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When we truly realise the extreme work God has done in us then we can live in the fullness of our calling to bring God’s glory into the world....
It’s clear from reading the letters of Paul that one of his chief concerns as an apostle and spiritual father was that believers should grow into maturity, both individually and collectively. As we strive for maturity together, our...
Hebrews 4:14-16 - Approaching the Throne of God is an awesome thing! Thankfully we can do so because we have One who has gone before us, securing our inheritance and our acceptance forever. As we approach we need to hold fast to a...
We read in 1 Corinthians 12 that when the church meets together, one will sing, another will teach, another will tell some special revelation God has given, one will speak in tongues, and another will interpret what is said. Everything...
God sent Jesus so that we can have an abundant life, lived to the full. He has plans for us to live a life full of joy, love, victory, power in close relationship with Him. In this podcast we consider how we can live this full and...
John’s gospel ends with a wonderful story of hope and restoration: Jesus is alive and appears to his disciples at the Sea of Galilee, providing them with a miraculous catch of fish! Join us as see how Jesus transforms dejection and...
God’s creation of “heaven and earth” (Ge 1:1) was a two-fold manifestation of Himself, and His eternal purpose is the harmony of things on earth with things in heaven! This purpose finds it fulfilment in His supernatural church:...
We look at how the Church is here to represent Jesus in the world. The church is not super-spiritual, superstitious, superficial or super-serious, we are supernatural! By nature, (just like Jesus) we are heavenly, full of life, and...
Because we belong to Jesus, we have been anointed and sealed by the Holy Spirit! As supernatural church, we can be certain of our identity and our inheritance because of this Divine Deposit of the Holy Spirit within us. It’s time for...
The bible tells us to ‘Honour your father and mother’ on a number of occasions. As we celebrate Mothers Day, we look at the wonderful story of Ruth, learning for her example and seeing how much God really values honour....
On this Mothers’ Day, we look in Luke 11 at the account of Jesus when given the opportunity to praise and honour His own mother, considered it vital to redirect his listeners to where true blessing is to be found. In hearing the word...
In these days the Lord is impressing upon us the importance of spending time around His throne together. The writer to the Hebrews (8:1-7) shows us the reality of what this means, whether we gather in twos or two-hundreds. It is a...
The Church Jesus is building is fundamentally ‘supernatural’: its members are “born from above” (Jn 3:7); we’re “baptised by one Spirit into one Body” (1Co 12:13) and are being “built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by...
We learn from Psalm 84, why the Sons of Korah had a profound appreciation of and desire for the presence of God and what this can mean for us today....
When John the Baptist heard that crowds were flocking to Jesus, he declared “He must increase, but I must decrease”. As Christians, we have followed a Person, not a cause or a creed. And Jesus must totally eclipse all things in our...
For many Christians, ‘stewardship’ is associated with finances and budgets, but in this message Stephen helps us to see that stewardship is so much more than this. Stewardship includes our time, our gifting, our families and our own...
There are many physical and natural activities that the Bible instructs us to do, e.g. fasting, sharing the Lord’s Supper, anointing with oil, caring for the sick. They key is that when we do these things, we apply our faith and...
The story of the Israelites is the story of ‘our forefathers’ says the Apostle Paul (1 Co 10), laden with warnings and promise. From God’s first promise to Abraham, the Apostle traces the history of his own people, including the ups...
God wants our homes to be places of order, goodness and power, where His Kingdom is gloriously, beautifully and uniquely expressed. Your home is where God’s heart is!...
We start this new year encouraged by the apostle Peter’s assurance that “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3) so that we now “share in the divine nature” (1:4) - these are incredible...
As citizens of The Strong City, our vantage point has changed. And this new vantage point brings a change of mindset as we look out into 2018 and beyond....
In Luke 2 we read how two faithful servants of God hold onto His amazing promises. We consider how being people of promise keeps us alive, alert and active!...
We look at the account of Simeon, a man who believed and eagerly awaited God’s promise, and who recognised and embraced the new thing God was doing....
Revelation 19 shows us a picture of the Bride of Christ, which is His church. We see that a day is coming where we will have made ourselves ready for His return, but what does that mean for us today? How do we make ourselves ready to...
God wants to pour out His Spirit on you! God doesn’t just want to refresh us when times are tough or have been difficult, He wants us to be in a place of refreshing all the time! He wants us to be those that are a well spring of life...
What kind of people ought we to be in the light of His return? In this podcast, we explore the essential framework needed to be in place in order for us to be productive in playing our part in God's purposes for our lives. Viewing the...
