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.