This was read out at Kings a few weeks ago & I thought I’d share it, have a read…

NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES

In GENESIS Jesus is the Ram at Abraham’s altar.
In EXODUS He’s the Passover Lamb.
In LEVITICUS He’s the High Priest.
In NUMBERS He’s the Cloud by day and pillar of fire by night.
In DEUTERONOMY He’s the City of our refuge.
In JOSHUA He’s the Scarlet Thread out Rahab’s window.
In JUDGES He is our Judge.
In RUTH He is our Kinsman Redeemer.
In 1st and 2nd Samuel He’s our Trusted Prophet.
And in KINGS and CHRONICLES He’s our Reigning King.
In EZRA He is our Faithful Scribe.
In NEHEMIAH He’s the Rebuilder of everything that is broken.
And in ESTHER He is the Mordecai sitting faithful at the gate.
In JOB He’s our Redeemer that ever liveth.
In PSALMS He is my Shepherd and I shall not want.
In PROVERBS and ECCLESIASTES He’s our Wisdom.
And in the SONG OF SOLOMON He’s the Beautiful Bridegroom.
In ISAIAH He’s the Suffering Servant.
In JEREMIAH and LAMENTATIONS it is Jesus that is the Weeping Prophet
In EZEKIEL He’s the Wonderful Four-Faced Man.
And in DANIEL He is the Fourth Man in the midst of a fiery furnace.
In HOSEA He is my Love that is forever faithful.
In JOEL He baptizes us with the Holy Spirit.
In AMOS He’s our Burden Bearer.
In OBADIAH our Savior.
And in JONAH He is the Great Foreign Missionary that takes the Word of God into all of the world.
You go on and you see in MICAH He is the Messenger with beautiful feet.
In NAHUM He is the Avenger.
In HABAKKUK He is the Watchman that is ever praying for revival.
In ZEPHANIAH He is the Lord mighty to save.
In HAGGAI He is the Restorer of our lost heritage.
In ZECHARIAH He is our Fountain.
And in MALACHI He is the Son of Righteousness with healing in His wings.
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In MATTHEW Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God.
In MARK He is the Miracle Worker.
In LUKE He’s the Son of Man.
And in JOHN He is the Door by which everyone of us must enter.
In ACTS He is the Shining Light that appears to Saul on the road to Damascus.
In ROMANS He is our Justifier.
In 1st CORINTHIANS our Resurrection.
In 2nd CORINTHIANS our Sin Bearer.
In GALATIANS He redeems us from the law.
In EPHESIANS he is our Unsearchable Riches.
In PHILIPPIANS He supplies our every need.
And in COLOSSIANS He’s the Fullness of the Godhead Body.
In 1st and 2nd THESSALONIANS He is our Soon Coming King.
In 1st and 2nd TIMOTHY He is the Mediator between God and man.
In TITUS He is our Blessed Hope.
In PHILEMON He is a Friend that sticks closer than a brother.
And in HEBREWS He’s the Blood of the everlasting covenant.
In JAMES it is the Lord that heals the sick.
In 1st and 2nd PETER He is the Chief Shepherd.
In 1st, 2nd, and 3rd JOHN it is Jesus who has the tenderness of love.
In JUDE He is the Lord coming with 10,000 saints.
And in REVELATION, lift up your eyes, Church, for your redemption draweth nigh,
He is King of kings and Lord of lords!

Hello there,

Connor was in the car when he posed the question:
Who made God? Over to you then…
A good question from an inquisitive mind of an eight year old, so I tried my best to answer from my heart:
I told him that God started all creation and was everywhere like the air we breathe. We may not be able to see God or hear God but God is like the oxygen in our lungs he is available to us all.
This question was reflected upon at cell, Dad (Ian) was unsure how to answer it and I am aware of the spirit/person debate so over to you my learned friends for your input, how would you answer, so that Connor may be given as full an explanation to his question as possible?
Many thanks,
Kathryn (Mum)

From 18th – 20th July 2008 Ty-Sign estate will be transformed.

Tell, friends, family, churches, youth groups… in fact anyone you can think of to come and join in this social-action event.

For more information, details on how to take part or volunteer projects and booking forms see the 418 pages on the web site.

Hi everyone

just to let you know that Evaburn are doing a gig in aid of the Haiti Hospital Appeal. For more information about the charity check out www.haitihospitalappeal.org

All the information is provided in the poster below, which you can print off to advertise the event.

There is no entry charge but we will be giving opportunity for people to make donations. Please come with open hearts, open minds and open wallets!

Hi everyone, Bex here. Sorry it’s been so long since I blogged last.

I thought I would update/inform you on the 418 progress. 418 is a planned social action weekend which links in with the work Agape is already doing on the Ty-Sign Estate and will hopefully inspire more work to continue beyond the weekend.

