Community Church HuddersfieldLoved into life and living in love

Miracles at the GatesFor the new season we have set out on, God prepared us by speaking to us about ‘the gates’. It is time to turn outwards as we are reminded of our mission to a broken world that needs to hear about the gospel of God’s grace and experience its power. The gates speak to us of both being sent out into the world, and of welcoming those who come through our gates into the church community. Going out and coming in, miracles can take place at the gates.

One of the first miracles recorded in the book of Acts was at the Gate Beautiful, where a crippled beggar ended up walking, and leaping and praising God (Acts 3:1-10). God spoke to Peter in an amazing vision that was going to result in the gospel breaking out of ‘gates’ that might otherwise have kept it locked within the Jewish religion (Acts 10:1-22). Significantly, an angel had first spoken to a Gentile centurion, Cornelius, who had then sent his men to find Peter, and they stopped at the gate to the house where he was staying (10:17). The Holy Spirit tells Peter to go down and speak to them – at the gate! The apostle realised that God was in this, and so he invited them across the threshold into the house. This generous hospitality was prophetically momentous for the opening up of the whole world to the gospel. And it was the divine appointment at the gate that made all the difference.

Then there was the time when Paul and his companions went outside the city gate looking for a place to pray and instead ended up sharing the gospel with a group of women (Acts 16:13-15) one of them being Lydia who was to be a significant figure in the early church. And so just in these few cases, we see it was at the gates, or as they went through the gates, that miracles happened. Miracles of healing, of angelically arranged divine appointments, and of new birth. Significantly also, these miracles were among those who religious people, of that time would have overlooked and dismissed – crippled beggars, Gentiles and women. But Jesus often reached out to just such as these. As we respond to God’s prophetic direction and are prepared to pass through the gates, or welcome people through our gates, let’s expect miracles.

Reflection

WHAT’S ON THIS MONTH?

WEDNESDAY 11TH MARCH

Gather for prayer and worship every 2nd Wednesday of the month. 7:30pm, Jubilee Centre

WEEK COMMENCING 16TH MARCH

WEEK COMMENCING 2ND MARCH

WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH

Come and explore various subjects together as a church family. 7:30pm, Jubilee Centre

Worship and inspirational teaching on ‘the lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. 10:00am–11:00am, Jubilee Centre

FRIDAY 10TH APRIL (GOOD FRIDAY)

WHAT’S ON THIS EASTER?

SUNDAY 5TH APRIL (PALM SUNDAY) TO THURSDAY 9TH APRIL

We will be meeting for prayer on each evening of Holy Week. 7:30pm–8:00pm, Jubilee Centre

WEDNESDAY 26TH FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 11TH APRIL

Care For God’s Creation – Daily reflections for the season of Lent.

SUNDAY 12TH APRIL (EASTER SUNDAY)

Join us as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus together as a family along with a baptism. 10:30am, Jubilee Centre

Easter Family Service

From March 2020, we are switching the 'Family Together' and 'Together for Prayer'

weeks back to their regular weeks.

MAKING MEMBERSHIP

COUNTCome and consider together

how to make our membership count.

WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH7:30PM JUBILEE CENTRE

#LiveLent offers readings, reflections and actions to helpyou live in harmony with God, neighbour and nature.

Join in with booklets for adults and children,download the app or sign up for daily emails.

“This Lent, we hope both adults and children might engage in God’s pleafor us to care for creation.” The Archbishops of Canterbury and York

www.churchofengland.org/livelent

The Churchof England

Lent Campaignfor 2020

Saturday 25th april9:30am – 11:30am, Jubilee Centre

This is a follow up to the pastoral meeting we held on 25th January and is for all those who attended on that occasion but is also open to any church family member with an interest in pastoral care.

The morning will give an opportunity for mutual support and encouragement and we will look at some of the practical ways we might respond to the output we gathered in January.

There will be a sign-up sheet nearer the time

HOW DOES YOURGARDEN GROW?

Our Debt Centre Community Links Coordinator (CLC) - Cherry is looking to retire after a good number of years in this role - so there's an opportunity for someone who has a few hours a week to spare to get involved.

The role is to promote our Debt Centre to potential referral agencies, GP’s, and the wider community.

Training is provided by CAP.

All promotional materials are supplied by CAP including posters, client flyers and referral brochures.

It's all very flexible and can be worked to suit the volunteer.

So if you like communicating with others about things you believe in, and have a little time to spare - I'd love to have a chat.

Contact Yvette on 07825 707 292 or email yvetterobinson@capuk.org

Vacancy – Debt Centre Community Links Coordinator

If you would like to contribute to the April issue, please let us know by Wednesday 18th March.

FAMILY FEASTSUNDAY 26TH APRIL

oureveryday

worldstories

This month’s speaker is Andy Dale

Fill a Bottle — Impact a

office@talkthru.org.uk

Hope Filled Baby Bottle Fundraiser 2020

Mother’s Day; 22nd March - Take a bottle home

Fill the bottle with cash / cheques

Father’s Day; 21st June - Return the filled bottle

Talkthru brings hope to local families by providing men and women with confidential counselling for baby loss, and pregnancy related issues.

In 2019, with the support of Community Church our

baby bottle appeal raised

Registered Charity 1122488

www.talkthru.org.01484 515137

£2818 Thank you

More Information Coming Soon

OUR FATHER’S HEARTA weekend of worship, teaching,

fun, food and family activities

FRIDAY 23 – SUNDAY 25 APRIL 2021

Cloverley Hall Christian Conference Centre, N. Shropshire, SY13 4PH