Friday, February 06, 2015

Service information for Sunday 8th Feb 2015 and Church notices.

Epiphany 6  Worship and Word
Service leader and preacher: Nabil Shehadi

Readings Psalm 147:1-11   Colossians 1:1-14, 24-29

Welcome to the second Sunday of the month Worship and Word service. Youth Group and Young Church start in church and leave for their groups after the first set of songs and celebration of birthdays.

Theme: Holy Habits (1) - God's Initiative and our Response

We continue in the season of Epiphany ("the manifestation of God in Christ to the Gentiles" ) with Paul's letter to the Colossians. Paul is passionate about the Gospel to the Gentiles, and it is not just about theology, although he gives us (in Col 1:20) one of cosmic dimensions! It is also about how we, as "holy ones"/saints in Christ, live our lives in a way that continues to manifest the beauty and glory of God. In the next few weeks, and into Lent, we will look at how we "put on the new self" (Col 3:10) through the Holy Habits  - as Lucy Peppiatt calls the Spiritual Disciplines in the book I recommend to you for this journey: "The Disciple - on Being Truly Human" (available as an e-book http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Disciple-Becoming-Truly-ebook/dp/B00A0549HA ). It all starts with the amazing Grace of God that saves us, and continues with our joyful response to it as followers of Jesus - "Christ in you the hope of Glory" (Col 1:27b).

TODAY………………need something special for that someone special??
Joelle has her Jewelry Stall downstairs!!

Wed Feb 18, 8pm, ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE in church.

Sat Feb 21st, 10-11:30am Men’s Prayer Breakfast and Young Church Breakfast


Sat Feb 21st, 12:00 - 3:30pm  (come for as long as you like): Lent Prayer Open Day on the theme of the Spiritual Disciplines: how the Holy Habits help us to follow Jesus and mature in Him.

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