Jesus will return at the time of “the restoration of all things” (Acs 3:21), which, crucially, will include the restoration of the Church. In this message we consider what this means and explore some of the big pictures and magnificent...
Jesus is coming back! This week we look at what Jesus Himself said about His return and we ask ourselves the question: ‘How should we live in the light of the return of Jesus?’....
Jesus is coming back! We look at the nature of Christ's return and why we should anticipate and prepare for this awesome event with great eagerness and excitement....
Christ’s return is the ultimate unfulfilled prophecy, and when it happens it will mark the end of the Present Age and the start of the Age to Come. The 'Second Coming' will transcend and eclipse everything else in human history!...
When God sent a great flood to the earth, He had a plan. Noah couldn’t see it physically, but he could "see" it with the eye of the spirit. We are building something wonderful and it's important that we 'see' it. The good news is it is...
Jesus Christ did a magnificent thing on the cross. Although He could have been overwhelmed by the influences of the fleshly human nature He had taken on, Christ, in loving submission and obedience to His father, overcame the flesh and...
The Cross has changed everything, including how we are to perceive every aspect of life! We consider how this can rightly impact our view of God, ourselves, our future and purpose, the mission, the situations we face, other people,...
The prayer of King Jehoshaphat and the example given by him and his people to worship God in the face of adversity is a timely reminder for us in our day to gather ‘heavily-armed’ and ready to find our voices....
Recently the Lord has been speaking to us about seeing all things through the Cross, but also moving out of 'maintenance mode' into 'mission mode'. At the heart of the Mission, is the Cross. And the purpose of the Cross is the Mission....
When we read the account of Jesus going to raise Jairus' daughter from the dead, we see how, on the way, a woman with internal bleeding pushed through the crowd to receive healing. Jesus met her where she was at, but remained a 'man on...
Luke 24 tells of two ordinary disciples who met the risen Lord Jesus on their way to an obscure village near Jerusalem. Along the way He addresses their sadness and disappointment, before revealing His identity to them in the breaking...
The Cross of Jesus Christ changes everything. When we look through the lens of the Cross it changes how we see God, ourselves, one another and the world!...
The feeding of the 5000 was a miracle of unprecedented scale and impact, and tells us vital things about the mission of the Church in these critical days. We're here to FEED THE WORLD and In this message we're challenged to do so with...
As we start a new season together we are putting a focus on all that it means to serve the Lord and one another as part of the body of Christ, His Church. We want to excel in all we do together to glorify God and to win people to...
In 2 Chronicles 5 and 6 we see the impact of a completed Temple and the provision of God that was there, but also can be found at the Table as we break bread together today....
In 2 Chronicles 5 and 6 we see the impact of a completed Temple and the provision of God that was there, but also can be found at the Table as we break bread together today....
The story of Joseph (Genesis 37-50) is an amazing account of God working in a man’s life to fulfil his dreams and his destiny! In this message we explore some of the key moments in Joseph’s journey from the pit to the palace and...
When we look at the great commission in Matthew 28, we read how Jesus told his disciples to “GO”. The church today also shares this commission. We take a look at three steps we can take to get to the ‘go’; we first get ready, by...
The Bible’s first mention of “worship” occurs in the story of Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac (Genesis 22), and provides us with a rich understanding of what worship involves and what it produces. Just as God put Abraham to the test, so...
God is calling us to be those who are preparing the way in our lives- every day! To allow us to more fully embrace the cross of Christ, we make sure that our priority is Him, His word and His people. As we do this, our valleys are...
Because of the Cross and the Crown we are a people of the presence of God, set apart and commissioned for the purpose of God wherever we are. As we proclaim and demonstrate the Kingdom of God, we leave strong and powerful Kingdom...
The Covenant Meal is about Remembrance of what He has done, our Royal identity in Him and Rejoicing in all he accomplished. In Jesus, we are made alive together in fellowship and in union with Christ, raised up together with Him and...
The gospels of Matthew, Mark & Luke all contain a tantalisingly short account of Jesus blessing little children. But what did He pray? What did he say as he blessed them? Who were these children and what became of them? What great...
The Cross of Christ must be understood within the wider perspective of God’s eternal plan, and in this message Roger shows us how God stripped His enemies bare, displayed His power in the supernatural realm, and dealt with human sin -...
God is in the business of setting people free. From sin, from guilt, from the baggage of past, from being reliant on ourselves alone to live in a way that honours Him....
Our revelation and appreciation of all that Jesus achieved for us through the work of the Cross must have a very practical outworking. What does it mean for us here and now and how does it affect the kind of church we are building in...
