Grace Community Church NI

First of a Two-Parter looking at the book of Esther. What are the parallels between the kings and Jesus; Esther and the Church? This week we look at three aspects of Esther's character: obedience, trustworthiness and attitude.

Women: don't let your gender be the reason you can't fulfil God's call on your life. Neil looks at Romans 16 – rarely preached on – and finds how women were key to the growth of the early church.

What is it I'm giving away for the sake of my community that is costly? What am I willing to sacrifice? We can't worship without surrendering.

If we are wanting to just get through – just to stay on the shore – we will be content to sing songs on a Sunday, with our one-hour devotions, with attending meetings, but what does it mean to go after "breakthrough"? To worship in spirit and truth?

We're living in a place and in a time where God seems silence. Maybe he's looking for a people who are going to posture themselves to listen to him.

Search me, O God. Test me. Know me. Maybe we need to stop, lie down, .let God search me, and lead me to wholeness.

For God to mould and change us we need to position ourselves.

If you're honest, you probably struggle to pray. And when you do it's hard to be real with God, even though that is what he wants with us. He wants us at our worst as well as our best.

When Jesus spoke, he spoke the words his Father gave him. His will wasn't his own but that of the Father's. How do we get to that place where we hear clearly from Him?

Going deeper with God isn't possible without going deeper in prayer. How do we align our heart's with His? Are we using language, such as 'give me' rather than 'show me'. Let's seek His kingdom first.

Mary and Joseph were just ordinary people, who, through simple obedience, discovered who they were and how they were seen through the eyes of the Father.

David continues our new series by looking at how we can go deeper when we let God define who we are.

The start of a new series, where we take things a bit deeper. What habits might be helpful in our search for a deeper relationship with God and those around us? Over the next few weeks we will be looking deeper into prayer, worship and relationship.

What is your prayer life costing you? Is it time to go deeper?

What if we were to seek his Kingdom come now? As we approach Christmas, how are we praying?

We're taking another look at imagination, and thinking beyond what we're accustomed to.

Maybe what we need isn't more information, but more imagination.

Elijah was an ordinary man, just like us. But he displayed some narcissistic tendencies. We explore his finding God, not in the wind, not in the earthquake, not in the fire, but in a still, small voice. Part 3 of Neville's dissection of the prophet Elijah looks at 1 Kings 19

Madlug's Dave Linton shares his story: how Madlug came into existence; how children in care don't have to leave with their lives in bin bags. And with it being Adoption Sunday, he shares his experience as a foster parent.

Part 2 of an exploration into the life of Elijah. (Kings 18:1 – 19:9). Elijah was an ordinary man. He made mistakes, but he was also a man of God and through him God was able to make himself known.

When ordinary people are obedient to an extraordinary God. A look into the person of Elijah.

Continuing from last week's talk on Communion, Neil looks at who Jesus extended the table to. And how the simple act of receiving, breaking and sharing can spark reconciliation.

Every church has a different tradition when it comes to the Lord's Table. What has the Bible got to say when it comes to who is worthy and how it should be done?

Joshua was one of only two people who left Egypt and made it to the Promised Land. Ronnie explores how his strength of character and the courage to step out and get his hands dirty helped him through.

The devil hates unity. It's our best defence. Yet, so often resentment amongst relationships creeps in.