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John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus Christ Witness God’s Victorious Army

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk
AUTUMN 2021 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Jesus Is The Answer
Much love in our dear Lord Jesus Christ,
I have just finished a study on the book of Job, and how intimately it is tied to the New Testament.
We as followers of Jesus are not exempt from pain and suffering, I myself have been facing cancer for two years, as well as all the other pains as we get older. Such as opening a bag of crisps, unscrewing a jar of jam or changing a light bulb, when you’re shoulders won’t let you.
It’s one pain on top of many others, then you get the news you have cancer, it can be a painful experience that could put you down in the dust with Job. We can feel sorry for ourselves.
We may think that God doesn’t hear us when we pray, because we have fallen short of His high standard of Holy living. If we have trusted Jesus Christ for our salvation, wonderfully God has forgiven us, even when we feel our prayers are not being answered.
He still hears and answers in His good time, although they may not be what we expect.
Instead of looking at God in the shadow of our problem, let’s look at the problem in the light of God’s love and power, for He’s able to do more than we can imagine, and bring about our healing and restoration. I’ve just got the all clear from cancer, Praise the Lord.
As I said in the beginning, Job and the New Testament are intimately tied because Job’s and our problems are answered perfectly in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Subject ( ref:Job) (Jesus is the answer)
-Someone must help us approach God (Job 9:32-33). (1 Tim 2:5).
– Is there life after death? (Job 14:14).(John 11:25).
-There is one in heaven working on our behalf,(Job 16:19) (Hebrews 9:24).
-There is one who can save us from judgment (Job 19:25).( Hebrews 7:24-25).
-Where can we find God. (Job 23:3-5).(John 14:9).
-What is important in life. (Job 21:7-15). (Math 16:25-26 & John 3:16).
Check it out for yourselves!!! and be encouraged.
Healing and safety and love be yours Mick.

Autumn, a time for gathering in
Many of us like to grow our own vegetables and fruit. Now is the time that we look forward to har-vesting the fruit of our labours. It is always good to thank the Lord for His abundant provision, es-pecially when we eat our meals. It can be so easy to take God’s rich blessings for granted!
I am always reminded of the hymn by Henry Alford:-
Come ye thankful people come
Raise the song of harvest home
All is safely gathered in
Ere the Winter storms begin
God our maker doth provide
For our wants to be supplied
Come to God’s own temple, come
Raise the song of harvest home

Verse two refers to us being holy and pure.
Verse three refers to the end of the age when God shall come.
Verse four refers to the church triumphant now in heaven.
Jesus said “ that the harvest is plenty but the labourers are few”. Matt 9v37.

During this difficult time of dealing with the Covid situation it has had a great effect on our lives in what we could or could not do. Sharing Christian fellowship face to face has also come with it’s
difficulties but praise our God who has (so far) seen us safely through.
There are many opportunities to share the good news if we are willing, and often in practical ways.
We are so grateful for the faithful support given to the “Godbus” outreach. Your prayers and financial support is greatly appreciated.
Another hymn comes to mind written by Edward Joseph Burns that starts with the phrase:-

We have a gospel to proclaim good news for men in all the earth
The gospel of a Saviours name: we sing His glory, tell His worth.

May our zeal for our dear Lord and His gospel never wane.
Every blessing, Roy.

Count your Blessings
Recently I seem to be reading or hearing about counting your blessings. Some days it is hard to count our blessings, whether we be in chronic pain, the loss of someone close, or feeling lonely, when life seems too much especially in the night when things look bleak and we cannot sleep for whatever reason. But we are all precious in God’s sight and he wants to comfort us in these times.

There is so much to be thankful for, the sunshine, the flowers which are amazing especially when you look closely at the details in each one of them, the trees, the clouds all so different. We are thankful for our Church family, especially when our own family live far away or we live on our own. Also, friends can be a real blessing, and especially for God always being there for us.

Perhaps if at the end of the day we could write down our blessings, however small or big and think of the lovely chorus from the old hymn. “Count your blessings name them one by one, Count your blessings see what God has done; Count your blessings name then one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.”- Heather.

May God’s blessing be with you all. From the team & trustees.
We pray that you may be encouraged in the Lord and experience the peace of His word in your hearts.

