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CHURCH <strong>life</strong><br />

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Discover is a 4 part course to help you find out about Church, Christianity, your<br />

gifts and your part. Come and discover how you can be part of the exciting journey<br />

we are on together at Kingdom Faith Church.<br />

HORSHAM<br />

Every Sunday from<br />

12:00-1:00pm in<br />

the Main Hall at<br />

Foundry Lane<br />

CRAWLEY<br />

Sundays 01, 08, 15<br />

& 22 Februray from<br />

12:00-1:00pm at<br />

Oriel High School<br />

WORTHING<br />

Sundays 01, 08, 15<br />

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Welcome!<br />

Life seems to move at such a pace these days, I’m sure<br />

like you, 2014 seemed to fly by. It’s great to look back<br />

over the past year to reflect on what God has done, to<br />

remember significant moments and to see where we are<br />

in our lives. As we come into 2015, we can use the past<br />

year as a springboard into everything God wants to do in<br />

this new year.<br />

Launching into 2015 were going to give the first of the year to<br />

God by tithing the first 40 days in prayer and fasting. Life is busy<br />

and filled with many distractions, but we want to start the year as<br />

we mean to go on. As we put God first at the beginning of the year<br />

we will then see the fruit of this through the coming months.<br />

During this time we will have Encounter prayer nights and<br />

early morning prayer, as well as friends, food and communion<br />

evenings. This will all culminate on the 40th evening, Friday<br />

13th February, with a bring and share party at Foundry Lane<br />

from 7pm followed by an Encounter prayer time. We will be able<br />

to thank God for what He has done during the 40 days but also<br />

to launch into the rest of the year.<br />

Our Vision Night in January will also help to set the scene for<br />

2015 for what God wants to do in our lives, the 25-mile<br />

radius and beyond.<br />

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Kingdom Faith Church is one Church that meets in<br />

many locations across the region. We are Christians<br />

from loads of different cultures and backgrounds<br />

with one thing in common...we love Jesus Christ.<br />

You are very welcome to join us in Horsham,<br />

Crawley or Worthing!<br />

Keep up-to-date with all the latest news<br />

from Kingdom Faith Church online:<br />

/KingdomFaithChurch<br />

@KingdomFaith<br />

I don’t think I have looked forward to a new year<br />

as much I am this one!<br />

Have a blessed year<br />

Clive<br />

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Senior Pastors<br />

Kingdom Faith Church<br />

LISTEN<br />

AGAIN<br />

www.kingdomfaith.com<br />

You can catch up on any messages youve<br />

missed or listen to a whole host of teaching<br />

online all for FREE on our website.<br />

Kingdom Faith Church is a Registered Charity No 278746<br />

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Sunday morning is our opportunity to come together as a family<br />

to celebrate all that God is, all that He’s done and to kick start the<br />

week in an atmosphere of faith, hope and love. Bring a mate, come<br />

expectant ...it’s what Sundays were made for!<br />

Children & Young People<br />

Families with children and young people are very welcome at Kingdom<br />

Faith Church and we have different age groups running during the service<br />

designed to help your little ones learn about God and have a great time too!<br />

For 0-School y6 we have J24\:7 and for School yr7-13 we have United.<br />

Just Visiting?<br />

If youre new or visiting Kingdom Faith<br />

Church today you are very welcome -<br />

we hope you feel at home! If you have<br />

any questions, or you would like to<br />

know more about us please ask<br />

someone on the Connect Team.<br />

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J24\:7 is all about living Jesus 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Our heart<br />

for children is that right from the word go they know Jesus for themselves<br />

and understand that they are called, chosen and loved by God. We love<br />

to make things as messy, crazy and fun as possible whilst we get to know<br />

Jesus better and better. We have a great team dedicated to seeing our<br />

Children become all they can be and to live for Jesus 24/7!<br />

UNITED<br />

0-School y6 School y7-13<br />

United meets on Sunday mornings during the<br />

service and is for young people at Secondary<br />

School or College. Its a chance to have fun<br />

getting to know each other as well as looking into<br />

the Bible and discovering more of who God is and<br />

how we can get to know Him!<br />

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All of our Childrens and Youth workers are CRB/DBS checked.


