Aaron brings a challenging word today from Ezra 9 & 10 titled Ker-plunk.

We can learn from…

• The problem

• Ezra’s response

• The people’s response.

Concluding: To be truly relevant to a lost and broken world we must be radically ruthless with our sin.

Andy shares the Gospel message from Jon 3:1-7 talking about a:

NEW START

NEW POSITION/RELATIONSHIP

NEW CONSCIOUSNESS

NEW FREEDOM

NEW PERSPECTIVE

NEW LIFE - FRESH FILLING

Aaron McGovern preaches from Roman 6:1-23, he talks about being 'united in resurrection' and 'newness of life' concluding with the following application: Ask God to work his resurrection power in and through you, so that you can live a resurrection life that displays the glory of God, just as Christ’s resurrection did and does and will.

Aaron McGovern preached from Ezra 8 he asked what we can learn…

• Assemble

• Fast

• Delegate

What now? Spend time with those who will help you be serious about the things of God to fulfill the mission of God.

Andy brings this week's preach from Ezra 7:10

For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the Lord, and to do it and to teach his statutes and rules in Israel.

KNOW

DO

TEACH

Joost shares today from Ezra 6:13-22 Faithful to finish.

Aaron shares from Ezra 4-6 Overcoming Opposition

Three types of opposition:

Compromise / Discouragement / Direct opposition

How do we overcome Opposition:

RECOGNISE OUR OPPONENT

READ EPHESIANS 6:10-20

ASK GOD FOR STRENGTH

Aaron asked 'What would you do first?'

What they did:

Gathered as one man / Rebuilt the altar / Sacrificed / Began to rebuild the temple / Praised God

Why they did it: Mechanism & Pattern

How we do it…

REMEMBER

EXPERIENCE

REMIND

Andy Smith tells us why 'lists matter' - the list proves:

• God is Faithful

• God is Relational

• God is to be Worshipped

Tom Seaby shares from Ezra 1 in our series Ezra & Nehemiah: Restoring the people of God.