Diary Dates

Next Saturday February 4^th 11.00am

If you have not already done so,Please collect your new 2023 Hazelwell Directory which will be available in church this Sunday.

We have re-introduced foodbank collections in church. The recipients will be the Spearhead trust based at Bells Farm, Druids Heath Fred Rattley is our link with the trust and the following is a recent appeal from their website.

“The Spearhead Trust at Bells Farmhouse runs a foodbank alongside other services to help and support members of our community. Due to the recent rise in the cost of living we have seen a massive increase in demand for our foodbank and food supplies are running low.”

You are still encouraged to donate directly to the B30 foodbank during your weekly shop if that is more convenient

Who Are “The poor in spirit”?

The phrase Jesus uses “poor in spirit” refers to one’s spiritual condition. Those that are poor in spirit realize that nothing they can do can get them into heaven. They are powerless, helpless, and undeserving. They don’t sound very blessed, do they? But they are blessed because Jesus has not forgotten them. They are promised the kingdom of heaven.

This flies in the face of the way the world operates. It’s the strongest and most put-together people that get the good life. But not so in God’s kingdom. It’s those that become poor, those that recognize their own need, those that cry out for their savior that will receive the kingdom.

If we want the best life each of us must first make ourselves poor in spirit. We must recognize our dire situation and that the only way out is to rely on God.