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Shelley – June 8th 2024

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Dear friends

Last week we heard the story Jesus told about a good Samaritan.  Many of you have shared new things that you think God has shown you through this story and it’s been encouraging to hear.  Let’s keep sharing our stories and thoughts with each other, writing them down, drawing them..

The week has been full of national stories too, for example the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, known as D-Day, the allied invasion in 1944 that played a crucial part in liberating western Europe from Nazi occupation. Many individual stories were shared about those who played their part, there will be stories that are only known to some, even one…these stories help us to engage and think in a different way.

More stories were shared as part of National Volunteers week this week, a week designed to celebrate all those who give of their time for free to help others.  Although we may use different language for this in church, we recognise that we are all called as part of the body of Christ on earth to support, serve and encourage others both in and out of church (Matthew 10:8).   If you would like to know more about roles or activities in church or in the community then do ask myself, send a message to Lesley or ask a deacon.  Thank you to all of you.  There are some of you unable to do what you have done or would like to do due to health problems for example.  We continue to pray for you and want to encourage you that you are very much a part of the family at MBC because of who you are not because of what you do.   

As we approach tomorrow, we have the privilege of hearing from Diane, Candice and Mike as they are baptised.  The stories of how people come to baptism help us to reflect on our own and remind us that we are on this journey together but we have an individual story too.  We start at 11am and we’ll have drinks and cake after the service.  You and your friends and family are very welcome.

There will be a rock-solid youth group in the evening for our younger youth, the older youth group will have a break this week.  Both are back on the 16th June.  If you are a parent of one of the young people who attends and haven’t sent your information form back to one of the leaders can you do so by the end of next week please?  It can be given as a paper copy or electronic, thank you.

Some dates…

Monday 10th June  10-12 warm welcome Beacon café.  Come share a free drink and breakfast snack.  Chat or just spend some time in the space.

Tuesday 11th June  Stepping Stones under 5’s group for children and their parents, grandparents and carers 10-11.30pm

Tuesday 11th June Church hosts the Alwoodley Community Forum, 1-3pm

Tuesday 11th June Afternoon house group in church

Tuesday 11th June Deacons meeting with Shelley 7.30pm in church

Wednesday 12th June  lunch club in church for all those registered with Rachel Beedle and the volunteers

Wednesday 12th June  7.30pm house group in church and online.  See Ruth or Andy Berry. 

Thursday 13th June  2-4 pm warm welcome craft group in church.  See Karen Ross/Diane Sunter for more information.         

Thursday 13th June  No bible study at 7pm-9pm in church. See Gareth Gadd for the next one.

Friday 14th June bible study 10-11 in church.  See Shelley if you are interested.

Friday 14th June  8pm housegroup See Hilary, Jonathan or Steve, Helen or Lesley for more details.

Sunday 16th June 11am service with communion

Sunday 16th June 7-8pm Rock Solid group for young people (both groups) in church.

Also…

Whole church meeting on Tuesday 18th June at 7.30pm with zoom room.  Agenda will come out on Monday/Tuesday.  For any agenda items, do let Shelley or one of the Deacons know in advance of the meeting.

Wednesday 19th June Wednesday Worship at 1.30pm.  Open to all.

Walk organised by Krys Gadd on Saturday 22nd June in Ilkley.  Click on here for details Summer Solstice Walk – 22nd June 2024 Ilkley – Moortown Baptist Church

Wednesday 26th June – Deacons and Shelley Away Day

Sunday 21st July Strawberry Tea 1-3pm raising money and awareness for those churches and individuals we are connected to in Romania.  More information to come.

Tuesday 10th September – whole church meeting 7.30pm in church and on zoom.

Finally, do keep an eye on the website for latest stories and news Moortown Baptist Church – Loving God, living generously, following Christ.

We also have a facebook page, look up Moortown Baptist Church or let us send you a friend request.  Thanks to all those who are working on this aspect of our ministry.

