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As we continued our Church Alive series on Sunday, we had John Dickinson walking us through the part of the story when Paul & Barnabas are in Cyprus. John unpacked the importance of reaching hungry people and trapped people. Acts 13:4-12

On Sunday, we jumped back into our Church Alive Series, through the book of Acts. This next block is all about how the early church came alive across cultures. We had David Bruce (the PCI Moderator), unpacking the first culture - Antioch. Acts 11:19-28 & 12:25-13:3

As we finished up our Values series, we had Dave Dickinson unpacking our core value, 'Witness'. He outlined the importance of Task & Story. Luke 24:46-48 *We apologise for the sound quality at the start - it clears up around 8/9 minutes in.

As we looked at our second core value, 'Community', we had Helen Warnock with us, sharing from the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus. Luke 24:13-35

On Sunday, we kicked off a brand new series, looking at our values. This is a three-week mini series and on Sunday we had Stuart Newburn with us, unpacking the first of those values - worship.  Romans 12:1-2

As we closed out our Follow Me series, we had Dave Dickinson unpacking the theme of Direction in our discipleship: The Way of Jesus & The Way Together Hebrews 12:1-3

In the penultimate part of our Follow  Me series, Dave Dickinson unpacked the importance of discipline as an integral part of our discipleship to Jesus; rhythms of life & rhythms of grace.  Mark 8:34-9:1

As we continued our Follow Me series, we had David Dickinson with us, sharing on the topic of Denial; about how our discipleship to Jesus is the denial of ourselves. It's about Identity & Intimacy.  Mark 8:34 - 9:1

As we moved into our second week of our Follow Me series, We had Dave Dickinson sharing on the topic of Desire; Desire at the Start & Desire at the End.  Mark 8:34-9:1

As we launch our new series, Follow Me, we had Dave Dickinson sharing the heart behind the series. He outlined that this was a series on Discipleship and that if we are to Follow Jesus, we are to consider how we see ourselves & how we see the world.  Ephesians 3:7-13

As we finished off our Joy series through the book of Philippians, we had John Dickinson with us, encouraging us to have joy in our calling;  joy in our relationships; and ultimately, joy in the Lord. Philippians 4:10-22

This week, as we moved onto the penultimate part of our Joy series, John Dickinson was with us again as he unpacked the topic of anxiety and the Apostle Paul's appeal to not be anxious. Philippians 4:1-9

As we continued our way through Philippians, we had John Dickinson unpacking the next part of Joy series. We looked at the need for a future-orientated faith that begs the questions, 'who is your example?' and 'how far have you come?' Philippians 3:12-21

This week, as we continued our series through the book of Philippians, we had Stuart Newburn sharing with us. He unpacked Philippians 3:1-11 and highlighted the importance of focus and vision. Philippians 3:1-11

This week, we had Jess McCarroll with us, unpacking the next part of our Philippians series. We were looking at the theme of Joyful Resilience. Philippians 1:12-26

This week, we contoured our Joy series through the book of Philippians. We had Dave Dickinson unpacking the importance of Joyful Partnership, as modelled by Paul in Philippians 2:19-30.

This week, we welcomed our good friend Alain Emerson (Senior Leader, Emmanuel Portadown) to continue our Joy Series. He challenged and spurred us on to be a people of one spirit, one heart and one mind. Philippians 2:1-2 **We had issues with our past upload - this is the full version. Sorry for the inconvenience.**

This week, we concluded our second block of our Church Alive series. John Dickinson unpacked the story of Peter being freed from prison and urged us to be people who pray boldly and with expectation. Acts 12:1-19

This week, we continued our 'Church Alive' series, with Stuart Newburn unpacking the story of Peter an Cornelius. He highlighted how the early church had new perspective and new proximity. Acts 10:1-35

This week, we continued our 2nd block of the series through the Book of Acts. We had John Dickinson with us, unpacking the story of Saul & Ananias and how we are to be a people of welcome and encouragement. Acts 9:1-30

As we continued the second block of our journey through Acts, we had Dave Dickinson looking at the Church coming alive to the Ethiopian Eunuch and the importance of bringing the church to those least like us. Acts 8:4-25

This week, we launched into our second mini series through the book of Acts. We have begun looking at how the church came alive to neighbouring towns and cities.  This week - Samaria and the sectarian divide. Dave Dickinson took us through Acts 8:1-24.

On Sunday, we continued through our Church Alive series. We had Dave Dickinson unpacking the story of Stephen - the first martyr. He highlighted the importance of Story & Storytellers.  Acts 6:8-15 & 7:54-8:2

As we celebrated Pentecost Sunday last weekend, we had Dave Dickinson unpacking the significance of the first Pentecost and all that it means for us today as disciples living in Belfast in the 21st century. Acts 2:1-42

As we continued our Church Alive series, we had Dave Dickinson unpacking the story of the first recorded miracle after Jesus ascended to Heaven. Acts 3:1-26