There's a new church in London - it's a church with a difference, that difference being the people who are part of it are free to be who they are in Christ. They get better, they live better and most importantly, they make others better.
At grace london we’ve learnt the difference between drive and desire, a distinction that is subtle but profound. Drive is about proving yourself to others, desire is about expressing yourself for others. Grace London is a place where you can ‘feel the difference’. 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!
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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.
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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
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
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
“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
I’m sat on the steps of the Federal Hall Memorial Building on Wall Street overlooking The New York Stock Exchange. The home of America’s financial powerhouse is a throng with Japanese tourists taking pictures and snapping up banks.
There is a palpable anxiety on Wall Street. I’m struck by the sheer number of people drawing deep on their cigarettes before pressing the stubs into the wall-mounted ashtrays like so many hopeful prayer requests pushed into the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. But these petitions are offered to the financial titans. The request is simple; restore things to the way they were before the distressed mortgage loans released their toxic fumes into our digital global financial village. Dean’s insightful blog ingeniously entitled “Secs in the City” sheds light on why the Masters of the Universe may be unable to un-answer their prayers.
I’m in New York this week on business. I love Manhattan. Other than London it’s probably my favourite city in the world. Like London, New York is a city in need of spiritual direction; dare I say spiritual leadership! Like everybody else I have been riveted by the American election and much as I would like to say otherwise I don’t expect the spiritual lead to come from either of the Presidential nominees. But buyer’s remorse is not confined to politics. Charismatic Christendom is suffering from an acute case of it too. After all the claims that this was the real thing what happened in Lakeland proved to be sub-prime. Like investors short-selling on Wall Street, The God Channel pulled the plug and got out of Dodge. But thanks to the sloppy spiritual underwriting and reckless risk taking the church will be left to foot the bill. When will we learn that leadership is about how to be not how to do?
What the deal makers of Wall Street and the Power-seekers of Lakeland need are the Peace Makers of the Kingdom of God. Lost and saved alike men need something (someone) that they can trust in. Perhaps this generation of Wall Street traders have learnt that “Optimism means faith in men and in the human potential; hope means faith in God and his omnipotence.” Let’s hope the church figures that out too.
When I’d finish sitting here on these steps watching the bewildered traders go by, in more of a daze than the usual blur (I can’t help thinking that the New York minute seemed to last the full 60 seconds today.) I will wonder across to Broadway and turn right, taking the short walk to Liberty Plaza and sit by the site of the World Trade Center. It will be inspirational to see life emerging from rubble. Out of the ashes of the Twin Towers life is emerging. Life always springs from death.
So as you g this week remember “Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace be to this house! And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him.” And in that way you’ll help turn their mourning into dancing again.
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There's a new church in London - it's a church with a difference, that difference being the people who are part of it are free to be who they are in Christ. They get better, they live better and most importantly, they make others better.
Orlando Florida USA
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
“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.”
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