In Christ

Shelley

Shelley Dring

Minister

Moortown Baptist Church

 

Down but not out – how to climb out of the hole

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Just recently I was treating a client at the Crypt who is recovering well from addiction. As I was working on their injury they began to tell me that they had become a Christian a number of months previously – at a time when life seemed to be at its very worst.  Listening to the circumstances around this journey, I  could easily understand why they had reached this point of despair. But, they continued, they cried out for God to help them, and He did, and they attributed their recovery thus far totally to Him. They told me that now, every morning, they ask Him at the start of the day for His help to get through the day. They could see now – months later – so many ways in which He had helped them and turned their life around – it was impressive to hear all this and as I heard this story occurred to me  that maybe I should tell them how closely their experience matched Jeremiah’s experience in the book of Lamentations.

I explained he was known as the weeping prophet because he was clearly in a bad place as he relates just how bad things were before they then got better as he reminded himself who God was.

 Here it is paraphrased in The Messenger 

I’ll never forget the trouble, the utter lostness,  the taste of ashes, the poison I’ve swallowed- I remember it all – oh, how well I remember – the feeling of hitting the bottom. But there’s one other thing I remember, and remembering, I keep a grip on hope: God’s loyal love couldn’t have run out, his merciful love couldn’t have dried up. They’re created new every morning. How great your faithfulness! I’m sticking with God (I say it over and over). He’s all I’ve got left.

Engulfed by a sense of overwhelming, the turning point for Jeremiah came when he realised – he was down but not out because the one thing he still had the mercy and the faithful love of an unchanging God, and he could change his thinking and start to look for God’s help to change things for him – he chose to change his focus from the problems to wait quietly for God’s rescue from the circumstances.

The client was genuinely stunned that the bible should relate such a parallel journey to their own and exclaimed “Does it really say that!” 

I copied the verses out for them and they left with less pain more movement and these verses in their pocket.

This interaction really blessed me, and also challenged me to choose to make this journey out of the gridlock of negative thoughts that it’s easy to feel engulfed by. 
Just who blessed whom that day I’m not sure …

Lord please give us your comfort when times are tough, strength when the path is steep and faith to trust in your amazing love.

Sunday 9th June,11am -Baptism Service

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This Sunday we have 3 members of our congregation getting baptized, Diane,Jason & Mike. They have made the decision to make a public declaration of their faith in Jesus Christ.

We had our last baptisms on Easter Sunday which was a great celebration, 3 members of our congregation were baptized, Jason,Rebecca and Rowan.

Please see below a few pictures and a video.

Thinking of Baptism?

Here are a few scriptures:

Acts 2:38 – And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 22:16 – And now why do you wait? Rise and be baptized and wash away your sins, calling on his name.

1 Peter 3:21 – Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Matthew 28:19 – Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

It would be great to see you, all welcome, refreshments and cake will be served after the service too.

Shelley – 1st June 2024

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Dear Friends

We look forward to seeing you at Café Church tomorrow at 11am. If you can’t make it, we will be going live on our YouTube channel. We’ll be looking at stories Jesus told, over the next few weeks and seeing why and how he told stories. Why do we tell stories? We’ve looked at some big themes lately including resurrection and trinity so can we see some of these themes weaved through Jesus’ stories?

In the evening Rock Solid group for our young people is back on at 7pm in church. Do talk to one of the leaders (Val, Martyn, Nathan and Adam or ask Shelley for more information.

