Dear friends
A couple of weeks ago we started looking at what we can learn about Jesus through the book of Mark. We will be continuing this until Easter…here is a quick summary…
Sunday 13th February Jesus the healer
I believe…. help my unbelief (Mark 8.24). What happens when you believe but things seem to challenge what we believe?
Sunday 20th February Its love, actually…
What are you near to? Is love central? How did Jesus’ love with all His heart? (Mark 12.28-34)
Sunday 27th February Jesus went about doing good
Mark 6.30-44 “You give them something to eat”
Sunday 6th March Jesus and the mind (café church with drinks and breakfast pastries)
What stories do we tell? What’s in our conversations? (Mark 5 1-20, Mark 4)
Sunday 13th March Jesus forgives
How do we truly forgive? What is forgiveness? (Mark 2:1-12)
Sunday 20th March Jesus worked alongside others (with opportunity to take communion)
How do we work alongside Jesus and others? What mission are you on? (Mark 3:7-19)
Sunday 27th March Jesus knew who He was
Who do you say Jesus is? How important is it to know who we are? (Mark 8:27-30)
It’s Mothering Sunday so there will be opportunity to remember all those who have been a mum or who have been special to us
Sunday 3rd April Who are we following? (café church with drinks and breakfast pastries)
What or who do we follow today? More glimpses into what the kingdom of God is like…We also welcome Bethan Stevens from Compassion UK to share some of her stories (Mark 10: 17-31)
Sunday 10th April Palm Sunday (Mark 11: 1-11)
Sunday 17th April Easter Sunday Celebration (Mark 16) (with opportunity to take communion)
We aim to be around an hour and to make them as accessible as we can with the people we have. All services will be available on youtube as long as we have the people and tech to support it. There will be a practical, creative element to the services for children or for those who want to interact in this way as long as we have volunteers to support/help lead it. On the second, third and fourth Sundays this element will take place during the talk and on the first Sunday it will vary as to whether it’s something you can do at your ‘café’ table or pick up. The room, next door to the main room known as the Sanctuary, will always have some resources in. We just ask that you leave it as you‘d like to find it.
Do get in touch with me or send a message to Kate or chat with the leadership team if one week you want to pray, do the reading, support an activity, be involved in sung worship, learn some tech, share a testimony or something else. Our prayer is that we don’t only know about Jesus but that we develop a living relationship with Him so that we can be transformed and help transform our world.
Look out for other things linked to church on the run up to Easter Sunday but if you feel God is speaking to you about something or you would like to do something then do get in touch. Our Sundays are part of a conversation together with God and we look to hear what He is putting on our hearts for us and for others.
We could do with a hand in setting up café church this week so if you can help can you let me know please?
Finally can I leave you with these words from Jesus: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (John 14:27)
God bless
Shelley