31st July 2011

Yan Nicholls from YWAM Forever was the speaker today as we mark one year to go to the Olympics as morethangold Sunday and the start of the Holiday Club week with YWAMers helping out . Yan, who is a member of the morethangold executive, spoke about how God sends us out as sheep amongst wolves and the importance of relying and trusting on hearing the voice of the shepherd in testing situations. The reading was from Mathew 10:16 -21.

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24th July 2011

Jane spoke on Matthew 19:16-30 continuing a short theme on lostness. How possessions and wealth can pull us down using the exchange between Jesus and the rich young ruler. Using the line from Stevie Smith’s poem “I was much further out than you thought. And not waving but drowning.” as a metaphor for our embrace of materialism.

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17th July 2011

The Lost world. Jane spoke to John 14:1-14. What humanity has lost. We have lost the way , we have lost the truth and we have lost the life. If we get the diagnosis right we can offer the cure.

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10th July 2011

Geoff continued in the short series of “ Be’s” This time looking at “ Be Still “ through the lens of the stilling of the storm on Lake Galilee in Mark 4:35-41. The talk explores the difference between where we operate at the level of us needing God to do things rather than us learning to trust.

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2nd July 2011

Jane spoke around reaching out with the expectancy for growth - even though the overall situation in the UK is currently one of decline. The reading is from Isaiah 54:1-8. The talk refers to three motifs of fruitfulness within the context of Isaiah 54 of : family household growth ( a bigger tent is needed v1-5), marriage as a symbol of union and the bride of Christ as the church ( v8-10) and the repopulation of cities ( 11-17).

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