Gracecity

Feeling overwhelmed and exhausted? In the last 3 years our internal reservoirs have been drained. Lock-downs meant significant and rapid changes; we pivoted, we changed, we problem solved, we did what needed to be done. We got through a tough season but it's left us tired and exhausted. Discover how you can move from exhausted to energised, from surviving to thriving in every area of your life.

We all find ourselves in different communities, but what makes one irresistible? Discover how knowing Jesus can change any community.

In a world where we say we value diversity, yet we cancel out people who have different opinions to us. It’s not helpful or healthy. Discover God’s plan for a community that welcomes people just as we are and transforms us to be all who He calls us to be. That's an Irresistible Community.

You wouldn’t go to a restaurant and just sit. You read the menu, make a choice then enjoy the food. Many people act as if just having a Bible will help them, but not King Josiah. Discover 3 habits that changed his life and can really help you too.

It’s possible to have everything you need to win in life, yet fail. Choice after choice we get deeper and deeper into the mess we’re creating around us. When you feel stuck and there seems like no way out, it’s not the end of your story, you are more loved than you can imagine. Learn from King Manasseh and let Jesus turn your mess into your message of hope.

When the odds are stacked against you, it’s lonely and hard. We all face battles, often leaving us feeling powerless, hopeless, and overwhelmed. All is not lost,  there is someone who can fight for you!  Discover how God does this for Hezekiah, and be confident he can and will do it for you.

Life can get busy and cluttered with competing demands all coming with empty promises of a better future. Ready to change that? Discover 5 practical movements that tend to happen when people move from an unhealthy hopeless place to a healthy hopeful place.

Pride begins when we feel proud because we have achieved something or received praise. Yet danger lurks, you can cross the line to become self-centred and arrogant, then pride becomes toxic. Learn from King Uzziah’s story so you don’t need to make his mistakes. Visit Gracecity @ www.gracecity.nz

You may think leadership power comes from position, but in actual fact it doesn’t. Power comes from posture. Discover how you can posture yourself to lead others better by serving others more. King Rehoboam learnt this the hard way, you don’t have to.

Ever asked yourself “How did I end up here? ” Once you do something against your values, you have compromised. It may seem a small deal, but as time goes on your life gets further and further off course.  Learn from the experience of Solomon in the Bible to discover how to get your life back on track, make better decisions.

What season of life are you in? Some of seasons of life have incredible highs of joy, things are going well for us. Other times are the complete reverse where everything seems broken and confusing, grief diappointment and pain. Discover how you can know God's love no matter what sesaon of life you are in. Royals Series: King David.

Insecurities, we all have them, but sometimes we let them define us. We hide who we really are in order to become what other people want us to be. Saul was a King who lived with fear and insecurities. learn from his experiences, so you can find hope and confidence in who God created you to be. Join us as we take a closer look at some of Israel’s kings in the Old Testament Royals - some of Israel’s...

Life can be hard at times, so how do you keep going when everything in you wants to give up? Discover three tips from the Bible that will help you keep going. Be encouraged and develop the ability to keep going when things are challenging.  It’s a skill that we all need, at home, work or wherever you are.  

We all get 24 hours a day, so why are some people more satistifed with life than others? It comes down to purpose, why we do what we do.  Our purpose motivates us, hold us through the challenges we face. Discover how to stay focussed and sdevelop habits that can help you live more intentionally. What are you living for?  1 Peter 4:1-11

Behind our devices we become invincible,  we say and do things we would rarely do in person…..Fight back, get revenge, prove you are right, but at what cost? Discover how being right isn’t the main thing, There is a better way to live, a way to enjoy life and see many happy days. The choices you make today will impact tomorrow! 1 Peter 3:8-22

We tend to compare our lives with “important people” who seem to have significant purpose. We conclude that we don’t have much to offer, yet we’d be very wrong. Jesus taught everyone was created with purpose. Discover how you can stand out in a self-centered world, living out a purpose that is beyond what you can imagine.

How many times have you asked yourself this question?  The question maybe the same, but where we look for our answers will lead us to very different conclusions. Your identity doesn’t come from people or society around you; their expectations. Nor does your identity come from looking deep inside yourself,  your longings, dreams and feelings. What if your identity comes from the God who created you...

Do you ever watch the end of the movie first, or read the last chapter of the book? We all love to know the ending, when we do, it changes the way we read the rest of the story. Life is like that - while we don’t know the details, we can know how it ends. Discover how you can have hope in Jesus.  Be certain that no matter how hard it is right now, you win in the end,  realise this life is not the...

We often judge others by their actions, yet ourselves by our intentions. It’s understandable to feel disappointment when our dreams have come crashing down. We all get angry with God at different moments in our lives. The reality is we do not see the master plan that God is enacting, and we do not know everything. None of us deserve God’s grace, all of us need it.

Ever felt you'd blown it? You've messed uo and there's no going back? No matter what has happened in your past, how many times you messed up, Jesus is willing to forgive you. You are accepted, God is not done with you, He hasn’t set you aside. Discover how God gave Jonah a second chance and he will do that for you too.

When you’re facing a crisis, plunging to rock-bottom with no other place else to go, help is just a prayer away. God chooses to say, "Come to me. We can never run so far, we can never fall so deeply, we can never fail so often, that we are beyond crying out to God. Discover this week how Jonah responded to an answered prayer.

Have you ever been ignored, “unfriended” or have someone you know refuse to speak to you. It’s painful and often leads to resenment and unforginevess. Not so with God, when we choose to walk way, He moves toward us,  he pursues us out of love for us. Seems hard to understand or believe.  When you’ve run too far, been away too long, or done things you shouldnt have done,  God still welcomes you.  ...

If God really loved me ….. You’re in a job you love, then made redundant, in a romantic relationship you thought was going somewhere, then it’s all over. When it’s not our plan, we believe it can’t be God’s plan either. All of us at different times and in different circumstances, aren’t fully convinced that God deeply loves us and has plans that are the best for us. But what if we’re wrong, we run...

Jesus disciples thought his death was the end, but three days later Jesus overcame the power of death and rose again. Many people saw him and recognised Him. This is the power of the resurrection that changes everything. It changes the way we see life. It changes the way we see death. Discover the hope that you can have when you realise the risen Jesus is with you.  

Every sports coach has a different game plan, so players need to adapt and change. The one thing that never changes is the purpose of the game — play to win! In our changing world, our experience of the church must adapt and change. Let’s not put our practices ahead of God’s purpose. Jesus’ life demonstrated love, acceptance and forgiveness for everyone. This purpose is still central, no one is ex...