Crawley Community Church

This week Alex takes us to Malta in Acts 28 verses 1-11. Paul never intended to go to Malta but God used it for His purposes. Alex made some powerful points from this passage. ONE: Your plans might change, but God's purpose doesn't (and he'll use the detours for His good purpose). Where you are even if its NOT where you planned to be is where God can use you to be a blessing. Paul was a blessing on Malta. He went and healed Publius father. TWO: GOD placed you here (in this church, in this nation, in the situation you are facing into right now). Clinging to control is trying to trust ourselves instead of trusting God. We need to cling to God instead.

This week Ben Stevens our Youth pastor takes us through Acts 17: 16-27 with Paul in Athens - a city full of idol worship and an altar to "an unknown God". He explains this unknown God to them in a way they would understand, like Youth understand ice cream. Ben explained when we explain the truths of the Gospel - some want to hear more some will laugh, some will walk away.

This week Danny continues our new series DESTINATIONS from Acts 18:1-11, Paul was not scared to confront and shake out his garments and move on. THE CHURCH WHO FEARS MAN...WILL ALWAYS COMPROMISE, THE CHURCH WHO FEARS GOD, WILL ALWAYS CONFRONT.

This week Aref continues our Destinations Series and looks at Thessaloniki - Thessalonians in biblical time from Acts 17 verses 1-9 and how Jason was a hero for his hospitality and steadfastness in opposition.

This week Caz Alliston continues our Destinations Series and looks at Cyprus Acts 13:4-12

This week Joel Kendall opens our DESTINATIONS -journeying through the book of Acts starting with the church in Antioch, who were born out of being scattered.

Who are you following? God is calling us to follow Him. We live in a world where "Follow Me" is everywhere. Have you stopped to ask who you are following? and where they are taking you? Justin explores this important topic in this weeks message and God himself through Jesus said to us "Follow Me".

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".