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In How God Grows the Church into Its Fullness, Pastor John discusses the geographic as well as cultural and ethnic implications in Acts 1:8 then looks at the sweep of Acts 1-21. There, we find that it took the church awhile to understand and live out Jesus’ straightforward commands. We’re given some practicals as to how we can live that out, but also some suggestions on qualities that help us to more fully walk into the things which God has for us as individuals.

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God’s presence is an amazing thing….its where we are filled, affirmed, loved and restored. It is where we receive instruction for the battles that we face. Teaching people what we can do to make sure that our hearts are attractive to the presence of God is critical so that when they just need to know they are loved, or need wisdom in a hard situation, they can sense His presence and leading.

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In “They Had Been with Jesus”, Pastor John takes us into Acts 4. When the religious authority demand they stop preaching about Jesus, how do Peter and John respond? Pastor John uses this passage to discuss the ways in which Satan uses fear and intimidation to try to silence the voices of God’s people and cut off the new things that God is bringing. How we respond and whether we live lives “bent” to the voice of others (rather than God) are keys to how we respond and whether God moves in fullness.

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On World Mandate Sunday, Pastor John discusses the prophetic formation of the world’s first church planter, Peter. Pastor John looks at three prophetic words which Jesus gave Peter, how they shaped him by helping him to see God’s identity and destiny for him and how these apply to each of us today.

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In “I Am Doing A New Thing So Learn of Me”, Pastor John brings a word form the Lord for 2013. From Isaiah 42:9 and 43:19, we hear that God is going to do new things. “Learn of Me”, however (Matthew 11.29) means that we might not see the new things that God is bringing unless we adopt new ways of thinking, living and understanding. John offers some practical things for us to pray over and ask ourselves.

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In “Come to Me”, Pastor John looks at Jesus’ well-known words to the weary and burdened from Matt 11:28-30. Jesus promises rest, but by a careful look at the text, we learn that Jesus is not speaking about Sabbath rest in this passage, but finding rest in the midst of our labors! Pastor John looks at Jesus’ keys at living a more unburdened life, discussing Jesus’ fit, direction and pacing for us.

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In Advent | Faith, Pastor John looks beyond the original gift of a child to Joseph to how God grew their faith so they were able to raise and nurture Jesus. John talks about how God used difficulty, desolation and delay in their lives in order to grow their faith into the God-sized role He called them to, and offers some practical suggestions for those fo us who similarly struggle with the gap between the promises of God and the difficulties we are going through.

Luke 1.26-38; I Thess 5.16-22

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