Encouragement

SO this seems like it just might be my last blog before Christmas, who knows i may do one next week so keep looking :)  SO last week was a good week, we had an assembly tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday and Friday at one of the schools we go to, this was in ordser to advertise our lunch club, we spoke about the True meaning of Christmas to over 800 pupils in this week, and when we had out lunch club, we could see the difference as ther was alot more peopel popping there head into the room we were in, so a very succsesful week!  so what else happened this week? well we were able to talk to lots of other schools about what christmas really is... and that CHRISTmas is about christ, i did something called the offereing talk at our youth evennt Friday, and talked about why giving is so important!  i also had a chance to play with a group of people from a place not far dowen the road, and they were doing an event called 'the chirstmas lie' this was about people who love christmas but not for the right reason, and what chrsitmas was all about, so it was a worship event with a bit of a talk in the middle! was great, and 3 people gave there lives to Jesus and was just a great event and really well done! we also had our second meeting with our new christians group, which was great another two people came this week so was great to chatting and learning about gGod with people who are seeking God more and more! this week i have also been planning my new house group for 15-18 year old so we have baught a few bits and bobs for it, and started advertising it proporly to the right people, so things are looking exting for this group after christmas that is starting!


I was really encouraged this week.... i sent a message to two friends asking them to send me bible verse's just randomly, no explanation and they ended up being very similar to each other! they both spokje about looking to God first in all things, and remaining happy in all situations! this was really good for me, because as i look around to lots of different people in the world, and see the opporunities people are getting and the situations that people are being placed in, and i wish i was like them , i wish i could be in there boots rather then my own! but i feel that God was trying to say to me that i should be happy and be glad in what im doing! in phillipians 4v6 it says 'Don't worry about anything instead, pray  about everything, tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done' this very week i was told by someone that they fast once a week in order to spend time praying and speaking to God and asking him for help and praising him and so on... so i really feel like this is something im going to start doing in the new year... i will prayt to god overf the christmas period and ask him if this is what i should be doing, and if so what day shouyld i do it? so im really going to be seeking God first this christmas and hoping that i can keep chirstmas this year what is really should be about CHRISTmas!!!!!!!!!!

Even If People Appose You....

Soooooo! this week again has been a great week....   It started off being a very busy week which just got worse and worse with alot of things but it ended really well! my highlight was doing and leading a 'new christians' Bible study at my church! there was 6 of us and went really well,  people seemed to get alot out of it! we did it on Seeking God first in all situations so not just when times get hard but at all times :)  I also got to go to Family Friday which is a family event at my church Mount Zion which was Christmas Unwrapped so was awesome just going into the bible in a family and fun way so was great to see many off my youth there and many people who wouldn't normally come to church!  then i managed to go home on Friday evening and spent a busy weekend at home! firstly being put on a Christmas parade as Joseph (had a drawn on beard and everything!!!!) then spent the day with a good friend catching up ... then was at passion praise in the evening worshiping god with many other people from the area! then on the Sunday was church followed by a dedication meal for a good friend of mines Daughter! was great to spend the weekend at home and see people again and just yeah was awesome!!


People may not kill us for witnessing about Christ, but they may let us know they don't want to hear the truth and try to silence us. Keep honoring God in your conduct and words ; though many may turn against you and your message, some will follow Christ, Remember, Stephen's death had a profound impact on Paul, who later became the world's greatest missionary. even though who oppose you now may later turn to Christ' 


we as a hub (east Lancashire) are studying Acts this year so this week were studying Acts 7 and in my study bible i found this quote! and i think its amazing to hear.... even if people appose us, if people may not physically or verbally abuse us but may emotionally abuse us by not speaking or ignoring us that doesn't matter, stay true to God stay true to what you believe in and what you know is true and one day a miracle may happen like what happened to Saul Later called Paul...  A man who hunted and executed Christians who later wrote many of the books of the New testament and became the greatest missionaries ever to live. remember everything is possible if God is on our side ' Romans 8 v 31 If God is for us then who can ever be against us' 'acts 5vs 39 'if this is from God, you will not be able to overthrow them'




Have a great week :)