WEBVTT 00:00:00.620 --> 00:00:03.220 You're listening to a podcast from Jubilee Church, 00:00:03.439 --> 00:00:07.780 Farnham. To find out more, visit www .jubilee 00:00:07.780 --> 00:00:12.800 .church. Wonderful. We've got a few more parents 00:00:12.800 --> 00:00:16.219 coming back, but great to have you all here for 00:00:16.219 --> 00:00:20.719 our second of our Vision Sundays. I hope you 00:00:20.719 --> 00:00:25.039 found last Sunday helpful as we considered our 00:00:25.039 --> 00:00:28.399 why. And if you didn't, you can listen to it 00:00:28.399 --> 00:00:32.409 on... website, but trying to just paint a bigger 00:00:32.409 --> 00:00:34.750 picture for why we're doing the things that we 00:00:34.750 --> 00:00:36.570 wanted to do. But at the beginning of the year, 00:00:36.609 --> 00:00:39.450 we like to try and say a little bit about what's 00:00:39.450 --> 00:00:42.350 happening this next term. We do it again in January 00:00:42.350 --> 00:00:45.770 a little bit, but hopefully you'll find it encouraging 00:00:45.770 --> 00:00:49.329 because as we looked at last week, there's a 00:00:49.329 --> 00:00:54.450 force at work that's out to destroy and steal 00:00:54.450 --> 00:01:00.770 and kill. But there is one who comes to bring 00:01:00.770 --> 00:01:06.049 life and life to the full. Amen? Do we believe 00:01:06.049 --> 00:01:11.469 that? I really hope more of us do, really. Because 00:01:11.469 --> 00:01:16.209 that is the truth. There's one who comes to bring 00:01:16.209 --> 00:01:20.349 life and life to the full. And there's a force 00:01:20.349 --> 00:01:24.010 that's against that, trying to rob us, trying 00:01:24.010 --> 00:01:27.810 to steal from us, trying to... Distract, distort. 00:01:28.209 --> 00:01:30.489 That's why I love that last song that Nathan 00:01:30.489 --> 00:01:35.790 sang that led us in. There's a force at work 00:01:35.790 --> 00:01:39.090 against him, but the victory is that Jesus came 00:01:39.090 --> 00:01:42.150 and he's here to give us life, life to the full. 00:01:42.950 --> 00:01:45.569 And we've really got to get that why in our heads, 00:01:45.590 --> 00:01:49.870 I think, that God so loved the world that he 00:01:49.870 --> 00:01:53.730 gave his one and only son that whoever believes 00:01:53.730 --> 00:01:56.930 in him shall not perish. but have everlasting 00:01:56.930 --> 00:02:02.269 life. That's why we're here. That's why we meet 00:02:02.269 --> 00:02:05.189 on a Sunday. It's why the set -up team have already 00:02:05.189 --> 00:02:08.189 done hours. The PA team have already done hours. 00:02:08.270 --> 00:02:10.430 The kids' work team have already done hours, 00:02:10.490 --> 00:02:13.610 before we even start. That's our why, because 00:02:13.610 --> 00:02:16.490 God so loved the world that he sent his son. 00:02:16.569 --> 00:02:20.789 Jesus came from heaven. And from that moment, 00:02:20.849 --> 00:02:25.370 we see the kingdom of heaven. breaking into the 00:02:25.370 --> 00:02:29.490 world. That's what's happening amongst us. We 00:02:29.490 --> 00:02:31.750 look at the news, we look at the bleakness of 00:02:31.750 --> 00:02:35.050 the world at the minute, but there is a kingdom 00:02:35.050 --> 00:02:38.289 of heaven that is breaking in to that darkness. 00:02:39.550 --> 00:02:42.650 We live in the now, not yet, as we often say. 00:02:43.509 --> 00:02:49.310 Jesus' rule isn't fully seen. One day it will 00:02:49.310 --> 00:02:52.870 be, and there'll be no more pain or war or... 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:57.159 Anything like that. But we live in the now and 00:02:57.159 --> 00:02:59.979 not yet. The in -between times of Jesus coming 00:02:59.979 --> 00:03:06.099 and then coming again. And Jesus is breaking 00:03:06.099 --> 00:03:12.379 in. His kingdom is breaking in. And the thing 00:03:12.379 --> 00:03:15.080 that we were looking at last week is that we 00:03:15.080 --> 00:03:18.159 are his body that he uses to see some of that 00:03:18.159 --> 00:03:21.860 kingdom advance. That's why the church is such 00:03:21.860 --> 00:03:25.400 a wonderful thing. Such a marvelous thing. Such 00:03:25.400 --> 00:03:29.539 a significant thing. We can get caught up in 00:03:29.539 --> 00:03:32.539 the narrative that there is out there that the 00:03:32.539 --> 00:03:34.460 church is on the decline and all that sort of 00:03:34.460 --> 00:03:37.500 stuff. It's irrelevant these days. But the reality 00:03:37.500 --> 00:03:40.680 is that isn't the case around the world. The 00:03:40.680 --> 00:03:43.479 kingdom of God is advancing. And the kingdom 00:03:43.479 --> 00:03:46.740 of light is breaking into darkness. And we want 00:03:46.740 --> 00:03:49.039 that to happen in our neck of the woods as well. 00:03:49.180 --> 00:03:52.919 Amen? We want to see it. And we have a big part 00:03:52.919 --> 00:03:55.759 to play in it. Because the church is the thing 00:03:55.759 --> 00:03:59.139 that God uses to see that happening. So last 00:03:59.139 --> 00:04:02.180 week we looked at Ephesians 1 and how the Apostle 00:04:02.180 --> 00:04:05.620 Paul wanted his church in Ephesus to grasp, first 00:04:05.620 --> 00:04:11.319 of all, the majesty of Jesus. The all -powerful 00:04:11.319 --> 00:04:17.740 nature of Jesus. Just the sheer wonder about 00:04:17.740 --> 00:04:22.420 who Jesus was. And all the spiritual blessings 00:04:22.420 --> 00:04:27.360 that are for us that flow out from that. And 00:04:27.360 --> 00:04:29.279 so that's why I wanted to start with that last 00:04:29.279 --> 00:04:33.360 week with the why. That all the spiritual blessings 00:04:33.360 --> 00:04:37.240 that we have in Christ are for us at this time. 00:04:38.139 --> 00:04:40.160 But there's one who wants to rob us of them. 00:04:40.480 --> 00:04:45.939 To distort things. But his time has come. And 00:04:45.939 --> 00:04:49.759 we want to see life coming. delivered from that 00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:52.899 so that we can live, as we were saying last week. 00:04:53.500 --> 00:04:55.939 See, the church, he says, is not peripheral to 00:04:55.939 --> 00:04:57.660 the world, but the world is actually peripheral 00:04:57.660 --> 00:05:00.540 to the church. I mean, that is a big thing to 00:05:00.540 --> 00:05:05.939 say, isn't it? The church is Christ's body in 00:05:05.939 --> 00:05:11.060 which he speaks and acts, by which he fills everything 00:05:11.060 --> 00:05:16.540 with his presence in this school hall on a Sunday 00:05:16.540 --> 00:05:19.439 morning. And lots of other school halls and buildings 00:05:19.439 --> 00:05:22.899 and all sorts of other places as well. The church 00:05:22.899 --> 00:05:26.160 is Christ's body in which he speaks and acts. 00:05:29.100 --> 00:05:32.439 In which he fills everything with his presence. 00:05:33.920 --> 00:05:37.439 Isn't that magnificent? If you continue to read 00:05:37.439 --> 00:05:40.240 in the message, chapter 2, just the first few 00:05:40.240 --> 00:05:44.050 verses, let me just... Read this and let this 00:05:44.050 --> 00:05:47.810 just sink into your souls as we're starting our 00:05:47.810 --> 00:05:51.629 morning. It wasn't so long ago, he continues, 00:05:51.870 --> 00:05:55.490 that you were mired in that old stagnant life 00:05:55.490 --> 00:05:58.649 of sin. You let the world, which doesn't know 00:05:58.649 --> 00:06:01.569 the first thing about living, tell you how to 00:06:01.569 --> 00:06:05.490 live. You filled your lungs with polluted unbelief 00:06:05.490 --> 00:06:09.769 and then exhaled disobedience. We all did it. 00:06:10.199 --> 00:06:13.259 All of us doing what we felt like doing when 00:06:13.259 --> 00:06:16.339 we felt like doing it. All of us in the same 00:06:16.339 --> 00:06:20.420 boat. It's a wonder God didn't lose his temper 00:06:20.420 --> 00:06:25.480 and do away with the whole lot of us. Instead, 00:06:25.639 --> 00:06:31.800 immense in mercy and with an incredible love, 00:06:32.139 --> 00:06:41.060 he embraced us. He took our sin, dead lives and 00:06:41.060 --> 00:06:45.959 made us alive in Christ. He did it all on his 00:06:45.959 --> 00:06:49.439 own with no help from us. Then he picked us up 00:06:49.439 --> 00:06:51.680 and set us down in highest heaven in company 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:56.699 with Jesus, our Messiah. Now God has us where 00:06:56.699 --> 00:07:00.620 he wants us. With all the time in the world and 00:07:00.620 --> 00:07:05.759 the next to shower grace and kindness upon us 00:07:05.759 --> 00:07:12.019 in Christ Jesus. Are you hearing this? Saving 00:07:12.019 --> 00:07:16.259 was his idea. And all his work, all we do is 00:07:16.259 --> 00:07:19.540 trust him enough to let him do it. It's God's 00:07:19.540 --> 00:07:22.639 gift from the start to the finish. We don't play 00:07:22.639 --> 00:07:25.240 a major role. If we did, we'd probably go around 00:07:25.240 --> 00:07:28.860 bragging that we'd done the whole thing ourselves. 