GOSPEL MEETING 30/12/2012

Lam. 3 vs.21-31

Romans 5 vs.1-6

I would like to remind us today about Hope, there is a lot of sadness and grief in the world today and we are not immune from it, and through it all we can know God’s strength and know that He is the Alpha and Omega the beginning and the end the first and the last there is nothing greater than God.

There is a hope in which we can trust and we know that His word will come to pass. 

Romans15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

James 5 vs.8  Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

1 John 3 vs. 1 ¶  Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

2  Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

3  And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure. 

We know that the Lord Jesus will come again and take us to be with Him.

Tit 2:13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

If we belong to Christ we know that our future is secure and although we face tough trials and difficulties in Him we have a glorious future and He is our friend and guide our rock through life. He has faced trials and all sorts of problems whilst here and He can fully sympathise with us.

As we heard at the Carol Service  since the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ things have change the promised Messiah has come and we can have a personal relationship with God. The Saviour came to save and He died on the cross at Calvary and shed His precious blood so that if we trust Him and turn from our sin we are forgiven and made fit for Heaven and then enjoy the certain  Hope for a glorious future, and the peace joy and love that only God can give while we wait for His appearing.

 John 14 vs.1-3.

1 Thess. 4 vs.13-18.

God’s desire is that we will spend eternity with Him and He went to great lengths to make that possible. If we are not saved we need to take advantage of His offer of Salvation and if we are saved we need to remind ourselves of the great future we have and the place we have in God’s heart  and to cast ourselves upon in during our lives while we wait for Him to come for us.

 

 

CAROL SERVICE 23/12/12

491 O come all ye faithful.

Luke 1 vs.13-17

Prayer.

764 While shepherds watched.

Notices.

589 See Him lying.

Luke 2 vs.1-20

393 Joy to the world.

Matt. 2 vs.1-12

1045 From the squalor of a borrowed stable.

Matt. 28 vs.5-10 

537 On Christmas night.

 

The birth of the baby Jesus marks a spectacular change in the history of this world from that point things were  totally different concerning  mans relationship with God. I have tried to find readings and carols that mention joy and peace. The birth, life and death of The Lord Jesus were planned by God in order that we might experience the joy and peace of knowing God in a real and personal way by having our sin forgiven and being able to live a life devoted to Him and then enjoy eternal life forever with Him in heaven. This is not just a feel good story it’s a life changing event that by trusting in The Lord Jesus Christ you can be accepted by God not in your own goodness but through His righteousness.

1Peter 1.8  Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

9  Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

 

47 Away in a manger.

Prayer.

Sunday 16th December

Readings: Philippians Ch 2. vs 5-11 / Luke Ch 2. vs 1-21.
Bruce Clark (Scarborough) spoke on the birth of Jesus and how God became a 'vulnerable' baby. In the animal world the wounded, vulnerable animal becomes the hunted. In our world men are expected to be strong and not to show signs of vulnerability.
Q. What does the birth of Jesus tell us?
- it tells us about God's influential power; He does not force us to believe in Him but He shows us how much He loves us by becoming like us.
- He emptied himself (Philippians Ch 2. v. 7), giving everything up for us.
- He declared Himself to be something completely opposite to what the world stands for, by becoming vulnerable He demonstrated strength and victory through weakness and seeming defeat.

GOSPEL MEETING 09/12/12

Mr. David Flett from Scarborough read Romans 5 vs.6-11, 17-19. 8 vs.35-39.
                                                                1 John 4 vs.7-10.
                                                                Romans 10 vs.9-10.
He spoke about the worth and value of objects and said it depended on how much someone was willing to pay.
He explained that the Lord Jesus Christ valued and loved us so much that He was willing to die the awful death at Calvary to pay the price that our sin deserved which was the shedding of His precious blood and death as God required.
How much are we worth?
How much are we loved?
What makes Him different to others is that He is alive and is The Way, The Truth and The Life.
We must repent and believe to receive forgiveness accept Him as our Lord and Saviour.
Those who do this will go to Heaven those who don't will go to Hell.
He wants us to come to Him as we are and to trust Him.

