two Cuffley & Potters Bar Monthly Newsletter One church meeting in two venues

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1 Monthly Newsletter two One church meeting in two venues Cuffley & Potters Bar Welcome to the May edition of our newsletter. Brandon Park in his book LifeCoach Discipleship identifies four ways God answers prayer. 1. Sometimes DIRECTLY. Sometimes are prayers are answered so directly, it is the unmistakable hand of God. 2. Sometimes DIFFRENTLY. God doesn t give us what we ask for, he will give you something that is better for you. 3. Sometimes the answer is DENIED. God simply says no because what you re asking for is wrong. Remember though, God always has your best interests in hand (Romans 8:28). 4. Sometimes the answer is DELAYED. Quite simply, God wants for you what you want for yourself, but on a different timetable. That s why the Bible says that we are to keep on asking, seeking, and knocking. Remember, God delays are not necessaerily his denials (see Luke 18). Questions: 1. Can you think of an example of how God has answered prayer in one of these four ways for you? 2. What did God teach you about himself in how he answered? Our Vision Statement: To Grow through Living Out the Great Commandment and the Great Commission

2 Sunday Services potters bar campus am (Coffee from 9.45 am) Oakmere Community Centre Fetherstone Close, Potters Bar, EN6 5NS cuffley campus am (Coffee from am) King James Avenue, Cuffley, EN6 4LN Contact: Matt Archer Sunday 30 th April At our Cuffley Campus. All are welcome! Some Dates for your Diary Wednesday 10 th May 8.00pm, Rainbow Room. Northaw & Cuffley Fair Planning Meeting I - Evangelism & Prayer For those who want to be part of the evangelism & prayer teams. There will be included some basic training on initiating conversations/ explaining the gospel. Thursday 18 th May 8.00pm, Rainbow Room Northaw & Cuffley Fair Planning Meeting II - Children For those who want to be part of the Children s Team. Cuffley Fayre Saturday 8 th July More details next month Church Members Vision Meetings for 2017 These are held at our Cuffley Campus 7.45pm for a 8.00pm start. The dates for your diary are: Thursday 8 th June Note: This meeting will include the election of some church leaders. Our AGM is on: Sunday 24 th September after the morning service at Cuffley Campus. Life Church: God Centred Purpose Driven People Empowering Multi- campus

3 Saturday Men s Breakfast These start at at 9am. The future dates for your diary are: Saturday 6 th May Saturday 2 nd September Saturday 2 nd December The meeting on 6 th May will take place at... THE ADMIRAL BYNG Darkes Lane Potters Bar, Herts., EN6 1AF Let Phillip Coffin or Matt Archer know if you d like to come along. LIFE GROUP LEADERS MEETING Thursday 29 th June 8.00pm The Rainbow Room, Cuffley Campus See Matthew Archer or Phillip Coffin for more details. CLASS 101 Church Membership Course Note: If anyone is interested in Church Membership, this is done through a course called Discovering Life Church. See Phillip Coffin if you would like to take part in this course. Further information can be found on the church notice board. S P R I N G H A R V E S T There will be another church holiday to Spring Harvest in The venue will be Minehead from 8 to 12 April. The theme will be Only the Brave. Spring Harvest is a teaching and worship event for all ages - holiday, festival, conference and an encounter with God. For further details please look at the Spring Harvest website: Booking lines open on 21 June 2017 If you would like to attend or have any queries, please contact Debbie Chisholm for further details (debbie@lifechurch.uk.com) Life Church Web Site:

4 Coming Soon! What is The Marriage Course? The Marriage Course was developed in 1996 by Nicky and Sila Lee (authors of The Marriage Book) for couples looking for practical support to strengthen their relationship. Over seven sessions, the course will help you to: Understand each other s needs Communicate more effectively Grow closer by learning methods to resolve conflict Recover from the ways you may have hurt each other Recognise how your upbringing affects your relationship Improve relationships with parents and in-laws Develop greater sexual intimacy Discover each other s love language and much, much more... Who is it for? The Marriage Course is for couples who are seeking to strengthen their relationship. The Marriage Course is based on Christian principles but designed for all couples with or without a church background. Matthew 28:18-20 (NLT): 18 Jesus came and told his disciples, I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. 19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. 20 Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age. When the Life Bible College returns in July it will focus on Discipleship. It will provide teaching for Christians who are mature in their faith, who wish to be equipped not only to be a disciples, but to actually make disciples. More details next month. Life Group Material This material can be downloaded at: Printed copies are also available. Note: Much more Life Group material can also be found on the church web site.

