Archive for April, 2022

and we’re off! ‘BodyBuilders’ Houseparty 2022 starts tonight!
We are SOLD OUT with 30 teenagers and 17 leaders (and 2 children) squeezed, squashed, stuffed, scrunched, packed, compressed and jammed into variuous rooms at our Church venue!
This year is #30 yep, 1990 was the first one, I wonder how many of you out there were on it?)

I will be leading and speaking at the three main teaching sessions, on the theme, ‘My Lighthouse.’ In the Bible God describes himself as light (1 John chapter 1 verse 5) and Christians are asked to ‘walk in the light’ (Ephesians chapter 5 verses 7-14). Light/Lighthouse is our teaching theme this weekend.

This week has been mainly taken up with preparation for ‘BodyBuilders’ Houseparty, 3 nights away in Bournemouth, which starts on Friday (29/4/22).
Today and tomorrow will be spent putting togther three talks/sermons and planning the content for our three sessions.

Teaching Theme: ‘My Lighthouse’ (the youth love this song and we can use it as a springboard to teach the truths that, ‘God is light’ and how to ‘walk in the light’.
Value prayer for which passages of the Bible to focus on for the talks!

This week has been mainly taken up with preparation for ‘BodyBuilders’ Houseparty, 3 nights away in Bournemouth, which starts on Friday (29/4/22).

Yeserday was spent putting togther three days of morning Quiet Time notes for disscussion groups. Always sounds an easy thing to do until you have to do it!

Teaching Theme: ‘My Lighthouse’ (the youth love this song and we can use it as a springboard to teach the truths that, ‘God is light’ and how to ‘walk in the light’.
QT Notes to compilment main talks: 3 studies on Psalm 19.

Preaching today…

When: 11.30am
Where: Velmore Church. Chandler’s Ford, Eastleigh Hants SO53 3GA
Sermon: ‘A New Beginning’
Bible Passage: John chapter 21 verses 15-25

enjoying the sunshine, the crowds and the company of Jamie Broadey.
Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

“To call a man evangelical who is not evangelistic is an utter contradiction.”
(G. Campbell Morgan)

One-to-One Evangelism at Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

“Don’t snooze with the news” – Woodrow Kroll

Preaching this morning…
What: Morning Service
Where: Shirrell Heath Methodist Church. Hants
Time: 10.30am
Subject: “Encountering Jesus on the Emmaus Road.”
Bible Passage: Luke chapter 24 verses 13-31.

A great week with an enthusiastic crowd of children enjoying, songs, games, Bible stories, Crafts and a whole lot more!

Venue: Duncan Road Church. Southampton.

Each morning our Backpackers went on a two hour journey exploring a European city (Gare du Nord in Paris, the busiest station in Europe, Rome and its many amazing restaurants, the Swiss Alps, the distinctive shape of the Matterhorn & Hyde Park in London, the largest of four Royal Parks in the very heart of the city. as well as discovering some of the places that Jesus visited in the Gospel of Matthew (Entering busy Jerusalem, God’s Son received special worship, The last supper, Mount Calvary & the garden tomb).

4 down and 1 to go, it’s our final day at Backpackers Holiday Club! I have a feeling this will be the best one yet!

Venue: Duncan Road Church. Southampton.