40 Days of Purpose
We completed the 40 Days of Purpose program in October 2005. This
page contains some comments on the program.
40 Days of Purpose
is a powerful
life-changing journey for local churches. It is a spiritual
growth emphasis that encourages every member of the congregation
to participate in deepening their relationship with God through
worship, small group studies and through daily personal
readings. Over 300 churches in the UK have completed and
benefited from 40 Days of Purpose. One church writes: “40 Days
of Purpose was the best thing that has happened in our church
for years.” 40 Days of Purpose ran at Selsdon Baptist
Church from 7th September 2005. It involves a series of seven
Sunday services, a biblically based devotional book for each of us to
read each day for the forty days, a series of small group meetings each
week. We are being asked to make this our top priority over the 40 days.
Online
Audio Messages
Video Launch Night
Week_One
Week_Two_-_‘Planned_for_God’s_pleasure’_
Week_Three_-_‘You_were_formed_for_Gods_family’_
Week_Four_-_‘You_Were_Created_to_Become_Like_Christ’_
Week_Five_-_You_Were_Shaped_For_Serving_God
Week_Six:_You_Were_Made_for_a_Mission
Many_Hands_Fair
Celebration_Service
Prayer_Meetings_
Wednesday 7th September at 7.45 pm
The launch video enthused us for the coming 40 days
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Sunday 4th September
The first chance to sign up to be part of 40
Days. Mike Elcome led us as we prepared for "40 Days".
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Week One -
"What on Earth am I here for?"
Sunday 11th September
The theme of the first Sunday was "What on Earth am I here for?". Our
Sunday Club and young people studied the same subjects as the
adults.
In the following week we started the daily readings and first Small Group meetings
- watching a
video and using a study guide with some discussion points to work
through in our groups.
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Sunday 18th September
At this
Communion Service we received into membership our new staff, and
Peter &Ruth Manson
Sunday 25th September
This week we learned about the second purpose,
Fellowship. We were formed to be a part of God’s family, and connecting with other people in a Purpose-Driven Life small group,
we experienced some great Fellowship!
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Sunday 2nd October
By memorising the weekly verses and reading the daily chapters in The Purpose Driven Life,
wee gained a head-start on this week’s purpose, Discipleship. God
created you to become like Christ, and He uses various influences to
change you into His image. Some influences are obvious, like Bible
memory and daily scripture reading. Other influences He uses are more
mysterious. We discovered God’s plan for our growth.
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Sunday 9th October
This
week, we focused on the purpose of Ministry; for many people this
marked their high point in the Campaign. It was so exciting to discover the
special way God shaped us for serving Him, and in the Many
Hands Fair we goet to explore that shape and find ways to put it to
good use right here at SBC! Followed by Many Hands Fair.
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Sunday 16th October
Have you ever wondered,
"When a person becomes a Christian, why doesn't God just take them
straight on to heaven?" The answer is that God has an assignment for
each of us; you were made for a mission! What is that mission?
You don't have to speculate. Just as Jesus was leaving to go back to
heaven, he left clear instructions for each of us. We
explored the only one of the five purposes we can’t do in heaven!
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Sunday 9th October
The Many Hands
Fair was held after the morning
service, as part of the 40 Days of Purpose. It was an opportunity to come along and find out
about the many ways we can serve one another and the wider community. It
was also an opportunity to volunteer your time, your
resources or your ideas in an area that interests you.
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Sunday 23rd October
A service of celebration at the end of "40 Days".
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Every Sunday Evening
We prayed for the 40 days
of purpose during September and October 2005.
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Every week
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After Evening Service
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30 Minutes
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In the Coffee Lounge
We believe prayer to be central in the run up and
throughout the 40 days of purpose, so please join us to pray that God
will do amazing things as we go on from 40 days.
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Click on the title to play the message. It is recommended that you
have broadband for this.
Otherwise you can order a tape/CD at the Sound Desk and collect it
later. If you would like to be e-mailed when the next audio message is
available, contact the
webmaster, Alan Bedford, and I will add you to the e-mail list.
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