Isca Church

Cherryl and Rebecca delve deeper into the practice of generosity as we continue our Practising the Way series.

During this Thanksgiving Celebration we heard from 9 different speakers, all telling of God's goodness throughout the year: Bonnie, Exmouth, Kathy and Karen, Hatherleigh, Sim, Isca youth, Kristian, Isca children & families with testimonies from Isca members, John and Adrian. Matt Finn, chair of trustees gave the final word.

Cherryl Hunt introduces the first of two talks on generosity in our Practising the Way series.

She reminds us that there is more joy in giving than receiving and we must watch out for greed.

Cherryl's challenging talk encourages us to look at our lifestyles choices, holidays, clothes, food, investments - are they ethical?

Karl encourages us to enJOY the Sabbath. He suggests that on Saturday morning we ask God to help us rest, enjoy, worship and delight in Him this Sabbath.

Mark says God loves growth and he wants us to grow in our walk with Him.

Sim challenges us asking: "Do you find it hard to forgive? Do you find yourself keeping track of who wrongs you?"

He reminds us that forgiveness isn't something we count - it's something we live.

Audrey reminds us of Jesus' call for us to be have trust and faith just like children. She uses a powerful personal story about her own father caring for her to remind us of how much more our heavenly father loves and cares for us.

 

Join us for a summer special with Rich, who's included a wide variety of content, starting with the song Your Way is Better performed at the Satellites youth camp.

We're focussing on the pearl and treasure parables, with a Bible reading from Isca Youth, a Bible Project film and a talk by Rich asking where we are giving our time and attention. 

Cherryl starts by referring to an introductory film, made by our young people, telling the parable of the workers who were all paid the same wage, despite working different hours.

Cherryl tells us that God is compassionate, he cares about justice and acting rightly. His grace is outrageously given even to the least worthy.

Our talks are shorter this month as we are in peak holiday season.

 

Karl introduces our new series, The Kingdom of God, using the example of a  mustard seed to demonstrate how small things, prayer, kindness, an act of generosity, can make a huge difference.

He challenges us to pray that God will give us the opportunity to plant a small seed in someone's life this week and that that it will grow.