5 Available on Web Site This is an excellent resource to help people to become disciples who then go on to make disciples. Written by Dr. Brandon Park with the subtitle: What You Should Know and How You Can Grow, LifeCoach Discipleship is a tool for personal and spiritual growth and development It combines captivating media, practical content, and thoughtprovoking study questions all on the platform of interactive discipleship coaching relationships. Studies have shown that we grow best spiritually when we have someone to invest in us and walk with us in life. This material will help you achieve this. The goal is for the mentee, the one being discipled, to become a mentor to multiply other disciples. You were made to be a disciple and to make disciples. Some of the material is now available online at: If you would like to buy a copy of the book on which the material is based, or want more information please get in touch with Phillip Coffin or William Wong. Church Members - Leadership Election It was announced at our last church members meeting that Mary Gregory, Diane Gilbert and Derek Gregory (Greg) - who have served on the leadership for many years, feel that the time is right for them to step down with effect from 1 st September The roles of Church Secretary and Treasurer contain a number of different tasks, all of which will need to carry on when Diane and Greg step down. This means we need to start the search for replacements now. We ask for your prayer that God will raise up the right people to fulfil these roles. Please prayerfully consider if God might be calling you personally into any part of either of these roles. Perhaps you could take on one of the roles, or maybe you could be part of a team. If you do feel you have a calling in these areas, or would like to know a bit more about what they do, please contact one of the pastord or elders. Feel free to talk to Greg or Diane about what they currently do, though they won t be leading the search for a replacements. Functional experience is a bonus but not necessarily a pre-requisite ultimately like any church role a passion to serve and to further God s kingdom is fundamental.

6 Regular Life Church Mother & Toddler Group Tuesdays (Term Time) pm 2 per family Contact:Helen Houghton team Wednesday 8.15 pm (Rainbow Room) If you would like to receive personal prayer then please come along and speak to us, you will be welcome. Contact Fran Warboys BREAD Bible Readings Explained And Discussed Thursday 4 th 1.15pm - Rainbow Room Cost 2 for refreshemtns Subject: Understanding the Bible - 2. The Context See Phillip Coffin for more information. Tuesday 7.30pm & Thursday 9.30am Contact: Amanda Beeton (Tuesday) & Isabelle Clark (Thurs) Monthly gatherings to pray and seek stragegies on reaching the local community. Also, each Wednesday, from pm there is a Prayer Walk in the local community, starting from the church car park. See Matthew Archer for more info.

7 Contact: Audrey Croll Potters Bar Drop-in & Lunch Club For youth at Secondary School. Friday Life Church, Cuffley (Term Time) Contact: Helen Houghton PUB LUNCH Goffs Lane, Goffs Oak EN7 5EP Why don t you come along and see what happens. See Roger Taylor or John Hyde for more information. 3 rd Friday of each month Wheelwrights Just turn up. We d love to see you! Contact: Audrey Croll or Pat Roser. Friends Walks GROUP For more details please contact Audrey Croll

8 Contacts Church Office Ministers Elders Deacons Youth & Children Worship Team (Cuffley) Worship (Potters Bar) Prayer Ministry Team Food Bank & Blaze 4:16 Life Church King James Avenue, Cuffley, EN6 4LN Phillip Coffin (Senior Pastor) Matthew Archer (Youth & Community Pastor) (Mobile: ) Gavin Chisholm Mary Gregory John Hyde Susan Tyme William Wong Diane Gilbert Derek Gregory Julia Ellis-Hall Helen Houghton (Children s Worker) helen@lifechurch.uk.com Carol Coffin (Potters Bar Campus) carol@lifechurch.uk.com Jenny Campbell worshipteam@lifechurch.uk.com Alison Hockney worshipteam@lifechurch.uk.com Esther Tam esther.chelliah@sky.com Fran Worboys b.worboys@ntlworld.com Esther Tam info@potterbar.foodbank.org.uk Kathy Hillier k.hillier@ntlworld.com