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APRIL 2003 Chorley Players next production. 20th April 10:30-11:30 EASTER SUNDAY AM FAMILY SERVICE Mary Meddings Fund Raising on 26th
10:30 at Rose Cottage for Famine relief in
Eritrea. APRIL 27th SUNDAY Bridgnorth Baptist Church. Speaker Tom
Smith. APRIL 28th MONDAY Tom Smith an Evening of Testimony in
Song. APRIL 29th CHORLEY CHAPEL LIFTING JESUS HIGHER TEAM VISIT
CHORLEY! Note for the diary, Cleobury in May. ALTERNATIVE EVENT APRIL 29th PIONEER CENTRE JUST A THOUGHT |
Speakers
List for the Second Quarter of 2003. From the 2nd to the 5th
of April they will be performing their version of….. ‘Allo ‘Allo A must be there event! Further details to
follow. Initial reports are it was another smash hit and a sell out from day
one! What a privilege to have such talent in the village. Come on and Celebrate. Easter
Sunday morning is the celebration of the day that Jesus came back to life and
rose from the dead to live forever more. He was Gods example to us,
that if we put our trust and life in Jesus’ hands, as Jesus put his life and
trust in the hands of his Father in heaven when he went to the cross to
conquer sin and death, we can be sure of that resurrection life in
a place called paradise! That’s a real reason to celebrate isn’t it?. We
will be telling the story of Easter for the children, singing some old
and some new Easter songs. 10:30 til 11:30 Sunday morning the 20th
April. Have a look at the poster or print on off on your PC Easter Come on and Celebrate Mary used to work in Eritrea and is responding
to the famine conditions in that land. She is planning a fund raising event.
There is currently a cessation of fighting in Eritrea following a 30 yearlong
war. Plus there has been no rain for six years! Do support this event if you
are able. The Chapel car park is available for use as there are on spaces for
four cars on Mary’s drive. Follow-up report. My wife Sue spoke to Mary who sounded delighted
with the response from the village to her appeal. Bless you Mary for your
faithfulness. We pray that God will take this gift for the people of Eritrea
and exercise His amazing powers to ‘multiply’ the effects of the money given.
Tom Smith was the Minister of Bridgnorth
Baptist Church in the late 80’s and early 90’s. He has been pasturing several
churches in the south and now has a new focus for his ministry. He has been
appointed as an itinerant minister to rural churches. Hence Tom’s visit to us
our area. He will be ministering at BBC on the Sunday evening of the 27th
April concerning this new ministry. We would encourage all our Chorley
regulars to visit BBC on the Sunday evening for this message. There will not
be a meeting at Chorley that night. We believe this is an important and
timely message for us Chorley and and other folk in the villages to
hear. Have a look at the leaflet at Tom Smith 27th and 28th and Lifting Jesus Higher
29th Tom will be visiting us at Chorley on the
Monday evening following. All would be welcome. Bring your friends. He is
proposing an evening of Testimony and Song mixed with some teaching and
guidance for rural Churches. I have a special place in my heart for Tom as he
was ‘that special minister’ who resided over the Church I was attending when
I came to know the Lord Jesus as my personal saviour. So it’s with great joy
I can welcome Tom some 12 years later to visit the Church my wife Sue and I
have been asked to lead. What a privilege. Follow-up Report. At Chorley on the 28th. Praise God from
whom ALL BLESSINGS FLOW. The Church was full. Tom’s testimony was great. The
praise songs and worship offerings we such much enjoyed with amazing songs of
love and appreciation of Jesus. Even the Louise Armstrong classic, “What a
wonderful world.” as the opening song. Tom brought us some strong challenges
about the centrality of the Gospel in our work and lives (….the power of God
for the Salvation of everyone who believes. Rom 1 v 16). Also the error of an
‘over emphasis’ on the Gifts of the Spirit without the centrality of the
Gospel! After all that is what we are commissioned do in the great commission
in Matthew 28 v 19:20. Tom also reminded us that God so loved the ‘world’,
(the whole world,) that he sent his only Son (to the world) that whoever
believes on Him might be saved, and that we are part of a “World Church” and
even little old Chorley ought to be seeing ourselves and working as a World
Church organisation and doing our part for those in other places who need to know
the Love of God and the Power of His Gospel unto Salvation. Lifting Jesus Higher, a group formed to
promote unity in our belief and Faith in Jesus across the Churches by
building relationship, trust and love between members of different
fellowships, denominations, communities and Church leaders in the Bridgnorth
area. All that is required is a heart to see Jesus Lifted Higher in
all we do in our communities and in our hearts. The LJH team will be visiting
us on the 29th of April to focus our thinking and prayer on the community
of Chorley. Chorley Chapel and Jubilee Ministries will be taking part.
Meeting at Chorley Chapel at 7:30pm. People from other Bridgnorth and the
communities in the surrounding area will be coming over to pray with us and
for us as a Church, in the village and community. To encourage us, and
worship Jesus together here in at Chorley. Please Pray that God will
open doors in Chorley for His Gospel and the message of His Salvation. Come
Lord Jesus, Come, we pray? Without you we can do nothing. We need your Holy
Spirit Power at continue ‘your’ work here in Chorley, in each one of
us at the Chapel and in the hearts of every person in the area, please Lord
Jesus Come? Amen. When the Holy Spirit came to the disciples at Pentecost,
3000 were added to their number that day! More of your Spirit poured out
please Lord, more of your great Love revealed to us Lord, we pray. Please note LJH will be visiting New
Life Church Cleobury Mortimer on the 22nd May at 7:30PM we
hope to be able to support them. New Life Church Cleobury Mortimer are
meeting at the Pioneer Centre under the leadership of Steve Robertshaw for a
meeting of Worship Together. The Speaker in the International
Evangelist George Miller of
Reconciliation Ministries Inc. Meeting Starts at 7:30 until 8:30 approx and
followed by tea, coffee, cookies and time to chat. Chorley folk will probably
be at Chorley Chapel with the LJH team. We would however encourage you to
investigate this meeting. We had a wonderful evening there in March. Please
pray for this event. That those who attend will see with their eyes, hear
with their ears and know in their hearts, that God loves them, every one, and
wants then with him in his eternal paradise, for ever. Call Steve on 01299 271217 for further
details in necessary. Why is it that in ‘God’ terms, we can
relate to love in the context of a mans love of King or Queen and country, a
deep but impersonal love, and yet ignore the far deeper and much more
significant fact that God Loves us, you and me with a passion? He is NOT LUKE
WARM about his LOVE of YOU! He is like a Father who loves his Children dearly
(even unto death), or Bride who is enthralled, infatuated, head over heels in
Love with her Bridegroom and all he stands for, adoring love, she only has
eyes only for Him! Jesus. Such Love. I’ve never known a Love like this
before. Have you? Do you really know how much God Loves YOU? |
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