GOSPEL MEETING 02/12/2012

Mr. Andy Richardson read Acts 9 vs.1-9 and vs.22-31
He spoke about the change that came about in Saul's life from persecuting Christians to being used by God to preach the gospel.
we are accountable for our sin we are not fit for Heaven but through the Lord Jesus Christ and His work at Calvary we can be fit for Heaven.
Saul changed, his peers who he once mixed with now persecuted him but he now mixed with Christians. He committed his life to God "what will you have me to do". Are we selfish when we pray or do we like Saul submit to the will of God.

Mr. David Richardson read Genesis 1 vs.1, 2 vs.16-17,and 3vs.1
He spoke about A,B,C.
A/ Accept the Bible in its entirety- creation, sin, death, judgement, God's plan of salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and a home in heaven.
B/ Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ who is the Son of God and His gift to us.
John 3 vs.16, Romans 6 vs.23, and 10 vs.9.
C/ Change our Christian lives should demonstrate that we are different, Abraham's works demonstrated his faith. The Lord Jesus Christ is the ultimate example of a holy life and it was evident that He was different.

Gospel Meeting 25/11/2012

Mr. Peter Jones from Scarborough read Matthew 3 vs.13-17 and 17 vs.1-8 also John 12 23-33.
He spoke about "The Voice of God from Heaven."
God's great gift to us of His Son should not be ignored or rejected, which would be a great sin and we would be forsaking His joy and love.

The Baptism.
17  And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

The Transfiguration.
5 This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
His Imminent Death.
28 Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.

The Rapture.
1 Thess. 4 vs.16  For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:
17  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
18  Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Sunday 18th November

Thomas Truman (Leeds City Mission) gave a report on the work of the Mission; the work with the homeless, in the prison, police cells; prayer walks; open air preaching; and the planned charity shop. Unfortunately due to financial pressures the bookshop in Leeds Market had to close.
Thomas read from 1 Corinthians 15 vs 1-11 and talked about the importance of the gospel to believers. The gospel is the central theme of the Bible and we need to keep reminding ourselves of the central things of our faith. That Christ dies for our sins, that He was buried and that He rose again.
The Gospel is of first importance in our lives. We are to practice, preach and pray it.
Practice it by living in the freedom that God gives us through the death of Jesus Christ on the cross for our sins.
Preach it - live it out in our lives and tell others about the hope of the gospel through Jesus Christ.
Pray - we are to draw close to God in prayer and ask Him to lead and guide us in our service for Jesus Christ.

Sunday 11th November

Jonathan Scarsbrook (Killamarsh) spoke about being born again, that is being born spiritually, from John Chapter 3 verses 1-17. In the chapter Nicodemus asks Jesus how its possible to be born again. We may be physically alive yet spiritually dead. The Bible tells us we are dead in our trespasses and sins but we can be made alive through faith in Jesus Christ (Ephesians Ch. 2 v. 5). It is through faith in Jesus that we can experience this new birth.
Jonathan also spoke about four other people in the Bible who came to know Jesus.
The thief on the cross beside Jesus believed on Him and went to heaven.
Saul, who persecuted Christians, was challenged by God on the road to Damascus and he believed and was saved.
Lydia a business women heard the gospel through Paul and she believed.
A jailer who was in charge of looking after Paul and Silas when they were thrown in prison believed. He asked them what he must do to be saved. They answered him and said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved."

Sunday 4th November 2012

John Walls from the fellowship spoke on the Parable of the Sower (Matthew Ch.13).
The sower are Christians who spread the word of God.
The seed is the word of God.
The seed that fell by the wayside is like the careless hearer who hears the gospel but does not believe and Satan comes and takes away the truth from their heart.
The stony ground is like those who make a profession of faith in Christ but give up when trials come, because they have no roots. We as believers need to put down roots through our relationship with Jesus Christ and through meditation on His Word. This will help us endure the trials that will come.
The thorny ground is like those who are occupied by the things of this world and who pursue riches. This chokes any spiritual life that they have. We as Christians are to keep ourselves separate from the world and are not to seek to be rich in this world but rich towards God.
The good ground yields three amounts of fruit; 30 fold, 60 fold and a 100 fold. This speaks to us of the true believer. The seed of the word of God has been planted, takes root and produces fruit. Depending on our love for God and our obedience to Him will determine how fruitful we are in Christian service.
Be doers of the word and not hearers only. James Ch 1 v.22.

