From P. J.: Scripture helps us defend our faith. The apostle Peter instructs believers to be ready with an answer for our hope and faith in Jesus. Scripture also helps form our character. Paul makes it clear that the Word of God is alive, active, and pierces our souls. And since God’s Word is so powerful, we should commit some passages to heart so God can work in and through us.
February 9 - Psalm 69:13 - I pray to you, O Lord, in the time of your favour; in your great love, O God, answer me with your sure salvation
John Creech will be here on 22nd February.
Most of you will have heard by now that Joan Green passed away during the night of Tuesday/ Wednesday. She had spent Tuesday in contact with many members of her family, either in person or on zoom. There is no news about the funeral yet.
The funeral of Elizabeth Hendy will take place on Friday 20th February at 10am in the small chapel at Westerleigh Crematorium.
The Kingswood Foodbank is in need of fruit juice, dried lentils, custard, crisps, tins of fruit, crisps and cartons of long-life milk. Thank you very much.
Today is Racial Justice Sunday. It is a day for everyone to reflect on the importance of racial justice, to give thanks for the gifts and beauty of human diversity, and to commit to end racism and acts of discrimination. The theme this year is Love Your Neighbour. It looks at how the Bible provides a blueprint for a world where everyone belongs and is loved and valued for who they are, not what they look like. Racial Justice Sunday was founded by the Methodist Church, following the murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993, and became an ecumenical event in 1995.
Warm Space week will run from Monday 16th to Friday 20th February (school half term week). 10am to midday each day, games, jigsaws and refreshments (and heating on).
A Circuit Service will be held on 31 May. An opportunity for churches all over Bristol to worship together.
Lectionary 8th to 14th February. Isaiah 58.1-9a,(9b-12); Psalm 112; 1 Corinthians 2.1-12, (13-16); Matthew 5.13-20. Standing up for justice. The opening of this chapter of Isaiah begins with a reminder of what is at the heart of true worship and then proclaims a call to stand up for justice and equality. Jesus, in Matthew’s Gospel, echoes this appeal for genuine, righteous ways of living. Coupling these passages together reminds us that Jesus’ bid to be salt and light was not new teaching, but a reminder to understand the message of the prophets. This week think about the ongoing need for us to stand up for justice.
The purpose of Kingswood Methodist Church is to respond to God's Love in Christ and to live out that love in God's world.