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Congregation<br />

Kingdom Faith Church in Horsham<br />

meets in Foundry Lane close to the<br />

Horsham Train Station. The<br />

congregation is led by Clive<br />

and Jane Urquhart.<br />

Kingdom Faith Church in Crawley<br />

meets at Oriel High School in<br />

Maidenbower, near Three Bridges<br />

Train Station. The congregation is<br />

led by Paul Taylor.<br />

Kingdom Faith Church in<br />

Worthing meets at the Sealight<br />

Theatre in Worthing College,<br />

Broadwater. The congregation<br />

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Address: Kingdom Faith Church<br />

Foundry Lane, Horsham<br />

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Address: Oriel High School<br />

Maidenbower, Crawley<br />

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Address: Sealight Theatre,<br />

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Contact: 01403 275025<br />

horsham@kingdomfaith.com<br />

Contact: 01293 514201<br />

crawley@kingdomfaith.com<br />

Contact: 01903 253105<br />

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PARENTING COURSE<br />

We know that being a parent can be rewarding, challenging and frustrating all at the same time. After all, children don’t<br />

come with an instruction manual, do they?! But discovering that we are not alone in the challenges we face and picking<br />

up ideas from other parents can make a huge difference. That’s why we run 2 courses in a relaxed and friendly<br />

atmosphere offering you practical training and support to help manage the day-to-day challenges of being a parent.<br />

Covering topics such as building strong foundations, communication between parent and child and setting boundaries, the<br />

first course is aimed at parents with children under 11 years old, and the second for parents with teenagers.<br />

If you're interested in attending our next parenting course or would like help and advice with practical parenting<br />

then please contact us by emailing: church@kingdomfaith.com<br />

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KIDSFAMILY<br />

&FUN!<br />

There are loads of different activities going on in the <strong>life</strong> of Kingdom Faith Church throughout the week for children & families<br />

which you can read about over the next few pages. Dates for these & other events can be found on your Church Life Calendar.<br />

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Foundry Lane, Horsham<br />

Tuesdays: 10:00-11:30am<br />

Little Builders is a fun, activity based, morning for 0-5 year olds<br />

and their parents or carers running on Tuesday mornings at<br />

Foundry Lane during term time. From the Soft Play Area and<br />

the ride-on toys to the story time and singing, theres loads for<br />

your little one to enjoy and explore at Little Builders!<br />

Cost: £1 per child<br />

MUMS &<br />

TODDLERS<br />

0-5s<br />

Tue, Wed & Thu: 9:00-12:30pm<br />

Adventure Playground, Broadfield<br />

Running on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings at<br />

the Adventure Playground, in Broadfield, Mums & Toddlers is a<br />

safe and fun environment where you can bring children to play<br />

and make new friends. During term time it is for pre-school<br />

children but in the school holidays children up to 9 years old<br />

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Thursday morning is your chance to get creative at Little<br />

Builders Create! With new craft activities each week and a<br />

great sing along, this is a brilliant place to bring your child to<br />

help them express their creativity. Running on Thursday<br />

mornings at Foundry Lane during term time for 0-5 year olds<br />

and their parents or carers.<br />

Cost: £2 per child<br />

0-11s<br />

Fridays: 4:30-6:00pm<br />

Foundry Lane, Horsham<br />

Friday Nite Club is a fun-packed after-school adventure for<br />

0-11s running on Fridays during term time at Foundry Lane.<br />

Youll find big screen games, a creative zone, the Soft Play<br />

Area and much more along with our HUB Café serving<br />

delicious hot and cold drinks for the parents! Children under 8<br />

must be accompanied by their parent or guardian.<br />

Cost £1 per child over 2yrs<br />

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Do you go to secondary school or<br />

college? If so then United is for you!<br />

We meet up in Horsham and Crawley<br />

during the week as well as on Sunday<br />

mornings in all 3 congregations during<br />

the service for fun, laughs, meeting<br />

friends, making new ones, worship,<br />

Word and advice for <strong>life</strong>!<br />

UNITED<br />

Wednesdays: 7:00-8:30pm<br />

Orange Wednesdays are so last year - its all about Green Wednesdays<br />

now! Come and join us in the Green Room at Foundry Lane, Horsham.<br />

Tuesdays: 7:00-8:30pm<br />

School year 7-13<br />

Horsham<br />

Crawley<br />

United get together every Tuesday evening during term time at Rohan<br />

and Annas house in Crawley. A chance for mentoring and social time.<br />

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Friday nights is our main gathering point in the week when all United groups from across the 3<br />

congregations meet together in the HUB at Foundry Lane, Horsham from 7:30-9:30pm. Music,<br />

games, social time, worship and much more!<br />

Sundays: 10:00-11:30am<br />

Horsham, Crawley & Worthing<br />

Sunday mornings is our chance to have fun getting to know each other as well as<br />

looking into the Bible and discovering more of who God is and how we can get to know Him!<br />

