Grace Church Milton Keynes

Part 2 of our new series

A new start for our church - Look back and be thankful - look forwards and be excited!

Preached at the Carol Service

God is with his people, so there's no need to be afraid. Joseph believed God rather than his circumstances, so was able to choose the way of love.

Jesus feels our pain with a passion. He touched the man - revolutionary! If jesus is so delighted to heal, why do we take so long to cry out to Him?

Are we in danger of becoming lukewarm? Paul shares his desire for this church to be encouraged, standing fully assured in the will of God.

Do you see yourself as just surviving in a bunker? - or in a beachhead with a plan and a purpose! Will you be a missionary to Milton Keynes?

How can we "continue steadfastly in prayer" without specific instructions from the Bible? - by keeping an alert mind and a thankful heart!

What does it means to put on Christ personally? Agape love is self-giving - of our time, attention, possessions and heart.

What does it mean to put to death what is earthly, “put off” the old self, and instead “put on” what is fitting for those who are now God’s

We're made alive with Christ. If you're in a tough stretch, don't forget to be overflowing with thankfulness - it can be a source of strength to you.

Working in our own strength we become burnout guy, not working we become optout guy, but working in God's strength we become breakout guy!

Without Jesus, we are alienated from God. It is no good living believing things will all be OK in the end - they won't...

Paul was teaching the Colossians to resist adding things in to the gospel - a chance for us to marvel at the glory and wonder of who Jesus is!

The Gospel is like a seed of hope, a seed of grace. Where are we planting ourselves? There are consequences to our choices...

We can only truly know who we are when we first know who God is.

Let’s be encouraged, and also encourage each other, to go forward together into everything that God has promised and made possible through Jesus.

We need to tell our stories more. We bring heaven to earth, but the Holy Spirit wants us to do it better.

Life-changing opportunities can arise if we’re prepared to seek God, trust his word, and move out into ‘deeper waters’ of faith.