Comments for The NET http://www.thenet.org.uk Equipping the church to reach the people of the Black Country for Christ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:44:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Watchmen 10th anniversary by Graham Hingley http://www.thenet.org.uk/net-news/watchmen-10th-anniversary/#comment-953 Graham Hingley Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:44:44 +0000 http://www.thenet.org.uk/?p=298#comment-953 What a wonderful God filled experience the night at Bethel was. I was on the platform just one of the 'all church choir' from Sweet Turf, now known as Champions Church, Netherton. It was a precious blessing being involved for the night. Being part of the all comers choir was a superb fellowship time and the night at Bethel was the icing on the cake which is a lasting memory. My previous Pastor, David Raybould had visions and dreams of this happening and it was sad he was not with us to experience the night. It was sometime in 1989 that Holy Spirit spoke in one of our early morning prayer meeting saying 'He had started a number of small fires in the Black Country but the time is coming when they will be joined up into one big fire'. Bethel was one of those mighty steps foreward as the Lord moves across the area and since, we have seen Revival Fires move to the center Dudley and the new Champions church in Netherton to name but two of the growing fires. The great thing is it's not finished yet because the best is yet to come. Graham Hingley What a wonderful God filled experience the night at Bethel was. I was on the platform just one of the ‘all church choir’ from Sweet Turf, now known as Champions Church, Netherton. It was a precious blessing being involved for the night. Being part of the all comers choir was a superb fellowship time and the night at Bethel was the icing on the cake which is a lasting memory. My previous Pastor, David Raybould had visions and dreams of this happening and it was sad he was not with us to experience the night.
It was sometime in 1989 that Holy Spirit spoke in one of our early morning prayer meeting saying ‘He had started a number of small fires in the Black Country but the time is coming when they will be joined up into one big fire’. Bethel was one of those mighty steps foreward as the Lord moves across the area and since, we have seen Revival Fires move to the center Dudley and the new Champions church in Netherton to name but two of the growing fires.
The great thing is it’s not finished yet because the best is yet to come.

Graham Hingley

]]> Comment on New Multiply Courses by Peter Horrox http://www.thenet.org.uk/net-news/new-multiply-courses/#comment-759 Peter Horrox Thu, 20 Oct 2011 10:07:54 +0000 http://www.thenet.org.uk/?p=318#comment-759 I work for Springdale College and i need to clarify that the Multiply course is not a validated programme. Only our MA in Missional leadership and our BTh in Mission courses are validated. this means that you will not receive a nationally recognised qualification upon completion however the course will help equip you for ministry and church leadership and give you a good grounding for entering our MA or BTh course later on if yo so wish. To find out more please go to <a href="http://springdalecollege.org.uk" rel="nofollow">springdalecollege.org.uk</a> to find out more. I work for Springdale College and i need to clarify that the Multiply course is not a validated programme. Only our MA in Missional leadership and our BTh in Mission courses are validated. this means that you will not receive a nationally recognised qualification upon completion however the course will help equip you for ministry and church leadership and give you a good grounding for entering our MA or BTh course later on if yo so wish.

To find out more please go to springdalecollege.org.uk to find out more.

]]> Comment on Watchmen 10th anniversary by Pam Abel http://www.thenet.org.uk/net-news/watchmen-10th-anniversary/#comment-740 Pam Abel Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:12:41 +0000 http://www.thenet.org.uk/?p=298#comment-740 Having rededicated my life to Jesus shortly before all of this began, I thirsted for connections to outpour all that had been released in my Spirit - and what a banquet!! I KNOW how much organisation goes into these "events" and I will always thank God for the faithful and obedient hearers of HIS Spirit who brought the love of Jesus to our area through prayer. There was a tangible shift in the area and it became "ok" to pray - out loud AND in public! God does not NEED the public to know our hearts, but He must surely have enjoyed seeing the gathering FOR Him.It began a time of change for me - seeking in more earnest HIS will for my life. There followed 10 years of personal growth and He placed me in a job that enabled me to have an outlet for the boldness He gave me to share His love in my workplace. However, here I am now, waiting on Him to reveal "what next?" There must be more - but what does "it" look like? What do I do?? Where do I now share? I wait. And thank Him - many times a day - for His Grace and many blessings He has poured into my life, knowing that when He moves me into the place He has for me to WORK for Him, in this next phase of my life,I will be better equipped with the prayer life I have developed since that awesome time 10 years ago. Lord, hear our cry. We seek YOUR plans and purposes for our lives, sensing that You want us to be ready to do YOUR will. Show us, Lord,that which You would have us do. Lord You are Sovereign - how mighty is YOUR power to transform communities. Help us, Lord,to hear Your voice and to be obedient to Your direction for our area. Let our worship BLESS Your heart Lord and we wait, praying that The Father's Heart will pour out on our area the love that You have shown us in Jesus. This we pray, in Jesus's name,amen. Having rededicated my life to Jesus shortly before all of this began, I thirsted for connections to outpour all that had been released in my Spirit – and what a banquet!! I KNOW how much organisation goes into these “events” and I will always thank God for the faithful and obedient hearers of HIS Spirit who brought the love of Jesus to our area through prayer. There was a tangible shift in the area and it became “ok” to pray – out loud AND in public! God does not NEED the public to know our hearts, but He must surely have enjoyed seeing the gathering FOR Him.It began a time of change for me – seeking in more earnest HIS will for my life. There followed 10 years of personal growth and He placed me in a job that enabled me to have an outlet for the boldness He gave me to share His love in my workplace. However, here I am now, waiting on Him to reveal “what next?”
There must be more – but what does “it” look like? What do I do?? Where do I now share? I wait. And thank Him – many times a day – for His Grace and many blessings He has poured into my life, knowing that when He moves me into the place He has for me to WORK for Him, in this next phase of my life,I will be better equipped with the prayer life I have developed since that awesome time 10 years ago.
Lord, hear our cry. We seek YOUR plans and purposes for our lives, sensing that You want us to be ready to do YOUR will. Show us, Lord,that which You would have us do. Lord You are Sovereign – how mighty is YOUR power to transform communities. Help us, Lord,to hear Your voice and to be obedient to Your direction for our area. Let our worship BLESS Your heart Lord and we wait, praying that The Father’s Heart will pour out on our area the love that You have shown us in Jesus. This we pray, in Jesus’s name,amen.

