Tuesday 17 July 2007
This Sunday
This Sunday Paul Meiners will be preaching in the morning on Isaiah 6 and Kurt Peistrup will be preaching in the evening
We have new deacons!
For those of you who weren't here on Sunday our 3 deacon candidates were elected
Friday 13 July 2007
Summer Reading 3
We've bought 60 copies of 'The House that Jesus built' by Dale Ralph Davis and would love it if the whole church could read it.
It's a great introduction to the church and is only 60 pages.
It is so good we are literally giving it away!!
David Barnes plugs it for us
One Saturday morning a Roman Catholic approached the Book Table in Greenford Broadway. He was a bus driver. He was with a friend who he described as a ‘born again Christian’. He saw our leaflet and asked ‘So you are Presbytrerian? Where are your headquarters? A difficult 5 minutes of explanation followed. How I would have liked to have something like this little book available.
This is a 55 page pocket size introduction to Presbyterian Church life and beliefs, aimed at enquirers and young Christians. The essentials of the Reformed Faith are set out briefly under such headings as ‘The Bible is entirely true’, ‘the Cross is absolutely central’, ‘Grace is utterly incredible’, ‘God is really big’, ‘Disciples are continually secure’, ‘Life is wholly holy’. (I leave it to you to supply the more traditional formulae).
The (Our) church is then described as ‘A Bible church,’ ‘A local church’ followed by a section on what church is and the meaning of ‘Presbyterian’ and ‘Reformed’ and a short section explaining to the reader what he or she needs to do to make it ‘my church’. Including ‘Do I have a ministry here’? Whilst brief, easy to read, this book is never superficial, and the amount of ground covered (and the questions raised) is very large.
A chapter, ‘How Christians live’ deals with the means of grace, the Word, the Sacraments, prayer, worship, and Christian fellowship.
The final chapter briefly explains the gospel and challenges the reader to faith.
It was originally written for a specific local church in the USA. It comes warmly recommended by our friend Willie Phillip, and I would like to add my recommendation. I think it is better for Christians than an enquiring unbeliever, their being more Christian jargon than I would like for the latter, but if a reasonably intelligent friend wanted a short introduction to Presbyterianism I would be more than happy to give it to them.
One Saturday morning a Roman Catholic approached the Book Table in Greenford Broadway. He was a bus driver. He was with a friend who he described as a ‘born again Christian’. He saw our leaflet and asked ‘So you are Presbytrerian? Where are your headquarters? A difficult 5 minutes of explanation followed. How I would have liked to have something like this little book available.
This is a 55 page pocket size introduction to Presbyterian Church life and beliefs, aimed at enquirers and young Christians. The essentials of the Reformed Faith are set out briefly under such headings as ‘The Bible is entirely true’, ‘the Cross is absolutely central’, ‘Grace is utterly incredible’, ‘God is really big’, ‘Disciples are continually secure’, ‘Life is wholly holy’. (I leave it to you to supply the more traditional formulae).
The (Our) church is then described as ‘A Bible church,’ ‘A local church’ followed by a section on what church is and the meaning of ‘Presbyterian’ and ‘Reformed’ and a short section explaining to the reader what he or she needs to do to make it ‘my church’. Including ‘Do I have a ministry here’? Whilst brief, easy to read, this book is never superficial, and the amount of ground covered (and the questions raised) is very large.
A chapter, ‘How Christians live’ deals with the means of grace, the Word, the Sacraments, prayer, worship, and Christian fellowship.
The final chapter briefly explains the gospel and challenges the reader to faith.
It was originally written for a specific local church in the USA. It comes warmly recommended by our friend Willie Phillip, and I would like to add my recommendation. I think it is better for Christians than an enquiring unbeliever, their being more Christian jargon than I would like for the latter, but if a reasonably intelligent friend wanted a short introduction to Presbyterianism I would be more than happy to give it to them.
Evangelists Conference with Tim Keller
Tim Keller will be back in London to speak at the annual evangelists conference on Tuesday 9th October. It's taking place at All Souls and the cost is £20.
It looks excellent - here is the booking form
It looks excellent - here is the booking form
Thursday 12 July 2007
Chelmsford BBQ
The barbecue with Chelmsford Presbyterian Church is this Saturday, it'll start at 3.30 with food being served at 6.30.
There's still space so if you'd like to come get in touch.
There's still space so if you'd like to come get in touch.
Camden Town Church Plant
The offering last Sunday raised just under £4,000 for the church planting work which is very encouraging so a big thankyou to all who gave.
Friday 6 July 2007
This Sunday
This Sunday we will be having a thank offering for the Camden Town Church Plant, do please give as generously as you can to this work
Thursday 5 July 2007
Chelmsford BBQ
There are over 20 people signed up to come to the BBQ with Chelmsford Presbyterian Church. There's still time to sign up
Holiday Bible Club
This is probably a bit late but there's a holiday bible club planning meeting tonight, kick off 8pm
Wednesday 4 July 2007
Summer Reading 2
Grace – Amazing Grace by Brian Edwards, Day One Publications, 2003Normally £10 but at IPC - £8
“Grace is a many-splendoured thing. In this book, Brian Edwards takes the topic of grace and explains and illustrates many aspects of it in God at work in the lives of men and women. My mother and I enjoyed reading this together over a number of months and were sorry to finish it!
Edwards is a popular author, with a great sweep of both historical and up-to-date illustration of his themes and the lives of two great heroes of the faith crop up throughout – the apostle Paul and John Newton.
It is impossible to list all the aspects of grace he deals with, but from 16 chapters these are a few – universal grace (the term he prefers over common grace), forgiving grace, community grace, ultimate grace. Just try chapter one, and you’ll be hooked! This is a book which left us praising God and to which we intend to return.”
- Chris Hosier
Tuesday 3 July 2007
Funeral arrangements
The burial will actually take place at Greenford cemetry not Hanwell as I said below
Monday 2 July 2007
Prayer Meeting
At the prayer meeting on Wednesday Mark and Su Larson will be speaking on the work in Afghanistan. It kicks off at 8pm do come if you possibly can.
Cath's Funeral
Cath Benton's funeral will take place on this Friday
1.30pm at IPC
3.00pm at Hanwell Park cemetry
1.30pm at IPC
3.00pm at Hanwell Park cemetry
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