Friday, January 30, 2015

Change the world

You can change the world! 

It may seem far fetched but that is what we believe: 
God made you to make a difference! 
But he never intended for you to do it alone. 
We need to be joined up with one another and with God. 

That is why the Church is so important...

Did you know that Churches in the UK provide half the toddler & parent groups the biggest network of debt counselors and fed over 100,000 hungry people last year? 

In Chatteris we have a big vision for God's healing and wholeness 
poured out to the whole town. 

People around may not see God but they can see the Church and the Church is made up of people just like you!


Together we are 

God's hands and feet  

The body of Christ   

The light of the world  

scattering the darkness of 
lies, 
fear and 
dread 
through the reconciling message of the cross.

As the Church enters the season of Lent, we each remember our own Baptism into the death of Christ. 

If you are like me and can't remember your actual baptism - no worries. We still remember that something wonderful has happened which means that we no longer belong to ourselves. 
 "We belong – in body and soul, in life and in death, to our faithful Saviour, Jesus Christ" (Heidelberg Catachism).
 
Because we have died with Christ in our baptism, we know that we will also rise with him. We don't need to wait until this life ends. The risen life starts now, empowering us to live as one body.  (see Romans 6)

As we eat Christ's spiritual food, feeding on his word and sacrament we share a spiritual connection, discover out vocation, and reach for a higher purpose. 

This is why our Sunday worship and our life together is so important! 

We are Easter people, dependent on the Spirit of Christ, called to do nothing less than to change the world. And you are called to make the difference. 

Go for it!