{"id":797,"date":"2017-04-09T20:26:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-09T19:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starbeckmethodistchurch.org.uk\/?p=797"},"modified":"2017-04-09T20:29:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-09T19:29:21","slug":"ministers-blog-april-to-may-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starbeckmethodistchurch.org.uk\/ministers-blog-april-to-may-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister’s Blog April to May 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Friends<\/p>\n

At the moment, we are part way through our Monday evening Lent reflections. It is a series of thoughts based on an idea of Christian Aid, looking at what it means to be a neighbour. We have had a different theme each week, all based on the verses of \u201cWhen I needed a neighbour, were you there?\u201d<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve heard some interesting Bible readings (such as Job 24: 1-8 (week 2 \u201cI was cold, I was naked\u2026\u201d) and a version of Mark 2: 1-12 by Hilary Faith Jones (week \u00a04 \u201cwhen I needed a healer\u201d).<\/p>\n

Christian Aid invite us to give..pray..act.. <\/em><\/strong>so at the end of each evening we are asked two questions to take away with us and that lead into our discussions; \u201cHow often do we ask, who is my neighbour? Can we do more to help\u2026.the homeless\u2026others to have faith in Jesus the healer\u2026.people in need\u2026?<\/p>\n

Our Lent reflections lead straight into those planned for Holy Week 10-14 April (Mon-Thurs 7pm at Starbeck and 10am Good Friday at Park Grove). We bring ourselves \u201cto a House of Prayer\u201d and follow Christ\u2019s way to the Cross and ultimately to His resurrection on Easter Sunday.<\/p>\n

Alongside this is planned a \u201cStarbeck Churches Easter Art Trail\u201d with St Andrew\u2019s Church, Life Destiny Church and Starbeck Methodist Church, also with Starbeck Community Primary and Nursery School and Starbeck Library.<\/p>\n

We will be displaying \u201cOne Friday\u201d posters that tell the story of Jesus\u2019 final day; 14 posters telling of 14 events that happen over the last 24 hours of Jesus\u2019 life, as told in the Gospels (see www.onefriday.info<\/a>).<\/p>\n

In May, Christian Aid continue their invitation to us to give..pray..act.. <\/em><\/strong>in its theme for Christian Aid Week 14-20 May. See their seven day devotional \u201cI was a stranger\u201d, focusing on refugees.<\/p>\n

Over these next couple of months, let\u2019s make time to reflect on John 3:16 \u201cFor God so loved the world that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life\u201d.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s give <\/em><\/strong>ourselves time and space to think about what this means to us, to our church, and to share God\u2019s love with others around us.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s pray <\/em><\/strong>for our neighbours, for ourselves, for our church \u2013 making everything we do underpinned by prayer.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s act<\/em><\/strong>. Let\u2019s make the Easter message real in how we respond to God in our lives:<\/p>\n

\u201cLord, I know what you require of me. So please strengthen me today that I may act justly, love mercy and walk humbly before you, my God.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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