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The story of Easter is about a new beginning and a new start for every one. It is about God restoring to you all that He ever had in His heart and mind for you. When Jesus was on the cross he uttered 3 words that have huge implication for you today. "It is finished" Find out what that means and why it matters to you. Restored and forgiven!

Healing, restoration, strength, restitution and so much more. Is that your experience of what happens in your life whenever you take communion? Religion has hijacked this amazing tool given to us for our benefit in 2 ways - firstly by reducing it to a simple tradition and secondly by shifting the focus of attention onto us. Are we worthy enough? Have examined ourselves correctly? Discover what this all means and the impact that taking communion is meant to have. You will find new levels of grace and love as you do.

Pastor Jaap is the Pastor of Jong En Vrij Church in Hellevoetsluis in The Netherlands. This weekend with a team from the Jong en Vrij they were ministering in Belfast. A fantastic teacher of grace Pastor Jaap talks about why the church should not just be preaching grace but what it means to build in grace - and why that matters to you. Whatever your experience Jaap explains why you will see the blessing of God when you are planted in a community of grace.

5 great words to live by - The Battle is the Lord's. Most of the time we forget what God has already put in our hands. Before Moses faces a huge challenge in his life the Lord reminds him what he has already been given. It is the same for us and this is not just for the challenges we face. It also applies to the dreams that we have and how they will come about. Come the time Moses is told to stand and see the deliverance of the Lord using what is in his hand. You can do the same thing. Today. You do not need to wait.

These are 5 words for you to live by that will bring release and breakthrough into the situations that are impossible for you to change in your own self. Learn how God fights for you 24/7 and how your responsibility is to stay in grace. Jehosophat is a brilliant story that shows how when we live in grace and in an atmosphere of faith that the Lord breaks in and shows you that you will not have to fight for anything that the Lord has given you. In fact his enemies in the story turned on themselves and they did not have to lift a finger.

God leads you from Glory to Glory - whatever stage you are at the heart of God is to lead you into more. What happens though when we have something in our lives that we have never been able to overcome? God wants to show you the pattern of how to possess all that He has for you. After Jericho falls the next battle is Ai - Joshua and the people learn an important lesson - God shows them to face what defeated them again - but this time face it in grace. The result is victory. Be encouraged and hear God say to you that what you have been unable to overcome so far will fall when you face it in grace.

We each have our Jericho that stands in the way of our ability to possess our possessions in Christ; virtual strongholds that impede our spiritual progress. It may be a weakness in our character, a physical infirmity, it may be indifference to spiritual things in general or to a specific area we are neglecting. It could be materialism or some life-dominating pattern. It may be a difficulty at one’s place of work, in the home, with a particular personality, or it may be a financial burden. Regardless of the nature of our Jericho, we must realise victory always comes through God’s plan of deliverance GRACE—never ours. Learn to day how grace brings breakthrough to every area of your life!

We know we should be thankful. It is an important thing to remember what God has done and be thankful. Do you feel like you SHOULD be thankful rather than thankfulness flowing from you? Thankfulness always comes before multiplication and blessing and in this talk Andrew looks at how our experience of grace is the only root that will have us flow in thankfulness to God. Looking at the story of Joshua at the crossing of the Jordan God shows the people how his grace is that starting point. No longer "should be", but gratefulness flowing from you!