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UNITED CARIBBEAN TRUST -

Director of Operation Mobilisation (OM) Peter Maiden, addresses the congregation gathered at the Abundant Life Assembly for the opening service of Jesus Week.

There is a danger faced by churches in Barbados which lies in the advent of secularism and materialism pervading its walls. This is the fear articulated by Director of Operation Mobilisation (OM), Peter Maiden, who delivered the message at yesterday's ser vice signalling the opening of Jesus Week 2005, held at the Abundant Life Assembly.
"Materialism broke the heart of church in the UK" Maiden noted, saying that this occurred as a result of worshippers feeling they no longer needed anything more th an what they had.

'They no longer felt they needed to come together,' he explained, urging those in attendance to ensure that such did not occur in Barbados.

'I pray that such will never happen to the church of Barbados, that you will always see a great need for God as without Him we can do nothing,' Maiden reiterated.

'God is calling on the churches of our nation to come together in direct obedience to Him and His mandate in terms of what He wants to achieve for Barbados,' agreed cha ir of the Jesus Week team, Patrick Tannis who spoke with the Barbados Advocate at yesterday's opening service.

Tannis said that the partnering with the Ministry of Social Transformation was both integral and natural to the process as both it and the church maintained similar roles in society. 'Jesus was the first Minister of Social Transformation,' he noted.

He also noted that Christians from all over the globe were flying into the island to participate in the week of events.

Throug hout Jesus Week nightly services will be held in Queens Park from 7 p.m., the first of which will be addressed by Reverend Lucille Baird who opens the series of services tonight. The week's activities will culminate with the staple 'March for Jesus' on Saturday at 4 p.m. followed by 'Worship in the City'.

'We have been marching for 15 years and marching will continue to be a part of it,' Tannis assured, 'but now God is calling for the churches to come together and be one as He and His Son are one,' he stressed.

Web Posted - Mon May 09 2005

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