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Ian Winter continues our series looking at the future vision of Fulwood Free Methodist Church. In this talk Ian is looking at the vision acrostic CREED and the various Bible Verses that highlight God's heart for us. Ian uses several Bible verses in this talk, so we've outlined them for you below: Our Vision Statement: We exist to: Celebrate God’s Kingdom by reaching people with His message, establishing them as members in His family, equipping them to Christ-like maturity, and deploying them for ministry and mission in the power of the Holy Spirit. Celebrate ‘From them will proceed thanksgiving and the voice of those who celebrate. And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished; I will also honour them and they will not be insignificant.” Jeremiah 30:19 “O magnify the Lord with me and let us exalt his name together.”   Psalm 34:3 (RSV) “I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the Lord’s house.’”   Psalm 122:1 (GN) “…let us eat and celebrate. For this my son was dead, and is alive again.”  Luke 15:23-24 The Kingdom of God is a party:“And Jesus answered and spoke to them again in parables, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king, who gave a wedding party for his son…’” Matthew 22:1-2 “For the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.” Romans 14:17 Reach “He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.” Psalm 18:16, (NLT) “So, reach out and welcome one another to God's glory. Jesus did it; now you do it!Jesus, staying true to God's purposes, reached out in a special way to the Jewish insiders so that the old ancestral promises would come true for them.” Romans 15:7-8 (MSG) “Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy.”   Matthew 8:3 (NIV) “So that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world as you hold out the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain. But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you…”  Philippians 2: 15-17 “The most important thing is that I complete my mission - the work the Lord gave me to do - to tell people the Good News about God’s grace.” Acts 20:24 (NCV) “We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God.” 2 Corinthians 5:20 (NIV) “You will be my witnesses in ...” Acts 1:8 (NIV) Establish “And so were the churches established in the faith and increased in number daily.” Acts 16:5 “You are a member of God’s very own family and you belong in God’s household with every other Christian.” Ephesians 2:19 (LB) “because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now,” Philippians 1:5 “And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever… and let thy name be magnified for ever, saying, The LORD of hosts [is] the God over Israel: and let the house of thy servant David be established before thee.” 2 Samuel 7:16, 26 “He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, [and] established my goings.” Psalms 40:2 “In righteousness shalt thou be established: thou shalt be far from oppression; for thou shalt not fear: and from terror; for it shall not come near thee.” Isaiah 54:14 “In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.” Romans 12:5 The righteous will flourish like a palm tree, they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon; planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. Psalm 92:12 Equip “to equip the saints for the work of ministry,

On the first day, and the first Sunday of 2023 Sarah Winter encourages us to put Jesus at the Centre of everything as we embark on a series looking at the future vision of Fulwood Free Methodist Church. This talk is looking at the words from 1 Peter 3:13-17 NRSV​ that say: "in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord"

Ian Winter speaks at our Carols by Candlelight service in 2022. What is the real message of Christmas? Perhaps it can best be summarised as "you are loved."

In a chaotic word Nathan Sleet considers what it means for there to be "Peace on Earth?" at our Alternative Carol Service 2022.

Ian Winter continues our Invested series looking at the principle of sacrifice in our giving and what it means to give our First Fruits. "The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives." (Deuteronomy 14:23 TLB)

Ian Higginbotham continues our INVESTED series. This talk is a follow on from the morning talk of the same title: INVESTED | Principles of Kingdom Investment | Sunday 23rd October 2022 @ 10:00am - YouTube

One day Jesus attended a wedding, and it all got a bit weird... Ian Winter continues our Harvest Celebrations with Part 2 of Weird Wedding looking at John 2:1-11 Part 1 can be found here.

As part of our I'M IN series we've been hearing from different people's Service Stories. This week we heard from people serving on a Sunday at Fulwood Free Methodist Church. A huge thank you goes to everyone who shared. As part of I'M IN we've been asking people to consider serving as we move to two morning services in January. If you'd like to show an interest in serving in the areas highlighted by these stories you can do so by filling in this: I'M IN to Volunteer · ChurchSuite Forms.

Ian Clarkson continues our I'M IN Series looking at the call to service that Jesus places on our lives. This message, in many ways, follows on from Ian's talk in the morning which can be found here: I'm In - What is Serving? | Ian Clarkson | Sunday 4th September 2022 - YouTube

Dan Feeny concludes our Unplugged series.

Nathan Sleet continues our Unplugged series through August.

Dan Feeny gets our Unplugged series off to a wonderful start.

Nicki Thorpe continues to remind us of the words of Acts 2:42 from our Devoted series. This week Nicki is looking at the events described in Acts 3:1-16 and Acts 4:1-18 and the challenge to share the good news we have been given in whatever situation we find ourselves.

Ian Higginbotham, and guest, speak about teamwork looking at Acts 8:26-40. A big thank you to everyone who took part, it was great to hear your stories. As part of his talk Ian uses a video of the Red Arrows as an illustration. If you'd like to watch the video it can be found here.

This is the concluding part of our Devoted series - hasn't it been great? In our Q&A this week we recap and go a bit deeper on what it means to recover our first love considering those words of Revelation 2:4: Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love.  If you'd like to catch up on the morning talk you can find it here.

Another great Q&A evening. This week we were following on from the talk that Sarah Winter brought us on Sunday morning and considering the connection between intimacy and devotion. A huge thank you to everyone who took part.

As we continue our Devoted series we are using our evenings as an opportunity to go deeper on our weekly subject. The key verses for this series are Acts 2:42-47. This week's discussion is in response to Ian Clarkson's talk in the morning.

Louise Hoyle looks at Psalm 139 and encourages us that God has a better way for us.

We conclude our Spirit Led series with an evening of Q&A in which we here from four people's person experience of the Holy Spirit. This talk builds on the subject from our 10:00am Pentecost Sunday gathering: Spirit Led – Empowering | Pentecost Sunday 5th June 2022 There were a few technical issues during the recording of these talks, so there are a couple of places where there is a gap in the audio, but we are sure that you will enjoy listening along, nonetheless.

As part of our Spirit Led series, each evening we have been taking our morning subject and going a bit deeper in a question-and-answer time on a Sunday evening. This week we are thinking about the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. This q&a is a follow-on from Ian Higginbotham’s talk at the 10:00am service: Spirit Led – Doing