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Sunday 25th October – Morning Service

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This morning’s we listened to the Word of God being preached from 1 Samuel chapter 30, which our guest speaker, Gaius Douglas of Calvary Church, Haverfordwest, referred to as “The Pain of Loss.” We were shown that David was a man after God’s own heart. At his most difficult times he grieved, yet he encouraged himself in the Lord. God allows His people to come to that point so that we may realise that we have no control, we need to find our strength in the Lord. We may go through desperate situations but we need to encourage ourselves in the Lord, to wait upon Him. Matthew 11:28 promises “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” We need to exercise our faith, to meditate on God’s goodness, on what He has done for us. Don’t try to do things our own way; see the Saviour who came into this world and showed His love, the love of God. Rely on His promises, they will never fail. Put your hope, your trust in Him. Go forward in God, listen to God, hope in God.

Sunday 18th October – Morning Services

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This morning’s worship was led by Reverend Hugh Michael of Zion Free Church, Pembroke Dock. He preached from The Sermon on the Mount and illustrated God’s goodness in answering prayer in His amazing provision for Zion Church when it was being renovated. Daily prayer meetings were answered in miraculous ways, with God providing everything the church needed. God truly is our provider, our Heavenly Father.

Sunday 11th October – Morning Service

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This morning we welcomed back Aaron Davies-Whitfield who continued with his series studying the book of Philippians, preaching from chapter 1 verses 21-26, which he titled “The Blest life and the Glorious end.” We were reminded that the whole purpose of every Christian is to delight the heart of God, to long to please Him by serving Him, loving him and following Him – “For to me, to live is Christ” (verse 21). God established us before the foundations of the world. He spoke creation but formed Man in the image of God. God delights in us and wants us to know His love. “To die is gain” – for the unbeliever death is separation from God, but for the believer it is sleep, we rest, we wake up in Christ, such is the victory and glory of Christ’s Resurrection.

The true characteristic of God’s men is to love God and to love people, to serve without needing praise, to admonish in love when needed. A minister of the gospel is a signpost pointing to Christ. We are pilgrims, this earth is not our home, we are just passing through. Our home is with the Lord. Our glorious end is the day we shall see Jesus and be like Him. On that day there will be no more sorrow, no tears, no death, no disease, only glory. Christ is the Way, the Truth, the Life.

Sunday 4th October – Morning Service

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Our morning service was led by Ian Middlemist, evangelist at Hill Park Church, who preached from Acts chapter 1 verses 1-10, Peter healing the crippled beggar. We learnt that as Christians we all have something to give, something perfectly relevant to whatever situation we find ourselves in. The beggar held out his hands hoping for silver and gold, but he received so much more. As the world holds out its hands, waiting for riches – for what it thinks it needs, we have the greatest message to give, what the world needs – the life-changing message of Jesus Christ. Those who are spiritually dead can be raised to a new life, to walk with God, to praise God. We need to bring the message to a needy people, to a crippled world, to let them hear about Jesus Christ.

Sunday 20th September – Morning Service

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Today’s services were taken by Gareth Evans from Port Talbot. This morning he preached from 1 Peter chapter 1, a letter of encouragement to early Christians as well as Christians of today. When we go through trials we are reminded to put on God’s armour, to be clearly identifiable as Christians, living a life of faith and trust. A Christian is one who has been changed from within by Christ. We need to prepare our minds for action, be alert, for the time when Jesus returns. Our Salvation is kept for us in heaven until Jesus returns. We must set our hope fully on Jesus.

Sunday 13th September- Morning Service

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Aaron This morning we welcomed back Aaron Davies-Whitfield who continued his study of Philippians, preaching from chapter 1 verses 20-21. Aaron’s prayer for us is to change and grow in Christ. He challenged us to move from living a comfortable Christian life of just going to church, reading our Bibles and praying. We are encouraged to put Christ at the centre of us lives so that we can draw closer to Him and know more of His presence in our lives.

Sunday 6th September – Morning Service

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Today’s worship was led by Gwydion Emlyn, who is the assistant pastor at St Mellons Baptist Church, Cardiff. This morning he preached from Mark 1:40-45, Jesus heals a man from leprosy. The two main points were: ‘Jesus has heavenly authority’ and ‘Jesus is a heavenly priest’, also referring to the prayer in Hebrews 10:22. This afternoon’s worship and discussion focused on Psalm 142. Once again we were blessed with the fellowship of visiting families as well as Gwydion’s wife, Libby.

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Sunday 30th August – Morning Service

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This morning’s worship was led by Alan Davison from Carmarthen Evangelical Church. He preached from Hebrews chapter 2, verse 17, focusing on the prerequisite, purposeful, propitiation of Jesus Christ. Once again we were blessed with the fellowship of visitors over a cup of tea and refreshments after the service. Our Sunday worship continues at 4 p.m. when Alan will once again led us for a Bible study and informal discussion in the vestry. A warm welcome is extended to all.

Sunday 9th August – Morning Service

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This morning our guest speaker, Gaius Douglas of Calvary Church, Haverfordwest, focused on Ephesians 3 verse 20. We were encouraged to look unto the Lord and above our situations as He is a faithful God. An open time of prayer allowed us to reflect on how great our God is. We were also blessed to have fellowship with regular summer visitors who are no longer visitors but part of our family at Penuel.

Sunday 23rd August – Morning Service

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andy-millership-2 Our services were taken by Andy Millership, who preached from Jeremiah chapter 2 in the morning. It was a challenging sermon, reminding us God never changes, despite our actions. We need to take the opportunity to examine ourselves and look to growing our faith, never forsaking God. It was lovely once again to have many visiting friends join us and have fellowship after the morning meeting