This year’s Easter Convention in London will focus on the freedom that was gained through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ;

• His Trial
• His Execution
• His Burial
• His Glorious Resurrection

Join with us in Paragon Chapel over the whole Easter weekend for meetings that can change your life forever, and bring the freedom that only Christ can give.

• Friday 2nd April 8pm
• Saturday 3rd April 7.30pm
• Sunday 4th April 6.30pm
• Monday 5th April 3pm & 7.30 (refreshments served between meetings)

You should point to the whole man Jesus and say, ‘’That is God.’’

Martin Luther (1483-1546) German priest and scholar.

Jesus is the God whom we can approach without pride and before whom we can humble ourselves without despair.

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) French mathematician, physicist and philosopher.

Do you wish to see that which is really sublime? Repeat the Lord’s Prayer.

Napoleon I (1769-1821) Napoleon Bonaparte. French general, First Consul

A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Preeminent leader of Indian nationalism.

Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne and I myself have founded empires; but upon what do these creations of our genius depend? Upon force, Jesus alone founded His empire upon love; and to this very day millions would die for Him.

Napoleon I (1769-1821) Napoleon Bonaparte. French general, First Consul

But what do you think?

Faith Like Potatoes (click picture for trailer)

Showing at Paragon Chapel on the 4th of December at 8pm

Based on the novel Faith Like Potatoes, this inspiring film tells the story of Angus Buchan, a South African farmer who suffers a series of seemingly insurmountable losses, but through an unlikely friendship with his Zulu farmhand and divine interventions, discovers the key to healing himself and learning to accept others lies in his unwavering belief in the power of faith.

On the 20th July  a fleet of minibuses and cars left East London for the beauty  of the New Forest, Hampshire; a far cry from the busy  streets of the metropolis. Our goal being the Annual Bible Conference of World Vision  for Christ’. Housed in four large Norwegian-style log cabins  (Lodges) deep in the New Forest, was an experience in itself. We were all looking forward to a time of blessing and to ‘hearing from heaven’ – learning the mind of the  Lord regarding our own lives and that of the life of our Fellowship.  The delegates came  from many different countries;  England (including Yorkshire!), Ireland, N & S., France, Ghana, The Philippines, China, Bolivia, Jamaica, and several other W.I. islands.

Dr. Albert Chambers challenged us night by night in his studies of the Word; taking as his theme the state of the church in general in our land, revealing the obvious need for Revival. Each time he aimed at the following: To Attract Attention… To Impart Information… To Impel Action.

He very adequately fulfilled his mission in the first two areas, but of course in the latter – that is up to us!  It is only on our return to church and family life that CHANGE will be seen. Even as the Bible exhorts, we must be doers of the Word and not hearers only; we certainly ‘heard the Word’ but now we must translate it into our individual lives, which in turn will affect our Fellowship, and if we follow on as he has taught us, change will come. May God grant that it be so.

After praying together at Heathrow Airport we waved off three members of our church group to catch the flight to Nigeria. Three days later Gerry Blezard took the same route as he left the UK to join the others in Nigeria.

In early July four from our church will be travelling to Nigeria on a ten day Mission  to the Orphanage administered by Sister Lara Adeyemo.

This year we celebrate forty years of full Gospel Ministry as World Vision for Christ and it was the express desire of  Dr. Chambers’ daughter Abigail that a team should visit Sister Lara as part of those celebrations, and to encourage her in the great work that she is doing;  her outreaches touch thousands of children in town and rural areas.  

The Team will comprise of: Abigail, Angela Owusu, Alexander Chambers, all young people, who are giving up holiday and church commitments for this venture. Also travelling with them will be Brother Gerry Blezard, a more fatherly figure. They have gone a long way to paying their own fares for this mission, to which they are keenly looking forward.

We share this news with, as  you will certainly be hearing more of it through a later Newsletter from Lara, and at the same time it is an opportunity for you to uphold them with your prayers.

They will be filming and photographing their time down there and we will share some of these visual aids in due course.

Thanking you again for your faithful support of Child Gospel Mission and wishing you every blessing in your particular part of the Vineyard.

FAITH

• Matthew 17.20  And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place;and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
• Luke 7.50 And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
• Romans 1.17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
• Romans 3.25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
• Romans 5.1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
• Romans 10.17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
• 2 corinthians 5.7 For we walk by faith, not by sight

World Vision for Christ has conducted open-air street meetings since 1969. Our most constant, long standing street witness is in the internationally known Petticoat Lane, in the City of London.

Another part of London, where we have work at is Ridley Road Market in East London. Almost 30 years ago we had a Bible Stall within the market – until changes to the market were made and we moved our stall to another area, however we continued our street witnessing; but climate in our country is changing. A few people in, so called, positions of authority are making critical decisions that are affecting lives.

On Saturday 2nd May 2009, our open-air group was moved on by a combination of “Market Marshals’ and a shopkeeper. The “reason” given were, trespassing and causing an obstruction, then that was changed…. We were not causing an obstruction… Finally, we were told the truth, but not without a great deal of searching and questioning. They do not want us in Ridley Market.

On Saturday 9th May 2009, our group went back to Ridley Market, but this time to talk to the people who actually make the market work – the general public.

We petitioned shoppers – telling them that the Gospel message being preached in their market was under threat.

Now we know that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes. The Gospel changes lives – it makes bad people good, gives health, happiness to all who embrace It in totality.

People stopped and signed this petition, and also showed their outrage at the way decisions are arbitrarily made with no consultation.

Of course, once again, our presence was taken exception to. On a public highway, we were told we “needed a permit” to hand out Gospel literature. We were also told to “move on” when 3 of us stopped to talk with each other. Are they, “the powers that be,” so worried about a group of Christians, that they have to watch 3 ladies and one pushchair, to tell them to move?