraged to hear from the father of our movement, Ps Phil Pringle. Listen in as he passes on the encouragement of our Father in heaven: “Fear not!”
We all have issues. Difficulties in circumstance, health issues, and lies we’ve come to believe about ourselves just name a few. Though we are never too far from the grace of God.
Just one touch from Jesus is enough to satisfy! It’s enough to heal, to restore, and to affirm. Listen to this message from Ps Chris Denham and remind yourself of the hope and resurrection life that Jesus offers.
It’s time to go back to basics. What makes our lives worth living? How can we have total trust in God? What fears; what insecurities do we need to let go of?
It’s no longer about performance. Let’s flip our perspective.
Tune into this week’s podcast message as Ps Tebo Mpanza unpacks the fundamental facts of the Christian life.
Right now, we’re in The Messy Middle. We’re experiencing losses, a slowing down, a redirection of purpose and changes to our daily rhythm. It’s been confusing and difficult to adjust. Though even in these challenging times, there’s joy to be had! Listen to Ps Lou Davies today as she encourages us to reclaim our joy in the midst of this trying season.
This is an unprecedented season for us all. In unprecedented moments, God can do unprecedented things. Today’s sermon emphasises the importance of remembering God’s work in our lives, it is important to know that God is more than able to deliver us from this valley again and again. It’s easier to step out in faith when we see God move over and over again. God is calling out to you today to go again. Let’s do this, again.
In this Easter message, guest speaker Mark Ritchie encourages us in our ‘mess’ and points us to Christ and the power of the cross.
Speaking from Mark 16, he demonstrates how in the midst of the unknown, our default is to just keep our heads down and get on with things, but that through the promise of Christ’s life we can lift our eyes and receive His hope. In turn, this encourages us to go and share this hope with our world!
We pray this message fills you with the joy and peace of Christ!
Happy Easter!
THESE DAYS ARE GLORIOUS⠀
It’s here and now. It’s you and us. It’s God’s glory being revealed through our lives. Press play to find out more as Pastor Kat Harding kicks off this message series.
“Look out from where you are”. These are the words that God says to Abram as he’s navigating all that God has called him to. In one moment – right where he was, right in the middle – He gives Abram a heavenly vantage point. God wants to do the same in your life, because seeing what God sees can change everything. Press play to find out more in this message from Pastor Kat Harding.
As a body of believers, let’s live life: Undaunted and Fearless, Unswerving and Unstoppable, Disciplined and Determined. That is how we’ll storm this city with the Gospel and see His salvation come. Click play to hear this empowering message from Pastor Simon Taylor.
Life has rhythms. These rhythms impact our daily experience of life. For Jesus, He lived by rhythms that saw Him accomplish everything His Father had called Him to. Jesus is calling you to His rhythms. It’s time to embrace more of His life, in your life. As you embrace them, you too can accomplish all Jesus is calling you to. Press play to find out more!
As Christians, we are destined to be INFLUENCERS in this world. Living a life of effect and impact. Living in the power of the Holy Spirit. Living to be a light in the darkness, authentically bringing hope to the hopeless. Press play to find out more in this message from Steph Young.
God is seeking to draw us close to himself. How does he do that? Through the Church. Through community. Through family. Press play to find out more in the second part of our Destiny Defining Decisions series from Pastor Kat Harding.
The success of this year will not be defined by your circumstance, but by your inner stance. Press play to give your 2020 a great start with this message from Pastor Ian Harding as he unpacks the first part of our series: Destiny Defining Decisions.
There’s a time for everything (Ecclesiastes 3:10). Press play to discover how to understand and negotiate the seasons in life with this message from Susan Hinton.
In every season, in every circumstance, God is good. When we know that, we can be confident no matter what. Press play to hear this message from Pastor Kat Harding about trusting God in every season.
We all have an Echo Chamber and there are so many voices that can fill it. The voice of friends. The voice of family. The voice of familiarity. The voice of what we watch. The voice of what we read. The voice of our past. Our experience. Our disappointment. Our fears. It can all start to get pretty noisy. Jesus faced the same dilemma. But he chose to fill his Echo Chamber with the voice of his Father in Heaven. We can do the same. Press play to find out how this in this message from Pastor Ian Harding.
It’s so easy to let our emotions, feelings and what we are experiencing right now take over BUT they don’t have to have the final say! Press play to listen to this powerful message from Pastor Rachael Taylor.
God is invested in you. He’s chosen you. He’s called you. He’s set you apart. He’s building you up for great purpose. Press play to find out how in this message from Pastor Kat Harding.
The Beatitudes are know as Jesus’ declaration of the Kingdom. The word “Beatitudes” literally means “Blessings” and this scripture is packed full of every good thing that God has for us. Press play to hear Pastor Simon unpack these “Fantastic Blessings and Where to Find Them.”
A foothold is a secure position from which further progress can be made. This is God’s heart for you: that you would be standing firm on his foothold in your life, so you can advance into everything he has for you. Press play to find out how in this message from Pastor Kat Harding.
No matter what age we are or stage of life we are in, there is a call of God on upon us. A call to leave the grandstands and take our place on the playing field. A call to go again. Press play to hear this inspiring message from Pastor Rachael Taylor.
Life isn’t always plain sailing, but with God we can discover how to encounter true peace whilst navigating life’s storms. Press play find out more in this message from John Hinton.
“One touch from heaven can change everything.” Press play to listen to this powerful message from Pastor Simon Taylor. It’s guaranteed to propel you forward into everything that God has for you.
