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Transforming Lives to Impact their World

  1. 1d ago

    VISION SUNDAY

    Vision Sunday 2026 | Participation in Transformation Bringing the Good News of Jesus Christ to London and beyond. At Impact Church, our vision is simple: Transforming Lives to Impact Their World. Vision Sunday is about recognizing that transformation isn't something we simply watch happen. God invites us to participate in what He is doing in our city, our region, and beyond.  Participation Jesus didn't call His disciples to simply observe what He was doing. He invited them to participate. In Luke 9:13, Jesus tells His disciples: “You give them something to eat.” The disciples were being taught to move from watching Jesus work to participating in His work. The miracle of the loaves wasn't only about feeding a crowd—it was part of their training. Later, Mark 6:51–52 tells us that the disciples still hadn't fully understood what Jesus was showing them through the loaves.  Working Faith Luke 8 records Jesus telling the disciples, “Let us cross over to the other side of the lake.” They launched out because Jesus had spoken. But adversity came along the way. The message challenges us to recognize that the enemy sends winds of adversity and wants to block our assignment. The enemy recognizes that the word spoken over us is powerful—but the question is: Do we? Faith doesn't mean there won't be resistance. Faith continues moving toward what Jesus has spoken even when resistance comes. Authority Over Territory When Jesus and the disciples arrived in the region of the Gadarenes, they encountered a man who had been tormented for years. Luke 8 describes him as living among the tombs, bound by chains and driven into the wilderness. When Jesus confronted the spirits tormenting the man, they identified themselves as “Legion.” The message emphasizes that they didn't want to surrender territory. This encounter represents a progression in what the disciples were learning: The training is over. You have authority over creation. You have authority over storms. You have authority over territory. These Are People Jesus Loves Our city is filled with people experiencing addiction, anxiety, loneliness, despair, fear, disease, pain and abuse. But these aren't simply problems or projects to address. These are people Jesus loves. The message of Vision Sunday reminds us: Darkness doesn't own a territory. It only occupies territory until light arrives. The battle isn't only about an individual—it is also about influence. Jesus came into a region where darkness had established influence and began reclaiming it. As Impact Church, we believe we've also been assigned a region. Our calling is to bring the light and Good News of Jesus into it. Purpose Restored The man Jesus delivered wasn't simply rescued from his past—his purpose was restored. Jesus told him in Mark 5:19–20 to return home and tell his friends what the Lord had done for him and how He had shown him compassion. The man went throughout Decapolis proclaiming what Jesus had done, and people marvelled. The person who had once been tormented in that region became someone carrying the testimony of Jesus throughout that same region. This is regional transformation: a region that had been harassed by darkness becoming a region flooded with light. Participation Changes Regions Later, Jesus returned to the Decapolis, and Mark 7 records people bringing someone who was deaf and had difficulty speaking to Him. Something had changed. The testimony had travelled. People who once encountered darkness were now bringing people to Jesus. This is what happens when transformed people participate in transformation. What Do You Have to Give? John 6 tells the story of a boy with five barley loaves and two fish. He didn't have enough to meet the need of the entire crowd—but he gave Jesus what he had. Jesus took it, gave thanks and multiplied it. Participation doesn't begin with having everything necessary to accomplish the vision. It begins with being willing to give what we have. Vision Sunday is an invitation for each of us to ask: What can I give? Where can I serve? How can I participate? What has God placed in my hands? We aren't called to simply observe transformation. We are called to participate in it. Together, we're believing for transformed lives, restored purpose and a region increasingly filled with the light and Good News of Jesus Christ. Impact Church — Transforming Lives to Impact Their World.

