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WOW! What a month

by daverogers on April 29, 2010

It’s been a while since I posted on the blog, mainly because its been pretty manic over the last month.

I thought I’d post some highlights.

1. Younger Leaders weekend. On the last weekend of March Em and I were privileged to spend the weekend with other Younger Leaders from Newfrontiers churches around the country. Hosted By Jeremy and Ann Simpkins, this was a great time to be stirred up and to take time making new friends in similar positions from other churches.

2. Now and Elder. On the 28th March we returned from the younger leaders weekend early for my induction into Eldership atAscot Baptist Church. This was an amazing time, the church was packed, and God really spoke as the Elders, joined by Andrew Ryland laid hands on me and appointed me as an Elder. There were some great prophetic word both for me and the church as we move into this new season for us.

3. abcsix. We are now six weeks into our new Sunday evening meeting. It has gone really well so far, the numbers have fluctuated due to holidays but there is certainly a buzz each time we gather. I started by giving a vision of what the church is, and have now moved onto a small series called “prayer matters” looking at how we communicate with God. Last week I got those present to ask the questions on prayer that they would like answered over the next few weeks. Some great one’s in there. I may post more about this soon. You can find the talks from abcsix on “my talks” page.

4. Week of prayer. Last week we had our week of prayer. it was great! God Spoke! It was really good to pray for ourselves, our church, our town and our country. We kicked off each evening giving God the glory, focussing on him and what he wants for us. I love this quote from C.H. Spurgeon: “Prayer is the breath of faith. Prayer meetings are the lungs of the church.”

5. I believe, help my unbelief. This Sunday I preached from the account of Jesus return to Nazareth in Luke 4:14-30. We looked at the whole issue of unbelief, which is not lack of faith, but a decision NOT to believe. I beleive this was a very important day for us as a church as we accknowldeged unbelief, repented and asked God to fill us with faith. I pray that we really become a people full of God and faith; as we move into the things God has for us in the coming months and years.

Message can be listened to here: Jesus Returns home. 25th April 2010

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6. Cell group. I love being part of a vibrant cell group. Last night we followed up from Sundays message, but ended up by asking each other: “what do you have faith for?” It was challenging and faith building. I love being church with these guys, and look forward to chilling out at a BBQ on monday.

What a great month! Thank you Lord!

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abcsix

by daverogers on March 22, 2010

Yesterday evening was the launch of our new Sunday evening meeting abcsix. After months of preparation and planning the vision became reality! It was great to see nearly 50 people gathered for church. We started the evening with 40 minutes of coffee, muffins and time to relax with friends. This was followed by half an hour of praise and then a preach. Yesterday as it was the first meeting I looked at Why Church? It was a great opportunity to look at what the Church really is as we set the vision for abcsix. It was great to see so many young people and young adults at the meeting, some of the youth enjoyed the youth room where they were able to chill out during the praise and talk, as we realise not all young people a fully ready to engage in worship. The vision for abcsix is to create an ordinary environment for people to meet an extraordinary God.

I’ve attached a couple of pictures from last night and a link to the message.

21/03/10 Why Church?

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Really looking forward to next week and what God will do at abcsix of the coming weeks and months and long into the future.

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A Noble Task

March 4, 2010

This Monday the first of March, my birthday was quite a milestone in my life. Not only did I turn 32 but the church leadership at ABC were affirmed by the church members in their proposal for me to become an Elder. I have known in my heart for many years that God has called me to [...]

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Time for a break!

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This week I am on holiday with Em and the boys. We are away in the New Forest for a bit of a break. It has been an interesting start to 2010! I started the year with a chest infection and Em has had it for the last 5 weeks, as well as an allergic reaction [...]

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Highlights from Butlins

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I thought I’d post my highlights from what was a fantastic weekend at “Together at Butlins” in Bognor Regis. I had the priveledge of serving with a great team in the Youth meetings where well over 300 young people gathered for fun, worship and teaching. 1. God’s presence. God really met with us at the weekend, [...]

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Looking forward to Butlins!

January 19, 2010

This weekend, we travel as a family to Butlins in Bognor Regis to be at our regional “together at” weekend. We will join about 3000 people gathered from churches in the Home counties, London and Kent for a weekend of fellowship, worship and teaching. These weekends are so valuable for us as a family, but [...]

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Pray with Faith!

January 14, 2010

This week at ABC we have a week of prayer. The three weeks we have dedicated to prayer each year are some of the most valuable time we spend together as a church. Many have described the prayer that goes on in a church as the “engine room” of what goes on in the church. This is [...]

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My Goals for 2010

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So here we are six days in to 2010 and I’ve been thinking what my goals are for the coming year. 2009 has been an interesting year in the Rogers household, massive highs with the birth of Joseph and times of working out what God has called us to and making important decisions about our [...]

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New Year, New Blog

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