Friday 10 July 2009

More to Life



July 2009

Life has been busy!!
A couple of weeks ago we filmed the sessions for ‘Discover More to Life’ in the Lake District and London – below are a few pictures for you to look at.






When we began filming in the Lakes we spent time with God and asked that he would make the conditions and lighting in his ‘studio’ just perfect for what we wanted. In the most remarkable ways it felt as though he was going before us, the locations we were led to, the people we met who guided and helped us, and even the weather! God was with us and what was filmed looks great! We had a similar experience filming the opening and closing sessions in London.
I am now in the final stages of writing the text for the ‘journal’ that will be used for the Discover More to Life groups. Please pray that God will guide me to phrase the questions and comments in just the right way so that, as they are used, people will come to know Christ.
As well as the writing and filming for More to Life, developments have been taking place regarding our partnership with Premier Christian Media and ‘Love London’. More to Life is key within the evangelistic expression of Love London and we are producing a new DVD for the UK – ‘More to Christmas’. We have filmed 7 people from very different backgrounds talking about the difference that faith in Jesus is making in their lives. These stories can be viewed as a montage including brief excerpts from each or, the viewer can select and view each story in full. We are filming the final part on Thursday 23rd July. I will be presenting the message of Christmas by drawing out little snippets from each story on the DVD to demonstrate how the story of Jesus is still impacting lives today.
A key feature of our partnership with Premier is a new radio show that I will be hosting. It is called ‘Wind of change’ and will feature interviews with churches that are engaging in evangelism that is working. They may be small or large churches doing incredibly creative or seemingly ordinary things – the key is to help those who listen to see that God is still changing lives. My prayer is that this show will help to increase the hope and expectancy of many churches who have lost confidence in the life-changing power of the gospel.
I have just recorded a trailer for the show which will be played during the summer – the first show will be at the beginning of September.
As you can see, the last month has been filled with ‘More to Life’. God is still opening amazing new doors of opportunity in the UK. The US and in many other parts of the world. I will be having some key meetings and discussions throughout the summer so will update you as things develop.
As well as all the activity with More to Life I have been giving some attention the what has been described as ‘Viz-A-Viz’s biggest reformation since it began’. This is not an exaggeration!
I would again appreciate your prayers as we seek to restructure the ministry in such a way that we can move forward into the opportunities that the Lord has for us. If you feel any prompting from the Lord that you feel i should hear then please email me.
Thanks for your prayers. Dennis