Ị ga-esi n'ụgbọ mmiri pụta? 

“Ozugbo Jizọs mere ka ndị na-eso ụzọ ya banye n’ụgbọ ga-ebutere ya ụzọ gawa n’ofe nke ọzọ, mgbe ọ na-ahapụ ìgwè mmadụ ahụ” (Matiu 14:22). Onye dere Oziọma ahụ kpachaara anya depụta ihe ahụ. Ndị na-eso ụzọ ahụ ka ahụla ọrụ ebube - nri nke puku mmadụ ise - ma Jizọs zipụrụ ha ma laghachi azụ ikpe ekpere. Abali dara. Oké ifufe na-amalite. Ụgbọ mmiri ahụ dị n'etiti ọdọ mmiri ahụ, "ebili mmiri na-akụkwa ya n'ihi na ifufe na-emegide ya" (v.24). Ndị a bụ ndị ọkụ azụ nwere ahụmahụ ma ha na-akpa ike n'ụba. Gburugburu ebe obibi ha, nkà ha, ụgbọ mmiri ha - ihe niile a maara - na mberede ezughị oke. N'oge a nke ike ọgwụgwụ na adịghị ike, "n'oge na-adịghị anya tupu chi ọbụbọ, Jizọs pụrụ gakwuru ha, na-eje ije n'elu ọdọ" (v.25). Onye gọziri achịcha na azụ̀ na-agafe ugbu a n’oké ifufe ahụ dị ka a ga-asị na ọ bụ ogige awara awara.
Ma ndị na-eso ụzọ ya amataghị ya. Ụjọ na-agbagọ n'ọhụụ ha. "Ọ bụ mmụọ," ha na-eti mkpu, na-atụ egwu (v.26). Tupu ha enwee ike imeghachi omume ọzọ, Jizọs kwuru. Okwu ya na-ekwughachi n'ofe ebili mmiri: "Nwee obi ike! Ọ bụ m. Atụla egwu" (v.27). Na Grik mbụ “Ọ bụ m” nwekwara ike ịsụgharị “Abụ m” – ihe nkwughachi nke mkpughe onwe onye nke Chineke nyere Moses. Ọ bụghị nanị na Jizọs na-emesi ha obi ike; ọ na-ekpughe onwe ya.

N'oge a Pita, na-enwe mmetụta na-anụ ọkụ n'obi, kwuru ihe dị ịtụnanya: "Onyenwe anyị, ọ bụrụ na ọ bụ gị, gwa m ka m bịakwute gị n'elu mmiri" (v.28). Nke a abụghị bravado. Ọ bụ obi na-amata olu Nna-ukwu ya ma na-achọ ịzaghachi. Azịza Jizọs bụ otu okwu: “Bịa” (v.29). Pita gafere n'akụkụ. O guzokwaghị n'elu osisi kama n'elu mmiri, ihe ọ maara adịghịkwa ejide ya kama site n'ịkpọ oku nke Kraịst. N'ime usoro ole na ole, ọ chọpụtara na nrubeisi na-ebu oke nke ya.

Mgbe ahụ, eziokwu na-adaghachi azụ. “Mgbe ọ hụrụ ifufe ahụ, ọ tụrụ egwu ma malite imikpu, tie mkpu, sị, ‘Onyenwe anyị, zọpụta m!’” (v.30). Ihe odide ahụ kwuru na Jizọs “ozugbo” setịpụrụ aka ya jide ya (v.31). Okwukwe Pita jụrụ, ma njide Jizọs ejighị ya. Mgbe ha rịgoro n'ụgbọ mmiri ahụ, ifufe na-anwụ. Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya na-efe ya ma sị, “N’ezie, ị bụ Ọkpara Chineke” (v.33). Ihe niile merenụ abụghị naanị ọrụ ebube; ọ bụ mkpughe nke onye Jizọs bụ na otú o si ezute anyị na oké ifufe anyị.
Kedu ihe nke a pụtara nye m? Nke mbụ, ọ na-echetara m na oké ifufe abụghị ihe àmà nke enweghị Chineke. Ndị na-eso ụzọ Jizọs nọ kpọmkwem n’ebe Jizọs zigara ha. Nrube isi anaghị egbochi anyị ikuku isi; mgbe ụfọdụ ọ na-etinye anyị kpọmkwem n'ime ha. Ma, ọ bụ n’oké ifufe ahụ ka Jizọs bịara. Ọ dịghị iti mkpu ntụziaka site n'ikpere mmiri; ọ na-apụ izute anyị. N'ime ndu nke m na ndụ ọrụ, achọpụtala m na ihe ịma aka na-abụkarị ọnọdụ maka nhụta dị omimi nke mụ na Kraịst. Mgbe sistemu daa na ikike na-akụda, ohere ntụkwasị obi ga-edo anya karị.

