Where to from here?
Where to from here?
Click on pictures below to listen to messages answering the question "Where to from here?"
Jan Rodgers is married to Sheridyn, and together they lead Activate Church Hamilton along with overseeing 6 other Activate Churches in NZ.
She also serves on the Acts Churches National Council.
Jan has 2 grown sons who are leaders at Activate.
She’s passionate about seeing people rise to be all they’re created to be in God.
Christine and her husband Steve served as missionaries in the Philippines for 7 years. Christine is currently working as a Family support Coordinator for the Child Cancer Foundation as well as serving as the Care Team Co-Leader at Equippers Church Auckland City. Mother of 3 young adults and grandmother, Christine also is a keen gardener, loves crafts and is a keen runner.
Ruth and her husband Wayne are the senior Pastors at ‘the church @1330’ in Melbourne Australia. Wayne and Ruth have a passion for reaching lost people with the gospel of Jesus and seeing people become all that God intended them to be. They have been in ministry together for 30 years.
Ruth is a Network Leader overseeing and supporting many churches and pastors across the denomination.
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Where to from here?
Jan, Christine and Ruth all cover this question with their own individual insight from what God has revealed to them. From the importance of who we spend time with, what we listen to and what we read to learning how to live life in all it's fullness.
John 10:10 - "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." (NIV)
We need to be aware that we have a real enemy, not to be afraid but so we don't give him a foothold in our lives. One of the ways the enemy will use to try to take us out is to cause offense. We need to let go of offense and bitterness. We can do this by having a friend we can be accountable to, the company we keep is so important. Jesus came to give life and life in all it's fullness so we need to keep our focus on Him.
Proverbs 13:20 - "Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble." (NLT)
Proverbs 27:17 - "As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpen a friend." (NLT)
What you listen to, who you hang around with, what you watch on TV all affects your attitude and your thinking. Who you have around you will make or break you in the hard times.
Matthew 7:24 - "Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house of solid rock." (NIV)
Stay in the Word for it is Truth. Speak it over yourself.
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Psalm 1: 1-3 - "Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do." (NIV)
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We need to continue to grow, we don't want the momentum to stop. We may be in a time of rest but it is up to us to keep pressing in to God. Read the Word, Pray, allow God to download into your life, Get excited for the future. Don't get comfortable but place yourself in a position where you say to God "God, grow me like never before."
If we allow God to change our lives, we can then change the lives of those around us.
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Where to from here?
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Anywhere and everywhere the Lord would have you go!
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