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Dilys shares on the concept of moving from being 'Passive to Present' in our A People of Purpose series, looking at Jeremiah 29 and exploring the call to focus on where God has brought us and be awake to what God is doing in us and through us.

As we celebrate Trinity Sunday and Holy Trinity's 196th Birthday, Colin explores our Gospel passage today from John 3:1-17.



The world can often put pressure on us where it feels like we need to reinvent ourselves to stay fresh, and relevant and vibrant. True life however comes from a renewal, a re-birth, which we can only experience by the Holy Spirit.

Taking a break from our "People of Purpose" series, Ruth explores the story of Pentecost in Acts 2, linking it with Moses' experience of the burning bush in Exodus. Our response when we encounter God is simply one of "Holy, Holy, Holy."

Looking at the story of Esther, Scott Hill looked at how we can find a life of purpose by knowing our time, knowing what season we are in.

We can be drawn away from living a life of purpose to pursuing a life of passive comfort that leads to us numbing our purpose. (King Xerxes) Or pursuing a driven performance life that will crush our sense of purpose. (Haman)

Acknowledging that we as humans live in seasons and that God has something to teach us, tell us and heal us in each season can help give us a sense of purpose. For such a time as this. (Esther 4:14)

Last Sunday, Scott Evans continued our 'A People of Purpose' Series and explored the theme of 'Who Am I?' from the baptism of Jesus in Matthew's Gospel. He invited us to understand ourselves as 'encouraged' (having heart placed in us), equipped (having different gifts and personalities) and entrusted (placed somewhere where we are called to have an influence.)

On Sunday Colin opened our new series “A People of Purpose”, exploring the wider biblical story, using a framework of Creation, Decreation, Recreation to help us navigate the different moments of scripture. When we understand the wider story and purposes of God, we then find our place and purpose within it and join with God in what He is doing in the world.