Dec 172023
 

GodPodJCWGVA

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
Winter 2023 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

God is in control
The Lord’s blessings to you all.
There’s a lot of talk about the middle east conflict, it has been going on for centuries brought on by
disobedience. Judges 2 v1-4 & 6 v 8-10 (Jesus angel of the Lord) Genesis 16 v 7, led them, fought
for them, fed and clothed them and they turned their backs on him.Numbers 33 v 55, they did not
drive out the inhabitants of the land, the land belongs to God and now they are barbs in their eyes
and thorns in their flesh. God has always taken the initiative, things happen because He chooses,
no-one can force His hand, He is in the arena of history, fighting for His loved one’s God never
speaks simply to convey information but to achieve results. He spoke and it happened, He
commanded and it came to being. Psalm 53 v 39 & Isaiah 55 v 11 the word of the prophet is a
statement of God’s intention combined with a demand for man’s cooperation.
Amos 3 v 7 & Genesis 18 v 17 surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing His secret plan
to His servant. Revelation 16 v16-21 God’s kingdom most certainly will come and His Will, will be
done. His plan from the beginning Isaiah 9 v 6.
Do not let your heart be troubled and do not worry about what is happening in our world today
because our Father God is in control and nothing can thwart His purpose.
Look to the great white throne and the Lord Jesus Christ who has conquered death and hell, make
no mistake the Lord will minister true justice and punishment to fit the crime.
As a nation we ought to be mindful and watchful as watchmen on the wall.
Please read 1Peter 1 v3-9 for comfort.
Have a blessed season
Mick

O Come Let Us Adore Him
(Definition) Adoration is often defined as praising God for who God is. In adoration, the Triune God:
Father, Son and Holy Spirit is the object of our worship and exaltation. We praise the very nature
of God, reminding ourselves that the Father is the most holy, almighty creator of the universe.
The carol sung at this time of the year, O come all ye faithful has the refrain ”O come let us adore
Him Christ the Lord”. This surely is what we believers are called to do every day to adore our dear
Lord. Having come to our earth for thirty three years Jesus understands our concerns and He was
offered up on the cross to take our sins away to give us eternal life with Him.
Jesus ChristWitnesses God’s Victorious Army
John 3:16
For God so loved the world
that He gave His onlybegotten
Son, that whoever
believes in Him, should not
perish but have everlasting
life.
That is the greatest gift of all! Whether we celebrate Christmas or not we can surely rejoice that we
have a Triune God who loves us.
May the Lord grant you His grace and peace.
Roy.

Trusting God
We have just finished reading the book of Daniel. In this we are told of three young men who stood
up for what they believed in, by refusing to worship a false God. King Nebuchadnezzar, at the time,
then orders that they be thrown into a fiery furnace to die. Because of their faithfulness, they
survived unharmed.
King Nebuchadnezzar’s reaction to this was “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and
Abed-nego. (14-26). In this we see the right way to hold on to our faith and beliefs, trusting God
with the outcome. God may miraculously preserve our lives, or he may not.
But this must not change how we respond to anyone who tests our faith.
God Bless Dave & Lin
Have a happy and blessed Christmas

My eyes have seen your salvation
Luke 2 25-32, And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man
was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him.And it
had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the
Lord’s Christ. So he came by the Spirit into the temple. And when the parents brought in the Child
Jesus, to do for Him according to the custom of the law, he took Him up in his arms and blessed
God and said: “Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, According to
Your word; For my eyes have seen Your salvation Which You have prepared before the face of all
peoples, A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles, And the glory of Your people Israel.”
Simeon had a very unique promise in that he was told by the Lord he would not leave this world
without witnessing the advent of the Messiah coming in the flesh. God was faithful to his word. We
may not have been party to that blessed world changing event but we can say each of us who
know the Lord’s calling that we have seen the salvation of the Lord in our lives.
1 Peter 1: 8 says;’ whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing,
you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory’,
We await a time when we shall see him as he is.
One day we will see Him: 1 John 3: 2 ‘Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet
been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him,
for we shall see Him as He is’.
At Christmas we remember when the king of kings entered our fallen world to show us the way
back to God and to save us. He so loved us that he laid his life down and took our punishment. He
has defeated sin, the devil and laid up for us the gift of life.
Our journey in this world may take different twists and turns but through it all God will keep us in
his love and receive all of those who have placed their hope in Jesus.
Praise God
We pray the our newsletters give hope and comfort in these difficult times.
May the Lord bless and keep you in His care.
From the team and trustees

 Posted by at 11:55 am
Dec 172023
 

GodPodJCWGVA

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 2023 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Greetings
God’s blessing to you all.
By God’s good grace we have just completed all the shows this year and it’s not been without its
challenges.
At Chale show on the Saturday, we had to fight against a gale and torrential rain and our marquee
survived and we all managed to keep safe.
Psalm 71v9 say’s “do not cast me off in old age, do not forsake me when my strength fails” and
v18 “now also when I’m old and grey headed, O God do not forsake me.”
I looked in the mirror the other day and saw that the muscle that was once on the top of my arm is
now underneath but praise the Lord.
Psalm 92v13 “those who are planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our
God” and in V14 ” they shall still bear fruit in old age, they shall be (fat) fresh and flourishing.”
Our great vine dresser will prune us to bear fruit for His glory.
Grey hair may slow us down but it shouldn’t stop us.
We continue to go out on the streets to try and make the invisible God visible, that “We may teach
transgressors your ways and sinners shall be converted unto you”.
We may feel like a bruised reed or smoking flax but He will not leave us or forsake us, He will give
us strength to serve.
Every blessing Mick.

