Church in the Avenue and Grace Canton have congregants who are helping run Sunday services at Cardiff Prison. Here is the team after a Sunday service.

Volunteers are helping with worship music, encouragement and above all powerful testimony on how Jesus has changed and transformed people’s lives. We heard from Marco who delivered his testimony to around thirty in-mates on how Jesus changed his life from a very turbulent past.

Testimony can be a powerful thing. Check this scripture out, specifically in the book of Revelation.

Revelation 12:11

“And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death.”

Jesus took the punishment for all our sin’s past, present and future, his blood covers us in a robe of righteousness and makes us as white as snow before God. We just need to accept the grace that has been made available to us that will restore our relationship with God. This is what we are doing at Cardiff prison, proclaiming the good news of Jesus, letting inmates know that they can be forgiven for whatever sins they have committed, showing them there is a pathway to salvation and heaven.

Salvation is not just available to those who are in prison. The Bible teaches us that we are all sinners, and we have all fallen short of the standard of God. It might not be that you have been in trouble with the Law, it might be that you got away with a crime, or have told a little white lie here and there, either way you have sinned, and if you wonder if there is ever a way out then the good news stands for you too, you too can be forgiven for any sins you have committed in your life. Come to Jesus and give your life to him.

If you are already a Christian pray for our visits to Cardiff Prison. Pray that the Lord will water the seeds and that the truth will set in-mates free.

If you are curious about the Christian faith, come along to our family service every Sunday. Doors open at 10.45am for free refreshments and drinks. Our service then starts at 11.15am.

Lets take a look at scriptures in Psalm 73 and Romans 8.

There will be times on our Christian walk where we will make mistakes. Asaph acknowledges this in this Psalm. But the good news is that it says in Lamentations God renews his mercies every morning. Even though we fail from time to time God gives us the grace to start a new every morning and to try again and he rests on our weaknesses to help make us better. So if you have stumbled recently take heart, don’t give up God will help us and will never leave us or forsake us.

Next up a scripture from Romans 8.

The Christian walk is not a bed of roses, sometimes we will be required to do challenging things for the Lord as he will’s it for our lives. When challenges come our way suffering will likely accompany these challenges. For example, it could be that you have been assigned to help a person in your walk, an example could be someone who has an addiction.

When helping someone with an addiction they may hurt you, steel from you and can be burdensome, but the Lord has put you in their pathway to help them, and there maybe a certain level of suffering that comes in helping that person, but in time they may well turn the corner and get off of the addiction they have, where God will get great glory in transforming a life bringing lasting fruit showing people with God all addictions can be broken.

The good news is this. At the end of a trial you will always have the victory in Jesus through his resurrection, when he rose again 3 days after his death on the cross. Whatever the challenge and suffering you have you can expect the victory, so persevere and know that one day we will be with Jesus for eternity and our sufferings here will only be a blink of an eye compared with eternity.

If you are curious about the Christian faith, come along to our family service every Sunday. Doors open at 10.45am for free refreshments and drinks. Our service then starts at 11.15am.

Today we are going to look at Proverbs and Romans. Lets start with Proverbs.

There is such great wisdom to be found in the Bible such as the example of Proverbs 13v20. What this scripture is saying is if you hang around with the wrong crowd you’re likely to end up just like them. For example, if you follow a crowd that regularly takes drugs you could get sucked into that lifestyle and destructive things could happen in your life like financial loss and health problems.

If you hang around people who will positively encourage you, for example, they may say keep working hard at your job, serve in community, help people, life will be a lot more productive than falling into habits that are very hard to get out of. So find a sensible crowd to be around it can help you in your life.

Next up we are going to look at a scripture from Romans.

It is important to get along with people and keep the peace. Paul is saying to the Romans in this verse get along with one another. Yes, it can be hard, but the Lord puts it perfectly, for all have fallen short to the standard of God, meaning none of us are perfect. So to live in peace with one another, we have to bear with one another in love.

We all have our faults and if we can have patience with one another we can live in peace with one another. So when someone annoys you, take a step back, breathe and make every effort to act in love and not in anger, this way we can be at peace and unity with one another.

If you are curious about the Christian faith, come along to our family service every Sunday. Doors open at 10.45am for free refreshments and drinks.

We have all week been looking at specific scriptures and we are going to continue with a lot more. Here we look at Ezekiel.

Lets unpack this scripture. We have great news for people trying to overcome their mistakes from the past. If you have messed up, you need to know that second and third chances are available that will help you move forwards in life. God is merciful and he says if you turn from sin in your life and follow him forgiveness is available, and you can be made as white as snow before God.

Next up we are going to look at Matthew 7 v 3.

There are great promises to claim in the Bible. There are also great scriptures that can help correct us. We live in a society today where all to often we can point a finger and condemn someone, is this right? And is this right when we ourselves have plenty of areas in our own lives to do better.

The simple message is we need to be slow to anger and not point the finger at people because we have areas where people can point the finger at us. So lets remain gentle, slow to anger and forgiving and concentrate on our own walk with Christ.

If you are curious about the Christian faith, come along to our family service every Sunday. Doors open at 10.45am for free refreshments and drinks. Our service then starts at 11.15am. 

The Bible contains such great advice and wisdom. Lets start off with a scripture from the book of John.

What does this scripture mean? What fantastic news. Jesus didn’t come into the world to condemn us but to save us. If you find yourself trapped in sin and are messing up daily, this promise is for you, Jesus does not condemn you nor should you condemn yourself.

Yes we have to be better and overcome the sinfulness in our lives and with the Lords help all things are possible, but always remember there is no condemnation for those who are saved and who have declared Jesus the Lord of their life.

Next up a scripture from Isaiah

This is another promise from God. If you are in a situation where you feel nervous or weak, God promises to strengthen you. It could be that you have a job interview coming up, or some circumstance that is causing you to feel unsettled, whatever it is when you are in Christ Jesus, he will rest on your weaknesses and make you strong through him. Pray that the Lord will rest on all your weaknesses.

If you are curious about the Christian faith, come along to our family service every Sunday. Learn how to claim the promises of God. Doors open at 10.45am for free refreshments and drinks. Our service then starts at 11.15am.