Easter

Many centuries before Jesus was even born the cross was used as a means of torture and death.

Jesus was also to be tortured on the cross.  A crown of sharp thorns was placed on his head and he was nailed to the cross.  He hung there for many hours until finally he gave up his spirit.

When Jesus died on that cross it took on a whole new meaning. God had given His only son, Jesus, to die in order that we could have all our sins forgiven.

This Easter time think about the true meaning of Good Friday and what Jesus did for us on the cross.

Easter Sunday, the day He rose again, shows us that we too can have eternal life in heaven.  For this to happen we need to ask Jesus into our lives and we will receive forgiveness for our sins.  We can never repay Him for the sacrifice He made but we can try and lead the sort of life He would want us to by following Him.

Shared Vision

As a direct result of the Church away day the concept of Whole Church Ministry has been adopted.  This will take the form of up to six different teams covering every aspect of the work of the fellowship. Each team will comprise of at least three people and each team will have a direct focus.  The Ministry team¹s focuses are Visitation, Prayer, Outreach, Music, Youth and Ministry.



Three of these teams are now able to operate, these being Prayer, Outreach and Visitation. It would be wonderful if we were able to operate all six, so if you are feeling led or called to serve the fellowship on one of these teams please contact me, or another member of the pastoral team. There will be more news in the next edition of the Lighthouse, please pray that the Lord will use these different teams to build up His people and to allow individual gifts to be developed.
                       
Eric Blowes