Here’s a look at next week…

Monday 3rd June 10-12 noonWarm Welcome Beacon café. Come and share a free drink and breakfast snack. Chat or just spend some time in the space.
Tuesday 4th June 10-11.30amStepping Stones under 5’s group for children and their parents, grandparents and carers
Tuesday 4th JuneAfternoon house group in church
Wednesday 5th JuneLunch Club in church for all those registered with Rachel Beedle and the volunteers
Wednesday 5th June 7.30pmHouse group in church and online. See Ruth or Andy Berry.
Thursday 6th JuneMBC hosts the Leeds Community Health Care Children and young people’s learning forum in the morning
Thursday 6th June 2-4pmWarm Welcome craft group in church. See Karen Ross for more information.
Thursday 6th JuneBible study at 7pm-9pm in church. See Gareth Gadd
Friday 7th JuneBible study 10-11am in church. See Shelley if you are interested.
Friday 7th June 8pmHouse Group See Hilary/Jonathan or Steve/Helen or Lesley for more details.
Sunday 9th June 11-12 noonBaptism Service! Do come along and support Mike, Diane and Candice as they are baptised. If you would like to know more about baptism do chat with Shelley or one of the deacons.
Sunday 9th June 7-8pmRock Solid group for young people in church.

I would like to pass on a link to a letter that has been sent from John and Sue Wilson who have been BMS link partners with Moortown Baptist Church for a long time.

There is the possibility that they will be visiting us in October. Do pray for them and their family as they plan to leave France and their current ministry there and come back to live in England.

As you will read, they have had a great deal of good things happen there but also some challenges in the last year too, particularly with health in the family so would value your prayer. Please click on the link below.

Newsletter Download | BMS World Mission

Last Sunday Bela shared with us about the persecuted church. If you missed it you can hear it again on the YouTube channel for last Sunday’s service but there is also a helpful link here from Open Doors

Serving Persecuted Christians Worldwide – Home – Open Doors UK & Ireland

Other dates to make a note of…

Saturday, 8 June 2024, 10am to 12pm (refreshments from 9.30am)Discipleship training with BMS. Rosehill Baptist Church, Healey Grange, Rosehill Road, Burnley BB11 2JS. Join us to hear about the explosive church growth happening through disciple making movements globally. You will learn how BMS’ local partners work and how we can adopt the same principles.
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 7pm (refreshments from 6.30pm)BMS Celebration at Briercliffe Road Church, Briercliffe Road/Melville Street, Burnley BB10 3DX. Let’s celebrate God’s goodness together. Kwame will share about BMS’ work and talk about “Rescue The Perishing, Care For The Dying”.
Whole church meeting on Tuesday 18th June at 7.30pm with Zoom Room.Agenda will come out prior to the meeting. For any agenda items, do let Shelley or one of the Deacons know in advance of the meeting, more details to follow.
Saturday 22nd JuneWalk organised by Krys Gadd in Ilkley. Click on here for details Summer Solstice Walk – 22nd June 2024 Ilkley – Moortown Baptist Church

In Christ

Shelley

Shelley Dring

Minister

Shelley – 25 May 2024

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Dear friends

It’s another Bank Holiday weekend as well as being half term this week.  I hope that those who are away have a relaxing break. 

We’ll be meeting in the building at 11am tomorrow for an hour and online on the youtube channel @Moortownbaptistchurch. It will be great to join together as we look at Jesus life and ministry in the light of the Trinity on a day that many call ‘Trinity Sunday’.

We have a group for our younger friends to explore the Trinity creatively together.

Here’s a little look ahead at the week..