Missionary Report

Andy Street (Echoes of Service) gave a report on the work in Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake of January 2010. Echoes has been supporting various projects in the country, including projects to build homes in the cities and rural areas for those who have lost homes. Andy had visited the country to find out were the money donated to Echoes would be best used. A large proportion of the money donated to non-governmental organisations (NGO's) is lost through corruption and bureaucracy. Echoes ensures that the money that it donates is given directly to Christians who live in the Haiti and that it is used to help those directly affected by the earthquake.

Sunday 28th October

Kevin Badloo (Harrogate) gave his testimony. He read Luke Ch. 15 vs. 10-24 about The Prodigal Son. Kevin became a Christian when he was 9 years old. He done well at school and went on to university. At university he strayed from God and began drinking and taking drugs. One night, when he had been out drinking, he got mugged at knife point but was able to get away unharmed. This was a turning point in his life and he decided to turn from his sin and come back to God. He is now going on well as a Christian, reading  his bible, praying, being part of a local church and serving God. All of us have the same problem of sin; we need to repent (turn from our sin) and trust God. Jesus Christ has paid our punishment for sin at the cross. Only believe and you will be saved.

Sunday Evening Gospel Meeting 21/10/2012

Craig Maffey (Leeds) spoke. The reading was from Isaiah Ch 53 and Acts Ch 8. The cross is central to the message of the gospel. Isaiah 53 prophesied Christ's death over 700 years before Jesus Christ died on the cross. In verse 3 we see His sufferings for men, His rejection for us. In verse 4 we have His sufferings with men, He endured human sufferings. Most importantly in verse 5 we have His sufferings for men, He died for our transgressions (ours sins). The wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 6 v. 23).

GOSPEL MEETING 14/10/2012

Paul Frankish from Normanton  brought his son Ben who gave a report of the work of Sport Outreach which he was involved in at Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales this summer where young people got to do sports and activities but also heard the Gospel and 6 kids got saved which was a great encouragement for him and us.
Paul read from Mark 1 vs.40-45 He spoke about knowing God he refered to Hebrews 1
1 ¶  God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2  Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
3  Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Paul also referred to Philippians 2
5  Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
not only knowing God but being like Him.
We were encouraged to read a gospel through in one sitting to get a real sense of the character of the Lord Jesus.
Then from the passage in Mark 1 he compared leproyt to sin and the damage it causes. People are deceived by Satan into thinking they are ok but first of all they must realize that they are sinners before a Holy God and that He is the only one who can help as in the passage He reaches out in compassion although it meant Him being defiled or cursed.
We should endevour to be like Him and reach out to others with compassion in our witness.

Sunday 7th October

Brian Dunning (York) spoke. He spoke about:
- The place of sacrifice (Exodus 12). We need to come to the place of sacrifice to know our sins forgiven. Jesus became our sacrifice.
- The place of purchase (Exodus 12). Jesus has ransomed His people with His own blood.
- The need to make Jesus personal to us; we need a relationship with Him.
- The perfection of the lamb in Exodus 12 symbolised  the perfection of Jesus who lived a sinless perfect life. By doing so He was able to be our sacrifice for sin. God accepted His sacrifice on our behalf.
- Pain (Exodus 21 vs 1-6). The Christian pathway involves suffering and we must be willing to suffer for Jesus Christ.
- Place of submission (Deut 6 vs 1-4). We must submit to the will of God when we become a Christian.
- Pursuit. and Priority As a Christian we are to pursue after the things of God (Deut 11 v 22) and make them our top priority.

Sunday 30th September

Doug Rea (Leeds) read Genesis Ch 1 vs 1-13 and Romans Ch 1 vs.20-22. He spoke on God as our Creator and Saviour. Science has tried to disprove God but it has not been successful because our faith is based on evidence. Science has its limitations and in maths we can find proof. We can not prove God exists and neither can science prove God does not exist. To believe in God we need faith and its by reading His Word the Bible that we get to know God. Jesus, who God sent into the world to save us says, "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, no one comes to God except through Me."

