Ladies' Craft Night [Mon 5th July 7:30pm]

You are invited to our

Ladies Craft Evening

A fun summer evening to look forward to!

Back, due to popular request we are holding a Ladies Craft Evening where we will have various crafts to try out and have fun together. There will be a Patisserie and drinks served.

Hayes Town Chapel - 020 8573 5200

Talking to an All Powerful God [Acts 4 v23-31]

The disciples were held as prisoners and were threatened not to preach the name of Jesus. But they couldn't stay quiet about the Son of God. They continued to speak about Jesus despite the serious threats upon them and as soon as they were released, they prayed together.

Prayer is an awesome thing. We can speak to God freely, telling Him our concerns, worries and praise Him for his great power and goodness.

We can either believe that God is in control and live by that fact, or we must believe that there is no purpose in life but to live like robots, meaninglesly working our way through life for nothing in the end.

The disciples call Him Sovereign Lord. Sovereign means ALL Powerful and is in complete control. But we can still pray to Him and ask Him things. He is the creator who made everything and therefore knows everything. We are not freak accidents but we are here for a purpose that God has planned for.

The disciples proclaim that God has spoken, by His Hy Spirit, through men in history. All the things that have been spoken of by Godly inspired men have happened. Therefore we know that what the Bible says about the future will also happen. These are things that demand our attention.

They then say that the death of Jesus was all in Gods plan... God had already decided it should happen, long before. Despite Gods plans, we are still accountable for our actions. God knows our actions before we do them and can use them for His purposes... even the terrible things that people do can be used for good by God. We are accountable before God for all the things that we do.

Did God answer their prayer?

Yes. God gave them His Holy Spirit and gave them power to speak boldly for Him. God changes lives and situations by His Holy Spirit. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things through the Power of God.

God wants us to speak to Him.

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Youthclub

As well as providing a safe, friendly and fun environment for young teens to spend a Friday evening, at Youth Club we share the valuable life lessons taught by The Bible.

Entry Fee: 50p

The evening begins at 7:30pm with a short lesson brought to the teens by an experienced member of the church leadership. There is time for open questions and discussion after each lesson.

From 8:00 - 9:00pm is games time when the teens are free to play board games, pool, table tennis, badminton, team games including volleyball, indoor hockey, handball and football. There is also a cooking lesson each week where the teens have opportunity to make treats for the rest of the Youth Club to enjoy later in the evening. During this hour we often small projects set involving craft and creativity for the teens to enjoy. Points are awarded for participation, completion and winning different activities. Prizes for the highest point scorers are awarded at the end of each term.

From 9:00 until we close at 10:00pm we all come together to watch a section of a movie which we cover over several weeks. Popcorn, soft drinks and the treats made by the teens are free to enjoy during the movie. After watching the section of movie, we have a quiz about the movie for which we also award points. These quiz times often turn into interesting discussions as we cover relevant issues brought up in the movie.

Award Points
Points are awarded for participation, contribution and excelling. Each member collects points throughout a term. At the end of each term we organise a trip or activity for the 4 members who've collected the most points. These trips have included an evening at a golf driving range, pizza & bowling, trips into London for shows or other attractions, and a trip to Thorpe Park to which we invited some older members that hadn't attended Youth Club for a while, in order to strengthen and continue friendships. Here's a memory of the Thorpe Park trip:

The Church [Acts 2 v42]

What was the first church like?

The first church was a group of over 3000 people. They met at homes and in the synagogue. It's important to realise that the church was a group of Jewish Christians from all over the known world that met in various places.

• They listened to the Apostles (the founders of the church) teaching about the Bible and who Jesus was and what He had done.
• They also devoted themselves to fellowship; friendship and looking after each other.
• They celebrated the death and ressurection of Jesus.
• They praised God in prayer and singing.
• They showed kindness and shared their posessions with any who had need.
• They enjoyed the reputation they were building with those around them.
• They witnessed to those around them, telling them about Jesus and te Bible.

Where has today's church gone wrong?

Today churhes can be places of tradition and empty ceremony or enjoyed as entertainment for the music and social occasion. Church leaders can often take up political roles. None of these things were mentioned in the first church. Many people today go to church because they believe it's earning them heaven, or to be christened, married or for funerals. As humans we have taken something good that God has given us and misused it.

What should our church be like now?

Our church should be as the first church was... a mixture of people from different ages, locations, race and even religious backgrounds. It should be centred around fellowship, friendship, scripture reading and teaching, praising God.

Youth Club is like the first church. We care for eachother and fellowship with eachother. We read and learn from the Bible. The main focus to bring each other the knowledge of the love of Jesus.

Youth Club is church!