Busy Summer
The Lord has blessed us with a busy summer season where we were able to attend both Chale
and Wolverton shows. Our face painters had lots to do as many children wanted their faces
painted, the most popular design was the unicorn. We welcomed Wendy who has joined our face
painting team.
We had many opportunities to witness for our dear Lord and we do pray that seeds sown will
produce fruit in it’s season. Saturday at Chale will be remembered for many years to come owing
to the stormy weather and the cancellation of the show that day. Sunday made up for the lost day
as the show was well attended. This year at Wolverton our site was placed near the canoe lake.
We were blessed as the weather was very good both days and again this show was well attended.
We continue to take our bus out on Tuesday Freshwater, Wednesday Wroxall and Thursday
Shanklin from 7pm. The Lord provides encounters with those who need Him in their lives.
Your prayer support is always greatly appreciated.

Thoughts on the letter of James
James tells us that there is the testing of our faith and this should produce patience. How often
when faced with various trials we take our eyes off the Lord and find ourselves floundering.We
turn this way and that rather than trusting that the Lord is working for our ultimate good.
I am not pretending that it is easy but we can trust Him as He has promised “Never to leave us or
forsake us”. If you are going through a difficult time then ask those you know who love the Lord
to pray for you and support you where needed.
Every blessing Roy.

Forthcoming AGM
Our annual general meeting is scheduled for Friday October 27th at 7pm. This will be online
rather than a physical meeting. If you would like to attend then please contact Roy Moul either by
phone or email as displayed at the bottom of our newsletter.
God’s Questions
We have all heard of the what is called a searching question’. It is a question that goes straight to
the heart of a matter and challenges your thinking with the effect that it requires an honest answer
even if it makes the responder uncomfortable.
God’s reason is to challenge us; to consider that state of our own hearts; to set us straight; to draw
us from ourselves and to meet with him. There are particular places in scripture where God asks
specific individuals or audiences such a question, but we see that these very questions also are for
us to consider.
Job asked the Lord questions about his suffering but instead of directly answering the question,
God asks Job a question. ‘Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?’ He asked Job
77 questions in all that covered the realms of cosmology, oceanography, meteorology and the world
of animals but they all stem from that first question.
God did reveal Himself to Job who came to know that the purpose of God is way, way bigger and
higher than we can fathom. Job replied that he spoke of what he did not know, things too
wonderful for him to comprehend. There is one that could answer God’s question on our behalf
who is qualified to say ‘I was there when you laid the foundation of the earth (see Hebrews 1v 10)
because he created it himself – John 1 v 1-3. Colossians 1 – 15-17.
He could also in his humanity identify with our suffering. He knew the path of pain, what it was to
be terribly alone, abandoned and falsely accused. The Lord Jesus Christ not only identified with us
but he stood in our place to deal with the very thing that caused all of the suffering and pain. He
took our sin though he himself was without fault.
God does not always answer our questions in the way we might expect or wish, but he has
answered our questions through the incarnation, life, death & resurrection of Jesus Christ.
To him be glory and praise, now and forever.
Thank you for your continued interest and support this we greatly value.
Every blessing to you and your families
From members of the trust and bus team

 Posted by at 11:48 am
Dec 172023
 

GodPodJCWGVA

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
Summer 2023 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Summer greetings.
Rev 3 v 20 Behold I stand at the door and knock, if anyone hears my voice and opens the door,
I will come into him and dine with him and he with me.
The time is drawing near to Chale show, always a challenge, no problem spirituality, physically
now that is a different matter.
The soil in the garden is ideal at the moment for seed sowing, not so good for growing them( lack
of rain),the show is also a time for sowing the seeds (the word of God).
It is sad that people are so indifferent to the things of God, how good and kind He is.
We should not be surprised they rejected Jesus’ word’s, he only wanted to do them good and even
in the book of Revelation how God gave them time to repent the trumpets were just part
judgement, but the bowls are God’s righteous wrath completed and still they blasphemed and
would not repent.
Jesus came to give us new life, like the seed when it goes into the soil it dies and is transformed.
That which rises is different to that which was sown, it is the same with us when we die to self, we
are raised to new growth in the dear Lord (and escapes the terrible day of the Lord).
Please read John 3 v 16,17,18,36. see God does not condemn us, we condemn ourselves by not
believing God’s kindness.
John 5 v 24 most assuredly I say to you, he who hears my word and believes in Him has
everlasting life and shall not come into judgement but has passed from death into life,
Hallelujah, wonderful.
I trust we are the right side of the door and NOT shut out.
Every blessing Mick

Chale Show (week end 5th and 6th August)
We are looking forward to the show, it is family friendly and always a good opportunity to witness
for the Lord. If you do attend the show please come and greet us as we shall be pleased to see
you there. We also hope to be at the Wolverton garden show in September.
Bus Outreach
We continue by God’s grace to witness on:
Tuesday. Moa Place car park Freshwater from 7pm.
Wednesday. Car park Wroxall from 7pm
There is always a welcome and a cuppa if your passing by.

