June 2023

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom ofGod unless they are born again.” 4 “How can someone be born whenthey are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a sec-ond time into their mother’s womb to be born! 5 Jesusanswered, “Very truly I tell...

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May 2023

May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to bestrengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spiritin your inner self. Ephesians 3:16 (Amplified Bible.) May the 4th is Star Wars day. “May the 4th be with you” is a play on words from thecatchphrase used to...

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April 2023

So she (Mary) came running to Simon Peter and the otherdisciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken theLord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have puthim!” 3 So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. 4 Both were running, butthe other...

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March 2023

As you read this, the season of Lent is now upon us. Lent, is the 46 day period between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. It is a time to pause, reflect and spend time with God by reading the Bible and spending time in prayer in the lead up to...

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February 2023

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses [Beacons] in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria [and in Ipswich], and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 I know that all of us have been concerned about dear...

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December 2022

When they [the shepherds] had seen him, they spread the wordconcerning what had been told them about this child [Jesus]Luke 2:17.I can remember the excitement I felt waking up as a very fortu-nate child early one Christmas morning, finding a pillowcasefilled with Christmas presents at the foot of my bed...

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November 2022

Thank God for his Son—his Gift too wonderful for words. 2 Corinthians 9:15 TLB. We have been reminded recently at our church anniversary service, marking of the 65th birthday of the church opening its doors, of the faithfulness of God that as the Lord for the years His love continues...

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October 2022

Go ahead—eat your food and be happy; drink your wine and be cheerful. It’s all right with God. Ecclesiastes 9:7 GNB The “beacon” for October is our weekly coffee morning, which is certainly going from strength to strength meeting each week on on Thursdays between 10am and 12am and is...

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September 2022

“’When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest… Leave them for the poor and the foreigners living among you.” Leviticus 19:9, 10b NIV The September “beacon” focuses on our donations to the Ipswich...

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