Raring to go. The guys from DPBC are all ready to go to Soul Survivor 2010. Five nights, camping, worship, great teaching and lots of fun with thousands of other young Christians.
Friday 20 August 2010
Wednesday 11 August 2010
Photograph of the Dinas Powys Baptist church, Masterlife Discipleship course group taken at the Celebration and Presentation evening held at Hebron Hall on Wednesday 4th August 2010.Jade is trying to teach the group a new dance. She will have further opportunities to teach other disciples to dance before the Lord when she leads a group of 14 people from Mount Pleasant Baptist church, Barry all of whom have signed up to take part in the Masterlife Discipleship training course in September.
Some people have already asked to be included in a Masterlife group this Autumn. If you are interested in joining the group which will run between September and Easter 2011 then have a chat with Ruth or Steve who will be happy to talk about the course with you.
TESTIMONIES FROM THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE COURSE.
"The course helped me through a natural progression in my faith. I felt that as new situations and questions came up, Masterlife was able to answer them. It was as if the course was written for me and acted like a personal coach, confirming and affirming my thoughts and feelings"
"It has made me appreciate what faith actually is and how this is cemented through being a part of the church. My expectations of what God wants for me and what I can actually give have changed along with my desire to be part of, and to see, His Kingdom realised on earth".
"Masterlife has helped me to know the importance of spending time each day with God. We have covered a lot of different subjects, which has helped me understand and live out what it is to be a disciple. It has helped me to get to know the people in my group too. I feel like I know God better by looking at how I am as a Christian and what a disciple should be like. It has really helped me be disciplined as a disciple".
"Masterlife has really helped me to grow closer to God and have more of a relationship with him through reading my Bible, praying and discovering where he is calling me at the moment. I have really enjoyed having fellowship in my group which has helped me be more confident and open with people. Masterlife has given me the base tools that I know I will keep growing in and has encouraged me to witness more to the people around me. Even though I still struggle with different things I am more aware of them now and can work on them in God's strength. Masterlife has grown me, made me more disciplined and prepared for my future ministries".
Tuesday 10 August 2010
LLANGASTY RETREAT HOUSE
At the end of each Masterlife Discipleship course, the group leaders spend a day away in prayer. The purpose of the day is to pray about each person that has just completed the course ahead of meeting with them individually so that they can talk about Spiritual giftings and possible opportunities for Ministry and Mission within the church at Dinas Powys and beyond. The hope is to be able then to help the disciple explore areas of ministry and set some goals for the year ahead.
Steve, Ruth & Gi were at Llangasty last week and despite the drizzle had a lovely day there and a great lunch. Llangasty really is a great place to visit, a christian centre, situated just off the A40 Brecon to Abergavenny road, with plenty of room to pray together or to roam around on your own. Outside the main building are lovely garden areas, patio overlooking Llangorse lake which you can walk down to and which has a lovely quiet church to sit in as well.
The centre hold open days on which you can just go along and take your own sandwiches and perhaps make a small donation to the work or you can arrange to go for the whole day (10am - 4pm) during which a lovely 2 course lunch is supplied (cost £16).
If you are looking for somewhere to have a day of prayer and get away from the home distractions, then I would strongly recommend Llangasty. The one picture above does not do the place justice, but when you arrive at Llangasty and look out across the wide open lake to the hills beyond you find yourself straight into the Psalms, a good place to start on any day of prayer.
You can find more about the centre at their website http://www.llangasty.com/ or you can ring them at 01874 658250.
Wednesday 4 August 2010
BAPTISMS AT DINAS POWYS BAPTIST CHURCH
Don't forget that this coming Sunday, 8th August we will be having 5 baptisms straight after the morning service. The baptisms will be held at Hebron pool and everyone is invited to stay for a buffet lunch afterwards.
The five people getting baptised on this occasion are : Daffydd Griffiths, Carl Long, Nathan Richards, Sammi Dean & Peter Dewey.
Please do come and support this lovely group of people as they commit themselves further to Jesus by going through the waters of Baptism.
Don't forget that this coming Sunday, 8th August we will be having 5 baptisms straight after the morning service. The baptisms will be held at Hebron pool and everyone is invited to stay for a buffet lunch afterwards.
The five people getting baptised on this occasion are : Daffydd Griffiths, Carl Long, Nathan Richards, Sammi Dean & Peter Dewey.
Please do come and support this lovely group of people as they commit themselves further to Jesus by going through the waters of Baptism.
DPBC CAPTION COMPETITION FOR JULY.
If you recall we set a new caption competition a couple of weeks ago based around what you think may have been said between David & Jono in the attached picture. The closing date is coming up soon. So if you fancy your chances at a winning entry then get you suggestions into me by e-mail at dpbcsec@tiscali.co.uk
Entries should be marked "July Caption competition". The closing date for entries is this coming Sunday, 8th August.
There will be a prize for the funniest entry.
Tuesday 3 August 2010
Here we all are just after being commissioned by the Church as CAP MONEY COACHES and we are excited about what is in front of us, especially about presenting our course to people in the community.
We have all seen the misery and broken relationships that have been partly or wholly caused by debt and this is just one way that we can get alongside people and not only do something practical to help them help themselves but also to share the news that Jesus loves them.
It is a command of Jesus to love your neighbour, to help the poor, to support the oppressed and we would appreciate your prayer support to help us all to go out and do that.
We would also love you to come along to one of the weekday evening groups during September/October to do the course for yourself, so that you can tell others about it. You need not be afraid that you will have to share your personal financial stories or your individual budget with anyone - that can be kept entirely to yourselves. However, many people have found that by following the CAP MONEY plan they can confirm that they already have their finances in good order and have even found that by slightly adjusting their budgets, they can save more and have more give away.
Composed by: Ruth Tugwell
DATES FOR CAP MONEY COURSES BEING ROLLED OUT IN DPBC FELLOWSHIP GROUPS
Monday House Group in Barry: 6th September, 13th September & 20th September
Coaches: Jon and Sarah.
Tuesday House Group at David & Mally's: 28th September, 5th October & 12th October
Coaches: Elizabeth and Sue.
Wednesday House Group at Amanda & Steve's: 8th September, 15th September & 22nd September
Coaches: Brian and Michelle.
Thursday House Group at Paul & Claire-Marie's: 23rd September, 30th September & 17th October.
Coaches: Ruth and Tony.
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