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CHURCH <strong>life</strong><br />
JAN | FEB | MAR 2015<br />
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ONE CHURCH MANY LOCATI NS<br />
HORSHAM CRAWLEY WORTHING
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Got questions?<br />
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CHRISTIANITY<br />
YOUR GIFTS &<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 />
& 22 Februray from<br />
12:00-1:00pm at the<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 />
& Jane<br />
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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Come and join us<br />
from 10am in<br />
Horsham, Crawley<br />
or Worthing!<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 />
Crawley<br />
Congregation<br />
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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 />
is led by Jonathon Dyke.<br />
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Address: Kingdom Faith Church<br />
Foundry Lane, Horsham<br />
RH13 5PX<br />
Address: Oriel High School<br />
Maidenbower, Crawley<br />
RH10 7XW<br />
Address: Sealight Theatre,<br />
Worthing College, Hill Barn<br />
Lane, BN14 9FD<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 />
worthing@kingdomfaith.com<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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0-5s<br />
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 />
are welcome.<br />
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Thursdays: 10:00-11:15am<br />
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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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 />
Louise Weekes.
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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 />
as well.<br />
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FREE<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 />
Super<br />
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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PETERBOROUGH ARENA, UK<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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book<br />
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www.faith.camp<br />
For more info & to book online visit our website or call 01293 851543<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 />
finding their purpose and being fruitful.<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 />
Annie Gibbons - Church Prayer Small Group, Horsham<br />
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“The Welfare Small Group is connecting with the local community within Crawley with practical help and<br />
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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Small Groups start again after the 40 Days of prayer and fasting on 16th<br />
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 />
hand to answer any questions you may have and help you make your decision.<br />
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Pick up a Small Group<br />
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information:<br />
SIGN UP<br />
SUNDAYS!<br />
www.kingdomfaith.com/smallgroups<br />
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REVIVAL FOR A GENERATION<br />
TURNING THE TIDE OF A GODLESS SOCIETY