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Good Friday Outreach

admin — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:12:42 +0000

As part of Churches together in West Kirby we participated in a Good Friday outreach that saw over sixty crosses stationed around the West Kirby Marine Lake.
This proved to be an affective witness before the town and its many visitors who came to our seaside town to enjoy the rare combination of sun and bank holiday.
As well as this mass visual testimony, many leaflets were handed out and discussions entered into reminding people as to the Good Friday and Easter messages. All of which seemed to be well received, and the impact was such that many left the beach to see what was happening.
It was great to see so many people from different church’s come and participate in and support this outreach, I we can only pray, more Lord, let there be more!

David

The blessings of Christmas and a great year ahead

admin — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:59:34 +0000

Well the Christmas period is just about over! We thank God for the many blessings that we experienced amidst this very busy period. Such as our ‘M Factor’ night, which based on the popular TV programme ‘X Factor’ provided a great platform for our Mad Mondaz kids to show case their diverse talents in front of an audience of proud parents and guests. Followed by the blessings of having the opportunity to minister the message of this season through carols and word to our town and a local residential home. Finally there was a packed house at our Christmas eve celebration where following a light and much enjoyed buffet a series of seasonal songs , carols were sung and Pastor Richard gave a Christmas poem.

Well now the new year has begun and we pray that this year will proved the most blessed of all.

Dave

Alpha Course coming soon

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:08:23 +0000

Join us from 7.30pm on 14th Sept and for the following 10 weeks at our Church Building (Riverway Christian Fellowship, 86 Grange Rd, West Kirby, Wirral, CH48 4EQ)

As a course, Alpha attracts a diverse range of guests of different ages and backgrounds, holding many different viewpoints. Over 15 million people worldwide have now attended an Alpha course, an opportunity to explore the meaning of life, running in tens of thousands of churches of all denominations across the world. Over 7,000 churches are currently running the Alpha course across the UK in rural and urban settings, including every major UK city.

Alpha is an opportunity for anyone to explore the Christian faith in a relaxed setting over ten thought-provoking weekly sessions. Guests do Alpha for a wide variety of reasons – some want to investigate whether God exists; others are concerned about what happens after death. Some people have particular questions that they would like to discuss; others want to understand what the purpose of life is. Many guests have never been to church, others may have attended church occasionally but feel they have never really understood the basics of the Christian faith.

Each course lasts approx 1 hour and over ten weeks the Alpha course covers the following subjects. Week 1 Who is Jesus? Week 2 Why did Jesus Die? Week 3 How can we have Faith? Week 4 Why and how do I Pray? Week 5 Why and how should I read the Bible? Week 6 How does God Guide us? Week 7 How can I Resist Evil? Week 8 Why and how should I tell Others? Week 9 Does God Heal Today? Week 10 What about the Church?

We would love to see you and I believe that you would enjoy this series.

A week of fun and ministry

admin — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:17:54 +0000

This week (10th – 14th Aug) was an opportunity to work with ‘churches together’ to bless our town of West Kirby. Although the weather and tides did not allow us to work on the beach as in previous years, we were however able to use various venues in our town to minister to all ages and needs. This is a work that has been built up over a number of years and has been a great way of building a working unity between the Churches of West Kirby. It was also a great blessing to have made many new contacts, prayed for the sick and lead people to making a decision for Jesus. This mission culminated in a ‘Fun Day’ held at the Coronation Gardens on Saturday. Here Churches Together provided bouncy castles, various games, ministry tent, puppet ministry, cakes stall and BBQ all of which were given for free which drew many people! This lead many people to ask why? which gave us the opportunity to explain that it is like the free gift of Life given to us in Jesus!

The way of the Master

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:07:15 +0000

‘The way of the Master’ is one of a few of the courses we are using to train ourselves in evangelism. It is based on the award-winning TV series by Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort. The basic eight session course is especially created to train believers in a group format seeking to teach and show us how to simply and confidently share the Gospel with family, friends and strangers.

Here are some comments given after session 7 from those who have been attending our first course.

“This course has been an eye opener, giving me a new dimension to my witnessing. It has been well structured, practical, challenging. The best part was the showing of how to do the witnessing and proving on the streets that it works. Praise God!” Dave.

“This is the gospel for real – given with great clarity. It has helped me to see that anything less is positively unhelpful and can block people from true faith in Jesus” Tricia.

“Have found the course so far very enlightening, especially based on the 10 commandments, which are so applicable today. Very direct and focused when interviewing people and seemingly, in minutes, very effective evangelism. Their methods I haven’t experienced before and worth considering. Thanks.” Lucille.

“Superb!! Very helpful in knowing how to speak to non-believers and lead them to Christ. Videos very helpful and enjoyable. I have learnt a great deal, praise the Lord. The cards and million pound note have been brilliant “ice-breakers” to lead to a discussion about Jesus.” Kathy.

“The way of the master course is proving very challenging. It’s ‘hard hitting’ but in a way that has made me look at my own ‘walk’ with Christ in a deeper way. As an English person I feel uncomfortable using the American mannerisms in this course and as such I feel a ‘bit of a failure’ but I will endeavor to keep witnessing in my own way until I become more proficient. It is a blessing” Helen.

“Very helpful to have a structure to work with – key cards are also helpful – it will build confidence in witnessing – Also another point is just how important reaching the lost is, the choice of heaven or hell.” Gordon.

“Incredibly helpful in showing how to approach people. It would have been better if it had been English rather than American, because Americans wear their hearts on their sleeves, whereas reactions from English people are more likely to be different as they are more reserved on the whole. Praise God for all who have committed their lives to Him and been made righteous in Him through this programme.” Joy.

“Encouraging, helpful, enjoyable. Rather American – not gentle approach, I will pray it through” Margaret.

I have attended only two sessions and have been challenged” Maggie.

“I have enjoyed the course. It has been very helpful. Lots of food for thought. Made me look a my own life more closely.” Doreen.

“Its emphasis on conscience and righteousness using the Ten Commandments is so effective. On the streets people have been very open. But this method has been helpful in helping me build in confidence to reach the lost” Judy.

To find out more about ‘The way of the master’ click here