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the elements were good (last year it rained), but we battled with Southampton in the play off’s and they won, both the match and keeping quite a few regulars away!
We still had 23 men turn up for the BBQ in the woods and great to see a few surprises among them. Please pray for the non-Christian men who were there and listened to Sam Hudson’s talk about 3 men (William Tyndale, Moses & Simon Peter) around a fire.
‘The Net’ is usually held on the second Tuesday of the month from 8.00pm to 10.00pm. It is an inter-church event for men run by Counties Hants.
‘The Net’ runs from September to May.

A service for the residents of Hawthorne Court. Southampton.

The order of service will be:
Hymn: 10,000 Reasons
Prayer.
Collective Prayer: The Lord’s Prayer (traditional).
Short Talk 1:
Action Song : Our God is a Great Big God
Short talk #2:
Hymn: To God be the Glory
Closing Prayer.

Hawthorne Court specialises in dementia care.

Maranatha – Come Lord Jesus – 1 Thessalonians chapter 4 verses 13-18 – sermon by Gordon Curley.

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

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A smaller crowd today at the Corner and in the park, the weather was dry but windy and cold, I had to bring out the woolly hat, bodywarmer and jacket.

A visit to the Corner by A.P. (Ridvan Aydemir, known online as the Apostate Prophet, is a Turkish-German YouTuber and ex-Muslim activist known for his outspoken, often satirical, criticism of Islam. Formerly a devout Sunni Muslim, he left the faith and later announced his conversion from atheism to Christianity in 2025).

Some very good conversations, from Danny the atheist who had a number of genuine questions to Sam the Moslem, a two-hour marathon of a conversion, please pray God will enlighten his very clever mind.

Evangelism @ Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.
(always nice to run into Billy 90+ years old, frail in body but strong in faith)

“Every conversation loosens a brick in a growing wall.”

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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: 10.30am
Venue: Duncan Road Church. SO31 1BD
Title: How to Be Ready for the Second Coming
Big Idea: Because Christ is returning, we take courage.
Bible Passage: 4 verses 13 & chapter 5 verses 11
YouTube Livestream: CLICK HERE

We came. we got wet, we still enjoyed another cracking ‘BodyBuilders’ Houseparty weekend.
Big shout out to my amazing team of helpers, who volunteer, pay to be there, experience little sleep over the weekend and yet still manage to ‘go the extra mile’ – THANK YOU!
Great bunch of Campers who enjoyed sleeping in a Charminster Chapel, some on the floor, some on camp beds and a some on airbeds (a few of which went down in the night!). Many first-timers, which means we may be doing this for a few more years!
Enjoy the photos!

This weekend BodyBuilders Houseparty 2026

Prayer Points:
Please pray for the planning still to take place.
The cooks as they buy and prepare the food etc.
For Q.T. Leaders as they prepare their sessions.
Pray for Gordon as he prepares and gives 3 talks.
Pray for the campers (lots of young ones on their first houseparty).
Pray for the leaders that God will speak to them as well as the Campers.
Pray for safety and good health on the weekend.
Pray for salvation (unsaved) and sanctification (for the saved)
Pray for unity & balance in the team – pray that we will all complement each other in our various roles.
Pray for the BBHP Leadership Team (Moose, Penny & GC)

PRAISE:
Praise God for a good number of campers.
Praise God for the opportunity to input spiritually into these young lives.
Praise God for ‘the team,’
Praise God that Gordon and Mark (the Moose) managed to get their MIDAS tests booked in both passed their tests today (we can hire the school minibuses.)

Cutting it fine – MIDAS minibus test completed and past ready the weekend!
(Needed to hire minibuses from Hampshire schools)
With the legend that is the Moose

The visit to the corner of Kellie-Jay Keen (also known as Posie Parker): Activist and founder of Standing for Women, always draws a crowd and fires up the misogynists in the park.
Highlight of the day, a very long conversation with a Moslem man called, Achmed. Rather than end the conversation when it was time for me to leave, he accompanied me all the way back to my car which was parked 1 mile away on the other side of the park.
Please pray that something that was shared will nudge him towards Christ.