00:07:29.639 --> 00:07:35.060 No, we neither make nor save ourselves. God does 00:07:35.060 --> 00:07:39.000 the making and the saving. And then listen to 00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:44.779 this. He creates each of us by Christ Jesus to 00:07:44.779 --> 00:07:50.000 join him in the work he does. The good work he 00:07:50.000 --> 00:07:55.379 has gotten ready for us to do. Work that we had 00:07:55.379 --> 00:08:01.660 better be doing. Sorry for the American vibe 00:08:01.660 --> 00:08:05.540 there. Unless you're American. In which case, 00:08:05.560 --> 00:08:12.120 we're not sorry. He creates each of us by Christ 00:08:12.120 --> 00:08:19.240 Jesus to join him in the work he does. Isn't 00:08:19.240 --> 00:08:23.420 that amazing? The good work he's got ready for 00:08:23.420 --> 00:08:28.019 us to do. Work that we better be getting on and 00:08:28.019 --> 00:08:31.879 doing, is what he says. And that's what's happening 00:08:31.879 --> 00:08:36.139 amongst us, Jubilee, in so many ways. It's why 00:08:36.139 --> 00:08:40.230 they're practicing the way. motto is so powerful 00:08:40.230 --> 00:08:44.389 for us to be with Jesus to become like Jesus 00:08:44.389 --> 00:08:48.149 and to do as Jesus did you're making the connections 00:08:48.149 --> 00:08:51.289 that's why we've been looking at all these things 00:08:51.289 --> 00:08:55.649 behind it is a desire to encounter Jesus be like 00:08:55.649 --> 00:09:01.370 him and do as he did and and this Sunday he's 00:09:01.370 --> 00:09:06.909 calling each one of us to join him in the work 00:09:06.909 --> 00:09:12.889 he's doing Each one of us in this room has got 00:09:12.889 --> 00:09:16.549 good works that he's gotten ready for you to 00:09:16.549 --> 00:09:23.009 do. And whether you're here this morning full 00:09:23.009 --> 00:09:28.889 of faith and passion and right on in there in 00:09:28.889 --> 00:09:32.090 your prayer lives and your fasting and your solitude 00:09:32.090 --> 00:09:33.809 and all the other things we've been looking at, 00:09:33.909 --> 00:09:40.740 he's got... Things for you to do. But also, if 00:09:40.740 --> 00:09:44.799 you've just come to faith, he's got things for 00:09:44.799 --> 00:09:52.740 you to do. If you've drifted from Jesus, he's 00:09:52.740 --> 00:09:56.779 got things for you to do. If you feel like a 00:09:56.779 --> 00:09:59.779 prodigal and you're coming back to him, he is 00:09:59.779 --> 00:10:04.100 there ready to embrace you. Because he's got 00:10:04.100 --> 00:10:08.279 things for you to do. He's created in Christ 00:10:08.279 --> 00:10:13.100 Jesus for all of us things to do. But there is 00:10:13.100 --> 00:10:17.019 a force that's out to distract you from that, 00:10:17.139 --> 00:10:21.860 to destroy that, to distort that, to put you 00:10:21.860 --> 00:10:26.360 off embracing what he has got for you in this 00:10:26.360 --> 00:10:32.159 next season. Don't be robbed. Because Jesus says, 00:10:32.200 --> 00:10:34.440 I come that you may have life and life to the 00:10:34.440 --> 00:10:37.879 full. And that's his promise. And he's the winner. 00:10:38.860 --> 00:10:41.139 He's the one who has the victory. He's the one 00:10:41.139 --> 00:10:43.860 who all authority has been given. He's the one 00:10:43.860 --> 00:10:48.159 in charge. He's the king over everything. If 00:10:48.159 --> 00:10:50.179 he tells me to love, I love. If he tells me to 00:10:50.179 --> 00:10:53.519 serve, I serve. That's the one who we come to 00:10:53.519 --> 00:10:58.360 worship. So don't write yourself off. Don't say 00:10:58.360 --> 00:11:01.940 to yourself, I haven't got enough time. I haven't 00:11:01.940 --> 00:11:07.149 got enough gifts. I've messed up too many times. 00:11:08.049 --> 00:11:15.049 I just feel lost. This is a moment for you to 00:11:15.049 --> 00:11:18.269 say, no, I don't want to be robbed. I want to 00:11:18.269 --> 00:11:21.190 find the one who brings life because he's got 00:11:21.190 --> 00:11:24.070 stuff for me to do. And if I'm in the good of 00:11:24.070 --> 00:11:26.870 that and the flow of that, good things happen. 00:11:27.090 --> 00:11:30.389 And we see the kingdom of darkness retreating 00:11:30.389 --> 00:11:34.620 and the kingdom of light advancing. Amen? But 00:11:34.620 --> 00:11:37.779 God's got things for us to do. And this Sunday 00:11:37.779 --> 00:11:40.039 is a bit more around what we're going to do than 00:11:40.039 --> 00:11:43.159 the stuff that we were talking about. And I want 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:47.080 to try and paint a picture this week of our how 00:11:47.080 --> 00:11:50.340 and our what. So we looked at why, and we're 00:11:50.340 --> 00:11:53.509 now looking at our how and our what. what we 00:11:53.509 --> 00:11:56.169 plan to do through this term. And it's going 00:11:56.169 --> 00:11:58.590 to be a really quick little, this is the sort 00:11:58.590 --> 00:12:01.289 of, trying to capture the whole gambit of what 00:12:01.289 --> 00:12:05.269 we're going to try and do. And if you're, and 00:12:05.269 --> 00:12:08.110 I'm trusting that as I do it, that the Spirit 00:12:08.110 --> 00:12:10.809 might just whisper to different people. Yeah, 00:12:10.830 --> 00:12:12.509 get involved with that. Find out about that. 00:12:13.029 --> 00:12:15.570 Because I think he's calling some of you into 00:12:15.570 --> 00:12:18.929 things that you didn't even anticipate doing 00:12:18.929 --> 00:12:21.629 this autumn, which I think is going to be exciting 00:12:21.629 --> 00:12:24.590 for you to do. So I'm going to try and quickly 00:12:24.590 --> 00:12:27.570 go through it all, and then we're going to conclude. 00:12:27.750 --> 00:12:30.769 But it's all based, if you like, on our little 00:12:30.769 --> 00:12:33.990 things that we have up here, the Great Commission 00:12:33.990 --> 00:12:38.029 and the Great Command. We have this little booklet. 00:12:38.590 --> 00:12:40.799 It's very out. Now, if you look at the pictures 00:12:40.799 --> 00:12:45.340 of the kids, look at that, very young. Anyway, 00:12:45.500 --> 00:12:49.240 it's a great little booklet, though, and it gives 00:12:49.240 --> 00:12:52.159 us our mission. Our mission is to go and build 00:12:52.159 --> 00:12:54.799 a diverse church of world -changing disciples 00:12:54.799 --> 00:12:57.519 in order to glorify God and make Him known to 00:12:57.519 --> 00:12:59.279 the world. That's what our mission has been over 00:12:59.279 --> 00:13:02.899 the years. It continues to be that. We still 00:13:02.899 --> 00:13:04.620 want to do that. And in this little booklet, 00:13:04.659 --> 00:13:08.799 it talks about our... the cultures that we want 00:13:08.799 --> 00:13:11.200 to do it. We still want to welcome people. We 00:13:11.200 --> 00:13:13.299 still want to have a culture of welcome and hospitality 00:13:13.299 --> 00:13:16.580 amongst us. That's the culture that we want to 00:13:16.580 --> 00:13:19.100 have as a church. We still want to be full of 00:13:19.100 --> 00:13:22.259 grace. We still want to love people. We want 00:13:22.259 --> 00:13:25.179 people to know the grace of God through our acts 00:13:25.179 --> 00:13:28.100 of grace to others. We still want to be Bible 00:13:28.100 --> 00:13:30.899 -based and open to the Spirit. It's so important. 