From P. J.: Scripture helps us defend our faith. The apostle Peter instructs believers to be ready with an answer for our hope and faith in Jesus. Scripture also helps form our character. Paul makes it clear that the Word of God is alive, active, and pierces our souls. And since God’s Word is so powerful, we should commit some passages to heart so God can work in and through us?
April 27th - Luke 1:37 Nothing is impossible with God.
Today Sunday (26th), there is no service at KMC. The services at Potterswood are a Local Arrangement for the Easter Offering at 11am and Martin Slocombe at 6pm. Hanham have a service at 10:45am with Glenys Lewis.
Next Sunday (3rd), the Reverend PJ Jackson will lead a service of Holy Communion.
The Kingswood Foodbank is in need of tinned tomatoes, cartons of fruit-juice, shower gel, hair conditioner, shampoo, cooking oil, crisps, pasta and curry sauces, razors, toilet roll and washing up liquid. Thank you all very much.
Easter Offering envelopes are available at the back of church. The KMC Easter Offering Service will be on 10th May.
I need to ask, as I do every year, if people are happy that we hold their personal details. PJ needs to be able to fill in a GDPR paper for the circuit.
Faith leaders, including the President and Vice-President of the Methodist Conference, have called on the UK Government to step up international efforts to encourage the phasing out of fossil fuels. Representatives of the Methodist Church, the Baptist Union and the United Reformed Church have co-signed a letter asking Ed Miliband, as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, to personally attend the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels later this month.
A copy of the Circuit Superintendents Easter (!) Pastoral letter can be found here: Superintendent_039_s_EASTER_SEASON_PASTORAL_LETTER_05_04_2026_Final.pdf A paper copy will be available in church next Sunday.
Also, highlights of the last Circuit Meeting can be found here; HIGHLIGHTS_OF_BSGC_Circuit_Meeting_10_03_2026.pdf
Lectionary 26th April to 2nd May. Acts 2.42-47; Psalm 23; 1 Peter 2.19-25; John 10.1-10. Gateway to life. Jesus talks about the safety and dangers of caring for sheep. The shepherd calls his sheep by name, and the sheep know the shepherd’s voice, but will run away from strangers. The Pharisees do not understand that Jesus is referring to himself. Jesus also says that he is the gate of the sheepfold, and whoever enters by him will be saved. This passage invites us to reflect on listening to Jesus’ voice, as the sheep follow him alone. The image of Jesus being the gate is very powerful and leads the sheep, and us, to an abundance of life. We consider how we might follow Jesus’ voice to the life we are in need of.
The purpose of Kingswood Methodist Church is to respond to God's Love in Christ and to live out that love in God's world.