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Discover who you really are?

The strap line of the Grace Project – “Discover who you really are” – articulates the heart of the first phase of our journey.

As we move into the next phase of life with these initial concepts, which we call birth truths, now embedded our focus is on becoming who we really are.Indeed there is a saying by Ian Thomas which states, “There are two types of people in the world – those who live a life that they don’t have and those who have a life that they don’t live!”

Maybe you have caught yourself thinking from time to time that there must be more to the Christian life than this? The Good News is – There is!

Join as at either Grace East Sundays at 11.00 am - click here or
Grace West Sundays at 2.30 pm and find out - click here.

Made to be Free Seminar

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Ontario Canada
June 7th 2008
Hope Fellowship
55 Memorial Avenue
Elmira
Ontario N3 B 2R9

Contact: Pastor Mike Zenker
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Tel 519-635-2250

Jesus said, "You will know the truth and the truth will make you free". If you long to experience the authentic freedom that is found in Christ alone then these seminars are for you. If you're one of the many people that are haunted by the guilt and shame of their past and frightened by the future then why not purpose to let this be the first step along the way to healing your hurts and awakening your dreams.

For more information contact us at The Grace Project - Click here

Radical Freedom Conference

Orlando Florida USA
28th– 29th March 2008
The Conference will be held at:
Northland Church 520 Dogtrack Road, Longwood, FL 32750

London England
Friday 11th & Sunday 13th July 2008
The Conference will be held at:
UEL Duncan House,Stratford High St,London E15 2JB

Join Dr. Steve McVey (Grace Walk Ministries USA) and Paul Anderson-Walsh (The Grace Project UK) for their only two joint conferences of 2008. Steve & Paul will be teaching through the book of Galatians over the two days under the heading “Radical Freedom”.

To download the ‘Made to be Free Poster’ - click here

The Bonsai Conspiracy review

I wrote this book in order to put the magic back into the Kingdom for all those who went to the Charismatic Disneyland of Evangelical Christianity only to discover that they would never be spiritually tall enough to go on any of the rides. By Paul Anderson-Walsh

Book Review St. Andrew's Bookshop - www.standrewsbookshop.co.uk

The Bonsai Conspiracy definitely belongs in my list of the most influential books I have read. Why? Because it is a book that breeds HOPE, a fresh, vital, living HOPE, of the genuine possibility of developing that life of grace and freedom, which Christ promised his followers and which so many Christians get to talk about but so few of us actually get to live. Much of the Christian literature that I have read, seems to suggest that we can self-improve our way into Heaven.

If only we could teach ourselves to: think in the right way; act towards others in the right way; feel (or completely ignore our feelings!) in the right way, pray and do our devotions in the right way, THEN, if we get it right and do enough of it, God will come and things will be better. In Bonsai, Paul Anderson-Walsh directly counteracts this 'self-improvement' lie. He speaks about self-replacement and NOT self-improvement. What a relief it was to finally hear this truth! He believes that it is only when we have finally exhausted our own resources and effort, and hit “burnout”, that dependence on the False self is destroyed and we can thus truly begin to live according to God's grace and strength. - to buy click here

Until Christ is Formed review

“This book will inspire and encourage you. It will indeed cause you to feel safe and sound. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself experiencing an inward sigh of relief as you read. The three phases of Christian maturity discussed in chapters four and five stimulated my mind. My emotions were stirred by a renewed sense of deep joy as I read the extensive description of agape in chapter seven. The tenth chapter is one of the best apologetics for the security of the believer that I have seen. I wish every new Christian would read that chapter within the first month of their new life in Christ.”

Dr. Steve McVey

This book is the first in a trilogy that will take you on a journey into spiritual maturity. This journey is a pilgrimage into wholeness in God and oneness with God. There are three clear phases of the Christian life; the child phase, the teen phase and the father phase. Each phase has its climax the child phase results in confidence in God; in the teen phase we appropriate the competence of God and in the father phase we become the confidants of God. As we journey through each phase you will be drawn into a deeper and more profound level of intimacy with Christ. But it begins with a revelation; the child’s revelation that first and foremost you believe that God is Love and loves you and that and secondly all your sins past, present and future have been forgiven. - to buy click here

By Paul Anderson-Walsh

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Feb 13 2008

Growing Good Grass

Written by Paul Anderson-Walsh

Wednesday, 13 February 2008

I was reminded this weekend on the sage words of Warren Wiersbe who said that a church does not grow by addition, but by nutrition. As a Christ Planter who has embraced the call to grow a church by grace alone that speaks volumes to me. Back in 2000 when the Lord first spoke to me about growing a church by grace alone, all he said to me was “You grow good grass and I will send some sheep!” The new work in the East of London has reignited my passion for “growing good grass”. And this week I have been reflecting on a passage from the Pastoral Epistles and was struck by these verses that seem so pertinent.

“If I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth.”

That one sentence seems to capture the entire rationale for the Apostle Paul wanting to write the letter. As I read and re-read I wondered how the average Grace-Cadet would instinctively respond to a statement like “How you ought to behave!>?!” Surely Paul is not about to start shoulding on us is he? Perish the thought. But he does want those of us to realize is what the church really is and consequently why what those who lead it model for those who are growing in it is so vitally important. Listen again to what to the Apostle says the church is:

The household of God	A loving family – a band of brothers
An ekklesia	Called out ones
A pillar	Prop or support; backbone.
A buttress of the truth	The support that keeps the building in tact.

So if we are to grow good grass we need to raise some healthy workers. Safe people know how to behave in the household of God because they are mature (and that is an important caveat, the Pastoral Epistles is a letter written to spiritual teenagers, The Apprentices, not spiritual children.) so when the apostle speaks about behaviour he has in mind three things I think:

•   Our walk & conversation
•   Our life & character
•   Our relationships