We are now getting back into the swing of routines and are looking forward to God doing extraordinary things this year! There is an expectation that God will move in new ways this year and that we will see people coming to faith and God working in amazing ways. At the prayer meeting on Thursday, we were encouraged to realise we only have one life and that we need to live this well, being totally committed to God’s ways for our lives.
The Thursday midweek meeting is an important one for us as a church. Alternating between prayer meetings and Bible studies, this is where we share, pray, worship and learn together and in a small-group setting, it’s often easier to discuss issues and pray for personal matters than in larger gatherings. This coming Thursday (14th January), we’ll be looking at the end of 1 Cor 9, where Paul talks of his passion for evangelism and the all-consuming desire he has to see people won for Christ. This needs to be our passion and desire too!
Dates for ‘Churches Together’ meetings in 2016 have also been arranged with leaders from other local churches. The next meeting will be on Saturday 20th February at 6 p.m. at the Salvation Army on Straight Lane. These meetings are great opportunities to meet Christians from other churches and to realise both the differences in style and common areas of doctrine we share. Come along and bring family and friends to these meetings which are very informal and give people the chance to see the unity in the church as a whole. Other dates for 2016 are:
- the Easter ‘March of Witness’ around Goldthorpe on Saturday 26th March, leaving church at 10 a.m.
- Saturday 14th May, celebrating Pentecost at Furlong Road Methodist Church in Bolton-on-Dearne at 6 p.m.
- Saturday 17th September at our church on Market Street
God is moving and we want to be part of all He is going to do in Goldthorpe this year!