Sunday 26th May 11amService with group for our younger friends.. what did Jesus show us about the Trinity on Trinity Sunday
Sunday 26th MayRock Solid have a break today (Thanks to the leaders who took them all on a trip last week!)
Monday 27th MayNo Beacon due to the bank holiday the team is having a rest, Lesley is not in the building that day.
Tuesday 28th MayNo Stepping Stones group for under 5’s and their carers and parents due to half term
Tuesday 28th MayTuesday afternoon House Group (contact Lesley for more information)
Tuesday 28th May7.30pm Deacons and Shelley meet in church.
Wednesday 29th MayNo Lunch Club
Wednesday 29th May7.30pm House Group in church and online (see Ruth or Andy Berry or Lesley/Shelley for details)
Thursday 30th May2-4pm Warm Welcome Space and craft group in church
Thursday 30th MayHouse Group at 7pm in church. See Gareth Gadd
Friday 31st May8pm House Group See Hilary/Jonathan or Steve/Helen or Lesley for more details.
Sunday 2nd JuneCafé church 11-12 midday suitable for all ages starting our new theme… ‘Stories on the Journey’ exploring storytelling and the stories of Jesus in Luke. 
Sunday 2nd JuneRock Solid group for youth meet in church 7-8pm.  See Lesley (or Val, Martyn, Nathan or Adam)
Monday 3rd June10-12 midday Beacon Warm Welcome Café
Tuesday 4th JuneStepping Stones under 5’s group for children and their parents, grandparents and carers 10-11.30pm
Wednesday 5th JuneLunch Club for those who have a place booked with Rachel Beedle and the volunteers. Do talk to Rachel or Lesley for more information if you want to find out more.
Wednesday 5th June7.30pm House Group in church and online (see Ruth or Andy Berry or Lesley/Shelley for details)
Wednesday 5th June7.30pm House Group, see Diane or ask Lesley in the office or Shelley.
Thursday 6th JuneMBC hosts the Leeds Community Health Care Children and young people’s learning forum in the morning.
Thursday 6th June2-4pm warm welcome space and craft group in church.
Thursday 6th JuneHouse Group at 7pm-9pm in church. See Gareth Gadd
Friday 7th June8pm House Group See Hilary/Jonathan or Steve/Helen or Lesley for more details.
Sunday 9th June11-12 midday Baptism Service!  Do come along and support Mike, Diane and Candice as they are baptised.  If you would like to be baptised or want to know more then do get in touch with Shelley.

 

Discipleship training with BMS

Saturday, 8 June 2024, 10am to 12pm (refreshments from 9.30am)
Rosehill Baptist Church, Healey Grange, Rosehill Road, Burnley BB11 2JS

Join us to hear about the explosive church growth happening through disciple making movements globally. You will learn how BMS’ local partners work and how we can adopt the same principles.

BMS Celebration
Saturday, 8 June 2024, 7pm (refreshments from 6.30pm)
Briercliffe Road Church, Briercliffe Road/Melville Street, Burnley BB10 3DX

Let’s celebrate God’s goodness together. Kwame will share about BMS’ work and talk about “Rescue The Perishing, Care For The Dying”.

Kwame Adzam has a passionate commitment to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with people around the world. He is an ordained evangelist trained by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and is experienced in training evangelists locally and globally. He has been working with BMS World Mission since 2019.

A big thanks goes to Jenny Dixon and all those who grew plants, helped on the day and came to buy things at last weeks plant sale.  See an article all about it here! MBC’s Plant Sale raises £1,300 . On behalf of the Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store may we say a big thank you to all who came. – Moortown Baptist Church

There will be a whole church meeting on Tuesday 18th June at 7.30pm with Zoom room.  Be great to see you there.  Agenda will come out prior to the meeting.  For any agenda items, do let Shelley or one of the Deacons know in advance of the meeting,  more details to follow.

There will be a walk organised by Krys Gadd on Saturday 22nd June in Ilkley.  Click on here for details Summer Solstice Walk – 22nd June 2024 Ilkley – Moortown Baptist Church

“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever – the spirit of truth” John 14:15

Shelley

Shelley Dring
Minister

MBC endorses its commitment to the Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store

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Following an appeal at our last Church Meeting, three MBC members have offered to join the board of the Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store and/or LMFS Trading Ltd. Nick Taylor and Mike Stoodley are two of them who provided they can satisfy themselves on such issues as trustee liability, the exact difference between a registered charity and a CIO (a charitable incorporated organisation) and the implications of taking on a directorship are both ready and willing to sign up. The other is former L&MFS trustee Rod Russell who has indicated his willingness to return to the organisation but this time purely in a consultancy and advisory capacity.   

The Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store Ltd began its life here at Moortown Baptist Church in 1986 when, led by Hilary Willmer a small group of members began collecting and storing used furniture and then passing it on to people in need. Today that ethos lives on, however, with the passage of time L&MFS is now a fully registered charity, makes a total of over 1,700 collections and deliveries a year and unlike the olden days when cellars and garden sheds were used to store donations runs two smart vans and operates from a 10,500 square foot warehouse in Seacroft.

Relatively speaking LMFS Trading Ltd, the charity’s retail arm which sources, supplies and in most cases fits new furniture, furnishings and white goods is a new addition. Formed a decade or so ago, and with Moortown Baptist Church as one of just two shareholders, the trading company does not actually employ its own staff but pays a quarterly management charge to the charity for the time its staff gives over. In theory it also pays over any profit it makes to the charity although over the last year and due to L&MFS narrowly missing out on an LCC procurement bid the chances of there being any profit soon is unlikely.

The addition of two potential trustees and an experienced advisor is a huge boon to the charity. However, recruiting from within i.e. from Moortown Baptist Church is nothing new in that right from the word go there has rarely been a time when this church hasn’t provided either s succession of trustees or of dedicated volunteers.   

Naturally the arrival of young or metaphorically speaking not so young blood is wonderful news, particularly so with our enthusiastic new Manager, Chris Hutt, and the Store’s existing trustees seeking out every opportunity they can in making sure that L&MFS’s founding mission continues to be both effective and efficient.

L&MFS Mission Statement… A practical demonstration of Christian commitment to socially and economically disadvantaged people our mission is to relieve poverty by distributing donated furniture,.   

You can find out more about the work of the Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store, LMFS Trading Ltd and its new eBay shop by visiting www.leedsandmoortown.org.uk or by asking Gareth, Nick, Rod, Mike or John to share their impressions of one of MBC’s most important and long lasting projects.  

Just one more item of news from the Store and that is that after serving for over nineteen years first as a trustee and more recently as Chair John Sherbourne is bowing out just as soon as he is able. Of late John, who is now seventy-five years of age has not been in the best of health which despite outward appearances has actually been pretty draining. So, in many ways perhaps this moment in time is not only the right time for John personally, but also the time when the spark needed to ignite a change that the organisation needs.

MBC’s Plant Sale raises £1,300 . On behalf of the Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store may we say a big thank you to all who came.

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Once more takings from MBC’s Plant Sale have crashed through the thousand pound mark which means that in these difficult times this year’s beneficiary, the Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store, is in line to receive a much needed donation of give or take £1,300.

Many thanks to everyone who donated both plants and cakes and of course many thanks to you; the people who came to support us. 

We’ll update you on a final total just as soon as we can. That all depends on how many of the surplus plants we manage to sell tomorrow. However, once again this hardy annual proves beyond doubt that the link that has existed since 1986 between L&MFS and MBC is as strong as ever. 

Special thanks to Jenny Dixon and her team who never cease to amaze us with their planning and their expertise. 

To find out more about the work of the Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store please click here to visit their website.

 

Shelley – A few things coming up…

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Dear Friends

Here are a few things happening that I have found out about this week that you might be interested in..

Saturday 18th May – Plant Sale 1-3pm
In church in aid of the Leeds and Moortown Furniture Store. 

Sunday 19th May – Global Day of Prayer (Leeds) 6 – 8pm
Hosted by New Testament Church of God, Easterly Road, LS8 2TN
“A great opportunity to pray for different nationalities both here in Leeds and abroad.”
The event will include group prayer times led from the front, and a number of prayer stations will be led by different Christians from the Leeds area as we pray for different nation- and people-groups. Some food will be provided for afterwards if people are able to stay.

Please note that this is one gathering of many happening over Pentecost around the British and Irish Isles. And to mark this the event is in association with “Thy Kingdom Come” and the “National Day of Prayer and Worship (NDOPW)” both of which are supporting many prayer gatherings happening across the UK and further afield.