Gospel Meeting 23/09/2012

Mr Paul Jackson from Harrogate read John 1 vs.29-37
                                                             Revelation 5 vs.6-10
                                                             Revelation 7 vs.15-17
                                                             Revelation 21 vs.22-27
                                                             Revelation 22 vs.3-4
His subject was "The Lamb Of God"
We heard about the significance of the lamb through the scriptures with Able, Isaac, The Passover, The Offerings, Isaiah 53 and then on to John the Baptist.
He mentioned the Work of the Lamb.
                             Worth of the Lamb.
                             Wrath of the Lamb.
                             Worship of the Lamb.
and for further study he also mentioned the wedding and the wife of the Lamb.
The sacrifice of the Lamb Of God is sufficient to take away our sin not just cover it through faith and repentance towards Him.

Sunday 16th September

Stuart Gordon (Harrogate) read John Ch 21. He drew lessons from the disciples who were fishing, they had worked all night and caught nothing. Jesus appeared to them and told them were they could find fish. They cast their nets and filled them with fish. We can do nothing on our own strength, but we can be empowered through God's help if we let him work in our lives. Secondly, the disciples didn't recognise Jesus initially, despite spending years with him. We too as believers can go astray but God will seek to bring us back if we let Him. Jesus asked them to "Come" with Him. Jesus also is asking us today to come, He has died for us that we might be reconciled to God and spend eternity with Him.

Sunday 9th September

David Cartwright (Redcar) read Romans Ch 1 vs 15-25 and John Ch 5 vs 39&40. He spoke about the lost condition that this world in is and about the power of God in salvation.

Sunday 2nd September

George Clamp (Hemsworth) read about the crucifixion of Jesus in Luke Ch. 23 vs. 32-47. He talked about how people who grow up in the same circumstances can take very different pathways in life. The two criminals on the cross beside Jesus had both broken the law and were being punished for their crimes. They were both criminals but one decided to ask for forgiveness from Jesus while the other one chose not to. One of the criminals asked Jesus to remember him in the next life and Jesus said to him that "today you will be with me in paradise." The two criminals ended up going to separate destinies, one to heaven the other to hell. There is forgiveness from Jesus if we seek it.

GOSPEL MEETING 26/08/2012

Phillip Richardson from Harrogate read Mark 1 vs.14-18.
He referred to 5 points;
The Message.
1/ He preached despite adversity.
2/He preached the gospel of the Kingdom of God.

3/Repent.

The Effect.
4/The response.
5/Immediate action.
The Gospel is good news in relation to a battle that has been won, when we are saved we have a new ruler in our lives to whomn we are accountable and to whomn we are subject.

Repentance is not just feeling guilty and sorry but a deep consideration about our guilt before God and a complete turn around a change of allegiance.
We should repent and believe then that leads to forgiveness and a change of life, we were created to please God and the amazing thing is when we are saved we can live our lives to please God.

Welcome to Durham Street!

Weekly meetings are as follows:
Breaking of Bread Service 10.30
Gospel Meeting Sunday 18.30
Prayer Meeting/Bible Study Tuesday 19.30
Contact Graham and Ellen -
Home: 01723585727
Mobile: 07736333263
Email: ellen4graham@gmail.com

Sunday 19th August 2012

John Walls from the fellowship spoke. He read Romans Ch. 1 and verse 16: For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes..." There are three reasons why Paul was not ashamed of the gospel. 1) It was the gospel of Christ, the Lord Jesus Christ. He is God's Son and came to die for us, taking on humanity but also being fully God. He is also the Creator of the world and the one whom the Bible tells us all fullness dwells. 2) It is the power of God to salvation. God's power in salvation brings a person from death to  life, from darkness to light and makes them a new creation in Christ. Through faith we can experience God's power. 3) It is a message that is universal, it is for everyone who believes. It is not limited in anyway but only requires belief in the hearer to be effective.
Through faith we can believe the gospel and know forgiveness and deliverance from our sins and experience God's power in our own lives.

Gospel Meeting 12/08/2012

Neil Bedford from Leeds read Psalm51 vs.1-12
He spoke about David's serious premeditated sin and his genuine repentance.
We too must recognise and accept that we are sinners without blaming circumstances or other people.
We must have a change of heart and mind and come to God confessing our sin and in genuine repentance.
Jesus died on the cross and shed His precious blood, He bore the judgement of God for our sin we have to repent and believe then we will be saved and forgiven and start a new life of joy,satisfaction and fulfilment.

