A Card from Darran

 

You're very welcome Darran!

Do We Think of God

"In all their thoughts there is no room for God."

Can this be said about us? Have we ignored God's goodness? In our thoughts, where is God when we consider:

Creation
The world is a beautiful complex place, I ticate and powerful. Who gets the credit for that? Not God, in the thoughts of the majority of people. So we're told that we're here by accident and no thought that we are incredibly designed. God has made us and doesn't get any credit for it. Imagine we have made something for someone and they ignore the fact that you made it.

Our Behaviour
Does God come into our thoughts when we make decisions in life? Are we tempted to make our own ways in life without a thought of how God sees our decisions or what He wants us to do. Do we plan our lives on Gods Word or on our own desires? A train goes best when it's on the rails, just like we live best when we stay on His path marked out by His Word.

Read Luke 2 v8-20

Christmas
Where is God in our thoughts at this time of year? The Lord Jesus coming was God's most wonderful gift. In the majority of lives, Christmas has no room for God. What an insult to our loving God. How do we treat the Lord Jesus Christ? Is he just a curse on our lips?

In the part of scripture we read, Mary, the Angels and the Shepherds all showed appreciation. They praised God, they visited Jesus and they also spread the Good News with others. It was so important to them. They treasured these things.

Is there room for God in our thoughts and in our lives this Christmas?

Why Jesus was Born[Matthew 1 v18-25]

The birth of Jesus was an exceptional event... born here is both God and Man.

The wedding in Jesus time was very different to today's society. Sadly today it's common for couples to live together before being married, but in Jesus time they first made an unbreakable promise to be married a while even before actually becoming man and wife. Mary had become pregnant in the time between this promise and the marriage. Mary was Joseph's true love and he agonized over this. Believing he had lost his dream marriage partner, he decided it would be the kindest thing to quietly divorce Mary to avoid showing her up in her situation.

But an angel visited Joseph to comfort him that the child was from God, a special child long promised throughout the Bible. There had never been anything like this in history... If anyone other than the angel had told Joseph, no doubt he wouldn't have believed it was true. Suddenly all his dashed hopes were lifted higher than he could imagine. His wife was to bear the Son of God. Mary was pure and good and truly blessed. He could legitimately take her, who he loved, as his wife.

They knew he was going to be a boy, which was impossible to determine in those days, and they knew what they must call him. Joseph was going to be the father figure for this child, the Son of God.

The first Christmas, apart from Jesus death, is the most critical event in history. But still many people find no meaning in it.

• Are you aware that this child is your Saviour?
• Are you aware that you are sinful and spoiled by sin?
• Are you aware of sin's power over you?
• Are you aware of failing to be good, let alone good enough to earn God's blessing?
• Are you aware God is so concerned about you that He gave His Son to be born as a baby into this sinful world in order that He could rescue us from our situation?

If you are aware and want to experiance God's peace, it's wonderful news that God has made that possible by sending Jesus. Do you recognize the coming of Jesus to the world is the best news ever, or are you dead to it and have no care for it?

Cause & Effect - Elements [by Lewis]

Lewis' great new animation!

Good job again Lewis...

Ladies' Carols by Candlelight...

ANOTHER meeting

just for the girls!?!

Carols, Candles & Mince Pies

This Monday evening, 7th December, at 7:30

Cindi from Hayes

Joy & myself went to see Mellow Lane's production of Cindi from Hayes. It was great! We really enjoyed it and laughed the whole way through. The dancing was great too.

It was good to see Jack, Sammi, Billy and Darran on the stage and Ameenah stirring up the audience. Really good job all of you!

[Tim]