Wigan

Dinner Meeting Wednesday 26th January

Start 19:15

Oak Hotel, Orchard Street

Wigan WN1 3SS

Contact 01695 623557 or 01942 495316

or 07980 536566

Monthly News Business Men’s Fellowship

(UK) PO Box 679

Whitley Bay England United Kingdom

NE26 9AX Tel: 0845 519 2473 www.businessmen.org.uk JANUARY 2011

Exodus 13:10

Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his

season from year to year

REPORTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY

South Lakes

Thursday 27th January

Dougall Thompson

The Strathmore Hotel East promenade Morecambe,

Lancashire, LA4 5AP

Contact: Richard 01524 271689 or Ron 015395 724960

BRETHERN, I WRITE NO NEW COMMANDMENT TO YOU Christmas and the holiday time often reminds me of the terrible “Twos”. We have too many presents, Too much to eat, Too much to Drink, Too much TV and Too much time on our hands, Too many people to buy for etc….. Yes it is a time when we seem to throw logic out the window and blow the cost, it’s family after all and what would they think if I didn’t give them a present. Have become slaves to our own ego and image and want every-one to think well of us. We gather in our comfortable houses and praise and thank each other for the gifts and revel in our security, after all God is on our side and gives us many bless-ings. Is this what God requires of us? Is this what gospel is about, enjoying ourselves or as the scripture puts it, “Eating, drinking and being merry.” No doubt when we see our bank statements in January we’ll start to count the cost, in monetary terms and also count the calories and make some resolutions for the new year. I for one have been taking stock and as with all new years, we make plans for our next holiday, we may even look at getting a new car or even moving house to better ourselves. So where are we heading this year? As a Businessmen’s fellowship we have to make plans for outreach, tracts, meetings, conferences. There are constant needs to be met in the practical running of the Fellowship and for the outreach both in the UK and abroad. So as we consider this new year, so let us come before the Lord and ask Him individually what he would have us give towards the work this new season to continue the work He has begun in us.

Whether it be monetary, time, resources and as Paul says “ And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. (1Cor 12V26), and Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Php

2:3 . Not forgetting “We also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Heb 12:1

South Lakes Chapter held a pro-motional Dinner was held in Grange – Over Sands. Sixty three (63) people attended this meet-ing and approximately half of the number of people who attended were non-Christians. Tim Farron MP gave testimony, it was en-couraging to learn that around 40 MPs meet regularly for prayer. At the end of the meeting, Tim was available and spoke to lots of people. The Lord gave our Presi-dent Ron Ainscough a word of knowledge about someone suf-fering from depression. This per-son was prayed for and set free! Praise the Lord!

For the five people who acknowledged Jesus as their Lord and Saviour at the Prienai (Lithuania) Outreach on Friday 3rd December, 60 present For the six people who received salvation through Jesus at the Igliauka (Lithuania) Outreach on Sunday 5th December, 40 attending For the two people who accepted Jesus as their Saviour at the Sakiai (Lithuania) Out-reach on Sunday 12th December, 25 pre-sent For the four people who received salva-tion through Jesus at the Vilnius (Lithuania) Outreach on Sunday 12th De-cember, 35 attending For the six people who acknowledged Je-sus as their Lord and Saviour at the Anyk-sciai (Lithuania) Outreach on Tuesday 14th December, 50 present For the four people who responded to the salvation call at the Falkirk/Stirling Out-reach on Wednesday 15th December, 17 attending, a number of people responded for healing following words of knowledge For the five people who received Jesus into their hearts at the Klaipeda (Lithuania) Outreach on Sunday 19th De-cember, 45 attending For the five people who acknowledged Jesus as their Lord and Saviour at the Uk-merge (Lithuania) Outreach on Sunday 19th December, 40 present For the ten people who received salvation at the Kaunas (Lithuania) Outreach on Sunday 26th December, 120 attending

By Stephen Jefferies

THE MAN WITH THE ANSWERS

Eric Woodward is a founding director of the Business Men's Fellowship in the UK. He is the European editor of Answer Magazine, collecting testimonies from men across Europe. Eric is widely travelled, having been on many missionary trips to far away places, through Eastern Europe, to Russia bringing the gospel to all who will listen. He has even been known to visit Scotland from time to time to encourage men in Christ to bring the “Answer” to all our members. Answer is the testimony magazine of the Business Men’s Fellowship. Individual issues are mailed free of charge to members. . Read encouraging stories of healing, success, restoration, personal growth, etc., transformed by Jesus Christ and then pass them on to a friend.

Eric owns his own Car Sales Brokerage, Harbour Garage, specializing in up to three year old , one owner , Full Service history , low Mile-age Cars and Light vans. He also runs a very successful Bed and Breakfast on the South Coast of England, which he also uses to evangelise by placing Answer magazines for guests to read. His other church activities include being a Trustee for David Hathaways, Eurovision Mission to Europe.

Answer Magazine Supplies Contact:

Eric Woodward—Harbourgarage@aol.com

Inverclyde Chapter Dinner Monday 10 January

The Tontine Hotel, Ardgowan Sq. Union St. Greenock

7:15 for 7:30

Contact Eddie on 01505-872834 or email – eddielyall31@hotmail.com

Yerick Kellett-Smith

Speakers : Peter Brown : Diploma in Business Administration Allan Jones : National Director BMF : Worship : George Collins