23 July 2017 – Church Newsletter

Jason and Claire have started their holiday for the next couple of weeks, so today Andrew and Paul lead our service.

Andrew is taking the theme of God’s mystery based on the verses from the first half of Ephesians chapter 3. We pray you find refreshment and challenge in our fellowship together. Our youngsters go out to their end of term party after the first part of this morning’s service. Do stay if you can after the service for refreshments and maybe some treats left over from the Powerbase party!

 

Camp

Thanks to all who made camp the wonderful event it is. Once more we were treated to discussion, entertainment, fellowship, great food and the great outdoors.

And yes all is booked for next year: 13^th – 15^th July 2018.

 

Ephesians 3 verses 1-13

God’s marvellous plan for the Gentiles

3 For this reason l, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles —

2 Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, 3 that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. 4 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, 5 which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. 6 This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.

7 I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power. 8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the boundless riches of Christ, 9 and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things. 10 His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, 11 according to his eternal purpose that he accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. 12 In him and through faith in him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. 13 I ask you, therefore, not to be discouraged because of my sufferings for you, which are your glory.

 

The small print!

The service is recorded each week, we also take photos and use facebook live at some events in line with our privacy policy to help people share in our fellowship. If you don’t want to be in any of these, then please mention it to one of our welcome team. All materials are reproduced under CCLI licence 5717.

 

Ladies Breakfast

There is to be a ladies breakfast on Saturday September the 23rd at 8.30 am. Please put the date in your diary. More details later.

 

BMS Sunday

Our BMS Sunday service on 9th July gave the opportunity to consider some aspects of the work of BMS around our world. The special offering raised £950 including gift aid toward our One Mission fund. Thank you for your giving, support to our partner missionaries and your prayers for broader aspect of our church life together as Baptists.

 

The Wave Café

Remember our café remains open through the summer for a wide range of tasty treats, refreshments and wholesome meals. Open weekdays 9am – 3pm.

 

Alpha Course

Phil Gilbert will be running another Alpha course at Durrington New Life from Wednesday 27 September. Please see Phil or Jason if you want to know more details of this course.

 

Discipleship

In the autumn we are embarking on a number of sessions as we follow Christ’s command of discipleship together and take the time to explore our gifts and ministries. There is homegroup leadership, pastoral training, a discipleship course and a natural evangelism course all running at various times through the summer and autumn. Please do talk with Jason about what you may be ⁱnterested in taking part in as we endeavour to grow in Christ.