Ignite Life Church Gold Coast

Jeanette St Hill, who heads up the prophetic ministry at IgniteLife Church, shared on lessons from the book of Nehemiah. She shared how Nehemiah rebuilt a wall and a nation. So too, can we, in our own way in our own situation.

Dr Rod concludes his two-part discussion point on prosperity in the New Covenant. He points out that God delights in the prosperity of His servants and that prosperity is actually having enough to fulfil what God has called us each to do. We are not failures if we are not billionaires!

This discussion point focuses on God's provision for our prosperity in the New Covenant. Prosperity is not simply for our own enjoyment, but it is intended by God to be used to 'establish His covenant' and to support those in need.

This discussion point provides an introduction to faith. It focuses on the nature of God in terms of covenants and points out the danger of creating an Ishmael when God's best is an Isaac.

Dr Rod explains that Jehovah Jireh is not really a name of God, but 'the place of God's provision'. He encourages Christians to be in such close relationship with God that we know the location of our place of His provision.

In this discussion point, Dr Rod describes the character of both Jospeh and Mary, the earthly parents of Jesus and draws out principles for our own lives.

Dr Rod explains why he believes that the purpose of Sunday is to equip the saints for the works of service that God has called them to Monday to Saturday.

We often pray, 'Give us today our daily bread', but do we know how God answers? Through work! Dr Rod explored the biblical foundations of work in this discussion point.

In this discussion point Dr Rod explains how we hear from God.

In this discussion point Dr Rod explores the spiritual blessing associated with the New Covenant

In this discussion point Dr Rod explains the 'physical' blessings involved in the New Covenant.

Positive thinking is a Christian idea! This discussion point expands on Jack Canfield's 'thinking above the line' principle and encourages Christians to have a victor's mentality as opposed to a victim's mentality.

The doctrine of the Trinity has been accepted as foundational by most of the Christian church for over 1,600 years. Nevertheless, it is not easy to grasp. In this discussion point Dr Rod provides an introduction to this important doctrine.

This discussion point addresses the issue of Pentecost and empowerment for Christians. Dr Rod emphasises how important 'baptism in the Holy Spirit' is for the contemporary church.

In this discussion point, Dave addresses the issue of how a commitment to giving can create anxiety. He reminds us of the purpose of the law.

This discussion point is a reminder of why Australia commemorates events of the First World War.

Tithing is a controversial topic. Dr Rod unpacks tithing as presented in the Bible. He suggests that tithing embedded generosity into the life of Israel. Dr Rod shares insights from 40+ years of studying scriptures on tithing.

In this discussion point Dr Rod introduces the subject of generosity from the perspective of biblical representation. He makes the important point that, in the Old Testament, generosity and righteousness were two sides of the same coin. He contends that a Christian cannot be fulfilled as a 'new creation' unless generosity is as natural as breathing.

Palm Sunday is celebrated all over the world, but little seems to be said about how desperately oppressed most people were in the Roman Empire and that the cry, 'Hosanna' was as much a demand to be saved as it was a declaration of adoration. This discussion point provides some context for Palm Sunday.

Stewardship is a word bandied about a lot in Christian circles these days. In this discussion point Dr Rod presents a case that stewardship is best thought of as dominion over God's creation, with accountability to Him for how we exercise our dominion.

In this discussion point Jeanette explained that when the going gets rough she puts on the mind of Christ to help change her mind and circumstances. She puts on the armour of God to protect herself against the attack and lies of the enemy. She gave us a number of key scriptures to use to encourage ourselves in the Lord our God.

Encouraging yourself in the Lord your God is the theme for the first half of March. In today's discussion point, Dr Rod focused on David's reaction to a time of great distress. He encouraged himself in the Lord his God and then inquired of God what to do next. This is a good pattern for us to follow if we feel distressed by circumstances or people.

In today's discussion point Dr Rod focused on Ephesians 6:10-18 and made the point that the armour of God is intended to equip us for a spiritual battle in which the tactic is 'praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit'.

This discussion point is the first recorded at the new venue for IgniteLife Church. We are now at 2 Guara Grove, Pimpama at the Gold Coast, Queensland. It is fitting, therefore, that the title is 'Blessed'. Dr Rod summarised the Edenic, Noah, Abrahamic and Mosaic blessing and related them to the Christian.

Today, Dr Rod announced that Ignite Life was moving to a new venue and used that to lead into a discussion about the change that the Holy Spirit brings into our lives as we outwork our Christian faith.