Psalm 139
When I read this psalm this morning I was struck on how intimately God our Heavenly Father
knows each of us. What a blessing it is to know that He loves and cares for us. The price Jesus
paid for our redemption was indeed very costly, so being blood bought we should love and serve
Him all the more.
I love that verse which says Psalm 139:14 I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. We are truly blessed indeed!
Every blessing Roy
Garden Visitors
For a few months, we have had a fox coming into our garden on a regular basis, she now has 4
cubs. We have been feeding her, from a distance at first, gaining her trust over time, she now
takes food from our hand, and has started to bring her cubs in. She was fearful at first, but now at
7pm she is sat waiting for us, and trusting enough to bring her babies along.
This has brought to mind, Proverbs 3 v 5-6 saying Trust in the lord with all your heart and soul,
and lean not on your own understanding and he will make our paths straight.
We can find this one of the most comforting verses, when we are facing difficulties. Trusting in
God means we don’t need to do it on our own, he is our source of protection.
Psalm 37v5 Commit your way to the Lord, trust in him, and he will act.
We may not understand the difficulties or situations we find ourselves in, but God does.
God bless. Dave&Lin

Prayer Clock
Eph 6:18 praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, being watchful to this end
with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints NKJV. Thank you to all who not only
support us with prayer but also pray for all Christian outreach.
“When I stand before the throne Dressed in beauty not my own; When I see thee as thou
art, Love thee with unsinning heart; Then, Lord, shall I fully know- Not till then-how much I owe.”
Quoted by C H Spurgeon.
Help from the Psalms
Recently Psalm 46 has kept cropping up. We might be overwhelmed at the moment, with the
worry of things going on in the world, mental health issues, sickness, money problems. Fear of
what the future may hold. The psalmist was going through the storms of life, but we need not fear
as God is in control and said “ I will not leave or forsake you”. We will not have to go through
anything again alone for he is with us all the time. The first verse of the Psalm says God is our
refuge and strength a very present help in trouble.
God bless. Heather.
We do pray that our newsletters are a source of encouragement to you.
Every blessing from all the team and trustees.

 Posted by at 11:42 am
Apr 142023
 

GodPodJCWGVA

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

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Dear Friends and Supporters,
You may have been wondering whether the bus outreach is still active in our towns as our
newsletters have not included our itinerary.
I wish to confirm that we are continuing the outreach as follows:-
Tuesday Moa Place Car Park Freshwater from 7pm
Wednesday Car Park Wroxall from 7pm
Thursday CO-OP Car Park Shanklin from 7pm
Thank you for your prayer and financial support which we greatly value.
Every blessing
Roy Moul
Acting Chairman

 Posted by at 7:03 pm
Apr 142023
 

GodPodJCWGVA

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 2023 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Easter Greetings
Easter greetings to you all, once again the season for sowing has arrived, in Numbers 11 we
read how the people complained and the Lord heard it and was displeased. Again the people were
not satisfied with heavenly food as they craved and lusted for the food from Egypt. They soon
forgot the slavery and brutal whip of their task master.
Not satisfied with the heavenly manna and the kindness of God. God’s manna’s colour was
like bdellium (bedo/lach) white frost on the ground considered as a precious stone,
Rev2:17 please read: Israel had lost what God was doing for them, setting them free, making a
new nation, new land protecting them, feeding them, they could only think of what He wasn’t doing
for them, only about food that then sowed dissatisfaction.
The manna white stone are a foreshadow of the Lord, what we sow is not made alive unless it
dies, it must have the right conditions in Cor 15:3 5 as Paul likens our resurrection, but growth in a
garden seed placed in the ground will not grow unless it dies, the plant that grows is very different
from the seed that was sown, because God gives it a new body (1Cor 15:42) please read, what
was sown in corruption raised incorrupt, sown in dishonour raised in glory, sown natural, raised
spiritual. We are in grafted wild olive branch into the true vine.
I grafted my own tomatoes from old disease resistant root stock, sown both together, when a
graft is taken you grow on your variety from perfect root stock. Jesus is the perfect root stock we
draw our goodness from Him, our lily of the valley is starting to grow in our garden and will fill the
garden, and we are the fragrance of Jesus to God who are being saved and among those who are
perishing. Question? What kind of seed are we sowing, do we complain, grumble, murmur about
the weather, against the bread from heaven? We must be careful because He will hear, let us sow
seed that will last for eternal life in our risen Lord Jesus Christ.
Every blessing in His name Mick.
How strange that souls whom Jesus feeds with manna from above,
Should grieve Him by their evil deeds and sin against His love.
But ’tis a greater marvel still that He from whom they stray,
Should bear with their rebellious will and wash their sins away.
Author unknown

