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I came for the sinners and ended up with the saints!
First three conversations today were all with Christians who had a load of questions and wanted some guiding advice.
Two highlights were,
#1: Sebastian (his new Christian name) a recent convert to Christ from a Moslem background, he travelled all the way down from Sheffield to experience Speakers Corner and bump into me! So good to help him in the basics and encourage him to find a Church. He came to faith through reading his Bible. Please pray that he will soon find a local Church fellowship.
#2: Vader from the Ukraine, once again someone who has recently come to faith and not part of a Church family, so many things I would like to tell you but privacy is important, a useful conversation on how to grow as a Christian and what for us is probably very basic advice but great to see Vader typing references into his phone to look at later on.

Evangelism @ Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

“The two words ‘information’ and ‘communication’ are often used interchangeably, but they signify quite different things. Information is giving out; communication is getting through.” – Sydney J. Harris

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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 spread their message or to have fun.

Preaching today…
Venue: New Farm Chapel. Alresford SO24 9QH.
Time:10.30am
Subject: Safe In Your Hands!
Bible passage: Psalm 31

“The blues tells a story. Every line of the blues has a meaning.” – John Lee Hooker.
Well, plenty of songs with a meaningful story tonight! Thanks to Bob Pearce and Steve for singing a mixture of blues & gospel songs, and thanks to Josh Williamson for sharing good news from the Bible.

Next Month:
What: Face to Face with Mark Arnold (& Dan’s Bunny Chow Curry).
Time: 8.00pm to 10.00pm.
Venue: Locks Heath Working Men’s Club.
Date: November 11th.
‘The Net’ is an informal; inter-church event for men.
Note: you don’t have to attend a Church to come along.

A service for the residents at Hawthorne Court. Southampton.

Todays service will be:

Hymn: Count your blessings
Collective Prayer: The Lord’s Prayer (traditional).
Short talk #1: Autumn*
Memory jogger: Give me oil in my lamp
Short talk #2: Autumn*
Hymn: Abide with me
Closing Prayer.

*”While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” Genesis 8:22

Hawthorne Court specialises in dementia care.

School Assemblies (9.00am & 2.30pm)
Where: Park Gate Primary School. Southampton.
Theme: Kindness
Bible Story: The Golden Rule (Matthew chapter 7 verses 12)

The sunshine (and the Royal Parks Half Marathon) brought out the crowds to the park and also to Speakers Corner. Once again plenty of good conversations and gospels given away. The highlight of the day, well perhaps not a highlight but someone who certainly needs our prayers was an atheist man called Jamie.. I saw Jamie chatting to one of the Christian ladies (Abi) and Sidled up to join in the conversation, we covered a wide range of topics over quite a long time, pretty sure logic will not win the day but prayer certainly can – please pray for him, we hope to reconnect next week.

Evangelism @ Speakers Corner. Hyde Park. London.

George Orwell claimed in 1945 that Speaker’s Corner, has a ‘large variety of plain lunatics’, and for the most part, it is tough to disagree with him – lol.

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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 spread their message or to have fun.

Preaching today…

Activity: Morning Service
Time: 10.00am
Venue: Manor Road Evangelical Church.GU2 9NR
Subject: “Connecting with God”
Bible Passage: Psalm 8

Up & Running again after the summer break!
Although numbers were low it was an enjoyable evening of ice-breaker games, World Spot, tuck shop and the first talk of seven on the character and book of Jonah.

‘BodyBuilders’ is an inter-Church Youth event run by Counties Hants.

Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
Who: for anyone aged 8 to 15 years.
Where: Duncan Road Church. SO31 1BD

Plan to join with us:

November 8th 2025
December 13th 2025
January 10th 2026
February 14th 2026
March 14th 2026
April 11th 2026
Friday 1st May to Monday 4th May 2026 – Houseparty (Venue: Charminster Chapel, Bournemouth)