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It is impossible to write this month without
saying something about the hurricane that has struck the They were both natural disasters over which Man
had no control, but the tsunami struck largely in the poor areas of the
world, while the hurricane caused havoc in part of the richest nation of the
world. Nevertheless, it seems to have
been the poor people of The second difference is that the tsunami came
without warning, whereas the hurricane was predicted almost a week before it
hit landfall. With such a clear
warning of impending doom why was not more notice taken? Some did not want to leave their material
possessions. Some said that they had
been through these things before, and arrogantly believed that this would be
no different. They were wrong! Most tragically, many people could do
nothing about it. They had nowhere to
go, or no means of going. Some were
too ill, some were too old. There
seems to be no point in giving warning of impending disaster if at the same
time there is given no help to escape. Jonah cried out to Christian love to you all, Roger Collins |
We’ve had
visits from people from various parts of the world recently, with Pastor
Pascaline Mboso Ngangu from the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly
We are also
being blessed by a series of studies on worship being conducted by our lay
preacher and deacon, Mr Thornton Reid.
Jesus told a woman at a well, “Yet a time is coming and has now come
when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they
are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers
must worship in spirit and in truth.” (John 4:23-24). How can we worship while obeying God’s
command to “love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul
and with all your strength” (Deut 6:5)?
If you want to help to open the doors of the
community further to God’s love at TBC, talk to Mrs Gloria Bipta, who is
hoping to start a tea/coffee morning for the elderly on a weekday morning
here. She will naturally need
volunteers, so if you would let God build His kingdom through you by sharing
your time in this way, by all means, speak to Gloria! We are also hoping for 4-5 strong volunteers
for Youth Group Saturday night monthly meetings, so have a word with Mr
Steve Cook (or Miss Janette Whitehead) if you could give your time
to make this evening possible. We’ve had
further developments in our journey to serve the Master as another of our
members, Mr Johnson Mensah, conducted his first Sunday Service here last
August. Mr Mensah, a lecturer originally
from
Prayers would surely be appreciated for Mr
Harrison, who is quite poorly, and for his family. Likewise, we will want to give support to Mrs Pamela
Thorpe who is hospitalised, and to all who are homebound or with special
need of prayer. Our Pastoral Care Team is available to help and is especially
eager to hear about anyone who has been missing from our fellowship or who has
been ill, that they may be given a visit or prayer or spiritual
encouragement. The team members are:
Thornton & Leola Reid
Estela Goudge
Grace Tyzack
Joseph
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Clare Lee
Margaret McGlynn
Gloria Bipta
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Sunday Preachers |
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2nd Oct –
am: Mr Jeff Potter |
6th
Nov – am & pm: Rev Roger Collins |
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13th
Nov
Remembrance Sunday |
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9th
Oct 178th Church Anniversary |
Mr Daniel Martin |
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Rev Roger Collins |
20th Nov To be arranged |
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16th
Oct – Mr John Grant |
27th
Nov
To be arranged |
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23rd
Oct – Mr John Field |
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30th
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To be arranged |
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Celebrating our Church
Anniversary
On October 9th as a church we shall be
celebrating our 178th Anniversary. For some time prior to 1827, the few members met first in a room. Then, as numbers increased, in a coach house (where Wilsons Solicitors are now), the gift of a Mrs Dermer, rent-free!!
From
1827-1849, the singing in the church was led by a presenter with the aid of a
tuning fork to give the lead; later, a
violin was introduced. The first organ
cost £132.10s and was in use for 27 years, and was then replaced by a
slightly larger one for £200 – with a refund of £100 on the old organ!! It is still in use today, but unfortunately
only when we have a visiting organist.
We
were the first public building in Tottenham to have electric light, the current
being taken from the old tramway system, which had only recently replaced
horse-drawn cars (but they still kept candles at the entrance to the church in
case the current failed).
