Actual call centre

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Actual call centre
Customer "I've been ringing 0800 2100 for two
days and can't get through to enquiries,
can you help?". Operator   "Where did you get
that number from, sir?". Customer "It was
on the door to the Travel Centre".

• Operator     "Sir, they are our opening
  hours".

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Samsung Electronics
Caller "Can you give me the telephone
number for Jack ?" Operator "I'm sorry,
sir, I don't understand who you are talking
about". Caller      "On page 1, section 5, of
the user guide it clearly states that I need
to unplug the fax machine from the AC  wall
socket and telephone Jack before cleaning. Now,
can you give me the number for Jack ?"

• Operator   "I think you mean the telephone
  point on the wall".

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Computer Problems??
Tech Support "I need you to right-click on the
Open Desktop". Customer       "OK". Tech
Support "Did you get a pop-up menu?". Customer
      "No". Tech Support "OK. Right-Click
again. Do you see a pop-up menu?" Customer
      "No". Tech Support "OK, sir. Can you tell
me what you have done up until this point?".

• Customer   "Sure. You told me to write
  'click' and I wrote 'click'".

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Matthew 5 Jesus takes things to the next level
He says that whoever breaks the least of these
commandments and teaches others to do the same,
will be called least in the Kingdom of God
(519)
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Matthew 5 Jesus takes things to the next level
Do not murder or you will be subject to judgment
(521)

• But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his
  brother will be subject to judgment.

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Matthew 5 Jesus takes things to the next level
You have heard it said do not commit adultery
(527).

• But I tell you that anyone who looks lustfully at
  a woman has already committed adultery with her
  in his heart.

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Matthew 5 Jesus takes things to the next level
Jesus speaks on the issue of Divorce (531ff).

• Jesus counteracted the looseness in morals that
  prevailed in that day.

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Matthew 5 Jesus takes things to the next level

• Oaths (533ff)

• If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn
  to him the other also (538ff)

• You have heard it said, love your neighbour and
  hate your enemybut I tell you love your enemies
  and pray for those who persecute you.(543ff)

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Matthew 65-13The Great Place of Intimacy
No nation ever had a higher ideal of prayer than
the Jews had and no religion ever ranked higher
in the scale of priorities than the Jews did.
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Matthew 65-8The Great Place of Intimacy
 5"And when you pray, do not be like the
hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the
synagogues and on the street corners to be seen
by men. I tell you the truth, they have received
their reward in full. 6But when you pray, go into
your room, close the door and pray to your
Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees
what is done in secret, will reward you.
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Matthew 65-8 The Great Place of Intimacy
7And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like
pagans, for they think they will be heard because
of their many words. 8Do not be like them, for
your Father knows what you need before you ask
him.
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Matthew 65-8 The Great Place of Intimacy
Personal Dimension of Prayer

• General reference to prayer includes
• Thanksgiving
• Praise
• Adoration
• Confession of Sin
• Personal petition
• intercession

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Matthew 65-8The Great Place of Intimacy
Personal Dimension of Prayer
The main emphasis is not on the place of prayer
but on the attitude of mind and heart.
Enter into your most private setting
This is a picture of great intimacy between one
believer and God the Father
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Matthew 65-8The Great Place of Intimacy
Personal Dimension of Prayer
Out of the intimacy we have with the Father flows
the spiritual authority of Christ
Solomons prayer of dedication (2Chronicles 6)
951 words!!
Spending time with Jesus ushers in a greater
sense of intimacy with our Heavenly Father
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Matthew 69-13The Great Place of Intimacy
Community Dimension of Prayer
This then is how you should pray Our Father
Call to Leaders, Intercessors, Youth/Young
Adults, the Church to Community Prayer (Household
Represented)
SPCC Community Prayer Starts 7th Feb
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Growing a Christ-centred Intimacy with God
1. KNOWLEDGE

• In the OT, to know means closeness / intimacy

Eph 117 I keep asking that the God of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you
the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you
may know him better.
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Growing a Christ-centred Intimacy with God
1. KNOWLEDGE

• We focus on Jesus through the power of the Holy
  Spirit.

Jesus Christ needs to be kept central.
Regular reading of the word is great for getting
to know God
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Growing a Christ-centred Intimacy with God
2. NEARNESS OF GOD

• Psalm 14518 The Lord is near to all who call
  on him, to all who call on him in truth.

In my own being, cant last long as a Christian
without the inner consciousness of the presence
and nearness of GodI and we need intimate
experiences A.W. Tozer
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Growing a Christ-centred Intimacy with God
2. NEARNESS OF GOD
James 48 - Come close to God, and God will come
close to you. (NLT)
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Growing a Christ-centred Intimacy with God
3. VULNERABILITY BEFORE GOD

• Be real with God he knows our inmost thoughts
  and attitudes.

Good worship and prayer enables us to come to
know God at the most intimate of levels.
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Growing a Christ-centred Intimacy with God
3. VULNERABILITY BEFORE GOD
Spending time with Jesus ushers in a greater
sense of intimacy with our Heavenly Father
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