Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Living LIfe to the Full
We have two groups happening at West End Impact that are recent additions to the various projects/ministries already in existences. The two groups are going to grow and I can see that we will need more than one funding bid to keep these projects going. Unless, of course, God decides to provide in other ways.
Living Life to the Full is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and also some Biblical Principles to help people overcome depression. This course has been accredited by the NHS and one of our staff has been trained to facilitate the course which runs for 9 weeks. It's a closed group for confidential purposes which means you can not join the group half way or part way through the course. GP's and other mental health services can refer into this group as part of the NHS 'stepped care plan' for mental health. This group is growing at an immense rate and has only been running for the third time. In October we hope to roll the program out and do the course for the first time for another agency at a charge of £400.
Chapter 12 is a group that is a brand new project that we are trying to develop through experience and the experience of its member. This group is for recovering alcoholics and uses Purpose Driven Life material and practical activities. The hope is to get the guys doing some healthy cooking, some DIY and some sport ie Table Tennis going to the gym. The name for this group Chapter 12, came from the verse in Romans 12 'be transformed by the renewing of you mind' and from the 12th Step of the 12 steps which admits that we need to turn to God otherwise we are powerless to stay in recovery. All the guys in the group have been in various recovery groups that they have never felt 100% comfortable with for one reason or another as not all people fit into group recovery. This project will include group work and one-to-ones and activities. It will be tailored around the individual and we hope it will keep these guys in recovery in a way that no other group has done.
Two very important group to help people some massive difficulties that hold them back from living the life that God intended them to live!!
Living Life to the Full is based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and also some Biblical Principles to help people overcome depression. This course has been accredited by the NHS and one of our staff has been trained to facilitate the course which runs for 9 weeks. It's a closed group for confidential purposes which means you can not join the group half way or part way through the course. GP's and other mental health services can refer into this group as part of the NHS 'stepped care plan' for mental health. This group is growing at an immense rate and has only been running for the third time. In October we hope to roll the program out and do the course for the first time for another agency at a charge of £400.
Chapter 12 is a group that is a brand new project that we are trying to develop through experience and the experience of its member. This group is for recovering alcoholics and uses Purpose Driven Life material and practical activities. The hope is to get the guys doing some healthy cooking, some DIY and some sport ie Table Tennis going to the gym. The name for this group Chapter 12, came from the verse in Romans 12 'be transformed by the renewing of you mind' and from the 12th Step of the 12 steps which admits that we need to turn to God otherwise we are powerless to stay in recovery. All the guys in the group have been in various recovery groups that they have never felt 100% comfortable with for one reason or another as not all people fit into group recovery. This project will include group work and one-to-ones and activities. It will be tailored around the individual and we hope it will keep these guys in recovery in a way that no other group has done.
Two very important group to help people some massive difficulties that hold them back from living the life that God intended them to live!!
Saturday, 4 October 2014
An introduction to Theology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0p2SBxEmEk PLEASE Watch
As a church we sometimes get critised by main stream 'in-the-box' 'Let''s follow the Status Quo, cause that's how we have always done it' Christians, for not being deep enough!!! ?? ***
I have learnt to question this accusation and its simple, it goes like this:
'How deep do you want it??' Is Jesus dying on the cross to save you from your wrong and the wrong of the world and give you eternal life, and the free gift of grace, being sanctified as we speak and have the indwelling life of Christ through the gift of the Holy Spirit living in and through you not deep enough for you??'
We have a misconception of deep sometimes - if its head knowledge they want then there are plenty of other churches that will give that. It's not as if we don't know our stuff I lived in a Bible college for 4 year Michl studied theology and all the German theologians that we Brits need to learn German for, if we really want to get to grips with all that deep stuff.
Anyway this video clip above is an introduction to Theology - Michl is so good at making complicated things understandable, which basically why Jesus used every day stories to get his message across. Jesus had something to say to those who thought they were wise they were full of head knowledge but didn't really live it out and they were called Pharisees. He also chose what this world would call foolish to show up those who thought they were wise and actually were foolish. So just because a church makes things understandable and the message of a church can be applied to every day life does not mean its shallow!!
Hear endeth today's sermon and remember 'you only know as much of the Bible as you actually live out and do' that's what really knowing something is!! Don't just talk about it do it!!
As a church we sometimes get critised by main stream 'in-the-box' 'Let''s follow the Status Quo, cause that's how we have always done it' Christians, for not being deep enough!!! ?? ***
I have learnt to question this accusation and its simple, it goes like this:
'How deep do you want it??' Is Jesus dying on the cross to save you from your wrong and the wrong of the world and give you eternal life, and the free gift of grace, being sanctified as we speak and have the indwelling life of Christ through the gift of the Holy Spirit living in and through you not deep enough for you??'
We have a misconception of deep sometimes - if its head knowledge they want then there are plenty of other churches that will give that. It's not as if we don't know our stuff I lived in a Bible college for 4 year Michl studied theology and all the German theologians that we Brits need to learn German for, if we really want to get to grips with all that deep stuff.
Anyway this video clip above is an introduction to Theology - Michl is so good at making complicated things understandable, which basically why Jesus used every day stories to get his message across. Jesus had something to say to those who thought they were wise they were full of head knowledge but didn't really live it out and they were called Pharisees. He also chose what this world would call foolish to show up those who thought they were wise and actually were foolish. So just because a church makes things understandable and the message of a church can be applied to every day life does not mean its shallow!!
Hear endeth today's sermon and remember 'you only know as much of the Bible as you actually live out and do' that's what really knowing something is!! Don't just talk about it do it!!
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