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Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

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I do love the banter at Speakers Corner, at times it’s like a pantomime, other times like a debating society but it should never be a place of violence!

Leading up to today’s fun and games have been several weeks where another flag was stolen (Police did nothing), the same man returned the following week to kick a Christian (Police did nothing), even though there were eye witnesses and video recordings of the attacks, so surprise, surprise when certain people think they can behave anyway they like at the corner without repercussions.
Interestingly, that it is the day after the political event in London attracting a crowd of 40,000 where the Police were accused of double-standards/two-tier policing, that 2 people from the religion of peace finally got arrested, a coincidence I am sure.
Me thinks these could be the first of many arrests over the next few weeks in the park.

Evangelism @ Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

“The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply” – Stephen R. Covey

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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 spead their message or to have fun.

Preaching today…

Venue: West End Chapel. Fareham PO14 1JX
Activity: Morning Service
Time: 10.30am
Subject: ‘A Tale of Two Cities’
Bible Passage: Acts chapter 17 verses 1-15
Speaker: Gordon Curley

Facebook Memory – my first visit to Speakers Corner.

“4 hours debating with Muslims in Hyde Park London – exhausting but great fun – outnumbered 8 to 1 ~ in the lions den and they have teeth!”
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At just the right time, God provided assistance & help via the man in the circled photo, no idea who he was but so gratyeful for his support and input!

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Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

Evangelism @ Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

“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 spead their message or to have fun.

Activity: Morning Service
Venue: Duncan Road Church. SO31 1BD.
Time: 10.30am
Subject: ‘Planning for the future’
Bible Passage: Proverbs 11:3, 14:12, 15:22, 16:9, 21:5, 21:31, 27:1
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

6-9 In the third part of our 125th anniversary celebrations, we look back 80 years and preview this year’s regional celebrations.

1O-13 For Belmont Church, in Exeter, evangelism is not just about ‘conversion’ but building life-long relationships. Young Families Team Leader, Rachel Morris, tells Ignite how it starts with antenatal classes.

14-17 Making Jesus Known Today and Tomorrow: Spreading the Gospel in
Twenty-first Century Britain. If you haven’t yet asked for your copy, read Counties Evangelist, Matt Rich’s, edited excerpt from the book: Sharing the Good News Online.

18-21 Counties Evangelist, Paul Willmott, works alongside a number of local churches, in the West Midlands, where he creates links with primary schools. Rebecca Russell is a part-time schools’ worker, who frequently works with Paul. She shares what evangelism looks like for her church.

22-23 Counties Evangelist, Mark Bingham, is passionate about other Christians seeing that “Evangelism is a way of life, rather than an activity”.

24-27 ‘Church in the Community Wollaston’, opened in 2021. It tried lots of community engagement opportunities, but it was only when the church slowed down and put the Gospel first, that the church began to grow. Counties Planter, Jordan Armstrong, tells Ignite how it happened.

28-29 Counties Evangelist, Jonathan Brain and his wife Heather continue the story of their new house church.

3O-33 Chris Sinkinson is an author and associate pastor at Lansdowne Church in Bournemouth. He looks at how the local church might tackle the ‘big questions’ as part of its evangelistic strategy.

34 Just a Minute with Counties Evangelist, Tim Ayrton.

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