Last Sunday we welcomed a new leader onto the team of the ashford salvation army christian centre, and this Sunday we have done the same. Sara Hayward who has been part of this church community for some years, has been working alongside the leadership for some months now, and we formally commissioned Sara Hayward into leadership, which as last week, including the anointing of oil, as a sign of being set apart by God. Believing that all are gifted in so many ways by His Spirit, we believe in celebrating all this, and together as a church community really did celebrate it. Our focus this morning started by remembering Pauls Words in Ephesians to BE STRONG IN THE LORD and the Kingdom Kids were asked to spend sometime considering what it is we want to lift Jesus High in. Various songs helped us to lift Jesus high and recognise we are called to storms the forts of darkness - and that happens through lifting Jesus High. Our senior leader, Ian, shared some words from Psalm 23, reminding us of Gods commitment to us, and His love for us in being everything to us in everyway. We were reminded that our hope is to keep looking at Jesus and trusting Him, letting Him guide and lead, and surrendering everything to Him, our great shepherd. We celebrated in this Sara Haywards commissioning, with included being charged with the responsibilities of looking after the 20plus age group and how so often after youth ministry age people get forgotten. We are anxious to have a pastor and friend for that age group and God has called Sara to do this. Along with Sara we also celebrated Lyn Farthing and Sara being charged with the responsibility of district pastor for willesborough. Together they will work to support, pastor and care for the 80 plus units of people we have linked to this church community in the willesborough area alone. We have split the town into three where people live, and each are served by a district pastor. This is very traditional for the army, who used to have ward systems, and thus we are encouraging the building of relationships and the taking of the Light of Jesus beyond our already exisiting buildings - taking the church to where people live!
Finally for today, being our monthly community church Sunday our members and friends were encouraged to cluster together where they lived. South Ashford met for prayer for South Ashford and Teaching at the home of Envoy Val. In Willesborough members and friends went and shared some precious moments with residents of Athena House in Willesborough. Finally Kennington/Town met to enjoy fellowship and prayer together - and the most ever met in that ever.
We thank God for today and the opportunieis. Above all our thanksgiving is offered to God for Lyn and Sara in listening to God and allowing those gifts to be used in and through them.
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We are growing and moving in Christ's power each day. We thank God we have great leaders with God's vision to keep us growing and going in that vision. This is just the beginning.x
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