Thank you for your continued interest and we give praise to the dear Lord, Amen.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus Christ Witness God’s Victorious Army

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk
AUTUMN 2020 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4: 12 NKJV

Greetings in His Name
What’s in a name? In ancient times, it said everything about the character of the person.
Psalm 111v9: He provides redemption for His people. He ordained His covenant forever, forever Holy and awesome is His name, the name above all other names.
Psalm 111v5: provides food for those who fear Him “our daily bread”.
Psalm 5v11: But let all who take refuge in you be glad, let them ever sing for joy, spread your protection over them that those that love your name may rejoice in you.
Psalm 79v6: We can pray to His name.
Psalm 20v1: & Proverbs 18v10 The name of the Lord protects.
Psalm 54v1: The Lord saves by His name and His saving acts testify that His name is near.
Psalm 52v9: hope in His name; Psalm 7v17: sing praise to His name
Psalm 89v16: and rejoice in His name Psalm 69v36: both love-Psalm 61v5: and fear are directed toward His name.
2 Chronicles 7: 14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Don’t make this present situation a time to be afraid but fear the Lord in a reverential way that is wise.
What’s in a name? I Am the way the truth and the life no one comes to the Father except through ME. – John 14: 6. WHAT A NAME !!
As the song goes, we’ll meet again, don’t know where, don’t know when, but I know we’ll meet again some SON-e-day!!!
Every blessing, Mick.

Give thanks
It is good to give thanks to our Lord and Saviour for the miracle of salvation. To think that He gave His life for us to save us from the wrath to come demonstrates His perfect love and compassion. Jesus cared much about the lost, the orphan and the widow that’s why He died to save us from our sin. We have much to rejoice in as we consider His love and care for each of us despite our present circumstances. We must be careful not to grumble about our circumstances as this offends God our Father in that it says that He is not in control and yet He is Sovereign over all.
Psalm 103 vrs 1 says “Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
God bless – Roy.

A year to remember
There have always been scenes or events of history that spark future remembrance for different reasons. When we dwell on years past there may well be a certain one that has great significance to us. It may bring back times of reminiscence, times of reflection on past historical events or times of celebration as well as remembrance that also brings back times of grief. Many people may remember where they were in a particular year when something occurred that has had a profound effect on the world stage. People may recall where they were when the news broadcast informed the nation about the tragedy involving Princess Diana, many others recall the day of 9/11 and what they were doing that day. Some may tell you what they remembered from the year you were born. In my case it was the year President Kennedy was assassinated. For others it may be when England won the world cup. Of course personal remembrance plays a great part as we may all remember the year, the place and time our children were born or things that have happened that have changed the course of one’s life for good. We know things never stay the same and the scenes of life change and who could have predicted what this year was going to bring? Who knows how long this Corona virus situation is going to remain and who knows how this year will end? This year will certainly leave a lasting memory etched in this nation and around the world.

A year in perspective
We cannot take away how many may recall this year but there is a sure way to remember this year in context as well as any other year. I remember when any year was written down, it was followed by the letters AD, ‘Anno Domini’ meaning ‘the year of our Lord’. Also there was BC – Before Christ for the years of the past preceding Jesus’ birth. Every year is significant as it relates to when our Saviour God stepped into human history.
In November we will remember the world’s conflicts once again and those who laid down their lives. We mark the end of war time and when peace was declared. We may also remember that in a fallen world the conflict of human kind has raged since the beginning when we lost our place with the living God and so lost peace within ourselves and with one another.
Whatever happens for the remainder of the months ahead before 2021 comes upon us, we know that nothing falls outside of the Lord’s Kingly reign or the scope of His power. It is fitting that we will once again reflect as the year draws to its close, on that time when the Lord Jesus was born in human likeness and came to rescue us from sin and a lost eternity. He visited us in divine love and brought reconciliation and hope when we as a dying race were lost. He is bigger than all our doubt, our fears, our disappointments, our trials and our cares because of who He is.

