Lessons and encouragements from a church planting journey

Riot or Revival?

Our Thursday Street Outreach with Grace Church Brighton turned out to be the most intense yet. At one point it looked like turning into either a riot or a revival.
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Brief Book Notes: The 1689 Handbook (Intro)

I'm taking time to read through the Second London Baptist Confession of Faith (2LCF) again alongside this great new book - The 1689 Handbook by Robert Strivens. I'll briefly summarise his Introduction here and make some connections to our church work in Brighton.
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She was in tears as we talked about Jesus

While the sun still shines we're trying out a new location for our street outreach in Brighton. The Clock Tower is right in the heart of the city. So on Thursday we arrived to preach and chat to folk around a book table. But before we had even set up the table a few remarkable things happened.
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Love Brighton – Sports Camp at The Level

On Wednesday to Friday there's a special focus on The Level - a park in central Brighton. So what's been happening?
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Love Brighton – Half Way Through!

Its time for a brief update on what the Lord has been doing through the team so far this week.
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Love Brighton Day 1 was also Trans Pride Day

So it turns out that our first day of the Love Brighton outreach was also Trans Pride Day here in Brighton. Here's how we got on.
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Outside Victoria Station

Today I gave myself a little extra time to hand out some Good News for London gospels outside the Station. Here's how I got on
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Everything must be done

Not only must something be done to evangelise the millions, but everything must be done, and perhaps amid variety of effort the best thing would be discovered.
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Questioned by Security

When I popped over the road to the local mini supermarket, my friend the Security Guard was there. Today's question was, "What about someone in a far off land who has never heard about Jesus?"
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I don’t read fiction!

At one point I wondered down the street handing out John's Gospels. A man sitting outside a cafe asked what I was offering. "It's a gospel of John - part of the Bible." "Oh, no thanks - I don't read fiction," he quipped.
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Christ and the Chugger

Yesterday, as we set up our book table, we realised that we were only a few yards away from a team raising awareness and support for a charity. We didn't want to cramp their style or overwhelm the public as they passed down the road between us. So I went over to say hello. This is what happened ...
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God really does use you and me

Today we set up a book table in the city centre. Some of the usual helpers were unavailable but it was very good to serve with Nick and Eisa. Although this was Eisa's first time on the streets and he was concerned about his ability to communicate in English we prayed for God to use him.
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