Evening all,
good to be together tonight - I enjoyed it. Felt very real and honest, which is a very good thing. I was encouraged, so thanks.
Harry stayed asleep for the whole time which itself was a miracle!
I enjoyed Paul's recital of Job 38. We had been talking about Haiti at the beginning, and I think some prayer in the worship reflected this. Paul prayed about Job trusting in God despite many challenges, so we got him to read it out a bit afterwards - you can read it here for yourself.
We talked about a very funny and helpful preach from C.J. Mahaney on Job - does anyone have a copy of this - even if on a tape I will transfer it to mp3 and upload for us to enjoy!
We experience great sadness as we pray for Haiti, but we also remember that God is faithful and just.
Less Community Group meetings to the end of March?
As Hazel reminded me on the way out, there is a LOT going on until the end of March - soup service every Thursday, High Calling ladies thing on Monday nights. I'll talk with Marianne when she's back about whether we might meet less often and focus on a snack and chat sort of thing once a month on a Sunday - maybe 2-4pm so it doesn't necessarily up the whole day. If anyone has any views on that please let me know - for or against!
Life Application
For those who couldn't be here, or those who were and wished we had more time to spend on the word, I have put the notes below....
Elijah – Man of Faith
1 Kings 17 v 1-16
John Groves Sunday 17 January 2010
Read 1 Kings 17 v 1-16
1. James 5 v 17 tells us Elijah was “just like us”. However, he was a man of great faith. Faith and Obedience to God’s word go together.
What can we learn about faith and obedience from this passage?
2. Elijah probably did not start off as the man of great faith we see in 1 Kings 18. In what ways would his faith in God have grown through this part of the story?
How have members of the community group found that their faith has grown through tests and trials?
3. God moves Elijah around quite a lot. In his preach John talked about being “poured from vessel to vessel”. Have any members of the group got stories about changes in circumstances or moves that weren’t comfortable but developed their faith and their walk with God?
4. God provides for Elijah but in some extraordinary and humbling ways. Do we know of any other examples, in the Bible or in our lives of God providing in ways we wouldn’t expect?
Pray for any needs in the group.
Pray for God’s provision for our Gift Day on 7th and 14th February.
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Yeah, agree about the frequency of meetings, but maybe it would be good to not meet every other Wednesday, but encourage group members to come along to the soup thing (I know Kate and I want to do that at some point) that week on the Thursday.
Sundays are actually harder for us as they're sometimes the only time to touch base as a family (nuclear, not church!) during the week.
Well done for all you're doing, bro!
Wed every other week until end March is the proposal - any other comments from people? Does this seem sensible?
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Ok I did blog after the group on Tues but it doesn't seem to be here?! It's out there somewhere!!
ok this really shows I don't know what I'm doing because that wasn't Jemimah but me so when you see 'Jemimah says' it's Jane!
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I've done it!!
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