Ọ na-akụziri m na okwukwe na-amalite site n'ịghọta ọnụnọ ya. Ndi nēso uzọ-Ya huru mọ; Pita nụrụ Onyenwe anyị. Echiche m banyere Jizọs na-akpụzi nzaghachi m. N'oge a na-ejighị n'aka, enwere m ike ịkọwa ihe omume site na egwu ma ọ bụ site na okwukwe. “Nwee obi ike, ọ bụ m. Atụla egwu” abụghị naanị ahịrịokwu maka ndị na-eso ụzọ narị afọ mbụ; ọ bu okwu di ndu nye ayi. Kraist ekweghi ekwe nkwa na enweghi ifufe kama obu eziokwu nke onwe ya n'etiti ya.

Nzọụkwụ Pita na-egosi m na okwukwe abụghị mmetụta na-edoghị anya kama ọ bụ omume pụtara ìhè na nzaghachi nye iwu Kraịst. Ọ pụghị n'ọchịchọ; ọ pụtara n’ịkpọ òkù Jizọs. Na ndụ m nke ahụ nwere ike ịpụta ịmalite ọrụ ọhụrụ, ikwu okwu n'ọgbakọ, ikpegara onye ọrụ ibe m ekpere, ma ọ bụ ịchụso ọkpụkpọ oku na-eche na ọ karịrị ike m. Ụgbọ mmiri ahụ na-anọchi anya ihe a maara nke ọma, nke a na-ejikwa, "ihe m nwere ike ịchịkwa." Okwukwe na-amalite mgbe m na-etinye ibu m n'ihe na-enweghị ike ijide m - ma ọ bụrụ na Jizọs nọ n'ebe ahụ.
Nke anọ, akụkọ a na-emesi m obi ike na ọdịda anaghị eme ka m ghara iru eru. Pita malitere imikpu, ma ọ gakwara ije. Ọtụtụ n'ime anyị lekwasịrị anya n'obi abụọ ya, ma ọ bụ nanị otu onye na-eso ụzọ si n'ụgbọ mmiri pụta. Ma mgbe ọ mikpuru, ọ maara onye ọ ga-akpọ: “Onyenwe anyị, zọpụta m!” Mkpu ahụ n'onwe ya bụ omume okwukwe. Nzaghachi Jizọs bụ ozugbo na nke onwe. N'ime njahie nke m na obi abụọ m ka nwere ike iru aka ya, ọ ka ga-ejidekwa m.

Ihe si na ya pụta bụ ofufe. Ndị na-eso ụzọ ahụ mechara kwupụta, “N’ezie, ị bụ Ọkpara Chineke.” Oké ifufe na nzọụkwụ nke okwukwe na-eduga ná mkpughe miri emi nke onye Jizọs bụ. Isi ihe abụghị arụmọrụ m mana ọnụnọ ya. Mgbe m pụta wee chọpụta ike ya na-akwado ya, nghọta m banyere ya na-agbasawanye. Oké ifufe ahụ ghọrọ klaasị maka ofufe.
Yabụ ajụjụ a ka bụ nkeonwe: m ga-esi n'ụgbọ mmiri pụta? Ị ga? Onye ọ bụla n'ime anyị nwere ụgbọ mmiri - egwu ọrụ, ọrụ ozi, mpaghara nkasi obi, ụkpụrụ nke ịdabere na onwe ya. Ihe ndị a abụghị ihe ọjọọ. Ha nwedịrị ike ịbụ onyinye. Ma ha nwere ike ịghọ ihe mgbochi ma ọ bụrụ na ha egbochie anyị ịzaghachi “Bịa” Jizọs. Oku a na-aga n'ihu. N’ọma ahịa, n’ọchịchị, n’ime ndụ ezinụlọ, n’uto ime mmụọ, Kraịst na-akpọ anyị n’ofe ihe a na-atụghị anya ya, ka anyị nwee ntụkwasị obi miri emi na ya.

