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Adapted from Part 5 of our Resilience Series - Go Again! by Alex Pitcher. Watch the full message below. [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''] The ups and downs of life can be exhausting, and the highs and lows can really take their toll. Joseph knew the ups and downs of life very well. Time and time again he faced problem after problem, and it all started with a dream. In fact, dreams were often at the centre of his struggles and breakthroughs. When...

Adapted from Part 4 of our Resilience Series - Life According to Job by Ezra Davidson. Watch the full message below. [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''] Job had lost everything, and when I say everything, I mean EVERYTHING! He had every reason to be bitter and curse God, and yet He kept His faith. That didn’t mean he wasn’t upset or hurting though. As we can see in Job 6:2-3 he was struggling greatly: “If only my anguish could be weighed and...

Adapted from Part 3 of our Resilience Series - Sow in Tears by Robert Tailby. Watch the full message below. [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''] Ever since the fall in the garden, humanity has had TROUBLE This trouble is not of God’s making, but as a result of sin, which has corrupted the whole of creation from top to bottom and brought us TROUBLE. Trouble like sickness, tragedy, violence and death are all the result of humanity choosing our own way instead...

An extract from Part 2 of our Resilience Series - Facing Trials by Gavin Gray. Watch the full message below [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''] Have you noticed that there are some words in the bible that we really like! Words such as faithfulness, goodness, promises, freedom. Yet on the other hand there are also words in the bible that we don’t like as much. Words like hardship, trial, persecution, endurance. The words we like are all about life being good, enjoyable,...

An extract from Part 1 of our Resilience Series by Gosia Denham. Watch the full message below. You can also download the ONE MINUTE PAUSE App by John Eldredge that Gosia mentions in her message - click here. [vc_separator type='normal' position='center' color='' thickness='' up='' down=''] When you feel Anxious – let Him shepherd you! We need to learn to give Jesus control. Building resilience will always require of us to give something over to God. Psalm 23:1 says "The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing." Think about that...

One of my favourite stories from the Old Testament is the story of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, who finds himself facing an overwhelming force. His story teaches us that when we find ourselves in the midst of a battle, God has given us something far more powerful and effective than swords and spears. He gives us the power of a song! Jehoshaphat teaches us how our ‘worship’ can become our ‘warship’. It’s a long story, a bit long to include...