Walking The Cross Witness
It is with great regret that we will not be able to carry out this witness this year for a number
of reasons. It has been an honour to serve the Lord in this way for many years and we hope to
continue in the future should circumstances and health allow.
Easter A Time For Reflection
Now springtime is here, we see nature renewing itself with fresh growth on the trees and new
life all around. With longer daylight hours and warmer weather to enjoy we give thanks. Father
God has set the seasons for us as He controls all things. It is good to marvel at creation and give
thanks to Father God for His generous supply as He sustains all things.
The greatest gift God has given to mankind was His only Son who was born at Bethlehem as a
man to identify Himself with us. As the scriptures say “Fully God and Fully Man”. Long ago in the
garden of Eden when Adam and Eve fell into sin by their disobedience we have suffered as
mankind with the sin nature and this has separated us from God. We needed a redeemer! Jesus
Christ truly is our redeemer as He took all our sin when He suffered and died on the cross.
Without His sacrifice we would be lost forever. Every Easter is a good time to reflect, have we by
His grace grown in our relationship with Him or are we drifting?
The miracle of Easter Sunday truly inspires as Jesus rose from the dead and is alive in Heaven
interceding for all who call Him as Lord and Saviour. There is one question we all need to answer
is Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour if not, why not?
May you have a blessed Easter. Roy

Trusting God
Proverbs 3 v 5 tells us to trust in the Lord with all our heart and lean not on our own
understanding.
‘Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths’.
Do we do this? Do we find it hard? God knows what he is doing.
Why we should trust him: –
He knows better than we do (James 1-6). All things are possible with God (Mark 9-23)
He is worthy of our trust, and wants the best for us.
Do read the story of Joseph and how he trusted God. Genesis chapters 37-50.
God Bless, Lindy.

The Ascension
Act 1:6 Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at
this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” Act 1:7 And He said to them, “It is not for you to know
times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. Act 1:8 But you shall receive
power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Act 1:9 Now when He had spoken
these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight.
Act 1:10 And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood
by them in white apparel, Act 1:11 who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into
heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner
as you saw Him go into heaven.” From NKJV.
Have a very happy and blessed Easter from the Team and Trustees.

 Posted by at 6:52 pm
Apr 142023
 

GodPodJCWGVA

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
Winter 2022 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Greetings
Here we are again coming to the close of another year, we thank the Lord for the opportunity to take part in the shows, a real blessing.
It’s a wonderful time in history when God so graciously gave us His beloved Son, amazingly at his birth 324 prophecies were fulfilled, what a precious gift to save us from our sins.
In Colossians 2v6 says “as you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord”, Paul uses the word rooted and built up in Him. Just as the plant gets its food from the root so we also receive our life-giving strength from Jesus, it would be easy to get downhearted with all that is going on within and without.
Proverbs 12v25 we see an anxious heart weighs a man down but a kind word cheers him up.
Proverbs 15v13 a happy heart makes a face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.
Proverbs 17v22 a cheerful heart is good medicine but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Jesus said “do not be anxious or afraid”; for a very good reason! endorphins can cause us harm.
A man’s spirit sustains him in sickness but a crushed spirit who can bear.
Proverbs 23v7 as a man thinketh so he is.
Proverbs 31v25 we see this wonderful picture of a lovely wife and mother; she’s clothed with strength and dignity, she can laugh at days to come, she’s free from anxiety and worry.
1Thessalonions v16 to18 rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Philippians 4v8 finally brethren whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy, meditate on these things.

Have a safe and blessed Christmas. Love in Christ Jesus, Mick and Annie.

Remembrance Day
How many these days truly spare a thought to the significance or symbolism marked by the November 11th, Armistice Day?
The powerful movie ‘1917’ and the recent remake of ‘All quiet on the Western Front’ and many more reveal a mere glimpse to the atrocities and sacrifices made by many, some no older than their late teens, who never returned again to their loved ones. Together forever they lay in fields far away along with those considered their enemies, each fighting for their own countries cause. The endless rows of poppies now grow abundantly above them. We remember above all Jesus who gave Himself for us and laid down His life that we may truly be reconciled to God and find true peace, ‘Greater love has no man than this, that he lays down his life for his friends’ – John 15: 13.
Even when on the cross Jesus uttered these words, ‘Father forgive them for they know not what they do ‘Luke 23: 34. Wars and hostility are a mark of our human condition and Jesus paid the price of our sin to give us hope and a future. We must follow Him and forgive each other – Ephesians 4:32,’ And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.’ ‘Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive’ Colossians 3: 13. Love from LV & NV.

Has Christmas Lost Its Real Meaning?
Many families this year will be hard pressed financially knowing that they cannot meet the needs and wants of their children. The adverts are geared to make us all want to spend and for many that means getting into debt using their credit cards. So, is Christmas about exchanging gifts and making merry at all costs? The answer of course is no. The real reason to celebrate is because of Christs birth, now that’s a real reason to be glad.
Whether we are rich or poor we all need to know that in Jesus through His death, burial and resurrection we can know sins forgiven and peace with God. That is a priceless gift, one that cost our Lord Jesus Christ His life for our sakes. So, whether you can celebrate Christmas or not, remember God’s greatest gift for He so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son for you and me. May the Lord grant you a blessed Christ-mas. Roy.