V
Maddison
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Founder’s Day Battalion Parade
Sunday, October 30th, being the last Sunday in October, marks
the founding by Sir William Smith of the Boys Brigade. A history of the BB reads: “From the day he
started the 1st Glasgow, William Smith was Captain of his original
Company, on parade, at Bible Class, and at Summer Camp. He gave of his best,
and he expected the best. He could warmly commend a Boy, an Officer, a Company
for work well done, but he was not given to lavish praise. Duty was duty, and
it was its own reward.” The BB will be
on parade from 11 am to commemorate this movement that pioneered others,
including the Boy Scouts under Sir Robert Baden-Powell. Remember to set clocks forward!
Children Heading to the
Light Party!
Looking for an alternative to Hallowe'en for your
children or for children of your friends and family? Then why not bring them along to our Light
Party on Monday 31st October from 6.30pm until 8.15pm? We will be focussing on Jesus as the
"Light of the World" rather than the darker and more sinister aspects
of Hallowe'en. There will be games,
songs, art/craft, a Bible message and food.... What more could you ask
for? Youngsters from 5 - 12 are very
welcome and older ones too, if they would like to join in the fun or come along
to help.
Sunday
School, Youth and Brigade Leaders
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Remembrance Sunday – 13th
November
Preaching
from London City Missioner Mr Daniel Martin will be covering this date at
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Members Meeting – Tuesday 15th
November
Set
a spark to our spirit of evangelism that we may reach out further into the
community with our Lord’s good news:
come along at 8pm with prayer to spur each other on by telling out your
suggestions for improved services and activities during this, our bimonthly
meeting. Do consider whether He is
expecting you to be admitted formally as a member of our church, if that isn’t
presently the case, in order to attend!
This
meeting will also serve as our Annual General Meeting, during which leaders of
our different ministries report on their respective activities and during which
we will review our selection of officers.
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White Webbs Motor Band
This
large band, replete with tuba, trombones, trumpets and plenty more, is being
invited to return on Tuesday evening, December 6th to help
usher in the Christmas spirit. Stay
posted for confirmation!
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Children & Youth
Nativity Service
PLEASE
come along and share the good news of the amazing Christmas message at our
Nativity Service on Sunday, 18th December. The children and young people will be taking
part and, as always, there will be an appeal focussing on the work of the
Baptist Missionary Society. This is such
a special service and occasion so make a date in your diaries now. Thank you for your support.
We
will start our practices four weeks before the actual date – including midweek
practices – so your prayers will be particularly appreciated at that time!
God
bless.
Janette
Whitehead
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This magazine is
your magazine! Help shape TBC whichever
way the Lord leads you. Pass on any
articles, prayers, poems, or news about new arrivals, graduations, anniversaries,
and submit pictures also if you wish!
Jose Jurado Aranda. E-mail:
tbceditor@hotmail.com
Printer: Junior Deane
Webmaster:
Jim McGlynn
You can also read Focus online at: http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/voter/tbc.htm
Christians Together in Tottenham Events
CTT Annual
Gospel Concert: Voices and
musicians will be ministering during this free concert on Saturday 1st
October at 6pm. This event ushers
the début of the Christians Together in Tottenham Mass Choir, made up of
singers and musicians from various Tottenham churches. An offering will be taken to support
CTT’s work. Rub shoulders with other
Christians to enable the Lord to build his churches further in Tottenham! Location: Community
One World Week Prayers: PLEASE COME ALONG to our special prayer
meeting for ‘One World Week’ on Wednesday, 26th October at
7.30pm. Some of our friends from
‘Christians Together in Tottenham’ will be joining us as we pray and reflect
upon the needs, concerns and joys of our world. ‑ Janette Whitehead
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A free buffet is on offer
also, so why not give particularly generously!
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The Persecuted Church Day of
Prayer
Janette Whitehead |
REGIONAL URBAN
CONFERENCES-CONSULTATIONS
From the Baptist Union of
Liverpool (17-18 Oct) - Leeds (20-21 Oct) -
Please
pray for these strategic events and for all who are preparing to speak and
facilitate the programme.
Our
world is urbanising at a phenomenal rate and we need to be prophetically and
practically aware of our response. We also need one another across agencies
and denominations, churches and networks, so that our response embraces all the
resources, gifts and ministries required to make a difference in urban ministry
and mission.