Find us on instagram.com/TheUnitedShoutOut or<br />

facebook.com/UnitedShoutOut<br />

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ESCAPE<br />

8-18s Adventure Playground, Broadfield<br />

Escape Youth Drop In runs on Sunday afternoons from<br />

2-6pm and is for young people from Broadfield aged 8-18<br />

years old. It is a place to relax, chill out and play pool and<br />

other games while meeting new people and having fun.<br />

Escape Youth Club runs on Monday nights at the Adventure<br />

Playground, Broadfield. From 5-7pm Escape is for 8-11 year<br />

olds and from 7-9pm it is for 11-18s. For more info contact<br />

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Giving the first of the year to God<br />

40 DAYS<br />

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Pick up a leaflet from the Info Point for more details<br />

We’re starting the year with 40 Days of Prayer and<br />

Fasting. These will be 40 Days to devote ourselves to God<br />

as first in our lives, 40 Days to fast from the things that<br />

take first place, 40 Days to strengthen family, friends and<br />

Church <strong>life</strong>.<br />

Were kicking off this time together with four Encounter Nights<br />

at Foundry Lane, Horsham from 5-8th January. Throughout the<br />

40 days there will be early morning prayer as well as other<br />

Encounter Nights, the Vision Evening and a big celebration to<br />

round it all off on 13th February. Lets start the year as we<br />

mean to go on!<br />

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“Emergency! Emergency! All hands on deck. People’s lives are<br />

going down. The sea of darkness has overtaken them, people are<br />

drowning in their own sin but many don’t realise it. The power of<br />

death is overcoming them. They need rescuing. They need saving.<br />

Who will go? Who will respond?”<br />

As I sat down the other day and started to ask God to speak to me<br />

about who He is these words echoed around my head along with<br />

the sound of alarm bells. It was not the answer I was expecting to<br />

hear. I thought He was going to say something about Himself, His<br />

nature or character, something that would cause me to respond<br />

and worship Him. Yet, He did say something about Himself this is<br />

the cry of His heart, His longing, His passion is for the people He<br />

does not yet have in relationship with Him. He showed me the<br />

desperation of what He sees going on in peoples lives and what<br />

He wants to do about it.<br />

Its a wake-up call a call to action. Its like a shout from heaven,<br />

“Do you see them? Can you hear their cries? Will you go for Me?”<br />

In Luke chapter 14, Jesus told a parable about a man who invited<br />

many guests to a great banquet but, one by one, they gave their<br />

excuses as to why they couldnt come. He became angry at this<br />

and told his servants to go quickly to the streets and alleys of the<br />

town to bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame. His<br />

servants replied that they had already done that, but there was still<br />

room for more. He then told them to go further and compel people<br />

to come so that his house would be full and the people would enjoy<br />

the banquet that he had prepared for them.<br />

In Luke chapter 15, Jesus tells another parable, “Suppose one of<br />

you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave<br />

the ninety-nine and go after the lost one until he finds it? Or the women<br />

who had ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp,<br />

sweep the house and search till she finds it?”<br />

At the end of these parables Jesus says that there is more<br />

rejoicing in heaven over one sinner that repents than over many<br />

righteous people that do not need to repent. We see from these<br />

stories that God wants to get our attention; He wants us to see<br />

what He sees and to look at what He is looking at people.<br />

People that dont yet know Him.<br />

Have you ever lost your keys or your wallet? It can be very frustrating,<br />

cant it? Suddenly all of your attention is set on finding whatever it is<br />

that youve lost. Imagine if you lost one of your children - the whole<br />

world would have to stop, you would let everyone know so they could<br />

join in the desperate search to find them! You wouldnt leave a stone<br />

unturned until you got them back.<br />

This is Gods heart for those that are lost and need saving, for<br />

the people that He does not yet have. God was so set upon<br />

rescuing people out of darkness that He sent His Son, Jesus<br />

Christ, to make a way for them to know Him: “For God so loved<br />

the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in<br />

Him shall not perish but have eternal <strong>life</strong>. For God did not send His<br />

Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world<br />

through Him” (John 3:16).<br />

Jesus reiterated this when He said of Himself “For the Son of Man<br />

came to seek and to save what was lost” (Luke 19:10). If this was<br />

Jesus priority, His mandate from heaven while He was here on<br />

earth, how much more should it be ours as we seek to follow in His<br />

footsteps and do the will of our heavenly Father?<br />

One day Jesus said to His disciples “Wake up and look around you.<br />

The fields are already ripe for harvest. The harvesters are paid good<br />

wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal <strong>life</strong>”<br />

(John 4:35-36 NLT). Later on He instructed His disciples saying<br />

“Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His<br />

harvest field” (Matthew 9:37). Gods looking for workers who He<br />

can send out into every sphere of society to reach those who dont<br />

know Him yet.<br />

As followers of Christ were called to fulfil the Great Commission<br />

which He gave to His disciples just before ascending into Heaven:<br />

“Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the<br />

name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching<br />

them to obey everything I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19).<br />

Let’s respond to this Great Commission to be the workers<br />

that find the lost, make disciples and bring them to the<br />

banquet that is waiting for them. As a result there will be<br />

great rejoicing in heaven, but also great rejoicing on earth<br />

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Worship, Word and Wonders are three words that<br />

describe Faith Camp. Thousands of people come<br />

together from all over the world to share <strong>life</strong> with one<br />

another and celebrate Jesus! From our 0-2 year olds in<br />

Tiny Treasures all the way up to the adults in the Big<br />

Event it’s fantastic to see people encounter God and get<br />

an understanding of God’s heart for His purposes in<br />

their own communities.<br />

Faith Camp is a self-catering family camp held at the<br />

Peterborough Arena with 7 different age groups for children<br />

from 0-18 and then the BIG Event for the adults. We also<br />

have an exciting seminar programme that runs throughout<br />

the afternoons with a choice of excellent speakers.<br />

See you there!<br />

If you’re not sure if Jesus is real, or you want to explore more<br />

of the Christian faith then Faith Camp is the perfect place to<br />

taste and see for yourself.<br />

We’re excited about hosting you this summer and can’t wait<br />

for you and your family to join us on site. So whether you’re<br />

camping, glamping, caravanning or staying in a hotel, Faith<br />

Camp 2015 is definitely the place to be in 2015!<br />

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Early Bird<br />

Deadline:<br />

28 February<br />

Book before the end of Feb & grab yourself<br />

a great deal with our discounted prices!<br />

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Faith Camp couldn’t happen without the<br />

huge army of volunteers who give<br />

countless hours of their time each year to<br />

make it such a success.<br />

From the Arena stewards to the catering team<br />

and the childrens workers to the afternoon<br />

sports co-ordinators there are hundreds of<br />

jobs to be done before, during and after the<br />

week itself.<br />

Its fantastic to know that Faith Camp has<br />

been a <strong>life</strong>-changing week for thousands of<br />

people for over 30 years, and its a huge<br />

honour for us as a Church to be able to<br />

sayits our camp!<br />

Congregation members from right across the<br />

region are the backbone of the team that<br />

makes Faith Camp happen. This year were<br />

holding a special Volunteer Day on Saturday<br />

9th May at Foundry Lane where well come<br />

together and hear all about the vision and<br />

heart for Faith Camp 2015 and pray for those<br />

wholl be coming this year.<br />

It’s our camp, let’s make it the<br />

best one yet!<br />

If youd like to volunteer to be a part<br />

of a team this year at Faith Camp<br />

please call: 01293 851543 or email:<br />

faithcamp@kingdomfaith.com<br />

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A place to connect, relate and grow together<br />

