New Year New Start

3 Promises The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him!” Lamentations 3: (NLT)

3 Promises For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you Jeremiah 29:11-12 (NIV UK)

3 Promises Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade – kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. 1Peter 1: 3-5 (NIVUK)

Future Plans  Growth  Depth  Strength

Growth   Individual spiritual growth   Corporate spiritual growth   Numerical growth   Growth in the Kingdom of God   Growth in love   Growth in gifts   Growth in maturity

Growing inwards and outwards   Devotion & Intimacy   Dedicating our whole lives   Developing relationships that grow the Kingdom

Depth   Deeper in our relationship with God   Deeper in our relationship (fellowship) with each other   Deeper in our understanding   Deeper in our commitment   Deeper in faith   Deeper in terms of sacrifice   Deeper in prayer

Ephesians 4: Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

Going deeper   Pursuing prayer and positioning ourselves for God’s blessing   Putting what the Bibles says into action   Purposefully and diligently deepening relationships Peter Jackson “The church is like a swimming-pool with most of the noise coming from the shallow-end”

Strength   Strength to overcome temptation   Strength to speak out for God   Relying in God’s strength not our own   Strength in patience and endurance   Strength for the fight   Strength of character   Strengthened in, through and by the power of the Holy Spirit

Standing stronger   Championing our faith   Creating partnerships   Co-operating with each other

Isaiah 54: 2 Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.(NIVUK) Clear lots of ground for your tents! Make your tents large. Spread out! Think big! Use plenty of rope, drive the tent pegs deep. You're going to need lots of elbow room for your growing family (The Message)

Making it happen

Tonight at 6:00pm   Communion   Prayer