Tues 1 Dec – Home groups
Tues 8 Dec – Pastorate (crypt)
Sun 13 Dec – 10am service @ Emmanuel Church
Tues 15 Dec – Christmas Party – fun, food and festive cheer!! – (at Julia & Phil’s)
Sun 20 Dec – 10.30 Woodlands Christmas service – Mango Welcoming!!
Tues 5 Jan – Mango kicks off new year
PLUS Trip To Winter Wonderland at Westonbirt Arboretum – meeting at the Arboretum's carpark 5.30pm on Saturday 12th Dec
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Mango Home Groups – 17th November 09 – meeting from 7.45pm
THIS WEEK’S STUDY
‘But eagerly desire the greater gifts.’
Its been four weeks since we last met as small groups, with a church vision night and bonfire party taking up our Tuesday evening’s, but tonight we’re continuing on our theme of Mission and Vision. Over the weekend Rob Scott-Cook spoke at Woodlands Central about the different gifts and the way we choose to use them as a community.
Tonight, we’re going to look at little closer at the area of Spiritual gifts and try to demystify some of the issues and misconceptions about these gifts, given by God to build up the church. If we are to take seriously the call to be missional people, then its highly likely that we’re going to need the ‘tools’ and gifts that God gives to us to enable us to do the job and to do it well.
If you get the chance before home group it might be helpful if you read the whole of 1 Corinthians 12, if this is too much then in your groups you might want to read segments and look at the following questions after each segment…..
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1. What exactly are Spiritual gifts?
2. Who has them?
3. Can any Christian have whatever he/she chooses?
4. Why do we have Spiritual gifts?
5. What factors might hinder the development of such gifts in our lives?
1 Corinthians 12:12-20; and 27
6. Paul goes on to talk about the ‘Body of Christ’ using analytical terms as an analogy. What are the key messages that he is trying to convey in this passage?
7. When first written, it is unlikely that this letter would have been punctuated as we see it today, with verses, chapters and sections headings. With this in mind, why do you think Paul labours on this subject ‘sandwiched’ between two sections on Spiritual gifts?
1 Corinthians 12:28-31 and 14:1
8. Who appoints the gifts and for what purpose?
9. Are some gifts more important than others? If so, why?
10. Do we have a say in which gifts we should have?
11. These two sections sandwich a famous passage on love. Again why do you think Paul places a passage on love in between two further sections on gifts?
12. In what ways has this study challenged your thinking on Spiritual gifts and how they apply to you personally?
Do make sure you leave some time for prayer at the end of the evening. Perhaps it would be good to pray for Si and Lizzie in the Sudan, and for new parents Toby & Lou and Simon & Hannah.
Have a great evening
Scott
‘But eagerly desire the greater gifts.’
Its been four weeks since we last met as small groups, with a church vision night and bonfire party taking up our Tuesday evening’s, but tonight we’re continuing on our theme of Mission and Vision. Over the weekend Rob Scott-Cook spoke at Woodlands Central about the different gifts and the way we choose to use them as a community.
Tonight, we’re going to look at little closer at the area of Spiritual gifts and try to demystify some of the issues and misconceptions about these gifts, given by God to build up the church. If we are to take seriously the call to be missional people, then its highly likely that we’re going to need the ‘tools’ and gifts that God gives to us to enable us to do the job and to do it well.
If you get the chance before home group it might be helpful if you read the whole of 1 Corinthians 12, if this is too much then in your groups you might want to read segments and look at the following questions after each segment…..
1 Corinthians 12:4-11
1. What exactly are Spiritual gifts?
2. Who has them?
3. Can any Christian have whatever he/she chooses?
4. Why do we have Spiritual gifts?
5. What factors might hinder the development of such gifts in our lives?
1 Corinthians 12:12-20; and 27
6. Paul goes on to talk about the ‘Body of Christ’ using analytical terms as an analogy. What are the key messages that he is trying to convey in this passage?
7. When first written, it is unlikely that this letter would have been punctuated as we see it today, with verses, chapters and sections headings. With this in mind, why do you think Paul labours on this subject ‘sandwiched’ between two sections on Spiritual gifts?
1 Corinthians 12:28-31 and 14:1
8. Who appoints the gifts and for what purpose?
9. Are some gifts more important than others? If so, why?
10. Do we have a say in which gifts we should have?
11. These two sections sandwich a famous passage on love. Again why do you think Paul places a passage on love in between two further sections on gifts?
12. In what ways has this study challenged your thinking on Spiritual gifts and how they apply to you personally?
Do make sure you leave some time for prayer at the end of the evening. Perhaps it would be good to pray for Si and Lizzie in the Sudan, and for new parents Toby & Lou and Simon & Hannah.
Have a great evening
Scott
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Mango Bonfire Party and World Vision
Last Tuesday Mango celebrated with bonfire, fireworks and the all important BBQ! The rain would not deter us, over 30 turned out for the evening including friends from Emmanuel Chapel – for more pics see the Mango gallery at http://www.flickr.com/mangopastorate
This Tuesday (10th November) we welcome Steve Phelps to talk to pastorate about his activities and perspectives on mission as someone who for many years has managed key responsibilities with World Vision – in the crypt from 7.45pm
This Tuesday (10th November) we welcome Steve Phelps to talk to pastorate about his activities and perspectives on mission as someone who for many years has managed key responsibilities with World Vision – in the crypt from 7.45pm
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