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A couple of new things!
So this week began with the first ever Saturday morning bible school in the United Reformed Church, and it was exactly what it said it would be, a bible school on Saturday morning! Teaching from both Mark Bonnington and Richard Briggs means that all those who attended are now fluent in both Hebrew and Greek! –well almost?! :) We also looked at 1 Corinthians and the cross as human foolishness and divine power. Great stuff!
So Saturday was followed by Sunday, because every Saturday usually is! No student lunches this week, but still plenty of students to chat to. It’s great to see familiar faces now and to be building those relationships! The evening service was the first of two services with a particular emphasis on a deeper understanding of God’s word and its application to our relationship with Him. It was great to see the room so full, with a mixture of students and residents and to begin to grasp an understanding of God’s ultimate purpose, which was a real high point for most of us interns.
With it being half term this week, there were no CU’s, but none the less it has continued to be a fun and packed week. Interact happened as normal on Monday evening. We met at Ustinov bar, and had great fun just chatting as a group, and drawing maps of the UK on serviettes, to illustrate where the best places to visit in the UK are. Very accurate of course! :) Crook this week has been detached youth work, which has been good for building and strengthening relationships with the young people and I’m sure they are all looking forward to their parties next week. Aquilla is beginning to come together as we sort out our individual placements, which is exciting. And of course pastorates and cells continued to meet. Like Dave said last week “Its inspiring how many people want to come together in the name of Christ to praise and grow closer to God”.
Finally, in our teaching this week we looked at how to begin reading the gospels for what they are and why there are some similarities and differences between Matthew, Mark and Luke. We also looked at the gifts that God has graciously given to us, having filled in a spectacularly long questionnaire! It’s great to see how God has uniquely given us all our individual gifts and how we can begin to utilise those as a team.
In summary, I think God has been stretching all of us this week. Pray for continued strength and energy. The relationships that are being formed. And praise God for the faithfulness, goodness and love that he continues to pour out.