Things to look forward to in the next two weeks

Sunday 2nd March 10.30am @ Colchester Arts Centre, Mothering Sunday we will all have the chance to wrap up a flower and write a card. Dave Beales will be giving his first talk since his sabbatical.

Then Sunday evening @ Charter Hall 6.30pm Arthur Blessitt will be talking about his life and it is quite a remarkable one. Do come along bring as many people as you like as there is plenty of room at Charter Hall. See poster below.

Tuesday 4th March we will be starting Alpha for any one 18 – 35. email back if you need more information on this……

Sunday 9th March 10.30am @ Colchester Arts Centre Janie will be talking.

'I surrender ALL'

Sunday, 24th February

Bible passages:
Psalms 37: 4 (Satisfy ourselves in God)
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalms 37: 23 (God being satisfied with our ways)
If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his steps firm.

Main text: Mark 12:41-44 (The Widows Offering)

vs44 (b): she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.

Have we surrendered our all to God?
Through Worship <-- WORD --> Work , we learn to surrender our lives totally to God.

'What you Feed, You will hunger!'

Be Open Handed, not tight fisted!

Alan Steele, the chaplain from the Parachute Regiment shared about his troops work and life in Afghanistan. DNA folk will be praying for his family and for his safety.

Christine Clayodn shared about Tithes from Deutronomy 14:22-29.
Tithing is not just only giving money but also our time, energies, food, clothes etc..
She encouraged the church to give to our leaders and the poor.
(Other passages referred were Matthew 5:17-20 and Philippians 2:1-6)

"Be open Handed and not tight fisted" because God gave his all in sending his son Jesus for us!

John 3:16

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Worship from Psalms and Word on Temptations

Songs from Psalms 30:5
His anger lasts only a moment, his goodness for a lifetime. Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning. (Good News)
(Trading my Sorrows)

Psalms 19: 14b
May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in your sight. (NIV)

Rev John Claydon spoke on the temptations, Jesus faced after his Baptism from Matthew 4.
He made 3 key points
1. Satan puts doubts in our minds just as he did with Jesus when he said 'If you are the Son of God.....'
2. Satan uses Scripture out of context to cause us to test God and sin.
3. The ulitmate purpose of Satan who is the prince of this world is for us to worship him through what the world offers.

We are called to know God's word deeply and to be people set apart for the worship of the living God!