A few of our number had the opportunity to attend Living Hope Ministries 30th Anniversary celebrations at Lancing Tabernacle Community Church (Lancing Tab) on Saturday, 30th November.

Our dear friend, the Reverend Richard Brunton and his wife Elaine have so much to praise God for and it was a joy to be able to celebrate with them and to hear stories from the past 30 years of how God has transformed lives and churches across, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.

To find out more, head to the link below:-

Living Hope Anniversary 30.11.24

Richard brought a word from Matthew 24 v 6-14 and posed the question from the passage, What is the gospel of the Kingdom?

• Jesus Christ is the Eternal King – the King of kings. Jesus was born a king, worshipped and praised as King from the beginning when the shepherds and wise men came to see Him. Even Pilate wrote “Jesus the king of the Jews” at His crucifixion much to the displeasure of the religious leaders. He is King whether we like it or not!
• It’s about righteousness – standing up for what is right and calling out what is wrong. This is becoming a massive challenge today and we will face considerable opposition. Persecution is increasing all around the world.  How much do we want Jesus in our lives?
• An eternal kingdom. Our sure and certain hope is that we will be with Jesus in heaven.  While we patiently wait for this, we all have something to do – to tell others our stories and to point them to Jesus and His eternal kingdom.

God is still working His purposes out.  The reality of death is very powerful so let’s proclaim the reality of Jesus and the eternal life found in His name. He has done and is doing wonderful things.  There are still people to be reached and then the end will come. None of us can be excused,  let’s play our part by being prepared to make the most of every opportunity and tell our story.