Grace Works teaching series

Some people splutter in surprise when they first read Galatians. Some people are offended. Some can’t believe the strength of the language, or the emotion, or the imagery. Some find it provokes all kinds of uncomfortable questions.

Others cling to it for dear life. They find Paul’s talk of a righteousness by faith, apart from works of the law, to be their only hope. They cherish the thought of a community in which there is no Jew nor Greek, male nor female, slave nor free, but everyone is one in Christ Jesus. They celebrate their freedom, stand in grace, and produce the fruits of the Spirit.

But nobody who wrestles with the argument of Galatians can remain unchanged.

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Over eleven weeks we’ll be going through Paul’s most explosive letter in detail. We will ask what he was doing, why he was doing it, and how it might apply to us today. We will try to understand law and grace, flesh and Spirit, slavery and freedom. And most importantly, we will ask ourselves, if what we read in Galatians is true, why it is such good news.

Starting 1st October at Hampden Park, 8th October at Centro, with all talks made available online at www.kings.church/teaching

We look forward to seeing you at Kings!

Stories from Newday 2017

75 of our 11-19 year-olds went to Newday, a major Christian youth festival that takes place every summer over six days at the Norfolk showground. 7000 youth attended and it’s always a real highlight of the year.

Friendships are made, there’s lots of life and a lot of laughter. There’s great times of worship and tons of fantastic Bible teaching. It helps grow the faith of our young people, and for some it’s life changing. We often hear stories of salvation and stories of healing. Here’s just a few snippets of what God is doing in the lives of our young people:

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“It got to the point where my life was dependent on drugs. I began to hate myself and blame myself… I started taking this out on my weight as it’s the only thing I can control. I kept turning to drugs as it was the only thing that made me happy. I asked God to fill me with the Holy Spirit… My anxiety immediately went and I feel comfortable in my own skin. I will never turn my back again, He is real. I’m ready to start my new journey with God. Knowing I have a Father who loves me for who I am no matter how many sins I have caused is incredible.”


“I had a knee problem for two years. A microfracture meniscus tear causing pain all the time when walking, jogging, running and trying to undertake basic actions or activities… then everyone prayed… I realised I was pain free and could touch my toes. The feeling of being able to walk was overwhelming. I am really thankful for what God has done for me and how much he has got me through.”


“Unfortunately, I am very easy to get hurt. In 2016 I had an accident on the go karts. My knee was swollen for three days and then later in 2017 I was pushed into the lockers and once again hit my back and once again I went to the doctor. He said that because of the hit my liver was damaged. I felt terrible, I was in unbearable pain and I cried a lot…

On the fourth night of Newday the main objective was healing and I couldn’t believe it! I placed my right hand on my upper back and my left hand on my lower back. I got a sudden stroke of pain. I felt pain on all my back and my knees and I fell onto the ground. I was crying. The pain had gone. I felt new. I was new! God the Heavenly Father listened to my prayer and he, the great I AM took all my sins and my pains away. Now I feel no more pain. Thank you”


“We were having a night focused on the Holy Spirit. The preacher Francis Chan was speaking about how God may show himself. I started praying for my friends. I had a conversation with God!”


“There was a call for anyone who wanted to go up and give their life to Jesus. At first this didn’t appeal to me. But then I knew something had changed and I wanted to be a Christian. We went out and prayed. I had taken that last step. I was now a Christian.”


“I prayed for healing for my depression and for my scars to disappear. As I finished my prayer I looked at my wrists and ALL of the scars and blemishes had disappeared. It feels completely brand new!”


“Newday this year has really helped. Through preaches I could relate and understand God more. I have now learnt to carry on going for God, even when you feel he’s not talking to you.”

 

Talks

Find all the talks from Newday online at soundcloud.com/newdayevent

Ashburnham 2017

Ice creams, sunny days, slip ‘n slide, football tournaments, beautiful lakes, kids running free… Fantastic worship, challenging teaching and getting the big picture for our towns and cities, Europe and beyond. Here’s a snapshot of the Ashburnham weekend away.

