Sandra gave an update from her recent trip to Uganda. This time, she also went with Peter & Pamela and SueW. 

Andrew spoke from 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12, explaining why God chose Joseph to be Jesus's earthly father. 

For a full copy of Neal's notes, in PDF format, click here.

Clip from The Chosen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjQftj3ggms

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Prayer of Salvation

Lord Jesus,

I am sorry for the things that I have done wrong in my life, please forgive me. I now turn from everything that I know is wrong. Thank you that you died on the cross for me and were raised from the dead so I can be forgiven and set free. Thank you that you offer me forgiveness and the gift of your Spirit. I now receive that gift. I declare that you are the Lord of my life. Please come into my life by your Holy Spirit to be with me forever.

Thank you Lord Jesus

Amen.

Dave spoke about the Ascension and Pentecost.

To view Dave's notes - in PDF format - click here. 

Questions

·         What is your image of God?

·         Are you afraid he will speak back to you things you don’t want to hear?

·         Why does God want you to be filled with his Spirit?

·         Pray for a fresh revelation of who he is and how he loves.

·         Pray too for a fresh revelation of how much he loves your family, colleagues, and neighbours.

·         How do you explain the gospel?

·         Will you change your style in light of the weirdness of the gospel?

Neal spoke from Matthew 16 about how there are no coincidences with God, and that we need God to intervene.

Please note that there were problems with the audio recording this morning, so there are some quality issues with this recording.

To view Neal's full notes from his preach (in PDF format), click here.

This is the clip from The Chosen that Neal tried to show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjQftj3ggms

Questions this week.

1.What do you think of the quote from Spurgeon?
Spurgeon says this
“If you know no more of Jesus then flesh and blood has revealed to you, it has brought you no more blessing than the conjectures of their age brought to the Pharisees and Sadducees, who remained an adulterous and unbelieving generation”

2.God’s ways are not our ways – he is in control and yet so often we doubt this – how can we change our mindset?

3.What we call coincidences are often God-incidences in our lives – what can we do to make sure we are aligned with God’s plans and purposes?

Helen spoke about standing our ground and not giving the devil a foothold.

Phil updates on his recent preaching trip to India.

To read Dave's full notes (in PDF format), click here.

Questions 

·         I would start by discussing whether the group has ever reflected on the horror of the cross and the control it exerted over people. 

·         We are in a season when many of our people are facing the harsh reality of death so wisdom should be applied in dealing with the subject BUT we have a great hope because of Jesus resurrection. 

·         Make sure people are in total assurance of their destiny and their future resurrection body and what that means for living a life of freedom. Romans 8 v 1-3. 

·         Look at the sequence of the Easter story and see that being filled with the Holy Spirit is the promise of God for us all. 

·         Look at the challenge the disciples had to believe in the resurrection until it becomes personal. 

Jenny spoke about how God is with us in the cave, at the table and on the road.

How would you feel if Jesus came to dinner?

To read Neal's notes (in PDF format), including the quote from G Campbell Morgan, click here.