Welcome to Durham Street!

Weekly meetings are as follows:
Breaking of Bread Service 10.30
Gospel Meeting Sunday 18.30
Prayer Meeting/Bible Study Tuesday 19.30
Contact Graham and Ellen -
Home: 01723585727
Mobile: 07736333263
Email: ellen4graham@gmail.com

Sunday 5th August

Gareth Crossley (Blackbrook) spoke. He read Ch. 1 John 1 vs 1 - Ch. 2 v.2 and Proverbs 28 v. 13. The verse in Proverbs says, 'He that covers his sins shall not prosper but whosoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.' We either cover or confess our sins. Covering means denying or hiding the wrong that we do. Confessing is the opposite and means being open and transparent before God about our wrong doing and asking his forgiveness. The person who confesses should also 'forsake' his sins, that means not returning to them and getting completely rid of them. The verse tells us that those who confess and forsake receive mercy. Do you want to receive mercy? Confess your sins and repent, turn the other way, and believe in Jesus.

Sunday 29th July 2012

Paul Richardson (Harrogate) spoke tonight. He asked the question how can we be happy? A happiness survey has recently been published that measures the level of people's happiness but this survey did not look at how people can be happy from a spiritual perspective. The Bible has something to tell us about happiness. Proverbs 3 v. 13 tells us that the man who finds wisdom is happy. How do we find wisdom? Proverbs 9 v. 10 goes on to say that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Proverbs also tells us in Ch. 16 v. 20 the man who trusts in the Lord is happy. In order to be saved, spiritually speaking, we must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. First we seek God, then we find Him, after that trust Him and then we are asked to obey. This is the formula for real happiness.

The Preaching of the Cross (Sunday 22nd July)

Jim Locke (Leeds) preached from 1 Corinthians Chapter 1 Verse 18. He had four questions: Was the cross really necessary?; Is the cross relevant for today?; Does it affect us presently?; and Does it give us hope? The answer to all these questions is yes, according to the Bible. There is no salvation without sacrifice and we can not be saved without the cross. Jesus came to die for our sin that we might be saved through faith in Him. Our faith depends upon a person who died, and who has risen again to be a living Saviour.

Sunday 15th July

Philip Kaye (Skelmanthorpe) preached the gospel. His reading were Luke Ch. 13 vs. 31-33, John Ch. 8 vs. 28, 29, and John Ch. 14 vs. 1-6. Philip spoke about Jesus, God's Son, who came into the world to be our Saviour. Jesus always please God, and by his life showed how sinful we are. He was crucified on a cross at Jerusalem. Why? He came to die for our sins. We are faced with the choice to either accept Jesus as our Saviour or reject Him. Jesus will not turn away anyone who comes to Him. 

Sunday 08/07/2012

Gareth Crossley (Blackbrook) read John Ch. 13 vs 1-17. His theme was identity, where we came from, who we are and where we are going. Jesus knew His identity, that He came from God the Father and was going back to God the Father but first He must die on a cross for our sin. We were created by God, our purpose is to love, worship and serve God, and if we believe on Jesus we will go home to be with him in heaven. The alternative is to be judged and not allowed to enter God's presence were there is love, joy and peace forevermore.

Gospel Meeting 01/07/2012

Dave Harris from Castleford read from Matthew 25 and Ephesians 4 and gave an exhortation to walk worthy, walk in love, walk in wisdom and walk in light and spoke about living a practical Christian life.

Sunday 24th June

Keith Clayton (Cutsyke) read about two fathers in Genesis Ch. 22 and Luke Ch. 15. Jesus is the Son of God and often addressed God in the Bible as His Father. In Luke we read of the father running to meet his wayward son, a picture of the mercy of God to those who turn to Him in repentance. In Genesis we read of Abraham being asked by God to sacrifice his son, not knowing that is was a test of his obedience and faith towards God. As he is about to kill his son an angel stops him and shows him a ram caught in a bush, a substitute sacrifice for Isaac. This is a picture of God offering His Son Jesus, except He did not spare Him but let Him be crucified and die for our sins. Believe in Him and live.

Gospel Meeting 17/06/2012

Mr David Heyhoe fom Hull spoke about two types of people in the book of Jude the ungodly and the godly those who followed immorality , idolatry and false teaching and those who follow God and His word. verse 21 says "keep yourselves in the love of God looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life".

