Author: Stephen Kerr

Becoming Like Jesus- Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit

22nd October 2018

 

God wants to fill the world with people who look like Jesus, “little Christs” as CS Lewis liked to call them. He does this by giving us his Spirit and helping us to grow the Jesus–like qualities of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self–control. Over the next four Wednesday afternoons, we’re going to be thinking about some of these “fruit of the Spirit” and how cultivating them means we’ll become more like Jesus.

Christoph Ebbinghaus and Stephen Kerr will be sharing with us over the next few weeks as we consider this fruit the Spirit of God wants to grow in our everyday lives.

 

Weds lunchtime        Series Topic/Title                                 Passage

24-Oct                                Love                                           1 John 4 7-21

31-Oct                                Joy                                              1 Peter 1 3-9

07-Nov                               Kindness                                     Titus 3 3-8

14-Nov                               Self control                                  Titus 2 1-8

 

Everyone who is in the city centre is very welcome to join us on Wednesday lunchtimes from 1:10-1:45pm, in the restaurant of the Clayton Hotel Belfast 22-26 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, BT2 8HS. (On entering the building turn left, you’ll find us at the far end of the restaurant.) Sandwiches and hot drinks are available (suggested donation £3).

Please feel free to share this with anyone you know who may be interested in coming along.

Gospel in the city…of Ninevah?

23rd April 2018

 

As we begin a new season at Gospel in the city we are going to take a look back at the story of Jonah a reluctant Prophet, and the incredible grace God showed to him and to those he sent him to.

Jonah was called to serve God in the city of Nineveh, but he’d have rather gone anywhere else. Steve Ould, pastor of Great Victoria Street Baptist Church, will be joining us to help us consider how Jonah might challenge us to serve God in the city of Belfast.

 

Weds lunchtime        Series Topic/Title                                 Passage

18-April                      There’s Grace In That Storm                       Jonah 1

25-April                      Grace That Goes Deeper                            Jonah 2

02-May                       A Great Challenge, A Greater God             Jonah 3

09-May                       Sharing God’s Heart For The City              Jonah 4

 

Everyone who is in the city centre is very welcome to join us on Wednesday lunchtimes from 1:10-1:45pm, in the restaurant of the Clayton Hotel Belfast 22-26 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast, BT2 8HS. (On entering the building turn left, you’ll find us at the far end of the restaurant.) Sandwiches and hot drinks are available (suggested donation £3).

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What Jesus really thinks about money.

7th February 2018

It’s often said that money was one of the topics Jesus spoke most often about, and it’s the subject of a number of Jesus’ parables recorded in Luke’s gospel. Join us over the next three weeks, as we explore what Jesus really said about wealth.

14/2     The Wealthy Fool                                      Luke 12. 13-21

21/2     How to make your wealth last forever        Luke 16. 1-13

28/2     How not to be wealthy                              Luke 16. 14-31

Alongside this, each week we’re going to continue taking a bit of time to discuss some of the pressure points where the 21st century workplace presents a challenge to living as a Christian.

Everyone who is in the city centre is very welcome to join us on Wednesday lunchtimes from 1:10-1:45pm, upstairs in Caffe Nero on Fountain St. Sandwiches available (suggested donation £3).

Please feel free to share this with anyone you know who may be interested in coming along.

Colossians: A Fruitful Life

21st December 2017

As we start the New Year, we’re going to spend some time thinking about what a fruitful life would look like in our workplaces. We’re convinced that of all people, Christ’s life is the best. It’s hard to think of anyone with a greater reputation for living a good life or with a greater impact on history. It was a truly fruitful life.

So it’s interesting to find that the great evangelist of the early church, the apostle Paul, expects that the first followers of Jesus would “bear fruit in every good work” (Colossians 1:10). He goes on to explain that Christ’s life is not only something we should imitate, but also something that we share. “Christ”, he says, “is our life” (Colossians 3:4).

Join us over the next few Wednesday lunchtimes as we unpack what Paul means and consider how Christ might help us to live fruitful lives in our workplaces.

Weds lunchtime                Series Topic/Title                                           Passage

03-Jan                      A fruitful life: A New Year prayer for our workplaces       Col 1.9-14

10-Jan                      A fruitful life: How to live in heaven 7 days a week         Col 3.1-15

17-Jan                      A fruitful life: Whatever you do                                      Col 3.16-17

24-Jan                      A fruitful life: Work and family                                      Col 3.22-4.1

31-Jan                      A fruitful life: A healthy church                                      Col 4.2-6

07-Feb                     A fruitful life: Networking for the kingdom                     Col 4.7-18

Alongside this, each week we’re going to take time to discuss one specific area where the 21st century workplace presents a challenge to living this fruitful life.

Everyone who is in the city centre is very welcome to join us on Wednesday lunchtimes from 1:10-1:45pm, upstairs in Caffe Nero on Fountain St. Sandwiches available (suggested donation £3).

Please feel free to share this with anyone you know who may be interested in coming along.

Lunchtime Carol Service

28th November 2017

This year Gospel in the City will once again be hosting our Lunchtime Carol Service on Wednesday  20 December 2017 from 1:10-1:50pm in the downstairs venue of May Street Church (Where Urban Soul cafe used to be).

This will be a traditional carol service with well-known Christmas carols led by a brass band, with mulled punch and a short message from Christoph Ebbinghaus. It is intended to be accessible to anyone who enjoys a traditional Christmas service and we hope would be perfect for a pre-Christmas office trip out for your whole team.

 

Romans: Back to the start……..again!

24th November 2017

Over the last few weeks at Gospel in the City we’ve been looking at why our world is the way it is from the first chapters of the Bible.

For the next two weeks we’re going to fast forward to the decades after the life of Christ and see how the Apostle Paul uses Genesis 1-3 to explain what’s wrong with the world in his letter to the Romans.

29th November: Romans 1. 1-17. God’s Powerful Gospel

06th December: Romans 1. 18-32. Why is God so Angry?

Our speaker for this series will be Johnny McClaughlin (Hamilton Road Baptist Church)

Each week we’ll also be including a short slot that aims to equip us very practically for living as a Christian in the workplace. We will be continuing our series focusing on 10 tips for everyday evangelism from New York Pastor Tim Keller.

Everyone who is in the city centre is very welcome to join us on Wednesday lunchtimes at 1:10, upstairs in Caffe Nero on Fountain St. Sandwiches available (suggested donation £3).

Feel free to share this with anyone you know who may be interested in coming along.

Genesis: Back to the start

2nd November 2017

What’s wrong with the world?

There are lots of ways to answer that question. But we think the best way to answer it will be to go back to the very start of history.

We’re going to see who God made us to be and what went wrong. Join us for three talks exploring how Genesis 1-3 explains our world.

08th  November   Genesis 1: “And God said”

15th  November   Genesis 2: “The breath of life”

22nd November   Genesis 3: “Cursed is the ground”

Our speakers will be Trevor Johnston (All Saints Church), and Stephen Kerr (Gospel in the City).

Each week we’ll also be including a short slot that aims to equip us very practically for living as a Christian in the workplace. We will be returning to our series focusing on 10 tips for everyday evangelism from New York pastor Tim Keller.

Everyone who is in the city centre is very welcome to join us on Wednesday lunchtimes at 1:10, upstairs in Caffe Nero on Fountain St. Sandwiches available (suggested donation £3).

Feel free to share this with anyone you know who may be interested in coming along.