Lord of the years
Our times are in God’s hands and as the author of life He has complete control and knowledge of us and has allotted the days of our lives.
‘For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvellous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, And skilfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them’. – Psalm 139: 13-16. That alone calls for our response and to trust in the dear Lord and to surrender our own understanding and ways to a faithful God. The hymn writer Timothy Dudley Smith wrote the words of the well known worship song, ‘Lord for the years, your love has kept and guided…’. There is such a lot in that hymn that can speak to us that rings with biblical gospel truth, but I will draw your attention to one of the verses.
‘Lord, for our world; when we disown and doubt him,
loveless in strength, and comfortless in pain;
hungry and helpless, lost indeed without him,
Lord of the world, we pray that Christ may reign’.

May the Lord’s grace be with you and your loved ones.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus Christ Witness God’s Victorious Army

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk
SPRING 2020 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

‘Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of his might and because he is strong in power, not one is missing’. Isaiah 40: 26 ESV.

Greetings
Praise the Lord for yet another wet day; let’s praise Him in it for we are alive.
I have just seen that the coronavirus has stopped the latest Bond film hmm!! It must be getting bad! People are afraid and fearful of the unknown, but we have a greater virus that people don’t seem to trouble about, called SIN and there is no medical cure. We are already dead spiritually.
EPHESIANS 2:1 says we need to be made alive by Jesus. We need to repent, turn around, stop going down the wrong road, own up to our wrong doings and not to blame our circumstances or others but “seek the Lord”. If we are in trouble ask “help Lord,” for whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. Jesus suffered far more than we ever will, but He counted it pure “joy” to make a way for us to be safe; to have peace, hope and His presence in times of trouble.
Dear reader there is nothing in this world like knowing that your sins are forgiven and starting a relationship with the living God through the finished work of the dear Lord at Calvary. We may not think we need Jesus but we most assuredly do. If we don’t allow Him to pay the price for our sins we will have to. Sin cannot enter heaven, Jesus said, “I am the way the truth and the life, no-one comes to the Father except through me” John 14: 6. Easter blessings. Mick.

Who is in control?
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus,
In 1929 A W Pink shared these words, “without a doubt a world in crisis is at hand, and every-where men are alarmed”. But God is not! He is never taken by surprise. It is no unexpected emergency which now confronts Him, for He is the one who “works all things after the counsel of His own will.” (Eph 1:11). Hence, though the world is panic stricken, the word to the believer is “fear not”! “All things” are subject to His immediate control; “All things” are moving in accord with His eternal purpose, and therefore, “all things” are “working together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose.” Excerpt from chapter 1, The Sovereignty of God.
Does anything from those sentences sound familiar in today’s context, with the current fears gripping the planet? The tabloids and news reports constantly remind us of these facts. However, God is no distant spectator but He still reigns over all! He is the same yesterday, today and forever. It is not the devil who is in control; it is not world leaders or the coronavirus, or natural forces. As in Mr Pinks day, this truth needs to be ‘thundered from every pulpit’ and declared that He is the law giver, He is the creator, He is the infinite one, He is all powerful, He is is the one who saves through Jesus our Lord! Hallelujah!

Bus Outreach Times for Each Evening
The bus ministry continues to operate 5 nights each week Monday to Friday by God’s grace. We value your ongoing prayers as we go out to each venue as seed sowers of the gospel and speak of Jesus to all who will listen.

Monday 7pm – Ryde Western gardens (Ryde Esplanade)
Tuesdays 7pm – Freshwater Moa Place Car Park
Wednesday 7pm – Wroxall Station Road Car Park
Thursday 7pm – Shanklin Main Co-op Side Car Park
Friday 6pm – Newport Church Litten Car Park

Easter Witness
This Easter we are planning to walk the cross around the island once again to promote the gospel. This will include the Good Friday street witness also at St James Square, Newport.
Please see below the schedule for the week’s activities.
– Sunday 05th April 8.30am. Start from Ryde Elim, Albert Street, Ryde, via Puckpool, Seaview, St Helens, Bembridge, Sandown, Lake, Shanklin, top of Cowleaze Hill.
– Monday 06th April 9.00am. From Cowleaze, Ventnor, Whitwell, Niton, Blackgang, Chale, Chale Green, Shorwell.
– Tuesday 07th April 9.00am. From Shorwell Church, Brighstone, Brook, Chessell, Freshwater, Totland, Yarmouth.
– Wednesday 08th April 9.00am. From Yarmouth, Shalfleet, Porchfield, Gurnard, Cowes, over floating Bridge, East Cowes.
– Thursday 09th April 9.00am am. From East Cowes, Newport, Rookley, Godshill.
– Friday 10th April 10.30am – 1.30pm – Street outreach St James Square, Newport.
– Sunday 12th April 8.00am. From Crematorium, Wootton, Binstead and finish at Ryde Elim.
If you would like to be involved then please contact by phone or email as shown at the bottom of the newsletter. Please pray for the team’s physical durability for the week but especially that there would be gospel conversations shared with wisdom and care with the view that the dear Lord would gracefully water the seeds sown.

