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Mike talks about Sarah, Through Sarah God's Promises were fulfilled and she became the Mother of Many Nations.

Mike relates the story of the first church - Moses' tabernacle - and its creation, and then Solomon's temple, and how with the coming of Christ we have become the church.To keep it in good working order, we all need to use our gifts.

Mike looks at Paul’s third missionary journey from Acts 18 that ends in his imprisonment in Rome. Despite this, Paul’s approach to evangelism and sharing the gospel was unceasing and Mike explains how that should influence the way we share the gospel with people today.

In an age where the Israelites have largely forgotten their part in the covenant with God, Mike reveals what Hosea tells us. Despite their sins, God still loves them and will ultimately come and save them.

Mike looks at how God called and transformed the prophet Gideon. A man hiding wheat from the Midianites, who terrorised Israel for seven years, to a man leading only 300 soldiers against the mighty Midianite army.

Mike tells the story of Joseph through 4 aspects, 1) Joseph had God-given gifts; 2) The Lord was with Joseph through the good and bad times; 3) God’s favour on Joseph became a blessing to others; 4) Joseph stayed faithful to God and God’s promise to Abraham.

Mike refers to 1 John chapter 4 where the theme is God’s life giving love. Mike draws out three important points, God is the source of all love, God models what genuine unconditional love is, and God commands us to love each other.

In our Knowing Jesus series Mike looks at Hebrews chapter 3 verses 1 to 6. The letter of Hebrews focuses on the person of Jesus and Mike looks at three points, how we should ‘Consider Jesus’; ‘Confess Jesus’; and ‘Continue in Jesus’.

Mike brings an inspiring message referring to 1 Corinthians, 5 to 9 where in chapter 9, Paul uses the analogy of running a race to describe the Christian life. It is like running a marathon, a race that requires preparation and endurance to win a crown of righteousness that will last forever.

Continuing on the Following Jesus series Mike refers to Acts 1 and 2, where the angels said to the disciples “Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky,” Acts 1:10-11. The ascension of Jesus marked a new phase in God’s kingdom on earth and the role the disciples would play in that, but they needed spurring into action.