Gospel Meeting 10/05/2012

Mr. Graham Stanley from Leeds preached from 2 Kings 5 vs.1-14 "The healing of Naaman". Naaman's position and wealth were no benefit to him whatsoever to heal him of his leprosy, but the faith of a little servant girl in God would make a real difference. We must first realise our helpless position before God our sin can only be dealt with by casting ourselves totally upon God with repentance and faith in Christ. We begin a new life of joy and satisfaction. We should be baptised to publically declare our salvation, join a fellowship read the Bible and pray.

Sunday 3rd June

Mike Wajoner from the Soldiers and Airmen Scripture Reading Association (SASRA)spoke. He read Mark Ch. 6 vs.7-13 and vs.30-52. His title for the message was 'The imperfect faith of the disciples'.
Mike showed from the reading how the Lord is faithful to His people. In the middle of the lake they lost faith but no distance or circumstance is too far away or too hard for the Lord. He sees us when it is plain sailing and when they way is difficult. The disciples saw Jesus walking on the water and they were afraid. When He spoke they were relieved and welcomed him into the boat. They were amazed at His coming in the middle of the night in the middle of the lake. Many will be surprised when the Lord comes again at a time when they least expect.

Sunday 27th May

Terry Martin (Castleford) read from Genesis Ch. 6 vs 1-8 about Noah and the flood. His title for the message was ' A man who trusted in God and received his reward'. Terry looked at some of the similarities between Noah's day and today. People scoffed at Noah when he preached about the flood judgement to come, as they do today when godly men warn of God's judgement to come. God provided a way of escape, by entering the ark that Noah built, and God provides us with an escape today through Jesus Christ who died for us. Noah and his family believed God and entered the ark. When the floods came the people left outside found out it was too late to escape when the floods came, God had shut the door of the ark.

Sunday 20th May 2012

Malcolm Neate from Leeds read from 1 Peter Ch. 2 vs. 22-24 and Ch. 3 vs. 18, 22. He spoke about Jesus becoming a man on earth. He was able to offer himself as an acceptable sacrifice to God because he was holy. The Bible tells us in 1 Peter that the just one suffered for us the unjust, He took our place. Malcolm touched on the supremacy of Jesus Christ, and how as the Creator of the world all things were made by Him. Through faith in Jesus we have eternal life and an inheritance in heaven.

Sunday 13th May

Scott Armstrong read John Chapter 3 verses 16-18 and Chapter 14 verses 2-6. He spoke about the love of God, shown to us in the death of Jesus Christ. We deserve to be judged for our sin but Jesus took our sin upon Himself. We can know forgiveness through believing in Jesus. He is the one and only way to heaven, He said: "I am the way, the truth and the life, no man comes to the Father except through me."

GOSPEL MEETING 06/05/2012

We were very pleased that one of our visiters was able to fill in for us Mr Stephen Villars from Cwmbran read Luke 15 11-32 and Luke 16 19-31. He spoke of a "faithful saying" God's word can be relied upon. The Lord Jesus came to save sinners and that includes us all. WE have to compare ourselves to God's standard not to each other. We were also reminded of the repentance shown by the Prodigal Son and the fact that the Father had compassion even in his rebellion and was waiting for his return and gave him the best. Then we heard about the rich man and Lazarus and that how we have choices and those choices determine our future "It is appointed unto man once to die and after that the judgement" The rich man knew about repentance but left it too late we need to pepent and believe to obtain God's salvation He is waiting for us to return.

GOSPEL MEETING 29/04/2012

Jason Stewart from Harrogate gave a very comprehensive Powerpoint presentation on the subject of sin, he answered 7 questions;here is a summery 1/What is sin.- Disobedience to God 2/Is everyone a sinner.- Yes 3/How did I become a sinner.- By birth and by pratice 4/What can I do about my sin.- nothing only repent and have faith 5/Who can deal with my sin.- Jesus 6/When should it be dealt with.- Now 7/What happens if its not dealt with.- Eternal judgement

WELCOME TO DURHAM STREET GOSPEL HALL

Weekly meetings are as follows: Breaking of Bread Service 10.30 Gospel Meeting Sunday 18.30 Parents and Toddlers Monday 10.00 Good News Club Tuesday 18.00 Prayer Meeting/Bible Study Tuesday 19.30 Friday Extra for Girls Friday 19.30 Contact Graham and Ellen - Home: 01723585727 Mobile: 07736333263 Email: ellen4graham@gmail.com

Alan Green from Harrogate spoke about the early Gospel messages in Acts first Peters in Acts 2 vs,21-36 and then Pauls in Acts 17 vs.22-34 he emphasised the facts about the accuracy of the scriptures and that salvation can only be found in Christ who is The Son of God who came to die as our substitute. As many as received Him to them gave He the power to become the sons of God.

