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Monthly visit to Hawthorne Court nursing home.
It is good to be are able to hold a short Christian service for some of the residents. We enjoy a short catch-up time with our regulars who come along and also the members of staff who join in enthusiastically.

Todays Theme: Harvest!
Hymn: Come Ye Thankful People Come
Prayer (& The Lord’s Prayer)
Short talk #1: Jesus the Bread of life
Penny Solo: Autumn Days
Short talk #2: Jesus the Bread of life
Hymn: We plough the fields
Benediction

Hawthorne Court specialises in dementia care.

Julian Brown was at the Corner today, what do you mean, “Who he?”
He is an inventor and social media influencer who rose to prominence for creating a device that he claims converts plastic waste into usable fuels. His presence caused a bit of a buzz but as far as I know there was no spiritual conversation happening.

I had three long conversations today and none of them with a Moslem!
#1:The day started with a long dialogue with an atheist called Felix, hard to tell how productive it was.
#2:When I saw my Christian friend Gabriel (Somalian believer) chatting the man on the podium from the Catholic Evidence Guild it was too much of a temptation not to join in, ironically the CEG man lacked any evidence for his beliefs and only had blind faith in what his Popes had decreed as doctrine.

#3:The third conversation was with a Christian lady, whose sincerity did not make up for her naivety. How you can live in London and say you do not go to Church because you cannot find one which is Biblically sound is beyond me. There are roughly 120 churches located in Westminster alone, so it must be great to be the only one who is theologically right. To her credit we chatted through her objections and some of her strongly held theological views that I would differ with her on and at the end of our conversation, she asked me to recommend a Church to her, so I will be googling a few this week – please pray for Susan.

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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 Isla

Evangelism at Speakers Corner.

“Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.” – Robert Frost

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Gordon has been a regular at Speakers Corner since 2021.
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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.

Activity: All-Age Service
Time: 10.30am
Venue: Duncan Road Church. SO31 1BD
Title: The Bible Series Part 1: Introducing the Bible
Speaker: Gordon Curley
Bible Passage: 2 Timothy chapter 3 verses 15–17
YouTube Livestream: CLICK HERE

Boxes of books everywhere!
As we witness @ The Alresford Show, which is described as ‘The jewel in the crown of Hampshire agricultural shows.’

This year we expect thousands of people to attended the show which takes pride in being traditional and quintessentially English.

A good day out and if you come make sure you visit our stand #D84 (I say our stand but we are working alongside New Farm Chapel & friends).

The Alresford Agricultural Show. Tichborne Park, New Alresford, SO24 0NA

Prayer Points

 that people will feel comfortable coming onto the stand
 that people will engage
 that we will have the right words to say to meet needs
 that those working on the stand will have patience and grace
 that God sends those that we need to come into contact with
 that the books, flyers, tracts & goodie bags will reach the right people
 for safety
 for good weather

Inside the banana boxes are books, books and more books!
All loaded up and ready for tomorrow as we enjoy a day of evangelism.

GC – second hand Christian books, Bibles & secular books.
Penny – Face painting.
The team – Pet’s Corner
The team – Gospel bags and tracts
The team – chatting & sharing the good news.

One day to go! We’re so looking forward to opening the showground to you all tomorrow morning.

🎟️ TICKETS: we recommend buying in advance to reduce queuing time. Tickets can be downloaded and shown on a phone or printed.
🚗 TRAVEL: Car parking is free. There is a shuttle bus from Alresford too. Pedestrians should follow the signposts to the green gate. Plenty more info on our website.
☎️ Mobile signal can be limited in a rural location with lots of people trying to connect at the same time. We recommend pre-arranging meeting points with friends and family.
🍔 There are plenty of food and drink options. Seating is available, but you are welcome to bring a picnic blanket if you wish.
💵 There is no ATM at the showground. Many traders do accept cards; card payments may take longer to process. We recommend bringing some cash with you.
🛝 There are several free activities for children, and a designated baby changing area.
🐶 Dogs are welcome but must be kept on short leads. Please note that dogs are not permitted in livestock tents.
🏟️ No tickets are required from the grandstands. Simply pick a seat and enjoy! There is a separate entrance to the members enclosure with access to the members grandstand.
🚭 Smoking is not permitted in any tents of marquees.
🚑 There is a first aid point in aisle C.
📣 Information and the lost property point is at the Secretary’s Tent in the centre of aisle C facing the Main Ring.
Head to the Show website to find out more. See you tomorrow!

More info: click here

Good News Camp Leadership Team Review Meeting
A chance to talk about the good, the bad and the ugly (as if their was any!) of GNC 2026 – making Camp even better!
Value your prayers as we follow up and conclude Camp 26 and start to think about Camp 27. See less

Preaching today…

Preaching today…

MORNING:
Activity: Morning Service (x2)
Venue: Cowplain Church. PO8 8XA
Time: 9.15am & 11.00am.
Subject: ‘Prayers That Actually Work!’
Bible Passage: Psalm 40
YouTube (11.00am service): CLICK HERE

EVENING:
Activity: Gospel Service
Venue: cannon court evangelical church. Fetcham. KT22 9LE
Time: 6.30pm
Subject: ‘Cure for a troubled heart’
Bible Passage: John chapter 14 verses 1-8

Please can I ask for prayer for the 4 weeks of FRANK (FRANK is an acronym for the believers unsaved Friends Relatives Associates Neighbours and Kids) outreach meetings coming up in Moldova.

Gordon will be working in the South with Pastors of local Churches. Also on the team from the UK, will be Kevin Walls (Warsash) & Steve Davies (Chichester) who will be joining him on the trip. The mission is organised by The Moldovan Mission – https://www.moldovanmission.org)

Mission #1: The capital – 11-18 Oct
Mission #2: South. 25 Oct-1 Nov
Mission #3: Midlands. 15-22 Nov
Mission #4: North. 29Nov-6th Dec

In all 4 missions there may be as many as 15,000 unsaved FRANKs being prayed for every day for 12 weeks –
So we are adding to a powerful petitioning of God

So can I ask you to pray
*Lord move in all the FRANKs being prayed for and bring many to Christ *

Good News Camp 2026
Hampshire Youth Camp run by Counties Hants