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Advent 3- The Sunday of Love Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
	During the first three Sundays, -and weeks- of Advent, Christians around the world focused on the themes of Hope, Peace, and Joy as essential aspects of our faith. Now, that we have arrived at the final week of this season, we complete our spiritual journey and preparation for Christmas by focusing on Love. The miracle of Christmas is the wonderful love of God which was poured out into this world and into every heart that is ready to receive Jesus. He is the love of God in human form, the Love Incarnate, the embodiment of God’s love. The love of God, Jesus, breathes life into the deepest part of our broken and wayward hearts. It changes and transforms us into a new being, a new creation. How comforting and empowering to know, to embrace, and be embraced by this amazing love. Amid our loneliness, confusion, pain, grief, hopelessness, and disillusionment He comes and in Him, we find acceptance, understanding, healing, hope, peace, and joy. Jesus is, indeed, the greatest gift of all! The priceless gift, the gift that is freely given, the gift that is so much needed please click here for more information (PDF file)

Advent 3- The Sunday of Joy Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
	The Season of Advent reminds us of the importance of spiritual preparedness, of the readying of our hearts and minds for the life-transforming presence of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. On the 1st Sunday in Advent, we lit the candle of Hope in our churches as a reminder that as followers of Jesus Christ, we are the people of hope. On the 2nd Sunday in Advent, we lit the candle of Peace as a reminder that we are the people of a special kind of peace, one that transcends all understanding. The 3rd candle today reminds us that we are also the people of joy. Joy is fundamentally different from happiness. Happiness is a temporary feeling dependent on favorable circumstances and events that seldom last and can change quickly. Joy, on the contrary, is a choice, a decision of our inner being, the recognition and appreciation of God’s presence in our lives, the treasuring of our relationship with God. In addition to this, it is also the recognition of God’s many favors to us, the celebration of God’s goodness and love, forgiveness and mercy, God’s gifts, promises, and countless blessings. In our fallen world, almost everything is about chasing the promise of happiness in some way or another and many lives are ruined directly or indirectly in its relentless pursuit. Let us remember not to fall into the same trap. please click here for more information (PDF file)

Advent 2 - Peace Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
	The Season of Advent reminds us of the importance of spiritual preparedness, of the readying of our hearts and minds for the life transforming presence of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. On the 1st Sunday in Advent we lit the candle of Hope in our churches as a reminder that as followers of Jesus Christ we are the people of hope. On the 2nd Sunday in Advent we light the candle of Peace. Jesus’ birth was announced by a great company of angels saying “Glory to God in the highest heaven and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” (Luke 2:14) But knowing all too well our sinful nature we may wonder if peace is possible at all. Wars, fights, conflicts, anxieties and stresses of all kinds mar our human existence on every possible level and there seems to be no respite from their destructive force. Today we are reminded that there is peace that transcends all understanding and that it is available to all of us through faith in Jesus Christ (Philippians 4:7). It is the kind of peace that the world cannot give, a peace that is more than simply the absence of conflict, worry and stress. It is God’s peace that brings a sense of contentment and gratitude; a sense of clarity and purpose; a sense of responsibility and mission even in the worst of circumstances. please click here for more information (PDF file)

The Season of Advent Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
	The beginning of the Advent season signals the coming of Christmas and so our preparations begin. There are gifts to buy, cards to send, menus to plan for, people to see. The four Sundays – and weeks - of Advent remind us of the importance of the spiritual aspect of this preparation, the readying of our hearts and minds, not only for the celebration of Jesus’ birth (1st coming) but also for His future return in glory (2nd coming) when He will set up His kingdom, judge His enemies, and reward the faithful, both living and dead. Advent is full of symbolism and meaning, which is also reflected by the themes of the four Sundays/weeks. please click here for more information (PDF file)

Jesus is Coming Back, Share the Good News While You Can! by Mr Michael Bowerman Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
	I have a boyhood memory of returning home one afternoon and not being able to find either of my parents. Now, I had been brought up in a Christian home, and one of the things I had learned was that one day, without warning, Jesus was going to come back and all Christians would be “raptured” – caught up with Jesus in the sky and taken to heaven, leaving the rest behind. I thought that was what had happened; my parents had been raptured and I hadn’t because I hadn’t received Jesus as my Saviour and Lord. It seriously frightened me to think such a thing might have happened and I hadn’t been ready, and this was one of the factors that convinced me a little later, when I was about 12, to accept Him as my Saviour and Lord. please click here for more information (PDF file)

