What a great day Easter Sunday is, the day we get really excited as we remember the awesome thing Jesus did for us as he fullied Gods plan for us. 

As Christians, because of what Jesus did, all that time ago, our story starts with Victory. It is not the ending but the beginning. Whether you have been around the block and know the Easter story off by heart or you come to it for the first time, why not have a listen.

Lets open Mark 16 together

What does starting with victory mean for you and me, What do our actions say about what we believe, do we still look for him in the wrong place.

Let me know what you think

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Do we always feel happy, Do we show delight and great joy ALL the time? How much does it annoy us when we are feeling down and someone, that person, comes over and says, Cheer up. 

Right now we are living in challenging times, the like we have never seen in the UK, challenging times that are spreading the world as we deal with this global pandemic. 

When I was praying God lead me to Philippians 4 - Rejoice in the Lord always, I say again: Rejoice. 

I feel this is a message for this time as we deal with increasing fear and anxiety in our communities. God brings the truth, give me your anxiety, I will bring you peace, think on what is good and peace will go with you. I will show you the secret of being content. 

Take some time to listen to our first ever live streamed message, my first ever to an empty room! 

I pray God speaks to you as we unpack Philippians 4 together

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Today we carried on our series on scaling your everest. 

Lack of oxygen is one of the key challenges to reaching the summit and for most climbers carrying additional oxygen tanks is the only way forward. Today I looked at Acts 1:1-11 and looked at what it means to reach base camp and push on to the summit for us as Christians. Verse 4 is a really key:  

On one occasion, while he was eating with them, he gave them this command: “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the gift my Father promised, which you have heard me speak about.

What does it mean for us to wait at Basecamp, how do we know when we are mountain ready and what are the signs that we are suffering Altitude Sickness. 

Why not listen and find out why we are destined for the top of the Everest God put before us and how he has equipped us to reach it. 

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Today I return to Samson to look at the rest of his life and ask, is he a man who made poor choices, did brutal things, fell for the wrong women or was he a man on a mission from God? 

In Part 2 of my look at Samson I get to the super hero stuff, the strength, the super natural feats and the poor hair cut that rendered him weak in front of his enemies. Though to put your mind at ease, I highlight that the strength wasn't in his hair! - Spoiler Alert

This has been an interesting journey, he did some tough things that are hard to make sense of but ultimately we see a man of God who was sent to free his people. 

Why not have a listen and let me know what you think

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When you are asked to pick a Judge from the book of Judges, Samson has got to be pretty close to the top of your thoughts. Well I was asked to do just that. As always when you start asking God what he wants you to speak about it may not be where you were planning to go! 

So when I thought Ill preach on Samson, I thought about Lions, his strength, his problems with woman and poor haircuts but God said start at the beginning. When you look at the miraculous start of his life, being dedicated to God in the strictest of ways and and offering to God that revealed the truth behind the message you see there is so much to Samson before he even grows that hair. 

There is some fantastic challenge in here for how we live our life and who we are giving our offering to. 

Have a listen and let me know what you think. 

Jesus said you are Salt and Light but what did he mean! Its a simple picture that we all understand but like we often see when Jesus shares it has a much deeper meaning. 

When you start to look into it, Salt is really interesting, its a great picture for our role on this world, we are far more than just a flavouring! In fact there is far more to salt then what you put on your chips! And then you have to ask why partner it with Light? 

Why not take 30 mins out of your day, grab a cuppa and ask God what does he want to say to you through his word

Have you ever been asked to do something you really dont want to do? 

This week we look at Jonah and his famous attempt to run away from what God wanted him to do. We look at how God stayed with him even when he turned his back on God. 

I want to ask you the question of what that means to you, maybe you havent received a big direct calling from God but are you doing what you have been asked to do, your default calling as a Christian. What do you put in the way to put distance between you and your calling? 

I enjoyed looking back at the book of Jonah, why not have a listen and see what God is saying to you?