Our All-Age Easter Celebration is full of joy and music! With the premiere of our first ever all-age virtual choir. Join Edda and Christoph at 10.30am, live from the Rectory.
[Find all links mentioned in the service below this video]
Church Coffee Online on Zoom at 11.15am:
Meeting ID: 836 9097 1697
Passcode: Coffee
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Monday, 29 March
Thank you for being on The Wellbeing Journey!
We hope you have found this journey helpful – keep going!
Would you like to keep in touch and get updates from Denham Parish Church? Please fill in the simple form at
https://www.denhamparish.church/new/
To find out more about Denham Parish Church, go to www.denhamparish.church or email our parish secretary Victoria at office@denhamparish.church.
To arrange a personal conversation, please email our Rector Christoph Lindner at rector@denhamparish.church
May you know the joy of the risen Lord Jesus this Easter!
Sunday 28 March
Ever-increasing wellbeing
How can we continue to live in every-increasing wellbeing?
(1) Submit to God’s plan for your life. If you haven’t yet made Jesus the Lord of your life, we strongly encourage you to do so.* It will be the best decision you’ll ever make. If you are already a follower of Christ, renew your commitment to put Him first.
(2) Keep renewing your mind with His truth. Consider again the six areas of your life. Reflect on the one thing you think will make the greatest change in your current situation, then persevere in putting it into practice.
(3) Make yourself accountable. We are far more likely to make progress if we write down the next steps and then share them with others. Invite them to ask you regularly how you are doing. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t see quick results. As you keep going, you will start seeing a difference.
(4) Give it away. The ultimate purpose of our wellbeing is not just for our good but for others, too.
* “Lord Jesus, I admit my need of You and invite You to come and forgive me. I believe that You died and rose again so that I could receive new joy, purpose, hope and wellbeing. Please come into my life and fill me with Your Holy Spirit. I commit to follow You and Your ways all the days of my life. Amen.”
If you have prayed this prayer for the first time, please share this with a Christian friend or with Christoph and Edda (rector@denhamparish.church).
It’s Palm Sunday! Join us for an action-packed service for all ages to start Holy Week.
Joey the Donkey will help us understand what Palm Sunday is all about. We will also hear from Jane Butcher (Bible Reading Fellowship) about resources to keep our faith vibrant. Join Edda and Christoph, live from the Rectory, at 10.30am.
Find all the links below this video…
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES:
Activity Sheet for Palm Sunday…
EASTER at Denham Parish Church…
Saturday 27 March
Promise of reward
How do we keep going in the long run? For Christians, the answer is by living our whole lives in gratitude to the God who has called us, knowing that ultimately He will reward us. “And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him” (Colossians 3.17).
In whatever sphere we are functioning, everything we do is to be for the Lord. We live and work with an eternal perspective: there is life after life and when Jesus comes back there will be rewards in the age to come.
We have God’s promise that we will receive a reward for faithful (if sometimes faltering) service. We don’t get everything we desire in this life, but we are storing up great rewards in the age to come, when we will hear the Lord Jesus saying, “Well done – come and enjoy my complete and perfect shalom forever!”
> What kind of legacy would you like to leave behind? How can you make changes to your life, ministry and work? Receive fresh strength and motivation in ‘whatever you do’.
Lord in your mercy, hear our prayers.
Friday 26 March
The power of the Spirit
The Holy Spirit acts as an ‘amplifier’ to our gifts, just as a PA system can make one voice heard in a big auditorium. James 5.17 says that Elijah was a human being, even as we are – it was the power of the Spirit working through him that enabled him to have such a powerful ministry.
As Jesus prepared to ascend to heaven he promised to his disciples that the Holy Spirit would be poured out on them. This happened at Pentecost and the same Spirit is still available to the Church today (Acts 1 and 2).
We can we be anointed for our vocation – in our families, our place of work, our local church or community.
> Ask God to fill you with His power in order to help you be more effective in your vocation.
Thursday 25 March
Alone or with other people
“How well you do in life and in business depends not only on what you do and how you do it … but on who is doing it with you” (Henry Cloud, The Power of the Other). For the first part of his ministry, Elijah operated as a lone ranger, but during the final phase he had a young friend and successor by his side, Elisha. Jesus supremely modelled the call to work with and mentor others with his disciples. This is a broader principle expressed in the slightly corny statement, “teamwork makes the dream work”.
The more I realise what I’m good at, the more I also find out what I’m NOT good at! Being part of a team is essential!
> Are you functioning as a lone ranger or working with others? How can you grow your investment in other people and your contribution to teams?
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