Kesgrave Baptist Church is an evangelical Baptist Church based in the town of Kesgrave, near Ipswich, UK. Our main purpose is to spread the message of Jesus Christ who alone is able to save people through His death on the cross and resurrection, and to learn more about Him.
There's a warm welcome to anyone to any of the church services, youth clubs, Sunday school and other meetings, whether you're a Christian or not. Our Sunday services attract people of all ages and backgrounds; there is also a Sunday school which runs during the morning service.
Our motto for this year is:
For the love of Christ controls us, because we have concluded this; that one has died for all; therefore all have died. 2 Corinthians 5:14
WAXING LYRICAL ABOUT CHRISTMAS
Here are the answers to the December's article in Kesgrave News:
Many people think the nativity story should be classified as fiction, as just another winter’s tale [1]. Someone has complained, “They sold me a dream of Christmas, they sold me a silent night, And they told me a fairy story, ‘Till I believed in the Israelite [2]”. The Bible account, however, is full of accurate historical detail, and clearly claims that something extraordinary really did happen once in royal David’s city [3]. The big question, then, is what John Betjeman asked in his well-known poem: “And is it true? And is it true? The most tremendous tale of all?”
Others think that Christmas is all about celebration and tradition, rather than Mary’s boy child [4]. For them the focus is on mistletoe and wine [5], and certainly not worship. For many it is a time of year which is pretty much business as usual. You could be forgiven for asking about them, “Do they know it’s Christmas time at all [6]?” Sometimes it can be a good thing if we stop the cavalry [7] charge to the shops and think along the lines of the Grinch, in the childrens’ book by Dr. Seuss:
Maybe Christmas, he thought,
doesn’t come from a store.
Maybe Christmas….perhaps…means a little bit more.
Sadly Christmas time can be a time of conflict within families, and instead of hearing the pipes of peace [8], we have to pray as one confused girl once did, “Forgive us our Christmases”!
Others will feel
lonely this Christmas [9],
having been hurt by someone they love or, perhaps even more
painfully, aware that they are to blame.
He was
born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them
second birth [13].
But first He must cast out our
sin. Only then can He
enter in and be born in us
today [14].
Easter tells us how our sins can be dealt with. The
Lord Jesus took the punishment of all who are truly sorry
for their sins, and who put their trust in Him. God
made a promise long ago, “though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow” (Isaiah
As well as forgiveness, the Bible
tells us that Jesus came that we might have eternal life.
Man will live forevermore,
because of Christmas day [18].
You may hear someone singing,
“I don’t want a lot for Christmas, there is just one thing I
need [19]” this
year. The Bible makes it clear that the one thing we
really need is faith. I do hope this Christmas will be
a time for living, a time for
believing [20], for
you. May the walls of
doubt crumble tossed and torn [21].
Remember that life can be
yours…..He is calling you [22].
If you respond in your heart to His call, and
come and worship
[23]
you will be well on your way to
simply having a wonderful Christmas time
[24].
We wish you a merry Christmas [25]!
1 = A Winter’s Tale (David Essex)
2 = I Believe in Father Christmas (Greg Lake)
3 = Once in Royal David’s City
4 = Mary’s Boy Child (Boney M)
5 = Mistletoe & Wine (Cliff Richard)
6 = Do They Know It’s Christmas (Band Aid)
7 = Stop The Cavalry (Jona Lewie)
8 = The Pipes of Peace (Paul McCartney)
9 = Lonely This Christmas (Mud)
10 = Silent Night
11 = O Come All Ye Faithful
12 = Hark the Herald Angels Sing
13 = Hark the Herald Angels Sing
14 = O Little Town of Bethlehem
15 = White Christmas (Bing Crosby)
16 = Mistletoe & Wine (Cliff Richard)
17 = Hark the Herald Angels Sing
18 = Mary’s Boy Child (Boney M)
19 = All I Want for Christmas is You (Mariah Carey)
20 = Mistletoe & Wine (Cliff Richard)
21 = When A Child is Born (Johnny Mathis)
22 = Saviour’s Day (Cliff Richard)
23 = Angels from the Realms of Glory
24 = Wonderful Christmastime (Paul McCartney)
25 = We Wish You a Merry Christmas
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MedalQuest: Holiday Bible Club 2012
Registration now open!! Click here for details
This year we're having a Holiday Bible Club called 'Medal Quest', based on the Olympics. This will run during February Half-Term, from Tuesday 14th to Friday 17th February. We had a fantastic time at SeaQuest Holiday Bible Club last year. Come along this year for Medal Quest - don't miss the fun!
Publicity will be made available through the schools. But if you'd like more information, please contact Pat Tatham or Andrew Thomson.