Grace Church Cork

Guest speaker, Dr. Brian Synnott, asks "How do we find peace in an unpeaceful world, this Christmas?" and shares insight from the scriptures and his personal experience as a professional counsellor and pastor.

While you may hold the remote control in front of TV or social media, there's a remote control pointing back at you; with algorhythms that are feeding you more of what you look at. Mike reminds us from God's word about Holy Spirit inspired self control.

Even in the best of families there are messy situations, or people who enter a room and change an atmosphere. From God's word, Dara offers wise counsel on how to deal with it.

A message that's been burning on Tom's heart since the Summer, and confirmed last week with guest Pastor Craig Cooney; Tom brings a prophetic word. God wants to show you the stars like he showed Abraham, but first you've got to let 'Lot' go.

Have you ever found yourself on a detour from where you thought you'd be right now? Guest Pastor and prophetic minister, Craig Cooney reminds us that the same thing happened to the apostle Paul when, headed for Rome, he ended up shipwrecked on the island of Malta, but God's plans were bigger than the detour.

Mike asks the question, "Who are you looking for in your life?" Our desires are often mixed up and messed up but if we pay attention, all of our desires will only be fulfilled in God.

Tom talks about Jesus' brother, James, who rejected Jesus but later confessed him as Lord, in all humility, without playing the "big brother" card. 

You are a vessel, like a water bottle. If you don't drink water in the natural, you will dehydrate and eventually die. Tom reminds us that it's the same in our spiritual life: unless we are spiritually filled we will die.

The first question ever recorded in the Bible is God asking, "Where are you?" In a survey done in Ireland, one in three adults said they feel either isolated or lonely, either most or all of the time. Mike asks the question, "Who's looking for you? Who's looking out for you?"

In such a surveillance saturated society where we're being watched by CCTV cameras, door cameras, dashcams and listened to by our devices and social media, Mike reminds us that our Heavenly Father is watching us too. Not a sparrow falls to the ground outside of his care; and we are worth more to Him than many sparrows! 

Before God fills, He fixes. If you're leaking, you can't overflow. Pastor Dara encourages us to let God heal what's been draining you so His blessings don't just fill you; they overflow to others.

People are mirrors! Jesus said, do to others what you would have them do to you. If you want to improve your life, try doing what Jesus said and you'll likely find people will mirror your kindness back to you.

Mike challenges us with a question: Who are you looking at? And encourages us from God's word with practical advice for our lives.

Tom picks up where he left off with Part 2 of his message: Your life is like a fishing net. Repair the net or lose the catch.

Who pays the bills in your house? If you have school going children, September can be a real crunch financially. Pastor Mike looks at what the Bible says about who pays the bills and the answer might surprise you.

Tom shares a profound insight comparing our lives to fishing nets. If we don't mend our nets when they are damaged; we'll be ineffective in casting our nets as 'fishers of men' in sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ.

Dara continues with Part 2 of her talk and discusses Emergency Faith versus Everyday Faith, comparing King Saul with King David.

Dara reminds us that though we make plans, it is the Lord who determines our steps. That sometimes God allows things that we think are from the enemy but they're not. Dara encourages us to choose with each decision we make, which path we will take — one that draws us closer to God or leads us away from his presence.

Does your future sometimes feel like a puzzle you don't have the big picture plan for? Tom encourages us that while God mightn't reveal his plan for our lives all at once, but he is faithful to give us a piece of the puzzle — often one piece at a time — as we trust him in the process. 

Do you find yourself in a lonely or isolated place, despite being busy? Do you feel like it's too late for you? Tom reminds us that drawing near to Jesus can change everything; and God's operates on a different clock.. it's not too late.

Sharing his personal testimony and Biblical truth, guest speaker Pastor Roger Sutton from Manchester, UK, shares how Jesus invites EVERYONE to the table.

Who are you? Why are you here? Some have an identity crisis of faith. Speaking from the biblical book of Numbers chapter 32, Tom encourages us: Don't be that person!

Jesus asked over 300 questions while on earth, often awkward, always personal. Mike encourages us to put ourselves in the shoes of the disciples. Looking at Mark's gospel chapter 10 which begins with a question of purpose.

We can all have different reactions to a situation in which we find ourselves stuck. Perhaps you feel stuck in a rut; stuck in something you didn't ask for. Dara shows us from scripture how God doesn't want that for us. He wants to set us free. He wants us to grow spiritually.