This evening our speaker is Peter Scazzero from New Life Church in Queens, New York. He reads from 1 Kings 19: 9-13 concerning Elijah hearing God’s voice in the silence. He tells us some of his journey with God then speaks about the most radical spiritual disciplines, Silence and Solitude, encouraging us to a deeper communion with God by waiting on Him in silence.

Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously [2 Corinthians 9:6]. Paul is writing about money and reminding the Corinthian Church of their commitment to give to other believers in need. There are two kinds of money, seed to be sown in the lives of others & bread for ourselves to eat. Our giving should be generous, voluntarily & cheerfully, not grudgingly. When we are generous we will be generously blessed. In this way we imitate God who is generous.

Liam challenges us to GO! and fulfill the commission Jesus gives us in Matthew 28:19. He also gives us some guidance and practical advice when facing this challenge by looking at questions like: Where should we start?, How can we keep ourselves motivated? and What are we aiming for?. We hope that your passion for fulfilling the commission is stirred in your heart and that the preach gives you some support and guidance so that you can use that passion effectively.

Jesus took profound truths and made them simple. There is no better example than today's verses, where Jesus tells us that the most important things in life are to "love God and love people". During the talk, we watched a video clip which can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THNPmhBl-8I

Today we kicked off the Texts For Life series looking at Psalm 119 v 11. Charles Spurgen summarised this verse as: the best thing in the best place for the best of purposes. Join us as we unpack what that means for us today. The Translations Comparison Chart mention can be found at http://www.apbrown2.net/web/TranslationComparisonChart.htm

Today Simon looks at the truth behind the popular carol "O Come All Ye Faithful", seeing how its message is echoed in the words of John chapter 1.

Ben takes a good look at the song Hark The Herald by Charles Wesley. Each line of the song is packed with meaning and Ben, taking each line in turn, unpacks for us some of what we are declaring when we sing the famous Christmas carol.

We often rule ourselves out of doing things saying, “God won’t use me, I’m not good enough or gifted enough.” In Luke 1:26-38, we see that Mary did the same thing but allowed her trust in God’s plans to win through and the most amazing thing happened. God works through people and situations, we least expect him to.

God speaks to you! Even if you don’t know it! But when it comes down to us obeying God, some of us can shy away and not really act upon His will. In Luke, Mary is a perfect example of obedience to Gods’ will by the way she takes up the response of “may everything you have said about me come true”! She is faced with abandonment but instead of shying away from what God has said, she obeys his will without looking at what could go wrong. Are you willing to sacrifice everything, regardless of the outcome?

The Christmas story is filled with people who listen to God. One of these people is Mary, who listens to God, and obeys him despite the costs. She also does it with a serving heart. We read about her immediate acceptance of Gods plan in Luke when Angel Gabriel brings her a very important message. Obeying God seems so easy in principle but putting obedience into action is often much harder. So how can we be like Mary in our obedience to God?