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Family Church WaterloovilleEmpowered to live | Gina Elmes | 8th June 2025God's not looking for the mighty, He's looking for the willing! In this world we are faced with different dimensions: the spiritual and the natural, and although we are all faced with limitations in life, God's Spirit empowers us to live. Looking at examples throughout the Word, God is not put off by weaknesses, but rather brings the "super" into our natural world as we yield to Him. 2025-06-0847 min
Family Church OnlineOriginal design | Gina Elmes | 13th April 2025Ps Gina speak about how Gods plan in the beginning was always for multiplication.2025-04-1346 min
Family Church PortsmouthOriginal design | Gina Elmes | 13th April 2025Ps Gina speak about how Gods plan in the beginning was always for multiplication.2025-04-1346 minFamily Church PortsmouthThe Authority of The Word | Gina Elmes | 23rd March 2025Ps Gina speaks on the Authority of the Word of God - the Bible says that God has all authority over heaven and Earth! God is the author, the originator, the creator. Page one, chapter one, verse one of the Bible is meant to colour the rest of the whole entire Bible. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth. This frames every other scripture, every other account. God's word needs to be the final Authority for our lives. When we pray and in times of attack in our lives, in times of temptation, for...2025-03-2337 minFamily Church OnlineThe Authority of The Word | Gina Elmes | 23rd March 2025Ps Gina speaks on the Authority of the Word of God - the Bible says that God has all authority over heaven and Earth! God is the author, the originator, the creator. Page one, chapter one, verse one of the Bible is meant to colour the rest of the whole entire Bible. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the Earth. This frames every other scripture, every other account. God's word needs to be the final Authority for our lives. When we pray and in times of attack in our lives, in times of temptation, for...2025-03-2337 minFamily Church PortsmouthPortsmouth Vision | Pastors Sean, Paula, Andy & Gina | 2nd February 2025Pastors Sean & Paula assemble an armchair discussion along with Senior Pastors Andy & Gina Elmes to discuss how the Mission and Vision for the whole of Family Church presented last Sunday flow into the goals for Portsmouth Congregation this year. 2025-02-0242 minFamily Church OnlinePortsmouth Vision | Pastors Sean, Paula, Andy & Gina | 2nd February 2025Pastors Sean & Paula assemble an armchair discussion along with Senior Pastors Andy & Gina Elmes to discuss how the Mission and Vision for the whole of Family Church presented last Sunday flow into the goals for Portsmouth Congregation this year. 2025-02-0242 minFamily Church OnlineThe Steadfast Love of God | Andy Elmes | 24th November 2024Ps Andy continues from where Ps Gina left off last week by speaking about the Love of God. God is Love, His love is unconditional. Romans 8:38 tells us... For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.Ps Andy delivers an awe inspiring message that ends quoting the hymn:-The steadfast love of the L...2024-11-2447 minFamily Church PortsmouthThe Steadfast Love of God | Andy Elmes | 24th November 2024Ps Andy continues from where Ps Gina left off last week by speaking about the Love of God. God is Love, His love is unconditional. Romans 8:38 tells us... For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.Ps Andy delivers an awe inspiring message that ends quoting the hymn:-The steadfast love of the L...2024-11-2447 minFamily Church OnlineThe Character of God | Gina Elmes | 17th November 2024Ps Gina speaks about the importance of knowing the character of God. She begins by re-telling how important it is to know the character and trustworthiness of people who act as child minders and then relates this to our lives today. She goes on to explain how in we are bombarded by untruths about the nature of God from just about every angle in modern life and how in fact this is identical to the way in which the serpent beguiled Eve in the Garden of Eden. Many institutions, media, even religions will mock Jesus and tell...2024-11-1741 minFamily Church PortsmouthThe Character of God | Gina Elmes | 17th November 2024Ps Gina speaks about the importance of knowing the character of God. She begins by re-telling how important it is to know the character and trustworthiness of people who act as child minders and then relates this to our lives today. She goes on to explain how in we are bombarded by untruths about the nature of God from just about every angle in modern life and how in fact this is identical to the way in which the serpent beguiled Eve in the Garden of Eden. Many institutions, media, even religions will mock Jesus and tell...2024-11-1741 min
