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Week 23 – 21st October
Learn & Share Memory verses
Find some Bible verses to quote to yourself when you need motivation, a starting point for prayer or space in the busyness. Formulate a list of ‘power verses’ – bits of scripture that help you personally. Meditating on and speaking the Word of God aloud strengthens our spiritual muscles and can be shared with others when encouragement or wisdom is needed.
(Charlotte Rumble)
Week 22 – 14th October
Year of Evangelism Menu
Meet up with a few people from your church and look at the newly produced ‘Year of Evangelism menu’. You should have a copy in your church or you can find it on the district website on the resources page (www.lancashiremethodist.org.uk). What could you and your church do over the coming months?
(Nick Moxon)
How can you serve your colleagues this week? Do something that surprises them!
When I started my new job I soon discovered an office full of likeable people but lack of colleagueship. One woman who was most experienced always had more in her in-tray than everyone else. When I was trained up and getting more confident in the job I decided to break with the office tradition and help her out by offering to take some of her work. Soon others started to copy me and the office dynamic began to change. You might say it became more Christian. I don’t make a song and dance about being a Christian, my colleagues just know I am one. I hope doing something different and helpful might make them curious about Christianity one day.
(Alan Pettigrew)
52 Ways to Share Your Faith
Each week we will publish one way in which we can share our faith with those around us. Please feel free to share this with anyone else. If you want to receive this electronically then go to the ‘Lancashire Methodist Year of Evangelism’ page on facebook (click the like button) or ‘@YrofEvangelism’ on twitter and it will be sent to you. Why not arrange to meet up with a couple of people from your church to encourage each other and share stories. To see previous ideas log on to www.lancashiremethodist.org.uk.
To share a good news story with the district email Nick Moxon.
Week 9 – 15
Over the next 2-3 weeks organise an opportunity within your acts of worship to allow people to share some good news (i.e. what has God done in my life over the last week). This is a great way to inspire one another and if done consecutively over a number of weeks encourages others to see what God is doing in their lives.
(Nick Moxon)
52 Ways to Share Your Faith
Each week we will publish one way in which we can share our faith with those around us. Please feel free to share this with anyone else. If you want to receive this electronically then go to the ‘Lancashire Methodist Year of Evangelism’ page on facebook (click the like button) or ‘@YrofEvangelism’ on twitter and it will be sent to you. Why not arrange to meet up with a couple of people from your church to encourage each other and share stories. To see previous ideas log on to www.lancashiremethodist.org.uk.
To share a good news story with the district email Nick Moxon.
Do something encouraging or supportive for other people who serve the community – teachers, councillors, librarians, foster carers police, childminders and nursery nurses, care assistants, GPs, lollipop people, cleaners, bin & council operatives, those on customer services, traffic wardens(?). maybe just a card with an encouraging message might give those who work hard but feel unappreciated a powerful message that they are cared for.
(Charlotte Rumble)
52 Ways to Share Your Faith
Each week we will publish one way in which we can share our faith with those around us. Please feel free to share this with anyone else. If you want to receive this electronically then go to the ‘Lancashire Methodist Year of Evangelism’ page on facebook (click the like button) or ‘@YrofEvangelism’ on twitter and it will be sent to you. Why not arrange to meet up with a couple of people from your church to encourage each other and share stories. To see previous ideas log on to www.lancashiremethodist.org.uk.
To share a good news story with the district email Nick Moxon.
Family. 