5W. It's about Jesus Acts 2.14-41
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It's about Jesus Acts 2.14-41
Sermon preached at Christ the King Willetton on Sunday 15 July 2012
The pouring out of the Spirit is what Joel said would happen in the last days, it is about Jesus who has poured out the Spirit because he is Lord and King, and so we should now serve him as Lord
Evangelism 15 July 12
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Evangelism
I have just re-read a book about Evangelism written by Lionel B. Fletcher, a famous Australian evangelist who ministered from before until after the Second World War. Here are some quotes. See what you think.
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The central aim of the real Church of Christ should be evangelism. It is certain that, in proportion to the absence of evangelism in any church , that church is not fulfilling the whole will of the Master. We may have had blessing in past days, and built up an organisation which is now carried on by sheer weight of its own machinery, and yet that church which was once alive may now be dead.
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Prayer and power interlock. Prevailing with God comes before prevailing with men. The hardest part of spiritual development is to keep consistently to your prayer life, yet everything else depends on this, for prayer is to the spiritual man what the mainspring is to a watch.... I would plead with you above all things to become men and women of prayer.
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4W. At last the Spirit Acts 2.1-13
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At last the Spirit Acts 2.1-13
Sermon preached at Christ the King Willetton on 8 July 2012
How God fulfills his promises by restoring Israel by pouring out his Spirit on his new prophets who remind Israel of God's great deeds. The disciples' job is to do as they are told and to keep on living under the rule of the Spirit.
New congregations: The story so far 8 July 12
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New congregations: The story so far
We have been thinking, praying, and talking about starting two new congregations since around Easter. Our beginning question was: “How can we win more people for Christ and allow more people to become part of Christ the King church?”
Part of the reason for thinking of making two congregations from the one, is the well known research that says that when a building is 80% full it is practically full. Our own statistics show that the 9am congregation has averaged around 70 – 80 attenders for most of its life.
The question we are asking now is whether this is the time to start two congregations instead of the present 9am congregation. So far, the survey we did, the discussion at the Annual Meeting and the subsequent conversations, have indicated that if we were to do this the best times would be 8.30am and 10.00am. And if we went ahead September might be a good time to start.
3W. Restoring Israel and the nations Acts 1.6-11
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Restoring Israel and the nations Acts 1.6-11
Sermon preached at Christ the King Willetton on 1 July 2012
How is Jesus restoring the Kingdom to Israel? By witnesses with power; and by us secondary witnesses with power.
New congregations? 1 July 12
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New congregations?
Soon after Easter we began thinking, talking, and praying about whether we should launch two new congregations out of the one morning congregation we have now. We have conducted a survey, had a very helpful discussion at the Annual Meeting, and more recently had a series of conversations over morning tea after church.
What does the Lord want us to do? Lots of people have put forward good ideas, concerns, and questions, expressed their enthusiasm, doubt, wisdom and encouragement.
It seems that we have got to a general consensus that if we were to go ahead, two congregations meeting at 8.30am and 10.00am would be the way to go. Whether we have sufficient agreement to go ahead is yet to be determined.
2W. What Jesus began to do Acts 1.1-5
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What Jesus began to do Acts 1.1-5
Sermon preached at Christ the King Willetton on 24 June 2012
Volume 2 of Luke's writing takes us into what Jesus continued to do. Before he continued he spent six intense weeks preparing three areas of the apostles' understanding: he is alive; he is king, and they are to wait for the gift of the Spirit.
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