The Church Bible verse for the year 2024 is 
"Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23.

When I was a teenager, my mother sat me down with my two brothers to give us instructions before she went on holiday with my father. It was made very clear. She didn’t want to come home and find our house looking like a bomb site!!

At church we are in the period between the resurrection of Jesus and the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Acts 1:3 tells us that “Jesus showed himself to these men and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive. He appeared to them over a period of 40 days and spoke about the kingdom of God.” Not only was this a period of instruction, but it was also a period of waiting. They were waiting for the gift of the Holy Spirit. 40 days after the resurrection, Jesus ascended to the Father and then 10 days later during the festival of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came upon the believers.

In John chapters 13-17 Jesus taught his disciples many things about the Holy Spirit. In John 16:7 Jesus told his disciples,  “It is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Counsellor will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you.”   This year Ascension Day is Thursday 9^th May and we will hold a special service in the church at 7.30pm. Ten days later on Sunday 19th May we will celebrate Pentecost in our 11,00am service. Please join us for these services.