What if the very thing you see as your weakness is where God wants to display His power?

In this powerful message, Andy Tilsley shares the story of Christ Church London’s journey, a vision for seeing God’s kingdom spread across the city, and a timeless truth from 2 Corinthians 12:9: “My power is made perfect in weakness.”

Drawing from the church in Corinth, modern church culture, and inspiring stories of revival, Andy challenges us to stop relying on our own strength, success, and strategies, and instead

Vision starts in a leaders heart, but renewal happens when people say, “yes Let's do this!”

Nehemiah

31) Nehemiah 1:1-11

This chapter looks at the state of the people of God. They are in exile, seemingly defeated. The walls are

broken and the gate is burned (v3). Nehemiah is emotionally moved by the state of God’s people (v4)

but instead of resigning himself to pessimism, he confesses the weaknesses of the past (v6-7) and

trusts in God’s promises (v5-6, 8-11).

Pentecost - the day on which the Long-promised Holy Spirit - birthed the church and launched her on the mission of God. We are not just born again by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:9). We are also strongly invited into an ongoing life of being filled with the Spirit.

Paul is saying there are two ways to live: One is built on boasting about building a case for ourselves.

One is build on the liberty that comes from receiving what Christ has already done for you. The gospel is about receiving a new identity/free life through the Cross of Christ.

In farming and gardening you reap what you sow it’s just reality. No one plants tomato seeds and expects corn. Paul is saying life with God works like that too. Our choices matter.

Free to be a different person. PART 2

Free to be a different person Part 1

What does the FREE life of the sons/daughters of God look like? How does the gospel transform how people relate to one another? What kind of people does freedom create.

We are set free to live free. We’ve been set free not just from something, but for a whole new way of living. “For freedom Christ freed you.”