This Father’s Day we look at the pattern Jesus sets in how we too can know God as our father. In His prayer “Abba Father” we discover the relationship we......
When we see Jesus in Revelation 19, He is described as having many crowns on His head, He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords! In His amazing generosity......
As we continue to unpack The Cross & The Crown series, Stefan Ruhig brings us this powerful message on how to live out the power of the cross in our......
In his awesome vision of Jesus, the apostle John sees Him “wearing many royal crowns” (Rev 19:12). These many crowns were received as He defeated every enemy on the Cross:......
In His death and resurrection Jesus not only saves us and pays, He also shows us the way. The pattern we are to follow is that to share in His......
As we come to The Lord’s table together, we remind ourselves of the fullness of the cross of Christ; not just His death, not even just His resurrection, but everything that He......
God has always intended his people to be full of His life! Jesus’s time on earth as a Man and His death on the cross, tell us about the life......
In his first letter to the Corinthians, the apostle Paul writes about the power of the Cross and the dangers of allowing clever words or human wisdom to rob us......
The Old Testament sacrifices described in Leviticus give us a glimpse of the far superior sacrifice of Jesus Christ that was coming. They help us to see that at the......
As we come to the Cross we find such love and such power that many things that previously troubled us are dealt with. But there’s more – if we are......
The Cross shines a spotlight on God’s character. In this message we consider what the Bible says about His character, as well as the lens through which we often choose......
This Easter we focus on God’s love revealed to us at the cross. God shows just how much He loves us. How much we are Valued, have an Identity and......
When Jesus removed his robe, bent down and washed his disciples’ feet (John 13), He provided a powerful, dramatic picture of His Incarnation (when He laid aside His majesty and......
The cross may seem too brutal, too violent, too dark a place for God’s love to be seen. Yet when we look closely, we begin to see how it wonderfully......
Far too often we feel the need to see something before we will believe it. As Christians God wants us to believe in Him even though we don’t see Him.......
Paul instructed the Ephesian elders to “keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers” (Acts 20:28). As we expand our eldership......
The New Testament shows us that the Apostles appointed Elders in every church (Acts 14:23) and in every town (Titus 1:5): Elders were the God-ordained leaders of the NT churches......
The Cross of Christ presents every person with a choice, to either embrace it as God’s magnificent power to save mankind, or to reject it as foolishness (‘sheer absurdity and......
It’s impossible for us to fully understand the agony of the cross, the victory over the grave, or the full glory of the ascension and crowning of King Jesus, but......
Within the treasure chest of the Old Testament there are many precious portraits and images that point to the Cross of Christ. We pick a few such images and explore......
Presenting the new life groups to the church, we remind ourselves of the huge importance of small groups and our homes. As we express Kingdom community in our communities, we......
As we begin this major new series, we start to see that the work of Jesus on the Cross is far bigger than we could ever grasp or imagine! Standing......
The opening chapters of Acts show us vital details and characteristics of the church that Jesus planted. It was led by men He’d personally discipled and was filled with His......
God’s intention for His Church in this new year is that we would not only start well, but continue well and finish well – being secure, fulfilled and fruitful in......
Psalm 122 is the heart-cry of a pilgrim arriving in Jerusalem to worship at the Temple. There he finds a city solidly built, where the tribes have converged as one......
As we read through the Psalms we come across many fantastic verses that give us reason to approach the Lord’s table wholeheartedly, laying all that we are before Him and......
In days of change and upheaval in the world, our need to seek the Lord and spend time in His presence has never been greater. In our journey through the......
Ian Jones shares his heart for reaching the lost and practical ways that we can all love and care for people in a pastoral way, leading them into a relationship......
During the walk along the road to Emmaus, Jesus explained to the two disciples all the references concerning Himself in all the Scriptures. What a journey that must have been!......
Jesus began his public ministry and set forth his mission (Luke 4) by quoting from Isaiah 61. In this great message, Tony Ling shows how the prophet sums up God’s......
Jesus assures us the harvest is plentiful everywhere (Mt 9:35ff) and the New Testament attests to this by showing how the good news spread like wildfire from house-to-house and from......
God’s purpose for our lives and church is always far bigger than we realise! But when we allow the Holy Spirit to fill us and work through us we begin......
In the latest in our ‘School of Ministry’ series, Arne Skagen describes the heart and burden of an Ephesians 4:11 “evangelist”. Drawing from the Scriptures, and from his own experiences......
When we enjoy the covenant meal together we remember Christ’s death and resurrection! As we look around the room together we can be thankful that the Lord has joined us......