Teaching Weekends – Paul Carter
We plan to have 4 teaching weekends again this year through the visit of Paul Carter. Below is listed the first two of these. These dates can be also seen on our website www.godpod.org.uk. Anyone is welcome to come and join with us. For more info please phone one of the team.
– Friday 27th March 7.30pm Wayfarers Fellowship, Castle Street, Carisbrooke.
– Saturday 28th March 9.30am Wayfarers Fellowship, Castle Street, Carisbrooke.
– Sunday 29th March 11.00am Bethany Evangelical Church, Union Street, Newport.
– Sunday 29th March 6.30pm Lake Green Mission, Percy Road, Lake.
– Friday 12th June 7.30pm Wayfarers Fellowship, Castle Street, Carisbrooke.
– Saturday 13th June 9.30am Wayfarers Fellowship, Castle Street, Carisbrooke.
– Sunday 14th June 10.30am Ryde Elim, Albert Street, Ryde.
– Sunday 14th June 6.30pm Ryde Elim, Albert Street, Ryde.

Our sincere thanks again to those who have continued to support the work of the bus outreach financially and prayerfully.

May God richly bless us all in His service.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus Christ Witness God’s Victorious Army

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk
AUTUMN 2019 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Jesus is the Way
The Lord’s blessing to you all. Praise the Lord we have just finished another Chale show and it was a great blessing. We had a young person who shared with us on how difficult they found it to live at this time, and a week later a very much older person also said the same thing as he was weighed down with anxiety, guilt, shame and unforgiveness etc.
Proverbs 12v25, says “An anxious heart weights a man down but a kind word cheers him up”.
He was trying to make sense of life’s course without a pilot on board to guide him.
Proverbs 16v9, says “In his heart a man plans his course but the Lord determines his steps”.
Proverbs 20 v24 shows us “that a man’s steps are ordered by the Lord, how then can a man understand his way”. The great captain of our lives said “ I am the way.” Jesus is the answer.
1 Peter 5v7 AMP “(Casting the whole of your cares all your anxieties all your worries all your concerns once and for all) on Him (Jesus) for He cares for you affectionately and cares for you watchfully). Of course without the dear Lord leading us we are only existing in a fallen world.
So we shared the gospel with him which is the power of God unto salvation and he responded in a truly penitent way and made a good confession to God’s glory. Without your love, prayers and support we couldn’t have helped that man find the dear Lord Jesus Christ.
We share this for your encouragement and for the glory of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, all honour, glory and praise be unto them. With much love in Our dear Lord. Mick.

Bus Outreach Times for Each Evening
The bus ministry continues to operate 5 nights per week Monday to Friday by God’s grace.
Monday 7pm – Ryde Western gardens (Ryde Esplanade)
Tuesdays 7pm – Freshwater Moa Place Car Park
Wednesday 7pm – Wroxall Station Road Car Park
Thursday 7pm – Shanklin Main Co-op Side Car Park
Friday 6pm – Newport Church Litten Car Park

Teaching Weekends – Paul Carter
Listed below are the 2nd two of four remaining weekend visits this year of Paul Carter. These dates can be also seen on our website www.godpod.org.uk. Anyone is welcome to come and join with us. For more info please phone one of the team.
– Friday 13/9/19 7.30pm Wayfarers Fellowship, Castle Street, Carisbrooke.
– Saturday 14/9/19 9.30am Wayfarers Fellowship, Castle Street, Carisbrooke.
– Sunday 15/9/19 11.00am Bethany Evangelical Church, Union Street, Newport.
– Sunday 15/9/19 4.30pm Lake Green Mission, Percy Road, Lake.
– Friday 1/11/19 7.30pm Wayfarers Fellowship, Castle Street, Carisbrooke.
– Saturday 2/11/19 9.30am Wayfarers Fellowship, Castle Street, Carisbrooke.
– Sunday 3/11/19 10.30am Ryde Elim, Albert Street, Ryde.
– Sunday 3/11/19 6.30pm Ryde Elim, Albert Street, Ryde.

