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The unseen side of Camp – QT Booklet, written, designed (GC) and edited & proofread (PC). Six daily readings with group discussion questions based on John’s gospel our teaching theme on this years Good News Camp.
I think I would rather prepare six sermons instead…hold on, that’s on the job list!

evangelising in the background at Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London – love sharing one-to-one, when there is no camera recording people engage differently, they are not trying to ‘look good’ for the online audience, and this means often more genuine conversations take place!

evangelising in the background at Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London – pray that Naz (wearing grey) will come to faith, his conversion would shake the park, he is such a devout & sincere Moslem, but sincerity is never enough, he needs to discover the Jesus of the Bible!
Looking forward to being back at the Corner on Sunday!

What: South West Cluster Group Day Conference (Organised by Penny)
Who: Counties Evangelists in the South West region.
Where: Wilton Baptist Church. Market Square. Wilton. Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Why: A chance to catch up and support (and be supported) colleagues in all of our varied ministries.

‘Moses, Marriage, and the Messiness of Divorce’ – Matthew chapter 19 verses 1-12 – sermon by Gordon Curley.

(PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

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Preaching today…
Activity: All-Age Service
Time: 10.30am
Venue: Duncan Road Church. SO31 1BD
Title: “Divorce and Discipleship”
Speaker: Gordon Curley
Bible Passage: Matthew chapter 19 verses 1-15
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If you prayed for the assembly this morning, then your prayers were answered without delay! It is always great to share something of Jesus with 100’s of school children but the ‘icing-on-the-cake’ was a teacher who came to speak to me at the end of the assembly. She said, “I don’t normally sit in on Wednesday assemblies but this morning I felt I ought to stay, what you shared really spoke to me and it was just what I needed, I intend to come along to your Church on Sunday!”
Do pray that God will continue to speak into her life and situation and that Sunday will also be a blessing to her. Thanks once again for praying and for your partnership in the gospel.

What: Assembly
Theme: Peace
Bible story: Jesus stills a storm (Mark 4:35-41)
Where: Sarisbury Junior School. Southampton. Hants

People behaving…glad to say, very nice to each other!
After the madness of last week Speakers Corner returned back to ‘normal.’ The sun shone, people chatted and debated, some preached and a steady flow of concert goers walked through the corner to get to the Hyde Park concert area ready to listen to the South Korean group Ateez.
My highlight of the day was a conversation with a Moslem man called Ahmed, he looked very nervous and asked me, “What I was doing in the park?” A clumsy way to find out if I was there to listen to others or willing to chat. My reply, “I am a Christian, here to talk, do you have any questions about the Christianity?” And off he went, “Why so many different Bibles, Your Bible has been corrupted? Why do Protestant and Catholic Bibles differ? The Trinity doesn’t make sense…and a few other standard questions that come up most weeks at the Corner. I think he was surprised that I had informed answers to all his questions.
Please pray that something he heard will stay with him.

Evangelism @ Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

After the madness of last week, when two Christians (Timothy & Fred) were violently assaulted resulting in a large section of the Corner being taped off, this police cordon divided the Corner into two ends with a no-go section in the middle. We are hoping for a quitter more uneventful day!

“What Is the Motive for Evangelizing? There are, in fact, two motives that should spur us constantly to evangelize. The first is love of God and concern for his glory; the second is love of man and concern for his welfare.” – J.I. Packer

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Gordon has been a regular at Speakers Corner since 2021.
Note: He has no hatred towards Moslems, the issue is with the ideology of Islam! As a Christian he seeks to love all Muslims, while honestly engaging with the true nature of Islam.
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Speakers Corner in London’s Hyde Park is the oldest free speech platform in the world. People won the right to speak in mass protests in the 1860s and early 1870s. Some people believe the tradition is connected to the right of the condemned to a last speech before being hung at the Tyburn gallows, a practice that stopped at the end of the 18th century. Every Sunday people from all sorts of convictions come to Hyde Park in the afternoon to spread their message or to have fun.

Preaching today…
Activity: All-Age Service
Time: 11.30am
Venue: Velmore Church. Chandler’s Ford. SO53 3GA
Title: “Is there life after death? (hope in Jesus’ resurrection)”
Bible Passage: 1 Peter chapter 1 verses 3-5