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Continuing our Resilience series, Pastor Fru encourages us to realise that our resilience is not built up in order to make us cosy and comfortable. But we need to courageous, particularly in our interactions with other people. Jesus commissioned us to go into the world...
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When it comes to resilience - Forgiveness is a superpower! We deal with our hurts and troubles by forgiving those responsible. We forgive because we have been forgiven so much. Pastor Adam reminds us that Forgiveness is not fair, but it is just.
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When life sucks and trouble comes down on you, how are you going to cope? How will you 'stand'? How will you remain resilient? Scientists tell us that one of the important elements we need to place in our lives in order for us to have resilience is 'One stable, caring and supportive relationship'. In this message, Campus Pastor Fru Bird, encourages…
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In this world we will face trouble - and plenty of it! How can we build resilience into our lives to help us to get through the tough times? In this message, Adam encourages us to imagine what our lives would be like if we had complete and utter confidence in God and his plans for us. We need to 'find hope' as an anchor for our soul...…
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Sometimes life just sucks! But, when disaster hits and trouble comes, it IS possible for us to be fruitful. We don't just have to get through it and merely survive, we can actually thrive. The bible tells us that we are MORE than conquerors when it comes to the troubles of life. In this second part of our 'Resilience' series, Campus Pastor Adam Bir…
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Jesus said the following words: "In this world you will have trouble..." Real life (even the Christian life!) is not a life free from trouble or hardship. However, there are things we can put in place to make us more resilient when the storms come.
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In this final part of our Dream Builders series, Dom looks at the various cost implications of having and pursuing a dream. When we pursue a God given dream - not only does the dream become reality, the dream builds us into a better, more blessed people.
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Continuing our Dream Builders series, Lead Pastor Dom Bird takes us through chapter 3 of Nehemiah. Listing all the people and groups of people involved in rebuilding the wall of Jerusalem. The challenge for us is to be people who get stuck in, working side by side with the others in our church to fulfil the vision God has given us. We will flourish…
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In this first message of our new Dream Builders series, Lead Pastor Dom Bird looks at the importance of dreams and visions in our daily lives. Our future, and the future of The Church depends on us being able to imagine a different and better destiny.
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Paul writing to the church in Philippi encourages the believers to be 'anxious for nothing but pray about everything'. What does this mean for us at the start of a new year? Can we live without anxiety and fear? In this message, Campus Pastor Adam Bird encourages us to talk to God more, experience His incomprehensible peace and get a clarity of min…
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Continuing our Song for Christmas series, Campus Pastor Adam Bird looks at the carol 'Silent Night' and discovers the pinnacle of faith in Mary's response to the Angel - 'I am the Lord's servant, may it be to me according to your Word'.
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Continuing our December series looking at well-loved Christmas songs and carols, Campus Pastor Fru Bird looks at the little town of Bethlehem (as told in the Nativity) and explores the principles and promises of God who calls the extraordinary out of the ordinary.
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Songs and carols play such an important part of the Christmas Celebrations. Often we sing the same old songs we have been singing all our lives without really thinking about the message behind the song. Kicking off this special December series, Campus Pastor Adam Bird looks at the carol 'We Three Kings' and explores the personal nature of an encoun…
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In this final message from the "Fresh Air" series, Campus Pastor Adam Bird encourages us to believe that 'There's More...' than we know when it comes to the Holy Spirit. When we are living 'filled with the Holy Spirit' we are making the most of the advantage that the Holy Spirit gives us.
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Powerlessness is a massive problem! But there is hope - there is one strategy - only one -that solves the problem of powerlessness every time. It is the person of the Holy Spirit. Campus Pastor Fru Bird continues our 'Fresh Air' series, encouraging us to encounter and walk daily with the Holy Spirit.…
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We don't have to wait to be the church we are called to be. We can become God's planned church today! Jesus will build HIS church but he's given all of us a part to play. In this final message of this series, Campus Pastor Adam Bird encourages us to be intentional about fulfilling our purpose. "Who knows but God has called us for such a time as thi…
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Continuing our series - The church I see...', Campus Pastor Adam Bird encourages us to to say 'yes' to the invitation we've been given and also extend that invitation to others we encounter. Looking at the parable of the great banquet in Luke 14, we see how we need to say 'no' to the distractions that can get in the way of enjoying the amazing banq…
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In this message, Sunnyhill's Lead Pastor, Dom Bird talks about beginnings looking at the account of Zerubbabel and the re-building of the temple. We often hear the old adage: "all good things must come to an end". Whilst in some cases that is true, there are some things that don't. There is in fact another way of looking at this: "all good things m…
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Continuing our current series about 'the church we see', Campus Pastor Fru Bird looks ahead to the future and sees a church where each person wholeheartedly serves God and His children: from a heart of worship, from the confidence of belonging and from a place of spiritual maturity.
