Sunday 29th December was my last preaching engagement of 2019. I was invited to preach at the Abridge Free Church down a little lane off the London Road in Abridge just past this signpost. I would attend the church youth club there in my boyhood.
It was a great opportunity to share the Good News of Jesus Christ to the congreation. I began by sharing “What is a missionary” I used scriptures to explain “ Jesus said to them again, ‘… As the Father has sent Me, I also send you’ ” (John 20:21). A missionary is someone sent by Jesus Christ just as He was sent by God. The calling on a life – We tend to forget that the one great reason underneath all missionary work is not primarily the elevation of the people, their education, nor their needs, but is first and foremost the command of Jesus Christ—“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations …” (Matthew 28:18 -20).
“Then Jesus came to them and said, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age’” (Matthew 28:18-20). Next sharing the story of the “Three trees” using 1 Corthinians 1:27-29 to illustrate the meaning of this story. Peter used Isaiah 61 to illustate his own desire to return to village and share about his own life.
Peter explained his passion for the Lord’s Prayer the seed that had been planted in him. Nick Mitchell explained that Lambourne School have their school assembly in the church. So Peter planning to get 200 copies of the hand tract with Lord’s Prayer for each child. It was good to meet Iris Reeves again who remembered me as a young boy!
Looking forward to 2020 in Abridge
I will be ministering in the Village Hall the weekend of the 18th &19th January. The Saturday morning is a Community Breakfast. The Saturday night is called Songs & Stories were Peter Ruck will tell his story of “ A message that take a village boy around the World” It’s exciting to be part of the celebration of the 900 years serving the community with Abridge Free Church, Community Church & St Marys CofE Lambourne.info@zealoutreach
More information : peter@zealoutreachministries.co.uk
