May 2015
640 Grosvenor St. London Ont N5Y 3T4 519-858-4123 churchalcc1@gmail.com
Twitter:AbundantLifeChurch@LifeALCC website: alccnet.com From the very first day, we were there, taking it all in—we heard it with our own ears, saw it with our own eyes, verified it with our own hands. The Word of Life appeared right before our eyes; we saw it happen! And now we’re telling you in most sober prose that what we witnessed was, incredibly, this: The infinite Life of God himself took shape before us I John 1: 1-2
Week at a Glance 10am Café 10:30 Service Nursery & The PlayRoom KidMin 10:30 Home Groups (Sept.—April) Tues: Ladies Coffee Hour 10:30 Wed: Ignite Youth Group Thurs: Celebrate Recovery 7pm
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May…a month of New Beginnings…. I love the month of May. It is a month where the flowers start to come into bloom and snow (hopefully) disappears. Seems to me, that it comes so slowly but leaves so fast. All in all, I love May when it get’s warmer and baseball season is well underway. As you know, this particular May is a little different. On May 5th, I will be walking the Way of St. James or the Camino de Santiago. 800 km pilgrimage. I hope to accomplish this with the help of the Lord in 36 days. Many people have asked me why? I sense about 4 years ago to take this walk and to spend those days with Abba. It will be a journey of faith, the Word, prayer and lots of silence. Without any doubt, I believe with all my heart, I am to take this journey. It will certainly be my greatest physical challenge and my greatest opportunity to spend quality time with the Lord. I am so grateful to the Leadership team of Abundant Life. In September we will begin 30 years of Pastor-ing and 19 years of PKC. So in the beginning of praying over the Sabbatical, it was clear in my heart to come away with God. This is the first time in our lives. Lastly, as I pray for you, would you pray for us. God is certainly up to something good and look forward to sharing with you when I get home. I will have a blog and you can access this blog if you wish at…http://billontheway.blogspot.ca/ Also, I hope to send a few video greetings for the Month of May! Beau Camino! PB and Kathy Motherhood is undisputedly bittersweet. The trend: the mother raises her child, she lavishes her child, her child grows up, her child suffers, her child makes choices, good and bad, but her child will always be her child. As I was preparing for our study on 1 John, I came across, Salome or the mother of Zebedee’s children (Matt 27:56) (the mother of James, the great, and John, the beloved). Her identity was wrapped with others like many mothers. From what I read about her, she was the third Mary (Mark 15:40-41) and she WANTED THE BEST FOR HER CHILDREN. Salome even tried to convince Jesus to allow the SONS OF THUNDER to share His glory. (Matt 20:20-24) She acted in ignorance but she wanted the best for her children and she knew that Jesus would be the best. She was around for the decisions that her children made even though they gave up their generational identities and gave up the family business. (Matt 4:21, 22) Salome was there for the resurrection and got to tell her children that Jesus was alive! (Mark 16:1-8) She saw that her sons were at their best because of Jesus. She was there. She wanted the best for her children and she got it. I want to thank all the mothers out there!
Thank you mothers for wanting/wanted the best for their
Thank you for being faithful! It’s hard, I know because I’ve recognized all the things my own mother has done and will do for me. Thank you for praying for us, thank you for admitting child/children.
your faults and thank you for being there! Motherhood is undisputedly bittersweet but in, through, for Jesus, it is sweeter than you could ever imagine.
Happy Mother’s Day, Tony Mejia
Welcome! We are glad you are here, and we trust that are feeling at HOME. It is our hope and prayer that you will join in as we share our lives and celebration of faith together. We believe our life is about discovering who God is, using this faith to live out His purpose and His plan and to live it with passion. We call ALCC our HOME. We are intentional about relationships with God and each other to bring the message of HOPE to our community.
Good Morning Cafe 10 –10:30 am
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Newborn—4 years
10:30—noon
Please sign your child in & out
Sunday May 10
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Women’s Tuesday Morning Prayer & Share
Saturday April 3 @ 7:30 am
Breakfast TBA
Let’s do Lunch Invite someone
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LIFE Lunch Wednesday May 13 11:30 am $10
Jeff & Tamara Neely Samuel and Jaela
Phil & Donna Williams
Consultant and Facilitator
Servant’s Heart Ministries
of Unreachednations.org
Dominican Republic
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Since 2003
Step 8: Brotherly and Sisterly Love We made a list of all persons we have harmed and became willing to make amends to them all. Loneliness & isolation go along with the guilt & shame we feel about who we are or what we have done. We may feel lonely even when we are around other people. Guilt, fear of being hurt and self-hatred can make us unable to believe in the love others have for us. We can feel all alone in the struggle even when there are people beside us who want to help. Being willing to accept their love is part of the preparation for making amends. Loneliness can break us and defeat us in the recovery process. When we prepare to make amends, we also need to prepare our heart to accept whatever love, support, or friendship is offered in return. These supportive relationships, along with God’s supporting hand, will strength our life considerably. With our friends and God joining with us to form a triple-braided cord, we will not be easily broken or turned from the path to recovery. In the young Corinthian church, a man was cut off from church fellowship when his sins were made public. After he turned around and tried to make amends, some people refused to welcome him back into the church. The apostle Paul told the believers: “The man who caused all the trouble was punished enough when most of you were united in your judgment against him, otherwise, he may become so discouraged that he won’t be able to recover. Now show him that you still love him.” (2 Corinthians 2: 5-8) There will be some people who will respond with forgiveness, comfort, acceptance, and love. This will help us overcome the grief, the bitterness, and the discouragement we may feel. Their forgiveness will help us move on with recovery. Come and join us on Thursday evening @ 7:00 p.m. to begin the process of experiencing freedom from the hurts, habits and hang-ups from your pass.
Thursday’s @ 7 pm
Potluck May 21 @ 6pm
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Student ministry 11– 18 years
Put Up With Me Holly Giffers
I'm glad that you're my mother, kind and caring and strong. Coz surely no-one else, Could have put up with me this long! discovery| connection| responsibility | simplicity