00:13:31.299 --> 00:13:34.080 We're rooted in the Scripture. We're open to 00:13:34.080 --> 00:13:36.879 the power of the Spirit. That's a value. culture 00:13:36.879 --> 00:13:38.779 that we want to have. That's the how we want 00:13:38.779 --> 00:13:41.419 to do. We want to be deeply rooted in prayer. 00:13:41.860 --> 00:13:45.000 If we're not, we lose our way. We want to be 00:13:45.000 --> 00:13:47.899 deeply rooted in prayer. But we also want to 00:13:47.899 --> 00:13:50.320 be good stewards of all the resources that God 00:13:50.320 --> 00:13:53.259 gives us. We want to reach for excellence, not 00:13:53.259 --> 00:13:55.980 perfection, because that's hard work, but excellence. 00:13:56.100 --> 00:13:58.019 We want to do things well, because it glorifies 00:13:58.019 --> 00:14:00.899 God. That's what we try and do. It's why we try 00:14:00.899 --> 00:14:03.600 and do things well, because it glorifies God. 00:14:04.159 --> 00:14:08.519 We believe in good and godly, servant -hearted 00:14:08.519 --> 00:14:12.299 leadership across the church. There are so many 00:14:12.299 --> 00:14:15.360 leaders in the church that are good -hearted, 00:14:15.539 --> 00:14:19.659 spirit -filled, servant -hearted leaders that 00:14:19.659 --> 00:14:21.919 exhibit a confident humility. And we want to 00:14:21.919 --> 00:14:24.240 see that in the church. It's the how we want 00:14:24.240 --> 00:14:28.500 to do things, the culture we want to have. We 00:14:28.500 --> 00:14:30.820 believe we're just a battalion in God's army. 00:14:31.139 --> 00:14:35.279 It's not all about jubilee and fardom. That was 00:14:35.279 --> 00:14:37.120 a prophetic word right at the beginning of the 00:14:37.120 --> 00:14:40.860 church that I think Steve, I can't remember, 00:14:40.980 --> 00:14:43.580 that we're Italian joining the army but changing 00:14:43.580 --> 00:14:46.500 the course of the battle. That was God's call 00:14:46.500 --> 00:14:51.100 on us 20 years ago when we started Jubilee. And 00:14:51.100 --> 00:14:53.960 so we want to honour and work in partnership 00:14:53.960 --> 00:14:56.840 with other churches. There's a conviction that 00:14:56.840 --> 00:14:59.639 we have. Partnership is important with our commission 00:14:59.639 --> 00:15:03.179 family. See the fruit of the Spirit amongst us, 00:15:03.200 --> 00:15:06.059 don't we? That's what we're seeing as Jesus' 00:15:06.220 --> 00:15:08.820 Spirit works in us as we go for the practicing 00:15:08.820 --> 00:15:11.740 the way. It's the fruit of the Spirit that we 00:15:11.740 --> 00:15:14.720 want to see evidence. That's how people see Jesus. 00:15:15.100 --> 00:15:18.120 They see us full of love and joy and peace and 00:15:18.120 --> 00:15:21.179 kindness and goodness and all the other fruit. 00:15:22.090 --> 00:15:25.029 And as we encounter Jesus, we become more like 00:15:25.029 --> 00:15:27.370 him. And when we do as he did, it's the fruit 00:15:27.370 --> 00:15:30.230 of the Spirit that is evidence to the town. And 00:15:30.230 --> 00:15:32.929 it's what is going to call people towards Jesus. 00:15:33.169 --> 00:15:37.529 Amen? And we want to have fun doing it. That's 00:15:37.529 --> 00:15:39.830 part of our culture. I mean, what's the alternative? 00:15:42.029 --> 00:15:44.850 It's miserable. We'd be miserable doing it. No? 00:15:45.350 --> 00:15:49.090 We want to have fun doing it. The Spirit's love 00:15:49.090 --> 00:15:53.029 joy. That's the first one. Second one. Love, 00:15:53.090 --> 00:15:56.809 first one. But we want to have fun doing it. 00:15:57.649 --> 00:16:00.950 I love talking to those who come into the church 00:16:00.950 --> 00:16:03.190 and they've been around a little while, especially 00:16:03.190 --> 00:16:05.950 if they've been in leadership in the church in 00:16:05.950 --> 00:16:08.250 other places. We had Tim and Emma around the 00:16:08.250 --> 00:16:11.809 other week and asked, what do they notice about 00:16:11.809 --> 00:16:15.129 Jubilee? And Emma said something like, in Jubilee, 00:16:15.190 --> 00:16:17.350 people get involved. I thought, yeah, that's 00:16:17.350 --> 00:16:19.909 really cool. We want to get involved, don't we, 00:16:19.950 --> 00:16:23.799 in culture? Tim said, you take Jesus and the 00:16:23.799 --> 00:16:27.320 gospel really seriously, but you don't take yourselves 00:16:27.320 --> 00:16:31.500 too seriously. And I thought, yeah, that's the 00:16:31.500 --> 00:16:38.500 culture. We want to have fun whilst we're doing 00:16:38.500 --> 00:16:40.899 it. So what are we going to do? That's what we 00:16:40.899 --> 00:16:42.460 were wanting to hear. Well, I'm wanting to tell 00:16:42.460 --> 00:16:44.879 you. And you're wanting to hear. And I thought 00:16:44.879 --> 00:16:47.340 the way to try and communicate this is through 00:16:47.340 --> 00:16:53.990 our five G's that we have. We have these five 00:16:53.990 --> 00:16:56.470 G's that come out of the Great Command and the 00:16:56.470 --> 00:16:59.389 Great Commission to glorify, give, go, gather 00:16:59.389 --> 00:17:03.970 and grow. We exist to go and share the good news, 00:17:04.009 --> 00:17:06.309 to gather people where they can belong, to gather, 00:17:06.470 --> 00:17:09.029 to grow believers into world -changing disciples, 00:17:09.250 --> 00:17:11.490 to give ourselves in the service of others in 00:17:11.490 --> 00:17:14.210 ministry and to glorify God in worship and joy 00:17:14.210 --> 00:17:16.819 and forever. This is what we do. This is why 00:17:16.819 --> 00:17:20.039 we exist. That's been there for years. It continues. 00:17:20.140 --> 00:17:21.960 And I thought, let's use that as a structure 00:17:21.960 --> 00:17:24.420 to say some of the things that are happening. 00:17:24.539 --> 00:17:27.019 A lot of the things we do straddle, different 00:17:27.019 --> 00:17:47.579 ones of those. You can swap me. Can you hear 00:17:47.579 --> 00:17:51.579 me now? Thank you. Thank you. Shall we give him 00:17:51.579 --> 00:17:59.500 a clap? There's some people who serve, okay, 00:17:59.579 --> 00:18:03.380 and when they get it right, nobody notices. When 00:18:03.380 --> 00:18:06.640 things go wrong, everybody notices, and it's 00:18:06.640 --> 00:18:10.420 a hard thing. So well done, Ian, and PA team. 00:18:11.880 --> 00:18:19.829 Let's give him another clap. A little booklet 00:18:19.829 --> 00:18:22.349 that we've got here says our five Gs for those 00:18:22.349 --> 00:18:26.049 who have forgotten them or might want to remind 00:18:26.049 --> 00:18:28.390 themselves on them. Because many of the ministries 00:18:28.390 --> 00:18:30.849 we've got sort of cross over different ones of 00:18:30.849 --> 00:18:32.670 those Gs. But I think they help us give a little 00:18:32.670 --> 00:18:35.990 bit of an idea of where we're going. And I can 00:18:35.990 --> 00:18:39.390 just sort of unpack it a little bit. So our vision 00:18:39.390 --> 00:18:42.029 is to go. That's one of our visions, to go and 00:18:42.029 --> 00:18:44.980 share the good news. to go and share the good 00:18:44.980 --> 00:18:47.539 news of Jesus Christ with thousands of residents 00:18:47.539 --> 00:18:50.400 in our area and have fun doing it. We want to 00:18:50.400 --> 00:18:53.559 empower many to go across the UK and the nations 00:18:53.559 --> 00:18:55.460 with the compassion and love of Jesus. That's 00:18:55.460 --> 00:18:58.000 part of our vision as a church. And do you know 00:18:58.000 --> 00:19:01.279 what we are doing