S a l v a t i o n A r my W o ki n g
S e p t e mb e r / O c t ob e r 2 013
T I D I N G S In this Issue Big Collection
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Comedy Hall
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Prayers
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A “Testimony”
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Future Dates
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Word Search
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Sudoko
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Corps Retreat
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Flower List
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Community Update
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News from the (shop) Front
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Recipe
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Corps Retreat Highlights
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Gardening Tips
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Link DVD
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Tribute Jo Cridland
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Window on My World
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Corps BBQ
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Corps Psalm
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Core Groups
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Corps Psalm
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FROM THE C.O’S DESK I have been greatly encouraged in recent days to find more and more people wanting to read God’s word. But not only do they have a renewed passion for reading and applying scripture, they want to share it with one another too. For me, I’ve been enjoying my daily SOAP readings (see Wayne Codeiro’s book Divine Mentor, to find out more!) and I’ve found that God is really encouraging me and giving me direction at the moment. Over the past week or two I’ve felt that God has given me a word for people at Woking Corps, but I’ve struggled to know whether to share it or not. I’ve worried that it is just Debbie’s thinking and not God’s. As I’ve sought God’s guidance on this, it made me wonder, how often does God give us a word for somebody but we are a little hesitant to share it - Is it really from God? Is it just me being silly? What will people think? Throughout scripture we read of people who willingly tell others what God has told them. Ezekiel 37 is a great story of how effective sharing God’s word with one another can be. God tells Ezekiel to share his words and in verse 10 we read, “So I spoke the message as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet – a vast army”. Let’s be bold and courageous for God. If God is