Family Church WatersideJesus Empowers Part 3 - The Empowering of the Holy Spirit | Gina Elmes | 29th September 2024Ps Gina continues the series on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit by exploring how He empowers us for all that God has called us to do.2024-09-2953 min
Family Church GosportExperiencing Your Inheritance | Gina Elmes | 28th July 2024Ps Gina speaks about experiencing our inheritance in Christ. Know what God has given us and actually experience it!2024-07-2854 minFamily Church OnlineWith God all things are Possible | Gina Elmes | 9th June 2024Weaknesses and foolishness in the world view is not seen the same way by our Lord. This is demonstrated again and again in every book of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation where God uses the most unlikely of people and sometimes implements to show his strength and wonderment at the hand of ordinary people seemingly able to do very little. The world view and Godly view are often opposites. When we are weak in human terms, we are able to be strong for The Lord. Ps Gina expounds on this theme starting with scriptures from I Corinthians 1:26-28...2024-06-0937 minFamily Church PortsmouthWith God all things are Possible | Gina Elmes | 9th June 2024Weaknesses and foolishness in the world view is not seen the same way by our Lord. This is demonstrated again and again in every book of the Bible from Genesis to Revelation where God uses the most unlikely of people and sometimes implements to show his strength and wonderment at the hand of ordinary people seemingly able to do very little. The world view and Godly view are often opposites. When we are weak in human terms, we are able to be strong for The Lord. Ps Gina expounds on this theme starting with scriptures from I Corinthians 1:26-28...2024-06-0937 minFamily Church WaterloovilleJesus Saves - Sanctification | Gina Elmes | 5th May 2024At salvation we are instantly sanctified / set apart / made holy. We are set free from: the penalty of sin, which deals with our past, the presence of sin which is a promise for the future, and the power of sin for the present.2024-05-0540 min
Family Church HavantJesus Saves - Forgiveness | Gina Elmes | 7th April 2024As we start a brand new series looking at the doctrine of 'Soteriology', Ps Gina speaks about the amazing forgiveness we have received as followers of Jesus. 2024-04-0743 minFamily Church PortsmouthWhy did Jesus come to earth? | Gina Elmes | 3rd March 2024As we continue the series "Jesus is", Ps Gina asks a key question...Why did Jesus come to earth? What was His real mission? Do we properly understand this as many misconceptions abound? Jesus didn't primarily come to sort out social justice or bring peace, or to free the people of the day from the Romans....disappointing many we are sure! Nor did Jesus come to get us all to live a morally upright life - although many of His teachings reflected this. Jesus was and is The Messiah. He came to deal with our...2024-03-0333 minFamily Church OnlineWhy did Jesus come to earth? | Gina Elmes | 3rd March 2024As we continue the series "Jesus is", Ps Gina asks a key question...Why did Jesus come to earth? What was His real mission? Do we properly understand this as many misconceptions abound? Jesus didn't primarily come to sort out social justice or bring peace, or to free the people of the day from the Romans....disappointing many we are sure! Nor did Jesus come to get us all to live a morally upright life - although many of His teachings reflected this. Jesus was and is The Messiah. He came to deal with our...2024-03-0333 minFamily Church PortsmouthHappy New Year | Gina Elmes | 7th January 2024Ps Gina explores what we mean by saying "Happy New Year". What is 'happy'? Is it biblical to be 'happy'? She refers to Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV) " Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither, whatever they do prospers."