LIFEWELL CHURCH
E-NEWSLETTER
Sept 2013 – Issue 129 - E-Issue
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God saved
you by his grace
when you
believed. And you can*t take credit for this;
it is a
gift from God.
Salvation
is not a reward for the good things we have done,
so none of
us can boast about it.
For we are
God*s masterpiece.
He has
created us anew in Christ Jesus,
so we can
do the good things he planned for us long ago.
Ephesians 2:8-10 [NLT]
This year celebrates our 90th Birthday!
We're going to celebrate it this October.
In 1923 the church started out as Mission Church. When the new
building opened in 1954 it became known as Pentremalwed Church. Over the
years God has brought our church through some great times and some challenging
times and many lives have been touched through the ministry of Pentremalwed
Church.
Pastor Lloyd used to say "hats off to the past and coats off to the
future!" We celebrate all that our history speaks of but we have a future
and a destiny to take hold of!
I believe God has given me John 4:1-42 as a picture of our church on into
the future.
Jesus meets a woman at the well and it changes her life! There's
teaching and worship and prayer (talking to Jesus) There's talk of his return
and then evangelism as she takes the good news into her town... It's
church.
I believe our church is to be like a well where people meet with Jesus have
their lives changed and... it bubbles over into eternal life!!!
I'm excited about it. We as a leadership are excited about it and we're
asking you to pray about it. To bring it all together and make the
statement clear in a prophetic stance, we are proposing that we take on the name
LIFEWELL CHURCH.
A well where people find new and eternal life in Jesus. I've already
spoken to many of you and the response has been overwhelmingly positive.
Think about it pray about it!
Talk to me about it and as part of our services on Sunday 22nd Sept 2013,
we will decide if our future is to be fulfilled through our church (You and me)
taking on the vision and name of
LIFEWELL CHURCH?
Jesus & the rich young man (part 2) - Matt
19:16-30.
And everyone who has left
houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother
or wife or children or fields
for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal
life.
But many who are first will
be last, and many who are last will be first.
Matthew 20:14.
[NIV]
Last month we looked at the
story of the rich young ruler asking how to have eternal life, but not being
willing to pay the price. Straight after that story, Peter pipes up "we've left
everything to follow you". Jesus replies "Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all
things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed
me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel..."
There was going to be a reward! Jesus continues...
"...And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother
or wife or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much
and will inherit eternal life..." There's a reward for EVERYONE who leaves anything for
Christ! A hundred times as much and eternal life. The cost doesn't compare
to the reward. But I don't
know if Jesus saw what was going through some hearers heads but he then
says "But many who are first will be last, and many who are last will be
first. " Before you make it a competition of who's to expect the greatest
reward... HE'S WORTH
IT!!! (...To be
continued)
The Leprosy Mission is an
international Christian charity with almost 140 years of experience. Through The
Leprosy Mission*s global family they serve a population of 305 million people in
around 30 leprosy-affected countries.
As you're probably aware,
Leprosy is an infectious disease which attacks the nerves. If treated early,
there is less likelihood of long term damage but if treatment is delayed, the
person may develop permanent nerve damage and disability. So many people with
leprosy experience injustice throughout their lives. Intense discrimination and
the ignorance of others can affect a person's family life, livelihood and place
in their local community. The Leprosy Mission aims to demonstrate the Love of
Christ by working to eradicate the causes and consequences of the disease.
If you would like to give to Missions just place
your Missions gift in an envelope marked Missions and drop it in collection any
time along with your Tithes and Offerings. Each month, you can read a little
more about Christian Mission organisations and what they do!
PLEASE PRAY...
1. For the desperate
situation in Juba
and Malek, South Sudan and for people affected by leprosy who have been
displaced and have no basic facilities * food, water or
sanitation.
2. For The Leprosy Mission in
Ethiopia to get permission to work soon. It is a country of high leprosy needs,
with over 4,000 new cases diagnosed every year and more than 5,000 people living
with permanent leprosy related disability and poor socio-economic status.
3. On International Literacy
Day (8th September), pray for all those who do not have the opportunity to go to
school, particularly the leprosy-affected who are often marginalised because of
leprosy. Pray that governments and authorities will recognise the advantages of
education, particularly for children as a way of escaping poverty.
SPECIAL EVENTS
RELEASE INTERNATIONAL ROADSHOW
7pm
Sat 7th Sept, at Tabernacle United Reformed Church,
Newton Road, Oystermouth SA3 4NH
HARVEST SERVICE
3:30PM Sunday 15th Sept at Pentremalwed
Church
Followed by a buffet
tea.
LIFEWELL VISION DECISION
DAY
Sunday 22nd September
ANDREW SMITH AT SPRING TERRACE
11am Sun 29th Sept at Spring Terrace AOG, Swansea.
Andrew Smith is the AOG area leader for Scotland
JOHN 4 VISION
SPECIAL
3:30pm Sunday 29th Sept
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
23rd Mark & Sue Williams
Congratulations
SEPTEMBER
BIRTHDAYS
8th Vicky Williams
11th Nathaniel Parker
14th Linda Willis
15th Joshua Ellens
18th Courtney Taylor
18th Chris Screen
WEEKLY
SERVICES
SUNDAY
10:30am - Morning Service
3:30pm The O-Zone Family
Service
WEDNESDAY
7pm - Prayer Meeting
THURSDAY
9:15am – 11:15am - Coffee Morning/Parent
& Toddler
FRIDAY
7:00pm - 8:00pm - R-Gen Youth(Ages
11+)