Are
you coming? Will you encourage others to come? Hard and electronic copies
of the booking form are available from Terry Jones in the Mission
Department. Contact: tjones@baptist.org.uk or telephone 01235 517 712
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If you want to lead
the church in prayer on a day-to-day basis, why not jot down daily items for
the prayer calendar? The prayer
calendar may have run its course after decades of contributions from Mrs
Kathleen Hatchett, to whom we can be very grateful for her lengthy dedication! Do we still want a calendar? The choice is yours! If you are ready to prepare one (without
needing to type it), have a word with the editor, any deacon, or the pastoral
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THANK OFFERING OCTOBER 9TH 2005 Our Thank Offering is always on the day of the Church
Anniversary, which this year is on Sunday October 9th . We have very much to thank God for over the last 12
months and our money offering can be a ‘Thank you’ for his goodness to us.
During this year we have had a lot of building work
done and more is needed so our offering will go towards paying off the loan
we have from the London Baptist Property Board. We are aiming to clear our
debt within 18 months. Les
Paskell |
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Calling all Potential Helpers!
Some may have
health conditions which prevent them from helping this way, but consistent
aid from those who can spare time would be appreciated! Please see Mr Junior Deane. |
PRECIOUS QUOTE - PRAYER
“
Keep your wants, your joys, your sorrows, your cares, and your fears before
God. You cannot burden Him; you cannot weary Him. He who numbers the hairs of
your head is not indifferent to the wants of His children. 'The Lord is very
pitiful, and of tender mercy.' His heart of love is touched by our sorrows and
even by our utterances of them. Take to Him everything that perplexes the mind.
Nothing is too great for Him to bear, for He holds up worlds, He rules over all
the affairs of the universe. Nothing that in any way concerns our peace is too
small for Him to notice. There is no chapter in our experience too dark for Him
to read; there is no perplexity too difficult for Him to unravel. No calamity
can befall the least of His children, no anxiety harass the soul, no joy cheer,
no sincere prayer escape the lips, of which our heavenly Father is unobservant,
or in which He takes no immediate interest. ”
From Steps to Christ, by Ellen G. White
Submitted by Vanessa Lee
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Shoeboxes!
“My command is this: Love each other
as I have loved you.”
(John
15:12)
Can you help us bring a smile to many children and young
people across the world this Christmas?
We are sending shoeboxes filled with presents
to the poorest of children in a variety of countries, including
They have
very little and we plan to send these gifts through the Christian Charity
“Smile International” to help give them something of their own and to bring happiness
to their young lives.
It’s amazing just how much you can pack into a shoebox!
For example, a woolly hat, scarf and gloves, socks, woolly tights, little toys,
sweets, toothbrush and paste, soap and flannel, hair bands, brush and comb,
colouring pencils and pad, pens, pencils, pencil case, sharpener, rubber, ruler
and paper …….. the list is endless.
(You do not have to put in all of these things – just a selection.)
The following items cannot be
included: second-hand or used items, toy guns and knives, military or monster
characters, battery operated items, make-up, items in glass bottles and other
breakables and books.
Please cover the box and lid – separately – with wrapping
paper and secure the box with a rubber band as it will need to be opened at a
later stage for checking. Label it clearly “Boy” or “Girl” with the age: the
youngest is 3 years and the oldest is 16 years. Completed shoeboxes need to be
given to me by Sunday 16th October at the latest –
sooner if it’s ready!
Thank you
so much for your generosity and kindness. You will help to bring the love of
Jesus to these youngsters in a very real, practical and lovely way.
Best
wishes,
Janette
Whitehead
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One for the Ladies –
Three Wise Men
One day, three
men were thinking and unexpectedly came upon a large raging, violent
river. They needed to get to the other
side, but had no idea how to do so. The
first man prayed to God, saying, “Please God, give me the strength to cross the
river…”
Poof! God gave him big arms and strong legs, and he
was able to swim across the river in about two hours, after nearly drowning a
couple of times.
Seeing this, the second man prayed to
God, saying, “Please God, give me the strength… and the tools to cross the
river.”
