The Mix UC, Norfolk, VA (2026)

04/04/2016

Connect Groups are happening tonight!
Girls: message Holly for the address
Guys: message Sidney for the address

Let's make a habit of gathering together and growing not only in our relationships, but also in our faith!
Have a great day...see ya soon!

03/27/2016

Happy Resurrection Sunday!!

"Then on the third at break of dawn
The Son of heaven rose again
O trampled death, where is your sting?
The angels roar for Christ the King"

03/14/2016

REVIVAL DEVOTION // DAY 7 - THE CONVERSATION OF PRAYER

WHY PRAY // WHEN TO PRAY

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*****WHY PRAY*****

Many people have debated why it is that we pray when God is in absolute control. Whilst these questions are worthwhile, they can over-complicate and overshadow the simple truth that God’s Word continually instructs us to pray with faith to God for whom nothing is impossible.

Are there specific things in your life which you are believing God to move miraculously in? Why not make a stand this week that says you believe there is great power in prayer, by gathering two or more of your friends or family to pray with you?

JESUS REPLIED, “TRULY I TELL YOU, IF YOU HAVE FAITH AND DO NOT DOUBT… YOU CAN SAY TO THIS MOUNTAIN, “GO THROW YOURSELF INTO THE SEA,” AND IT WILL BE DONE. IF YOU BELIEVE, YOU WILL RECEIVE WHATEVER YOU ASK FOR IN PRAYER.”

Matthew 21:21-22 (NIV)

IS ANYONE AMONG YOU IN TROUBLE? LET THEM PRAY. IS ANYONE HAPPY? LET THEM SING SONGS OF PRAISE. IS ANYONE AMONG YOU SICK? LET THEM CALL THE ELDERS OF THE CHURCH TO PRAY OVER THEM AND ANOINT THEM WITH OIL IN THE NAME OF THE LORD. AND THE PRAYER OFFERED IN FAITH WILL MAKE THE SICK PERSON WELL; THE LORD WILL RAISE THEM UP. IF THEY HAVE SINNED, THEY WILL BE FORGIVEN. THEREFORE CONFESS YOUR SINS TO EACH OTHER AND PRAY FOR EACH OTHER SO THAT YOU MAY BE HEALED. THE PRAYER OF A RIGHTEOUS PERSON IS POWERFUL AND EFFECTIVE.

James 5:13-16 (NIV)

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*****WHEN TO PRAY*****

All of history’s great revivals have one attribute in common – people fervently prayed for them. In November 1949 in the Hebrides Islands, two elderly women in their 80’s were troubled at the state of their parish – not one young person attended church. These two women were moved to action and decided to pray about it. They met twice a week and prayed from 10pm – 3am. The women invited the church leaders and elders to pray with them. A few weeks later Scottish preacher Duncan Campbell visited the island to preach. During his time on Lewis Island, revival broke out and hundreds of people came to know Christ. On the first day of the revival, 122 young people were saved.

Around the time of our Hillsong album recording last year, our Creative Team made a commitment to pray for the recording every time they brushed their teeth. It wasn’t a rule but just something fun the team decided to do to help them remember to pray every day (hopefully twice a day!). Since then, the team has done it for every event in the life of our church.

Is there a daily activity you could use to remind you to pray? Together, let us resolve to pray regularly for God to move in our nation!

AND PRAY IN THE SPIRIT ON ALL OCCASIONS WITH ALL KINDS OF PRAYERS AND REQUESTS. WITH THIS IN MIND, BE ALERT AND ALWAYS KEEP ON PRAYING FOR ALL THE LORD’S PEOPLE.

Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)

03/13/2016

REVIVAL DEVOTIONAL // DAY 6 - THE CONVERSATION OF PRAYER
HOW TO PRAY + WHAT TO PRAY
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*****HOW TO PRAY*****

People often feel overwhelmed when it comes to prayer wondering what to say or pray for. However, there is no formula to prayer. Prayer is simply conversation with God.

As we become more comfortable, we find it easier to speak to God from the depths of our hearts. This ‘dailiness’ of talking to God can often be consumed with our personal world, but it may also touch on the needs of our larger world – for healing, salvation and justice.
In ‘The Lord’s Prayer’ (Matthew 6) Jesus taught us how to pray, providing a good example for anyone who is starting to build the habit of talking to God daily. It begins with the earnest request that Heaven be established on earth, according to God’s will.

During this season, as we pray for God to move miraculously as He has done in the great revivals of history, let us determine to make Jesus’ example of prayer our ‘true north’- that our prayers reflect heaven’s priorities, and that we might be ever submitted to our Father’s will.

