Activism and social work exist outside the Christian world-view. So what makes Christian mission in our community and in the wider world so distinctive? It is no surprise that Matt builds an inextricable and clear link between advocacy and justice on one hand, and prayer, fasting and sharing the gospel on the other. From Isaiah 58, Matt outlines how spiritual power from prayer and fasting go hand in hand with outreach and community care.

Lessons from history - Wesley and the Moravians, and the American Great Awakening, illustrate how God can unleash revival and mission on this planet in response to prayer and fasting.

Matt teaches on prayer and fasting as foundational change agents for a world so badly in need of a new spiritual awakening

A charity chairman, a brilliant businesswoman turned activist and two mission minded young women tell the stories of their call to use their passion, profession, resources and skills in serving God by caring for a lost and broken world. This includes supporting overseas missions by fundraising, buying or helping to sell imported goods, or by going on short term overseas missions. It includes becoming involved in volunteering to help local food distribution programs or teaching musical instruments to refugees. It includes advocacy for the rights of the marginalised like women trafficked into slavery, running fundraising events to raise money for the work of the International Justice Mission.

They share practical ways that everyone can find their holy discontent and then get involved in making the world a safer, more just place

A compassionate craftswoman, a public minded prosthetist and a brilliant businesswoman turned activist tell the stories of their call to use their passion, profession resources and skills in serving God by caring for a lost and broken world. This includes by ethical consumerism - purchasing fair trade goods or eating well or using renewable clean energy sources. It includes supporting overseas missions by fundraising, selling home made goods, or by going on short term overseas missions. It includes advocacy for the rights of the marginalised like women trafficked into slavery, running fundraising events to raise money for the work of the International Justice Mission.

They share practical ways that everyone can find their holy discontent and then get involved in making the world a safer, more just place

Matt Madigan - Prayer - 9th October 2018 by The Grainery Church

Matt has spent the last ten years as an international aid and development worker. He begins this message by sharing some seminal experiences which shaped his passion for world mission, international development and an end to injustice and poverty.

Matt outlines his experiences of poverty around the world and how an experience in which he came to a living relationship with Jesus opened his eyes to see that God has a plan to save people from physical and emotional distress as well as saving them from sin.

However, there is no "silver bullet" proffered which will solve the world's problems, but rather you are encouraged here to develop a thoroughly Christian world-view and a personal commitment to make a difference in your world. Matt finishes wit ha strong Biblical rationale for all of these things.

How does the Christian live a life that is daily surrendered to God?

2 Corinthians 4 addresses this. Life can be stormy and is definitely not easy and choosing to live a life dependent on God can actually make things even harder.

Kieran shows us how, when we listen to and follow God's promptings, we activate Gods power and grace to work in us and in our circumstances, bringing a positive outcome by God's standards.

A practical outline of simple but powerful ways of doing this is presented by Kieran.

The greatest healer, teacher and practitioner of prayer that ever lived gave his followers a model of prayer. It is more than just an individualistic guide for personal prayer, it is intensely communal.

Pastor Paul looks at the Lord's prayer line by line and word by word. He encourages us to not only use it as persona guide to prayer, but also as a blueprint for the culture of the kingdom of God in the earth.

The Parable of the Sower - Matthew 13

Does this parable teach that we all have a 75% chance of not having a Christian faith? Many people have a fear of making a wrong choice so they avoid making choices. Fear of commitment is increasingly prevalent as people opt to "keep their options open". Are you tired of sowing seed or fearful of failure or embarrassment?

Ryan addresses these issues as he speaks into the lives of young adults.

Be transformed in your thinking - by the Word of God. Don't be fooled into believing the fake truths that our society tells us.

John tackles three emotive and controversial issues. Abortion, Gender Identity, Euthanasia.

Does a woman have a moral right to terminate their pregnancy or is life sacred and to be preserved? Does a person have moral authority to end their own life or does only God have that authority? Are we generically male or female or are there a plethora of other options?

Take a trip through the philosophy of Plato, Descartes and Emanuel Kant and their consequences and the Bible and its implications in this significant message.

Sue Irwin - 16th September 2018 by The Grainery Church