A Royal Throne and a Bed of Straw
This Christmas will be the first that we shall not hear the late Queen Elizabeth II give a Christmas day message, but it will be the first from her son King Charles 111. This has always been a time of reflection on the year gone by. A time to review the past and thinking about the future.
The Queen would at times refer to the true story of Christmas and her own faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Above all, the advent of Jesus is the true royal Christmas message. How many this Christmas will reflect on why He came to this world.? How many will consider the purpose of His mission to humankind? Or how many will ponder the offer of hope He came to freely give?
We live in a society and culture that has grown more distant and indifferent to the gospel or even the mention of Jesus. We find ourselves as it were in a post Christian world and we see the nations are in turmoil. Yet, despite this, the world can still be reached with the life-giving message of hope in Christ Jesus. We need the loving conviction of the Holy Spirit to bring the life-giving message of grace to those who are lost.
It is God’s work to bring light into darkness and give beauty for ashes, hope for despair, forgiveness for sin, freedom instead of guilt. It is the reason of Christ becoming flesh. The one who fashioned the cosmos, came to know the lowliness of a straw bed. He took on our frailty and came from the royal heavenly throne to wear a crown of thorns.
We who have put our trust in Him can lift up our heads. We may feel heavy of heart or downtrodden by the weight of life’s burdens and feel the overwhelming reality of our own weakness amongst all that is going on around us. Yet Jesus knows our deepest need and is the only one who can carry these needs. Let us put these things at His feet and remember He alone is able to carry them. He will work out all things together for good to those who love him – Romans 8: 28. – NV.

Have a very Happy Christmas and a Blessed New Year from the Team and Trustees

 Posted by at 6:47 pm
Sep 142022
 

GodPodJCWGVA

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 2022 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Greetings
Greetings everyone,
In the book of Jonah when God told Jonah to go to Nineveh he shot off in the opposite direction.
The Assyrians were a powerful and wicked nation and Jonah hated them, but he could not run from God. He boarded a boat for Joppa and God sent a great wind on the sea. The mariners were in fear of their lives; Jonah wasn’t worried as he was asleep and he would sooner die than go to Nineveh.
God sovereign work is evident: –
Chapter 1v4 wind v17 fish; Chapter 2v10 release of Jonah; Chapter 4v6 the vine, v7 worm, v8
wind. In chapter 1v9 we see Jonah’s first of three confessions,2v9 and 4v2.
Jonah had concern for the seamen but not for Nineveh. He said throw me overboard but the men
were reluctant to shed innocent blood but Jonah persuaded them to do so.
Chapter 2 we see he was drowning but the Lord provided a great fish to swallow him up.
Chapter 2v1 he called to the Lord; v6 was brought up from the pit; v9 He gave a song of
thanksgiving and confession; salvation comes from the Lord. Chapter 3 as soon as Jonah went to
Nineveh and spoke the words God told him to and salvation did come to them after repenting.
Chapter 4v1 Jonah was angry because he knew that this would happen as he did not want them
to be saved. God even supplied shelter for Jonah yet he was more concerned about the shelter
from the vine than God showing kindness and mercy to more than hundred and twenty thousand
people and many livestock.
Psalm 36v6 & Eze 33v11 – God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. Eze 18v21-23.
Jonah rejoiced in His mercies to Israel but only wrath to their enemies. Have a look at what Jonah
said to the Lord in Chapter 4v2.
Please read as there are only 4 chapters in Jonah and let us see where we stand. Do we weep
over lost items, animals or when we are swept away by sudden circumstances or, do we have no
compassion for the lost? Do we follow the Lord or run away from our commission?
God was glorified using one man to save a nation! Every blessing Mick.
Chale Show
What a great joy to have been at this year’s show. The show was well attended and so our face
painting team was extremely busy. To see a child’s face light up looking in a mirror after their face paint was such a joy. This was a great opportunity for Christian witness and many tracts were
given out and conversations made. We thank the organisers for enabling us to be there. We thank
the Lord for this great opportunity.

“You Must Be Born Again”
In John’s gospel chapter 3 verses 1-16. We have Nicodemus’ encounter with Jesus at night time.
Jesus said to Nicodemus “you must be born again”. Being born again of the spirit is absolutely
essential for us to have a relationship with God. It is the Holy Spirit who brings to life the scriptures as we read them and He also enables us to live a godly life in this fallen world. Again, the Holy Spirit develops in our lives His fruit as described in Galatians chapter 5 verse 22 but the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-
control (NKJV). This is evidence that we have truly been born again! Of course, these very fruits
are the true nature of Jesus Christ our dear Lord and Saviour. May we each reflect our Saviour’s
nature in the way we speak, live and witness to His glory.
Every blessing to you and your families. Roy
The Journey of life
As we go through life, we can become disappointed as we do not always get what we want – the
job, promotion, house, the place where we live; our health which can deter us from doing the
things we want. When we look back, we can often see why God has not given us what we want.
There is a reason – the job he has put us in, the place where we live, the promotion we never got,
which could have meant not coping with the job. Even health wise it is difficult to understand why,
but we know God is always with us holding our hand as we go through life. Heather.
A Royal Throne and a Finished work
Our last newsletter coincided with the platinum jubilee of our Queen and this time also we find that we are in the midst of history being written as Her Majesty Elizabeth II has passed from this
earthly abode to the heavenly realms to stand before her Lord and king. In one week, we had a
change of prime minister and a royal accession as her son, the royal heir, has been crowned King
Charles III. It is certainly a pivotal point in history and the life of this nation and indeed the world.
For 70 years Queen Elizabeth carried out her duties with dedication and service. She confessed
her faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and has now finished the work that was entrusted to her, so has
now passed on the baton. In this time of mourning, remembrance and celebration we may be
reminded that not everything stays the same. So many had grown up and lived as Elizabethans. It
seemed the dear Queens reign would go on and on. In the course of history, nations rise up and
are again laid low, dictators and conflicts come and go; monarchs have their allotted time and in
the case of her Majesty having such a central focus in history has now gone on from here and left
behind a changing world.
We must keep our eyes on the Lord of history who does not change and is not held up or subdued
by the things of time. As with the Queen, we His people are part of ‘His-story’. We remember the
Servant King who left His royal throne and dwelt among His creation, taking on our likeness and
identifying with humankind. He carried our sorrows and our iniquities and cried ‘It is Finished!’ He finished that work He came to do and He is our Lord, Saviour, High Priest, Coming King as well as the believer’s true friend. Has there ever been a monarch like Jesus who owned all yet laid aside His glory for his people and become a friend of sinners?
I love the words of the last verse of this great hymn, ‘I’ve found a friend, oh such a friend, so kind
and true and tender; so wise a counsellor and guide, so mighty a defender, from Him who loves
me now so well, what power my soul can sever? Shall life or death, shall earth or hell? No! I am
His forever.’ James G. Small 1866 – I’ve found a friend, oh such a friend (final verse). Amen.
Prayer: Father, help us to finish the race and to complete the work you have given us to do so
Jesus would be made known through the power of the Gospel, In His name, Amen. – N.V.

