NEWSLETTER. NOV 22

 The bible is clear about the blessings given to those who are generous with verses like: ‘

Give and it will be given back to you’. ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive’. ‘He who sows generously will reap generously’  And this principle applies to all including those who may be struggling financially. The poor widow who gave at the synagogue was praised by Jesus. The widow of Zarephath who used her last flour to bake bread for Elijah was blessed provided for by the Lord.

God wants to set us free from a poverty mentality and to have generous hearts; to be generous with our time, our goods, our money, our gifts. Tithes and offerings are God’s way of teaching us to have generous hearts and see others blessed.

In our Church we all have opportunities to be generous and bless others in the next few weeks. 

TITHES AND OFFERINGS.

God encourages us to give into the storehouse regularly a tenth or more of our income and he promises to pour out blessings over us.  Our storehouse is the local Church so we encourage you to give online or with cash so that your local Church will be able to share the gospel and grow, and that you will be blessed. 

AMEN CHRISTMAS SHOE BOX APPEAL.

We give to the poor children of Romania as a Christmas gift. Let’s be generous and fill some shoe boxes this month to provide the only Christmas gift for these struggling families. We still have a couple of weeks left so go for it and bring them into the Church. 

FOOD PARCELS. 

Every Sunday we give out food parcels to those in need in our community. With the recent huge price rises in food, fuel, and energy, food parcels are not just important for those in great poverty, but also for people on benefits who are struggling to keep their families fed. The need is great. Even if you do not have many resources yourself, be generous and give food into this ministry. Our kindness is the first step to the gospel as it opens people’s hearts and gives them hope. 

CHRISTMAS TABLETOP GIVEAWAY

SATURDAY 26 NOVEMBER 10.30am – 12.30pm

This is an annual event where we fill our church with good quality items : books, clothes, ornaments, furniture, toys and games and give them to the public with a tract about Jesus. Have a look around your accommodation. Do you have something you can give to those in need, as an early Christmas gift perhaps. We get crowds for this event every year. It is such a blessing, and it shows our neighbours that Christians can be generous and helpful. We will start collecting items next week.  Please do not bring any electrical items. We are not allowed to give them out because of Health and Safety rules.

Let’s be generous. Let’s be cheerful givers. God will love it. We will enjoy it. And many will be blessed.

Pastor Steve