Wednesday, 21 January 2009

A Call to Action!



When I was 18, I remember having a peculiar fascination with the old Van Morrison and Cliff Richard song 'When the love of God, shines his light on me . . .' Now, I was NO Cliff fan - though all the pretentious teenagers at that time were big fans of Van the Man. It was a great song, but now that I look back - why do we need to sit and wait for God to shine his light on us . . . if we are believers, the light is already within us and it is our job to start to share our light with everyone else . . . . .

On Sunday, Peter challenged us about how we testify about Jesus. How do we share the light with others? Are we up for the job? Do we even think that this is up to us? These are big questions. The next network bible study takes a look at this. If we are the witnesses for Christ - how are we spreading the word? Are we doing a very good job of it? It is hard to look at ourselves in this way but we need to get ourselves ready to LIVE the Christian faith.

RISE is a series of mission events that we are planning for early April 2009 and we hope that as many people involved in the church will get involved. The plans are still being drawn up at present but you can take a look at our progress to date on the RISE site at http://risempc.blogspot.com . If you want to get involved - send me a message.

Its time for action!

Sunday, 11 January 2009

Happy new year and all that . . . .


Welcome to 2009!

What will it bring? I clearly remember the start of the millennium and this decade - it seems like only the other day . . . what have you achieved in the last 8 years? Have things worked out? Are you where you expected to be? Are you doing what you thought you would be doing? Traditionally, the new year has been a time to reflect on what you have been doing up to this point. This year, really make your self-reflection count. What do you want to achieve this year?

Maybe this is the year where you take those risks that you always knew in the back of your mind that you need to take. Maybe this is the time where you speak up and tell people the message that they need to hear. Maybe this is the year that you explain why you follow Jesus. Maybe this is the time you show people what the difference of a life with God actually makes.

Make 2009 the year that you grab every opportunity with both hands. Spread the word, gossip the gospel, model God's love in every way possible

Look at the new Year bible study here . . . . . . .

Happy new year and all that . . . . .


Tim