Have you ever seen the film Ground Hog Day? Josh and I watched it a few weeks back. Whilst some aspects of life have returned to normal there are still many things that we find ourselves doing differently. For many of us life revolves far more around the home than ever before. The film ground hog day is about a guy who finds himself waking up each and every morning in the same room at the start of the same day. Everyone else lives the day in exactly the same way each iteration. Only our hero can experience it truly differently. He enters bitter and angry and grumpy and initially the repetition makes him even more bitter and angry and grumpy. Over time he learns to embrace the positives of his new found captivity and to grow from it. His transformation is not just one of new skills (he learns the piano and ice sculpting) he is also transformed in the heart. He learns to enjoy the town and love the people. It is then at the close of the film he is set free and choses to stay in this place he has lived 1 day as a 1000.

The passage below reflects some of this.

2 Corinthians 4:16-18. Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.

In this lockdown you may sometimes feel like you are living the same day over and over, trapped in a small bubble. I love working from home but I realised on Friday I hadn't really left the house all week, wandering from desk to bed and back again becomes so easy when the office is 5 feet away. Although ground hog day can seem very real, we as Christians are called each morning to a renewed start. We are to start each day embracing the refreshing power of God's kingdom, the love that surrounds us. We can wake up each day and know we may be in the same physical place, but we are free in the spirit! We are recreated in his image and we can live a new people.

So if you find yourself with that ground hog feeling just remember you are loved by God and your brothers and sisters in him, you have been recreated in his image, and you can wake each morning to embrace the restoring, refreshing power of his spirit kingdom.

Have a great week folks!!
With our love
Jon, Helen, Josh and Beth
xxxx

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PRAYER

For those who would like to we are continuing our Wednesday prayers, starting at 7pm we are each praying at home. We end at 715 with the Lord's prayer. You can find out more on our website.

Church re-opening

The Church Council has decided not to re-open the church at the beginning of September. The main reason being the majority thought it was too soon and too difficult in view of distancing and cleaning requirements. A risk assessment was carried out by Di Smart and Fran Cook (Stewards). If anyone has any questions or concerns, please contact: Di Smart This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Thank you.

COURIER

If you didn't recieve or you've lost your copy of the Courier please note you can find them on our website anytime :-).

A circuit video

Our new Performing arts enabler has prepared a video telling of some of the things happening across the circuit during lockdown. You will also see a short message from our new superintendent. Many thanks to Josh for the idea of passing something between us all!
https://www.facebook.com/PDMethodist/posts/167080604929860

JAM & IMPACT

JAM & IMPACT are now taking their summer break, we will be returning in September to a Zoom near you.

COFFEE MORNINGS

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Hello again, another week has flown past. We have been having lots of fun in the Carhart household. Beth has been amazing with the hammer, she has attached lots of tongue and groove to battens for our new bath panel. Josh was been busy cutting the wood and drilling holes in the wall for a new towel rail. Very proud Dad - they have done lots of jobs. The painting was possibly the most messy though! (and the most fun?)

Summer is definitely upon us, and it's very hot out there, you may have noticed! This week we are looking in our service at how Jesus came to change the way of the world. He gave us a new way to obtain righteousness (that rightful relationship with God). We no longer need follow the law alone, we can obtain righteousness by simply believing in him. That gift of grace, that gift of free forgiveness and righteousness is open to everyone. Our reading Roman's 10 v5-15 make it clear that this faith based method is available to 100% of the human population.
There is one part of this week's reading we don't talk about and that's v14 and v15. These verses point out the obvious fact that no one can access that gift if no one tells them about it. There is then a challenge for you and I to share this exciting news with the world. That doesn't mean we need to hire an aeroplane and a big banner. Instead we can share that message in our daily encounters, in conversations, in letters and emails and anywhere we meet someone who just doesn't know. They have a right to know how happy they could be if they knew of this gift.


Right, we have a door to paint, and lots of other jobs to do, so time to crack on. We four send you our love and wish you a happy and blessed week!
Jon, Helen, Josh and Beth
xxxx

SERVICES

You can find all our services on our Church website here

http://www.elburtonmethodist.org.uk/index.php/video-services

FEEDBACK

Tristan and I would love to receive your formal feedback please. We need one formal review for each service we submit as a part of our portfolios so if you are able to compete a form now and then that would be great! You can find them here :-)Feedback

Thank you !

Jon

Contact Details

The NOTICES

Please remember you can get these notices via our notices blog on this page of our website:http://www.elburtonmethodist.org.uk/index.php/notices-blogso if you don't get this email do check there, anytime.

