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Imagine if God's people saw every struggle, news report and difficult thing in this world as an opportunity for kindness. If we could truly see everything the enemy wants for harm as God sees it; as an opportunity for kindness for the Kingdom of God to be on display in this world through his people. Hannah unpacks what an opportunity for kindness looks like as we continue in our series, Get Fruity.

Get Fruity - Patience by Ivy Church Podcast

The Office for National Statistics says 1 in 10 people in the UK suffered some form of depression before Covid-19. Now it has doubled to 1 in 5. How do we get peace now? God has a way to grow peace in your life wherever you find yourself! Connect with this powerful teaching from Anthony Delaney and share it with others.

Where does Joy come from? Join Anthony in looking at Acts 16:16-34 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+16%3A16-34&version=NIV where we'll find out that Joy is an inside job.

Moving to Multiplication - Ivy Central Evening Service by Ivy Church Podcast

What exactly is love? Is it just a feeling, or is there more to it? In this talk Anthony will show us how the Bible describes love as a Command, a Conduct and a Cost. Follow with us in 1 John 4:7-21 https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20John%204%3A7-21&version=NIV to see just what the Bible says about love and how it's different to what you may think.

Welcome to our latest series at Ivy all about the fruit of the spirit that comes from abiding in God. This first week is an introduction to what the series will look at and is sure to be an encouragement to stay tuned for the upcoming weeks from Anthony, site leaders and some brilliant guest speakers. God wants you to live a FRUITFUL LIFE - this introduction will help you see some of what that life can look like and the start of how that happens. Galatians 5:22-23a tells us what the fruit of the Spirit is - "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control". Listen to hear how God is looking to grow that in your life.

God's miraculous provision for your problem may not come out of the blue, but out of you, because God doesn't just want to do it, He wants you involved! Anthony talks here about why miracles are all about focus. You can follow with him in 2 Kings 4:1-7 at https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+4%3A1-7&version=NIV

How do we move from being leaders to servants, and learn to lead by serving? Vital lessons from the handover of Elijah to Elisha. This week's talk is brought by the brilliant Lynn Swart based in 2 Kings 2:1-18, follow with her here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Kings+2%3A1-18&version=NIV

We often don't want the right thing. Even if we do, we could go about getting it with the wrong motives or tactics. This talk shows how to not fall victim to the power-plays of others. You can follow with Anthony in this talk in 1 Kings 21 here https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+21&version=NIV

What does the call of God look like for you? What does God see in you that you can't even see in yourself? Elisha was "a man outstanding in his field" but it took a Hero Maker to set his new trajectory for greatness. See here Elisha's humble beginnings, knowing that he, like us, was made for greater things! God has a unique call for every person within his master plan. The question is, how do we discover what that is? This talk is given by Tim Burr, one of our Hero Making leaders at Ivy, follow with him in 1 Kings 19:19-end - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+19-21&version=NIV

This week we’re in 1 Kings 19:1-18. Elijah has just seen fire fall from heaven, he’s seen victory over the prophets of Baal and he’s prophesied and seen the rain fall to end the 3.5 year drought. But despite the miraculous things Elijah has seen, it takes one threat from his enemies for him to go from being on top of the world, into a place of deep discouragement, depression and despair. Elijah is down, but he’s not out. However far we run, however bad things may seem, however far out of reach God’s plans may seem; God does not abandon us. Through Elijah’s story we see, through God’s grace, how he gives us a way out, an opportunity of life, liberty and freedom from the things that hold us in a place of despair.

This week's talk is given by Hannah Bettany, site leader at Ivy Sharston. Here, Hannah looks at 1 Kings 18:1-39. You can follow with the readings from this talk here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Kings+18%3A1-39&version=MSG Here at Ivy we want to see God's power released through God's power, but what's your reaction to the Summer of Miracles? In this message Hannah shows three responses to God's miracle power, maybe it feels uncomfortable, maybe it feels like it's all on you, Hannah's talk will help you see that it is all God! Listen, be encouraged and we pray that for the miracle you're trusting for that the fire of God will fall and see those things happen!

This is the second week in our series looking at Elijah and Elisha in the Summer Of Miracles. Here, Ivy Didsbury Site Leader Matt Round talks about the risks that are worth taking. The passage that we're following is 1 Kings 17:7-16 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Kings%2017:7-16&version=NIV Matt explains from the story how true generosity always has an element of risk, but when we step out that's where God's miracle power so often meets us. When listening to this there's an opportunity to take the step of faith in Jesus and Matt helps us see some of what that means, as that is the greatest miracle that can ever happen!

Don't Fall Away - Ivy Central Evening Service by Ivy Church Podcast

Summer of Miracles! We are so excited to be starting a new series with you looking at Elijah in 1 and 2 Kings in the Bible. You can follow with Anthony in 1 Kings 17 here - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+kings+17%3A1-6&version=NIRV Anthony explains the context of these verses in helpful depth and clarity before delivering a passionate and powerful message imploring us to see what God is doing and saying NOW and what He is doing NEXT. This is a new series we are so excited about. We're entering a new series and entering into new things as present future people, with a greater awareness of God. This is an extremely important message, one that will set up so much of what God will speak to us throughout this summer, listen in and listen closely!

This talk is the last in our series journeying through the book of James. This has been so timely for so many throughout lockdown and the resources we've been using to follow in Ivy Grow Groups has been so valuable. If you're interested in going deeper midweek with one of our groups, visit https://ivychurch.org/growgroupfinder/ This week we're looking at James 5:13-20, which you can follow here https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+5%3A13-20&version=NIV James has led us to look at many tests that we face, and ends with the Prayer Test, whatever situation we're in, good or bad, James implores us to keep on praying. The prayer test, Anthony explains, may not necessarily be whether or not we get the answer we want, but that we persevere and keep on praying. Not giving up on prayer, not giving up on God.

This weeks message from James 5:7-12 is all about patience. You can follow along with Anthony at https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+5%3A7-12&version=NIV This last week marked 100 days of lockdown, we've needed to learn patience and perseverance. Anthony in this message speaks about the journey it has been through James up to this point and the very real desire we have to meet again but also the word from God again this week from James is this - patience. Anthony opens up the passage James and draws out two points that we ought NOT to do if we want to be more patient and helps us see how God Himself is patient and what exactly it is that we're really waiting for.

Anthony here continues in our series from the book of James https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+5%3A1-6&version=NIV looking at what James says about money. Anthony refers to it as a litmus test, a visible demonstration of whether you really do love and live for and serve God, or mammon, and Jesus said you cannot do both. This is a challenging message but a very important one, the talk ends with the ‘Money Test’. We pray that God uses this message to encourage and speak to you today!

In this talk Anthony helps us to see the manner in which the wise and the foolish make plans. We’re continuing in our series on the book of James as well as in the gospels at Luke 12:16-21 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+12%3A16-21&version=NIV We hope that this talk helps you refocus on the things that God says matter most and will last forever.