THIS, THEN, IS HOW YOU SHOULD PRAY:

‘OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE YOUR NAME, YOUR KINGDOM COME, YOUR WILL BE DONE, ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN.GIVE US TODAY OUR DAILY BREAD. AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS, AS WE ALSO HAVE FORGIVEN OUR DEBTORS. AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM THE EVIL ONE.’

Matthew 6:9-13 (NIV)

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*****WHAT TO PRAY*****

It is obviously a great privilege for us to pray, bringing our needs and requests before an omnipotent God. Yet amazingly, Jesus has made it possible for us to approach God with confidence and to come before Him boldly. God hears us when we pray and it is His will that prayer would allow us to know Him more and receive His grace.

Perhaps you haven’t always prayed with the confidence that 1 John 5:14-15 and Ephesians 3:12 speak of. Consider why that is and allow the truth of God’s Word to replace the old mindsets you may have had about prayer.

During this time as we seek God to see a change in our lives and the world around us, let’s be united in prayer for:

1. Salvations – for loved ones in our world who are yet to know Jesus.
2. Our city and nation – let’s believe for our leaders and authorities to lead with Godly wisdom and counsel.
3. Revival – let’s believe together for people to awaken to the things of God and for Him to move mightily across the earth.

THIS IS THE CONFIDENCE WE HAVE IN APPROACHING GOD: THAT IF WE ASK ANYTHING ACCORDING TO HIS WILL, HE HEARS US. AND IF WE KNOW THAT HE HEARS US—WHATEVER WE ASK—WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE WHAT WE ASKED OF HIM.

1 John 5:14-15 (NIV)

IN HIM AND THROUGH FAITH IN HIM WE MAY APPROACH GOD WITH FREEDOM AND CONFIDENCE.

03/12/2016

So be content with who you are, and don’t put on airs. God’s strong hand is on you; he’ll promote you at the right time. Live carefree before God; he is most careful with you.

1 Peter 5:6-7

03/12/2016

REVIVAL DEVOTIONAL // DAY 5 PRAYER - REVIVAL’S PARTNER

There is POWER in PRAYER

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Christine Caine, founder of the anti-human trafficking campaign A21, describes how she prayed for hours whilst they were building the stadiums for the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, “I used to sit on the edge where the deep holes were dug to pour in the foundations and my tears would drip into the cement”.

Then the Director for Youth Alive in Sydney, Christine prayed that God’s glory would be revealed through the gathering of His people in one place, under one accord, with one heart singing praises to His Name. This site is now Allphones Arena, Sydney Olympic Park, where thousands gather every year under the name of Jesus in Australia’s largest annual conference, Hillsong Conference.

In 1904, Wales saw more than 100,000 people come to know Christ in under six months in a revival characterised by prayer, praise, joy, victory and the re-discovery of the Holy Spirit. The leader of this Revival, Evan Roberts, was a man known for his intense, fervent prayer who had believed for over 10 years to see the people of Wales come to know Jesus.

As we continue this study, let’s allow God to awaken us to the conversation of prayer. With the example of the early church and great leaders like Evan Roberts inspiring us, let us intercede for our families and friends and believe for the salvation of those who do not yet know Christ.

AFTER THEY PRAYED, THE PLACE WHERE THEY WERE MEETING WAS SHAKEN. AND THEY WERE ALL FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT AND SPOKE THE WORD OF GOD BOLDLY.
Acts 4:31 (NIV)

03/11/2016

We, though, are going to love—love and be loved. First we were loved, now we love. He loved us first.
1 John 4:19

03/11/2016

You're a part of what makes The Mix unique, so consider this your invitation! Join us at our Leaders Meeting, but don't come alone! It's going to be a great night!
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Service Starts: 8:30pm
Leaders Meeting: 7:45pm

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03/11/2016

REVIVAL DEVOTIONAL // DAY 4 - PRESENT IN THE CHURCH
The art of being PRESENT
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The local church is a place where God’s majesty is displayed and His purpose is outworked. We therefore all need to guard against familiarity regarding being present and planted in His House.

That said, there is something breathtaking about God’s unified global Church. Just as a present individual believer strengthens a local church, so too a present local church that has embraced its unique calling, strengthens the unified global Church.

When we think of revival – thanking God for what we see already and believing God for more – our focus often rests on the local sphere of our church, families, friends and neighbours. So it should, for God has entrusted them to us.

Yet by lifting our eyes to also perceive what God is doing and can do globally, we too can be wholly present in the global Church.

Write down what you see God doing, and what you long to see Him do, in your life at home, your local church and in the Church at large.

