In the book of Ezra we see how God restores his people back to worship after decades in exile. He STIRS the community with renewed vision and SUPPLIES them with the resources to rebuild the temple for worship.

At Foundation Church Belfast as we prepare ourselves to return to gathered worship we can be confident that God STIRS us afresh and promises to SUPPLY what we need to build for him.

Our shared vision is to impact and influence Belfast and the island of Ireland for Jesus. We do this through the planting and revitalisation of gospel-centred, Spirit-empowered churches on mission for the Kingdom.

Will you join the team? There’s room for everybody!

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In the final message of our Gideon series we ask: how do we prevent ending the mission badly?

Gideon is famous for his stunning victory against all odds as he delivered Israel from their enemies. But his life did not end well. He compromised on his convictions and opened the door for further disintegration of Israelite society.

In this message we examine some of the reasons why Gideon ended badly:

1. He reverted to type

1. He believed the hype

We conclude by showing how we may avoid his errors and instead live lives that are faith-filled and purposeful.

Main text: Judges 8:22-35

Preacher: David Varney, pastor Foundation Church Belfast

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Before Gideon goes to battle he must be convicted of God’s calling and anointing of him. His faith is weak and God takes steps to strengthen him for the fight.

With the coronavirus pandemic we realise our vulnerability and powerlessness like never before, whether as a nation or as individuals. The good news is that God has power to save and deepen our faith and trust in him. Our weakness points us to his saving power working in us.

In this message we see when it comes to salvation,

• God strengthens the weak

• God weakens the strong

Main text: Judges 6:35-7:18

Preacher: David Varney, pastor Foundation Church Belfast

The second message in our series on the Old Testament character Gideon.

Before God uses Gideon to achieve victory against Israel’s external enemies, he leads Gideon to tackle the inner enemy – Israel’s divided heart towards God.

The people have embraced idols and have gone away from their first love, their source of identity and peace.

Decisive action needs to be taken before Israel have any hope of overcoming their external enemies.

Inner renewal is the precursor to wider blessing from God.

In this message we see:

1. We cannot expect God’s blessing when busy serving idols

Main text: Judges 6:25-35

Preacher: David Varney, pastor Foundation Church Belfast

We look at the life and work of Gideon in this new series from Judges 6-8.

In this message we see:

• God always takes the initiative when saving his people

Main text Judges 6:1-24.

Preacher: David Varney

PJ Smyth addresses the Advance churches across the globe with this encouraging and comforting message.

1. Partners (Phil 1:1-2)

Main text: Philippians 1:1-14

Speaker: PJ Smyth, pastor Monument Church, Washington DC, USA

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This Easter Sunday we take a look at the earliest eye witness account of the Easter story. Christianity is founded upon objective historical facts. In this message we consider the history of Easter, as reported by St. Mark. Does it all stack up?

We then look at the theology of Easter – what does it all mean? Finally we consider three possible responses a person can make after an honest assessment of the data.

Main text: Mark 16:1-8

Message by David Varney, pastor Foundation Church Belfast

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In our final message from the Real Religion series, we look at James’ parting shot: the call to restore broken community.

• From what do we bring a brother back?

Main text: James 5:19-20

Message by David Varney, pastor Foundation Church Belfast

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Today we look at the Bible’s teaching on prayer and healing in James 5:13-18.

Part 1 – What is powerful prayer?

Part 2 – Why is prayer powerful?

Part 3 – How can we access powerful prayer?

Part 4 – How do we use powerful prayer?

Message by David Varney.

James teaches us how to suffer well. He shows us that suffering well requires hope.

In the Christian faith, hope is available as the second coming of Christ is eagerly awaited. Hope is never so important than during times of suffering.

In this message we see:

• The Problem with Suffering

Main text: James 5:6-11

Preacher: David Varney