The idea is to mobilise over 200 people in Ty-Sign and the surrounding areas, residents and church members alike, working together to improve the appearance and reputation of the area. Projects will involve litter picking, painting, car washing, gardening, cleaning and much much more. We are in the beginning stages of working all the important bits out atm, so watch this space for new information. In the mean time, if you can think of residents who could do with an extra few pairs of hands to complete something in their house or garden, or you need something done yourself, please leave a comment. We are looking for lots of small projects to send teams to complete. The input of the residents is vital to this project being successful.

Please keep 418 in your prayers – God must be kept at the centre of this. We won’t manage it alone!

The next planning meeting is now not the 6th of April, as I first said, but the Sunday following from 7pm. Any input will be gratefully received!!

Thanks! Bec

The Sparx children contributed to Agape’s Easter Service by performing an Easter shadow play and singing a song for us. Here are some photos from the play. 

Their involvement was a resounding success and we’d like to thank them all for their hard work and also the Sparx workers for their efforts and the Sparx parents for their support.

Have a Happy Easter. 

Hello friends and Agapites
Evaburn have come up with an alternative logo from the usual fiery one and we’d like your comments on it because we know that people who use this site have impeccable taste.

So do you prefer this;

or this?

Sorry no prizes for this one but your thoughts would be appreciated.

Tim

Hi people!

So, I never got kidnapped (you wanna ask for your money back Hannah!) I look forward to proving that to you when I come home next week. I should have some photos too so you’ll be able to see me in a tank, with a street kid and fighting a policeman with cake (and losing).

Thanks for keeping us in your prayers. On the whole health was pretty good, quite a lot of work got done, the house in Manchester was alright, God did amazing stuff but, my suntan isn’t as impressive as I’d of liked (was this not a high priority in your prayer lives?!?!)

Most of you probably know the flight home took longer than it should have done. We all got tired and frustrated and bags got lost. A few of us have now got our bags and the flight home was good when we got it but as far as I know some people are still waiting for suitcases.

So for now it’s back to my ‘normal’ life. I’ve had a job interview, (though I’m still looking to move out of Manchester), I’m falling off chairs (injuring myself and breaking the wall), getting new glasses, playing hockey and baking cakes!

I’ve also had the 1st of 3 Hep B injections… just in case I ever go out to Haiti again…

Lent is here and we all know that giving up chocolate is a real sacrifice for many but you have to admit that it’s got a little old now. So if you’re looking for a new idea, Anne Thomas’ cell group is doing a Carbon Fast for lent.

The idea is to find a new way to reduce your carbon usage for every day of lent. If you’d like to join with the group in doing this you can find out more information on the Tearfund website. Check out http://www.tearfund.org/Churches/Carbon+fast+new/ for ideas and information.

If you do decide to give it a go then please let us know how you are getting along.

Hi everyone!

Firstly can I say thank you for the money you have given me towards my trip. It was perfect timing as the night after you had the church meeting my car got stolen so it was very good to have some encouragement!

I was also excited to see how interested everyone was in the work going on in Haiti. As you may have noticed before Christmas, I didn’t know too much about what I was getting into so a lot of what you were hearing from Martin and  Carwyn was the first time I was hearing it too. It’s strange not being at Agape very much yet getting so much support from you – a perfect example of family and community! Thank you so much! It was great to see everyone getting behind it and I can’t wait to bore you with little stories and hopefully some photos!! (Bring some popcorn as it could be a long night!)

It’s less than a week before I go and I’m so excited!! I still have so much to do (like pack. get insurance, borrow a suitcase, buy a mosquito net etc – help! I didn’t realise I had that much left to do!)

Just to put some prayer points down for you to keep in kind and occasionally utter to the Big Man:

• I couldn’t get a Hep B injection so prayers of protection for that (as well as general health things) would be immense)
• Flight arrangements and flight safety
• Haiti is a dangerous place (kidnappings and the like)  so please pray for personal safety
• I’m leaving my Manchester house relatively empty while I’m away so protection for that and for me not to worry about it!! (Also my washing machine and toilet have started leaking…little things like that!)
• I’d really like a suntan please!

And for the not so self-centred prayer requests:

• Prayer for Mum, Dad, Hannah etc who may be a little worried… ok, so just mum then!
•  That lots of work on the hospital gets done
• That we see God do lots of amazing stuff

Well, I’m off to do all the stuff I have to do so that I won’t be panicked and can just be excited!

Love to you all,

cej

p.s. I have a new mobile number and a home number (like a real adult) Hannah or Mum/Dad should be able to pass them on. It will cost a lot to text while I’m away but before the 4th and from the 18th I’d love to hear from you!

xx