    VISION SUNDAY

  2. Sep 20

    Small Groups Sunday

    SMALL GROUP SUNDAY: LETT … US! There is a study done by a global software company that specializes in helping organizations collaborate, surveyed thousands of teams (who are a part of the Fortune 500) and found that 93% of executives say cross-functional collaboration is more important than ever. (Cross-functional collaboration simply means people from different areas, with different skills or responsibilities, working together toward the same goal.) It also found that 40% of knowledge workers' direct collaborators work in a different job function. Starting at the beginning of Genesis, God is creating the world all of these miracles of light and dark, God said it was good, separating land from water and sky, God said it was good, then he get to man, creates man and says it is VERY good. Steps back from everything…. Looks at all He’s created, analyzing it and the very FIRST aspect in which He remarks in… ‘NOT GOOD” found in… Genesis 2:18 “And the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that man should be alone I will make him a helper comparable to him.ʼ” helper:— (ezer) strong help comparable:— (kenegdo) as in front of him; perfect match, same nature. The first thing God said was "not good" wasn't sin—it was isolation. God’s decision to create a helper for the human that is “comparable to him” recognizes a primal human need for companionship… For over 75 years, Harvard's Grant and Glueck study has tracked the physical and emotional well-being of two populations: 456 poor men growing up in Boston from 1939 to 2014 (the Grant Study), and 268 male graduates from Harvard's classes of 1939-1944 (the Glueck study). The conclusion? According to Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, onething surpasses all the rest in terms of importance: "The clearest message that we get from this 75-year study is this: Good relationships keep us happier and healthier. Period." IT’S NOT JUST THE BIBLE STATING THAT COMMUNITY IS CRITICAL… IT’S SCIENCE! LOVE WHEN SCIENCE COMES TO THE SAME CONCLUSION AS TRUTH! Many people think that Christianity is a belief system, but it’s really a belong system. John 13:35 “By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” Jesus said the world would know we are His disciples by our love for one another. If a disciple traveled alone, they could talk about our love for one another but could not demonstrate it. By traveling together, the disciples SHOWED the world a living, breathing model of reconciled community in action.  Community is the message.  Actions speak louder than words… 59 One Another Commands In New Testament. 21 Involve “Love.” 1 Peter 3:8 “Love one another deeply, from the heart.” John 13:34 “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another.” When we look at the life of Jesus on the earth, he practically never sent anyone out alone. Every time He explicitly commanded His followers to go out and interact with the world (part one of together… going out not remaining inward) He structurally baked community and teamwork directly into the mission. Mark 6:7 When Jesus sent out the 12 Apostles… Luke 10:1 When He expanded to the mission to a much larger group of followers… He sent them out two by two… African Proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go with others.” Dr Dean Ornish — Ornish Lifestyle Medicine “Love and intimacy — our ability to connect with ourselves and others, is at the root of what makes us sick and what makes us well, … People who feel lonely and isolated have a 300-500 percent greater risk of premature death due to physical illness.” You cannot fulfill the purpose for God outside of community. You can know God without community and get to heaven without community, but you can’t manifest God’s fullness. YOU CAN NOT manifest God’s FULNESS WITHOUT COMMUNITY! The language of the book of Hebrews is not ‘me and God.’ It is ‘we and God.’” Hebrews 10:21-25 NLT 21 And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, 22 let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. 24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Connecting Is Mandatory!.... Let US, see what we are accomplishing together… 1.Together We Approach Hebrews 10:22 “…LET US GO RIGHT IN TO THE PRESENCE OF GOD…”  Heaven is not a collection of isolated believers. It is a family gathered around the throne. If eternity looks like people together, why would we try to live Christianity alone? Revelation 5:9 “…your blood has ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.”  Think about the picture of eternity. Heaven is not a crowd of disconnected believers who just happen to be in the same location at the same time. The picture Scripture gives us is a family gathered around a throne. People together. Worshipping together. Celebrating together. Hebrews establishes that Jesus is our great High Priest. The presence of God was kept behind that veil, and only once a year….. a priest could go in… Under the Old Covenant, access to God's presence was restricted. But Jesus has opened the wayand the gospel isn't simply: Jesus died so I can have my personal spiritual experience with God. Jesus didn't just open the door so that you could walk through it alone. He opened the door so that everyone could approach the throne! Ephesians 2:19 “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God's people and also members of his household.” AND THIS IS WHERE HEBREWS GETS REALLY BEAUTIFUL… Because Hebrews doesn't just tell us that Jesus gives us access. It tells us that we are joining a story that started long before us. Hebrews 12:1  12 1-3 Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it…!” The literary context, Hebrews chapter 11, runs through some of the veterans that are in the same family as we are… Hebrews 11 is essentially a hall of faith.Pioneers.Veterans.People who went before us. The ‘TOGETHER’ earlier on the timeline… “5By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him..” “7 By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, prepared an ark for the saving of his household…” “8 By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going…” By faith, Pastor Cheryl has become the first female Apostle in the worldwide Apostolic movement birthed out of the Welsh Revival—pioneering a path of leadership, courage, and faith for generations to come. This isn’t about select people accomplishing noteworthy historical events and moments. This is about documentation, a snapshot account of believers who are apart of an entire body. YOU are apart of that! We all play a significant role in eternities scale, together we are moving along on this part of the timeline fulfilling God’s purpose on the earth, and how He wants to deliver it through you specifically! F1- ANALOGY A Formula 1 car doesn't win a race because of the driver alone…. An individual can be highly visible while the outcome depends on an enormous, interconnected team… A good pit-stop could be the one element that leads a team to a top of the podium finish; a poorly executed one, more often than not, leads to the driver losing quite a few places and facing an insurmountable challenge for the rest of the race. The pit crew is vital to an F1 team alongside the driver and car, forming the "F1 Trinity," with some stops becoming legendary for their success or failure, raising the question of what these crews actually do during a stop. Different people have different responsibilities. For example: • Race engineer communicates directly with the driver and helps interpret what's happening during the race.  • Strategy teams calculate race strategy, tire choices, pit windows and responses to changing circumstances.  • Aerodynamicists work on airflow and aerodynamic performance. When a race car crosses the finish line, it is not just the driver that crosses that line, it is the whole TEAM that approaches that line together. In life, we are not just created to move about solo, without thinking or considering anyone else. Approaching life narrow minded, “I am on my own journey, doing what I need to need to do and end comfortably…” The world is missing out on an aspect of God through you!  You reflect and aspect of God that no one else does!  QUESTION • What is one practical step I can take this week to move from spectator to participant? 2.Together We Stand Hebrews 10:23 “LET US HOLD TIGHTLY WITHOUT WAVERING TO THE HOPE WE AFFIRM,” Holding on is a group activity!!! Hold on to each other as we hold on to the promises. The writer doesn't say, “You hold on to your faith, and I'll hold on to mine.” Galatians 6:2 — We carry one another “Share each other's burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.” Notice: Your burden becomes my burden.My strength can become your strength. That's community = Isolation magnifies problems… Community shrinks them. The strongest beli