that? I looked up on the database, 00:19:01.460 --> 00:19:05.680 the den, there's 137 kids on the register for 00:19:05.680 --> 00:19:09.900 the den. Average about 40 each week. Two thirds 00:19:09.900 --> 00:19:13.210 of them aren't the church kids. These are kids, 00:19:13.369 --> 00:19:15.730 week on, week out, who are hearing the good news 00:19:15.730 --> 00:19:19.450 of Jesus. Evane, Hayley, Nikki, Stone, Janet, 00:19:19.589 --> 00:19:22.490 Lindy, Michelle, all the young leaders that make 00:19:22.490 --> 00:19:26.089 it happen do a phenomenal job each Friday. Every 00:19:26.089 --> 00:19:28.190 Friday, we're going and sharing the good news 00:19:28.190 --> 00:19:32.710 of Jesus. Friday Youth, we've got 111 on our 00:19:32.710 --> 00:19:34.869 database, although I think that brings in all 00:19:34.869 --> 00:19:38.119 the Vineyard Church kids as well. But there's 00:19:38.119 --> 00:19:40.119 probably about, oh, look, there's an average 00:19:40.119 --> 00:19:44.359 of 30 each Friday of young people coming together 00:19:44.359 --> 00:19:47.319 to hear about Jesus. Two -thirds of those aren't 00:19:47.319 --> 00:19:51.019 church kids, but another generation coming to 00:19:51.019 --> 00:19:54.160 hear the good news of Jesus. Sarah, Toby, Steph, 00:19:54.359 --> 00:19:58.599 Tom, Anna, Jazz, Sam. Great team leading our 00:19:58.599 --> 00:20:02.059 next generation into understanding who Jesus 00:20:02.059 --> 00:20:04.920 is. Phenomenal things are happening. Refresh 00:20:04.920 --> 00:20:08.250 Cafe. There's 38 now people who are regularly 00:20:08.250 --> 00:20:11.349 coming to the Refresh Cafe. Ifean has done a 00:20:11.349 --> 00:20:14.430 fabulous job with her team. Hayley, Lorna, Locke, 00:20:14.569 --> 00:20:19.190 Carrie, Claire, Leslie, Io, Joe, Sarah. Wonderful 00:20:19.190 --> 00:20:23.250 team of people caring for mums, dads and their 00:20:23.250 --> 00:20:25.950 little ones and sharing the good news of Jesus. 00:20:26.410 --> 00:20:32.650 Big news, Rebecca is now picking up, championing, 00:20:32.650 --> 00:20:36.759 leading the Refresh Cafe. Where is Rebecca? There 00:20:36.759 --> 00:20:42.380 she is. Matt and Rebecca are superstars. They 00:20:42.380 --> 00:20:45.579 are people who do share the good news of Jesus 00:20:45.579 --> 00:20:48.099 with their friends, their neighbours, their neighbourhoods. 00:20:48.099 --> 00:20:50.799 And I'm just thrilled that Rebecca has picked 00:20:50.799 --> 00:20:53.750 that up. She said to me, do you know, we've been 00:20:53.750 --> 00:20:57.150 using this book of resources, the little message 00:20:57.150 --> 00:20:59.430 that's brought each week. But I think I'm going 00:20:59.430 --> 00:21:01.089 to write them myself. I'm going to write it on 00:21:01.089 --> 00:21:02.509 the fruit of the Spirit. And I thought, yeah, 00:21:02.569 --> 00:21:07.490 go for it. Is that still the case? Perhaps I 00:21:07.490 --> 00:21:10.470 shouldn't have said that. The book farmers are 00:21:10.470 --> 00:21:14.190 good as well. We are preaching the good news 00:21:14.190 --> 00:21:18.630 of Jesus. Nathan's got a light party coming up 00:21:18.630 --> 00:21:22.529 in the autumn. with the team who do that, impact 00:21:22.529 --> 00:21:24.869 the light breaking into the darkness. I love 00:21:24.869 --> 00:21:27.069 that Anna is still involved with the Lantern 00:21:27.069 --> 00:21:31.869 Festival, where we robbed Halloween from the 00:21:31.869 --> 00:21:35.309 town and turned it into a festival of light. 00:21:35.490 --> 00:21:38.269 I mean, that was a major breakthrough in our 00:21:38.269 --> 00:21:42.049 town. No longer a focus on Halloween, a focus 00:21:42.049 --> 00:21:45.019 on the festival of light. It was our Anna who 00:21:45.019 --> 00:21:47.559 sorted that out. We're doing wonderful things 00:21:47.559 --> 00:21:51.019 to share the good news of Jesus into our town. 00:21:51.200 --> 00:21:54.259 And this term, new things are starting. The Growing 00:21:54.259 --> 00:21:57.700 Hope Clinic is a major advance in this town in 00:21:57.700 --> 00:22:00.539 terms of the kingdom of light taking over the 00:22:00.539 --> 00:22:03.140 kingdom of darkness. Building on Luminate that 00:22:03.140 --> 00:22:06.240 Laura championed, who is a superstar. She's probably 00:22:06.240 --> 00:22:10.759 out there now leading it. Sofa with Alison, then 00:22:10.759 --> 00:22:13.640 followed up from that, when dreams change. I 00:22:13.640 --> 00:22:15.980 mean, these are major programs helping families 00:22:15.980 --> 00:22:18.819 with additional needs. And now we have a clinic 00:22:18.819 --> 00:22:22.299 offering free professional services. I mean, 00:22:22.319 --> 00:22:24.599 isn't that just a major thing? When I talk to 00:22:24.599 --> 00:22:28.240 the town council, when I talk to people, they 00:22:28.240 --> 00:22:31.460 just are amazed that a church is involved with 00:22:31.460 --> 00:22:34.160 doing something like that. I am thrilled that 00:22:34.160 --> 00:22:37.059 that is happening. So well done, Rick and Laura, 00:22:37.220 --> 00:22:40.579 the trustees, Laura and Esther, Sue and Jim, 00:22:40.640 --> 00:22:44.380 I think, and Paul Bryce from Grace Church. Well 00:22:44.380 --> 00:22:46.880 done, Nikki, for taking it on. This is a major 00:22:46.880 --> 00:22:51.180 kingdom -advancing opportunity to share the love 00:22:51.180 --> 00:22:54.559 of God with people who so need those sorts of 00:22:54.559 --> 00:22:57.559 services. What a wonderful thing that is happening. 00:22:59.079 --> 00:23:01.720 We're still wanting to get the Transforming Lives 00:23:01.720 --> 00:23:04.119 for Good into this school. Sarah and I nearly 00:23:04.119 --> 00:23:06.599 got over the line with the old head teacher. 00:23:07.059 --> 00:23:10.079 She said, oh no, this is so good, so exciting. 00:23:10.359 --> 00:23:13.420 We need to get a lot of our senior team down 00:23:13.420 --> 00:23:16.579 to Wading Christian Centre to talk about how 00:23:16.579 --> 00:23:19.160 to mentor and how to do the counselling and therapeutic 00:23:19.160 --> 00:23:21.599 work and stuff with young people who so desperately 00:23:21.599 --> 00:23:24.200 need it. Unfortunately, there's a new head now. 00:23:24.890 --> 00:23:27.269 Her EA has said, though, we're going to get a 00:23:27.269 --> 00:23:29.730 meeting together with you. So keep praying. We 00:23:29.730 --> 00:23:31.630 want to see that breakthrough. It would be wonderful 00:23:31.630 --> 00:23:34.829 to see that way of going out with the good news 00:23:34.829 --> 00:23:37.630 of Jesus. And it's not just the UK, the South 00:23:37.630 --> 00:23:39.650 African trip. I tell you, it's going to impact 00:23:39.650 --> 00:23:43.769 22 of us in a big way, but impact the whole of 00:23:43.769 --> 00:23:46.670 the church in a big way. Going to share the good 00:23:46.670 --> 00:23:49.890 news, but also learning as we do that. We'll 00:23:49.890 --> 00:23:52.640 say more about that next week. But there's other 00:23:52.640 --> 00:23:54.140 things happening this term as well. We've got 00:23:54.140 --> 00:23:56.539 a new website that is being worked on. It's halfway 00:23:56.539 --> 00:23:59.740 there. We've got to take a few more photos, which 00:23:59.740 --> 00:24:01.619 will happen in these next few weeks, but we'll 00:24:01.619 --> 00:24:03.200 warn you and you don't have to be in it if you 00:24:03.200 --> 00:24:05.140 don't want to and we'll say when it is so that 00:24:05.140 --> 00:24:06.400 you can get your hair right and all that sort 00:24:06.400 --> 00:24:09.839 of stuff. But we'd quite like some photos of 00:24:09.839 --> 00:24:12.039 people looking really unprepared as well and 00:24:12.039 --> 00:24:14.980 just like normal so that it reflects what normal 00:24:14.980 --> 00:24:18.859 life is. Social media, I'm working with Ben, 00:24:19.000 --> 00:24:20.880 doing some good work on that. We're going to 00:24:20.880 --> 00:24:23.140 see that happen because we want to communicate 00:24:23.140 --> 00:24:26.500 better into our town through this term. And that's 00:24:26.500 --> 00:24:29.079 going to be a major advance for us as we go through 00:24:29.079 --> 00:24:31.880 that. We've got Christmas. I tell you what, it's 00:24:31.880 --> 00:24:34.079 going to be the best Christmas we've had where 00:24:34.079 --> 00:24:35.920 we're going to share the good news with Jesus. 