After his baptism, Jesus went into the wilderness for 40 days to be tested before the start of his years of ministry. We all go through a time of probation - a trial period, an experimental appointment to see how we get on - before God promotes us into our calling. Probation precedes promotion During the probation our character is refined, our temperament is tested, we become the person able to tackle the task God has set before us
Read MoreAt the start of the Advent season, we often think about the imminent arrival of the King of Kings, in a manger in Bethlehem. However, this week Dave Jones gets us to think about the imminent return of the King of Kings and reminds us what the King expects his servants to have been doing in his absence.
Read MoreEvery day we navigate the competing pressures of trying to juggle our priorities, follow our passions and handle our problems. How much of a difference would it make if our every priority was set by Jesus, our Passions were inspired by Him and our Problems were handed over to Him to resolve?
Read MoreIs God really in control? The sovereignty of God is one of the most important core principles of our faith - important because if we don’t understand it we are easily led astray, manipulated or trapped in false expectations and assumptions about God which can lead to the shipwrecking of our faith.
Read MoreThis week Andrew Dickerson kicks off our new series King of Kings and asks the question: Are you ready to meet the King of Kings?
Read MoreIn the final episode of our series The Call, Sue Jones points us to the Power from Heaven that enables, equips and anoints us to answer The Call.
Read MoreIn part 8 of our series The Call - David Jones looks at the apostle Matthew and how his response to his calling can be a model we can all follow
Read MoreThe calling of John is a call to identify - not action. The calling of John is not a call to do something, but instead a call to be someone - someone loved by God, someone who understands what it means to be called God's child. Listen to this week's message of Hope and receive a fresh revelation of God's love and care for you today.
Read MoreIn part six of our series on The Call, Dr Isaac Frank draws inspiration and hope from the Calling of Peter, the most impulsive and emotional of Jesus’ disciples. A man who saw amazing miracles, yet let Jesus down when the going got tough. The call of Peter gives us all hope.
Read MoreIn part 5 of our series: The Call, after looking at how prophets and Kings realise that God is calling to them, and how they responded to that Call - today we are going to pause and look in a different direction
This session is a warning about another kind of voice that we hear calling us - this voice is not trying to draw us towards God - in fact it is trying to do the exact opposite:
This voice is trying to block our ears to the call of God,
It wants to distract us from our call, deceive us into believing lies that undermine our faith and discourage us to the point that we give up on our call
This is the voice of Jezebel and those spiritual forces that are opposed to the Kingdom of God
We're going to learn how to identify and ignore the Call of Jezebel
Read MoreIn the fourth instalment of our series The Call - Andrew Dickerson examines how Elisha responded to the Call and discovers 5 key attitudes for success
Read MoreWe all make mistakes, but why is it that some people can recover and get their life back on track and others just don’t? It's all a matter of heart.
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