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APRIL 2012

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I’ll Fight Salvation Army history In the lead up to the I’ll Fight Congress it is a good opportunity to look at General Booth’s ‘I’ll Fight’ speech and how the early Salvation Army pushed the boundaries in its approach to mission and social action.

For Leaders: Please adapt and adjust this material to suit your group. You know them best, so you will know which bits they are likely to engage with best. Details and full speech: http://www1.salvationarmy.org/heritage.nsf/all/CDC6918C833E9A3D802568CC00539B8 F?openDocument Things you may need this month: 1. Laptop / Projector / IPad / some way of watching Youtube 2. Flipchart / Large Paper 3. Pens 4. Post-It Notes 5. Risk Board Game (maybe) 6. A box of Maltesers (which should be Fairtrade by now according to the Fairtrade site!!) 7. Straws 8. A Blindfold 9. Chocolate (Fairtrade obviously) 10. Lamp and Candles 11. Mirrors

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Introduction On this 9th May 1912 William Booth, at the age of 83, gave his final public address at the Royal Albert Hall. There were an estimated 7,000 people there to celebrate the founder’s birthday and hear his address. Sadly none of those 7,000 thought to write down the speech at the time, and reports of the address vary in their descriptions of the speech’s content. Despite this, the ‘I’ll Fight’ Speech occupies an important place in Salvation Army history, but more importantly its words still have the power to inspire and to motivate. One hundred years later and its words still articulate a vision and purpose that is as relevant today as it was in 1912. The speech made an impact on people. As William Booth spoke, those present witnessed a man who had taken great risks in his fight, been full of compassion and built his life on showing God’s love. These values have shaped the Army: risk, compassion, love and fighting. This month we will see how these values are part of our history and how they might shape the future. Each week there is a text from the Bible to explore and an example from Salvation Army History. It may be that the Bible text is more suited to your group than the Salvation Army History, or the other way around, or you may want to do both. Please select whichever will be most helpful for your group.

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