Recorded at the Go Deeper Night in May, Paul Jukes gives an overview and an introduction to the book of Revelation.

Guest speaker Ps Sheldon Reid (Revive Church, Newfoundland, Canada) shares about grace, which he defines as 'the power to do what I currently can't.' In this message, Sheldon unpacks three dimensions (or levels) of grace; grace for salvation, grace to endure and grace for miracles. In order to receive grace, we need to adopt the position of surrender and repentance, sitting under the umbrella of God's grace.

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In this message, Ps Paul Jukes shares about some of the challenges that we face in reading the book of Revelation, describing it as fog or mist. So how do we hear God in the fog? Many of us want God to speak instantly, clearly, relevantly and with familiarity; however, the reality is often delay, ambiguity, distance and strangeness. We need patience to counter the delay, discernment to counter the ambiguity, discipline to counter the distance and wisdom to counter the strangeness.

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In this message, Sara Jukes gives an overview of the letters to the seven churches in Revelation. Each of these letters say something about Jesus so that we can be transformed by who He is. The seven churches each receive a commendation so that they can be known by Him and a challenge so that they can grow through Him. Finally, these churches are encouraged to press on into the blessing and promise that God has for them. These are also available to us today.

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Tim Davies shares a message about perseverance and courage in difficult times, identifying 3 battles that we all face; the battle before, during and after. Before a difficult time, we often experience fear which can leave us helpless. Sharing our fears with others and with God in prayer breaks the power of fear to control us. During difficult times, our battle is one of feelings, such as anger and resentment. Instead, we can receive the fruit of the spirit, such as love, joy, peace and patience etc. When the crisis has finished, the battle after is one of faith. We can allow God to build our faith for the next crisis that we will inevitably face in the future.

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In the Apostle Paul's letter to Philemon, we read of Onesimus, the former slave and now fugitive who had escaped from his master Philemon but became a follower of Jesus whilst with Paul in Rome. This letter is Paul's appeal to Philemon to forgive and welcome back his former slave. In this message, Paul Jukes highlights 3 characteristics that define a son. Firstly, a true son must face his past in order to step into his future. Secondly, a true son embraces a new identity as a son and no longer a slave and finally, a true son is covered by sacrificial love. Just as Paul offered to pay Onesimus' debts and Philemon presumably sacrificed his professional reputation, Jesus paid the price for our sin on the cross because of His love for us.

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As part of our focus on the Persecuted Church, Ben shared a message about living with hope, even in the face of persecution, suffering and troubles. In Paul's second letter to the church in Corinth, he writes, "our light and momentary troubles" which are, "achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all" (2 Corinthians 4:17). Our suffering and the suffering of the persecuted church in general, is light and temporary in comparison to the weight and length of eternal glory that we are to receive in the future, and our suffering has deep meaning and rich purpose beyond what we can see on the surface.

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Special guest, Dan from from Open Doors, shared a number of inspiring stories from the persecuted church around the world as part of his message titled, 'God of the Impossible'. Just like the first church in the book of Acts, the church of today continues to grow despite violent persecution. In Acts 12, we read about the death of James and Peter's miraculous escape from prison. Even in the face of persecution, God continues to do impossible things. Nothing is impossible for God; therefore, all that we need to do is trust Him. The church were earnestly praying for the release of Peter and it happened; therefore, it is clear that our responsibility is to fervently pray courageous, even impossible, prayers today.

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What if the ordinary parts of your life could be transformed into something extraordinary? Jesus took ordinary water and transformed it into the best wine at the wedding in Cana (John 2:1-11). This transformation was birthed out of the obedience of the wedding servants who were instructed to follow Jesus' instructions. Jesus' kindness in saving the family from the shame of running out of wine, amplified the transformation. The transformation was abundant. Jesus didn't just provide enough, the amount of wine was extravagant. Similarly, the Great commission (Matthew 28) requires us to breathe new life, obedience, care and also abundance.

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On the day of Pentecost, the disciples were all together and heard a sound like a violent wind from heaven, they saw what seemed to be tongues of fire, and all of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues (Acts 2). The disciples went from timid people to courageous people, from inward-looking people to outward looking and they were all empowered to speak. Finally, Pentecost created a new, unified community.

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