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(Crimond and Lonmay represented by Mr Tim Barker)
Lonmay Newsletter 24
Welcome to this edition of the Lonmay Newsletter.
It is fantastic news to share that, God Willing, next Sunday 30 August, we are able to meet at 12 noon for a service. Your district Elder will be updating you with all the details, so I will not duplicate them here. There are three points to share with you:
- It is quite understandable and acceptable that some people feel unable to attend at this stage due to the continuing impact of the virus.
- It is also understandable and acceptable that some people feel that they would rather wait until ‘normal’ service can be resumed.
- To those who are contemplating coming to church please be assured that the working party have and will continue to do all in their power to follow the government and Church of Scotland regulations and guidelines to provide a safe environment in which to worship the Lord. There will be changes but these have been made to meet the requirements and should not detract from drawing near to the Lord in worship and prayer.
At a recent Kirk Session following the agreement to seek re-opening of the Church the following was raised:
- The ‘Thought for Sunday’ will continue on the same basis.
- The Lonmay News will cease to be weekly but will be used to update people on important news.
Tim will produce the texts and ‘Thought for Sunday’ and will pass to David who will place them on the Lonmay Church Web site.
It has been a very long five months of ‘lockdown’, and your support, prayers and encouragement during this period has been really appreciated. Please continue to pray as we move into the next stage and ask the Lord to continue to lead and guide decisions which have to be made.
Just to let you know that Sunday School will NOT be re-opening on 30 August due to new regulations from the government and Church of Scotland.
Blessings.
Crimond and Lonmay Thought for Sunday 5 May 2024
For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19 v 10
A very warm welcome to the latest edition of Thought for Sunday.
There are many people who are praying for a revival in Scotland, where men, women and young people, will come to know Jesus as their Saviour and Lord.
Our text reminds us that Jesus is constantly seeking people who are genuinely seeking for a purpose and point to life today. There are those who are fed-up with life today. It is a constant battle to keep going when there are so many issues to face by which they can easily become overwhelmed. Is life simply an existence for a few years and then we die and that is all? Is it a matter of let us eat, drink and be merry for who cares about tomorrow? Or is there more purpose to living today?
We are reminded that no-one can force anyone to become a Christian, it is a personal decision made between an individual and God.
Jesus is looking for those who are ‘lost’ – those who want something more to life than a mere existence. Jesus said that He had come to give life and life to the full. How does Jesus save? It commences at the cross of Calvary, where Jesus willingly gave His life as the only means by which we can be forgiven for the times we disobey God. The song puts it ‘God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name.’ When we confess our sins, God forgives us by removing them from His record, and then as we invite Jesus to be our Saviour and Lord, we are adopted into His family. He then gives us His peace and constant presence, with the certainty of spending eternity with Him. No fairy-story, myth or escapism, but a certain hope in the living person of Jesus, the only religious leader who does not have a grave. Billions of people over the last two thousand years have experienced the love of God, they cannot all be wrong!!
Remember Jesus is ‘seeking to save the lost.’ Do you want to discover the promises of Jesus? He is looking out for you. However, He will not barge into your life, but wait to be invited in. The decision is yours.