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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

Please pray for Penny this weekend, she is speaking at a Ladies Conference @ The Greenhouse Christian Centre. Poole. Organised by Alverstoke Evangelical Church, Gosport.

Teaching Theme: Living a life of…

Session 1: Living a life of LOVE.
Session 2: Living a life of JOY.
Session 3: Living a life of PEACE.

Preparation time…

We enjoy a slow down of activities during June & July as many monthly activities take a summer break and schools are occupied with exams etc.

This gives us the opportunity to do some Important planning and study particularly for Good News Camp, a Ladies Conference and a redesign of our website – www,gcurley.info

Camp:
Preparation of Quiet Time Notes (6 daily readings on John’s Gospel for group discussion) and for GC some early prep for Camp talks on John’s Gospel (6 main morning sessions and 6 epilogues for the evening sessions).

Web design:
What to keep and what to change, the sorting of relevant photos etc and ;easing with the company that will help with this update.

Ladies Conference:
Penny ii speaking this weekend (26th to 28th) at a Ladies Conference, hosted by Alverstoke Evangelical Church. The venue will be The Greenhouse Christian Centre. Poole. Dorset.
She would value prayer as she finalises her three main talks.

Web design:
What to keep and what to change, the sorting of relevant photos etc and ;easing with the company that will help with this update.

More violence in the park at Speakers Corner!
Sad to say the Timothy was viciously attacked at the Corner. The coward punched him so badly that he became concussed, blood was all over his shirt. After being treated in the park, Timothy was taken to hospital. Fred one of the camera men chased after the thug who injured Timothy, in the process of chasing him, Fred was also punched in the face resulting in swelling and a black eye!
Glad to say the man was caught. NOTE: he punched two people and no handcuffs as the police escort him to their car – why?

If you want to see more SOCO Films captured the events after Timothy was punched: CLICK HERE

When the police arrived, they sealed off the area for the rest of the day, this divided the corner into two parts with the middle section sealed off.
This event destroyed what started out as a profitable day, some people stayed but many drifted off home.

At the time of the incident, I was having a really good conversation with a Moslem man called Hashim, but the incident ended that, The day will be remembered for yet another unnecessary act of violence!
Please pray for Timothy this week, he will probably need dental work and it will no doubt have shaken his confidence!

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.

‘Just One Thing in Common…Faith!’ – Hebrews chapter 11 verses 32-40 – sermon by Gordon Curley
(PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info)

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Evangelism @ Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

“Jesus did not say that the whole world should go to church, but He did say that the whole church should go to the world” – Greg Laurie

Gordon has been a regular at Speakers Corner since 2021.
Note: He have 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 this morning at West End Chapel.

Where: St Annes Grove, Fareham PO14 1JX
Time: 10.00am
Bible Passage: Hebrews chapter 11 verses 32-40
Title: ‘One Thing in Common – Faith!’

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