In Romans 8:28, God promises to work all things together for good - a well-known and precious thought for many. But are you just a passive recipient of that goodness, or does God actually want to involve you in the process? In fact, God's desire is to work together WITH those he has called, to bring about what is good - not just for yourself but for others too. What a privilege and exciting prospect!

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The mind is a key battleground that can limit or free you, depending on your habitual thought patterns. How can you “renew your mind” to think the thoughts God wants you to have? If you do, it will utterly transform how you perceive your circumstances and then in turn how you live!

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If you are a true follower of Christ, you have been marked by God with a "seal" which shows you belong to him, and which is the guarantee that you will be kept safe in his eternal purposes, even if you have to suffer trials and loss at times. This mark is one that is to be seen - in lifestyle and in demonstration of God's power. And it brings the assurance that a great celebration is ahead - one that we can begin even now!

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You will not discover your true identity by "looking inside yourself", or from secular society, or even family or friends. Only God can tell you who you really are. He wants to give you a "new name" - a new identity in Christ that will heal and release you to become the person he designed you to be.

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How do you cope when chaos is all around, and God's purposes for your life seem to delay ever longer? Learn from the "souls under the altar", seen in the Book of Revelation. A life laid down for God's purposes is never wasted.

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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse appear across popular culture in images, movies, TV programmes and books. But what and who are they? What do they tell us about God's purposes for this world? To answer this question, we need first to understand how the Book of Revelation works, and see how its images fit in with the rest of the Bible. Rather than live in fear, we can actually face the future with confidence, if we take the true message to heart.

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Even at his time of greatest jeopardy and greatest weakness, Jesus was always "in charge" - of himself and of how events were allowed to play out. In the run-up to Easter, listen to the story unfold as the crucifixion approaches, and marvel at what Jesus did for you, intentionally and purposefully, for your complete salvation!

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Taking from the book of Genesis, this message describes how God wants to fill you and your surroundings, to walk closely with you, and to clothe you with himself. So much so, that who Jesus is would spill out all around you, to impact others for their blessing and salvation, and for God’s kingdom and his glory!

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God's plan has always been to fill everything with the knowledge of who he is, by dwelling within a people who know him. Not only does he want to fill you as an individual with his Spirit in increasing measure, but he also wants to fill the environment around you, as you gather with others who are also being filled. This is what you were made for - to reveal God's glory all around you!

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It is impossible to overstate the centrality and supremacy of Christ in relation to everything else in all creation. If you place him at the epicentre of your life, everything changes. You can live with confidence in a scary world, knowing that it is destined to change, and that you are precious in the sight of him who stands at the very centre of the throne of God.

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