Onward The twice monthly NCF Newsletter
Issue 9: Sunday 7th May 2017
God is at work here.
How are you involved?
Ponderings:
Hello,
Many of us will have been involved in voting in elections re-
cently. There was the Local County Council Elections last Thursday,
the South Korean Presidential Election, as well as the French Presi-
dential Election today and the UK General Election on 8th June. We
get a choice of where to put our X when we look at the ballot paper.
We decide who is the best candidate and vote for them.
Having choices is something we all face every day, though
sometimes there aren’t many options. What to wear? What to eat?
What time to get up? Where to fill up with fuel? Which DVD to
watch at the weekend?
There is a very important question everyone in the world has to
consider. What do you think about Jesus? There are two options. Do
you welcome Him as your Saviour or do you decide to ignore what is
true and reject Him? Jesus, the Son of God, came to earth to sort out
the awful problem of sin. At Easter we especially remember how He
did this. God is still at work around the world. He is at work in the
Nuneaton area. He calls us to put our hand in His and to walk with
Him as He touches those who feel alone, rejected and hurt, as well as
those who feel brilliant and totally satisfied with life.
We can pray: “God, be in charge of my life today. Help me to
follow You and learn more about You. I choose to rely on You and
put You at the centre of my life. Thank You for providing a way so
that my life can be made new, fresh and beautiful.”
For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world
that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son,
so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him
shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost)
but have eternal (everlasting) life.
For God did not send the Son into the world
in order to judge (to reject, to condemn, to pass sentence on) the world,
but that the world might find salvation
and be made safe and sound through Him.
John 3:16, 17 [Amplified Bible]
John Stephenson
[email protected] 07982 404 951
May God in whose furnace faith is forged;
In whose being beauty breathes;
From whose dawning darkness flees,
Shine on you.
May the Father whose love for you
Beats with a rhythm, time itself can’t stop
Whose presence in your exile is the promise of home
Whose certainties are deeper than the cellars of your city
Whose breath is life
Breathe on you.
May the Son whose story is a mirror of your own
Who has journeyed into darkness
To find a key to your prison
Who has dived the deepest oceans
To find pearls for your wisdom
Who has looked into your heart
And found a beauty worth the battle
Who has written your name
On a white stone carved in secret
Hold you.
May the Spirit who has waited millennia to fill you
Who shaped the word that moved the wind
Of the morning that conceived you
Who holds the earth on which you stand
As an artist holds a candle
Who fully knows you:
Wholly own you.
So may
God the faithful Father,
God the scarred Son,
God the sculpting Spirit
Journey with you.
Gerard Kelly (2010)
Window on the World WEC International
Worldwide Evangelization for Christ International was
founded by CT Studd (a Missionary and very famous and able
cricketer - his name is on The Ashes’ Urn) in 1913. He was one
of The Cambridge Seven.
WEC’s primary goal is to take the gospel to the least-reached
peoples of the world, and to see churches planted and growing
among them. Over 1,800 workers are undertaking mission in
about 90 countries.
They work with many local churches to evangelise, translate
Scriptures, run clinics and hospitals, rehabilitate addicts and
show compassion to wherever God sends them and to inspire,
mobilize and train for cross-cultural mission.
They have published 7 editions of Operation World to enable
the Church to pray for every country of the world.
After 50 years of being based in Bulstrode, Buckinghamshire,
last December they moved to Coventry. Pray that this new sea-
son will help them to continue to train Christians and to further
spread the Gospel around the world.
Two representatives will be joining us on 18th June at 11.00am
to describe their work and history in
more detail.
“If Jesus Christ be God and died for
me, then no sacrifice can be too great
for me to make for Him.”
C.T. Studd (1860-1931)
Further info here:
wec-uk.org/
www.wecinternational.org/
Christian Name? Joy (Seunghee
Jung)
In which country were you born?
South Korea
Have you a favourite musical artist
or group? The Beatles.
How many capital cities have you
visited? 7: Rome, Paris, London,
Seoul, Tokyo, Bangkok and Ma-
nila.
Which languages do you speak
well? Korean and English.
How long have you had a relation-
ship with God? 39 years.
How did it begin? All my family
are Christians.
In what ways does God speak to
you the most? Through pictures
and dreams.
Have you a favourite book of the
Bible? The Psalms.
Do you have a set time or format
for your Quiet Time with God?
Night time.
Do you use Bible-reading notes?
No.
Do you have any hobbies? Cook-
ing.
What’s your favourite time of the
year? Summer.
What was the last film you
watched? Harry Potter.
Do you have any sort of hero?
Paul.
Are you a morning or evening per-
son? Evening.
Have you a favourite meal?
Bulgogi - grilled marinated beef.
Good to meet you….
Speakers and Worship Leaders
in May:
7th May The True Vine
Speaker: Andy Thomas
Leader: Gill Stephenson
14th May The Bread of Life
Speaker: SeungJin Kim
Leader: Lynne Wood
21st May The Messiah
Speaker: Andy Thomas
Leader: Fiona Holton
28th May The Alpha
and the Omega
Speaker: Jean Gapelbe
Leader: John Stephenson
Davit’s Baptism - 16th April 2017
The continuing dream.
Sunday 7th
From 10.00am Prayer - pop in or stay for a while
From 10.30am Free refreshments in the Lounge - have a chat
11.00-12.30pm: Morning Service
6.00-6.50pm: Evening Service
Monday 8th
8.00pm: Housegroup in the Lounge
Thursday 11th
9.45-11.30am: Sunshine Corner
12.30-3.00pm: Luncheon Club
Sunday 14th
From 10.00am Prayer - pop in or stay for a while
From 10.30am Free refreshments in the Lounge - have a chat
11.00-12.30pm: Morning Service
Wednesday 17th
8.00pm: Prayer Meeting in the Lounge
Thursday 18th
9.45-11.30am: Sunshine Corner
1.30-3.00pm: Prayer Meeting
Sunday 21st
From 10.00am Prayer - pop in or stay for a while
From 10.30am Free refreshments in the Lounge - have a chat
11.00-12.30pm: Morning Service
6.00-6.50pm: Evening Service
June Sunday 4th International Sunday (celebrating Pentecost)
Sunday 11th Healing Service
Sunday 18th WEC UK - 2 representatives are coming to share
Sunday 25th Prayer Sunday
Rev Paul Wood 07946 230 613
John Stephenson 07982 404 951
58 Pallett Drive, Nuneaton, CV11 6LT
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Looking Ahead