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Sometimes you may think that there is a 7 point plan to seeing the fullness of God in your life. The truth is that if we try to reduce our relationship with the King of kings to formula then we have totally missed the point. Helen is a gifted and encouraging teacher of God's word and this week she talks about how we can learn to experience God as our provider. In every sense. Drawing from her own experience there is richness & depth that will encourage you on your journey.

John Wasson speaking this week on Jehovah Elohim - the "Power of God." The main focus was some solid well known truths that demonstrate that God has truly put his power into our hands. Be encouraged by these truths that will set you free and help you discover another facet of the work of Grace in your life

Every day we should remind ourselves about the nature & character of God. He never changes - His love never fails. In a world where things change rapidly, God is constant. In the absence of reminding our hearts of this truth we are left with creating a view of God that is moulded and formed by opinion, experience and circumstance. That is surely a road to insecurity and failure. 

The sense of the word Rophe - Healer, is holistic. It implies a spiritual, emotional & physical healing. God did not create mankind to be sick. He wants us to be well in our body , soul & Spirit. We understand that we all have questions & experiences in this area but we cannot allow that to redefine who God has revealed Himself to be. Our collective experience does not define who God is.

Take your past disappointments & questions and allow the Holy Spirit to reveal Christ the Healer in the midst of them. He told us that he was Rohpe - and He has not changed

Peace - There is so much more to that word than what you may know. The name of God this week describes the wholeness & completeness that God has for you. That is God's grace and gift. He provides wholeness in every area of your life.

Jehovah Rohi - the Lord is my Shepherd

Of all the names of God - The Lord is my Shepherd is probably the most well known. From Genesis right through to Revelation we see God's people describing Him as their Shepherd. Articulated most profoundly in Psalm 23 God demonstrates His love for us like a shepherd caring for his sheep.

God leads, feeds and protects us - spiritually, emotionally and practically - His love touching every aspect of our lives. In this talk we see how nothing is too little for God to be interested in, and nothing is big for Him to handle.

What would you do differently if you simply did not care what other people thought of you or what you were doing? What risks would you take? What dreams would you pursue? Do you constantly compare yourself against the sanitised simulated worlds we see on Facebook & Instagram? We are a creative church. That does not mean that we all write poetry and draw stuff. It means that when we are so preoccupied with what Jesus says about us that we want to please Him first by allowing our lives to reflect, in whatever we do, the grace & love that we have found. That is grace. That is being creative and as we do then the world see's the greatness of God's love. This is a profound talk that will inspire you!

Grace is made alive through the Spirit of Grace, the Holy Spirit. For many people the word charismatic is code for some of the more "crazy" & "alternative" streams of the church. Is that a true reflection? What does biblical "charismatic" look like? The English term charisma is from the Greek χάρισμα (khárisma), which means "favor freely given" or "gift of grace”. Charismatic Christians are those that receive the Holy Spirit & every day receive God's gift of grace - unearned, unmerited favour. Learn today how you can flow in the Spirit of Grace & love.

The most powerful preachers are those who speak from a place of journey & experience. Not theory or pretending, but having walked a path that they can share the lessons learned. Penny Toogood this week talks from that place of why we believe in community in the church and despite pain & hurt that has been walked through we are a church that wants to see a community living in the grace & love of God. The power of God's grace to heal us and empower us provides something completely different to what the world knows and even what our experience of church may have been. If you want to be encouraged about grace in a community then this will bless you!

This month we are looking at why we believe that God has placed us at Exchange for such a time as this.This week Andrew looks at Character being one of the pillars of our culture. We believe in Godliness & holiness. But we believe it is the gift of God that we receive by faith and not through work. Righteous by grace through faith. Grace transforms you effortlessly and where the law is powerless to help us change, God's grace imparts His Holiness to us. Learn to flow to His righteousness!