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‘Questions are a good thing!’ Following beautiful worship we looked at Matthew 5 v 1 -17 focusing mostly on v 13 - 16. Declan Rogers unpacked deeper meaning to being Salt and Light and speaks openly about hindrances which can block the light which is in us.

A glimpse into Ephesians (Chapter 1 v 7 - 8) and the wonder of salvation. A beautifully honest and truthful talk by young mum of 2, Naomi Dodds, focusing on identity in Jesus whilst juggling the pressures of motherhood. ‘Having a mum who knows and loves Jesus is far more important then a perfect one or one trying to be perfect!’

‘We know who we are in Christ by the practical application of how we live through trials and tribulations!’ Pastor Dave Ward continues Acts 12 from v 6 - 19 and asks the question, ‘How can Peter, who was facing imminent death, sleep so deeply?’. Looking at Peter’s complete faith in God we ask ourselves, ‘What is our relationship like to the Holy Spirit?’.

‘LORD You are good and your mercy endures for ever!’ Psalm 136 sets the scene for beautiful worship this morning leading us into the throne room of God, followed by a very powerful talk by Pastor Dave Ward from Acts 12 v 1 - 10. Looking at the perplexing circumstances of Acts 12 and asking ‘Why was the apostle James killed and the apostle Peter freed?’ And ‘How are we going to live our lives between now and death?’

‘When Jesus is on the scene we see the extraordinary!’ Following a wonderful time of worship, a fantastic report from our 11-17’s who attended NewDay and the dedication of Levi Ikpe, Pastor Dave Ward spoke from Mark 10 v 13 - 16. Do we see our neediness of God as a baby needs his parents?

‘What is the Gospel?’ Pastor Dave Ward asks this question and looks at Romans 1 v 1 - 6 & 16 - 17 and Galatians 1 v 6 - 10. ‘You cannot receive the gospel if you don’t receive the Lordship of Jesus Christ!’

‘Stay true to the Lord with devoted hearts.’ ‘If you are born again you are not an ordinary person - you are a person of the Spirit!’. Pastor Dave Ward speaks from Acts 11 v 19 - 30 and says ‘You cannot excuse yourself from the call the Lord has put on your lives!’ Looking at Barnabas and the early church in Antioch, we see that this is here for our instruction; a biblical example of how the church uses teaching and the prophetic to function well.

‘……but what I do have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk.’ Jumping back to Acts 3 v 1 - 10, Pete Gray looks at how the disciples knew who they were and what they had and asks ‘Do we know who we are and what we have?’. ‘We can’t stay the same because Jesus transforms our lives. Jesus picks up beggars and turns them into the children of God!’.

‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.’ Looking at Matthew 5 v 31 v 11 and specifically v3 - 6, Angela Ward calls us to look deeply at our own hearts and ask do we bow to God’s will, do we empty ourselves completely? ‘Poor in spirit is about being empty of all our own self reliance to be totally reliant on the God of heaven.’

‘Sharing the gospel is the most important thing we will ever do!’ Continuing Acts Chapter 10, Pastor Dave Ward speaks from v 34 - 48 and reminds us that the first 10 chapters of Acts shows that the Holy Spirit should make us visibly different!’ And to earnestly desire spiritual gifts. ‘We cannot exhaust spiritual gifts, why would we not want one that helps us to worship Jesus?’