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Where do you look for love — and where does your identity come from? In Week 1 of our new series How God Restores Your Heart, Anthony Delaney explores how true heart restoration always begins with restoring our identity. Drawing from 1 John 4, this message reveals that we are not meant to strive for love through performance, approval, perfection, or popularity — but to live from the unshakable lov...

What does it really mean to give God all of your life — not just the easy parts? In this powerful message, Louise Yuill unpacks Romans 12:1–2 and explores how true restoration comes through daily surrender. As we place our whole lives before God — our struggles, distractions, fears, and hopes — He transforms us from the inside out, renewing our minds and restoring our hearts. Louise connects bibli...

First Fruits Sunday is a moment of recalibration — a chance to recentre our lives around who God is and what truly matters. In this message, Anthony explores how generosity flows from identity, not pressure, and why putting God first is ultimately an act of trust, love, and restored relationship. Rooted in Scripture from Genesis to the New Testament, this talk reframes First Fruits not as a law to...

As we prepare for Firstfruits, this message reminds us that generosity is never really about money — it’s about God, His grace, and what He is restoring within us. Drawing from 2 Corinthians 8–9, Anthony explores how Christian generosity flows not from pressure, obligation, or fear, but from a heart that truly knows the grace of Jesus. Before God ever asks anything of us, He gives everything — Chr...

What happens when painful seasons feel like they’ll never end? In this powerful Ivy Central talk, Anthony Delaney reminds us of a repeated promise woven throughout Scripture: “It came to pass.” Not to stay — but to pass. Drawing on stories from Joseph, David, and the people of Israel, Anthony explores how God meets us in the middle of suffering, validates real pain, and gently leads us toward heal...

What does it really mean for God to “restore your soul”? In this message from Psalm 23, Matt Donaldson explores how true restoration isn’t about fixing our behaviour or striving to improve ourselves — it’s about allowing the Good Shepherd to gently return us to who we were created to be. This is not a crisis psalm, but a confession of deep security, belonging, and confidence in God’s presence thro...

GOD’S PLANS FOR YOUR RESTORATION — WEEK 2 Learning “The Unforced Rhythms of Grace” 📅 Sunday 11 January 2026 🎤 Message by Anthony Delaney 📖 Matthew 11:28–30 ✨ 21 DAYS OF PRAYER & FASTING BEGINS! Welcome to Week 2 of our new series: God’s Plans for Your Restoration — and the official start of our 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting at Ivy Church. Last week we heard the prophetic word for 2026: This is t...

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In the Christmas story, the most unlikely visitors became the first worshippers. The Magi weren’t prophets, priests, or spiritual elites. They were outsiders. Seekers. Star-gazers. Question-askers. Spiritual explorers. Yet they were the ones who followed the light they had — and found Jesus. In this fourth message of our Advent series The Crown & The Cradle, Anthony Delaney unpacks what the journe...

What do you do when life doesn’t go to plan — not even close? In Week 3 of The Crown & The Cradle, Luke Anthony takes us into Matthew 1:18–25 and the extraordinary calling of Joseph… a man whose carefully laid plans were suddenly overturned by the breaking-in of God’s Kingdom. Joseph had every reason to walk away. Confusion. Shock. Stigma. Uncertainty. But instead of clinging to his own story, he...

What if the life you’re living isn’t Plan B… but God’s Plan A? In week two of our Advent & Christmas series The Crown & The Cradle, Anthony Delaney walks us through Mary’s story in Luke 1 — the moment heaven interrupted an ordinary plan with an extraordinary invitation. Mary had her future mapped out: marriage, family, security, respect. Then an angel appeared with a call that would overturn all h...

The King Comes to the Waiting | The Crown & The Cradle by Ivy Church Podcast

Following our Church Weekend Away where we explored the Ivy vision of Knowing - Growing - Going, Anthony explores our nexts steps through the Discipleship Pathway.

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Are we comfortable… or close to Jesus? In the final letter to the Seven Churches, Anthony Delaney unpacks Jesus’ message to the church in Laodicea (Revelation 3:14–22) — a community that thought it had everything, yet made Jesus sick with its lukewarm faith. Laodicea’s comfort had numbed its passion. They were rich in possessions but poor in spirit. Yet even in His rebuke, Jesus offers mercy: “Be...

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What doors is God opening in your life? In week seven of our series VII Letters to the Church, Lisa Lee shares Jesus’ message to the church in Philadelphia (Revelation 3:7–13). Though small and weak, this was the church that made Jesus smile. They held onto His Word, stayed faithful to His Name, and in return He promised them an open door that no one can shut. Jesus still opens doors today — doors...

Are we living off reputation — or truly alive in Christ? In week six of our series VII Letters to the Church, Anthony Delaney unpacks Jesus’ words to Sardis (Revelation 3:1–6). Outwardly, Sardis looked strong and vibrant. In reality, Jesus says, “You have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead.” This sobering message reminds us that what matters is not our reputation but our reality before...

How do we tell the difference between what just sounds Christian and what is actually true? In week five of our series VII Letters to the Church, Matt Donaldson unpacks Jesus’ words to the church in Thyatira (Revelation 2:18–29). Outwardly thriving and fruitful, they were failing in one vital area — discernment. By tolerating false teaching, they were accepting what Jesus rejected. Jesus calls His...

What does it mean to live with integrity in a world full of pressure to compromise? In week four of our series VII Letters to the Church, Anthony Delaney explores Jesus’ message to Pergamum (Revelation 2:12–17) — a city filled with idols, false teaching, and cultural pressure. Some believers held fast, but others were being pulled back into sin. Jesus calls us not to compromise but to live with in...

What does it mean to follow Jesus when life gets hard? In week three of our series VII Letters to the Church, Anthony Delaney opens Jesus’ words to the church in Smyrna (Revelation 2:8–11). They were persecuted, poor, and under pressure — yet Jesus calls them rich in faith and promises them the crown of life. Like Smyrna, the suffering church today shows us that true faith shines brightest when it...

Recorded live at Ivy Central on 28 September 2025, Rev Dr Ian Paul reveals how and why we should read the book of Revelation.

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Recorded live at Ivy Church's 'All Together' Service on 7th September 2025. Special guest David Pierce from Steiger International talks about reaching 'Lost Sheep' in lost sheep places.