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.