...2024-01-0736 minFamily Church OnlineHappy New Year | Gina Elmes | 7th January 2024Ps Gina explores what we mean by saying "Happy New Year". What is 'happy'? Is it biblical to be 'happy'? She refers to Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV) " Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither, whatever they do prospers."...2024-01-0736 minFamily Church PortsmouthHouse of Prayer (Part 8 - Intercession ) | Gina Elmes | Sunday 12th Nov 2023Pastor Gina continues the series 'House of Prayer', this week speaking about praying for others. This is also called 'standing in the gap' or intercession. Prayer is a tool which is powerful and effective, and is a gift, a grace for others when we pray for them. We are given the privilege of being the channels of the Holy Spirit's prayer. It's a privilege to be able to take someone else before the throne of God and pray for them. We get to be that link that link between what God is thinking and what God wants...2023-11-1236 minFamily Church OnlineHouse of Prayer (Part 8 - Intercession ) | Gina Elmes | Sunday 12th Nov 2023Pastor Gina continues the series 'House of Prayer', this week speaking about praying for others. This is also called 'standing in the gap' or intercession. Prayer is a tool which is powerful and effective, and is a gift, a grace for others when we pray for them. We are given the privilege of being the channels of the Holy Spirit's prayer. It's a privilege to be able to take someone else before the throne of God and pray for them. We get to be that link that link between what God is thinking and what God wants...2023-11-1236 minFamily Church PortsmouthWhat is Prayer | Gina Elmes | 17th September 2023After Pastor Andy's introduction to our new series "House of Prayer" last week, Pastor Gina begins in earnest this week by asking "what is prayer". She discusses what prayer really is and looks at some of the difficulties we have associated with praying and why this is. 2023-09-1743 minFamily Church OnlineWhat is Prayer | Gina Elmes | 17th September 2023After Pastor Andy's introduction to our new series "House of Prayer" last week, Pastor Gina begins in earnest this week by asking "what is prayer". She discusses what prayer really is and looks at some of the difficulties we have associated with praying and why this is. 2023-09-1743 minFamily Church PortsmouthThe Pursuit of Breakthrough | Andy Elmes | 9th July 2023We have spoken a lot about the pursuit of things we desire and need. This week we look at the pursuit of breakthrough. We all need breakthroughs at different times in our lives for different things. Be inspired by this special testimony based message where Andy and Gina encourage you to carry on believing by sharing a very personal journey of their own.2023-07-0951 minFamily Church WaterloovilleLost or Found | Gina Elmes | 7th May 2023A Christian who is spiritually found can at times, due to life circumstances, find themselves lost. But as it's always God's desire that we find our way forward, He reveals His purposes and plans to us by guiding us as we pray, and also as we understand that our lives have value, significance and meaning.2023-05-1037 minFamily Church GosportTruly Connected | Gina Elmes | 23rd April 2023God has a plan, my life has meaning, and my life has value2023-04-2355 min
Bible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 9:18-34 Jesus’Healing Ministry | Gina Elmes | 16th November 2022Jesus heals and in each of the accounts of healing there is a common factor—faith. 2022-11-1639 minBible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 9:14-17 Grace and Law don’t Mix | Gina Elmes | 9th November 2022Jesus tells His listeners that He’s doing something new. He doesn’t want to patch up our old lives but instead, He wants to give us brand new lives that worship God from a new, soft, heart, not an old stony one.2022-11-0928 minBible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 9:9-19 Mercy not sacrifice | Gina Elmes | 2nd November 2022Whatever we do for God must be done from a heart that loves Him and loves people. The heart behind our sacrifices matters to God.2022-11-0230 minBible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 9:1-8 Jesus heals a Paralysed man | Gina Elmes | 19th October 2022People bring