Acts 2:42-47

Luke outlines for us the 4 things that the first church devoted themselves to. The Apostles teaching, the one another, to the breaking fo bread, and prayer. Though things distract us from these things, though things get difficult we should be eager to maintain the unity that the Spirit has created.

Acts 2:1-13

When God enters in it always comes with some sudden and drastic result, that was no diffrent when the Holy Spirit arrived at Pentecost and its no different today when the Spirit comes to dwell in us!

Acts 1:4-26

Jesus commissions His disciples for the kingdom work ahead but first they must wait for the empowering of Holy Spirit just as Jesus promised would happen. The continued work of spreading the good news of the kingdom to the ends of the earth is done through the abiding and empowering work of the Holy Spirit.

Today we begin a new series through the book of Acts entitled Thy Kingdom Come. 

Jesus spends the majority of his time on earth both before and after his death burial and resurrection teaching his disciples about the good news of God's coming Kingdom. What would it look like for His kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven? What impact would that have on your life and the world around us? The book of Acts is about what Jesus continues to do even today as His kingdom reaches the ends of the earth.

In a world of uncertainty and disintegrating trust wouldn't it be great if there were someone or something that we could put our confidence in? The Good News is that we can be fully assured of all of God's will. Following Jesus is a journey and Paul highlights for us 3 things we can be sure of on that Journey.

Greater is a series through the book of Colossians. Written by Paul to the church in Colasse encouraging them and us to have a greater vision of Jesus, to behold his absolute supremacy and allow that to permeate and transform our lives.

What now? It's a good question to ask once you have experienced the transforming power of the ruler of the universe! It's a good question to ask everyday as you seek to follow Jesus. The truth is God did not save us for our own benefit but his good purposes and pleasure! Paul directs the church to focus their attention outward, to Devote themselves to prayer rather than simply Default to prayer, to call on God to make His good news known and spread. Paul also calls us to Proclaim that message with grace, creativity, and urgency, the world is waiting to hear the message of the King.

Greater is a series through the book of Colossians. Written by Paul to the church in Colasse encouraging them and us to have a greater vision of Jesus, to behold his absolute supremacy and allow that to permeate and transform our lives.

Slavery is not something that is widely accepted anymore and for good reason. But when it comes to circumstances and situations in which Jesus has not released us we are faced with the question, how do we respond. The Gospel reforms our perspective and transforms our motivation. Whether our situation is favourable or not, our aim because of the Gospel should be to glorify Jesus.

Greater is a series through the book of Colossians. Written by Paul to the church in Colasse encouraging them and us to have a greater vision of Jesus, to behold his absolute supremacy and allow that to permeate and transform our lives.

Children obey your parents! Wow what a thought, but in a world that encourages a person to venture off on their own and do things their way that isn't easy. Fathers do not provoke your children? Raising children to know and love Jesus is not always easy either. But with a reformed heart, a new self, and the power of the Spirit we can follow the examples God has set for us. If Jesus is the example of obedience in all things then the Father is the example of loving discipline.

Greater is a series through the book of Colossians. Written by Paul to the church in Colasse encouraging them and us to have a greater vision of Jesus, to behold his absolute supremacy and allow that to permeate and transform our lives.

Giving up our own desires for the sake of others is not easy, especially when you are married. Every relationship is broken before it even begins and is susceptible to the fallen nature of our world. But the good news of the Gospel is that through the Spirit and the new self he is giving us we can overcome ourselves and truly lay our lives down for our spouse. We can experience the completeness and wonder of true love!

Greater is a series through the book of Colossians. Written by Paul to the church in Colasse encouraging them and us to have a greater vision of Jesus, to behold his absolute supremacy and allow that to permeate and transform our lives.

Mental Health matter to us all, we need to care for the vitality and well being of our minds just as much as our bodies and our souls. We need a holistic approach and that takes help. We need each other. This series aims to help alleviate the stigma of mental health and mental illness and bring the good news of the gospel to bare on our mental health.

So how do we respond, with hope. Empathy opens the door for hope to enter, empathy is our presence with people in the darkness, in their pain and hope is the soft glow of our candle in the night. Brene Brown offers a very clear definition of empathy, we tried showing this in our gathering but unfortunately had some technical difficulties. (You will notice a gap near the beginning where we tried to show the video).

Even in the darkest moments of life the hope have in Jesus is the light in the darkness.