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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...