Investing our Physical Capital
If you missed Mark speaking on investing physical capital a few weeks ago, you can listen to it here.
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What do you know?
Intellectual Capital is not just about how clever we are.
It’s basically every skill, idea, wisdom, bit of knowledge and creativity we have, and God can and wants to use that to bless ourselves and others, and he wants to multiply that for the growth of His Kingdom in Harrogate and beyond.
Many of you are already investing your intellectual capital as a basis for your community – Resurrection Bikes and Stuffers for example – keep going with that! Some of you may want to increase your intellectual capital in order to be able to better invest. Carl & Georgie for example had to find out all sorts of things about homelessness in Harrogate, what services were already available etc as they started Lifeline. Now they are using that knowledge to help others and see the Kingdom come. It can be useful to think about using what we know or what we’re good at in order to build further relationships with people. For example I am using what I know about teaching music in our kids’ school, in order to build relationships and bless them.
Remember – intellectual capital is not given or to be used so that we feel clever or smug. 1 Corinthians 8:1-2 “Knowledge makes us feel important, it is love that strengthens the church. Anyone who claims to know all the answers doesn’t really know very much.”
Jesus wants us to learn His way of life, His gentle and humble way (Matthew 11:25-29). Are we still turning to Jesus to find out the best way to live life since He is the most brilliant person who has ever walked the earth? And are we helping those in our MSCs and around us to learn from Jesus too, or do we more often offer ‘popular’ wisdom which isn’t always the same as God’s wisdom?
Have a great week everyone.
Helen
To hear more about how to grow and invest intellectual capital you can listen to Helen’s sermon here. You can also find all our sermons and posts about the 5 capitals here.
The Intellectual Capital image was made using notegraphy.
Intellectual Capital
Last Sunday, Helen spoke on using our intellectual capital for the good of the Kingdom. If you missed it, or want to hear it again, you can listen to it here.
We had a couple of problems with the recording on the day so there is a short bit of the talk missing in the middle.
Financial Capital
If you missed Georgie speaking on financial capital a few weeks ago, this is now available to listen to here.
Simply Easter
On Friday 3rd April we are hosting an Open Morning for anyone who wants to discover the meaning of Easter.
There will be crafts, activities, hot cross buns and a bit of chocolate!
We’d love you to join us! Drop in any time between 10am and 12pm
Conversion is an act of God’s grace
At 9am Communion last Sunday David Williamson was speaking about the conversion of Saul from Acts 9.
David reminded us that conversion is always an act of God’s grace and nothing is going to get in the way of it! God in his goodness steps towards us and gives us the strength to respond to him.
Saul had been persecuting the young church and God intervened. Jesus met Saul on the road even when Saul could not recognise him. God spoke to him and then provided someone (Ananais) to pray for him, care for him and help him make sense of the encounter with God that he had just experienced.
David asked us three questions, which I want to pose to you –
How did you come to faith?
When did you last tell someone about your conversion?
Do you celebrate your conversion?
Let’s be people who acknowledge and celebrate what God is doing in our lives. Let’s also commit ourselves to looking for people with whom God is working (we describe them as people of peace), share with them what God is doing in our lives and help them make sense of their own experiences of Him.
Have a great week! Ben
Simply Christmas
You are warmly invited to join with Kairos Church at the following two events over the Christmas season.
Simply Christmas – Sunday 21st December.
Join us for carols, treats, mulled wine and activities to explore the story of Christmas. This is an event for the whole family, drop in any time between 3 and 5pm.
Christmas Day Gathering.
On the 25th December we will be meeting to celebrate Christmas with communion, we’d love to see you there!
Sunday 28th December.
On the Sunday following Christmas there will be a Communion Gathering in the Kairos Room at 9am.
All gatherings will be in the Kairos Resource Base at Westcliffe Hall.
Please note, there will be no 10:30 gathering on the 21st December.
Sunday Sermon – God Provides
On Sunday Ben talked about God’s Provision. If you missed it, then you can listen to it here.
The reading is cut off in this recording. It was 2 Corinthians 9: 6 – 15.