Crawley Community Church

This week Aaron closes out our "Soul Sickness" series looking at Anger. We now live in an angry world where anger is prevalent on social media with a war of words being commonplace. Aaron covered how anger can be positive fuel when we have self-control. Proverbs 29:11 "A shortsighted fool always loses his temple and displays his anger, but a wise man uses self-control and holds it back". Also we're open to the enemy's attack if we lack self-control with our anger. Proverbs 25:28 TPT "If you live without restraint and are unable to control your temper, you’re as helpless as a city with broken-down defenses, open to attack."

Sadly our society is moving towards the dilution of guilt. There's little ownership of wrongdoing anymore. Danny this week explains there is a toxicity in hiding our sin - we can't heal if we don't own our mistakes, the times we "miss the mark" and we don't mature as a result in our character or our faith. We look through David's Psalm 51 after he commited adultery with Bathsheba.

Joseph this week continues our series Soul Sickness and looks at ENVY, the poison of comparison. “A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.” Proverbs 14:30 NIV

This Sunday, we have the joy of welcoming Fabiano to our Sunday meeting. Fabiano serves as one of the elders at Família dos que Creem (Family of Those Who Believe), a vibrant church located in the influential city of Curitiba, Brazil. Their church is currently on a meaningful journey of connection and exploration with the Newfrontiers / New Ground family.

Debbie Fox this week takes us through something we've all experienced and battled with at times - oeverwhelm and tiredness, in a very practical way Debbie shows how there's help at hand in God's word and we don't need to be a burned out generation.

This week Danny continues our "SOUL SICKNESS" series looking at "FEAR - when worry takes control". He focuses on Psalm 121: 1-8

Danny opens our new preaching series Soul Sickness. He looked at Anxiety and Stress - The Thief of Peace and takes us into Philippians 4 to help us see what God has to say about it.

This week Steve leads our Baptism service and what Baptism is about.

This week Joseph looks at how Psalm 51 which David wrote is a model for us on true repentance

This week Steve takes us through the beauty of REDEMPTION as part of our ART of SALVATION series

Debbie Fox continues our series on the ART OF SALVATION and looks at the beautiful truth of us being adopted as sons and daughters

Joseph takes us through the really important topic of reconciliation in our new series The Art of Salvation

This week Danny shows us that we cannot earn God's love by being good. Trying harder will never be enough. Being in relationship with God isn't about trying harder and rule keeping, its about trusting Jesus. We look at Romans 3:21-25 together as part of our series running up to Easter called "The Art of Salvation".

Steve kicks off our new series for Easter called "The Art of Salvation" and this week Steve looks at SUBSTITUTION with a sermon entitled "Follow the Lamb"

Danny this week concludes our series in Ephesians—Foundations of Faith. We’ll look at Ephesians 6:1-4. Fatherless homes, rebellious kids - the crisis no one wants to talk about. 'Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honour your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— “so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.” Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord. ' Ephesians 6:1-4

Ephesians 6 - Understanding ourselves and our adversary, using the Full Armour of God. Justin takes us through Ephesians 6 and the key verse is verse 10 "Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armour of God."

This week Steve exhorts us to make the most of every opportunity to be effective for Jesus, he talks us through 1 Corinthians 16: 8-9 which speaks of Paul noticing the season he's in and the amazing door of opportunity standing wide open for him to minister, may we notice the doors of opportunity God has given each of us and make the most of them.

The War on Marriage: Why Biblical Roles Are Under Attack. This week Danny takes us through Ephesians 5 'Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church— for we are members of his body. “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two

This week Danny takes us into Ephesians 5. 1-3 with a call to live differently "Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]; and walk continually in love [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a sweet fragrance. But sexual immorality and all [moral] impurity [indecent, offensive behavior] or greed must not even be hinted at among you, as is proper among saints [for as believers our way of life, whether in public or in private, reflects the validity of our faith]." Ephesians 5: 1-3 Amplified

This week Steve takes us back into Ephesians with our Foundations of Faith series looking at Ephesians 4:25-32 - Legalism, Lies & Anger. 'Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body. “In your anger do not sin” : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need. and do not give the devil a foothold. Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.'