Do I Abide In God?

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Update From Your Pastors

Dear Welling Church family,

Over the past few years our church has been a part of Spark in the Park. Spark is an outreach for families that takes place in Danson Park each summer holiday for one week. This year, Spark in the Park is going to be online and will be providing families lots of fun to be had at home. Spark at Home will have activity sheets, crafts, videos, fun talks, songs, & things to do when you're out and about for your daily exercise! Each day they will post all the daily activities at 11am, for both kids and teens.

One way our church is participating with Spark at Home this year is serving as a treasure map location. This means that if you go to Sparkinthepark.org.uk and download the treasure map, it will guide you to our church building and many other places across Welling and Bexleyheath. At each location there will be an activity or something interesting to see.

Monday 27 July to Friday 31 July from Noon to 6PM, our church will be having 3 activities each day in the front of our building. You can visit WellingChurch.com/Spark to find out all the details. We will have “The Hang Out” where you bring a piece of cardboard, that you have either written or drawn what you would want to do if you could hangout with God. A “Gratitude Graffiti Mirror” where you can write out what you are thankful for. Lastly, we will have a new game everyday (social distancing will be practiced).

  • Obstacle Course

  • Don’t Touch The Lave

  • Scavenger Hunt

  • Air Cannon

  • Chalk Maze Quiz

Our church is also participating with Spark at Home this year by providing 2 of the 5 videos for both kids and teens.

We pray that this will not only be a great week of games and lessons for the families of Welling Church but also for many others in the community.

The Elders:

Tarl Reeves, Justin Rhoades, & Joshua Bell

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Prayer Points

  1. DD and his family, as DD’s mums funeral is this Friday.

  2. Praise for Marco’s hand is healing well.

  3. Women’s Bible study this Sunday at 6PM in-person and on Zoom.

 

Ministry Opportunity

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Last Sunday night was a time for the men as we got together in-person for Bible Study. Ladies, we would like to encourage you to invite someone to come with you to the Women’s Bible Study this week.

Women’s - 26 July at 18:00

Both in-person & Zoom

 

Weekly Devotional

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Vital Signs of Saving Faith

Question 3: Do I abide in God?

1 John 3:23, 24

23 And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. 24 Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.

The word “abide” means to remain or continue. “Remaining in God” is evidence that salvation has already taken place and not vice versa. The evidence of salvation is continuing in His service and in His teaching. The abiding believer is the only legitimate believer. Obedience to God’s Word, being led by the Spirit, and loving others are three manifestations of the believer who abides in God.

I. Obey God (1 John 3:24a)

24c Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him.

John 14:21 - We prove our love through obedience.

James 1:22-25 - We are blessed through our perseverance.

II. Led by the Spirt (1 John 3:24b)

24b And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.

John 14:15-17 - The Spirit is our Helper.

Romans 8:12-17 - The Spirit bares witness of our adoption.

III. Love Others (1 John 4:12)

12 No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us and his love is perfected in us. 13 By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit.

John 15:1-11 - Keeping God’s Word is evidence of our love.

Romans 12:9-21 - Caring for others is proof of our love.

Questions

  1. I am abiding in God by trusting in His Word?

  2. I am being led by the Spirit and proving that I am remaining in God.

  3. Does the way I treat others testify to my relationship with God?