Give and it will be given to you..

Do you remember the story of the widow of Zarephath in 1 Kings 17? She was on her last bit of oil and flour during a drought season, and she was out collecting wood when she met Elijah, the man of God.

In her shoes, 🤔I’d have felt pretty hopeless. No water! 🥵No food! No prospect of help! In fact the bible records her as saying she was about to make her last meal, then eat it and wait to die (of starvation) 😔..

God had other plans..

The prophet requested her to make that cake for HIM 😕, and gave her a word of prophecy that she would not run out of flour and oil!! Choosing to believe the man, she did as requested and gave him what she thought was her last bit of food!!..🫣

The story concludes by saying God did a miracle, and the oil and flour “refilled” themselves, and they did not lack for food until the drought ended. 🍞

Some time back I was eagerly anticipating the arrival of some income, but the pounds were not rolling in as quickly as hoped.😢
Rather disheartened, I went to bed, where I had a strange dream. In the dream, it appeared that the revenue was “locked”🔒, and I needed to give financially, in order for those funds to be released. The following morning, pondering the strange dream, I went about my tasks, trying to decide if it actually meant anything significant.

Later that day as I was talking to a friend, she mentioned some challenges and financial difficulties she was facing. I marvelled internally as I listened, astounded at the timing, and wondering if this was God’s not so subtle nudge 👉👈🤔. Keen to find out if giving to someone in need would indeed release my own blessing, I decided to give her some money to bless and encourage her. (and ahem..test the waters to see if doing as advised in the dream would result in a win-win…) 😊

Here's the surprise! A few days later, I received a long awaited cheque for a tax return claim I had made - 9 months prior!! 💰💷

So friend.. giving cheerfully to bless and help others (and God knows our hearts and true motivations), can lead to a wonderful blessing in return. 😇✨

Verses of the month: Luke 6:38

Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

Upcoming speakers:

👉 Sunday 6th July - 11am Morning Service - Speaker - Emmanuel Akinyosoye

👉 Sunday 13th July - 11am *Junior Church Anniversary* - Speaker - Andrew Chapman

Please note there will be no evening service on the above dates.

God bless you and we look forward to seeing you then.

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Located on McDermott road, we are 5-10 minutes walk from Peckham Rye Train Station, or 10 mins walk from the Nigel Road bus stop on Peckham Rye ( Buses 343, 12 etc).

Our church is made up of people from all walks of life who have a common belief in Jesus and His love for each one of us.

You may be interested to know that Christ Church McDermott was the site of the first Religious Radio Broadcast to a UK Church (watch re-enactment here), and recently featured on Songs of Praise on 1/9/24. You can view clips of that show on twitter or facebook.

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Our worship is a comfortable mix of contemporary songs as well as familiar well loved hymns, and we encourage young and old to join together in song.
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