]]> Comment on Sector breakfast by Pam Abel http://www.thenet.org.uk/events/sector-breakfast-6/#comment-734 Pam Abel Sun, 16 Oct 2011 11:07:43 +0000 http://www.thenet.org.uk/?p=303#comment-734 Hi Tim, this is my new email!! Please book me in for the November breakfast Thanks, Pam Hi Tim, this is my new email!! Please book me in for the November breakfast Thanks, Pam

]]> Comment on Watchmen 10th anniversary by Lloyd Cooke http://www.thenet.org.uk/net-news/watchmen-10th-anniversary/#comment-714 Lloyd Cooke Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:01:01 +0000 http://www.thenet.org.uk/?p=298#comment-714 Every blessing to all our friends in the Black Country. 2001 was certainly a significant year for the West Midlands. As you were gathering together so, completely seperately, Christians here in Stoke-on-Trent were also beginning to meet. Every month hundreds of Christians united to cry out to God using 2 Chron 7v14 as a basis for our intercessions. Our 2C7 meetings had many of the same elements as your Watchmen evenings. I believe that these gatherings in S-o-T & the BC were about releasing the 'oxen in the Midlands' to begin ploughing up the hard soil of the nation. Every blessing to all our friends in the Black Country. 2001 was certainly a significant year for the West Midlands. As you were gathering together so, completely seperately, Christians here in Stoke-on-Trent were also beginning to meet. Every month hundreds of Christians united to cry out to God using 2 Chron 7v14 as a basis for our intercessions. Our 2C7 meetings had many of the same elements as your Watchmen evenings. I believe that these gatherings in S-o-T & the BC were about releasing the ‘oxen in the Midlands’ to begin ploughing up the hard soil of the nation.

]]> Comment on Watchmen 10th anniversary by John Cook http://www.thenet.org.uk/net-news/watchmen-10th-anniversary/#comment-706 John Cook Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:05:40 +0000 http://www.thenet.org.uk/?p=298#comment-706 I found Watchmen an inspiring time. As many have mentioned above I was also quite a young lad at the start of these and so to see something that was wider than just what I was involved in with so many Christians coming together to seek the Lord was amazing. I didn’t really understand at the time the significance of these gatherings but looking back they were a marker for me and many others I talk to. I found Watchmen an inspiring time. As many have mentioned above I was also quite a young lad at the start of these and so to see something that was wider than just what I was involved in with so many Christians coming together to seek the Lord was amazing. I didn’t really understand at the time the significance of these gatherings but looking back they were a marker for me and many others I talk to.

]]> Comment on Watchmen 10th anniversary by Iain Martin http://www.thenet.org.uk/net-news/watchmen-10th-anniversary/#comment-700 Iain Martin Sat, 08 Oct 2011 18:08:16 +0000 http://www.thenet.org.uk/?p=298#comment-700 Being amongst 3,000 other Christians worshiping God, and praying His blessing on the Black Country was a very special experience. Oh that we could fill one of our soccer stadia in the same way! Father would you open the eyes of the hearts of Christians across the Black Country, but especially those called to leadership roles, to see the joy that You know whenever Your people, Jesus' body on earth, come together in unity, to hear from You, and to worship you in spirit and in truth. Being amongst 3,000 other Christians worshiping God, and praying His blessing on the Black Country was a very special experience.

