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‘……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?’

‘If God tells you to do something, you should be putting everything else aside and do what God has said to do!’ Pastor Dave Ward continues our look at Acts 10 v 1 - 33. ‘Being filled with the Holy Spirit IS the Gospel itself, the Holy Spirit is NOT an add on!’ We see in Acts so many significant conversions only made possible by the Holy Spirit and how in Chapter 10 unity can only be by the Holy Spirit as shown through Peter and Cornelius’ meeting.

Acts 10 ‘Paints a beautiful picture of unity in the Church’. AJ Durling continues our series in Acts looking at how unity in the church can be lived out and asking the question, ‘What can we do to stop ourselves falling into division and dispute?’.

‘If we take His (God’s) name lightly we are taking the most important name in the universe lightly!’ Declan Rogers speaks from specific verses in Exodus 20 and encourages us to read Deuteronomy 5 along side Exodus 20. Focusing on identity and authority Declan asks ‘Do we take the authority, we should be living in, lightly?’.

‘Can we get used to feeling uncomfortable?’ Speaking from Colossians 3 v 1 - 14 and sharing an important prophetic word, Angela Ward challenges us to all allow the Holy Spirit free reign to dig up deep rooted, longstanding and stubborn weeds in our lives and hearts.

Jesus is mighty to save! Hallelujah! Following the most wonderful worship, Pastor Dave Ward reminds us of a prophetic word shared in April saying ‘even this morning we can have a miraculous breakthrough!’. Looking at Acts 9 v 32 - 43 we are brought face to face with two incredible miracles and how Peter walking in the power of the Holy Spirit is not just part of the narrative but giving us instructions on how to walk in the same way - complete dependence on Jesus.

‘How we identify ourselves determines how we live our lives.’ Looking at Acts 9 v 20 - 31 Pastor Dave Ward senses a prophetic element important for us to take hold of today and continues looking at being ‘in Christ’. Will we choose truth over peace? and Who do you worship? being some of the questions challenging us to press deeper into our relationship with Jesus Christ.

‘To be in Christ is the thing that changes everything!’ ‘ Do you consider yourself a Christian or somebody who is in Christ?’ Pastor Dave Ward continues our series on Acts from chapter 9 v 1 -18 and looks at the conversion of Saul and how his encounter with the presence of Jesus blew apart his life and thinking.