Jesus The Once and For All Sacrifice by Mr Herbert Crawford Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
	Please read Hebrews 10:1-13 Our church has been focusing on A Culture of Evangelism especially in these difficult and trying times with the Covid-19 pandemic raging everywhere and where many are forced to stay home which is impacting the life and witness of the Church. Last week Sunday, we reflected on the Reformation started by Martin Luther in 1517 when he challenged the Roman Catholic Church with his 95 theses. This Reformation started a new wave of evangelism as people all over the world came to a better understanding of what the Word of God demanded from us as Christians. As we, believers try to engender a culture of evangelism, we must remember that lost people matter to God and therefore we need to be more intentional in our efforts to reach out to the lost and those who are groping in the dark. Our lifestyle and mindset must be one that demonstrates the love of God which was expressed for humanity through the death of His Son Jesus Christ who paid the once and for all sacrifice for sin and today He is seated at the right hand of God making intercession for us. This good news of the love of God in Christ must be shared by all of us who name the name of Jesus and especially now when so many people are afraid and petrified of the present climate in which we are living. please click here for more information (PDF file)

Every Life Matters to God by Ms. Camile Watt - Youth Minister Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
	Please read St. Luke 15:1-7 How does God show compassion for everyone? John 3: 16 says “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” The New Living Translation says everyone who believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. As the representative of the Godhead, Jesus displayed God’s love and affection to children when He said, “suffer the little children to come unto me for of such is the Kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:14) He displayed this same love and compassion towards the sick, the needy, the hungry, those that thirst, and those suffering from sin. He showed compassion to those tormented by evil spirits and those plagued with leprosy and scorned by others. He ministered to thieves such as Zacchaeus and to prostitutes like Mary Magdalene. please click here for more information (PDF file)

Reformation Sunday - Reflection by Rev Dr Yvette Noble- Bloomfield Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
	Please read Mark 12: 28-34 On this Reformation Sunday, we recall the journey of the Protestant and Reformed Faith since 1517 when Martin Luther nailed the 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. The genesis of the Reformation arose from the discontent Luther and others had with the form and nature of the Church to which they belonged. The Reformers opposed the hierarchical nature of the Church and the state, the abuse of money and power, the rampant injustice, and the lack of the true meaning of God’s grace at work in the lives of individuals, the church, and the world. Luther was not alone in his quest for truth and righteousness and the Reformation movement included reformers such as John Calvin, Heinrich Bullinger, Theodore Beza, John Knox, and Huldrych Zwingli. These reformers wanted to ensure that the Church did not embrace tenets that were contrary to scripture, and they wanted to make sure that God remained at the core of the faith. please click here for more information (PDF file)

The Call to Evangelism - Preservation by Mr Herman Wilson Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
	When we are converted to the Christian faith, we are brought from spiritual darkness to embrace spiritual light. We have been born again and have been sealed with the Holy Spirit for the Day of Redemption. We become a new creation in Christ Jesus and citizens of the Kingdom of God. Christ Jesus has become for us wisdom from God; that is, our righteousness, holiness, and redemption. (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:30). The things of the Spirit of God are no longer foolishness to us. They become understandable, and more so as we gradually mature in the Christian faith. (cf. 1 Corinthians 2:14 please click here for more information (PDF file)

Sharing the Good News by Rev Godfrey Meghoo Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
	Please read John 1:35 Have you noticed that if you keep up with the news daily that most of the news is bad news? There is much reporting on virus outbreaks worldwide, volcanic damage, forest fires, assassinations, war and crime, death of loved ones, abandoned children, and refugees seeking a better life. Sometimes, you are tired of hearing bad news. Newspaper publishers might tell you that good news does not sell. We all long to hear good news - news about peace between nations, good news about your children’s success in studying, and good news about longlasting and happy marriages. The constant stream of bad news tends to demoralize but good news will lift the spirit. please click here for more information (PDF file)