Gods Word brings Life
In August my wife Margaret and I celebrated our 60th Wedding Anniversary. Looking back 1959 may seem a long time ago and a lot has changed since then but not always for the better, then nearly everybody got married in Church. Back then Margaret and myself were non believers and the local vicar informed us that if we wanted him to marry us in his Church we would have to go on a six week marriage course. I was very reluctant but we went on this course. After a couple of sessions I began to enjoy the quotes from the Bible. I am convinced those words were the seeds that finally produced fruit 23 years later when I came to accept Jesus Christ as my Saviour in 1982. We have had 60 years of happily married life and been blessed with two girls. I have been a member of the team for over 20 years enjoying sharing the word of God with mainly young folks in Wroxall and Ventnor. Today due to my advancing years at 85 years old I can just about manage an hour sharing the holy word on Ryde seafront for God’s word gives life.

Sharing with others
It can be a fearful thing to contemplate sharing ones faith with someone outside of the Christian faith and maybe seem daunting or best left to those who feel called or have a natural gift of evangelism. We are all called to be witnesses in word and deed, both go together but the part of speaking to friends, colleagues or strangers, with their questions can get the better of us, but there is at the same time such a wonderful motivation to not give up, but to pursue opportunities as the dear Lord leads. Be encouraged to pray for daily opportunities. Yes, it can seem as though we would be embarrassed or ashamed to do so but we can remember that our Lord Jesus was not ashamed of us when He nailed our sins to the cross, but so loved us that he came for each one of us to be united to Him in love. The King eternal who called the heavens including every star, every atom into being is willing to be associated with each one of us even when we were in our lost state of unbelief and rebellion. We can’t force others to believe and know what we know, but we are called to speak the truth in love and what a motivation that is. I think we are all the same when it comes to being nervous about sharing the gospel, but the Lord can use any one of us however insignificant or weak we may feel in that situation. Sharing the gospel is precious seed sowing and it glorifies God to do so. It is a great opportunity also to grow in our faith and in our Christian walk. We are called to deny ourselves to follow Jesus and that is at the centre of the gospel. It is always worth it and who knows; sometimes people do get saved when God waters that precious seed. Amen.

Gods Provision
Genesis 8 v 22 is Father God’s promise “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer and day and night shall not cease”. It is always good to give thanks for His provision and promise especially at this time of year. We can appreciate the fulfilment of His word when we see the abundance at harvest time . May we always be thankful for His gracious supply and trust Him for the future.
Every blessing Roy

We thank you for your continued encouragement and support.

John 3:16

For God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

Jesus Christ Witness God’s Victorious Army

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk
SPRING 2019 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Greetings
The Lord’s grace and peace to you all,
It is 17/2/19 @ 5.45am in a hotel and awoken by a fire alarm going off. After going around in a circle a few times my head settled down enough to put on some clothes and make our way to the assembly point. A lady asked “what is all the noise about”, we said it was the fire alarm going off and so she went back into her room.
At the assembly point we were shocked to find only a handful of people out of about 250 people in the hotel as they never responded to the warning and sadly a great many today aren’t responding to the warning. Our God is indeed a consuming fire. Hebrews 12:29.
He has graciously given His Son to be the fire chief of our salvation; the cross is the assembly point where no smoke or flames can touch us, for He truly is the fountain of life. We pray that many will respond to the Lord this Easter. To God be the glory through His Son by the blessed Holy Spirit.
Much love in the Glorious Trinity, Mick.

