Esther continues our "The Power Of A Story" series by looking at the story of Hagar from Genesis 16:1-16. Today's message is both an encouragement and a challenge - an encouragement that God sees you, that you have worth & value before Him, that He is desperately interested in everything you go through but He is also interested in changing you & making you more like Him.

At the beginning of the meeting we played Tremble which can be found in the Kerith Worship Sets playlist on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe6aDT8QMpW4MFJn9zwTzjBsEOGhhxYR7 and was taken from our service on 30th August 2020. At the end of the meeting we played You Don't Miss A Thing by Amanda Cook & Bethel, which can be found on YouTube at https://youtu.be/99zmD6zVzIw

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Continuing our series "The Power Of A Story" Mark Ridgway talks about the building of the Kerith Centre in the last 1980s and interviews Ralph Allen, Clive Challis & Mike Owen about the roles that they played in the building project.

At the beginning of the meeting we played Great Things, which can be found in the Kerith Worship Sets playlist on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe6aDT8QMpW4MFJn9zwTzjBsEOGhhxYR7 and was taken from our service on 19th July 2020. At the end of the meeting we played Passion - There's Nothing That Our God Can't Do, which can be found on YouTube athttps://youtu.be/37CZnA_OP3c

Esther continues our "The Power Of A Story" series by talking about the story of Isaac in Genesis 26 regarding the wells that he dug or those he re-opened. She closes by asking 2 questions: "Are there wells in your life that need re-opening?" and "Are there wells in your life that need digging?".

At the beginning of the meeting we played Harriet Ward - The Blessing and at the end we played Stir a Passion, both of which can be found in the Kerith Worship Sets playlist on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe6aDT8QMpW4MFJn9zwTzjBsEOGhhxYR7, the latter being taken from our service on 9th August 2020.

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Our first Encounter meeting of 2022 was held online due to the current high rates of Covid-19 in the Bracknell area. We shared communion and Esther spoke on 2 words that had stood out for her as she had reflected on the bible passages that described the Lord's Supper - Remembering and Proclaiming.

At the end of the meeting we played Passion - Glorious Day, which can be found in the Kerith Worship Sets playlist on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe6aDT8QMpW4MFJn9zwTzjBsEOGhhxYR7, and was taken from our service on 23rd August 2020.

This week we held our Christmas Encounter meeting, which was our last official meeting of 2021. We had a couple of videos, readings and carols, plus Esther spoke on the subject "Come and See What God Has Done", looking at the wonder of the miracle of Jesus, King of Heaven, being born as a human baby.

Here is the outline of the meeting:
- Introduction
- Video – "God Became Flesh" - https://youtu.be/sdaUCQ-Ehxc
- 1st Carol - "For unto us a Child is born"
- Prayer and formal welcome
- 2nd Carol - "Joy to the world!"
- 1st Reading - Luke 2 v 1-20 - Michael Bentley
- 3rd Carol - "Calypso carol"
- 2nd Reading - John 1 v 1-5; Galatians 4 v 4-5; John 3 v 16 - Tony Fulford
- Message - "Come and See What God Has Done" - Esther Carter
– Reflective Video - "Noel" - https://youtu.be/ICFc9e2v97s
- Prayer and Close meeting

Krystyna Lysakowska continues our series "The Power Of A Story" by looking at the story of Jesus our King and shows how superior He is in every way to the kings of the Old Testament.

At the end of the meeting she played You Are Beautiful Beyond Description from the 1989 Restoration Bible Week, which can be found on YouTube at https://youtu.be/J3Ecmf7JXJc

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Esther continues our series "The Power Of A Story" by looking at the story of Esther, who was in the right place at the right time and was available for God to use her to rescue a nation. She encourages us to Sign Up, to Pray Up, to Robe Up and to Show Up so that we could be an Esther in our world

At the end of the meeting she played part of Champion by Dante Bowe, which can be found on YouTube at https://youtu.be/rsRbvVwL0T8

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Esther continues our series "The Power Of A Story" by going back to the very beginning in Genesis 1 as God creates the whole universe and looks at the very nature of God in the whole process.

At the end of the meeting she played part of Your Nature by Kari Jobe, which can be found on YouTube at https://youtu.be/c6qBNU8zcIU

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Our guest speaker today is Simon Benham, who is our senior pastor and has led our church since he took over from Ben Davies. He continues our series "The Power Of A Story" and looks at the book of the prophet Habakkuk.

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Our guest speaker today is Ben Davies, who led our church for 42 years before he retired. He continues our series "The Power Of A Story" and shares his story regarding his current life since he moved to Wales.

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