Ps Melanie continues our series into the book of Colossians, empowering us with the message that in Him are wisdom and knowledge, power and authority, and through these things in Him we live.

Paul wrote to the church of Colossae because gnostics were referring to secret knowledge that brought Jesus down to the angelic level. He reminded the church that Jesus is the visible image of the invisible God. He is first in everything and the fullness of God exists in Him. And He can be revealed in us as the hope of glory.

There is an open invitation in the Bible given to anyone who is interested to come and see Jesus. He wants every single person on the planet to see Him and know how deep and wide and wonderful His grace and love is for them.

In the beginning God walked in the garden with Adam and Eve. It has always been His desire to be with us and often He wants to be with us more than we want to be with Him. The more we surrender to Him, the greater will be our ability to listen to Him.

Ps Melanie explains that a vital part of God with us is knowing his peace. As we learn to trust in Him and stop relying on our own strength, His peace works its way through our lives.

Nicola Gibb shared ‘God With Us’ through a series of stories in her own life that illustrated the fact that God is with us in the fire, in the storms, as well as in the rich seasons.

As Christ's ambassadors we have an obligation to know what we represent. Ps Paul encourages us to be ready to embody the values of heaven, as we present the love of our Father to others.

Ps Melanie spoke about how God purposes and then helps us to share our story with others, to bring them to Him.

Stu spoke about making a genuine attempt to show interest in people in a loving way to earn their trust. To let them see that you genuinely care, once they experience this genuine care they become curious about where it emanates from. This can create an opportunity to tell them that we love because He first loved us.

Ps Amanda spoke about the importance of us telling our own story about what God is doing, and has done, in our lives to the people around us. People have no counter to the powerful things God is doing in our lives.