Canvas Church Rockingham

Pastor Rob Nyasvimbo launches Awaken City into 2021 with a powerful word. 2020 may have been hard, but those rough times set up 2021 to be packed with powerful testimonies of God's goodness and His faithfulness.

This word is a timely reminder heading in to the fresh year that we should be praying constantly. We need to stop relying on the pastor for our spiritual substance and take on the responsibility for ourselves.

 

Rob Nyasvimbo

3rd January 2021

Just as Eli sent Hannah to go in peace, God calls us to go into the world and share God's peace with everyone.

In 1 Samuel, we read how Hannah was discouraged with her current season. You might be finishing 2020 with a sense of discouragement, but just as Hannah cried out to God and gave her frustration to Him, we can do the same.

God can take our frustrations and our discouragements and He can give us the desires of our heart.

 

Chris Foster

27th December 2020

Christmas has looked very different this year in 2020. But the message has not changed - We celebrate the birth of Jesus who was sent to Earth to redeem Mankind from sin.

Just like the physical presents that we receive this year during this time, we need to completely unwrap the gift to receive the full blessing of it.

That means allowing God to completely take ahold of your life to use you for the plan that He has.

 

Claude Carrello

24th December 2020 

As we head in to the Christmas season, it can be easy to get caught up in the busyness of organising presents, baking for the family and more. This is a timely message to remind us that Heaven dwells in us.

The enemy came to steal the joy from us, but we need to remember that we are Heaven on Earth, we can be the light in the dark for those around us, we just need to make that choice.

 

Carolyn Carrello

20th December 2020

God expects us to Heavenize Earth through the power of prayer.

Pastor Claude continues our Heaven on Earth theme talking about how we are like an extension chord - merely a conduit for the power to pass through.

We can choose to be like John, fearful of judgement, and not able to move beyond previous mistakes, or we can be like Peter, who jumped out of the boat to meet Jesus, willing to face judgement for his mistakes but move into a new day.

 

Claude Carrello

13th December 2020

God wants us to finish 2020 strong - it may not have gone to our plan, but when things don't go to plan, God has another plan.

Vicki Simpson launches our new series Heaven on Earth, by talking about the fact life doesn't always go to plan. But if we put our hope and trust in God and His plan, then He will bring us through to the other side of whatever situation or circumstance it is that we are going through.

 

Vicki Simpson

6th December 2020

God wants to breakthrough on your behalf. The narratives that stop us from experiencing God's breakthrough power is the internal dialogue of "There's nothing I can do".

To overcome this - resist. Resist the work of the enemy in your life. Resist anything that will take you off the path that God has laid out in front of you.

Just like David came before God to receive his breakthrough, we should do the same. Press in and believe.

 

Chris Foster

29th November 2020

We are called as Christians to reach people and help them discover Jesus. This requires intentionality.

When we meet people that aren't Christians, we should be the example for them, the shining light in a world of darkness. They should be able to see Jesus through our character and the way we carry ourselves. That means that we shouldn't be 'Sunday Christians' or acting one way at home and another way at work, our lives should carry the Good News of Jesus.

Kama Pike

22nd November 2020

Ps Claude unpacks the four faces of God found in scripture, and how we need to be looking at scripture to find our identity in Christ, not our shortcomings.

The four faces of God have a spiritual meaning, but also a practical meaning, and both apply to us. Spiritually, these faces represent Kingship, service, intelligence and divinity. Practically, they represent Pushing, remaining planted, the price we pay and praying.

Just as these four faces represent God and His character, they are also found in each and every one of us.

 

Claude Carrello

15th November 2020

What does it mean to go to church in 2020?

As Pastor Chris continues our series 'I Believe', he talks about what the church looks like today, and what it means to belong, and play apart in the local church.

Jesus spoke about this when he referred to the Ecclesia - which means assembly or congregation. What it means to be the church today is to represent Jesus to those who don't know Him, so that simply by the way we conduct ourselves, those around us will be attracted to the Church and the message of hope that we carry.

 

Chris Foster

8th November 2020