Oh that we could fill one of our soccer stadia in the same way!

Father would you open the eyes of the hearts of Christians across the Black Country, but especially those called to leadership roles, to see the joy that You know whenever Your people, Jesus’ body on earth, come together in unity, to hear from You, and to worship you in spirit and in truth.

]]> Comment on Watchmen 10th anniversary by Wendy http://www.thenet.org.uk/net-news/watchmen-10th-anniversary/#comment-698 Wendy Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:48:32 +0000 http://www.thenet.org.uk/?p=298#comment-698 As reltive newcomers to the Black Country, Watchman was an amazing catalyst for out family. Helping us understand a little more of the 'heart' of the people here, belivers & non; but more importantly that evening and the subsequent all-nighters gave us a glimpse of The Father's Heart for the people of the Black Country. Funniest recolection is of the traffic jams caused by Christians all of us trying to be at the right place at the right time, "for such a time as this". As reltive newcomers to the Black Country, Watchman was an amazing catalyst for out family. Helping us understand a little more of the ‘heart’ of the people here, belivers & non; but more importantly that evening and the subsequent all-nighters gave us a glimpse of The Father’s Heart for the people of the Black Country.
Funniest recolection is of the traffic jams caused by Christians all of us trying to be at the right place at the right time, “for such a time as this”.

]]> Comment on Watchmen 10th anniversary by Tim http://www.thenet.org.uk/net-news/watchmen-10th-anniversary/#comment-694 Tim Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:54:18 +0000 http://www.thenet.org.uk/?p=298#comment-694 As a young believer of only 16 it was a strange and mesmerizing sight. Seeing nearly 3000 Christians, with one accord, one aim and one heart was a new concept to me and very humbling and inspiring. Its only now, as I look back over the last 10 years and see the journey God has taken me and this area on that I begin to realise the impact of those early days. I believe what was set and sown in those days (and before) is still living on today, and believe the Father, in His mercy has been leading us by the hand, day by day. Is it about it happening again? Possibly. Is it about it happening 10 fold or 100 fold? Maybe. We will see what the Lord has in store for us over the coming years. As a young believer of only 16 it was a strange and mesmerizing sight. Seeing nearly 3000 Christians, with one accord, one aim and one heart was a new concept to me and very humbling and inspiring. Its only now, as I look back over the last 10 years and see the journey God has taken me and this area on that I begin to realise the impact of those early days. I believe what was set and sown in those days (and before) is still living on today, and believe the Father, in His mercy has been leading us by the hand, day by day. Is it about it happening again? Possibly. Is it about it happening 10 fold or 100 fold? Maybe. We will see what the Lord has in store for us over the coming years.

]]> Comment on Watchmen 10th anniversary by J http://www.thenet.org.uk/net-news/watchmen-10th-anniversary/#comment-693 J Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:09:46 +0000 http://www.thenet.org.uk/?p=298#comment-693 it is truely humbling to see the responce to prayer,a building unable to contain the desire to seek God's face.. Now.. Bigger buildings? or having seen the face of God, seek to see it in the face of at least one of the disadvantaged, the outcast... touch their face...change A life.. are the poor among us? Because the identity of God touch starts with the small...Can anything good come from the Nazarene bad lands or the black country..? What now...how about.. thousands of us... Touching thousands of lives and the whisper of The Holy Spirit ..GO..When did YOU, not a charity, or an organisation, clothe the naked, YOU feed the hungry and provide water and address the social & emotional poverty of the Black Country. personally..just choose One person..Each one of us change one life. Yes YOU. 3000 individuals like YOU brings the kingdom of God to 3000 people...and very soon the Baggies Ground can resound to the song.."The Lord Is My Shepherd...and the reason..not a match on earth but a match made in heaven. Care for an adventure? Then choose. One Question, One person..(YOU).. and one Mission..GO. it is truely humbling to see the responce to prayer,a building unable to contain the desire to seek God’s face.. Now.. Bigger buildings? or having seen the face of God, seek to see it in the face of at least one of the disadvantaged, the outcast… touch their face…change A life..
are the poor among us?
Because the identity of God touch starts with the small…Can anything good come from the Nazarene bad lands or the black country..? What now…how about.. thousands of us… Touching thousands of lives and the whisper of The Holy Spirit ..GO..When did YOU, not a charity, or an organisation, clothe the naked, YOU feed the hungry and provide water and address the social & emotional poverty of the Black Country. personally..just choose One person..Each one of us change one life. Yes YOU. 3000 individuals like YOU brings the kingdom of God to 3000 people…and very soon the Baggies Ground can resound to the song..”The Lord Is My Shepherd…and the reason..not a match on earth but a match made in heaven. Care for an adventure? Then choose. One Question, One person..(YOU).. and one Mission..GO.

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