Welcome to Durham Street!

Weekly meetings are as follows:
Breaking of Bread Service 10.30
Gospel Meeting Sunday 18.30
Parents and Toddlers Monday 10.00
Good News Club Tuesday 18.00
Prayer Meeting/Bible Study Tuesday 19.30
Friday Extra for Girls Friday 19.30
Contact Graham and Ellen - Home: 01723585727 Mobile: 07736333263
Email: ellen4graham@gmail.com

Sunday 15th April

Malcolm Blanche (Harehills) read in Acts Ch. 27, drawing parallels with the Titanic. The captain in Acts Ch. 27 ignored the advice of the Apostle Paul not to set sail. The Bible contains warnings to us that we would do well to listen to.
The captain was tempted to set sail by the favourable south wind, we too should be careful that we are not tempted to disobey God when we feel like it.
The men on the ship committed themseleves to the sea and all made it safetly to land. We need to commit our lives to God in order to be saved. Trust in Jesus, He died for you.

Sunday 8th April

Stan Chappellow (Castleford) spoke about 'Gates'. The Bible says in Matthew Chapter 7, 'You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.' Stan spoke about the gate in Sodom where Lot sat, warning about the dangers of getting too deep in sin. He spoke about Samson and how his pride brought him down. He also spoke about Ruth and how she was brought into the family of God as a foreigner and a stranger. God is calling us to Himself through His Son Jesus Christ.

Sunday 1st April

Richard Malcom (Killamarsh) preached the gospel from a father's perspective. He read John 3 v.16 about God giving His only Son to be the Saviour of the world. Richard talked about his son and how he has a big problem, he is a sinner like everyone of us. Although we can try to hide the fact that we do wrong God sees our heart and sees that we are sinners. Death and punishment is the penalty of sin. God loved us so much that He sent His Son to be our Saviour and to take our punishment for sin by becoming a sacrifice for sins. The Bible tells us, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.

Sunday 25th March

Alex Collins (Ossett) read Galatians Ch. 4 vs. 4-5: But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law...
Jesus was born into this world in Bethlehem, Israel, as the prophets had predicted. He came at the right time, in the days of the Roman empire, when His message could spread throughout the empire and to the known parts of the world in a short time. His reason for coming was to endure a life of humility, suffering and death that he could bear our sins on the cross that He might bring us back to God. Jesus is coming a second time to receive His people; are you ready to meet Him?

Sunday 19th March 2012

Bruce Clark from Scarborough compared the selfish life to the generous life, grabbing vs. giving. The more we try to hold on to something the less we enjoy but the divine principle is the more we give away the more we have. It is more blessed to give than to receive. Bruce read the story of the feeding of the five thousand in John Chapter 6. A little boy had some loaves and fishes. By giving them to Jesus, Jesus was able to feed five thousand people in need, far more than just satisfying the hunger of one little boy. God gave His Son for us as a sacrifice for sin on the cross that we can know forgiveness and eternal riches in heaven.

Sunday 11th March 2012

Steven Clegg (Killamarsh) talked about two men, a blind man in John Chapter 9 and a demon possessed man in Mark Chapter 5. Both needed help and Jesus met them in their need. The blind man took Jesus at His word, he had faith, and as a result his sight was restored. The demon possessed man had his demons removed when Jesus commanded them to go. All who knew these two men were amazed at the changes in them after they met Jesus. We are born blinded to our need of God and are under the power of the ruler of this world, Satan. Jesus has the power to give us spiritual sight and free us from anything that has control over us.

