C3 Church Tuggerah

There has never been a more urgent time than this to hear God. In the midst of a great darkness there will always be a greater light. Psalm 46 says that in the midst of chaos and war "He is God" He is with us and He will be exalted over the nations. Solitude and silence, two things stolen from this generation need to be revisited. Be still and know that I Am God

PART 2 Ever walked out the door and felt under dressed, plain or worse still, horribly ugly? As women we face the battle of shame and other unbecoming garments that life and the enemy try to make us wear. The wonderful news is, however, that God, in His wondrous glory, longs to clothe us with dignity, beauty, power and grace. In her effervescent, signature style, children's author and pastor Kirrily Lowe shares her own journey of deliberately choosing to put on the clothing of righteousness, peace and love. If you've ever struggled with feelings of low self worth, or if you've ever felt just plain ripped off from life - this message is for YOU!

PART 1 Ever walked out the door and felt under dressed, plain or worse still, horribly ugly? As women we face the battle of shame and other unbecoming garments that life and the enemy try to make us wear. The wonderful news is, however, that God, in His wondrous glory, longs to clothe us with dignity, beauty, power and grace. In her effervescent, signature style, children's author and pastor Kirrily Lowe shares her own journey of deliberately choosing to put on the clothing of righteousness, peace and love. If you've ever struggled with feelings of low self worth, or if you've ever felt just plain ripped off from life - this message is for YOU!

To believe is to have confidence in our soul. This is good, but FAITH trusts at a far deeper level. Ps Phil teaches us about perhaps his most favourite topic - faith. His message about the power, peace and assurance available to us when we choose to combine the two - the 'doing' of belief and the 'confidence' of faith, is DEFINITELY a life changing one! Just try and listen to this message and NOT get stirred with joy deep inside!

God had placed a call on every one of our lives. There are three things that impact our faith when moving into this call. Our very own Kiwi preacher shares passionately about these three traps that can effectively sabotage our calling, and more importantly, what to do about them!

The Bible talks about two kinds of spirit; a spirit of faith (2 Cor 4:13) and a spirit of fear. As famously modelled in the example of the 12 spies, 10 of those spies had an attitude of fear – they could only see the possible negative outcomes. Meanwhile Caleb and Joshua had a spirit and an attitude of faith – sure, they knew the challenges, but they still believed the best. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. Ps Garth Ball shares with us how to wait on God, press in a little and cry out for Him to reveal the scriptures to us. In doing this we find incredible change and the realisation that we can’t function fruitfully without this dependance on and time with God, in His Word!.

In Mark chapter nine and Matthew seventeen we read the account of the transfiguration and then directly after, the healing of a demon possessed boy. Come with Pastor Julie as she brings fresh insight into these accounts and the people that are involved and how they remind us of ourselves.

We were created for relationship Transparent relationship. Intimacy. =. In - to - me - you - see. What if we lost everything, and all we had left was our love for God and our love for each other? Gods love for us and ours for Him should be the foundation of our own identity and our ability to love others. Luke 10:27 NIV : " `Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind' ; and, `Love your neighbor as yourself.' "

It's easy to focus on what we don't have but as long as you think you're lacking in resources, finances, personality or talent it will keep you from God's best! Mat 17:20 He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." Even if its small faith, that's what allows the Creator of the universe to go to work!

Psalm 2 speaks of Gods sovereignty over the plans of man. With conflict and persecution on the rise it is important to remember that when Jesus walks into any situation, it changes! He is the game - changer!

Are you considering your circumstances? Or are you considering your God? He is called “the Great I Am.” God gave him a promise that his wife would have a child. How could Abraham have this unwavering faith when in the natural all the odds were against him? The key to having unshakable faith is to not consider your circumstances, but to consider your God!

The bible mentions the heart over 700 times. In most cases Metaphorically speaking of the inner man. God is passionate about our hearts. He longs for us to have hearts that are guarded,giving, and purified He holds the key to unlock bondages and bring healing and freedom to our inner most being.

Because you’ve honoured God and lived with excellence and integrity, God will take you beyond your training, beyond your education, beyond your income, beyond where anyone in your family has gone before you.= This shift will put you at a place where you look back and say, “Wow, God- You have amazed me with Your Goodness.

Going through a storm? If you're not now, you will at some stage! But, no matter what storm you are going through you can stand firm in the knowledge that Jesus is ALWAYS in the boat with you and you WILL get to the other side!

God, our wonderful deliverer hasn’t changed! He delivered Israel out of the hands of the Egyptians, David from the Philistines and countless others from their oppressors in the O/T. - He is 'Able' to deliver You, from whatever it is you are facing today. Don’t ask for scraps of deliverance, expect God to come in like a flood, and BREAKTHROUGH for you today!

All seemed lost for Lazarus. He was dead. Jesus declared that He was going to ‘wake’ Lazarus. Jesus called him forth and he was restored to life! Perhaps YOU have dreams that have died - situations that have fallen into despair and hopelessness. Today, right NOW, Jesus is calling you to life, to awaken you to resurrection life not merely resuscitation!

The Lord will go before you! He will part ‘waters’ in your life so you can cross over into all that He has for you. It's time to see yourself through God’s eyes. Get the "God said" like Joshua and Caleb and you will Take your promised land!

Daring to believe that the best will happen for us, involves adopting a"Breakthrough" attitude, which paves the way to overcoming challenges and making room for increase. - Praying bold prayers and following God's plan beyond our circumstances, by doing this, you might think you're at the end of the line waiting for God's blessings. However just one encounter with God at you could find you the start of the line. -For example; You can be a lower position at your workplace, you're going along,being your best, honouring God, when suddenly things can change. - One good break, one idea, one person who likes you, and you look up and find yourself in a top job. - You didn't see it coming,thinking that it simply fell in place. - But what really happened? You experienced a shift - (A breakthrough)" -Just one touch of His favour, can place you fifty years ahead of where youthought you'd be.

There is a need in everywoman to be loved, to be seen, to be known, to be pursued, to be fought for, to be cherished. The Song of Songs holds the key to the secret garden of her heart.

The Breaker, our Messiah Christ walks amongst us, in the area of our confinement. We sense His presence. We know His voice. We sense His fragrance, He breaks us out of our confinements" It is time for breakthrough!