No.28 - He has risen

Our sins our forgiven, his glory is displayed.

Verse of the Week

‘The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!’

John 1:29

What beautiful words. This statement of Jesus' identity comes right at the start of John's gospel and flows all the way through it. Christ, God himself, has come as a sacrificial Lamb to bear God's terrible wrath, which we deserve, for our sins are evil, so that we may be made clean. We are united with Christ, God's spotless son, as one of his beloved children.

How wonderful are these words: Christ is the lamb of God, he has taken away the sins of His people, and in Him we can have life in all its fullness, forever.

There is possibly no greater moment in history, no greater display of God’s glory, no clearer demonstration of God's love.

Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.

Amen.

Encouragements

God has been very good to us this week in helping us to keep trusting in his plan and goodness. It has been a bit more of a stressful week with having lots on at church and also trying to care for some of my family who are not well. Though it has been hard and challenging, I am very grateful for the way God has helped us rely more on him and find joy in his good plans, rather than our circumstances.

God has also been very good in providing the energy we needed to serve him throughout all the different church events we’ve had on.

One really encouraging morning was our Good Friday hour at the cross. It was such a joy to see how the cross reveals God's glory, enables us to be with God and shows God's love for us.

Another amazing moment was our Saturday Easter trail. The event ran really well and it was a real privilege to be a part of helping hundreds of people hear the good news of the cross.

A Little Update

Here are a few of the things we've been up to and some of what we've got coming up. Praise the Lord for he is good!

The Last Week

• Prepared for - JTD kids teaching, Easter events

• Monday - Ran a music rehearsal for Friday and Sunday

• Thursday - Helping with Maundy Thursday Church Meal

• Friday - Leading Sung worship at our Good Friday meeting

• Saturday - Helping to run our Church Easter Trail event

• Sunday - Led the sung worship at Church

  
  

The Next Few Weeks

• Mid-day bible study, Life group

• 27th April - Giving a children's talk before church

• 30th April - Helping with our Church Members Meal

• 2nd May - Leading an evangelistic event - leading the singing and giving a short talk

• 11th May - Giving a children's talk before church

• 14th May - Attending a Church Trustees meeting

• 18th May - Giving a talk on studying the bible at our teaching session before church (Joining The Dots Adults)

• 29th May-1st June - Attending the St Helen's 10am weekend away

• 10th-12th June - Attending a Presbyterian Christian Conference (Catalyst)

Prayer Requests

We would really love prayer that God would keep helping us find our peace and joy in him and his promises, rather than in our circumstances.

Thinking of you all,

Much love :)

Joshua & Luci.

P.S. - If you want to hear more about how I've been delighted by Christ over the last week, feel free to listen to the video below. I hope you may find it encouraging :)