Poof! God gave him a rowing boat and he was able to
row across the river in about an hour, after almost capsizing the boat a couple
of times.
The third man had seen how this
worked out for the other two, so he also prayed to God, saying, “Please God,
give me the strength and the tools… and the intelligence to cross the river.”
Poof! God turned him into a woman. She looked at the map, hiked upstream a couple
of hundred yards and then walked across the bridge!
Submitted by Belinda Plunkett
From Girls Brigade Magazine
BMS Birthday Scheme
OCTOBER
MRS B PLUNKETT 28th
NOVEMBER
MRS K HATCHETT 4th
MISS M JOHNSON 16th
Mrs Hazel
Whitehead, our Birthday Scheme coordinator, has just forwarded another £170 to
BMS since our last issue further to contributions from, or in the name of,
participants such as those named above on the occasion of their birthdays…
The Furmages -
Mission Countdown
Having each worked overseas with BMS for more than
30 years
, John and Valerie Furmage are
now planning retirement and spent the last year seeking a Brazilian couple to
take over the leadership of the church. That’s three decades of faithfully
following God’s will for them, immersing themselves in different cultures,
witnessing countless social and technological changes, and making an impact on
thousands of people’s lives through their work and witness.
About seeking the new
leaders, John explains, “We aim to have three months working together with them
before we leave in March. Our experience is that such a transitional period is
essential.”
John and Valerie
Furmage worked in five locations in
Amongst all the difficulties and pressures there
are great encouragements in
their work. John enthuses, “There is a hunger for the word of God. A woman from
Dois Vizinhos has moved to Cruzeiro do Iguaçu only 25 km from us and has been
invited to run meetings in a local school.
“A group from Dois Vizinhos went there one evening
and the headmistress called all the students together for the meeting. Since
then Marcia has had many requests about our church and the establishing of a
congregation there is being planned.” The couple praise God for the progress
they continue to see through their pastoral work. One particular success story
has been the summer holiday Bible clubs, which have spanned the Furmages’ time
in
They are two of four
long term workers who share over a century’s mission service between them who
are preparing for their final months with BMS World Mission, the others being
John and Rena Mellor, stationed in the Democratic Republic of Congo. BMS keeps welcoming missionary applications
for church teams, gap year, summer teams, medical teams, and long-term
placements!
Prayer points:
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For a positive transitional period, as John and Valerie
hand the leadership of the church over. May this be an easy time for all
concerned.
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That
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For
John and Valerie as they plan the next chapter of their lives – for God’s hand
on them and their family. Give thanks for their concern for others over so many
years.
Relief grant for
BMS World Mission has
awarded a grant of £10,000 for famine relief in
New BMS partner organisation, SIM, has worked in
The £10,000 grant
will be channelled via the SIM hospital covering the regions of Galmi, Medoua,
Konni, Malbaza and Tahoua. Food packages will from there be sent to some of the
100 local church congregations, who will distribute the aid to local villages.
All aid will be distributed according to needs evaluation carried out by Nigeriens
with local knowledge and an understanding of the specific villages’ situations.
David
McLellan, BMS Manager for Mission Partnerships, says: “Though we have no
established partners or workers currently in
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Recent Relief Fund grants for the
tsunami and worldwide
As of
mid-July, grants totalling almost £1 million had been sent to partners in south
Asia for tsunami-related projects – about two-thirds of the money generously
given by supporters in the
Seeking
the Answers – Part VII
With the last
successful Ashes Cricket series fresh in our minds, I thought I should explain
the meaning and origin of some of the terms you may have heard during the
commentaries:
Leg Break
A ball which
spins from the leg to the off side when pitching.
Off Break
A ball which
spins from the off to the leg side when pitching.
Googly
May originally
have been ‘goggly’. A ball bowled by a
leg spin bowler which turns the opposite way to normal. (see above)
The origin is
that this type of delivery mystified the batsmen so much it made their eyes
goggle!!!
Bails
The small wooden
pieces on top of the stumps.
From an old French word used to describe the movable part of the little
gate or ‘wicket’ entrance to a sheep pen, used as the target for bowling in
early versions of the game.
