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Unlimited Week 1 - Called to More

Andrew Toogood starts a new series by looking at how we can limit God. God has called us to full abundant life and perhaps the reason that many do not live like that is found in scripture - we can limit God. Andrew looks at the area of Sovereignty and how some Christians have misunderstood what this actually means...

Parable - The Prodigal

Jim Young concludes the Parable series with the Prodigal. This story highlights the incredible love of the Father for his son. So many people today need to know this message about the heart of a father that is driven by love for his children

Parable Week 7 - The Wineskins

Some areas of the church have been focused for many years on the "next big thing" that God is going to do..  Penny looks at this parable and suggests that the new wine that Jesus talked about is the most important revelation that we can get hold of. The thing is though the old and the new just will not mix.....

Parable Week 6 - The Rich Fool

Andrew Toogood speaking. God always acts for your good but this parable on the surface may seem that God is being hard on us.   In this parable Jesus talks about the problem that greed causes and how a better way to live is to be rich towards God. This is how we overcome one of the biggest obstacles that we face in life - ourselves!

Parable Week 5 - Talents

This parable reveals some fantastic truths about Jesus and His Heart for you. Many people feel guilty that they are not "doing enough" for God and that somehow that means that He is disappointed with them. Jesus reveals some insights into the Fathers heart for you and there is some great truth about what He has actually put inside of EVERY believer...

Parable Week 4 - The Sower

Andrew Toogood Speaking. Have you ever felt frustrated that you hear the word of God but there is a gap in your experience of it? Jesus said that if you understood this parable then you would understand ALL about how the Kingdom of God operates. Transformation fom the inside out - that is what happens when we allow the words of God to take root in our lives.

Parable Week 3 - The Dishonest Manager

Andrew speaking on what is probably one of the most difficult parables to understand. It appears that Jesus is commending a man for being dishonest and stealing. However Jesus is getting to a point that if we will grasp it will have profound implications for our lives.

Parable Week 2 - The Persistent Widow

Jim Young looks at this story that has been so misrepresented over the years. What is God like when you pray? Do you need to keep battering away so that He wil even hear you? Great truth about what God is REALLY like and how that will change how you pray.

Parable Week 1 - The Good Samaritan

Jill kicks off this new series with the well known story of the Good Samaritan. There are some great surprising truths in this story that you may not have heard before. A great way to start off!

transformed week 10 - transformed world

Andrew Toogood speaking. All this talk about Grace.... does it actually make any difference in the real world? What about when things are tough with people? Does his grace stuff work then? Andrew looks at how our response is based on how much revelation we have understood...  and how more revelation of unmerited favour in your life will transform your world...

transformed week 10 - Getting your head round it..

your mind is the key to walking in all this truth. How do you shape and frame your thinking so that you come into line with the truths that Paul has been talking about? The biggest struggle we all face is in our heads first and foremost. It is clear - it all starts with your thoughts and getting those into line will be the key to coming into everything that God has for you...

transformed - Romans 9-11 - What do you believe first?

Andrew Toogood speaking. Paul reveals some fantastic truths about why you need be fully convinced of your righteousness  - your state of being completely acceptable to God. Without that grounding it is very difficult to receive in full what Jesus has for you. Are you standing in faith for something? Maybe the truth outlined here will help you see your breakthrough...

transformed week 7 Romans 8 Pt 2

Jill continues by loooking at the 4 amazing verses in Romans 8. This is all about how to practically apply these great truths so that they make a difference and help you to walk in freedom. Paul writes "if God is for us who can be against us?" Incredible application of how we get to the stage in our walk where this is our own experience!

transformed week 6 - Freedom [Love] Romans 8

The victory chapter. - After telling us why sin and legalism will kill us and never bring us to freedom Paul describes the incredible victory of Jesus in this chapter. So many amazing truths this week.... if God is for us who can stand against us? Jill Boyd speaking..

transformed week - Freedom [LAW] Romans 7

Ever asked yourself why you sometimes do things that you do not want to do? Ever found yourself struggling to break habits, find a new way of behaving, and being free? Stuck in a cycle of guilt? You can find a new way to live in your freedom.  Some people think Paul was saying that he was a slave to sin and that is what are same problem is today. The truth though is something different

transformed week 4 - Freedom [SIN]

Sin. A word often used and seldom understood. What is it about and more importantly is it really true that it is defeated? What about when we do things we know we should not? Romans 6 is full of incredible truth about the work of Jesus - and this truth will set you free

transformed week 3 - Rescued

Romans 3 vs 21 - Romans 5.  Jill Boyd Speaking. The truth of what Paul starts to reveal in these chapters is so counter cultural to 21st Century christian living that many simply reject out of hand. Why is it that we struggle with what Paul offers as Gods solution? It is radical, it is clear and and we must let the whole truth get us.. After all, there might just be such a thing as a free lunch..

transformed week 2 - SOS

Andrew looks at Romans 1 vs 18 - Romans 3 vs 20. How do you change? How do you get other people to change? At  the very start of the book outlines that everyone is in trouble. People who don't know Jesus and the religious people too...  Religion has told us that the way out is to obey the laws but Paul starts to blow the lid on that. Some surprising massive truths early on in the story...

