Summer Newsletter 2024

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.

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Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk
Summer 2024 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Greetings to you all.
1 John 3v1-3 – ‘How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God and that is what we are!’ That’s easy to say!! Not so easy to feel sometimes!
2 Corinthians 4v7 –‘ we have this treasure in clay jars, like so many other fragile things they get damaged with wear and tear, very much like the members of the team at present.
This season will prove challenging in many ways but we will do what we can with what we’ve got, trusting in the Lord’.
Proverbs 18v14 – ‘a man’s spirit sustains him in sickness’.
We’re a funny old lot if we’re not talking about the weather we’re talking about our illnesses.
Paul writes in Romans 5v3 we also rejoice” in “our sufferings not” because of “but in, because suffering is not meaningless, it produces the character in us as God’s children. Finish reading 3-5.
As God’s children we do not go on feelings because like the weather they change just as much. It is by faith we can have comfort in God’s word, irrespective of how we feel.
An anxious heart weighs a man down but a kind word cheers him up.
John 3v3 our hope is that one day we shall see Him as He is and be purified just as He is pure by the in working of the blessed Holy Spirit, who will purify our minds and renew our bodies.
So let’s pack up our troubles in that old kit bag, keep on walking till the end of the road because
“A merry heart is good medicine.” Love in the Lord Jesus Christ, Mick.

When life gets tough
Psalm 55:22, Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you, He will never permit the righteous to be moved. This verse tells us how we don’t need to face things on our own, when times are tough. Instead turn to the Lord, who will sustain you, and help you to come through it.
God Bless, Dave & Lin.

God’s love keeps us going
When writing this it was the week of commemorating 80 years of D Day. We celebrate all those who came back, but also remember those who never returned. These men went through and saw such awful horrors, but many kept their faith, and as one said, “God was the only person he could talk to.” For many it was their faith that kept them going and the love of God. At this moment we are going through not so good times with wars in different countries and not knowing what could be happening in the future. We must remember that God is in charge, and it is His love that keeps us going.
Every blessing, Heather.

Summer Shows
We intend by God’s grace to attend the Chale and Wolverton shows this year. We always look forward to meeting familiar friends and providing face painting etc, with the opportunity for Christian witness. Do please pray that there will be many opportunities.

Life’s Challenges
I am sure we all face from time to time, challenges that come our way. These test our faith and trust in the Lord. How do we cope with the situations we face? Do we look to others for advice or more importantly do we seek the Lord as He has promised never to leave or forsake us. Whatever we are facing the Lord has promised that He will be there for us even though we still have to go through our trials. Our Lord showed great compassion towards the poor, the widow and the sick. The scriptures tell us that He healed and delivered all who were brought before Him. Thank God we serve a compassionate Saviour. May we all be encouraged not to give up! Every blessing Roy.

Bus Outreach
We continue our bus outreach as follows:
Tuesday Moa Place Car Park Freshwater from 7pm
Wednesday Wroxall Car Park from 7pm
Thursday Co op Car Park Shanklin from 7pm

God is in control
Isaiah 46:10, KJV ‘Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure’.
With the General election coming up on July 4th, let’s take comfort that God is in total control over world history, and working out His perfect plan. God has no plan B, because plan A will not fail, and no human or circumstance can stop it. God raises up government as the scriptures clearly teach. How does He do it ? I don’t know, but He does, He says so. Deuteronomy 29:29 states, “The secret things belong unto the Lord our God: but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.”. “The secret things belong unto the Lord”, and how God raises up or re-moves, is His secret. God will either bless a nation, or punish it, by raising up rulers so that, ” My counsel shall stand” (Isaiah 46:10). I personally believe that this nation is ripe for judgement when we see how far from God it’s moved. However, God’s in control, and my personal belief regarding how far the nation has fallen, has no bearing on God’s perfect plan. The scriptures state,
Daniel 2:21, KJV And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding.
John 19:11, KJV Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all against me, except it were given thee from above: therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the greater sin.
Romans 13:1, KJV Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. – Paul writes “Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers”. Of course, the only time we should be disobedient to the higher powers, is when it compromises God’s law. The two Hebrew midwives are an example, and the Amplified bible put’s it very well.
Exodus 1:15-17, Amplified Bible 15 Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah (beauty) and the other named Puah (splendour), 16 “When you act as midwives to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him; but if it is a daughter, she shall live.” 17 But the midwives feared God [with profound reverence] and did not do as the king of Egypt com-manded, but they let the boy babies live. – Blessings, Richard.

Thank you to all who support this outreach with prayer and finance, we could not do this without you.

Every blessing from the team & trustees.