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'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind;' and, 'Love your neighbour as yourself'" (Luke 10:27) |
We Invite you to our Sunday Morning Service including Communion
Starting at 10.30 am with Celebration, Praise and Worship |
Our Speaker this Sunday
Pastor Terry Baker
at our 10.30 am Service
Terry's talk is
Pastors Terry & Juanita recently had the opportunity to be filmed as guests on a episode of
Today with J John
Don’t miss this exciting episode as Terry & Juanita share about
‘Miracles, Marriage and Generosity’.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR FELLLOWSHIP
AND ENJOY A TEA OR COFFEE AFTER OUR MEETING
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Sunday 5th May
The Great Commission Part II
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During term time, children will stay with parents to enjoy Worship in the main service then join Sunday Club from 11 am - noon.
Each Sunday enthusiastic children (ages 2-10) meet to worship, pray, play and learn about the Bible, the life of Jesus and how to live a Christ centered victorious life.
CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE OF THE CHURCH
If you are interested in helping, subject to the usual safeguarding checks, please contact the Church Office.
THE BIBLE SAYS
Start the children off on the way they should go and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22: 6
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On this first Tuesday of the month, if you are able,
we invite you to pray and fast.
Prayer Points for May
On 27th January we celebrated 22 years of River of Life Church and we thank God for His provision and faithfulness. Let us pray that our hearts and eyes be always fixed on our Lord and we may seek to do His will. May we long to see an abundant outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Revive us Lord we pray.
Please pray for Rob, Sarah and the family as they prepare to move to Felixstowe to take up the position of Lead Pastor here at River of Life Church
• Continue to pray for our fellowship to be united together in love seeking a closer walk with our Lord and opportunities to share the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ.
• Pray for Godly wisdom, guidance and strength for the Leadership Team.
• Pray for Israel and the peace of Jerusalem in these difficult and turbulent times they are experiencing. Pray for all who are suffering during this war in Gaza.
• Pray for the Government and leaders in that nation to govern with Godly wisdom.
• Pray a swift and peaceful end to the war in Ukraine, remembering all those who have lost their lives during this conflict.
• Pray for Ukrainians who have relocated to UK, especially those in Felixstowe. May we as a fellowship show love, support and kindness to all who come through our doors.
• Pray for resolution for all countries in conflict.
• May God protect our brothers and sisters around the world who are suffering persecution and the charities that seek to support them and remember those who have to worship in secret. Pray for those countries where Christianity is on the increase.
• Pray for our Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak and his cabinet. May they govern with Godly wisdom and integrity and with respect and concern for others.
• We ask the Lord's blessing and peace on all who are anxious or struggling in any way and need His healing touch in their lives.
May we continue to seek God’s face. May we keep Christ sovereign in our personal lives and corporate lives in the coming days.
NEWS AND EVENTS COMING UP
WHEN YOU PRAY GOD LISTENS
WHEN YOU LISTEN GOD SPEAKS
WHEN YOU BELIEVE GOD WORKS
PRAYER CHANGES THINGS - WHY NOT JOIN US?
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POP UP SHOP TODAY
Volunteers needed to serve refreshments for customers
please contact Church Office if you would like to help.
NEXT MEETING SUNDAY
19th MAY
MAY DROP ZONE NEEDS
NEXT MEETING 2ND JUNE
DUE TO MAY BANK HOLIDAY
LOOSE CHANGE CHALLENGE
Thank you to all those who have donated their loose change to this year's appeal
DONATIONS SO FAR £37.13 Thank you
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Ministry News |
Praise God for rescue of another Chibok girl
In good news from Nigeria, another Chibok girl has found freedom! Lydia Simon, and the three children born to her in captivity, were rescued by the Nigerian army. She is five-months pregnant with her fourth child.
The news is a timely encouragement for the parents who gathered earlier this month to mark ten years since the girls, all now young women, were taken by Boko Haram militants from their school in Chibok.
“Prayer is our only solution,” said Hanata Dauda, whose daughter Saratu has been freed but now lives in the government-run rehabilitation camp in Maiduguri. “If not for prayers, we don’t know what else to do, and with that we trust that, as God released some, He will release all.”
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Nigeria
World Watch ranking: 6
Meet Pastor Zachariah
“My prayer is that we should rely on God, because He is everything we live for?”.
PASTOR ZACHARIAH, WHOSE WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE KILLED BY FULANI MILITANTS
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How many Christians are there in Nigeria?
There are almost 103 million Christians in Nigeria, which is almost half the country’s population of 222 million. In the Muslim-majority north of the country, the proportion of Christians is much lower – this is traditionally where most persecution of Christians has happened – but it continues to spread further south.
How are Christians persecuted in Nigeria?
Christians in Nigeria continue to be terrorised with devastating impunity by Islamic militants and armed ‘bandits’ – particularly in the north and central regions of the country. The attacks are often brutal in nature and can involve destruction of properties, abductions for ransom, sexual violence and death. Believers are stripped of their livelihoods and driven from their homes, leaving a trail of grief and trauma.
More believers are killed for their faith in Nigeria each year than everywhere else in the world, combined. Men and boys are often specifically targeted, to undermine the growth of Christian families in the future. Women and girls face abduction and sexual violence, with the knowledge that sometimes their communities reject them when they come home.
Violence by Islamic extremist groups such as Fulani militants, Boko Haram and ISWAP (Islamic State in West African Province) increased during the presidency of Muhammadu Buhari, putting Nigeria at the epicentre of targeted violence against the church. The government’s failure to protect Christians and punish perpetrators has only strengthened the militants’ influence. The implications of the new president, Bola Tinubu, are not yet clear.
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Please keep the precious children who received your shoeboxes in your prayers.
May they have studied the Greatest Gift book and volunteered for The Greatest Journey course. May they have a true sense of God's love and know that we care for them.
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SCRIPTURE
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
PRAYER
Give thanks that Christ lives in us and helps us to resist sin. Holy Spirit is our power for living and growing in faith to become more Christ like. Our hope for the future.
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River of Life Church
2 Carr Road
Felixstowe
IP11 2FS
mail@riveroflifechurch.net
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