Don't take yourself so seriously 

When we Dream with God it is so important that we don't take ourselves so seriously. Many believers take their role in seeing their dream fulfilled is totally upon their own shoulders. Resulting in finding it hard to relax, rest, and simply trust the good Father to work it out with them perfectly. 

The following is adapted from an interview with Bill Johnson.

The Good Father would say to us*.


"Don’t take yourself so seriously, relax, you don’t need to be so intense. You need to unstring your 'bow', if you don’t allow the bow to rest straight, without the tension of the string it won’t maintain it’s strength.  If you leave the bow strung all the time, it conforms to that shape and no longer has any tension in it. You need to learn to let your spiritual guard down, so that you can enjoy the aspects of life in front of you. Grab the moments in front of you. Lay aside being so self critical. You have faced lots of self imposed discouragement, discouragement birthed out of your hunger for me. Because what you are hungry for isn’t close to what you are currently experiencing, the only conclusion you’ve come to is to criticise yourself hoping that false humility would get you where you need to be. That is counterfeit. It might cause you to pray a lot, but most of your prayer and focus is about you. All three year olds think that the world rotates around them, your prayer life is a good marker of your maturity. I will never turn you away, I’ve listened to every moan and groan. I don’t need you to confess sins you never did just to cover your back. You don’t need to live with a critical, hypersensitive immature conscience that says “you may of thought it and done it,  better check” The seasons where the critical conscience is the most intense is the least productive. The season where you don’t do the introspection thing are the most productive. Fruit is testifying to you the effectiveness of your thought life". 

*Based upon an interview with Bill Johnson, iBethel TV, Bethel Family Weekend, March 12, 2016. 

Jamie Lee, 18/07/2016
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Welcome! Whether you've just moved to the area, or have lived here all your life, we hope our website helps you to find out everything you want to know about our Church.

 

Some key information about the church...

 

Where & when does the church meet?

The church meets every Sunday at 11:00 am for our Sunday Service. There is plenty of free parking around the CCK building. We are walking distance from Plumstead Train station and local buses. It’s good to get to the meeting 15 minutes early to enjoy a fresh cup of coffee before the service starts.

We meet at the church building in the middle of Plumstead

The address is:

46 Lakedale Road
Plumstead
London
SE18 1PS

You can see a map on our contact us page.

 

What should I expect when I visit the church?

You will receive a very warm welcome particularly from our Welcome Team who will be able to answer your questions and direct you to where you need to go.

Sunday is special because it’s the main opportunity in the week for the whole church family to gather, worship God, enjoy his manifest presence together, minister to one-another, receive encouragement and exhortation from God’s word and be refreshed by God’s Spirit and one-another’s friendship and support.

There will be approximately 45 mins of singing with opportunity for church members to pray, prophesy or read a passage from the bible. After the notices there will be a preach, we take time to understand the bible’s message and how this can teach us about God, about ourselves, about the world that we live in and about what authentic Christian lifestyle looks like in practice. At the end of the preach there is always a chance to respond.

Tea, coffee and biscuits are served after the service where there is plenty of time to meet new people and ask more questions.

 

What happens to the kids at church?

As a family church we are thrilled to have people of all ages involved in our Sunday morning meetings. Typically, after worshiping together for 30 minutes or so, the children and young people will leave for their own activities.

We have a fantastic programme for the kids at the Church for ages 0–14. Children stay with their parents at the start of the service as we worship (sing songs!) together for the first part of the morning. Someone will announce when the children need to go to their programme.

For more information about what happens in the children's work please visit the relevant age groups for you under church life.

Is there a dress code?

No! Please just be yourself and come dressed in your 'normal' clothes.

 

Will I have to join in?

Not at all!
You are free to simply observe or participate as much as feels comfortable for you.

 

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