    Small Groups Sunday

  3. Sep 6

    SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS | ORIGEN

    SERIES: “Blockbusters” SERMON: “Origen” A blockbuster asks one question: Can the Avengers save the world? Will they Save Private Ryan? Will Dorthy and Toto make it home? Genesis 1-3 Asks: “Who Am I?” “Why Am I Here?” The Truman Show — Interesting Movie  To understand the reason you are here, you have to understand the story you are in. Psalm 139:14 “I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well.” If Genesis 1–3 is merely the story of human failure, we'll spend our lives trying to fix ourselves. If Genesis 1–3 is the story of God's relentless purpose fulfilled in Christ, then we discover why we're here. Genesis 1:1-3 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. [ ] The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light.’” Karl Barth (Gen. 1/2) “The Nothingness”- is a malignant resistance to God’s grace. It is the origin of sin, chaos, and evil. At the cross, in Jesus death, He absorbs the full weight of the darkness, chaos. His resurrection is the divine negation, the decisive conquering of Genesis 1:2. 1. THE PLACE God Created for Communion. God didn't create out of need. God created out of overflow. Before there was: Sin - Death - Failure - Brokenness There was Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Perfect love. Perfect joy. Perfect fellowship. Creation wasn't God's attempt to get something. Creation was God's desire to share something. God’s first desire was for relationship not obedience. The Bible begins with party not with a problem. Not with distance but with communion. 2. THE PEOPLE The universe begins with community. The Trinity is not lonely. The Trinity is love. Then God creates humanity and says: "Come join the dance." Adam and Eve are not merely workers. They're image-bearers. Royal representatives. Beloved children. Before Adam ever accomplished anything, he was already accepted. Identity preceded responsibility. Sonship came before stewardship. 3. THE PURPOSE God gives humanity a mission. Fill the earth. Cultivate the earth. Guard the garden. Adam wasn't just a gardener. He was a priest of creation. Creation was designed to become a living temple filled with God's glory. Mankind wasn't created merely to get to heaven someday.  Mankind was created to bring heaven everywhere. Starting with His first assignment. Eden 4. THE PROBLEM The Tree Of Life and a forbidden tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. The issue was never fruit it was trust. Will God alone be my source OR will I take life in my own hands? REACHING instead of RESTING God did give man boundaries. Genesis 2:16 “… you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” God also gave man the agency of choice. The Darkness creeps into the garden. The serpent has a competing narrative. Serpent: "Did God really say?" The serpent doesn't attack Eve first. He attacks God's character. Every temptation begins with suspicion. He’s holding out on you. Shared knowledge builds authoritative voices in your head. “You’re not enough.” “God is disappointed.” “You’re still distant.” “Try harder.”
The battle is not about behaviour. It’s about your conscience, what you’ve come to accept as truth. Your conscience (Shared Knowledge) doesn’t create truth, It reflects the light it’s been exposed to. If it’s shaped by: Fear — God looks distant Shame — you feel unworthy Religion — you feel never enough Genesis 3:11 “Who told you that?” It was a question of conscience. Adam chose to embrace shared knowledge from the serpent. From that moment humanity lived from shared knowledge with the lie. Shame, fear, and separation became the new normal. The single most important question you may ever answer is: Who told you that? Your life is framed by shared knowledge. SIN:— ”We want life without limits. Instead of living a life in submission to God, we want to take the place of God.” Sin begins when we stop trusting the heart of the Father. Sin is questioning you own identity. Genesis 3:13 (YLT) “And Jehovah God saith to the woman, `What [is] this thou hast done?' and the woman saith, `The serpent hath caused me to forget -- and I do eat.' Living out of Adam cannot reveal to you the things of God.  You need to be re-fathered. The blood of Jesus does that.  You are re-fathered through the blood of Jesus and given a pure conscience.  You can now walk in the shared knowledge of the Godhead. Hebrews 9:14 “how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”  5. THE PROVISION Grace Was Already Waiting. The fall is not the climax of this story. God's rich provision of GRACE is the big takeaway!  Adam hides. God seeks. Adam covers himself. God clothes him. Adam runs. God pursues. Genesis 3:15 (Protoevangelium) “And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her Seed; He shall bruise your head, And you shall bruise His heel.” Redemption reveals something greater. Adam knew innocence. We know redemption. Adam knew God walking beside him. We know Christ living within us. Adam lived in a garden. We are the dwelling place of God. “O happy fault that earned for us so great, so glorious a Redeemer.” Ambrose of Milan felix culpa (Happy Fault) The covenant that the Father made with His Son took me from from sinful to SONFUL!!! Revelation 13:8 “The Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.” Before there was a fall — there was already a Lamb. God didn’t just solve sin—He outplanned it. “The death of Christ was not an afterthought. It was the centerpiece of God’s eternal plan.” John Piper Before God ever said, “Let there be light” — There was already a conversation about the cross. Jesus is the lamb slain from before the foundation of the world.  Redemption through His Blood was always His eternal plan! 1Peter 1:20 “… he was chosen and destined for this before the foundation of the earth was laid, but he has been made manifest in these last days for you.” 1 Corinthians 15:22 (NKJV) “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ all shall be made alive.” Genesis 1–3 is not about the triumph of sin. It is the revelation of a God whose grace is greater than humanity's failure. The garden reveals God's intention. The Cross reveals God's heart.
The resurrection reveals humanity's destiny. The story is not about how far humanity fell.
The story is about how far God would go. What voices have shaped my identity more than the voice of God? Have I reduced Christianity to forgiveness of sins, or have I embraced union with Christ? Am I living from the Tree of Life—dependence on Christ—or from the tree of self-reliance? What part of my story needs to be reinterpreted through the lens of grace rather than shame? Romans 8:19 “For [even the whole] creation (all nature) waits expectantly and longs earnestly for God’s sons to be made known [waits for the revealing, the disclosing of their sonship].”

    SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS | ORIGEN

  4. Aug 30

    SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS | BORN IDENTITY

    SERIES: “Blockbusters” SERMON: “Born Identity” A blockbuster asks one question: Can the Avengers save the world? Will they Save Private Ryan? Will Dorthy and Toto make it home? Joshua 14 Asks: “Will Caleb Secure His Inheritance?” Revelation 3:11 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.” Romans 5:17 “For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.” Acts 10:38 “How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth (A MAN LIKE YOU AND I WAS SMEARED WITH GOD TYPE ABILITY AND POWER!!!) with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.” Anointing:-- The person and power of Holy Spirit working through humanity to accomplish the or a divine purpose. The unction to function. Inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its nature, or which a person or thing exerts and puts forth power for performing miracles, moral power and excellence of soul the power and influence which belong to riches and wealth, power and resources arising from numbers, power consisting in or resting upon armies, forces, hosts Power:-- {dunamis} inherent power, explosive. Power to produce 5 things: 1. Miracles 2. Morality 3. Money 4. Multiplication 5. Movement 1 John 2:20, 27 “But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you know all things.” “But as for you, the anointing (the sacred appointment, the unction) which you received from Him abides [permanently] in you;” This life is ours legally because of the blood and vitally because of our relationship with Holy Spirit. John 14:12 “I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, if anyone steadfastly believes in Me, he will himself be able to do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these, because I go to the Father.” We are anointed! The world needs what is in us to get upon us so that they can see the evidence of the superior kingdom that we operate in. The anointing is how we establish the flora of heaven on earth. You can’t be more or less anointed but you can have more revelation on the benefits of the anointing. You can also position yourself to be more effective in the flow and operation of the anointing … be more intentional. Numbers 14:24 (KJV) “But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it.” The ten spies interpreted the promise through the problem. Numbers 13:31,33 "We are not able to go up against the people, for they are stronger than we." "We were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight." Caleb interpreted the problem through the promise. Number 13:30 “Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, ‘Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it.’”Joshua 14:6-15 “Then the children of Judah came to Joshua in Gilgal. And Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him: ‘You know the word which the Lord said to Moses the man of God concerning you and me in Kadesh Barnea. I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart. Nevertheless my brethren who went up with me made the heart of the people melt, but I wholly followed the Lord my God. So Moses swore on that day, saying, ‘Surely the land where your foot has trodden shall be your inheritance and your children’s forever, because you have wholly followed the Lord my God.’ And now, behold, the Lord has kept me alive, as He said, these forty-five years, ever since the Lord spoke this word to Moses while Israel wandered in the wilderness; and now, here I am this day, eighty-five years old. As yet I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in. Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the Lord will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the Lord said.’ And Joshua blessed him, and gave Hebron to Caleb the son of Jephunneh as an inheritance. Hebron therefore became the inheritance of Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite to this day, because he wholly followed the Lord God of Israel.” Anointing Captures Your Sight (7) “the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out (SEE get a vision) the land, and I brought back word to him as it was in my heart.” Anointing Quickens Revelation (9) “Moses swore...be an inheritance to you...” I have the title deed to this. Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 (AMP) “Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses].” Anointing Arouses Passion (12) “Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day” Proverbs 10:24 “...what the righteous desire will be granted.” Desire:-- of the father. What possesses you fathers your desire. Anointing Instills Patience (11) “I am as strong this day as on the day that Moses sent me; just as my strength was then, so now is my strength for war, both for going out and for coming in.” Stayed fit. Unshakable Expectation. Anointing Secures Results (14) “So Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb...” God never works anything independently of you that concerns your life. Yonggi Cho Under the New Covenant, the Spirit has been poured out on all believers. What made Caleb exceptional is now available to every Christian through union with Christ and the indwelling Holy Spirit. Caleb's different spirit was not merely courage. It was agreement with God. Ten spies interpreted God through the giants. Caleb interpreted the giants through God’s promise. Revelation 3:11 “Behold, I am coming quickly! Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.” Don’t let anyone steal your stuff!

    SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS | BORN IDENTITY

  5. Aug 23

    SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS | WILD AT HEART

    SERIES: “Summer Blockbusters” SERMON: “Wild At Heart” A blockbuster asks one question: Can the Avengers save the world? Will Woody overcome technology? Will the Hobbits make it home? Judges 13-16 Asks: “Will Samson Find Love?” Hebrews 11:32-34 “Gideon and Barak and Samson and Jephthah, … who through faith subdued kingdoms, worked righteousness, obtained promises, …out of weakness were made strong, became valiant in battle, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.” Judges 2:7, 10 “So the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, … another generation arose after them who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel.” Summary Of The Book: Judges 21:25 (last verse) “In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.” God was their King. They didn’t remember who He was. Judges makes us cry out for Righteous King!!! Judges 13:5 “For behold, you shall conceive and bear a son. And no razor shall come upon his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.” Judges 13:25 “And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him…” Judges 14:6, 19 15:14 “The Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him.” “The Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him.” “The Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him.” Not natural strength. He was supernaturally empowered. Judges 15:14-15 “Then the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him; ... He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and killed a thousand men with it.” What remains unhealed often becomes repeated. Parents don’t support him. His wife is given a way to best man. His own people tie him up and give him to enemy. He was valued for what he could do rather than who he was. Delilah sells him out. He could defeat almost anything but couldn’t defeat the brokenness in his own heart. He could defeat a lion. He could tear down gates. (41 miles) He could defeat armies. He found no secure place for his heart. Extraordinary gifting and calling can’t co exist with shattered identity? We can become so disconnected from our true identity that we continue acting as though everything is fine while inwardly we’re falling apart. He reduced his relationship with God to: Don’t get a haircut. Judges 16:20 “So he awoke from his sleep, and said, ‘I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!’ But he did not know that the Lord had departed from him.” In the end It’s a prayer of a broken man. Blind - Bald - Bound. Judges 16:28 “Sovereign Lord, remember me." No religious vow. No gifting. No strength. Just, God be gracious to me. A large study of nearly 10,000 young adults found that those with a coherent, integrated identity experienced the highest levels of well-being and the lowest levels of risky and destructive behaviors. Identity confusion was associated with significantly more harmful behaviors. (National Library Of Medicine)Research on trauma and identity suggests that painful life experiences can create "identity loss," "identity threat," and "identity alteration," profoundly affecting behavior and emotional health. Identity disturbance is not merely a symptom of problems; it often becomes a driving force behind them. (Biological and Behavioral Mechanisms of Identity Pathology Development: An Integrative Review Erin A. Kaufman and Sheila E. Crowell) People rarely behave their way into a healthy identity; they live out the identity they already believe about themselves. A wounded identity will look for love in places that cannot heal it. You cannot discipline away a wound that only love can heal. Rules can restrain behaviour, but only belonging can heal identity. Hebrews 2:14 “Inasmuch then as the children have partaken of flesh and blood, He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil,…” Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” The New Covenant isn’t about power it’s a Person Not: God helps me. But: God and I are in complete union in Christ. Not: I have to hold on to God. But: He has taken hold of me. Not: Perform well enough, God will remain close. But: I live from the finished work of Christ, and nothing can separate me from His love.” You don't fight for identity. You don't strive for sonship. You don't earn the Father's love. You fight from identity. You live from sonship. You awaken to the love that has always been yours in Christ. 1. Live From Acceptance, Not For Acceptance Ephesians 1:6 “…His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved.” What am I depending on to feel valuable? Am I serving from approval or for approval? 2. Cultivate Communion Rather Than Performance John 15:4 “Abide in me and I in you." Is my spiritual life fueled by relationship or obligation? When was the last time I simply enjoyed God's presence without an agenda? 3. Bring Your Wounds Into the Light 1 John 1:7 “But if (since) we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” What pain keeps showing up in my relationships? What recurring temptation is connected to an unmet need or wound? If Samson walked into this room today, would we tell him to get more disciplined, or would we help him discover He’s a loved child of God? What remains unhealed often becomes repeated. Samson's story points us to Jesus. Transformation happens when you stop striving for acceptance and start living from acceptance. Grace does not merely forgive bad behaviour; it restores forgotten identity.

    SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS | WILD AT HEART

  6. Aug 2

    SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS | SLEEPING WITH LIONS

    SERIES: “Summer Blockbusters” SERMON: “Sleeping With The Lions” A blockbuster asks one question: Can the Avengers save the world? Will Woody overcome technology? Will the Hobbits make it home? Daniel 6 Asks: “Will Daniel Get Eaten By Lions?” “Champions aren't made in the ring; they're merely recognized there. What you cheat on in the early light of morning will show up under the bright lights.” Joe Frazier The lion's den was simply the bright lights. The battle everyone sees is won in the place no one sees. Revelation — “I am the kind of person that lions can’t destroy.” Pressures of Babylon: 1. Rob you of your identity. “…renamed them…” 2. Rob you of your security. “ …eat from king’s table…” 3. Rob you of your destiny. “…enter the kings service…” Daniel 6 “Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps, because an excellent spirit was in him; and the king gave thought to setting him over the whole realm. So the governors and satraps sought to find some charge against Daniel concerning the kingdom; "Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way." Booker T. Washington “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC) 2 Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” but they could find no charge or fault, because he was faithful; nor was there any error or fault found in him. Then these men said, “We shall not find any charge against this Daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his God.” So these governors and satraps thronged before the king, and said thus to him: “King Darius, live forever! … establish a royal statute and to make a firm decree, that whoever petitions any god or man for thirty days, except you, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions. … Therefore King Darius signed the written decree. Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days. We don't pray toward a place. We don't try to find God's presence. Jesus has already brought us near. We pray from a Person. We live in it. Prayer is enjoying the relationship Christ secured. So they answered and said before the king, “That Daniel, who is one of the captives from Judah, does not show due regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed, but makes his petition three times a day.” And the king, when he heard these words, was greatly displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him they brought Daniel and cast him into the den of lions. But the king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Your God, whom you serve continually, He will deliver you.” Then a stone was brought and laid on the mouth of the den, Also his sleep went from him. Then the king arose very early in the morning and went in haste to the den of lions. And when he came to the den, he cried out with a lamenting voice to Daniel. The king spoke, saying to Daniel, “Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve continually, been able to deliver you from the lions?” Then Daniel said to the king, “O king, live forever! My God sent His angel and shut the lions’ mouths, so that they have not hurt me, because I was found innocent before Him; and also, O king, I have done no wrong before you.” Now the king was exceedingly glad for him, And the king gave the command, and they brought those men who had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions—them, their children, and their wives; and the lions overpowered them, and broke all their bones in pieces before they ever came to the bottom of the den.I make a decree that in every dominion of my kingdom men must tremble and fear before the God of Daniel. — For He is the living God, And steadfast forever; His kingdom is the one which shall not be destroyed, And His dominion shall endure to the end. He delivers and rescues, And He works signs and wonders In heaven and on earth, Who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.” 5 Observation From The Text: 1. Excellence Flows From Union Private communion produces public courage. You don't rise to the occasion; you fall to the level of your revelation. The battle everyone sees is won in the place no one sees. 2. Victory Is Rooted Divine Interruptions Daniel 6:10“…three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as was his custom since early days.” Live in Divine Rhythm: "Jesus is here.” "Give thanks.” "Rest." 3. Thanksgiving Fosters Immunity Daniel didn't panic. He gave thanks. Before the lions … there was worship. Gratitude doesn't deny reality; it declares a greater reality. 4. Pressure Reveals Formation Daniel wasn't made courageous in one night. The lions simply exposed years of hidden faithfulness. Don't prepare for lions in the lion's den. 5. Jesus Has Defeated Our Lions Daniel was innocent. Jesus was sinless. Daniel was sealed in a den. Jesus was sealed in a tomb. Daniel walked out God rescued him. Jesus walked out He conquered death itself. Daniel prayed toward Jerusalem. We pray in union with Christ. Daniel hoped for God's presence. We live in God's presence. Prayer is not our attempt to reach God. Prayer is our joyful participation in the relationship Jesus has already secured. The greatest miracle isn't surviving lions. The greatest miracle is living every day in union with Christ. Daniel's faithfulness is inspiring. Jesus' finished work is transforming. "I am with you always." An excellent spirit is not formed in extraordinary moments. It is formed in ordinary moments, surrendered to an extraordinary God.

    SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS | SLEEPING WITH LIONS

  7. Jul 26

    SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER | NOW YOU SEE ME

    SERIES: “Summer Blockbusters” SERMON: “Now You See Me” A blockbuster asks one question: Can the Avengers save the world? 2 Kings 6 Asks: “Is Elisha a goner?” 2 Kings 6:8-23 “Now the king of Syria was making war against Israel; and he consulted with his servants, saying, ‘My camp will be in such and such a place.’ And the man of God sent to the king of Israel, saying, ‘Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are coming down there.’ Then the king of Israel sent someone to the place of which the man of God had told him. Thus he warned him, and he was watchful there, not just once or twice. Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was greatly troubled by this thing; and he called his servants and said to them, ‘Will you not show me which of us is for the king of Israel?’ And one of his servants said, ‘None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.’ So he said, ‘Go and see where he is, that I may send and get him.' And it was told him, saying, ‘Surely he is in Dothan.’ Therefore he sent horses and chariots and a great army there, and they came by night and surrounded the city. And when the servant of the man of God arose early and went out, there was an army, surrounding the city with horses and chariots. And his servant said to him, ‘Alas, my master! What shall we do?’ So he answered, ‘Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.’ The servant's problem wasn't poor eyesight—it was incomplete sight. He saw accurately...he just didn't see fully. Serving without spiritual senses! Engine Light / Lawyers Letter / Past Due Notice. / Gas Prices Your body reacts preparing for survival: Your heart races. Your breathing shortens. Your muscles tighten Your hearing changes Your stomach shuts down. Your thinking narrows. Your sleep disappears Mark 8:17-18 “Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Is your heart still hardened? Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember?” Luke 8:23-25 “But as they sailed He fell asleep. And a windstorm came down on the lake, and they were filling with water, and were in jeopardy. And they came to Him and awoke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then He arose and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water. And they ceased, and there was a calm. But He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and they obey Him!” It’s time for you to grow up! It’s time to exercise your spiritual senses! God’s solutions are not on the way, they are right in front of you. To win spiritual battles you must have spiritual senses. God’s power at work in you is greater than the problems surrounding you. Ephesians 1:15-22 “…may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints.” 1 John 4:4 “You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.” Romans 8:31 ”What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?” Acts 20:24 “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”And Elisha prayed, and said, ‘Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.' Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. So when the Syrians came down to him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, and said, ‘Strike this people, I pray, with blindness.’ And He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. Now Elisha said to them, 'This is not the way, nor is this the city. Follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom you seek.’ But he led them to Samaria. So it was, when they had come to Samaria, that Elisha said, ‘Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.’ And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and there they were, inside Samaria! Now when the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, ‘My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?’ But he answered, ‘You shall not kill them. Would you kill those whom you have taken captive with your sword and your bow? Set food and water before them, that they may eat and drink and go to their master.’ Then he prepared a great feast for them; and after they ate and drank, he sent them away and they went to their master. So the bands of Syrian raiders came no more into the land of Israel.” Hebrews 5:11 “… we have much to say, and hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing.” Living independently of God. Genesis 3:22 “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live forever” Fallen self-reliant knowing. Discerning right and wrong independent from God. Hebrews 5:14 “But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.” Redeemed discernment in the Spirit. Become so acquainted with the goodness, beauty, and character of Christ that everything inconsistent with him becomes immediately recognisable. We don't train our senses by staring into darkness; we train them by continually beholding the Light.

    SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER | NOW YOU SEE ME

  8. Jul 19

    SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS | WORSHIP MOUNTAIN

    SERIES: “Summer Blockbusters” SERMON: “Worship Mountain” A blockbuster asks one question: Can Indiana Jones find the treasure? Can Luke defeat Darth Vader? Can the Avengers save the world? Genesis 22 Asks: Why does God want Abraham to kill Isaac? Will Abraham kill his son? Prodigy:— a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability. Matthew 21:16 “Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants You have perfected praise” Worship is not a Christian thing it is a human thing. You are designed for it and you are world class. The question is, “what do you worship?” Follow your time and your treasure and you will find out. 1 John 4:19 “We love Him because He first loved us.” Love for God is the result of truly knowing God. Authentic theology results in authentic worship. Jesus is perfect theology. Matthew 15:8-9 “These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.” Luke 4:8 “And Jesus answered and said to him, 'Get behind Me, Satan!’ For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” Romans 12:1 NIV “Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.” Romans 12:1 MSG “So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life— your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him.” John 4:23-24 “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” Worship :— (Proskuneo) compound word — towards and to kiss, like a dog licking his master's hand. Worship :—to be devoted to and full of admiration for, to have or express feelings of profound adoration Worship :— a response to what we value most. Worship:— “worth ship”. To worship something is to prize it above everything else. To honor it as the thing of highest importance and to act accordingly. We don’t gather for worship. We are a gathering of worshipers. Worship is every day life. Our gatherings are for edification … that does include word, singing, and encouragement. Genesis 22:1-18 Now it came to pass after these things that God tested Abraham, and said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” Then He said, “Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall tell you.” So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son; and he split the wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him. Then on the third day Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off. And Abraham said to his young men, … “Stay here with the donkey; the lad and I will go yonder and worship, and we will come back to you.” So Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife, and the two of them went together. But Isaac spoke to Abraham his father and said, “My father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” Then he said, “Look, the fire and the wood, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.Then they came to the place of which God had told him. And Abraham built an altar there and placed the wood in order; and he bound Isaac his son and laid him on the altar, upon the wood. And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” So he said, “Here I am.” And He said, “Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.” Then Abraham lifted his eyes and looked, and there behind him was a ram caught in a thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram, and offered it up for a burnt offering instead of his son. And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.” Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven, and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son — blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies. In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” Real Worship Is Surrender “So Abraham arose early …” Abraham does not delay. He doesn't negotiate. Surrender doesn't lose the promise—it discovers the Promiser. Worship begins where control ends. You never lose what you entrust to God. Real Worship Has A Place “Then they came to the place of which God had told him.” In Spirit and Truth. Matthew 6:6 “…your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.” Real Worship Is Sacrificial “…offer him there as a burnt offering” God will never allow the gift to take the place that belongs to the Giver. The things placed in God's hands are safer than the things we clutch in our own. Real Worship Has Revelation "We will worship there, and then WE will come back." God had to deliver Abraham of worldly patterns of devotion. Worship isn't proving your devotion; it's trusting God's heart. Real Worship Is Provision “…a ram caught in a thicket” The Place: Jehovah Jireh Moriah:— Raah see, vision, to perceive, revelation. Land of vision appearance or manifestation. God doesn't provide because He's obligated. He provides because He sees in that place. Westminster Catechism "Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.” Real worship isn't measured by what comes out of your mouth; it's measured by what you place on the altar. The Flying Wallendas were asked: "What's the hardest part of flying through the air?" "The hardest part is letting go." Worship is living in the space between letting go - and being caught. Wholehearted worship begins the moment your hands open. Can you let go???

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