Missed the weekend or missed a session? You can watch or listen to all the main talks on the New Ground website at newgroundchurches.org/media

Inkosi Kids newsletter: July 2017

This is the latest update on the ECD school in Trenance, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe as sent by Samu the lead teacher. Communication has been very difficult for them as the telephone wires keep being stolen from the pastor’s house and others so there is no internet. But we have found that WhatsApp is a better option for them.

The school continues to flourish and the children are doing well. The teachers have started to implement the new government curriculum sent out in January and feel they are coping well with the challenges it presents. They have increased the teaching week from three to four days to enable them to cover the requirements.

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One of the major changes in the curriculum is the need to teach Heritage studies. With this in mind, the teachers used the opportunity that Africa Day presented to teach the children some traditional rhymes and songs. Parents also contributed with stories, poems and dances.

 
↑   A video of the parents singing a traditional song.

 
↑   The children performing for the parents.

 
↑   The children performing.

↑   Khulanis mum telling the children an African story and Tributes Mum telling a folk tale.

For the first time ever, the ECD students attended and took part in a local inter-schools sports. competition on the 31st of March and they came third out of seven schools. This was very encouraging for them and good for the children to mix with other children from different areas.

↑  The children who took part in the inter schools competition with Ma Phiri and Samu, their teachers.

Please pray for the situation in Zimbabwe. Life is very hard. Unemployment has increased and the economy shows no sign of improving. The children’s lives are very different from here in the UK.

This is a Facebook post a friend from Bulawayo who works in a different area running a similar ECD school wrote recently to give you an idea of just how different….

This is a smattering of what the Village ECD children (aged 4-5yrs) said they had done during the Half Term Break (Spoken in Ndebele, translated here in English):

….watering the vegetables; fetching water; mopping floors; chopping vegetables; carrying the dishes to the house; sweeping the yard; sweeping the house; helping to build a kitchen; playing in mud; fetching firewood; watering tomato plants; washing dishes. BLESS THEIR LITTLE HEARTS…..all said with a smile on their faces.

There is very little playing time for these children so the time the children enjoy at school is very precious! So thank you for enabling them not just to be educated but also to be able to just be children for some part of the day.

↑   This is what happens in Zim when the children can’t go to school. This little girl will spend all day on the pavement to earn a few Rand for her family.

The children enjoying a special meal of beans, sadza and cabbage.

↑   The children enjoying a special meal of beans, sadza and cabbage.


To find out more about our child sponsorship program in Zimbabwe visit our Inkosi Kids webpage.


Biblical Theology

The Biblical Theology Course was about going through the Scriptures, in order, tracing their major themes and emphases, and allowing them to shape and challenge our views of God, his gospel, his people, and his mission.

It was originally planned as a 12 part course back in 2014 but unfortunately only the first seven sessions took place, and no future sessions are planned.

Due to requests we have made the first seven parts available again here, with notes available for parts 8 to 12.



Our thanks to Rich Tutt, Liam Thatcher and Dan Hayter for writing several of the sessions.

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Introduction

 
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Pentateuch (Genesis to Deuteronomy): Part 1

 
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Pentateuch (Genesis to Deuteronomy): Part 2

 
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Conquest to Monarchy (Joshua to 2 Samuel, Psalms, Wisdom): Part 1

 
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Conquest to Monarchy (Joshua to 2 Samuel, Psalms, Wisdom): Part 2

 
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Division to Exile: Part 1 (1 Kings to 2 Chronicles, pre-exilic prophets)

 
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Division to Exile: Part 2 (1 Kings to 2 Chronicles, pre-exilic prophets)

 
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Exile and Return (Ezra to Esther, exilic and post-exilic prophets)

 
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Gospels (Matthew to John)

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Acts, James and Paul (Acts to Philemon, James)

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Church Under Fire (Hebrews, 1 Peter to Revelation)

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Gift Day 2017 — Part 1: Seaford

In September 2010 we launched a second venue right in the heart of Seaford. After six years of hiring places to meet, it’s time for our Seaford venue to set up home.

