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Spring 2024 Morning Series
Joel 2:28-29: “I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions.”
Jesus invites us to live an abundant life, a life to the full that is beyond our dreams. To truly experience this, we are invited to go on an adventure of faith that moves us beyond our previous experiences into new areas of discovery, moving in step with the Holy Spirit as He reveals God’s plans for us step by step. But the biggest work that God ever does is the work to shape our character to be people He can use and trust, and unfortunately recent history is littered with examples of people who started well, experienced success, but failed to last the distance because their character weaknesses created footholds the enemy exploited.
As we enter 2024, we are about to go on some big adventures of faith that will shape who we are and how we move forward in the plans God has for both of our congregations. I believe it is important that as we step into this next season in the life of Burton Elim Church, we allow God to shape our character so that we last the distance and see the dreams and visions Holy Spirit reveals succeed.
Joseph is a great biblical example God has given us to learn how this can happen. When we first meet him as a gifted 17-year-old he is hearing the voice of God speaking to him about the future, but at this stage his character is not ready to handle all that God wants to achieve through him and as a result he is carried off into an adventure he never dreamed of. In this series we will explore the different experiences Joseph has of how God shapes his character to be able to use him to achieve great things, as God moves him from the pit to the palace. I pray we will discover how God wants to shape our character as individuals so that we can move forward with the right heart into the next season and see the plans He has for the church through 2024 and beyond succeed.
Pastor Chris
Series Outline (Catch up on our YouTube)
Week 1: 21st January: Inspired Dreams: Genesis 37v1-11
Week 2: 28th January: Shattered Dreams: Genesis 37v12-36
Week 3: 4th Feb: Testing Dreams: Genesis 39v1-20
Week 4: 11th Feb: Nightmare Dreams: Genesis 39v21-40v23
Week 5: 18th Feb: Breakthrough Dreams: Genesis 41
Week 6: 25th Feb: Painful Dreams: Genesis 42
Week 7: 3rd March: Restoring Dreams: Genesis 43-45
Week 8: 10th March: Living Dreams: Genesis 47v13-26
Autumn 2023 Sunday Morning Series
From Sunday 8th October until 19th November, both our congregations followed a Sunday morning series called "Who Do You Say I Am? (Holy Spirit)", the third of our series looking at the nature and heart of the God we worship. Each week our preaching team in both locations looked at who the Holy Spirit is, and what He wants to do in us and through us.
The series was accompanied by time on the Sunday evenings with time aside to allow the Holy Spirit to move.
For the two previous "Who Do You Say I Am?" series, see our YouTube Channel
Who Do You Say I Am? (Father)
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This was a series exploring the names God the Father used to reveal Himself to His people, and ran from 15th May to 31st July 2022
Who Do You Say I Am? (Jesus)
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This was a series exploring the I AM statements Jesus made to help us understand Him and His misson, and ran from 11th Sept to 23rd Oct 2022
Ladies Morning with Guest Speaker - Margaret Peat
Saturday 25th Nov 10am at Princess St
Once again we were encouraged by the visit of Kevin & Margaret Peat, and they will be back in November 2024! They were with us for a whole weekend this year, speaking on both the 25th & 26th November, and on the Saturday morning we hosted a ladies meeting where Margaret spoek. Margaret is a gifted speaker, has published a number of books, and comes to us with a wealth of experience ministering across the world.
Alpha Course
We have just finished an Alpha Course but there is still time to join us for Christianity Explored
We invited ladies to come together for a time of worship, testimony, prayer and encouragement on Saturday 2nd March from10am-12middy at Moor St. Followed by homemade soup and rolls, it wasan opportunity to help build each other, up, share experiences and take the time to support and care for each other as we face the everyday challenges of life.