ecclēsia

Do you, like the early church, esteem it an honour to suffer for Christ? Being mocked, villainised and even murdered hardly seems like the recipe for a happy life, but such is the upside-down Kingdom of God.

Will there ever be peace on earth or is Jesus setting an unachievable goal in this beatitude? There will be peace but like the hardest of jigsaw puzzles it is reliant on first having the Master-Peace. What does it look like? Listen in.

We live in an age of information overload, constantly giving our attention to multiple sources, pleasures, people & platforms. What position does God hold in your life?

Do you know how to respond when times of testing come? Jesus did, and that by yielding to and trusting in God’s word, setting an example for us to follow.

Who is truly pure hearted? If the heart of the human problem is the problem with the human heart, is a spiritual heart transplant truly possible for those who believe?

Do you ever feel life is really unfair and you would love God to give you what you deserve? Then you would NEVER be given mercy. Why not? Listen in to find out.

Do you think an unforgettable meal still would be if had everyday? Life never delivers ultimate satisfaction, yet we try. It’s time we looked in the right place for the greatest satisfaction ever to be had.

Is Jesus really commending us to be docile push overs? Blessed are the meek - if you want the blessing of meekness but are conflicted by modern definitions, listen for clarity and inspiration.

Title: Children At the Heart of the Church Text: Matt 18:1-6, 10-14 Speaker: Mike Royal How important are the next generation? Children are a good sign of a healthy Church. Their growth, education and safety are a priority to God and should also be to the wider community and particularly the church.

When is mourning ever a good thing? Jesus states that there is a type of mourning that a person experiences in which God declares them blessed - Happy!?! Listen in to make sense of the conundrum.

Can you imagine anyone being happy because they are poor? In fact Jesus says the happiness of heaven is for those who are poorest. What kind of poverty is this?

Do you always make yourself happy? Hmm, thought so. Listen in to learn how and why the Beatitudes, if rightly understood, relates to our eternal happiness.

Do you just want to be happy but ever felt like that’s not what God wants for you? Would you be shocked that it is and at the same time isn’t what God wants for you? Listen in to hear why.

The main work of ecclēsia is to build up the body of Christ by the consistent teaching of the Bible, book-by-book, chapter-by-chapter, verse-by-verse. The worship is simple, focusing on exalting the Lord.

How do we do this without compromising the gospel? Paul shows us how to behave and relate to others as to not give unnecessary offence and also make ourselves more favourable for gospel witness.

God means for the church to value and trust His written living Word. The text shows us how making time to read, understand and live by the Word leads to spiritual growth for our benefit to God’s glory.

Can you imagine the horrible shock of someone being told that they have a fatal disease? This is the crux of Jesus’ conversation with an ignorant Jewish relligious leader called Nicodemus.

How do you view and process the pain of life? Assisted by a number of creatives, honestly sharing their own challenges in song and spoken word, we consider God’s purpose in our pain; concluding with a song of hope.

Glorification is a yet to be fulfilled promise that is so inexplicably amazing our anticipation should drive us to new heights in Christ. What do you know about The Glorification of the Children of God?

Is the universe governed by chance or is God in control making all things work together for good? It can be humbling to believe that our fate is bound up in the providence of God. But it can also be liberating to know that God is truly in control.

Do you know your history? For some, this is not an easy question to answer concerning personal heritage. But what about as believers in Christ? Here, we explore the believer's history.

Relating to a former enemy may seem daunting, especially when that is God. God makes a way; bringing all believers in boldly, through the Way, the Truth and the Life. Jesus our Mediator.

Imagine inciting an altercation that was about to climax into very serious if not fatal personal injury. How would you respondI if someone with high level authority intervened promising to stand in that gap continually?

Reconciliation is to bring together sinful man and a Holy God, it is man that is in need of reconciliation but God who reconciles Himself to man through Jesus death on the cross. Additional text: Revelation 21:1-2

What is sanctification? It’s the process of becoming more like Jesus in our daily life, conduct and character. It has three aspects, positional (past), progressive (present) and perfect (future).