their paralysed friend to Jesus and first he forgives the man’s sins and second, he heals. God knows what we need the most even when we are unaware.2022-10-1937 minFamily Church PortsmouthTwenty Fifth Anniversary Message | Andy Elmes | 16th October 2022Pastor Andy addresses the Portsmouth Congregation upon the twenty fifth anniversary of the formation of Family Church. Andy and his wife Gina are the Senior Pastors of Family Church. Since the launch of our very first service in 1997, Family Church has grown into the thriving multi-congregational church it is today with congregations across the south-coast, the Philippines and an online congregation reaching the world.https://family.church/timeline/ shows the timeline of the church to date. All praise to Jesus our Lord and provider.2022-10-1630 minBible Study with Gina ElmesThe Demon-Possessed Men (Matthew 8:28-34) | Gina Elmes | 12th October 2022Jesus cast demons out of 2 men and they were healed. Demons harass and possess people even today. As believers, we need to be aware of the schemes of the devil, but never afraid!2022-10-1236 minFamily Church PortsmouthFamily Values - Bible Believing | Gina Elmes | 9th October 2022This week Pastor Gina speaks about another of Family Church values – we are Bible Believing. We walk in the unchanging truth of God’s Word, resolved to never add to it nor take from it. We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God. The 66 books are compiled by about 40 writers but all are authored by God. The Bible has one theme throughout – Redemption – God sending a saviour to save us from our sins. We believe that the people and the situations in the Bible in scripture were actual and real, both people and situations. We oppose the thought...2022-10-0934 minFamily Church OnlineThe Wind and Waves Obey Jesus | Gina Elmes | 5th October 2022The storms of life will come but we don’t have to be shaken by them. With Jesus in our boat we can trust that He is in full control.2022-10-0534 minBible Study with Gina ElmesThe Cost of Following Jesus | Gina Elmes | 28th September 2022Salvation is free but there’s a cost to being a disciple of the Lord Jesus and that cost is having to trust God daily for all things that pertain to life. Faith in God is the cost.2022-09-2838 minBible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 8:1-17 Jesus’ Healing Ministry | Gina Elmes | 6th July 2022The Gospel writer, Matthew, tells us of the healings of Jesus showing us His compassion and willingness to help people.2022-07-0648 minFamily Church PortsmouthRelationship with God His way | Gina Elmes | 3rd July 2022Today Ps Gina speaks about God being the greatest teacher, especially of abstract subjects which appear in many places in scripture. The Bible is full of stories, events and parables which are regular stories with spiritual meanings.Gina uses the story in Ezekiel 4:12 to illustrate this. Being ‘defiled by sin’ is perhaps an abstract phrase but God gets the prophet Ezekiel to go to a public place and bake a loaf of bread using human excrement as the fire. After a conversation with God, Ezekiel uses cow dung instead (v15). So the bread is made and God gets...2022-07-0347 minBible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 7:24-29 The Wise and Foolish BuildersTo have an ‘unshakable’ life when the storms come we need to build our lives on the solid rock foundation of God’s Word. Jesus tells us that the wise person will both hear it and obey.2022-06-1540 minBible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 7:21-23 Depart from Me, I never knew you | Gina Elmes | 8th June 2022We never want to hear God tell us to depart because He never knew us. What needs to happen for God to ‘know’ us?2022-06-0855 minBible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 7:13-20 The Narrow Way Leads to Life | Gina Elmes | 25th May 2022Jesus told us we only have 2 real choices in life; the narrow path or the broad path. Hint—the narrow path leads to life. I’d go with that one.2022-05-2541 minBible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 7:7-12 Ask, Seek, Knock | Gina Elmes | 18th May 2022Jesus teaches that prayer involves asking, seeking and knocking. He says we should be persistent and passionate about prayer.2022-05-1854 minBible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 7:1-6 Do Not Judge | Gina