We would like to extend a warm welcome to you for our services today which are led by our Pastor, Mark Gladwell.
Todayβs meetings 9.45am Childrenβs Bible Club
10.15am Sunday Prayer Meeting in cottage
11am Morning Service
6.30pm Evening Service All are welcome to the after church fellowship at Paul & Janetβs home.
Weekly meetings
Tuesday 8p.m. Memberβs prayer meeting
Wednesday 6.45 to 8.00 KIC club for Year 5 & 6 children.
Thursday 2.00 Ladies Rest Hour - Speaker β Miss Hider
7.45 Bible study and prayer meeting - Speaker β Pastor
Friday 7.30 to 9.00 FOY for secondary school children
Sunday 11.00 & 6.30 Sunday Services led by Pastor
(New Cross) Saturday 4p.m. Farewell service for Pastor Smith. Please pray for church as they hold the funeral service for their treasurer this Thursday!
Prayer for the church Please pray for the on going weekly activities that God may bless each.
Thank God for all His blessings during the last weekβs holiday bible club. Continue to pray that the children may come along to the Sunday bible club and youth clubs.
Please pray for Philip that he may he may get an appointment with a specialist soon.
Pray for Matt and Karen that the appropriate medical attention will be forthcoming when Karen is admitted for the birth.
Pray for our weekly prayer meetings that we may experience times of real liberty and power in prayer.
For the local area Twickenham The church is encouraged by attendance at special services and would value prayer that these people will respond to the messages they have heard. The church correspondent adds, βOur Boys club, which was re-started in October, has grown very encouragingly please pray with us as we plan how to run this going forward. The church is in course of taking decisions regarding the way forward in various matters, particularly finance related, and would value prayer for wisdom.β
Jonathan Gardner, the pastor at Beulah Baptist Church, Watford, has accepted the call to the pastorate at Courland Grove Baptist Church, Clapham. Please pray for Jonathan, Abigail and the family as they move to Clapham at the end of 2006 and take up this new ministry. Please also pray: That the Lord will continue to bless the work in Clapham that the church at Watford will discern the mind of the Lord as it considers its future that Paul and Ruth Reed will know much blessing in their retirement
For the wider area The Grace World View - Italy Italy is the centre of the Roman Catholic Church, but the church is steadily losing its influence. Many are searching, but few are turning to Christ. A shortage of workers means that many never hear the gospel. The population of Italy is approximately 58 million. Most (over 90%) are native Italians. There are significant cultural and economic differences between northern and southern Italian people. Italy is a member of the European Union. Northern Italy has more industry and is wealthier than southern Italy. Rampant crime coupled with government inefficiency and instability has hampered economic growth. Italy became a nation in 1861. After a series of authoritarian rulers, Italy became a republic following defeat in World War II. However, the elected governments have typically been unstable and short-lived. Corruption and crime are widespread. Much of the power in Italy lies with organized crime. These organizations have such influence that the government has had little success against them. The Roman Catholic Church lost its position as the official state church in 1984. Although it still dominates, the Catholic Church has lost a significant amount of influence since World War II. The number of members and priests has fallen rapidly in recent years, and many are disillusioned with the church. Unfortunately, most of those who have left the Catholic Church have turned to New Age thinking, the occult, or groups like the Jehovahβs Witnesses. Evangelicals account for approximately 1% of the population, and there has been limited growth. Pray for the ministries of Christian radio and TV. There are abundant opportunities to reach people through these means.
Weekly Bible Readings
Mon 17th Apr Ezekiel 45 Hebrews 7
Tue 18th Apr Ezekiel 46 Hebrews 8
Wed 19th Apr Ezekiel 47 Hebrews 9
Thur 20th Apr Ezekiel 48 Hebrews 10
Fri 21st Apr Daniel 1 Hebrews 11
Sat 22nd Apr Daniel 2 Hebrews 12
Sun 23rd Apr Daniel 3 Hebrews 13
Thought for the week: βCast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you. He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.β Psalm 55:22
Notice Board
General Announcements Cleaning Rota (this week) β Mark & Debbie
Door Rota (next Sun) β Daniel
Christianity - an introductory course - If you are interested please see Pastor, Paul or Janet.
Pastor John McIllmurray from Bexleyheath would like to know soon how many friends would be expecting to attend a meeting at Bexleyheath on Saturday 6th May 15.00 β 16.30 β this meeting is run by the Reachout Trust and will seek to help with witnessing to those in various cults who consider themselves Christian. Also a further request as to whether anyone would like to book a place for the Saturday βwalk thru the Bibleβ on 23rd September.
Contact details
The church website can be viewed on: www.free-grace.org.uk
To add contributions please contact Peter or Ralph at: news@free-grace.org.uk
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