Please note also that people involved in the Global Day of Prayer are connected to the Intercultural Forum which brings people together who are reaching people of different ethnic and national groups here in the city of Leeds. 

Tuesday 21st May – General Election Webinar 
“Join us to explore how individuals and churches can engage in the upcoming General Election.”
As the Election draws near (anticipated to be before January 28 2025), we’ve curated valuable resources to aid you in preparation and engagement. Follow the following link.. Elections – Joint Public Issues Team (jpit.uk)

Saturday 8 June – Disciple Making Training Workshop
10am to 12pm (refreshments from 9.30am) at Rosehill Baptist Church, Healey Grange, Rosehill Road, Burnley BB11 2JS

Join us to hear about the explosive church growth happening through disciple- making movements globally. You will learn how BMS’ local partners work and how we can adopt the same principles.

Saturday, 8 June – BMS Celebration
7pm (refreshments from 6.30pm)
Briercliffe Road Church, Briercliffe Road/Melville Street, Burnley BB10 3DX

Let’s celebrate God’s goodness together. Kwame will share about BMS’ work and talk about “Rescue The Perishing, Care For The Dying”.

Kwame Adzam has a passionate commitment to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with people around the world. He is an ordained evangelist trained by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and is experienced in training evangelists locally and globally. He has been working with BMS World Mission since 2019.

Shelley

Shelley Dring
Minister

 

Pentecost Sunday (Whitsunday) – 19th May, 11am

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Please join us this Sunday for Pentecost and our Communion service.
We have Sunday School and Creche facilities.
Want to know more about Pentecost? Please click here or view text below.

 

Acts 2
New International Version

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

2 When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues[a] as the Spirit enabled them.

5 Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. 6 When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. 7 Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? 9 Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia,[b] 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome 11 (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” 12 Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

13 Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”

Peter Addresses the Crowd

14 Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. 15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! 16 No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

17 “‘In the last days, God says,
    I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
    your young men will see visions,
    your old men will dream dreams.
18 Even on my servants, both men and women,
    I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
    and they will prophesy.
19 I will show wonders in the heavens above
    and signs on the earth below,
    blood and fire and billows of smoke.
20 The sun will be turned to darkness
    and the moon to blood
    before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
21 And everyone who calls
    on the name of the Lord will be saved.’[c]

22 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. 23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men,[d] put him to death by nailing him to the cross. 24 But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. 25 David said about him:

“‘I saw the Lord always before me.
    Because he is at my right hand,
    I will not be shaken.
26 Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
    my body also will rest in hope,
27 because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
    you will not let your holy one see decay.
28 You have made known to me the paths of life;
    you will fill me with joy in your presence.’[e]

29 “Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. 30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. 31 Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay. 32 God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. 33 Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
    “Sit at my right hand
35 until I make your enemies
    a footstool for your feet.”’[f]

36 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”

37 When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

40 With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” 41 Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

The Fellowship of the Believers

42 They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. 43 Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. 44 All the believers were together and had everything in common. 45 They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. 46 Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

Footnotes

  1. Acts 2:4 Or languages; also in verse 11
  2. Acts 2:9 That is, the Roman province by that name
  3. Acts 2:21 Joel 2:28-32
  4. Acts 2:23 Or of those not having the law (that is, Gentiles)
  5. Acts 2:28 Psalm 16:8-11 (see Septuagint)
  6. Acts 2:35 Psalm 110:1

Be great to have you come and celebrate Pentecost with us.

Well Done Shelley!!!

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Rob Burrow’s Leeds Marathon – 11th May

Congratulations Shelley, she completed the 26.2 miles in a PB time of 3 hours and 49 minutes.

This is a fantastic achievement.

Please see below a selection of pictures from the day 

If you wish to know more what the event was about please click here 

 

Shelley has so far raised over £1,000 for the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.

The page is still live, if you would like to donate
please click on this link.

Shelley would like to thank all that have supported her and donated.

I’m sure there will be more 

 

 

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