This weekend promises to be another busy one as Christmas is fast approaching!
On Thursday 15th December at 7:30 p.m., we have our final Bible study of the year. We have reached the end of our studies on 1 Corinthians and will be reviewing all we’ve learned from this long letter. Please have a look back over the 16 chapters and reflect on all we have discussed and come along prepared to share what God has said to you through this intensely spiritual and practical letter. What has God lit up for you? How has He challenged you? What do we do differently as a result of our studies? We’ll also be looking ahead to future Bible studies, so please let us know your thoughts about this too.
On Friday 16th December at 12 noon, the Salvation Army is hosting a Christmas buffet to which we are all invited (in their building on Straight Lane). We are thrilled that the good relationship we have with local churches continues and are looking forward to helping wrap presents and prepare food parcels next Tuesday (20th December, 9 a.m. – 12 noon). In the meantime, come along to share with God’s people and see how our support of the food bank has helped so many local families throughout the year.
On Saturday 17th December, we have our coffee morning as usual (10 a.m. – 12 noon) and immediately after that, will be giving out invitations to the carol service, posting these through letterboxes and giving them out to local people. Please come along to church to help with this. At 1.30 p.m., those of us who are going to the pantomime will be leaving church to walk down to Dearne Playhouse to see ‘Cinderella.’ Please pray for all the children from the Monday Night Youth who are coming with us (22 of them!), for safety, protection and a fun-filled afternoon!
On Sunday 18th December, the communion service in the morning starts at 10.30 a.m. and our carol service will be at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served after the evening service, so please bring along mince pies, Christmas cake, chocolate logs and any other tasty things for us to share!
Please pray for all these events: for good conversations about Christ everywhere we go, for courage and boldness to invite our friends, family and neighbours to church services and most of all for God to be glorified in all we do and for people to find salvation and new birth in Him.