Ọrụ ebube abụghị na obi ike m kama n'ihu ya. Ọ ka na-eje ije na ebili mmiri. Ọ ka na-akpọ. Ọ ka na-ejide. Mgbe anyị na-amaja ịpụ, ọbụna na-akụda mmụọ, anyị na-achọpụta eziokwu ahụ na-ekpuchi akụkụ ahụ dum: Jizọs bụ Onyenwe nke oké ifufe na Onyenwe nke oké osimiri, na ọ kwesịrị ntụkwasị obi izute anyị ebe anyị nọ. "Nwee obi ike! Ọ bụ m. atụla egwu." Nke ahụ bụ okwu anyị taa.

Planning your Visit

Welcome to Runnymede Christian Fellowship, an Egham Church


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Runnymede Christian Fellowship is a church based in Egham but serving a much larger geographical area. Those who call us home come from EghamVirginia Water, Staines, Englefield Green, Egham Hythe, Pooley Green, Maidenhead, Heathrow, Slough, Ashford, Thorpe, Windsor, Woking and beyond.

Our church is a community of believers who gather regularly to share life and demonstrate God's love. We do this by encouraging and serving each other and the community. We believe in the power of prayer and are always happy to pray for you.
 

Church - What to expect

Our Sunday service is available to stream online at 11:00 a.m. You can join us on Livestream or via Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube or X (Twitter).

The Sunday Service is now held at Strodes College, Strodes College Lane in Egham open to all, so if you would like to join us, please feel free to do so. If you have any questions, please call us on 01784 637010.

We run a physical Sunday School most weeks. If you would like your children to receive a weekly Sunday School teaching pack that you can do from home, please email us at admin@e-runnymede.co.uk so that we can send you the materials.
 

Church on Sunday at Strodes College, Egham


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Our Sunday service starts at 11:00 a.m. and typically lasts about 90 minutes.

We begin each service with lively worship, featuring songs from around the world, followed by inspiring, Bible-based teaching. All our sermons are recorded and are available as a podcast after the service.

We have a monthly cycle of Sunday services, with our Communion Service being on the first Sunday of each month and an All-Age All-Nation Service on the second Sunday of each month. Our other Sunday services include Spirit-focused and teaching services.

We have consciously adopted being a blended church, that is, both online and face-to-face. You are welcome to join us on Livestream or via Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, or X (Twitter), or you can catch up and watch the recordings later.
 

Joining us in person

Visiting a new and unfamiliar church for the first time can be intimidating, but we want to ensure you feel welcome and enjoy your time with us. A friendly face will be waiting to meet you at the entrance and welcome you. 

Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for coffee and prayer. Our Sunday Service starts at 11:00 a.m. and typically runs for about 90 minutes, normally followed by tea and coffee.
 

Driving and Car Parking

Our Sunday Morning Service is now held at Strodes College, Strodes College Lane, Egham, TW20 9DR, which has ample parking. Click on the link for directions to RCF.

We have plenty of parking spaces right outside the building. Spaces are reserved near the entrance for anyone with mobility issues (those with a blue badge). Please let us know if you need to use one of these spaces, have any special needs, or require any assistance.

The car parking area is a public area, so please ensure that your children are under your control and that, for their safety, they do not run around in the car park.
 

Visiting with children?

Everyone is welcome at RCF. We encourage everyone, regardless of age, to join the service. We offer Sunday School, which begins after worship and runs concurrently with the sermon for 30 to 40 minutes, serving children aged 4 to 12. On the second Sunday of each month, we have a shorter All-Aged All Nations Service, where the children stay for the worship and the sermon.
 

After Church

We chat over coffee and biscuits after church on the first, third, fourth and fifth Sundays. If you want to get more acquainted, why not join us for a Sunday lunch with some of our members? The first meal is on us (Voucher provided).  Please contact us and let us know. We would love to share a meal and get to know you better!

Fellowship Feast  
 

Want to connect?

If you're interested in connecting with us, whether to join our online community or attend our Sunday gatherings, please use our connect card.
 

Any Questions?

If you have any questions, please review our FAQ page. Here, you’ll find answers to many common questions. If you still have questions or concerns, please contact us; we’d love to hear from you.
 

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING YOU TO RCF!!

 
To contact us or see a map, click here.

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