One of the key ingredients that make up an effective Church<br />

is the strength and depth of the relationships that are<br />

developed between those within it and one of the ways this<br />

is expressed among us is through Small Groups. Small<br />

Groups provide a framework and environment where the<br />

masks of our lives can be peeled away and we find space to<br />

build truly lasting relationships.<br />

Since we launched Small Groups at the start of 2014 there have<br />

been 3 core values that define the purpose of each Group:<br />

Connect - new people<br />

Relate - build lasting relationships<br />

Grow - in our faith, witness and leadership<br />

To help us understand the importance of Small Groups in the <strong>life</strong><br />

of the Church, God has been speaking to us through Exodus<br />

chapter 6 where we can see how He works in people’s lives to<br />

move them from where they are to where He wants them to be.<br />

Therefore, say to the Israelites: “I am the Lord, and I will bring you<br />

out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being<br />

slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and<br />

with mighty acts of judgment. I will take you as My own people, and<br />

I will be your God.” (Exodus 6:6-7)<br />

There are four key steps to what God did:<br />

1. I will bring you out - salvation<br />

2. I will free you - deliverance which brings freedom<br />

3. I will redeem you - to know your redemptive purpose<br />

4. I will take you as My people and be your God<br />

- living in fulfilment and being fruitful<br />

What does this show us? God wants lost people saved, saved<br />

people free, free people to know their redemptive purpose<br />

and a people of purpose to be fulfilled and fruitful.<br />

Firstly, God wants lost people saved. I will bring you out of Egypt is<br />

a parallel to bringing people out of sin into forgiveness and<br />

salvation. Going forward, Sundays, as well as Small Groups, will<br />

have a greater emphasis on people being saved as we seek to<br />

bring <strong>life</strong>-giving messages that will help people respond to Jesus.<br />

Secondly, I will free you is God wanting saved people to be free.<br />

As well as getting the Israelites out of Egypt, He wanted to get<br />

Egypt out of them. This is where God sets people free from the<br />

past to live in the good of what He has done for them by building<br />

them up in the truth of His Word. As well as people finding freedom<br />

through the Word, they are also set free through relationship in<br />

the body. Small Groups are a key place for this to happen.<br />

Thirdly, I will redeem you talks of Gods desire for every believer<br />

to know their redemptive purpose, to know what they are called<br />

to and to know what they are giving their lives for. The Discover<br />

Course is designed to help you understand what that is and how<br />

to move into it, so if youve not been on the course then come<br />

along to the next one at whichever congregation youre part of.<br />

Forthly, I will take you as My own people and I will be your God is<br />

about understanding that we are part of something bigger than<br />

ourselves, we are part of His Church the body of Christ. In being<br />

Gods people we work out our redemptive purpose with others<br />

and find fulfilment and fruitfulness together. As well as this<br />

happening in a Small Group this also happens through being<br />

part of a team on a Sunday to help to Build the House.<br />

We see from these four steps a pathway of growth for<br />

every person in being the disciple God wants us to be. That<br />

is what is at the heart of who we are as a Church and<br />

therefore at the heart of Small Groups, being a place to<br />

connect, relate and grow - seeing people saved, set free,<br />

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There’s a great excitement and sense of anticipation as we meet up each week to worship God<br />

and to seek Him about His plans and purposes for His body. We have all grown in our knowledge<br />

of Him, and also in our love for others. God continues to teach and develop us as prayers.”<br />

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support. We’ve seen many people’s needs met and a real demonstration of faith and love in action.<br />

We’ve also started a Christians Against Poverty (CAP) course which is helping people to budget and<br />

manage their finances. Nathan Bownds - Welfare Small Group, Crawley<br />

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We’ve seen many answers to prayer as a Small Group and situations that have been distressing for<br />

several families have been sorted by us joining in faith and trusting our faithful God! One family<br />

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children could stay in their schools. ” Rachel Larkin - Radiance Small Group, Horsham<br />

Men’s Small Groups for 2015<br />

“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17)<br />

Calling all Blokes! In 2015 we will be starting some new Small Groups in all Congregations specifically for men. If you want to<br />

connect, deepen your relationship with God, get sharpened in every area of your <strong>life</strong> and have a laugh along the way then these<br />

Mens Small Groups are for you! Sign up in whichever congregation youre part of on Sunday 18th or 25th January.<br />

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February and there will be 2 Sign-Up-Sundays on 18th & 25th January where<br />

you to find out about whats happening and sign up for whichever group youd<br />

love to be a part of. Representatives from each of the Small Groups will be on<br />

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