Every Blessing, the team & trustees.

 Posted by at 5:38 pm
Jun 172022
 

GodPodJCWGVA

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
Summer 2022 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Greetings
‘Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed because His compassion’s fail not, they are new every morning, great is your faithfulness’. Lamentations 3: 23.
The Lord’s blessing to you all.
When I get up in the morning, I sound like a breakfast cereal – snap, crackle and pop. Have you noticed as we get older, how the hills get steeper, the bus gets faster, the writing gets smaller, and the mirrors are not very kind?
This Easter, we desired to walk around the island with the cross for the first time in 3 years. My only problem was I am suffering from tendon trouble and so have difficulty walking.
All the years before I was able to walk in my own strength. This time was entirely different, physi-cally it was impossible but I said to the lads that we’ll have to see what happens when I put the cross on my shoulder. The Lord graciously allowed me to walk around the island with the cross and we had a blessed time sharing the Gospel with people. As soon as we’d finished, I couldn’t walk again and am still having troubles now, Praise the Lord! I thank the Lord for showing me that it’s in His strength that He is glorified.
I’ve been studying Jeremiah, one interesting bit (please look for yourself) Jeremiah 42v7,43v7,
44v28. When the captains of the forces asked Jeremiah to pray, it took Jeremiah 10 days to come back to them with an answer. Today we live in a superfast 5G world – chicken ding in 3 minutes in the microwave. Is there a danger that our church life can become the same? They weren’t in-terested in what Jeremiah had to say only to seek approval for their plan, not God’s direction. It struck me that do we seek God’s approval for our plans and desires rather than asking Him for guidance? If we make plans, are we willing to allow God to change them? And when we pray are we willing to accept God’s answer? We’ve no need to be afraid because God will give us the abil-ity to serve His purpose. ‘The Lord is my portion says my soul, therefore I hope in Him.
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him’ – Lamentations 3 v 24,25.
Every blessing Mick

AGM
Friday 1st of July at 7.30pm online using Jitsi Meet app. If you wish to join us that evening please contact Roy via email roy.moul@googlemail.com.
Bus Outreach
As from Tuesday 7th June we shall be out with the bus starting at 7pm.
Tuesday Freshwater. Wednesday Wroxall and Thursday Shanklin for the time being.
Summer Shows
God willing we hope to attend both Chale and Wolverton shows this year after a long break.

Sharing our Faith
In Genesis 1 verse 31 it says that “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good”. I had with my family the recent opportunity to stay on Lindisfarne (Holy Island). The views on the island were beautiful and listening to the bird and seal songs each day made us appreciate God’s wondrous creation. According to scripture “We also are fearfully and wonderful-ly made”. Many visit this island for various reasons. Some visit for spiritual enlightenment as Christianity was spread from there to other parts of the country. The monks had a mission to spread the message of hope that we have in Christ Jesus. As I reflect on my own visit to that holy place, what influence do I make in sharing the “Good news”? The Apostle Paul in his letters to the churches sought to encourage and build up his fellow believers. We too have been given the task, let us not tire of doing good and share our faith with those who need to hear and see in our lives the reality of living for Jesus. Take a look at Galatians 6vrs9 to 10. Every blessing. Roy

