First, we hear an exhortation from Cindy then we hear from Ken about having in us, a default of thankfulness.

From dreams in the night, to long-term vision for your generation and the next.

How do we hear from God and how do we steward that well.

First we hear from Alana about her time in Thailand recently then we hear from Ken about our heart for missions, a local expression of that and the other expressions that we support as a church: To Israel, to India and the new allocation of support to Kristen with what he does here in NZ and also to the nations.

(The short music portions were part of longer slide shows on Sunday for the different ministry areas. There were also prayers from the congregation during the sermon that were not clearly audible on the recording, so they were removed.)

God is love, and He first loved us, but let's not only focus on that one attribute, but remember that, as A W Tozer puts it, "All of God does, all that God does"

We are not our own, we are bought with a price.

When we delight in the Lord and commit our ways to Him, we will gain a clearer understanding of God's desires and His plans for us.

We might be comfortable with what we already know and see, but as we stretch out in faith, we discover what we have not yet seen.

We should properly view the fear of the Lord and how trust and love assist in maintaining the correct perspective.

"If we always struggle with obedience we don't fear God rightly"

The Torah and the rest of scripture help us better understand God's character and nature, His righteousness, judgment, and love. How does that shape the way we represent Him?

"Blessed are you, O Lord God, King of the universe, the true Judge."