Psalm 46 contrasts the difference between a chaotic and unstable world with a mighty faithful God and His City. The river of Spirit flows through the church, the City of......
The story of Abram and Lot in Genesis 13 reminds us that we always travel in the direction of our vision and gaze. Lot looked ahead, saw the bright lights......
Written after a narrow escape at the hands of a Philistine King, David tells us that praise is always the answer in the midst of trouble, because it opens our......
In Psalms 22-33 King David describes a wide range of circumstances, and the widest range of emotions and heart-cries. But whatever situations he faced, each Psalm concludes with a ‘last......
In the closing message from our Momentum conference, David outlines a fantastic vision of the church we see, and encourages us to ‘step-up’ and ‘step-out’ – so that we can......
In this opening message from our Momentum conference, Ezekiel shows us how God’s people are to “rise and shine”: as we fulfil the various, unique God-given callings on our lives,......
The shepherd loved and watches over the sheep. The Great shepherd lives in us and has given us a tender and responsive heart, to help us to gather in, “the......
An introduction to a wonderful book written over 1000 years by those who look for and love the Lord. Full of poetic prayer, praise, petition and prophecy; we look at......
Andrew shows us the importance of hearing the word of The Lord and helps us understand how we can use God’s promises to speak over ourselves and see breakthrough. In......
A look back at the key messages from the Without Borders 16 ’Kingdom Established’ Conference....
As Spirit-filled believers we can experience God’s presence all the time! Nevertheless, when we gather round the Lord’s Table there’s a real sense in which we enjoy the special ‘flesh......
Our First Love: Let’s keep our eyes firmly fixed on Jesus, our relationship with Christ is our most important call. Let’s press on to see His love for us and......
Tony Ling describes the type of prophetic ministry that the whole church is called into and – drawing from the opening chapter of Revelation – he outlines three vital ways......
In Matthew 28:18, Jesus announces His supreme authority and with the Great Commission, tells His disciples to ‘Therefore, go…’. So how should we view His authority, and how should we......
Having seen how Authority is expressed so beautifully in the relationships within the Godhead, we now discover how it is to be outworked in the Church. Who has authority in......
Patrick and Adele, members of Living Rock’s youth group , each share aspects of what the fatherhood of God means to them....
In this second message in our series, we consider God’s credentials as Creator to be the source of all authority in His creation and the only fixed point of reference......
In our latest School of Ministry session Matthew Ling outlines some of the vital characteristics of authentic prophetic ministry and encourages the church to be prophetic....
From the time of the two great ‘Falls’ (of Lucifer and of Man), the issues of the universe have concerned ‘Authority’. Yet due to the many abuses, misuses andf corruptions......
Following our journey through the gospel of Mark together, we conclude our time in this action packed account of Jesus’s life with some personal reflections from Mary Ullyatt, Richard Pemberton,......
Reading through the last four chapters of Mark’s Gospel together, we look again at the incredible work of Jesus Christ. We consider the three contexts (of the Temple, Garden and......
Mary was a woman who knew what it was to give her all to Jesus, to pour out what was most costly to her. We consider today what it means......
In Matthew 13:33 Jesus tells us that the Kingdom of God is like yeast that spreads everywhere. In this message Tim encourages us to know that this ‘yeast’ works in......
The last four chapters of Mark’s Gospel are an intense journey through the final week of Jesus’s earthly life. Here we find distress, denial, betrayal, torment, abandonment and death. But......
In Mark 11 we read the account of Jesus clearing the Temple. Jesus is passionate about His Father’s House, so we take time to consider some the incredible things this......
Steve Wilkins (Ottawa, Canada) shares some aspects of his own calling and commissioning, and describes the kind of Church the world is longing to see...
When Jesus meets a woman at a well (John 4) and promises that life-giving water will flow from within her, He introduces us to the truth that it is what......
Debora Lyon gives the second session from the recent Behold Ladies Day....
Sharon Key gives the first session from the recent Behold Ladies Day....
Todd Pulsifer (Ottawa, Canada) shares some vital perspectives on wehat prophecy is, why the Church needs prophetic ministry, and how every Spirit-filled believer can attune his ear to what God......
This week we are joined by Jordan McFarlane and the Cardiff School of Mission. Jordan encourages us from Mark’s gospel in how to have faith that can move mountains. It......
In the first 9 chapters of Mark’s Gospel we see that people can’t stop telling others about Jesus and what He has done for them! There is great power in......
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is pivotal and crucial to the Christian faith and celebrated on Easter Sunday. In this short talk we look at five individuals who witnessed and......