A Royal Throne and a Place to Stand
Over the recent Bank Holiday we have been celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of our long serv-ing Queen Elizabeth II. This jubilee stands unique amongst monarchs who have gone before and those who may arise in the future. It has not just touched our nation but also far and wide around the globe. The Queen has served faithfully now for 70 years. Many find hope and com-fort at this time with the joy and common identity we share. We have all grown up with her majesty as our living figurehead. It may also bring a sense of relief from the burdens of the world with a joining together of so many in remembrance of the royal reign.
As true as this is, Her Majesty the Queen herself has confessed her trust in our Lord Jesus Christ and she has her hope in a higher throne far above all earthly power. This is a throne to whom all must stand and give an account one day whoever we are. It is also to be said that no human endeavour, no rich and powerful person, no worldly kingdom or those with a brilliant mind bring us true hope and meet our deepest need.
Many have aimed and tried to fathom the mysteries of life and to answer our deepest questions. I think of one certain man from antiquity who lived and died over 200 years before the Lord’s first Advent. He wrote a book entitled ‘The Sand Reckoner’ and in this book he set out to calcu-late the number of grains of sands in the whole universe. His results were a minute fraction off of modern physicists. His other keen developments were around the study of leverage. From this, he is known to have been behind the enhancement of weaponry used in battles in the Ro-man era. As for his development of the mastery of leverage he is believed to have said some-thing like this: ’Give me a length of wood and a place to stand and I can turn the world upside down’.
While we would certainly celebrate someone of Archimedes calibre, we are pointed to the one who has already numbered every grain of sand and reigns over all as creator, judge and king, but also reveals Himself as the Saviour of the world. He was given a length of wood and a place to stand. He bore the cross at Calvary! Being the Son of God (though He Himself needs nothing from us) and demonstrating His love for us, He humbled Himself in our human likeness to complete what we could not do. Or any human ruler could do but to pay the penalty that was ours and bringing us eternal peace. Philippians 2: 5-10; Colossians 1: 13-20: Hebrews 1: 1-3.
While we gather to remember one historical Jubilee, we uphold an eternal Jubilee of God who through Jesus has cancelled our debt and redeemed sinners as His own. Whatever position in life and whatever situation we find ourselves in these troubled and turbulent times we know the dear Lord will finish the work He started in us. We can cast all of our care on Him for He cares for us.
Every Blessing, the team & trustees.

 Posted by at 6:30 pm
Apr 032022
 

GodPodJCWGVA

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 2022 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Greetings
“With loving kindness I have drawn thee” Jer: 31 vrs 3.
Greetings to you all in the Lord Jesus Christ.
We’ve had a lot of fellowship lately with Percy!!! (PERSEVERANCE!!)
It seems that life is one big fair ground, you try to get information and straight away you are taken for a ride on a carousel. An automated voice tells you that you are No 28 in the queue and for
training purposes, press 1 for stress, press 2 for depression, press 3 for anxiety; ‘our lines are very busy at the moment and your call is very important to us’!!! 2 hours later, blood pressure goes up, someone answers the phone to tell you that all the slots have been taken and you’ll have to call back tomorrow morning ha! ha! (PERSEVERANCE!!)
Isaiah says in 48 vrs 10 “I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction”.
Our infinite gracious God never puts us on “hold”, He’s always attentive to His children’s cry.
Paul says we’re justified by faith so we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, access by faith into His grace, unmerited favour, knowing that tribulation produces PERSEVERANCE!
CHARACTER and HOPE. Now hope does not disappoint because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
By God’s grace we shall endeavour this Holy week to walk the cross as in previous years. We would appreciate your prayers, this year will be a little different as we’re small in number and we’ll be walking on the pavements only.
The Lord willing, there will be street witness in St James’s square Newport on Good Friday. It will most definitely be PERSEVERANCE!! We offer God our weaknesses that He would enable us to fulfil the desire of our hearts to be witnesses for the Lord Jesus Christ. We purpose in our hearts but ultimately God directs our steps. 2 Cor 12 vrs 9. My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weakness.
May the Good Lord bless you this Easter, family, friends and loved ones.
Every blessing Mick.

Gods Faithfulness
Covid has left many people so fearful that they found it difficult to leave their homes or go out and
meet people, or go to the shops or Church as they would have liked. Also, with the different things
going on in the world and the terrible things that are happening in Ukraine at the time of writing this, are not helping, but God is also doing miracles in Ukraine. We all have different fears, some
irrational. One of mine for some reason was motorways, where to see our relations we need to go on three different motorways in succession to get there. I had to pray hard about it, and when God finally released me from this fear it made such a difference to my life and made me feel quite
joyous. Regardless of what happens in life, the Lord tells us not to fear, He will take care of us. In Timothy it says God did not give us a spirit of fear. David said in Psalm 34 verse 4. “I sought the Lord and he delivered me from all my fears.” May we seek the Lord and with his help overcome our fears.
We thank you for your continued interest and we give praise to the dear Lord, Amen.

Run With Endurance
Hebrews 12 vrs 1 & 2, Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of
witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which easily ensnares us, and let us run with
endurance the race that is set before us looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith,
who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the
right hand of the throne of God.
The writer of Hebrews seeks to encourage us not to give up as there is a great cloud of witnesses
urging us on. He also refers to our dear Saviour who bore great suffering on the cross to save us
from our sins and to give us who believe and trust Him eternal life. At the time of writing we are
looking forward to Holy Week and all that it means to us. Every time we share in communion we
remember our Lord affectionately until the day we attend that great feast the marriage supper of
the Lamb. What joy awaits us when we see Him face to face. Let us run with endurance so that we
may hear those words “Well done good and faithful servant”. Every blessing Roy

Gods peace in the turmoil
Praise the Lord,
Give thanks to the Lord,
His love endures forever
Psalm (106:1)

We can’t help but worry about things that are out of our control and happening in the world today.
Covid is still a massive worry for most of us, as well as all the personal circumstances we all go through. We can know and trust in a powerful God who can help us overcome these struggles, if we trust in him.
Philippians (4:6-7) tells us “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which tran-scends all understanding will guard your hearts and minds, in Christ Jesus”.
Love and blessings to you all – Lin.