00:24:36.380 --> 00:24:40.519 I've even got animals this time. We've got a 00:24:40.519 --> 00:24:45.380 nativity with real animals. happening as part 00:24:45.380 --> 00:24:47.180 of our Christmas theme. We'll have our usual 00:24:47.180 --> 00:24:50.339 nativity service. We'll have our carol services 00:24:50.339 --> 00:24:53.579 where we want to launch what's happening at Wade 00:24:53.579 --> 00:24:56.819 and Christian Centre in the new pods that I'll 00:24:56.819 --> 00:24:59.200 say something about in a minute. Christmas in 00:24:59.200 --> 00:25:01.400 Jubilee is going to be significant. We're going 00:25:01.400 --> 00:25:03.700 to be reaching more people with the love and 00:25:03.700 --> 00:25:06.099 the message of Jesus. But do you know what? This 00:25:06.099 --> 00:25:10.859 term, we also are gathering churches together 00:25:10.859 --> 00:25:15.819 for the biggest... evangelistic event there's 00:25:15.819 --> 00:25:18.740 been in Farnham in the 35 years I've lived here. 00:25:19.059 --> 00:25:22.700 I mean, we've got Nicky Gumbel coming to the 00:25:22.700 --> 00:25:26.980 carol service in Gostry Meadows and it's a significant 00:25:26.980 --> 00:25:31.400 thing to happen. I mean, Nicky Gumbel is probably 00:25:31.400 --> 00:25:34.339 one of the most significant evangelists of our 00:25:34.339 --> 00:25:38.859 era. He's, you know, there's 24 million people 00:25:38.859 --> 00:25:43.759 have gone through Alpha now. It's in 110 countries. 00:25:45.220 --> 00:25:47.299 I mean, just think about that a minute. I think 00:25:47.299 --> 00:25:50.680 it's like a third of the country have brand recognition 00:25:50.680 --> 00:25:54.200 with Alpha. I mean, these are significant things. 00:25:55.440 --> 00:25:58.099 And Nicky Gumbel wants to come to Farnham because 00:25:58.099 --> 00:26:00.720 he hears that churches actually get on with each 00:26:00.720 --> 00:26:03.619 other here. And he wants to do his Christmas 00:26:03.619 --> 00:26:06.339 carol service here in Farnham. I mean, this is 00:26:06.339 --> 00:26:10.730 a major, major thing. that is happening in Farnham. 00:26:10.750 --> 00:26:13.470 And we want to build up towards that. We want 00:26:13.470 --> 00:26:16.849 to see it happening in a significant way. There's 00:26:16.849 --> 00:26:18.529 going to be a prayer meeting on the 9th of November. 00:26:19.569 --> 00:26:22.289 There's going to be an app that we can pray through 00:26:22.289 --> 00:26:25.190 every street in the town in the run -up to it. 00:26:25.349 --> 00:26:27.430 There's going to be some significant things happening. 00:26:27.730 --> 00:26:30.990 But I have to say, there's a major thing that's 00:26:30.990 --> 00:26:32.970 happening through the autumn as we're seeking 00:26:32.970 --> 00:26:35.589 to share the good news of Jesus. want us to be 00:26:35.589 --> 00:26:37.710 praying for it, being involved with it. It is 00:26:37.710 --> 00:26:40.009 a tremendous thing that is going to be happening. 00:26:40.349 --> 00:26:45.089 So we are going. But it's not all just about 00:26:45.089 --> 00:26:48.549 going. We also want to continue to gather. We 00:26:48.549 --> 00:26:53.490 want to gather and see Jubilee as a place, a 00:26:53.490 --> 00:26:55.549 loving community where everyone can belong, a 00:26:55.549 --> 00:26:59.829 vibrant, healthy community, gathering in socioeconomic 00:26:59.829 --> 00:27:03.910 groups and many nationalities. A healing community 00:27:03.910 --> 00:27:05.890 where everyone can find love, acceptance, hope, 00:27:06.009 --> 00:27:08.670 forgiveness, guidance, encouragement, purpose. 00:27:08.829 --> 00:27:11.289 What a vision, eh? To see. We want to gather 00:27:11.289 --> 00:27:15.490 people. Can I just honour the New Day team? I 00:27:15.490 --> 00:27:18.890 wasn't when they came back. Sarah, you did a 00:27:18.890 --> 00:27:21.769 fabulous thing with the New Day. I know young 00:27:21.769 --> 00:27:24.470 people have got lots of energy. Should we just 00:27:24.470 --> 00:27:28.450 say that? And lots of, you know, opportunity 00:27:28.450 --> 00:27:32.539 for mischiefness and things like that. But do 00:27:32.539 --> 00:27:35.920 you know what? The fact that Sarah, Toby, Steph, 00:27:36.059 --> 00:27:39.799 Tom, Theo, Catherine, Paula, Cheryl, set up with 00:27:39.799 --> 00:27:43.180 Rafi as well, gave up a week's work to serve 00:27:43.180 --> 00:27:47.000 28 of our young people at a festival like that 00:27:47.000 --> 00:27:49.440 is phenomenal. So well done. Let's give them 00:27:49.440 --> 00:28:00.289 a clap. Across the board in Jubilee, there are 00:28:00.289 --> 00:28:02.430 people who've got faith and are doing things 00:28:02.430 --> 00:28:04.309 that are seeing the kingdom of light advance 00:28:04.309 --> 00:28:07.589 into the kingdom of darkness. And I think that 00:28:07.589 --> 00:28:09.529 is a big part of it. There's a generation emerging 00:28:09.529 --> 00:28:13.029 amongst us that is going to take the kingdom 00:28:13.029 --> 00:28:16.690 of light into the kingdom of darkness. No doubt 00:28:16.690 --> 00:28:19.329 about that. There's other ways we gather, though, 00:28:19.349 --> 00:28:21.829 as well. The men are getting together. for all 00:28:21.829 --> 00:28:23.910 sorts of things, breakfast, also some dinners 00:28:23.910 --> 00:28:25.750 as well. Well done, Kenny and Matt and all the 00:28:25.750 --> 00:28:28.049 team for that. Our growth groups are continuing 00:28:28.049 --> 00:28:31.069 through the autumn. That's the place where we 00:28:31.069 --> 00:28:33.970 feel we belong, where we feel we can be known, 00:28:34.230 --> 00:28:36.549 where we feel we can care for one another and 00:28:36.549 --> 00:28:39.670 really encourage you to get involved with a growth 00:28:39.670 --> 00:28:42.190 group. If you're not involved with a growth group, 00:28:42.329 --> 00:28:44.509 there's the Waving Christian Centre group that 00:28:44.509 --> 00:28:47.420 anybody is welcome to. every Wednesday through 00:28:47.420 --> 00:28:49.920 the programs that we'll be running you. But I'd 00:28:49.920 --> 00:28:52.140 really encourage you to do that. We need some 00:28:52.140 --> 00:28:56.299 more hosts for the next two modules of Practicing 00:28:56.299 --> 00:28:58.960 the Way. So if you are interested and open to 00:28:58.960 --> 00:29:01.660 giving your home up for four evenings, then talk 00:29:01.660 --> 00:29:03.759 to Rick because we'd love to see some more of 00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:05.440 those happening just to give more opportunities 00:29:05.440 --> 00:29:07.799 for people to go into that. So all of that is 00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:11.420 continuing about gathering. as a community. But 00:29:11.420 --> 00:29:13.160 this term, we want to do some other things as 00:29:13.160 --> 00:29:16.420 well, some other new things. So this term, we 00:29:16.420 --> 00:29:20.000 want to also have a particular focus on our welcome 00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:24.359 and our hospitality and how we help people become 00:29:24.359 --> 00:29:27.839 part of the church. It's a big project. We actually 00:29:27.839 --> 00:29:31.299 need a champion to make it happen. God might 00:29:31.299 --> 00:29:34.759 be calling one of you right now. I'm not going 00:29:34.759 --> 00:29:37.339 to do a finger or anything like that or look 00:29:37.339 --> 00:29:42.039 at anybody. We want somebody who's able to say, 00:29:42.140 --> 00:29:44.640 do you know what, and own, welcoming people, 00:29:44.900 --> 00:29:48.480 getting to know people, helping them, feel that 00:29:48.480 --> 00:29:51.500 they can be part of a group, helping them, helping 00:29:51.500 --> 00:29:54.160 us in our communications with them. If somebody 00:29:54.160 --> 00:29:56.960 fancies taking that on, come and talk to Rick 00:29:56.960 --> 00:29:59.140 or I. It was great just to host a dinner, to 00:29:59.140 --> 00:30:02.619 share, to talk with them. On the Wednesday, we 00:30:02.619 --> 00:30:05.500 had a wonderful retreat with just the more evangelical. 