Chads News - 10th October 2024
10 October 2024 12:00
Dear Church Family,
We had such a special time last Sunday as we focussed on ‘Accessibility’. The purpose was to let God’s Word shape our hearts and how we approach this subject on the basis of love not rules. As we expressed on Sunday, we are always wanting to grow in how we can best love those with additional needs and enable them to grow closer to Jesus, so let’s commit to that together and if you have constructive feedback or suggestions, we are always open. If you weren’t able to be with us please do catch up with the sermon online, sadly we had issues with the camera so there is no YouTube recording, but the sermon is available via the resources page of our website.
October is a busy season and there is a lot going on and a lot to share with you in this week’s edition of Chads News, so do read on for all the details. This Sunday we will be celebrating Harvest. Whilst we might not live so closely to the rhythms of crops and seasons (unless you are an avid gardener), harvest is a great opportunity to say Thank you to God and remember that all that we have comes from him. This is part of the good news, God is our provider and he is Lord over all creation. Harvest is also a moment as we look back, that we see how God has been at work steadily all along through all seasons. We are living in a time of high international anxiety, the headlines are dramatic, but the Bible’s good news is that through all things God is still on his throne and working for good for those who love him.
We will get a chance to think about God at work through tough times when we host Matt Britton and Emma Mould on Saturday 19th October to perform the book of Ruth, (details below). We get to partner with God in this through prayer and so do put our monthly prayer events in your diary and join in with that crucial aspect of St Chads life.
With love,
Richard