PRAYER

For those who would like to we are continuing our Wednesday prayers, starting at 7pm we are each praying at home. We end at 715 with the Lord's prayer. You can find out more on our website.

COURIER

If you didn't recieve or you've lost your copy of the Courier please note you can find them on our website anytime :-).

A circuit video

Our new Performing arts enabler has prepared a video telling of some of the things happening across the circuit during lockdown. You will also see a short message from our new superintendent. Many thanks to Josh for the idea of passing something between us all!
https://www.facebook.com/PDMethodist/posts/167080604929860

JAM & IMPACT

JAM & IMPACT are now taking their summer break, we will be returning in September to a Zoom near you.

COFFEE MORNINGS

Please remember Denise hosts a coffee morning at 1030 each Saturday on Zoom, please get in touch for zoom details.

QUIZ

We are planning over the summer to host an on-line quiz via Zoom. It would be a short event 30-40 minutes. If you'd like to take part would you let Helen know please? If there is enough interest we will plan a date for it.
Many Thanks

This Week's service

I mentioned in this week's service a few commentaries I had read that helped me with understanding v6 in particualr. You can find my references here if you should want to read some more for yourslef. https://www.workingpreacher.org/preaching.aspx?commentary_id=959 https://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/gills-exposition-of-the-bible/romans-10-6.html

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So the Carharts have had a week off work together this week, our first since February, which has been fantastic. Despite the ocassional rain it's lovely to be able to enjoy some peace at home, even if we are missing our usual summer holiday and activities. I realise I have little to report today except to draw your attention to the message from the stewards concerning opening the building, which you can find below.
Time is sometimes too tight to involve others in readings but if you would be interested in taking part in one of our on-line services do let me know.
Some of you have been keeping me up to date on your own weeks activities and this has been great to read, do keep it up. If you have something you would like me to share here, just say.
I'm going to finish by quoting Billy Graham this week "I've read the last page of the Bible. It's all going to turn out all right." I think he has a point, I feel a great assurance in the knowledge that God is love, he is just and righteous and its this loving, righteous God that has read, written and sealed the last page of the Bible and indeed eternity. Yes I know eternity cant have a last page but you know what I mean :-)

Right I think thats all for this week, hopefully there will be more to share next week.
Jon, Helen, Josh and Beth
xxxx

SERVICES

You can find all our services on our Church website here

http://www.elburtonmethodist.org.uk/index.php/video-services

FEEDBACK

Tristan and I would love to receive your formal feedback please. We need one formal review for each service we submit as a part of our portfolios so if you are able to compete a form now and then that would be great! You can find them here :-)Feedback

Thank you !

Jon

Contact Details

The NOTICES

Please remember you can get these notices via our notices blog on this page of our website:http://www.elburtonmethodist.org.uk/index.php/notices-blogso if you don't get this email do check there, anytime.

PRAYER

For those who would like to we are continuing our Wednesday prayers, starting at 7pm we are each praying at home. We end at 715 with the Lord's prayer. You can find out more on our website.

Church re-opening

The Church Council has decided not to re-open the church at the beginning of September. The main reason being the majority thought it was too soon and too difficult in view of distancing and cleaning requirements. A risk assessment was carried out by Di Smart and Fran Cook (Stewards). If anyone has any questions or concerns, please contact: Di Smart This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Thank you.

COURIER

If you didn't recieve or you've lost your copy of the Courier please note you can find them on our website anytime :-).

A circuit video

Our new Performing arts enabler has prepared a video telling of some of the things happening across the circuit during lockdown. You will also see a short message from our new superintendent. Many thanks to Josh for the idea of passing something between us all!
https://www.facebook.com/PDMethodist/posts/167080604929860

JAM & IMPACT

JAM & IMPACT are now taking their summer break, we will be returning in September to a Zoom near you.

COFFEE MORNINGS

Please remember Denise hosts a coffee morning at 1030 each Saturday on Zoom, please get in touch for zoom details.

QUIZ

We are planning over the summer to host an on-line quiz via Zoom. It would be a short event 30-40 minutes. If you'd like to take part would you let Helen know please? If there is enough interest we will plan a date for it.
Many Thanks

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I just wanted to let you know that after a few technical issues, Tristan has uploaded his service for this week. Apologies that it is a little late. You can find the link on our website in the usual place. Or via this link. https://www.facebook.com/ElburtonMethodist/posts/3114191898616585
Many thanks
Jon

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