We begin the Bibleathon tomorrow outside St. Matthew & St. Oswald's at 8am – it would be great if you could join us on the way into work for the grand beginning of our marathon reading of God's Word.
But why are we doing this at all and why stuck outside the church during daylight hours? Quite simply we believe, as the bible says, that it contains "the words of eternal life" John 6:68 and it is our duty and responsibility to share these words of eternal life with others.
Just reading out the words as people pass by on foot, in cars, in buses and lorries may seem a fruitless task but we believe that some of the words that we sow will land in good soil and will bear fruit in the lives of people in our parish.
In Isaiah it says:
"so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:11
We believe that God's Word spoken over the people who pass by in New Bilton will indeed bear fruit and achieve God's purposes. As school children, MPs, Councillors and others respond to the invitation to join is and read the Bible, God's Word will impact their lives too.
It would be sad for God's Word to be working away in all these people during the Bibleathon and for others, including us, to miss out! Do come along as much or as little as you can, come and witness the proclamation of God's Word in our community and get a taste of what God is doing in our midst.
Martin Saxby
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