Duck
When a batsman
scores no runs.
From ‘duck’s egg’, the shape of which resembles a figure 0.
Mankad
Running out the non-striker by the bowler in his run-up.
First done by
Vinoo Mankad (
Umpires
The two officials
who preside over the game.
From the Middle
English term ‘noumpere’ which means a non-peer or unequal, indicating a third
party called in to adjudicate between 2 contestants.
Nelson
A score of 111,
222, 333 etc by a batsman or team.
Based on the
misconception that Nelson lost an eye an arm and a leg in combat. Nelson in fact kept the use of both legs
until his death at Trafalgar in 1805.
Rabbit
Very poor
batsman, probably in the team mainly for his bowling. Could also be used for a batsman who is often
got out by the same bowler.
Ferret
Even worse
batsman.
He’s
so bad he goes in…after the rabbits!!!
And for those
still totally confused:
CRICKET: As
explained to a foreigner...
You have two
sides, one out in the field and one in.
Each man that's in the side that's in goes out, and when he's out he
comes in and the next man goes in until he's out. When they are all out, the side that's out
comes in and the side that’s been in goes out and tries to get those coming in,
out. Sometimes you get men still in and not out.
When a man goes
out to go in, the men who are out try to get him out, and when he is out he
goes in and the next man in goes out and goes in. There are two men called umpires who stay all
out all the time and they decide when the men who are in are out. When both sides have been in and all the men
have been out, and both sides have been out twice after all the men have been
in, including those who are not out, that is the end of the game!
Submitted by
Allan Bennett
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“So then, since Christ suffered
physical pain, you must arm yourselves with the same attitude he had, and be
ready to suffer, too. For if you are
willing to suffer for Christ, you have decided to stop sinning. And you won't spend the rest of your life
chasing after evil desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.” 1
Peter 4:1-2 (The Message) |
For really young ones – Abraham
follows God
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ne day God talked to a man named Abraham.
He loved God and listened to Him. (Let the kids put their hand behind their
ears) God told Abraham to move away from his family and friends. Abraham loved
God and listened to Him. God also told Abraham that He would have lots of children and be a great people. He told Abraham
that He would bless him.
Abraham obeyed God and
travelled where God told him to go.
Abraham took his wife
Sarah, his nephew
Abraham and his family
lived in tents. So, every time God told them to move, they had to roll up their
tents and travel. It was lots of work, but they obeyed God and did what He
said.
God kept His promise
and helped Abraham.
As may children
as stars in the sky
Life was not easy for
his family because they were in a strange place away from their family. They
knew that God promised to bless them and care for them, so they follow Him with
all their hearts.
One night later, God
again showed Abraham that he would have many children. He showed Abraham the
night sky and asked him to count the stars. Of course, there were too many to
count. God told Abraham that in the same way he would have more children than
all these stars.
Abraham was over 75 years old and had no children. He had to believe that God had a plan and
was able to help them have children even in their old age!
This
story is written in the Bible in the Book of Genesis, Chapters 9 and 15 and if you
believe in God and follow Him, you’re a son or daughter of Abraham also!
Adapted
from www.missionarlington.org
For 11 year olds and up – Challenges to the theory of the
evolution of birds
Evolutionists
have caused themselves a lot of trouble by insisting that their theory is bound
to be true: the theory of evolution
brings up unsolved problems, despite many efforts to prove it. Many explanations have
been written to try to give reasons for or against that theory, and there is an
‘alternative teen paper’ called Original View that shows some of the
problems about evolution. Here’s one of
their articles:
Evolution's
Fantasy Creatures – If evolution is true they must have existed!
Evolutionists believe that life started out
“simple”, but over many millions of years things gradually changed from
single-celled organisms, through invertebrates, fish, amphibians and reptiles,
to birds, mammals, and human beings. The evolutionary “tree” above, right)
pictures this idea. If this really happened, there must have been lots of
creatures that were in transition from one kind to another, and this is where
the problems begin for evolution. Firstly, these links are missing in the
fossil record. Secondly, “half-and-half” creatures would be unlikely to
survive, because natural selection would get
rid of them. Thirdly, new genetic information would have been needed,
and no one has yet been able to explain how this could happen. So these
“must-have-beens” are really “couldn’t-have-beens”.
