It must be love
| Dear church family, At Brabourne on Sunday we looked at Romans 8, one of the verses we looked at together was Romans 8:28 which says, 'And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.' Firstly, this communicates God's providence that He is working for our good and in the context of this passage we can understand this good as the future glory we receive through our salvation as well as the joy it is to know that we are a child of God in the present. My favourite part of this verse is how Paul defines those whom God is working good for - those who love him. Not those who get everything right, or those who know all there is to know about the Bible but those who love him. What God wants from us above anything we can do or achieve, is relationship. He wants us to know His love for us and for us to love Him back. I saw a beautiful post this week where a little girls shows Jesus her score on a test and she is also carrying a trophy, a piece of art, a medal and a backpack of 'good deeds' and she asks Jesus 'Lord, am I lovely.' Jesus replies 'Yes you are!' Then He takes her test, her trophy, medal and backpack, puts them on the floor and says to her 'Yes, you are.' This had quite a profound impact on me because I think we often see value in ourselves through the good deeds we do, the things we achieve that make us feel more positive about ourselves. But Jesus loves us and wants relationship with us without any of that stuff. If we had absolutely nothing to offer Him, He would still love and want us. His love is not dependent on us. How amazing is that! My prayer for our church family is that before anything else we are known and seen as those who love Jesus and know we are loved by Him. Then out of that place of first and foremostly knowing we are loved, we walk in obedience to Jesus, honouring Him with how we live our lives. If you haven't already today or this week, take some time to tell Jesus how much you love Him Lots of love, Katie SUNDAY GATHERING 10:30AM Join us in person this Sunday as we continue our series on the life of Elisha or join us online: https://youtu.be/Mea5_FhGLXc  AGM | THIS THURSDAY 7PM Join us on Thursday 20th November for our Annual Gratitude Meeting where we celebrate the past year and make some key decisions. If you are unable to join us in person you can join on zoom. We'd love you to prioritise coming to this and there will be snacks if you join us in person ? The zoom link is: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85146137363?pwd=LvMfyLaswkSOL1boO9PG9kGZ7aX8ad.1 Meeting ID: 851 4613 7363 Passcode: 726657  PRACTICAL FAITH | Young Adults | Sat 22nd Nov 6:30pm for 7pm start The vision for these sessions is to equip the young adults at New Wells with the knowledge they need for a fruitful and fulfilling life with God beyond church. If you are in the 18-30s age bracket - you are invited! NEW WELLS T-SHIRTS If you have been wondering how to get your hands on a New Wells t-shirt, this is your chance! We need to know which design and how many you would like, so that we can place the next order. To register your interest, please visit www.newwells.church/merch   Thursday 20th November Annual Gratitude Meeting (AGM) | 7pm New Wells Ashford Saturday 22nd November Practical Faith YA | 6:30pm for 7pm start New Wells Ashford Sunday 30th November Immerse | 6:30pm for 7pm start New Wells Ashford Sunday 7th December Fancy Dress Christingle | 10:30am New Wells Ashford Wednesday 10th December Kids Christmas Party | 5:30-7pm New Wells Ashford Saturday 13th December Messy Christmas | 10:30am-12pm; 12:30-2pm & 2:30-4pm New Wells Ashford Tuesday 16th December Church Family Christmas Quiz | 7pm New Wells Ashford Thursday 18th December Carols on the Green | 6pm The Warren, Brabourne Friday 19th December Youth Christmas Party | 7-9pm New Wells Ashford Saturday 20th December Christmas at The Well | 9am-12pm Sunday 21st December Christmas for Everyone | New Wells Ashford, New Wells Brabourne & Finberry (times tbc) Tuesday 23rd December Reverb Carols | 1:30pm New Wells Brabourne Wednesday 24th December Carols by Candlelight | 6:30pm New Wells Ashford Wednesday 24th December Christmas Eve Communion | 11:45pm New Wells Brabourne Thursday 25th December Christmas Day Service | 10:30am New Wells Ashford & 10am New Wells Brabourne  Sparks / Flames / Firestarters | Sunday mornings | Side Hall & The Well | Age 0-3, 3-6, 7-10 Blaze | Sunday mornings upstairs in The Well | Years 6-8 Ignite | Friday | 7-9pm | Main worship space | Years 7-13 Furnace | Mondays | 7-9pm | Moyles' manse | Years 9-13 The Well | Open Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays | 9am-12pm Tots @ The Well | Mondays 9-10am & 10:30am Crafty Cuppa | Thursdays every other week | In The Well | 2-4pm Power Hour | Whole church prayer and worship meeting | Thursdays every other week | 8pm Brabourne Craft Group | Fourth Thursday of the month | 10am - 1pm | Brabourne Church Renew Wellbeing | Tuesdays in The Well | 2-4pm Reverb | midweek service every fourth Tuesday in the month | Brabourne | 1:30pm Prayer | Before our Sunday service | front of church | 9:45am - all welcome! 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