Today's Meetings:

9.45am Children's Bible Club
10.15am Sunday Prayer Meeting in cottage
11.00am Morning Service
5.20pm Lord's Table (please see note on back page)
6.00pm Evening Service
After Church Fellowship at Bruce and Margaret's home.

Weekly Meetings:

Tuesday

7.15am Prayer for revival.
8.00pm HBC Planning Meeting - we need urgently to get an accurate picture of help available - so if you can help but can't attend on Tuesday evening please let Daniel know today.

Wednesday

9.30am Mum's and Tots
7.00pm - 8.00pm KIC club - Children in years 4 to 6

Thursday

2.00pm Ladies Rest Hour - Cliff Higgins
7.45pm "John Calvin, reformer and theologian" -DVD pt 2 - followed by prayer

Friday

7.30pm FOY - For Secondary School Children

Saturday

Thamesmead work day - see over.

Next Sunday

9.45am Sunday Bible Club
11.00am & 6.00pm Sunday Services - Led by Pastor

Thought For The Week:

David said to Solomon before he died ...
" ... be strong and prove yourself a man, and keep the charge of the LORD your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statues, His commandments, His judgments and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn." 1 Kings 2: 2,3

Prayer For The Church:

Pray that we may be given grace to be more committed to His service in the new year and that God may pour out His Spirit upon us.
Pray for the continuation of our youth work that God will guard these activities from any attack of the enemy and pour out His Spirit upon the Word.
Pray for Pete as he seeks employment.
Pray that God will guide in the planning and preparation of this year's Holiday Bible Club, and that we will all be enabled to find ways of sharing the burden through prayerful encouragement or personal involvement. Pray that young hearts will be committed to Christ.

Prayer For The Local Area:

Belvedere

‘We thank God for continued unity in service and for upholding Mark in the ministry. We were encouraged over Christmas to see some of the families we have contact with over the week come in to the Christmas Services. We ask for prayer particularly that God will effectually call many who are hearing the gospel in the various activities during the week and in the ministry on the Lord's Day.

Please also pray for those who are going through times of testing either through ill health or uncertain employment.'

Prayer For The Wider Area:

Christmas outreach success in India

Persecution abounds in India. Christmas violence in 2007 and 2008 in Orissa State continues to affect believers. Today, at least 4,000 believers are still unable to return to their home villages because of death threats, and most are totally homeless after the government shut down the refugee camps where they were living. There had even been violence and a bomb attack in the camps themselves.

In nearby Andhra Pradesh, hard line Hindus are concerned so many people are coming to Christ the state could turn entirely Christian. That fear is causing tensions and many believe violence is imminent.

However, that tension isn't stopping the work of Pastor Singh in the city of Vijayawada. Brother Singh has a vision. "[Our vision is] to reach 1,000 children in the slums and on the streets - destitute people. And also, [we want] to plant as many churches in the region. Already, we have 30 churches planted and we are looking forward to planting thousands of churches in the region."

In order to do this Brother Singh needed help. That's when he contacted E3 Partners to come help them with training. He says he called E3 Partners and found that E3 Partners Al Wilson was already in India - not only in India, but in Brother Singh's home state.

Wilson interviewed Brother Singh at a restaurant. Brother Singh explains the rest. "I don't know what happened to them. That night, they thought about it and early the next day they said to me that, ‘we want to bring a team to you.'"
They took a team to Vijayawada in early December. "They were led into the villages where there were no churches. Almost 500 people were led to the Lord."

But, the story doesn't end there. Brother Singh says despite being tired from hosting the team, local church leaders decided to hold Christmas campaigns in three areas of the city. "First, 150 people came. [The] second day, more than 200 people came, and the third day, almost 500 people. So, we see hundreds are responding to the Gospel and giving their lives to Jesus."

He's excited about what God is doing. "The spirit of God is strongly motivating them and we are working with them and discipling them. And, [they] are starting a small group where ever they are."

General Announcements:

Lord's Table - We invite visitors who are active members of an evangelical church and have been baptized by immersion to commune at the Lords Table. Friends who are not eligible to participate are welcome to observe but are kindly asked to refrain from taking the bread and wine.

Thamesmead

A workday is planned at Titmuss Avenue Baptist Church, Thamesmead in preparation for a new chapter in the life of the church. (Cleaning, painting, gardening, rearranging furniture) The date is Saturday 9th of January 2010 from 10:00am - 4:00pm.
If you could give some time please let Pete W. know today.