Grace Church Cork

God has included you in His plans, he has planned a Divine Destiny for you, but only you can choose to walk in it. Looking at the prophet Deborah from the book of Judges, Dara draws lessons to learn about accepting God's call despite the opposition both within us, in our own souls and outside us from society. 

Most people deal with discouragement some of the time; whether at work, school, in their relationships, financially or otherwise. Mike shares on what the Bible says and how God's people are commanded to be courageous in his strength.

There's a time to speak and a time to remain silent. Tom reminds us of the example Jesus set, how we can have strong silence in our lives. Silence that leads to life and not death.

Tom talks about when a weight we carry is lifted off us, we become unburdened. That weight might be anxiety, a relationship or health issue, a financial challenge. Sometimes when God takes something away from us, it's a blessing; a 'blessed subtraction' if you will.

Mike shows us from the book of Nehemiah how they rebuilt the walls amidst the ruins. How practical their faith was. They prayed AND carried their swords (the word of God) while they worked. And we are called to do the same.

Tom looks at the account in scripture of the Greek woman who begged Jesus to heal her daughter of an unclean spirit. Jesus was moved by her bold faith. On this, Empty Shoe Sunday, Tom encourages us to come with bold faith, in prayer, for someone we love.

Tom looks at what the Bible says about holy ground and how its relevant to our lives in the here and now; a place where God's presence dwells, even if briefly.

Babylon is symbolic of where we live now. Mike reminds us that wherever you've come from, it is in THIS place where God would bless and prosper you. At the end of the Exile, the people of God sang a new song. They said it was like a dream, that the Lord had done amazing things for them; and they were filled with laughter. God brought them back and just like for them, God is still on the move for u...

Mike shares on the Israelites having found themselves physical, cultural and spiritual exiles in Babylon; facing the challenge of building a life in a hostile culture. Using the example of Daniel, Mike points out the three things we will need: faith, wisdom and courage so that we can build a life where God has placed us.

Michael draws the parallel between the exile experience of the Israelites in Babylon and the Christians in today's culture.

Dara speaks about how we as Christians need to grow in grace; and takes us through four ways to do so.

Tom encourages us to make peace with God this Easter. To connect with the risen Jesus. To fear God and not man. When he rose from the dead and appeared to his disciples behind locked doors, the risen Jesus didn't rebuke them for being afraid or for doubting. Instead he said, "Peace be with you." That kind of shalom peace means God's favour. That's good news and if we're born again we can be in no...

A good question can reveal the motives of the heart. Jesus asked more than 50 questions in Mark's Gospel alone. "Who do YOU say that I am?" was one of them. How we answer that says a lot about us. Mike focuses on an even better question: "Why do you call me good?" Jesus asked the rich young ruler.

Mike shares how every Christian is born into a battle which takes place behind enemy lines; into a hostile culture that isn't always welcoming of Christian faith, ethics and values. And while that sounds like bad news; the good news is that we're going to win because we are on the side of the One who conquered all.

Tom reminds us about the push and pull of life. He shows us how in Biblical times it was a big push to attend the Jewish Festivals in Jerusalem in hot and unpleasant conditions. And yet, there was a pull too, a blessing. Simon of Cyrene who was forced to carry Jesus' cross, had just arrived in Jerusalem after 23 days travel. What a blessing despite the push he received! For more information check...

Tom shows us Biblical examples of how Jesus followers really FELT their faith. They had passion and so can we, towards our relationships, our friendships, our marriages, in all things godly.

Mike tells us what we as Christians can do to overcome the darkness we see around us in the world today; and the hope God's word gives us: that as Christ-followers doing good, our path gets brighter and brighter as the day of salvation approaches.

At the start of this Lenten period, Mike looks at the first battle Jesus fought in the desert after fasting forty days and forty nights. Satan tempted him with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life. Jesus overcame and was without sin. He used God's word to speak truth to the teller of lies.

Tom talks about how the Bible says things happen first in the natural and then in the spiritual. How you can sense a shift in the spiritual since December last year. He challenges us to move out of neutral, to shift up a gear in our Christian walk with the Lord.

In the heart of Valentine's week, Dara looks at how love can lie to us. She covers four ways the world looks at love versus the way God looks at love.

God really does want to see you and when he sees you, he hears you. On Prayer Station Sunday we look at two examples from scripture of how God saw a man and a woman.

Mustard Seed Sunday... Starting week of Prayer and Fasting. When God sees you, he hears you!

We've all heard the expression, "Speak of the Devil," but let's pay attention to what Jesus said of him. Let's look at what God's word says we are to do to resist our Enemy, whose native language is lies. Lies about God, lies about other people and lies about ourselves. These lies can sometimes bounce around the echo chamber of our minds for years. We need to replace them with Truth. As Jesus-foll...

We all feel the gale force wins of the world, the things that pull us an tempt us; the things our eyes desire, pride and boasting in our achievements. But John makes it clear in the scriptures that if anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.   The antidote to this resistance we feel from the world lies in the spritual disciplines of solitude and reflection on God's word, the B...

Paul said in the scriptures, "I do the things I don't want to do and the things I do want to do I don't do! Can you relate? So how can we resist this war we are in against our sinful nature, "the flesh"? The Bible provides the answer: spiritual discipline. Not in our own strength but in the strength of the Holy Spirit. Prayer, fasting, reading God's word... the spiritual disciplines that Christian...