The holiday period will soon be over and midweek meetings will be resuming in September.
On alternate Thursdays, prayer meetings will be held on 4th and 18th September, starting at 7:30 p.m. The format for these will be slightly different, in that we will be involved in prayer walks throughout Goldthorpe, but we will also still have a prayer meeting in the church building for those who are unable to walk far. Whether we pray inside or outside the building is not as important as the fact that we are praying, so please do make an effort to come along to these important meetings. Prayer is so essential for everything we do as a church and this month, we will be praying in particular for Goldthorpe. We will be praying for God to stir people’s hearts, awakening a spiritual hunger and thirst in them and helping them to realise their need of salvation, showing them that God can change lives and give hope to even the hopeless. We will be praying for the churches in Goldthorpe to be transformed by God’s Spirit and to equip Christians to live godly lives. We will be praying for local businesses and residents to know God’s blessing in every area of their lives and for God’s people to be like lighthouses, shining God’s light into the darkness. Come along and pray!
On the other Thursdays, we will be continuing our Bible studies (we’ll be studying from 1 John 4) on 11th and 25th September, again starting at 7:30 p.m. Come along to dig deeper into God’s Word and find out more of what God has done for us and how He has given us all we need to live godly lives. In this chapter, we read the amazing words ‘You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.’ (1 John 4:4) Use these opportunities to share in deepening your understanding of the Bible.
The youth club will re-start on Monday 8th September and the Parent & Toddler group will re-start on Friday 5th September. Please pray for these outreach ministries and support them if you can. Coffee mornings on Saturday mornings and badminton on Friday evenings will continue as usual. Don’t forget the Macmillan Coffee Morning on Saturday 27th September.
Finally, a couple of special notices. In preparation for ministries re-starting and because the children’s room development is continuing, anyone who is free to help with cleaning and tidying on Wednesday 3rd September from 7 p.m. will be most welcome!
Lastly, the ‘Churches Together’ meeting will be on Saturday 20th September at 7 p.m. at our church, so put that date in your diaries now!