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New Sunday Morning Series
Sunday 21st April- 23rd June 2024
Matthew 28:18-20: Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."
It's exciting to be a follower of Jesus! And as we get to know Jesus better, and our Christian life develops, sharing that excitement with others is part of the adventure of faith. But how can we do that in a world that today largely considers Christianity to boring, untrue or irrelevant? Actually, the world we are in today is not much different to the world of the Bible on that score!
Paul went on 3 missionary journeys, and Acts recounts his adventures as he traveled around the mediterranean. In our series we will look at the different places Paul preached and planted churches, and consider the wide variety of different situations that he found himself in. We will consider what he had to deal with and overcome, and how he found ways to communicate the good news to people of different cultures, different social values, with different issues and beliefs, and had different responses to the same gospel message.
Alongside the events recorded in Acts, the New Testament also provides us with letters that Paul wrote to the churches he planted, and these give us an added insight into the background – the different churches, people, experiences and challenges they faced. As we look at each of the churches he planted, we will take time to see what issues those churches faced that we also face 2000 years later, and what we can learn from Paul’s trip around the Mediterranean.
Pastor Chris
Series Outline
Week 1: 21st April: Cyprus Acts 13:1-12
Week 2: 28th April: Antioch of Pisidia (Galatians) Acts 13:13-52
Week 3: 5th May: Iconium, Lystra & Derbe (Galatians): Acts 14:1-7. 8-21 & 16:1-5
Week 4: 12th May: Phillipi Part 1 (Phillipians): Acts 16:6-15
Week 5: 19th May: Phillipi Part 2: (Phillipians): Acts 16:16-40
Week 6: 26th May: Thessaloniki & Berea (Thessalonians): Acts 17:1-15
Week 7: 2nd June: Athens: Acts 17:16-34
Week 8: 9th June: Corinth (Corinthians): Acts 18:1-17
Week 9: 16th June: Ephesus Part 1 (Ephesians): Acts 19:1-22
Week 10: 23rd June: Ephesus Part 2 (Ephesians): Acts 19:23-41
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Our next Hub will be on Friday 12th April at 6:30 - for more information see: The Hub
Limitless Connect Group
We have been really encouraged to see more youth coming to church recently, and to help support them to grow in their faith we are investing in a new Friday night youth group – Limitless Connect. Meeting on the 4th Fridays of the month at 6:30pm at Moor St, this will be a mix of fun, games and social connection as well as time for discipleship, and is open to anyone at High School. We really hope that this will create a place and time for our youth from both congregations to get together and have fun whilst supporting each other to grow as followers of Jesus, and for more information please speak to Matt Rimmer or contact the church office on office@burtonelim.com / 01283 205323
Re-stART Peer Support Group: Second Group Starting Monday 20th May
Our art based peer support group continues to grow as people from across the town are finding a safe and fun space to connect, and we are excited to hear the stories of how it is helping people's mental wellbeing to heal and improve. As a result, we are pleased to announce that we are starting a second day so that more people can access the support group on:
Monday 20th May at 11:30am
People can still attend on Wednesdays, but in order to make this availableto more people we are asking people to choose teither a Monday or a Wednesday (rather than both!) from 20th May
Places are limited to 30 on each day, and are stillfilling up quickly, but there are still places available and anyone who wants to come along can register on-line at re-stART registration