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It is an understatement to say that the debate about what the Scriptures teach about what women can and cannot do is hotly contested. There are strong biblically-informed opinions on both sides. This week Steve starts in Genesis 1 to build a biblical theology of women in leadership.

God uses the desires that he places in our hearts to move us towards his will and purposes for our lives.

God has uniquely designed each one of us for his kingdom purposes.

The Scriptures teach us to passionately and intentionally obtain wisdom. However, we also need to be willing to count the cost as we invest in obtaining wisdom.

Today we look at how the book of James teaches us to discern between wisdom that leads to good fruit and wisdom that leads to chaos.

Today Steve looks at how Proverbs chapter 9 teaches us to discern the voices in our world that either lead to life or death.

Jesus invites all those who are burdened and weary to come and find rest in him.

Biblical rest is so much more than collapsing on the couch after a week of hard work. If we are to complete the purposes that God has for our lives, we need to learn how to incorporate revitalising rest into our lives.

In order for us to be effective in God's kingdom, we need to learn how to find rhythms of resting and being renewed in God's Presence. Today we learn how God wants to refresh our souls!

The Scriptures speak of both the fear of the Lord as well as friendship with God. These two ideas seem to be in opposition to each other, but a healthy Christian will learn how to lean into the tension provided by both of these transformative truths.

This sermon is for all those who find themselves having veered off the path God has for them. These are prayers you can pray that will help you find your way back.

Steve speaks about how we can keep connected to the fire that God has started in our church and in our lives.

Stephen wraps up this entire series on Acts 2 by looking at how an Acts 2 church should display the FLAVOUR of God as we seek God's FAVOUR. This may be the end of this series on Acts 2, but our prayer is that this is just the beginning of our journey into being an Acts 2 church!

An Acts 2 church is a church renowned for Praising God. This is not something we need to preach about, but something we need to practice. This service and sermon was interspersed with preaching and praise. We have stitched the preaching parts together for this video.

Acts 2 describes this brand new community of faith as a community that was so radically generous that there was no need among them. This is an incredible challenge and invitation for us today!