Do I Strive To Imitate Christ?
/Update From Your Pastors
Dear Welling Church family,
It was so exciting to be able to have our church building open this past Sunday! It was even better to have such an amazing turn out for the Davis family goodbye celebration. We had 45 of you come out to support them in their move back to America and together we raised £650 as a gift for them! We wish them the best and pray for safety as they move back to America and discover what God has next for them.
This Sunday we will once again be having another trial Sunday service at 11:00. If you would like to be in attendance to learn about volunteering over the next few weeks, please click the pre-book button below and let us know you are coming. For those of you who are coming, feel free to show up around 10:30 and after service we will have a quick meeting to go over details for volunteering on 6 September.
Kids Ministries
One of the more exciting things about reopening our church building in September to the public is the restarting our some of our kids ministries. Unfortunately, we will not be able to restart all our kids ministries so we thought it would be good to share what will and won’t be restating come September.
Ministries Restarting:
Kids Church (age 5-11) Sundays at 11:00
Secondary Adventure Clubs (age 12-16) Fridays at 19:30
Ministries Staying Paused:
Creche (age 0-2) not currently being offered on Sundays
Toddler Class (age 2-4) not currently being offered on Sundays
Youth Service (age 12-16) not currently being offered on Sundays
Primary Adventures Clubs (age 5-11) not currently being offered on Fridays
We look forward to having all the kids and teens back at church to participate in these 2 ministries. We will provide more opportunities as soon as the government allows. Till that time, we will continue to upload great toddler, kids, and teen videos for those who can’t make it to church.
If you have any questions please call Justin 07375 700198.
The Elders:
Tarl Reeves, Justin Rhoades & Joshua Bell
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Prayer Points
Sean as he is in hospital recovering from surgery and healing to get back to full health.
Ashley is having an out-patient procedure done today. Praying for a good result and quick recovery.
Sarah’s aunt has secondary cancer and will have to have a hip replacement operation done today.
Ministry Opportunity
We would love for you to volunteer to serve at our upcoming Sunday services in September. If you are interested in being apart of this please reach out to Justin (07375700198) or come this Sunday (30 August) to the trial service.
Weekly Devotional
Vital Signs of Saving Faith
Question 8: Do I strive to imitate Christ?
1 John 2:5, 6
5 but whoever keeps his word, in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him: 6 whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
The true believer continues to grow in Christ and pursue righteous behaviour. The way you know you have been saved is through the process of sanctification (becoming like Jesus). Jesus exemplified the obedient life and Christian’s are to imitate that obedience. A person who says he is a Christian cannot make this claim if he is not seeking to live as Christ lived. These 3 evidences will be present in one who imitates Christ.
I. He Keeps God’s Word (v. 5a)
but whoever keeps his word,
Psalm 119:105-112
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Jesus’ Example: Matthew 4:4 (Deut. 8:3)
4 But he answered, “It is written,“‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”
II. His Love is Perfected (v. 5b)
in him truly the love of God is perfected. By this we may know that we are in him:
Ephesians 5:1, 2
1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
Jesus’ Example: Romans 5:6-8
6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
III. His Steps are In Synch with Christ’s (v. 6)
whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.
Ephesians 2:1-10
10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Jesus’ Example: John 6: 38
38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me.
Questions:
Am I reading and keeping God’s Word by living like Christ?
Is my life a reflection of the love of Christ?
Are my steps in sync with the steps of Jesus?
