FFF Auckland CBD
Update April 15 following last evenings Core Leaders meeting
Introduction
Pot Luck Dinners
A team leader recruits 3 more helpers and organises food for 50 people [protein and salad/veges]
Rice will be cooked on the day
Fruit will be available for after
Then we organise a team to do the clean up following the rule the cooks do not do the dishes
Please bring in the empty plastic boxes so left overs can be given away
BUT ALSO
Please ensure the plates are put away as required - see photo's on the cupboards, let us respect and follow the TAB kitchen systems
Funding
Please consider before God starting to make a regular donation to the work of FFF via the TAB account [this will give you a tax receipt]
The TAB bank details are Bank account: 020100 0023322 00
Put FFF in the reference and your name to ensure you get a tax benefit
Pastoral follow up and teams
hence our goal is that every person is contacted, spoken with between Sundays. To do this all of use on this side need to be proactive with sms, phone and F2F coffees'
Our pastoral teams are starting to evolve and Roger will oversee and coordinate this so that nobody falls through the cracks. But this also means we are all responsible as FFF leader to do what is in front of our nose to create the faith community that FFF is. Each of us is "Christ with clothes on"
Prayer
Please feed prayer points requests and answers to him
ALSO
Let's be aware of the high level of sickness and accidents in our group
PRAY FOR GOD's PROTECTION and HEALTH for ALL
Input and discussion
hence we need to start on time
The speaker needs to be getting underway by 5.50 pm at the latest
The discussion gps need to be starting bt 5.20 ish so as to allow a good 30 minutes meaningful discussion.
This is where the stuff happens
Let's all work to make this possible
Children
We also need to honor the 6.00 pm end point
Kitchen conversations
Can we all work to ensure the atmosphere focuses on the input and discussion groups
R night of prayer and feast
Paul has drafted the schedules
These will be confirmed by this time next month and the action teams in place
Discussion Questions for this Sunday
Discussion Questions: April 17
Overall lessons from this book thinking about your life experiences tell stories of from your experience
In your group pick from 1, 2 or 3 of the lessons from Esther and share with the group
Lesson #1: God has a plan for our lives [Talked about 2 weeks ago]
Do you know God’s plan for your life ? if so what is it ?
Lesson #2: We are given divine moments to alter circumstances
Has this ever happened to you ? what happened ?
Lesson #3: We must stand with courage
Is this a situation you have been in ? How did God protect you ?
Lesson #4: Fasting and prayer brings clarity and hope for deliverance
How often do you fast ? how does this bring you closer to God ?
Lesson #5: God demands obedience
Where is your life have you been called to obedience ?
Lesson #6: God uses everything and everybody for his divine purpose [2 weeks ago]
What is unique about you and your setting how has God used you?
Negin
Baby Showers, Coffee, Desert Evenings and Kiwi Roasts
No idea is a bad one
Let's just do it and make it happen in God
Please stay in touch, ring sms as need be
Ring or sms anyone of us on the leadership team
We are committed as a group and individually to seeing N by N find the truth of who Isa really is and come to a point of seeking a relationship with JC
See you on Sunday
Remember the cooking team [Meenu and Ross etc] will arrive around 3.30 ish
Several will also do set up around this time
At 4.00 pm we meet and pray for the gathering as well as talk about how to facilitate the group leadership
Email: brucehknox@kics.co.nz
Location: 441 Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Phone: 64212245669