Agora Church

What would you rather be? Knowledgeable, wise, or discerning?

Well, I have good news and bad news. The good news is the Holy Spirit distributes these gifts to people in the church as He sees the need. It is amazing that He may give one of these gifts to bless the other awesome people in your community. Yah! The bad news is -ha- there is no bad news, as these gifts are amazingly powerful. 

Jesus said that He came to give life to the full, some translations use the word 'abundance'... I get the full bit but not so much the abundance, and I don't think my definition of 'full' is what He was promising. 

Our calendars are jam packed, our schedules are full, but my soul can often feel empty. Something is wrong with this reality, but what?

We are going to talk about 'life with God' and discuss some of the things that get in the way of that. 

Single or Married. The point is how can I best serve God?
The church over the last few hundred years has almost implied you have to be married with kids to be a real Christian. Last time I checked, Jesus wasn’t married. Oh, and neither was Paul when he was racing around planting churches and writing the Bible. What does the Bible say about being single? Is it ok, is it awesome, or does it all depend on the calling God has on your life...

This week’s gift has a title that may not belong to you. However, maybe just maybe it is something that you could be doing and being much more aware of. We need more of these people in the world and in our church.
Jesus is the ultimate.

All of us have a mother. Some of us have the most amazing mother ever, some of us have a mum who did the best she could given the situation she was in. 
On Sunday we wanted to celebrate the awesome mothers and mother figures in our lives. 

We've all heard the saying "it's better to give than to receive." For some people, it's not just "better" it's the best thing ever! The gift we will be exploring this week is like paying it forward. It's like being a funnel through which God's blessing and resources flow to those in need and to accomplish His work - the more the better! But spotting those with this gift is hard to do ... they love to live in the shadows and keep their gift a secret. 

This Sunday we are taking a look at the deeply needed and often neglected gift of voluntary poverty. Yup, you read that correctly! So join us as we unpack this gift, discover its purpose and why God would call this a gift in the first place.

I can't even drive a boat, let alone a ship! I've watched lots of videos on youtube where someone piloting a ship has messed up and another ship is taken out or the wharf or a crane or something. Sad - but hilarious.

The spiritual gift we are looking at is closely linked with the idea of piloting a ship, especially when things are somewhat chaotic. 

Any idea which gift it is?

One of the most frustrating things about mobile phones is that they seem to still drop connection every now and then.
You think you are talking to someone - then - silence.
"Can you hear me now?"
But God never drops connection - YAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Sometimes though, it is hard to hear him, which is why someone coming to you with a message they believe is from God can be incredibly encouraging and uplifting. 
On Sunday we talked about the gift of prophecy - such an exciting gift.

This Sunday we will be having a special time to connect to God through the celebration of Easter and what Jesus did for us over 2000 years ago.