Elmes | 11th May 2022Jesus said, “Do not judge or you will be judged,” and often it is misunderstood as to what He actually meant by these words. Today we discuss this passage in more detail.2022-05-1145 minBible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 6:25-34 Do Not Worry | Gina Elmes | 4th May 2022Jesus tells us that as followers of God we are not to worry because we have a Heavenly Father looking out for us.2022-05-0446 minBible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 6:19-24 Treasures in Heaven | Gina Elmes | 27th April 2022Jesus speaks of two kinds of treasure, earthly and heavenly. He encourages us to store up heavenly treasure because our heart is where our treasure is.2022-04-2751 minBible Study with Gina ElmesMatthew 6:16-18 Why We Fast | Gina Elmes | 6th April 2022I discuss the reasons why Christians fast. I look throughout the Scripture and see reasons why other faith-filled people fasted and the good that it can produce.2022-04-0644 minBible Study with Gina ElmesJesus tells us how to pray (Matthew 6:5-15) | Gina Elmes | 30th March 2022When we pray (not ‘if’), Jesus tells us specific things for effectiveness. He gives us a model prayer as a guide to help us in our ‘secret place’ with God.2022-03-3052 minFamily Church PortsmouthWhere does our help come from | Gina Elmes | 27th March 2022Where does our help come from? It comes from the Lord. He is compassionate and it is part of His nature to want to help us in our most helpless situations.2022-03-2734 minBible Study with Gina ElmesHe sees what’s done in secret (Matthew 6:1-4) | Gina Elmes | 23rd March 2022God sees our righteous deeds done in secret and Jesus says that He will reward us openly for them!2022-03-2332 minFamily Church HavantGod Our Helper | Gina Elmes | 13th March 2022Before we face a problem, Good has already got the solution. Join us as we discover more about 'Jehovah Ezer', who is 'the Lord my help!'2022-03-1337 minBible Study with Gina ElmesChrist fulfilled the Law (Matthew 5:17-48) | Gina Elmes | 9th March 2022Jesus came to fulfil the Law. Here He teaches His followers that God has removed our stony heart and replaced it with a new, soft, devoted heart to God and our lives now flow from this new heart, and not out of duty.2022-03-0950 minBible Study with Gina ElmesThe Persecuted (Matthew 5:10-16) | Gina Elmes | 2nd March 2022Jesus says we are blessed when we are persecuted for His name. We will discuss this topic and what it is to have a life worth living and a death worth dying.2022-03-0256 minBible Study with Gina ElmesThe Peacemakers (Matthew 5v9) | Gina Elmes | 23rd February 2022Today’s Bible study discusses what Jesus meant by ‘peace-makers’ and how this characteristic displays that as God’s children we are in the ‘Family business’ of bringing peace.2022-02-2344 minBible Study with Gina ElmesThe Pure in Heart (Matthew 5v8) | Gina Elmes | 16th February 2022Todays Bible study discusses what the Scripture means by ‘Pure in Heart’ and the blessing of intimacy with God that this brings.2022-02-1646 minFamily Church WaterloovilleFirst Love | Gina Elmes | 18th April 2021Today Pastor Gina Elmes speaks about our first love, Jesus Christ. For the Christian there is one central point within our lives that all other parts of our lives should flow - our love for Christ. Together with His love for us we have relationship. Gina looks at various books of the bible (Hosea, Son of Songs) before focusing on the greatest commandment (Mark 12:20 NIV “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength”). She then looks in depth at Revelation 2, 1-7 (NIV...2021-04-1840 minFamily Church WatersideFirst Love | Gina Elmes | 18th April 2021Today Pastor Gina Elmes speaks about our first love, Jesus Christ. For the Christian there is one central point within our lives that all other parts of our lives should flow - our love for Christ. Together with His love for us we have relationship. Gina looks at various books of the bible (Hosea, Son of Songs) before focusing on the greatest commandment (Mark 12:20 NIV “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength”). She then looks in depth at Revelation 2, 1-7 (NIV...2021-04-1840 min
Family Church MessagesHavant - Gina Elmes - How To Handle Attack - 15th May 2016Havant - Gina Elmes - How To Handle Attack - 15th May 2016 by Family Church2016-05-1643 min