00:30:06.639 --> 00:30:10.200 Church leaders are able to bring people together 00:30:10.200 --> 00:30:15.279 and talk about how, as churches, we can portray 00:30:15.279 --> 00:30:19.680 what significant good the churches are doing 00:30:19.680 --> 00:30:23.359 in the town. The websites that I mentioned last 00:30:23.359 --> 00:30:25.740 week, these are significant things that are happening 00:30:25.740 --> 00:30:28.799 within our town that communicate what is happening 00:30:28.799 --> 00:30:32.910 across the town. Because we believe, don't we, 00:30:32.970 --> 00:30:36.609 Psalm 133, that how good and pleasant it is when 00:30:36.609 --> 00:30:40.130 God's people live in unity. For there the Lord 00:30:40.130 --> 00:30:44.990 bestows blessing, it says, even life evermore. 00:30:45.690 --> 00:30:48.190 So there's lots of complications, lots of things 00:30:48.190 --> 00:30:50.990 we need to navigate. But I have a conviction 00:30:50.990 --> 00:30:53.509 that as the churches come together, God's blessing 00:30:53.509 --> 00:30:57.009 comes on Farnham and comes on us as we seek to 00:30:57.009 --> 00:30:59.059 do that. Through the autumn, there's going to 00:30:59.059 --> 00:31:00.579 be something called Love in Action, which is 00:31:00.579 --> 00:31:03.220 like an exhibition. Come celebration, 6th of 00:31:03.220 --> 00:31:06.200 November, celebrating all that the churches do 00:31:06.200 --> 00:31:09.420 through food bank, debt advice, the bereavement 00:31:09.420 --> 00:31:12.920 care, schools work, all the different things 00:31:12.920 --> 00:31:16.180 that we do. And do you know what? I'd encourage 00:31:16.180 --> 00:31:18.160 you to get along because what the church does 00:31:18.160 --> 00:31:23.039 in the town collectively is phenomenal and is 00:31:23.039 --> 00:31:26.180 powerful witness to our town. So we want to gather 00:31:26.180 --> 00:31:30.200 people. In Jubilee, we gather people in the town 00:31:30.200 --> 00:31:32.799 because God's blessing is coming on the town 00:31:32.799 --> 00:31:35.559 as a result of that, I believe. But we gather, 00:31:35.700 --> 00:31:40.500 we grow, we go. We also want to grow. I think 00:31:40.500 --> 00:31:43.460 each of us in the church have got to keep in 00:31:43.460 --> 00:31:46.700 mind and be intentional about our own spiritual 00:31:46.700 --> 00:31:51.900 journey. Amen? I really think it's important. 00:31:52.240 --> 00:31:55.880 The hand up at the end. You can't read that. 00:31:56.359 --> 00:31:58.460 Oh, no, I can't read that. I'll read it to you. 00:32:00.279 --> 00:32:02.660 I can give you one of these books. It actually 00:32:02.660 --> 00:32:06.279 says we want to see a jubilee go into authentic, 00:32:06.500 --> 00:32:09.240 world -changing disciples of Jesus. We want to 00:32:09.240 --> 00:32:12.099 see children, young people, and adults develop 00:32:12.099 --> 00:32:15.160 into spiritual maturity, living out purposeful 00:32:15.160 --> 00:32:17.720 lives. We want to see believers baptized and 00:32:17.720 --> 00:32:20.819 full of God's Spirit with a desire to apply biblical 00:32:20.819 --> 00:32:23.480 truth to real life and relationships. That was 00:32:23.480 --> 00:32:27.160 our statement. We want to grow. We want to keep 00:32:27.160 --> 00:32:31.319 growing as a people. Individuals. Practicing 00:32:31.319 --> 00:32:34.259 the way has been so powerful, I think, for those 00:32:34.259 --> 00:32:36.440 who've really engaged with it and been intentional 00:32:36.440 --> 00:32:38.119 about it. This term we're looking at scripture. 00:32:39.859 --> 00:32:41.680 Powerful. Then we're going to look at community. 00:32:42.140 --> 00:32:45.019 They're the two modules for this term. Really 00:32:45.019 --> 00:32:47.079 encourage you to engage with it. If you haven't 00:32:47.079 --> 00:32:50.079 already, it doesn't matter. Don't feel bad. Just 00:32:50.079 --> 00:32:53.420 see how you can engage with it. The youth on 00:32:53.420 --> 00:32:55.359 Wednesdays are doing it as well. I mean, it's 00:32:55.359 --> 00:32:57.960 phenomenal that we've got young people who are 00:32:57.960 --> 00:33:00.539 wanting to learn about how to be followers of 00:33:00.539 --> 00:33:03.480 Jesus, apprentices of Jesus, wanting to grow 00:33:03.480 --> 00:33:06.380 in the faith. I mean, it is significant what 00:33:06.380 --> 00:33:08.940 is happening. And I want us to be praying for 00:33:08.940 --> 00:33:12.460 it because it's important as we do that. Each 00:33:12.460 --> 00:33:16.059 week we have in sunbeams, blaze and illuminate, 00:33:16.079 --> 00:33:19.440 kids being taught truth, taught about how to 00:33:19.440 --> 00:33:22.319 pray, taught about how to worship. All ages, 00:33:22.319 --> 00:33:26.019 we want to see growing and becoming apprentices 00:33:26.019 --> 00:33:29.539 of Jesus. I think we really have a conviction 00:33:29.539 --> 00:33:33.519 that it is all ages who enter into this. We're 00:33:33.519 --> 00:33:35.900 going to say more about that next week. Because 00:33:35.900 --> 00:33:40.420 actually, it is together that we are growing 00:33:40.420 --> 00:33:44.299 and finding Jesus. We need more help in Blaze, 00:33:44.420 --> 00:33:47.119 just as a little sideline. If you want to get 00:33:47.119 --> 00:33:49.119 involved with the kids' work, it will bless you. 00:33:49.710 --> 00:33:52.049 Talk to her in vain. She would love to have just 00:33:52.049 --> 00:33:56.569 a few more up in blaze, able to serve the young 00:33:56.569 --> 00:33:58.990 people or the kids that we have on a Sunday. 00:33:59.190 --> 00:34:02.690 What our kids' teams do is a phenomenal thing. 00:34:02.730 --> 00:34:04.230 I can't give a list because there's too many. 00:34:04.890 --> 00:34:09.170 Each Sunday, it's phenomenal what our kids' works 00:34:09.170 --> 00:34:12.050 do. And it's because we want to see all ages 00:34:12.050 --> 00:34:15.309 growing, all ages becoming apprentices of Jesus, 00:34:15.510 --> 00:34:19.719 all ages becoming more like Jesus. We don't just 00:34:19.719 --> 00:34:22.340 entertain the kids. We want to train them in 00:34:22.340 --> 00:34:24.360 the way that they should go so that they can 00:34:24.360 --> 00:34:26.860 make an impact into the world. And that happens 00:34:26.860 --> 00:34:29.400 through Jabble, with the pre -teen girls, all 00:34:29.400 --> 00:34:32.639 sorts of ways we see people and the next generation 00:34:32.639 --> 00:34:35.639 grow. It's great to see Oakley going off to YWAM, 00:34:35.659 --> 00:34:39.019 isn't it? Wherever he is. There he is. No, it's 00:34:39.019 --> 00:34:44.760 not him. That's his brother who's really keen 00:34:44.760 --> 00:34:50.219 he's going off to YWAM. Do you believe we want 00:34:50.219 --> 00:34:53.679 to go, we want to gather, we want to grow? Don't 00:34:53.679 --> 00:34:58.000 we? We do. We want to give ourselves in the service 00:34:58.000 --> 00:35:01.079 to others as well. We want to be a people who 00:35:01.079 --> 00:35:04.559 are serving. Big shout out to the setup team, 00:35:04.719 --> 00:35:08.219 PA team. We need more on the PA team. It's why 00:35:08.219 --> 00:35:12.880 we do safeguarding training. So blessed by Kenny 00:35:12.880 --> 00:35:14.900 and Cheryl. Kenny said, is there anything I can 00:35:14.900 --> 00:35:17.460 