CONSEQUENTLY, YOU ARE NO LONGER FOREIGNERS AND STRANGERS, BUT FELLOW CITIZENS WITH GOD’S PEOPLE AND ALSO MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD, BUILT ON THE FOUNDATION OF THE APOSTLES AND PROPHETS, WITH CHRIST JESUS HIMSELF AS THE CHIEF CORNERSTONE. IN HIM THE WHOLE BUILDING IS JOINED TOGETHER AND RISES TO BECOME A HOLY TEMPLE IN THE LORD. AND IN HIM YOU TOO ARE BEING BUILT TOGETHER TO BECOME A DWELLING IN WHICH GOD LIVES BY HIS SPIRIT.

Ephesians 2:19-22 (NIV)

03/10/2016

REVIVAL DEVOTIONAL // DAY 3 - PRESENT IN YOUR PLACE
The art of being PRESENT
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The body! Isn’t it a wonderful image that Paul used, writing to the Corinthian church all those years ago? It really gets the point across – we each have a unique, God-given purpose and part to play in the ‘body’ of His community. Makes you wonder what ‘body part’ you might be, doesn’t it?

Paul describes how ridiculous it would be if one body part decided it wanted to do the role of another, also noting how the whole body suffers when not all the ‘parts’ are present. The church operates best when all the parts of its ‘makeup’ are present and working.

One of the best things about taking your place in the community of God’s people is the journey of discovering your unique purpose. Unified by a cause so much greater than ourselves – the cause of Christ – provides us with an opportunity to use what God has placed in our hand for His glory and to be a blessing to others.

Take a moment today to write down your gifts and passions. Talk to God about how you can develop them and use them to bless others and build His church. Ask Him to help you find the right ‘place’ in His community so that you are not just present, but present in your ‘place.’

"BUT IN FACT GOD HAS PLACED THE PARTS IN THE BODY, EVERY ONE OF THEM, JUST AS HE WANTED THEM TO BE. IF THEY WERE ALL ONE PART, WHERE WOULD THE BODY BE? AS IT IS, THERE ARE MANY PARTS, BUT ONE BODY."

1 Corinthians 12:18-19 (NIV)

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Love ya guys,
Holly & Sid
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03/08/2016

REVIVAL DEVOTIONAL // DAY 2 - PRESENT IN THE COMMUNITY
The art of being PRESENT

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From the earliest days of the church, God has been present when believers gathered. In Acts 2, when early believers met together, the Holy Spirit came like the wind, filling the place and causing those gathered to speak in tongues.

The early church hungered for both God and community. Daily they met and made space for those who God added to their community. They found what Jesus had shared with His disciples to be true; that where two or more were gathered in His name, He was there among them (Matthew 18).

When any unique individual is present in a community, that community is naturally strengthened. When we take our place in the community of believers though, the community is additionally strengthened supernaturally by God’s presence – and especially when we have faith for God’s presence.

Perhaps it has been a while since you have taken your place in the community of believers. Or perhaps you have been present physically but lacking faith for God’s presence. Let this moment be a turning point for you. Determine that you will be found to be present and faith-filled in the community of God this weekend.

EVERY DAY THEY CONTINUED TO MEET TOGETHER IN THE TEMPLE COURTS. THEY BROKE BREAD IN THEIR HOMES AND ATE TOGETHER WITH GLAD AND SINCERE HEARTS, PRAISING GOD AND ENJOYING THE FAVOUR OF ALL THE PEOPLE. AND THE LORD ADDED TO THEIR NUMBER DAILY THOSE WHO WERE BEING SAVED.

Acts 2:46-47 (NIV)

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Holly & Sid
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03/08/2016

REVIVAL DEVOTIONAL...

Revival is defined as a reawakening of religious fervor (excitement, emotion or passion, especially by means of a series of evangelistic meetings.

Join us for the next 20 days as we study God's word, pray, and believe for revival to take place in our city.

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DAY 1: WIDE AWAKE
The art of being PRESENT
WIDE AWAKE

If we are honest, most of us will admit that we have experienced seasons when the moments, days and weeks seemed to slip away without us noticing. Perhaps we were absorbed by the busyness of everyday routines, or by a difficult season where the thought of simply surviving was challenge enough. Regardless, we often look back on these seasons with a sense of regret and the feeling that moments were ‘wasted’.

The book of Psalms (always a great place to start when facing the shortfalls of our humanity and refocusing on God) gives expression to this tendency in a prayer by Moses. He asks God to arrest his impulse to drift through the days, saying:

“Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

Psalm 90:12 (NIV)

Easy to learn, this verse has been the prayer of countless Christians wanting to awaken to each moment they have been graced with. Perhaps today, it can become your prayer, too.

As we begin this study of revival, let’s resolve to be aware of what God is doing. From the outset, let us number the days, tune our ear heavenward and determine that this season will not slip away. That we might have our eyes wide open to see that the Lord is present and active.

"TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS, THAT WE MAY GAIN A HEART OF WISDOM."
Psalm 90:12 (NIV)

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