Intro To Spiritual Gifts - Whats the deal? WEDNESDAY NIGHT TEACHING FROM EXCHANGE

On Wednesday Nights at Exchange we gather for worship and more informal, practical teaching. We are currently looking at the practical work of the Holy Spirit and this week Andrew looks at an intro to Spiritual Gifts. What are they for? Are they even relevant? Can you do without them? Practical and informative teaching.

transformed week 1 - I am not ashamed

The book of Romans is a masterpiece of grace. In this book the apostle Paul, articulate and intelligent, presents the case for the work of Jesus in a clear and     forthright manner. The Book of Romans tells us about God, who He is and what He has done. It tells us of Jesus Christ, what His death accomplished. It tells us about ourselves, what we were like without Christ and who we are after trusting in Christ. Getting a clear grip of this book will revolutionise your walk. It is about the essential message of Jesus and his work.

Easter - Hope (Because He Lives)

Andrew talks about the Hope that comes to us today. The world is short on Hope. Easter Sunday is a day above all others to let Hope rise as we remember that Jesus is no longer dead but alive and because of that ALL the fullness of God and His Kingdom is available for us today. What difference will that make to your life? Some great truths to encourage you that today you can lift your head, your heart, dream again and let Hope rise in you.

Connect Week 6 - Tongues?

Whats the big deal about tongues? Is it for today? Is it optional and just for the weird people? In the 21st century is it even relevant and will it make any difference to your life? Come and find out..

Connect Week 5 - Speak to the mountain

Andrew looks at one of the most important principles that Jesus talked about in terms of receiving from God in prayer.The words of Jesus from Mark chpt 11 have been abused and misrepresented over many years but contain incredible truth about prayer. Are you wanting to see more of what God has done for you evident in your life? This might just be the start of that....

Connect Week 2 - Jesus Mediator

Jill looks at why and understanding of Jesus as our only mediator is crucial to a productive and effective prayer life. What does that mean and why is it so important that we have the work of Jesus clear in our minds whenever we come to pray?

Connect Week 4 - Grace and Faith

Jill looks at the balance of grace and faith in prayer and why it is so important to know how they work together - especially the difference it makes to your prayer life..

Connect Week 3 - The primary Purpose of Prayer

Andrew continues in the series looking at what the heart of prayer is all about. With '000's of books on the subject it can be confusing to know what the heart of prayer is. The answer is so very simple but the effects are profound.

Connect - A better way to pray - It's not that..

Starting the new series Andrew looks at what Jesus told us what prayer is not. Before we can build good foundations we often need to have a good look at where we are at today. Much of the teaching in the church today regarding prayer has missed the mark and left people feeling guilty, under obligation and completely unsure of why we even pray. The words of Jesus might just surprise you..

Flow Week 10 - Faith works through Love

Finishing the series on the love of God, this week is about how faith works through Love. Paul writing to the Galatians encourages us to stand firm in our freedom whereas many christians are battling to "increase their faith" when the word of God tells us that faith works through an understanding of how God loves us.

flow week 9 - practical forgiveness

we all will agree with the idea that is a good thing to forgive people. How though do we actually do that in real life? What does forgiveness look like when it is walked out each day? There are some very practical aspects to forgiveness that will help us to stay free.

Flow Week 8 - its hard to forgive pt 2

continuing to look at why walking in forgiveness is so incredibly important - what is an enemy and how could Jesus ask us to love our enemies. What happens if we do?

Flow Week 7 - It's hard to forgive

one sure fire way of blocking the love of God flowing in your life is to let unforgiveness take hold of you. What though is forgiveness and what exactly changes in us when we get to the place where we can be free from holding onto hurt? This is a key lesson for life and the benefits are far far reaching..

Flow Week 6 - get over yourself!

nobody likes to think that pride might be an issue in your life. However the bible tells us that pride is the thing that leads to every evil work in our lives. Dealing with pride is not about being a nicer people but essential for keeping ourselves in the love of God. Pride blocks Gods love from flowing in us and through us. How then do we deal with it?

Flow Week 5 - So Offended!

how do you deal with offence? one of the keys to keeping a flow of Gods love in our live is to deal properly with people when they offend us. If not we cut ourselves off from Gods love in us and through us. Discover how it is actually the enemy's plan to keep you in offence and how you can live free from it.

Flow Week 4 - How do you grow in Love?

the key is to keep growing in the love of God? Is that just christian talk or is it really possible to do that in real life? What does it look like and why is it so important to keep growing in God's love for us?

Flow Week 3 - The greatest of these is..

1st corinthians 13 is a classic bit of the bible that is largely used to describe how we should love each other. But there is so much more to it than that. Jill Boyd, associate Pastor in Exchange Church, explains what God says to us about how he loves us.

Flow Week 2 - Unconditional Love

13th September 2009 Speaker: Andrew Toogood

the world does not understand unconditional love. Our relationship with God can seem difficult when we take our own experience of love and project that onto God. His love is nothing like human love - it is a love based on His commitment to your very best - a deliberate choice that He makes....

Flow Week 1 - As simple as left and right?

6th September 2009 Speaker: Andrew Toogood

why talk about the love of God? Is this not something that we all know and understand? Andrew looks at why we need to have a look again at Gods love for us and how this will change you and your world...