do to help? Can I help you with the Wade and 00:35:17.460 --> 00:35:19.219 Christian Center? Because he knew that I rotted 00:35:19.219 --> 00:35:21.739 the drains. And he said, what can I do to help? 00:35:21.860 --> 00:35:26.519 Can I take all that off you? Joy. The trustees 00:35:26.519 --> 00:35:29.260 do so much behind the scenes. If you could see 00:35:29.260 --> 00:35:32.739 the number of policies that Ian has revised and 00:35:32.739 --> 00:35:36.019 rewritten that we are now implementing, it is 00:35:36.019 --> 00:35:38.159 phenomenal. It all has to be there. It all has 00:35:38.159 --> 00:35:41.079 to be done. Most people don't even know it's 00:35:41.079 --> 00:35:43.639 all there, but it's really important to keep 00:35:43.639 --> 00:35:46.960 us safe, to keep us in line with things that 00:35:46.960 --> 00:35:50.280 we need to be in line with. Phenomenal work has 00:35:50.280 --> 00:35:52.760 happened behind the scenes. So a big shout out 00:35:52.760 --> 00:35:55.139 to Ian, who's the chair of trustees, and our 00:35:55.139 --> 00:35:57.559 trustees. I mean, they do a phenomenal thing 00:35:57.559 --> 00:35:59.679 for us behind the scenes and give themselves 00:35:59.679 --> 00:36:02.940 in the service of the church. And I want to just 00:36:02.940 --> 00:36:06.059 say that they have done phenomenal work in our 00:36:06.059 --> 00:36:09.420 building project. We met the architect on Friday. 00:36:10.079 --> 00:36:13.420 I still think we're going to get our pods up 00:36:13.420 --> 00:36:18.480 by Christmas at Wade and Christian Centre. Oh, 00:36:18.480 --> 00:36:25.119 Ian is now despairing. Can you pray with me for 00:36:25.119 --> 00:36:30.519 Ian and Neil who are doing most of the donkey 00:36:30.519 --> 00:36:33.599 work? But do you know what? They are going to 00:36:33.599 --> 00:36:37.599 make such a difference into that community. so 00:36:37.599 --> 00:36:41.219 be such an enabling tool for us. Phenomenal amount 00:36:41.219 --> 00:36:44.340 of work has gone on, but I want to see for our 00:36:44.340 --> 00:36:47.239 Christmas events those up and running. So can 00:36:47.239 --> 00:36:48.980 you pray that we get the right builder, that 00:36:48.980 --> 00:36:51.500 they're able to fit it in their diaries? Because 00:36:51.500 --> 00:36:54.579 this is a major advance for us as a church. Major 00:36:54.579 --> 00:36:56.800 things are happening as we're looking to serve 00:36:56.800 --> 00:36:59.739 our community and serve our town. Are you hanging 00:36:59.739 --> 00:37:02.679 on in there? Is this just giving you an idea 00:37:02.679 --> 00:37:05.119 of all the things that are going on? Because 00:37:05.119 --> 00:37:07.019 all sorts of things happen that you're not even 00:37:07.019 --> 00:37:09.840 aware of, really. In a couple of weeks, Rick's 00:37:09.840 --> 00:37:12.679 presenting a lot of his PhD studies to all of 00:37:12.679 --> 00:37:15.500 our commission leaders, because it's on commission 00:37:15.500 --> 00:37:19.389 and how to help churches grow spiritually. It's 00:37:19.389 --> 00:37:22.710 just a joy to see that beginning to impact beyond 00:37:22.710 --> 00:37:25.369 us. I'm finding more church leaders coming and 00:37:25.369 --> 00:37:27.269 saying, look, can I just talk about this with 00:37:27.269 --> 00:37:29.889 you? And so I'm spending more time trying to 00:37:29.889 --> 00:37:32.269 help other church leaders as well. There's lots 00:37:32.269 --> 00:37:34.090 of things happening where we give of ourselves 00:37:34.090 --> 00:37:36.789 in the service of others that I think is part 00:37:36.789 --> 00:37:39.849 of God's calling upon us. Next week, we want 00:37:39.849 --> 00:37:42.809 to share a bit more about our all -age serving 00:37:42.809 --> 00:37:47.260 vision. The team went to the all -age worship 00:37:47.260 --> 00:37:50.800 conference and got so inspired about how actually 00:37:50.800 --> 00:37:54.300 we want to see kids, young people involved in 00:37:54.300 --> 00:37:56.199 serving in different ways. We've always had that 00:37:56.199 --> 00:37:58.780 as a value. That's why the young people are involved 00:37:58.780 --> 00:38:01.219 with the den, why they're involved in kids' work, 00:38:01.340 --> 00:38:03.300 involved in all sorts of ways, things that we're 00:38:03.300 --> 00:38:06.380 doing. But we want to expand that. We've got 00:38:06.380 --> 00:38:10.280 a vision to see all ages learning how to be apprentices, 00:38:10.500 --> 00:38:13.539 how to be serving in different ways in the church. 00:38:14.199 --> 00:38:16.880 Going to be so excited sharing about that next 00:38:16.880 --> 00:38:19.380 week because we want to see serving as part of 00:38:19.380 --> 00:38:23.960 our culture. Amen? And we do all of this to glorify 00:38:23.960 --> 00:38:28.460 God. That's what we are here for. We want to 00:38:28.460 --> 00:38:31.619 glorify God in all of this. Our Sundays bring 00:38:31.619 --> 00:38:34.679 all this together as a wonderful celebration. 00:38:35.800 --> 00:38:39.019 Can I just honor Chrissy and the worship leaders? 00:38:39.420 --> 00:38:42.179 They, behind the scenes... I mean, there's two 00:38:42.179 --> 00:38:44.599 meetings she's had this week, I know, with the 00:38:44.599 --> 00:38:48.820 teams, leaders and the worship teams, consistently 00:38:48.820 --> 00:38:53.300 preparing, learning, keeping their hearts right. 00:38:53.960 --> 00:38:55.739 Honestly, well done, Chrissie. Let's give her 00:38:55.739 --> 00:39:07.199 a clap. She's going to really tell me off now 00:39:07.199 --> 00:39:09.360 and say, look, there's lots of leaders. And there 00:39:09.360 --> 00:39:11.059 are lots of leaders out there, and there's lots 00:39:11.059 --> 00:39:15.039 of team, lots of people, musicians. Honestly, 00:39:15.179 --> 00:39:17.820 you serve us so well, and we're so grateful to 00:39:17.820 --> 00:39:20.239 that each Sunday, to our preachers we're so grateful 00:39:20.239 --> 00:39:24.260 for. We want on these Sundays to be a place where 00:39:24.260 --> 00:39:27.219 we are celebrating all of God's goodness to us. 00:39:27.320 --> 00:39:29.559 We say it, we want to see our church services 00:39:29.559 --> 00:39:32.699 and gatherings full of thankful, vibrant, joyful 00:39:32.699 --> 00:39:34.760 prayer and worship and passionate prayer that 00:39:34.760 --> 00:39:38.719 glorifies Heavenly Father. who we want to reflect 00:39:38.719 --> 00:39:40.780 Jesus and glorify God. Isn't that what we want? 00:39:41.079 --> 00:39:43.460 It is, isn't it? That's what we want to do. It's 00:39:43.460 --> 00:39:46.219 why we have our worship nights at the end of 00:39:46.219 --> 00:39:49.380 our Practicing the Way sessions. There's another 00:39:49.380 --> 00:39:54.360 exciting thing happening. Blaze Band is mutating 00:39:54.360 --> 00:39:58.760 into Ignite. And so this term, Nathan and the 00:39:58.760 --> 00:40:00.860 team are going to be taking some of our young 00:40:00.860 --> 00:40:04.280 people and children to train them in how to worship. 00:40:05.630 --> 00:40:07.889 And they're going to be leading us as we go into 00:40:07.889 --> 00:40:11.670 some of these next services as we get towards 00:40:11.670 --> 00:40:14.889 Christmas. A significant thing to see our young 00:40:14.889 --> 00:40:17.829 people learning how to worship because we want 00:40:17.829 --> 00:40:21.730 to glorify God in that. Amen? Just a taster of 00:40:21.730 --> 00:40:24.070 the things that are happening. But let me conclude 00:40:24.070 --> 00:40:26.789 with this. That's the what of the term, but let's 00:40:26.789 --> 00:40:30.210 conclude with this. You know, there's lots happening. 