Future Worship at the East.

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Picture17th November 2019

                      2 Thessalonians 3.6-13
                      Some of the assembly at Thessalonica have given up working for their living and have                                  become ‘busybodies’. Paul says all should follow his example of being self-supporting, and                        those who refuse to work should not be admitted to the shared meals of the community.
Picture24th November 2019

                   Luke 23.33-43                     
                   On the cross, Jesus is mocked as a false messiah by Jewish leaders, Roman soldiers and                           one of the criminals dying beside him. He forgives those who are crucifying him and                                   welcomes ‘the penitent thief’ into paradise.
Picture1st December 2019

          Matthew 24.36-44         
​          Jesus tells his disciples that only the Father knows when the Son of Man will come suddenly            to gather his elect. Therefore, they must ‘keep awake’ and ‘be ready’,  because he is coming              at ‘an unexpected hour’.

Picture8th December 2019

              Matthew 3.1-12             
​              John the Baptist fulfills the role of Isaiah's prophetic voice, preparing for the Lord's coming.                    The preparation is repentance, and learning to 'bear good fruit' by depending only on God.                    When the Lord, the Messiah, comes, he will baptise with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Picture15th December 2019

         Matthew 11.2-11         
​         John the Baptist sends his disciples to ask whether Jesus really is the promised Messiah.                 Jesus invites John to look at his words and deeds - they fulfil Isaiah's prophecies; and he                  affirms John as the messenger, foretold by Malachi, sent to prepare the way.

Picture22nd December 2019
       
        Matthew 1.18-25       
        In a dream, an angel tells Joseph that Mary’s child is from the Holy Spirit. He is to take her as
        his wife and name the child Jesus, the Saviour. By Joseph’s adoption Jesus becomes the                promised Son of David, named ‘God is with us’.
Picture25th December 2019


        John 1.1-14
         Adult & All Age         
​         God’s Word created the life that is light shining in darkness. The Word was in the world,                 rejected by some but received by others. Now the Word has become flesh and, John says,           we have seen his glory.

Picture29th December 2019
       
        Matthew 2.13-23       
​        Angels appearing in dreams guide Joseph away from Bethlehem in Judea, first to Egypt,              where Jesus is safe from Herod's fury, and then to Nazareth in Galilee, where Jesus is                    brought up. All this fulfils the words of the prophets.
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                     Matthew 2.1-12                     
                     Wise men follow a star, which leads them to Jerusalem and Herod’s court. They are                                   advised to proceed to Bethlehem where they find a baby boy. They are ‘overwhelmed                               with joy’ and present gifts before leaving ‘by another road’.