Well it has been a long process (the first exploratory meeting was back in September 2007), but today it was finally over.
We spent 4 hours driving for 5 minutes in the Judge’s chambers but it was worth it. Our adoption of Harry is official. Praise the Lord!
Here we are outside the court:
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Romans 3:9-20 (7th March 2010, Banstead Community Church)
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Four things about sin:
1. Sin is spiritual (v11, 18)
2. Sin is universal (v9-12)
3. Sin is total (v13-17)
4. Sin is fatal (v19-20)
Application
a) Dwell on your sinfulness
b) Cultivate a love for the lost
c) Give each other a break
“Guilty, vile and helpless we. Spotless lamb of God was He. Full atonement can it be. Hallelujah! What a Saviour!”
[Four points taken from a talk by Vaughan Roberts I think!]
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On Sunday evening one of our members led us through a series of reflections on glimpses of heaven found in the Bible which were accompanied by a hymn or song, and a time of prayer.
There were six in all:
It was a really encouraging time where we also shared the Lord’s Supper which reminded us of why we have this great hope!
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We sang an extra verse last Sunday to Melody Green’s ‘There is a redeemer’ that we don’t usually sing, which I really liked. It goes like this:
While I wait His coming,
I will do His will;
Through life’s joys and all its sorrows
Trust and serve Him still.
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Great stuff from Phil Johnson…
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“You do not begin to be a Christian, until your mouth is shut, is stopped, and you are speechless and have nothing to say. You put up your arguments, and produce all your righteousness; then the Law speaks and it all withers to nothing – becomes ‘filthy rags’ and ‘dung,’ and you have nothing to say.”
(Martyn Lloyd-Jones)
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William Newell calls Romans 3:10-18: “Fourteen horrible things about all men”
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“Verse 21 [Romans 3:21] begins with my favourite word in the New Testament – but. It makes all the difference in the world. These three letters, b-u-t, are the difference between heaven and hell.”
(RC Sproul, Romans)
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The talks from this year’s Bible Centred Youthworker Conference are a must listen for those who lead youth and children’s ministries at their churches.
Main Sessions:
Seminars:
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Here are the latest three NEXT webzines on the doctrines of God, Scripture, and Sanctification. Click on the covers to check them out!
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Been on holiday and came back to all these links…
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Two great new and free resources for leaders:
1) Theological Clarity: Equipping Leaders in Biblical Doctrine
Scott Thomas has produced this workbook based on Wayne Grudem’s systematic theology books. Download it HERE.
2) 15 hour, 4-Part Sermon Prep Outline
Justin Buzzard has produced this booklet on how to prepare a sermon. Download it HERE.
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From Jonathan Carswell’s interview with Wayne Grudem in Evangelicals Now:
JC: Scripture teaches that we are transformed by the renewing of our minds. How do we avoid filling our mind with knowledge, yet failing to be renewed?
WG: I think it’s always important to ask,
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To introduce the Holiday Bible Club theme of lost and found we played a game using 3 of the characters from the Where’s Wally books.
A3 sized pictures of Wally, Wenda, and Woof were hidden around the room we were meeting in (it could be extended to other areas of the building).
The children were given the instruction at the start of the club that when they heard the ‘Where’s Wally’ theme tune, they had to stop whatever they were doing and go searching for these three characters around the room. The children that found them were given a prize.
To play you need the following:
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Here’s the programme for the second day of the Where’s Wally Holiday Bible Club that we ran.
Opening Session (9.45-11am)
1) Registration
2) Craft
3) Prayer & Explanation of what’s going to happen
4) Singing
5) Where’s Wally Game
6) Drama based on the ‘Parable of the Lost Sons’
7) Singing
8) Box Game
9) Talk on Luke 15:11-32
Break (11-11.15am)
Second Session (11.15-12ish)
10) Craft
11) Game
12) Memory Verse
13) Singing
Lunch (12-12.45pm)
We showed a Veggietales DVD while they ate their lunch.
Third Session (12.45-3pm)
14) Worksheets
15) Activities
16) Quiz
17) Singing
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Here’s the programme for the first day of the Where’s Wally Holiday Bible Club that we ran.
Opening Session (9.45-11am)
1) Registration
2) Craft
3) Prayer & Explanation of what’s going to happen
4) Singing
5) Where’s Wally Game
6) Drama based on the parables of the ‘Lost Sheep’ & ‘Lost Coin’
7) Singing
8) Box Game
9) Talk on Luke 15:1-10
Break (11-11.15am)
Second Session (11.15-12ish)
10) Craft
11) Games
12) Memory Verse
13) Singing
Lunch (12-12.45pm)
Third Session (12.45-3pm)
14) Worksheet
We showed a Veggietales DVD while they ate their lunch.
15) Activities
16) Quiz
17) Singing
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Links to keep you busy this week reading…
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Order copies of this on DVD to give away at a great price HERE. The church I part of has got a load which we are going to give away as part of our Easter services advertising.
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