We’re excited to announce a fantastic opportunity to purchase the Cross Way Centre, an old Methodist building dating back to the 1890s. For over a century this building has been used as a place of worship, a place where the gospel is preached, a place where people have come to know Jesus Christ. This could be the first permanent home of Kings Church Seaford, a base out of which we can celebrate the message of Jesus and demonstrate its life altering implications for the world.

The Cross Way Centre will offer us many things. It will open up new possibilities for reaching Seaford. A place where we can run Alpha courses, cafés, youth hangouts, kids work and baby and toddler groups. It will give us visibility with its position right in the heart of Seaford town centre. And we can adapt and shape the building to suit our needs.

Watch the video above for the full story: our history and vision, and a tour of the church building.

How you can make this a reality

Our Seaford venue will need around £125,000 to act as a deposit on the building. We then need a regular income substantial enough to service a mortgage. There are four ways you can help make the purchase of Cross Way a reality:

  • Make a one-off gift
  • Consider giving regularly for the first time at Seaford
  • Increase your regular giving at Seaford
  • Offer an interest-free loan

We believe the purchase of Cross Way will be a fantastic resource and of great value to our Seaford venue as it becomes its own church in September of this year.

A note on our 2017 Gift Days

This year’s gift day will be split into two parts and cover two towns. While part one focuses on Seaford we are planning to have a second gift day in the autumn as we look to redevelop the Kings Centre in Eastbourne, equipping it to fulfil our vision of seeing one hundred families added to the church over the next five years.

The venue you attend at Kings will naturally shape your giving. Whether you’re part of Seaford, Centro or Hampden Park, prayerfully consider how you can give in both our gift days this year. We’re all in this together: we want to see churches for everyone grow in both our towns.

Ways to give

Sunday meetings: You can give at any of our venues on our Gift Days: Sunday 25th June and Sunday 2nd July. You can also give at any meeting thereafter. Simply put your gift into an envelop and mark with ‘Seaford Gift Day’.

PayPal: You can give online via PayPal. Please note that you do not need a PayPal account to use this facility:





Internet Banking If you would like to use internet banking, please use the following details:

Account name: Frontiers Charitable Trust
Reference: Seaford Gift Day
Account no: 00639745
Sort Code: 202791

Interest-free loans: If you are able to offer an interest free loan please email info@kings.church or sign-up at the Info Point on a Sunday morning.

Signs teaching series

14 weeks exploring seven key hallmarks of the Kingdom of God


The Kingdom of God was the theme of almost all of Jesus’ teaching and yet for many of us it remains a mysterious concept.

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The book of Isaiah lists at least seven key features of what it looks like when the Kingdom of God is at hand. Jesus did what he did, in the way he did it as an enactment of what it looks like when God is king.

Over the course of 14 weeks we want to encounter Jesus’ wisdom and power afresh as well as share insights on how we as the church can embody the life of the Kingdom in 21st century secular Britain.

Join us each Sunday, starting 30th April at all three of our venues, and online later at www.kings.church/teaching


Update: Our Signs teaching series is now complete and you can watch the entire series online here.

This is about that

Marriage, Paul says, refers to Christ and the Church. This video has been produced by Kings Church Eastbourne to show at the beginning of our wedding ceremonies, illustrating how the symbolism of marriage reflects the Christian gospel.

There are two versions available. Featured above is the cinematic version which doesn’t feature a presenter and is more ambient in nature. The second version below does feature one (in the form of Andrew Wilson) which may better suit teaching contexts.

 

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Available through Vimeo On Demand.: vimeo.com/ondemand/tiatcinematic

Both versions are included and are made available to download in 4K, HD and SD. Purchase removes the watermark and the information slide at the end of the videos.

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Please feel free to share/embed the watermarked preview videos online. The URLs to the videos are below:

Cinematic preview: vimeo.com/213717865
Presenter preview: vimeo.com/213720278

Easter 2017 baptisms

We had an amazing weekend celebrating Easter through the baptisms at our Hampden Park venue. Stories of how the death and resurrection of Jesus has brought new and everlasting life! Welcome home.

Timings: Oriana 06:28; Becky 08:04; Nathan 10:37; David 13:42; David 16:22; Laura 18:24; Beth 20:11; Sophie 22:17