Sunday 4th March

Philip Gibson (Cutsyke) read 1 Samuel Chapter 4 about the ark of the Lord being captured from the Philistines. He spoke on troubled days. Israel suffered two defeats at the hands of the Philistines. 30,000 men were killed in the second battle and the ark of the Lord was captured. Israel had forsaken God, which was why they suffered such a heavy defeat. The Lord's presence had left the ark and it provided no protection for the people. Have we neglected the things of God? A close relationship with God is essential in the Christian life and without it we will not know victory. God gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Sunday 26th February

Stephen Downs (Harrogate) read from Luke Chapter 24 and 1 Corinthians Chapter 15 concerning the resurrection of Jesus Christ. He spoke on the resurrection, "the resurrection is the greatest truth in all of scripture." The one who was resurrected was the sinless one who was made sin for us. He was resurrected by the glory of God the Father who accepted the sacrifice of His Son. He was seen by over 500 people at one time as well as all of his disciples as proof he rose from the dead. The purpose of his death and resurrection is to make many people righteous.

Sunday 20th February 2012

John Richardson (Harrogate) read from Acts Chapter 17 about Paul's witness concerning Christ to the Athenians at the Areopagus. The Athenians in Paul's day, shortly after Jesus' death were religious people, but they worshipped a God they did not know. Paul declared to them who God is. Hi is the Creator of the world, he gives life to us and determines our time on earth. Paul revealed that God now commands all me everywhere to repent because God has set a day when He will judge the world by Jesus Christ whom He raised from the dead. It is through believing in Jesus that we have forgiveness and are able to come before God with our sins cleansed because Jesus died for us.

GOSPEL MEETING 12/02/2012

Mr. John Clegg from Skelmanthorpe read part of Luke 23. He spoke from vs. 33 "And when they were come tothe place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified Him."
He mentioned His love that took Him to that awful place, and what was achieved there.
The central point of time.
The starting point of salvation.
The highest point of love

Sunday 5th February

Philip Martin (Leeds), formally a member of the fellowship spoke on Psalm 23. David, the writer of the Psalm, testified to the Lord as his shepherd. David knew all about shepherding as he was a shepherd himself. The Lord as our shepherd provides for us, leads us and restores us. He gives us the power to do what is right, and his presence dispels fear in the day of trouble. Those of us who are His sheep will live with Him forever.

Sunday 29th January

Stuart Gordon from Harrogate read from Luke Chapter 19 verses 1-10 about Zacchaeus, a tax collector in the time of Jesus. Zac wanted to see Jesus and had to climb a tree to be able to do so because he was a small man and there were a lot of people in the crowd. Are people stopping you from seeing Jesus? He was also a rich man through dishonest gain, taking more taxes from people than he should. Jesus was interested in him. Jesus deals with people personally, and asked Zac could he come to his house to meet him. Zac received him willingly and his life was transformed. He gave half his wealth to the poor and restored four times the people he had cheated.

Sunday 22nd January

John Walls from the fellowship read from John's Gospel Chapter 3 and spoke about the need to be born again. Without the new birth, which is a Spiritual birth through faith in Jesus, we cannot see and we cannot enter the kingdom of God. Jesus Christ was crucified upon a cross the we might live forever with Him. He died for our sin that we might not perish.

Sunday 17th January

Peter Jones from the fellowship read from Genesis chapter 22 and Colossians Ch 1 verses 15-20. He spoke on the similarities between Abraham and Isaac and God the Father and God the Son. Abraham was asked to sacrifice Isaac on the alter but in the end God spared him from taking his son's life. When Jesus dies God did not spare His Son but punished Him for our sins.

Sunday 8th January 2012

Gordon Robshaw from the fellowship read from Exodus 17 and John 4 and spoke about water, the living water that Jesus gives us. Living water symbolises God's living word through which we are saved. If we receive the water of the word it will be like a fountain springing up into eternal life.

GOSPEL MEETING 01/01/2012

Laurence Jones read Galatians 1 vs.1-10
He spoke about "The True Gospel"
If we know what the true gospel is then we will reconise a false gospel.
The true gospel is based solely on the Word of God, not by works but by grace.
Christ gave Himself so that we could be declared righteous (justification by faith). We have deliverance, freedom, peace and assurance through His finished work.
Any false gospel requires us to earn salvation which leads to bondage and failure because it can never be achieved.