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Continuing 'The church I see' series, Campus Pastor Adam Bird encourages us in our maturity. How do we grow as disciples of Jesus? What are the things the prevent us moving forward in our spiritual development. The church we want to become is filled with people who realise their God given potential and in order for that to happen, we all have to ta…
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Continuing our series, looking at the type of church we are becoming, Campus Pastor Fru Bird discusses how God calls us to belong to one another despite personal and societal obstacles. We can only include others unconditionally when we have learnt to authentically belong.
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In this final message from our Movie Month series, Campus Pastor Fru Bird opens up the story of Aladdin. In this great classic movie, we find a genie who is trapped inside a lamp, we find Princess Jasmine who is trapped by cultural expectations and Aladdin himself who is trapped by his own poverty. This parallels our own life in so many ways - what…
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Continuing our Movie Month series, Steve Robinson looks at Men in Black plus other Sci-Fi classics to help us understand that there are hidden things with God that we can and should search out. (Proverbs 25:2 - It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.) You can also view this video as a webcast - go t…
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In this final message of our "Encounter" series, Campus Pastor Adam Bird sums up the whole point of encountering all the different aspects of Jesus' life, character and ministry; so that others will ultimately encounter Jesus in us as we go about our daily life. Jesus, and not religion.
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Continuing our current series "Encounter", Campus Pastor Adam Bird encourages us to encounter grace. Not 'grace' the idea or abstract concept, but grace in the person of Jesus. Everyone who encountered Jesus' grace could not stay the same - the same is true today. When we encounter real grace it changes us and gives us the imperative to extend that…
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In this continuation of our 'Encounter' series, Pastor Fru encourages us to encounter Jesus - the teacher. We encounter Jesus the teacher not only through what he said (in His Word) but through the unique circumstances of our life today. The question we should all be asking is "How is Jesus teaching me, right now, in the situation I am facing?"…
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Jesus came to this world as a many things - a great teacher, a healer, a miracle worker, a provider, a sacrifice...in this new series, we are going to explore many different aspects of Jesus character and ministry. In this opening message of the series, Campus Pastor Adam Bird looks at arguably the most important aspect of Jesus' mission here on ea…
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In this continuation of our 'Blessed Life' series, Campus Pastor Fru Bird opens up Psalm chapter 1 and shows us how we can live fruitful lives as followers of Jesus. We are encouraged to delight in God's law of love, to meditate on it and to be aware of God's watchful and caring eye on us always. It is God's heart that we would all live fruitful an…
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Continuing our 'Blessed Life' series, Steve Robinson draws on Abraham's journey from Genesis chapter 12. He made a physical journey as well as a spiritual one and we all have similar journey's to make. We can take encouragement from Abraham, knowing that we are in the middle of God's plans even when it seemingly takes us on a roundabout journey.…
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God instigated a New Covenant when Jesus came to earth and one aspect of this covenant is access to His many and varied blessings. In this start of our new series (The Blessed Life) Campus Pastor Adam Bird leads us through the 23rd Psalm and uses it as a Blueprint for what a Blessed Life can actually look like.…
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In this final part of our 'Big Ask' series, Richard Garton encourages us to choose happiness. To find our purpose in life and to go after that. To be content in our circumstances and to be comfortable in our identity. That way, we can be great witnesses to others as we share our faith.
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In this third part of our 'Big Ask' series, Campus Pastor Adam Bird encourages us to direct people in a God direction. Again, looking at Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan Woman at the well, we see how his interaction changed not only her but many of the people around her. This is God's intention for us through the Great Commission - to share the …
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In this second part of our 'Big Ask' series, Campus Pastor Adam Bird encourages us to listen to people's stories. Looking at Jesus' encounter with the Samaritan Woman at the well, we see how He was intentional about discovering her story, He was accepting of who she was and He was natural in His approach. We should make personal evangelism a daily …
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In the Great Commission (Matt 28), Jesus invites us to go on an adventure of reaching people with the 'Good News'. In this new series, Campus Pastor Adam Bird encourages us to approach all our conversations and interactions during the week with this in mind. God is calling us to be an 'inviting' people.…
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In this final message of our 'Type A Faith' series, Sunnyhill's Lead Pastor Dom Bird helps us to build an atmosphere of faith. Looking at the healing of the Jairus's daughter, Dom encourages us to 1. Stop singing our 'woe is me' songs. 2. Put our unbelief outside the door and 3. Be around people who stand with us in faith.…
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In this third message of our 'Type A Faith' series, Campus Pastor Fru Bird helps us to apply our faith. Looking at the healing of the lame man at the Temple (Acts 3) and also Black Panther (!), we are encouraged to not hide our faith but let it lead us to worship, walk in the kingdom and witness.
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In this second message of our 'Type A Faith' series, Discipleship Pastor Phil Coleman encourages us to have an attitude of faith. Calling out in others and in ourselves the good that we can see in faith rather than simply describing or addressing current failings. Taking our cue from the apostle Paul writing to the Corinthian church (1 Corinthians …
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