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When we say the word 'prayer' what comes into your mind?

This is the first in the series called 'Teach us to pray', were Pastor Andrew discusses what prayer is not, starting with our thoughts about prayer (which if we're honest, we feel near enough everyday):

1. We feel guilty because we don't do it enough;2. We feel obligated to pray;3. Prayer doesn't guarantee results

Andrew explains that through grace, we learn that Jesus is on our side, He is not going to let us down, and most importantly: he loves us! So teach us how to pray!

What's your response when life gets hard?

If we're really honest - do we complain to God about it? What do you do when you feel short-changed by God?

Andrew opens this new series by facing these questions head-on, with the answer that our perspective of God is what changes our circumstances. It is this view of the King that will transform our life.

When our reaction to life is to look down, we fail to see what God has planned for us! When we walk in faith and live the experience of Jesus in all His fullness, we learn to live in the knowledge that it is all about Jesus and what He has done in our life!

We are not slaves - we are children of God! In the final installment of this series, Phil shows us how when God brings us out of something, God never brings us empty handed. His deliverance gives us more than enough!

God loves you and that will never stop!

We have a great message to share with you this week! Pastor Phil speaks to us in the second week of our ‘No Longer Slaves’ series and what an encouraging and inspiring message!

Phil taught us that we need to sow into your future – if God has put a vision into your heart, how are you getting there? Are you working towards that goal, or waiting for God to drop it out of the sky?

Pastor Phil gives the sports analogy that if a team focuses on winning, they will rarely win! But if they focus on their skill, fitness and tactics, victory is much more likely! Victory is a process and we are all in that process!

What has God put in your heart and how are you sowing into that future? Fan the flames of your passion and it will grow bit by bit, and God will move you forward to reach the next level.

Is your gift preaching? Photography? Teaching? Design? What are you doing to develop those skills for God to use in service of His Kingdom?

Galatians 4:7 "You are no longer a slave but a son and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ."

The idea of no longer being a slave resonates within us because that is how Jesus wants us to be - free! We are all on a journey and the best days are yet to come, we are moving from glory onto glory! When we view life as a slave, it is very difficult to see what God has in store for us – God is at work in us all, and his grace is bigger than our imperfections!

What kind of faith do you have? Jesus met people who looked like they had great faith and they were able to receive from him. When we hear that many of us feel like we will never receive fullness because we do not have enough faith. There is more to it than that. Faith has become a burden to many but the good news of grace is that the demands of law are no longer ours. What Jesus described as great faith may just surprise and release you. Why? You already have it..

It is okay to say that most people want to trust God more than they do. Jesus is our qualification for every blessing. We cannot earn His love or favour - we can only receive it. yet many if us understand what it means to believe God and doubt at the same time like the father in Mark 9.How does grace help us? What did Jesus mean when he talked about unbelief? Find freedom in this talk as Andrew looks at the difference between faith and belief and see how all you need is already provided by Jesus.

"God wants to bring us to a place where we can live as His children, not as slaves but we can't do it ourselves. In this talk, Phil uses the account of the Children of Israel's experiences at the Red Sea to illustrate how God will lead us to a place where we can see His salvation and move forward into a new life of freedom - a life as a son and an heir"

Easter Sunday was the day when the stone was rolled away. The difference for us all is massive.  We often keep our mess hidden so that no one can see it. We try to cover it up with effort, trying to please people and accumulating stuff. The stone being rolled away from the grave is a picture of the law being rolled away. When that happens there is resurrection life.

How do you actually walk in freedom - getting rid of guilt & shame? The answer is faith. People freak out when they hear about faith because they do not know what it is or how to operate in it. You do not need to waste faith on things or outcomes - God has already promised you a blessing. So what is it and what is it for? It releases you into grace. Find out more