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Category: Events and Updates

News and Views – January 2018

Attached find the first edition of our new update – News and Views. I trust you will find the news briefs encouraging and a stimulus to prayer. I also hope the view column will provoke thought and discussion as well.

A Report from Grace Church Southall

A ministry updated from Grace Church Southall (London, UK)

Partnership Update 2 – October 2017

Dear Partner in the Gospel – Though it would be impossible to tell you everything the Lord is doing in these days, there are a couple of more things I really should mention.

Partnership Update – October 2017

Dear Partner in the Gospel, Please take note of the following for your interest – and prayers!

Partnership Update – September 2017

Thinking that the essential principles of Spirit-empowered preaching were well covered by other speakers, Art Azurdia asked if he might simply expound a text when he spoke at last month’s GBP Conference. That was no problem. That’s exactly what we wanted him to do. What was slightly unexpected is how explicitly evangelistic the messages – particularly the second one – were. It was Spirit-empowered preaching at it’s best. So, we have not been surprised to hear of three young people present at the conference who have now requested baptism in their local churches. We give thanks to God for this wonderful blessing. Next year’s conference is planned for 21st-23rd August at Swanwick when we look forward to welcoming Brian Croft as our main speaker. The theme is church revitalisation.

Month of Prayer and Giving Day 31 – Cities, Towns and Villages

I thank God for the various initiatives to evangelise the cities of our land. Efforts such as 20 Schemes, The Antioch Plan and Birmingham 2020 should feature regularly in our prayers. We long to see our cities full of gospel-preaching churches!

Month of Prayer and Giving Day 30 – Unsung heroines

The wives of gospel workers have a very important role to play in the churches. They first of all must seek to have an exemplary walk with the Lord. They furthermore must endeavour to encourage their husband in the work the Lord has given him to do. Some of them have the added responsibilities of motherhood as well. Finally, they must make full use of their own gifts in the service of the Lord and His church.

Month of Prayer and Giving Day 29 – The church is a building

According to the Apostle Paul (1 Corinthians 3) as well as the Apostle Peter (1 Peter 2) the church is a building. Not just any building, mind you, God’s building. A spiritual house being built by God for God. A church, however, is not the building in which it meets. That’s a different matter altogether.

Month of Prayer and Giving Day 28 – Situation Vacant

Bruce Jenkins, one of the elders at Caversham Evangelical Church in Reading, wrote recently to tell me about the ongoing work in Sonning Common. He told of various encouragements – a weekly afternoon service, a well-supported parent and toddlers group, a monthly club for primary school age children and a new evangelistic course being attended by three local non-Christians – but closed by drawing my attention to a great need.

Month of Prayer and Giving Day 27 – Third Choice?

Those familiar with the process for appointing a leader for the work in Walthamstow, will know that ‘Wale Akinrogunde was not the first person considered for the post. Truth be told he wasn’t even the second. Two other men had the opportunity to take up the post before deciding for different reasons not to do so. It was only then that ‘Wale was interviewed and subsequently offered the post. Does that mean he was our third choice? Not at all.