Easter Outreach
The Easter holidays are nearly on us once again and it seems a long time ago since we were out and about in this way. We look forward to this year’s ‘Walk of Witness’ though reduced in number. Who knows what opportunities for gospel conversation the Lord will direct, but pray that He will certainly use this time for His glory and that seeds will be sown. The walk will take place from Palm Sunday 10th April to Easter Sunday 17th April, with a rest day on Saturday April 16th. On Good Friday we will be aiming to set up for street outreach at St James Square, Newport in the morning.
The walks will be through pavement areas only with the cross being transported between town areas of the island. We may not be able to do what we once did physically for the walk, but spiritually we make ourselves available and who knows that the loving, gracious Lord we serve may speak hope into the life of someone in need of Jesus .

Every Blessing, the team & trustees.

 Posted by at 12:42 pm
Dec 142021
 

GodPodJCWGVA

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
WINTER 2021 NEWSLETTER

Charity No. 1081578 www.godpod.org.uk

Happy and Blessed Christmas to you all
I have just finished the book of Job and I’m going through the Psalms and some of these are just as painful, look at Psalm 102 the writer was so distressed that he forgot to eat.
The Psalms were written between the time of Moses around 1440 BC and the Babylonian captivity 586 BC. Again its amazing how many reference’s there are to the Lord, it’s not surprising Jesus spoke about this in Luke 24v44, the law of Moses the Prophets and Psalms. It’s a way to describe the entire Old Testament that points to the Messiah, explaining His role as Prophet foretold in Deut 18v15-20. His sufferings were prophesied in Psalm 22 and Isaiah 53, His resurrection was predicted in Psalm 16v9-11 and Isaiah 53v10-11.
Here are some references in Psalms about the coming Messiah:-

Ref: in Psalms Ref: to Christ Fulfilment in NT
2 : 7 The Messiah will be God’s Son Hebrews 1: 5-6

16: 8-10 He will rise from the dead Luke 24: 5-7

22: 1-21 He will experience agony on the cross Mathew: 26-27

22: 18 Evil men cast lots for His clothing Math 27: 35 John 19:23-24

22: 15 He thirst while on the cross John 19:28

22: 22 He will declare God’s name Hebrews 2:12

34: 20 His bones would not be broken John 19:36-37

40: 6-8 He came to do God’s will Hebrews :10 5-7

41: 9 His close friend would betray Him Luke 22:48

45:6-7 His throne will last forever Hebrews 1:8-9

68 :18 He ascended into heaven Ephesian’s 4:8-10

69 :9 He is zealous for God John 2:17
69 :21 He was offered vinegar for His thirst on the cross Mathew 27:48

89 :3,4,35,36 He will be a descendent of David Luke 1:31-33

96 :13 He will return and judge the world 1 Thess 1:10

110 :4 He is the eternal priest king Hebrews 6:20

118 :22 He is rejected by many but accepted by God 1 Peter 2:7-8

Also take a look at Psalm 34:7 & Psalm 35: 5-6, then cross reference them with Genesis 16:7, the angel of the Lord (second person of the trinity), all these amazing prophesies are now to be enjoyed in our time. When we become born again by God’s good grace, we look forward to the coming of the Lord for a second time.
So let us rejoice and be glad at this special time of the year, when we remember the greatest gift given to the world, a Saviour Christ the King.

God bless and keep you all safe and well. Mick

An Answer To Prayer
A dear friend of ours Neil was diagnosed sometime ago with an advancing pelvic cancer
involving his prostate, bowel, pelvic wall, bladder and lymph nodes. He had already been given chemo and radio therapies including a colostomy bag. He was told that his life expectancy would be no more than three years. Last Wednesday he had to attend surgery called a pelvic exenteration and was told by the surgeon that the cancer had completely gone. Many of us had prayed for sometime that the Lord would restore him to health. We thank the Lord with Neil for his deliverance. We are so thankful that we can share this good news. So whatever we face let us never give up and keep trusting our dear Lord.

Christmas a time to reflect and rejoice
Last year our Christmas celebrations were extremely restricted owing to the ongoing Covid 19 pandemic. We hope this year will be different although that is unknown.
Whether we experience a near normal Christmas or not, we do have a good reason to celebrate in our hearts the wondrous conception and birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. We will never fully appreciate why Jesus should so humble Himself by taking human flesh as a babe and to experience life here on earth. We truly can be thankful that His purpose through His death on the cross was to give us salvation by His redeeming blood. Through His sacrifice our relationship with the Holy Trinity has been restored. We now by faith receive our sins forgiven and the promise of eternal life. We are grateful for His first coming and we wait for Him to return as He has promised.
May this hope give us much comfort. Every blessing. Roy

Bus Witness
You may be glad to know that we have started to take the bus out, we have limited the times out taking special care to wear masks, gel hands and restrict the number of persons on the bus at any time.

May God’s blessing be with you all , in Him, from the team & trustees. We pray that you may be encouraged in the Lord and know the peace of knowing his word in your hearts.

 Posted by at 9:34 pm