Bus Outreach Times for Each Evening
The bus ministry continues to operate 5 nights per week Monday to Friday by God’s grace. We value your ongoing prayers as we go out to each venue as seed sowers of the gospel and speak of Jesus to people. If you would like to support in prayer then email Dave Sibley on dave_lin@hotmail.com or phone 01983 854903.
Monday 7pm – Ryde Western gardens (Ryde Esplanade)
Tuesdays 7pm – Freshwater Moa Place Car Park
Wednesday 7pm – Wroxall Station Road Car Park
Thursday 7pm – Shanklin Main Co-op Side Car Park
Friday 6pm – Newport Church Litten Car Park

Easter Outreach
This Easter is a little later and we will be planning to walk the cross around the island once again as a witness. This will include the Good Friday street witness also at St James Square, Newport. Please see below for the schedule for the week’s activities.
– Sunday 14th April 8.30am. Start from Ryde Elim, Albert Street, Ryde, via Puckpool, Seaview, St Helens, Bembridge, Sandown, Lake, Shanklin, top of Cowleaze Hill.
– Monday 15th April 9.00am. From Cowleaze, Ventnor, Whitwell, Niton, Blackgang, Chale, Chale Green, Shorwell.
– Tuesday 16th April 9.00am. From Shorwell Church, Brighstone, Brook, Chessell, Freshwater, Totland, Yarmouth.
– Wednesday 17th April 9.00am. From Yarmouth, Shalfleet, Porchfield, Gurnard, Cowes, over floating Bridge, East Cowes.
– Thurs 18th April 9.00am am. From East Cowes, Newport, Rookley, Godshill.
– Friday 19th April 10.30am – 1.30pm – Street outreach St James Square, Newport.
– Sunday 21st April 8.00am. From Crematorium, Wootton, Binstead and finish at Ryde Elim.
If you would like to be involved then please contact by phone or email as detailed below.

Teaching Weekends – Paul Carter
We plan to have 4 teaching weekends again this year through the visit of Paul Carter. Below is listed the first two of these. These dates can be also seen on our website www.godpod.org.uk. Anyone is welcome to come and join with us. For more info please phone one of the team.
– Friday 29/3/19 7.30pm Wayfarers Fellowship, Castle Street, Carisbrooke.
– Saturday 30/3/19 9.30am Wayfarers Fellowship, Castle Street, Carisbrooke.
– Sunday 31/3/19 11.00am Bethany Evangelical Church, Union Street, Newport.
– Sunday 31/3/19 6.30pm Lake Green Mission, Percy Road, Lake.
– Friday 7/6/19 7.30pm Wayfarers Fellowship, Castle Street, Carisbrooke.
– Saturday 8/6/19 9.30am Wayfarers Fellowship, Castle Street, Carisbrooke.
– Sunday 9/6/19 10.30am Ryde Elim, Albert Street, Ryde.
– Sunday 9/6/19 6.30pm Ryde Elim, Albert Street, Ryde.

Facing Life’s Difficulties
Thank God that we have the promise from the scriptures in the latter part of Hebrews 13 verse 5 “Not at all will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you, never”(MKJV). This is a tremendous promise as we face each day life’s difficulties. At this present time there are so many we know personally facing major health issues. We of course commit them to our dear Lord’s care and pray that His will be done. There is another promise that we can hold onto found in Romans 8 verse 28 “ And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose”(MKJV). Are all things good? Of course not, but all things in Him can be worked for our good and that is our hope.
With every blessing in Christ. Roy.

Anguish of Jesus
Luke 22:41-44 KJV – ‘And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, Saying, “Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine be done”. And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground’. – Luke tells us of the anguish of Jesus in the garden of Gethsemane. Jesus was subservient to the Father , but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t fully God as well as fully man. I’m subservient to my manager at work and I do what she tells me to do. Although I’m subservient to her I’m also human like she is, her being my manager doesn’t change our essence, and we’re both human. In the same way, Jesus being subservient to the Father doesn’t change their essence, they are both God. Father sent an angel to comfort and strengthen Jesus to help him face the ordeal ahead. Luke, being a physician would most probably have been interested in Jesus sweating blood. Sweating blood is a very real condition called Hematidrosis. Hematidrosis is a condition in which capillary blood vessels that feed the sweat glands rupture, causing them to exude blood, occurring under conditions of extreme physical or emotional stress. The stress Jesus felt in the garden is beyond our comprehension. The fall of mankind began in a garden and part of our redemption also featured a garden. The King took our punishment and deserves our love, thanks and worship. Every blessing, Richard.

We thank you for your continued encouragement and support.