Greater Healing

This Sunday we are continuing our series looking at the life of Jesus through the gospels. This week we are looking at healing.

In John 5:1-10 we read about a guy who gets healed, hes been sick for years and years.

There are a few things we can learn from this chapter.

The guy thought it was the pool that would heal him, he had in his mind the way he would be healed, someone needed to lift him into the pool, but Jesus says, dont look at the pool, look at me, I'm the healer. When we are sick we often dont look at Jesus, we look at doctors, medicine etc (not that these things are bad, I would argue that most are gifts from God)but maybe thats one reason we dont see the healings we read about in the bible or that take place in other parts of the world.

Losing hope is another problem we have, we pray or get prayed for but unless healing comes we can lose faith and hope.

We'll be looking at more on Sunday but ultimately we need to keep praying for the sick. Not everyone will get healed but some will and they will only get healed if we risk and pray.

After all thats why Jesus told us to do, he said go - pray for the sick

We dont know why some poeple get healed and others dont, its just one of those unknowns but I do know that Jesus loves poeple and he loves to heal people.

If you want to know more come along and listen.

New Website for Vineyard Churches

For those of you who are interested Vineyard Churches Uk and Ireland have a new website.

http://www.vineyardchurches.org.uk/

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A Greater Treasure

This Sunday we are looking at a Greater Treasure as a part of the series we are doing.

I've been away all week at the NLC and having a week off from speaking, so I'm really looking forward to Dave Elverson who is speaking this week. Its a talk based on Matthew 13:44-46 but apart from that I cant tell you much, you'll have to come along to find out!!

Should be good!

Pancakes and Haiti

New Website for Vineyard Churches

For those of you who are interested Vineyard Churches Uk and Ireland have a new website.

http://www.vineyardchurches.org.uk/

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Forgiveness

We are continuing our series on the life of Jesus through the Gospels on Sunday by looking at forgiveness.

A key measure of if a church is worth attending is are peoples lives being changed? That's what the church is all about, people and their lives being changed by Jesus.

Luke 7:36-50 tells an amazing story of a woman who's life its completely turned around once she meets Jesus.

One guy looks at her as all the others have, all the world see this woman as a prostitute, a social outcast but v44 is amazing. Jesus asks do you see this woman? He is saying do you see her the way I see. Jesus looks right at the heart, the soul of a person and sees the person she can be in him, through forgiveness.

I wonder why the church isn't full of more people like this woman, people who want to change but cant without Jesus.

What do people think they'll find? Sadly I think people think they will meet people like Simon we just read about in Luke. Someone who will judge and look down on them.

What will they find? The love and forgiveness that Jesus shows or judgement?

What do people see in us? Do we see people the way that Jesus sees them?

Jesus loves to forgive, its part of this life changing journey of following Jesus.

Pancakes and Haiti

On shrove Tuesday we will be holding a ‘Pancake Day Haiti Fundraiser’ from 5- 9PM at City Christian Centre Nelson Street. People will be able to come and eat pancakes for free but will be asked to donate to the Haiti Hospital Appeal instead. All are welcome and we will be encouraging those with children to come before 7pm and those without to come after.

More on Haiti

There is a bit of a write up here