Sunday 25 January 2015

God Reveals - Ephesians 3:1 - 13

Is God distant or close? For many it perhaps suits them for God to be distant. Certainly the traders in Acts 19 liked it that way, since they filled the gap with their religious paraphernalia that kept them in business. Yet from Ephesians 3 it is clear to see that God wants to reveal, to be made known, to be seen by all.

[IN] What is God revealing to you … for others?

Challenge: Ask God specifically for revelation

Sunday 18 January 2015

God Builds Together - Ephesians 2:11 - 22

Groups or even whole nations easily get into hostility with each other. In Paul's time there was the religious divide of Jew and Gentile ... with a wall of hostility between them. The fact is both sides also have a barrier between themselves with God ... and life without God leaves us open to develop hatred of one another.

3 Habits

The Discipline of OFF

Share the Walk

Ever closer to Jesus

Sunday 11 January 2015

God Reconciles - Ephesians 2

Last week we were challenged to pray for a fresh sense of God's calling. Of course this can be a dangerous prayer! God may call you to what seems beyond your depth or capability. The call to change the atmosphere in the office, or bring about reconciliation may seem just too hard ... yet it may be precisely you that God is calling to do it, affecting the spiritual temperature of your surroundings. To do this may require you to engage in some kind of spiritual warfare

Sunday 4 January 2015

God Blesses - Ephesians 1

This year we start a new series called 'Understanding God'. First using Ephesians to rehearse some 'core theology' (i.e. how we understand God), we will then spend some time looking at the cross through different windows, before using Zechariah to see God speaking into the life of the people past and present.

[UP] Do you know God's calling on your life?

Challenge: Pray for a fresh sense of calling

Thursday 1 January 2015

New Year Series - Understanding God

2015 will see a new series unfold - 'Understanding God

Part 1 - Ephesians - Knowing the True God
Part 2 - Windows on the Cross
Part 3 - Prophetic Voice - looking at Zechariah

Ephesians 1:17 '... so that you may know Him better'