TWUK Newsletter - 16 April 2012 : Transform Work UK

"All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved."

Acts 1: 44-47 (NIV)

The reason why we celebrate Easter is that it was the time when God broke down the partition between people and Himself. From that point forward, through faith in Jesus and His sacrifice where we have been forgiven, we can now have direct access to God on a personal level.

It was God’s passion for people and their hopeless state that made this happen. Rituals were no longer required to come into His presence, instead God Himself came to live in the lives of those that love Him. His will is written on their hearts; His guidance and help are just a prayer away. The effect was immediate. People saw that God was bringing 'heaven on earth' through the actions of the disciples that followed.

Whenever the is a great move of God, God empowers people to move out, to change the status quo, to get rid of rituals from the past, in order that His followers may reach those that do not know Him - the object of His love.

As a Christian, I’m challenged by the mission Jesus set. To act in His place, to be a beacon of light, to bring hope and to be the ‘good news’. As we embark on this week of work, do we have a heart for people whether they be colleagues or managers? A heart driven by a passion that is devoid of ritual, that longs – as God’s heart does – to see others won for Him?

At Transform Work UK we pray that you and your Christian colleagues in the workplace will be inspired and have a renewed heart for people.

The Transform Work UK Team

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Upcoming Events from the Transform Work UK web site

The following events come from our web site calendar. Click here for a complete diary of events.

Lunch Break Service

1:00pm Thursday 20 June, Canary Wharf Prayer Room, London

Lunch Break Service every Thursday at 13:00 in Canary Wharf Prayer Room - an opportunity to have space to stop and listen to God, in the context of Holy Communion in the midst of an ever increasing busy week. For more information contact Revd Dr Fiona Stewart-Darling, email: fiona.stewart-darling@london.anglican.org phone: 020 7477 1073

All Souls Midweek

1:05pm Thursday 20 June, All Souls Midweek

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God at work in the archives

1:10pm Thursday 20 June, Eastern Arm, Chichester Cathedral cloisters

Take a lunch break and hear Dr Caroline Adams Senior Archivist, talk about her work. / You are welcome to bring your sandwiches. Juice will be provided. / / Further details from Peter Kane (01243) 537121 peter@stpaulschichester.org

PwC Meeting

6:00pm Thursday 20 June, 7 More London Riverside, London

“The Generous City”: what are the four marks of a generous city? / We will take as our primary text Isaiah chapters 26: 1-6

Breakfast Bible Study

7:30am Tuesday 25 June, All Souls, Langham Place

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