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Stories of God’s faithfulness in the lives of our church.
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Stories of God’s faithfulness in the lives of our church.
“God's word is living and active, full of power.”
“I can now approach God's word with confidence.”
“My greatest joy has really been watching each of my group members lead their own Bible studies.”
“If you are looking to explore the Bible in an in-depth and expository way, please join ETT.”
“Bible study isn't about presenting insights or preaching a sermon but it's really inviting others to see the beauty of Christ in the text".”
“We need to protect ourselves from those lies with the truth of the gospel, which protects our minds and our hearts.”
“Kids Ministry is a wonderful opportunity to plant seeds in the lives of kids.”
“You just have to come as you are and trust that God will enable you to serve with the strength that he supplies.”
“God always reminds me that I am just his vessel and that he is the one doing the work.”
“It's very wonderful to be part of a community that's shown me God's welcome. And I guess it really encourages me to want to extend the same welcome to others, even though sometimes it feels hard.”
“He asked me like what have you done to build a relationship and that kind of struck a chord and slowly I started investing in more people, meeting them and coffee.”
“Coffee by coffee and dinner by dinner, I've gotten to know amazing men and women of God who treat each other with such love and respect, however imperfectly.”
“Through his grace, I have realised that I don’t need to be in control of everything and that in him is everything I need.”
“I laid all outcomes down and put my full trust and confidence in God and did not give up.”
"I am everything I feared, incapable, weak, and as the song says 'empty-handed'. But the Gospel says that despite that, God in his love, grace, mercy, and love had sent His one and only Son Jesus to die on the cross for my sins."
“This is a story about a sinner. It is a story about a guy in search of his identity, worth, purpose and belonging. But it is ultimately a story of victory – God’s grace and victory in pursing and lifting this sinner from the lows to heavenly heights.”
“The reality is that I was good at running marathons, but the truth is that I had always been running the wrong race.”
“I had quite an idealistic view of the world, but that bubble burst during a very difficult time of my life.”
“My sense of self-worth and identity was very much tied to others’ approval, and most of the things I did was just to alleviate the deep sense of emptiness and loneliness I felt.”
“God wants relationship not with some spruced-up, Instagrammable version of myself, but with the real, complicated, deeply flawed me.”
“At a time when I thought that I needed to have value to be loved, God sought me out and told me that I had nothing to offer Him, not my intellect or anything that I could do for Him, but that He still loved me because I am His.”
Over time, I realised I could deny many things about God, but I couldn’t deny His very existence, because of my encounter with God.
"There is redemption power in his love for all sinners and sufferers. In Christ and his love for us, I found somewhere safe and firm where I could finally rest.”
“I was finally able to repent of my sin and entrust my life to Christ. Instead of constantly battling sin on my own, I could draw comfort from knowing, from Romans 8, that “there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because [I] belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed [me] from the power of sin that leads to death.””
Marilyn is part of the 2nd Congregation at RHC. She shares with us how the COVID-19 situation has affected her and her business, and what is sustaining her in this difficult time.
Elizabeth is a member of the 2nd Congregation. She shares with us how the anxieties of her job hunt have led her to find refuge in God and stand firm in her identity in Christ.
Abby is a member of the 2nd Congregation. She shares with us how planning for a wedding during COVID-19 has further refined her view of marriage and of God.
Amanda is a member of the 2nd Congregation. She shares with us how God brought her friend to salvation using dreams, visions, prayer, scripture and his people.
"God has shown that if I keep my eyes on the pain of my wounds, I will only see myself wounded. But when I look at the cross, I see the wounds of Jesus and remember that his love and grace runs deeper.”
“I always thought that God was for other people, and now I know he is inviting everyone to come to Him.”