A
"Batty" Idea!
Bats are the only mammals that can
fly. Evolutionists have to imagine that,
millions of years ago, shrew-like animals (right), designed to walk on the
ground — slowly changed into bats – the only mammals that can fly.
How or why this process could ever begin is
a puzzle. The oldest fossil bat is 100% bat, so evolutionists have to imagine
that these “missing links” did exist, even though they haven't found them. This
idea is no more than a fantasy, since all that we know about the process of
natural selection tells us that a 
creature that could neither walk nor fly
properly could never have survived. 
For a shrew-like animal to evolve into a bat,
its finger bones would have to grow much, much longer to support the flaps of
skin which would have had to develop at the same time (see bat skeleton -
right). But what use would partially evolved wings be? They would only be a
nuisance! The evidence shows that bats have always been bats!
Problems with
Wings and Feathers
The theory that
reptiles such as dinosaurs evolved into birds also involves believing in
fantasy creatures, such as “pro-avis” (meaning pre-bird), pictured right. Some
evolutionists suggest that the scales of some reptiles began to fray and they
tried using their front limbs as a kind of “butterfly net”. Gradually, as they
hopped along trying to catch insects, their frayed scales turned into feathers,
and their front limbs evolved into wings, enabling them to take off and
eventually soar into the sky as birds. This idea is pure fantasy. To be of any
use, an insect net needs to let air through, but the opposite is true for a
wing. So if some reptiles did use their front limbs to catch insects — and
there is no evidence they ever did — they could never have been able to use
them to fly.
Check Out the
Facts
Evolutionists often
use phrases like “probably”, “might have”, “imagine”, “must have”. Consider this
quote from a pro-evolution website: “Paleontologists agree that the amphibians
must have evolved from one of the 3 groups of lobe-finned fishes (lungfish,
coelacanths, or extinct rhipidistians). However, there is disagreement on which
group is the most likely ancestor.”(1) But if they can’t agree which
group is the ancestor, why insist that amphibians “must have” evolved? Because
they have already decided that evolution is a fact and have ruled out the
possibility of creation. Truly open-minded researchers would examine the
evidence before making up their minds. Although we can’t prove either evolution
or creation, it is possible to see where the evidence is pointing, and then
decide which explanation best fits the evidence. We believe the evidence clearly
points to creation, and that the Creator has revealed Himself to us in the
Bible, and also in the life of Jesus Christ, who is “the image of the invisible
God....For by him all things were created.” (The Bible, Colossians 1: 15–16).
Millions of people have discovered that God is real through faith in Jesus, and
have
found forgiveness and a new beginning because of His death and resurrection. How about you? Check
out the facts about Jesus at www.the-real-thing.org.uk.
((1) http://tidepool.st.usm.edu)
Adapted from www.c-r-t.co.uk
Oh,
I do like to be beside the seaside…
On
Saturday, 23rd July Stephen Cook (BB), Ivy Legore and myself took a
group of youngsters from the Sunday School to Westcliff (Southend) for the day.
May Richards, one of our Child Advocates, and her friend Collette also came
along with Collette’s grandson.
We
managed to hire the High Cross U.R.C. minibus for the day, which was great
although we had two slight hiccups… Namely, we broke down on the way there and
on the way back! However, God was very good to us and enabled us to break down
at bus stop lay-bys on both occasions so that we were all kept safe.
Once on the beach,
it was a joy to see the children having such a great time and enjoying the
simple pleasures of life: making sandcastles, playing games on the sand and in
the sea. One of their favourite pastimes was splashing and soaking each other
with water. Most of the youngsters ended up drenched but very happy (that’s
what happens when you ask Stephen to keep an eye on them for a few minutes!!!).
Ivy came to the rescue and dried two of the boys’ trousers using the hand
dryers in the toilets!! What initiative!