00:40:31.610 --> 00:40:35.300 There's a phenomenally exciting program. that's 00:40:35.300 --> 00:40:38.119 been put together by all sorts of people. There's 00:40:38.119 --> 00:40:41.460 buildings being erected, new systems, better 00:40:41.460 --> 00:40:44.320 communications being put in place, a greater 00:40:44.320 --> 00:40:48.739 focus on welcome, integration, greater focus 00:40:48.739 --> 00:40:54.320 on all ages involved and serving. But it's all 00:40:54.320 --> 00:40:59.380 about people, impacting people with the kingdom 00:40:59.380 --> 00:41:03.789 of heaven and the kingdom of light. It's about 00:41:03.789 --> 00:41:07.409 the lady who came to refresh one week after feeling 00:41:07.409 --> 00:41:11.510 lonely and stressed out all week and said, you 00:41:11.510 --> 00:41:13.150 know what, there's something about this place 00:41:13.150 --> 00:41:16.809 that makes me just feel I've got peace. It's 00:41:16.809 --> 00:41:18.650 like, what's the peace that's in this place? 00:41:20.110 --> 00:41:23.489 It's about people. It's about the dad who came 00:41:23.489 --> 00:41:27.730 to the den to register his kid and Hayley noticed 00:41:27.730 --> 00:41:30.210 there was another kid in the car and asked about 00:41:30.210 --> 00:41:32.349 this other kid in the car and the dad said, there's... 00:41:32.699 --> 00:41:36.099 He wouldn't want him. He's got involved with 00:41:36.099 --> 00:41:38.079 lots of different things, but he's got additional 00:41:38.079 --> 00:41:42.800 needs and can't cope, and nobody can cope with 00:41:42.800 --> 00:41:46.179 him. And he said, oh, we've got a ministry to 00:41:46.179 --> 00:41:48.659 people with additional needs. Why don't you just 00:41:48.659 --> 00:41:52.780 bring him in, see if he can come in? He loves 00:41:52.780 --> 00:41:56.699 it. First place he's found that he can get a 00:41:56.699 --> 00:42:01.019 dad just was in tears. First place I found that 00:42:01.019 --> 00:42:05.530 would take him. It's about the pre -teen girls 00:42:05.530 --> 00:42:09.309 who are going through so much at that age. So 00:42:09.309 --> 00:42:13.590 many changes happening. Finding a place at Jabal 00:42:13.590 --> 00:42:17.949 where they just feel safe. They can be honest. 00:42:19.409 --> 00:42:22.849 Where they're encouraged. It's about people. 00:42:23.730 --> 00:42:27.050 All that we're doing, it's all about impacting 00:42:27.050 --> 00:42:31.110 people, isn't it? It's when young people come 00:42:31.110 --> 00:42:35.900 to the youth group. who feel they don't fit somewhere 00:42:35.900 --> 00:42:39.219 else, but they find a place where they can belong. 00:42:40.659 --> 00:42:47.059 Do you know what? That is life -changing. There's 00:42:47.059 --> 00:42:50.820 a new generation rising who need to know Jesus. 00:42:52.179 --> 00:42:54.199 It's in all sorts of ways, isn't it? It's when 00:42:54.199 --> 00:42:57.699 the men get together with breakfast and Kenny 00:42:57.699 --> 00:43:00.860 shares the reality of life, or one of the other 00:43:00.860 --> 00:43:03.900 guys do. There's just an honesty and an authenticity 00:43:03.900 --> 00:43:07.460 about how life's hard sometimes. But do you know 00:43:07.460 --> 00:43:10.619 what? They are moments where men can be changed, 00:43:10.900 --> 00:43:15.000 transformed. It's in our growth groups when it's 00:43:15.000 --> 00:43:17.960 about people, isn't it? When I hear little stories 00:43:17.960 --> 00:43:22.099 of somebody who's in need, getting fed for the 00:43:22.099 --> 00:43:25.360 next few weeks, or having a baby and being fed. 00:43:26.039 --> 00:43:29.039 The care that there is for people in a group. 00:43:29.719 --> 00:43:32.380 Just a concern for one another. It's about people, 00:43:32.440 --> 00:43:38.179 isn't it? That's what it's all about. It's all 00:43:38.179 --> 00:43:40.820 about people who don't know Jesus as well. Coming 00:43:40.820 --> 00:43:46.219 to find a saviour. I believe this Christmas there's 00:43:46.219 --> 00:43:48.800 more people are going to meet the person who 00:43:48.800 --> 00:43:54.579 Christmas is about than we've seen ever in 20 00:43:54.579 --> 00:43:58.730 years of Jubilee. And I'm believing that there 00:43:58.730 --> 00:44:01.230 is going to be more people saved. The Alpha in 00:44:01.230 --> 00:44:04.150 January will be bigger than we've ever seen because 00:44:04.150 --> 00:44:09.150 God's kingdom is advancing. And if we embrace 00:44:09.150 --> 00:44:14.050 this, people are going to be impacted. People 00:44:14.050 --> 00:44:16.550 are going to find purpose. People are going to 00:44:16.550 --> 00:44:23.130 find eternal life. It's about people. All that 00:44:23.130 --> 00:44:28.610 we do is about people. Meeting Jesus. Being transformed 00:44:28.610 --> 00:44:31.949 by Jesus. Becoming like Jesus. Beginning to do 00:44:31.949 --> 00:44:34.750 what Jesus did. And do you know what? The world 00:44:34.750 --> 00:44:37.989 is going to be changed as a result. Big statement. 00:44:38.949 --> 00:44:41.829 We can't change the whole world, our little group, 00:44:41.989 --> 00:44:47.949 but we can change Barnum. Jesus had 12 and 70, 00:44:48.289 --> 00:44:54.070 120, we've got back to 120. He changed the world 00:44:54.070 --> 00:44:57.269 with those. disciples, as we are apprentices 00:44:57.269 --> 00:45:00.230 to Jesus and as we pursue these things through 00:45:00.230 --> 00:45:02.150 this autumn, do you know what? We are going to 00:45:02.150 --> 00:45:08.590 change the world. Do you believe it? I believe 00:45:08.590 --> 00:45:11.809 it because all authority is given to Jesus and 00:45:11.809 --> 00:45:14.289 he said he's going to be with us as we do it. 00:45:14.869 --> 00:45:21.550 So please don't count yourself out. Please don't 00:45:21.550 --> 00:45:28.139 be robbed. Please see yourselves as part of the 00:45:28.139 --> 00:45:33.920 kingdom of heaven that's advancing. Amen? I want 00:45:33.920 --> 00:45:38.599 to show you a video that Haley showed me this 00:45:38.599 --> 00:45:46.300 week that is going to make you smile. Now I've 00:45:46.300 --> 00:45:51.340 said it, I really hope it does. But I don't want 00:45:51.340 --> 00:45:55.480 you to be just distracted by the smile. I want 00:45:55.480 --> 00:45:57.960 you to watch, listen to it. It's a worship song 00:45:57.960 --> 00:46:03.099 that in a way that you think, do you know what? 00:46:04.079 --> 00:46:07.940 Everybody's in, in the kingdom of God. Whether 00:46:07.940 --> 00:46:11.000 you're a child, a young person, especially young 00:46:11.000 --> 00:46:14.219 people, you're definitely in. Whether you're 00:46:14.219 --> 00:46:18.239 in your 20s and 30s and dealing with all the 00:46:18.239 --> 00:46:20.440 pressure you have in your 20s and 30s and lack 00:46:20.440 --> 00:46:22.539 of sleep. Whether you're in your 40s and 50s. 00:46:23.210 --> 00:46:25.190 All the pressures that you've got in your 40s 00:46:25.190 --> 00:46:29.010 and 50s. Or in your 60s and 70s, and that's when 00:46:29.010 --> 00:46:32.949 your pressure really is. Because everything stops 00:46:32.949 --> 00:46:41.750 working properly. Whoever you are, you're God's 00:46:41.750 --> 00:46:45.030 handiwork this autumn. And he's got things for 00:46:45.030 --> 00:46:48.989 you to do. And we'd love to help you find your 00:46:48.989 --> 00:46:53.889 place to do them. Amen? Because Jesus came and 00:46:53.889 --> 00:46:58.449 he offered us the most wonderful thing. He gave 00:46:58.449 --> 00:47:01.789 us himself. And he said at that last supper, 00:47:01.869 --> 00:47:07.429 this is my body that's given for you. Every time 00:47:07.429 --> 00:47:11.909 you break it, remember that. This is my blood 00:47:11.909 --> 00:47:17.570 that's shed for you. Each one of you. Because 00:47:17.570 --> 00:47:23.199 you're his handiwork. You're... You've got jobs 00:47:23.199 --> 00:47:28.880 to do for him. Things to serve him in. And he 00:47:28.880 --> 00:47:31.659 gave everything for you that you can be his body 00:47:31.659 --> 00:47:35.780 at this time in Farnham. So I want us to listen 00:47:35.780 --> 00:47:37.559 to this song. Nathan's going to come up with 00:47:37.559 --> 00:47:37.880 the band.