Special
thanks to Ivy for driving the minibus under difficult circumstances, Stephen
for having the idea to go to the seaside in the first place, and May and
Collette for their support and help throughout the day. Extra special thanks
must go to Margaret McGlynn who valiantly drove out to meet us and take some of
the children home whilst we were awaiting breakdown recovery on our return
journey. And, of course, thanks to the A.A. for sending “a very nice man” on
both occasions!”
Janette
Meeting Nicodemuses today
Estela Goudge,
one of our pastoral care team workers, shares: -
Salvation
brings about a relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. When we have a relationship with Jesus we
begin to love Him and begin to know God, the father of Jesus Christ, as our father.
John 1 verse 12 says, “But as many as received Him, to them gave
He power to become the sons of God, even to them that
believe on His name.”
Have you received Jesus as your saviour?
Have you believed on His name?
If your answer
is yes, you do well because you have a relationship with Him and the
Father. You will love Him and it is easy
to follow the Lord, to obey, to read His word, to go to Him in prayer, to
worship Him and above all it is easy to confess your sins, and the Bible says
He is faithful to forgive when you ask.
The good example is our relationships here on Earth with our fathers,
mothers, brothers, sisters, uncles and nieces.
We love them very much and do anything good for them, and give them
anything good they ask for: it is
because of that relationship with them.
Do you have a relationship with God?
If the answer is no, it means that you are not saved yet, but it is not
too late to receive Jesus as your saviour.
You can go to Him now: today,
confess your sins and ask Jesus to come into your
heart and He will come and live in you.
You do not need to go to the church every Sunday or join the choir or
work for it:
salvation is free. Read John 3,
verse 16 – it is a free gift from God.
Estela
Goudge
Let’s encourage each other
to witness and share the Good News of the Lord!
You are welcome to tell your witness stories or thoughts!
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Bible work in
Sarah Hooper, Marketing Executive of the
British and Foreign Bible Society, relates:
“Earlier this year, while visiting a friend who is working for a mission
in
“Martha Diero, who
works for Serving in Mission (SIM), also spoke about the importance of Bible
work in
“I met a team of Faith Comes By Hearing (FCBH) promoters who have been trained to spread the word
about the program across the country. Twenty-two listening groups are already
established and the team aim to have 200 by the end of 2005. I joined the
Wednesday evening FCBH listening session at the Assemblies of God Church in
Gounghin near the centre of
Bible translation spans three centuries for Bassa-speakers
“I hope to do
something, at least, towards having their language reduced to writing, that at some
future day they may be able to read the sacred oracles in their own tongue.”
These words were written as long ago as 1836 by William Crocker, the first
missionary to translate part of the Bible into Bassa. It was not until 2005,
however, that the full Bassa Bible was finally launched.
Before
he could begin translating the Scriptures into Bassa, spoken by almost 350,000
people in
In
more recent years, Bassa literacy and translation were strongly promoted by
Dutch missionary Wilma Verhage, who in 1996 printed a Bassa Children’s Bible
with selected passages from the whole Bible. She has also translated 26
booklets for children into Bassa. Momentum towards translating the entire Bible
into Bassa grew in the 1960s and 1970s. A team which included several native
Bassa speakers was co-ordinated by Don Slager. The project was suspended for
almost two years when civil war broke out in
The Bible which was presented to the congregation of more than 500
people at the World Wide Church in Buchanan (left), on the coast south of the
capital Monrovia, can be seen as a tribute to those who, over the decades, devoted themselves so wholeheartedly
to bringing God’s Word to Bassa speakers. They have all contributed in some way
towards a translation which will be readily understood by all Bassa people,
regardless of their background. To casual observers, the dedication service
itself may have seemed to be something of a test of determination and stamina:
it lasted for six hours, during which time there were no refreshments and,
because of the absence of electricity, no fans to cool the church. “Despite
these conditions, the people had the energy to sing and dance without
fainting,” said Mr Slager. “They were empowered by the Spirit, just as the
Spirit’s power was essential throughout the translation project. We faced
sickness, civil war, criticism from fellow Christians, computer breakdowns and
poor communications. But God gave us the strength to finish the work.
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