Ìgbésí Ajinde 

A fi ètè wa jẹ́rìí rẹ̀ ní gbogbo ọjọ́ Easter, síbẹ̀ a máa ń gbé bí ẹni pé Kristi dúró nínú ibojì, a sì fi wá sílẹ̀ láti máa jà fún ara wa. Ṣùgbọ́n ìhìnrere ń kéde ohun kan tí ó ní ọrọ̀ jù àti tí ó sún mọ́ wa jù. Ìgbésí ayé àjíǹde kìí ṣe ìrètí ọjọ́ iwájú nìkan, ṣùgbọ́n ó jẹ́ òtítọ́ lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́ fún gbogbo àwọn tí ó wà nínú Kristi. Ìgbésí ayé Jésù fúnra rẹ̀, tí ó jíǹde tí ó sì ń jọba, tí ó ń ṣiṣẹ́ lọ́wọ́lọ́wọ́ láàrín àwọn ènìyàn Rẹ̀.

Nígbà tí àpọ́sítélì Pọ́ọ̀lù kọ̀wé pé, “A kàn mí mọ́ àgbélébùú pẹ̀lú Kristi: síbẹ̀ mo wà láàyè; ṣùgbọ́n kìí ṣe èmi, ṣùgbọ́n Kristi ń gbé nínú mi,” Galatia 2:20, kò sọ̀rọ̀ ní ewì nìkan ṣùgbọ́n ní òtítọ́ ẹ̀mí jíjinlẹ̀. Ìgbésí ayé àtijọ́ onígbàgbọ́, tí a dè mọ́ ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ àti ara, ni a ti mú wá sórí àgbélébùú. Ní ipò rẹ̀, ìgbésí ayé tuntun wà, kìí ṣe ti ara ẹni tí a ti mú sunwọ̀n síi bí kò ṣe ti Kristi tí a gbìn. Èyí ni ìyanu ìgbésí ayé àjíǹde. Kì í ṣe pé a ń tiraka gidigidi láti fara wé Jesu, ṣùgbọ́n pé ìgbésí ayé jíjí tí ó jíǹde di orísun àti agbára gbogbo wa.

Charles Spurgeon sọ̀rọ̀ nípa àjíǹde nígbà kan rí gẹ́gẹ́ bí ibi ìyípadà gbogbo ìtàn, àkókò tí a ṣẹ́gun ikú fúnra rẹ̀ tí a sì gba ìṣẹ́gun rẹ̀ lọ́wọ́ ibojì. Síbẹ̀ ó tún tẹnu mọ́ ìtumọ̀ ara ẹni náà. Bí Kristi bá jíǹde, nígbà náà onígbàgbọ́ kò sí ní ìgbèkùn sí ìjọba àtijọ́ mọ́. Ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ lè máa dán wò, ara lè máa tako, ṣùgbọ́n àṣẹ rẹ̀ ti bàjẹ́. “Bákan náà ni ẹ̀yin pẹ̀lú ka ara yín sí òkú sí ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ní tòótọ́, ṣùgbọ́n ẹ wà láàyè sí Ọlọ́run nípasẹ̀ Jésù Kristi Olúwa wa” Róòmù 6 ẹsẹ 11. Ìṣirò yìí kì í ṣe èrò àlá. Ó jẹ́ ìgbàgbọ́ tí ó ń di ohun tí Ọlọ́run ti sọ tẹ́lẹ̀ mú.

Nínú àwọn ìgbòkègbodò ìrọ̀rùn ìgbésí ayé ojoojúmọ́, òtítọ́ yìí di ohun tí ó wúlò gidigidi. Ìgbésí ayé àjíǹde kò kàn wá ní àwọn àkókò ìṣẹ́gun ẹ̀mí nìkan ṣùgbọ́n nínú àìlera, ìjákulẹ̀ àti àárẹ̀. Nígbà tí a bá nímọ̀lára pé a kò lè dáríjì, ìyè Kristi tí ó jíǹde nínú wa ń fún wa ní oore-ọ̀fẹ́. Nígbà tí àníyàn bá ń tẹ̀síwájú, ìgbésí ayé Rẹ̀ ń mú àlàáfíà tí kì í ṣe tiwa fúnra wa wá. Nígbà tí a bá dojúkọ ìṣòro ẹrù-iṣẹ́ díẹ̀díẹ̀, agbára Rẹ̀ ń gbé wa ró ju agbára àdánidá wa lọ. Èyí kì í ṣe ẹ̀kọ́ ìsìn lásán. Ó jẹ́ ìrírí àwọn tí wọ́n rìn ní ìbáṣepọ̀ pẹ̀lú Olúwa tí ó jíǹde.

Jesu fúnra rẹ̀ sọ pé, “Èmi ni àjíǹde àti ìyè: ẹni tí ó bá gbà mí gbọ́, bí ó tilẹ̀ kú, yóò yè” Johannu 11 ẹsẹ 25. Àwọn ọ̀rọ̀ wọ̀nyí ni a sọ níwájú àgbélébùú, síbẹ̀ wọ́n tọ́ka sí ìfihàn agbára Rẹ̀ ní kíkún. Kì í ṣe pé ó fúnni ní ìyè nìkan ni. Òun ni ìyè. Nítorí náà, láti jẹ́ ti Rẹ̀ ni láti so mọ́ orísun kan tí kò le dínkù tàbí díbàjẹ́. Agbára kan náà tí ó jí I dìde kúrò nínú òkú ń ṣiṣẹ́ nísinsìnyí nínú àwọn tí ó gbàgbọ́, gẹ́gẹ́ bí Paulu ṣe rán wa létí ní Efesu 1:19-20.

Ìpín kan tún wà nínú ìgbésí ayé àjíǹde yìí. Gẹ́gẹ́ bí àjọṣepọ̀, a kì í ṣe ìpéjọpọ̀ àwọn ènìyàn tí wọ́n ń gbìyànjú lọ́tọ̀ọ̀tọ̀ ṣùgbọ́n ara tí Orí alààyè kan ń gbé. Ìlera ìjọ kò sinmi lórí àwọn ètò tàbí àwọn ènìyàn ṣùgbọ́n lórí ìwọ̀n tí a gbà láàyè láti gbé ìgbésí ayé Kristi láti ṣàn lọ́fẹ̀ẹ́ láàrín wa. Níbi tí ìrẹ̀lẹ̀, ìfẹ́ àti ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé ara-ẹni bá wà, ẹ̀rí ìyè àjíǹde wà. Níbi tí ìgbéraga, ìpínyà tàbí ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé ara-ẹni bá wà, ìyè náà ni a ń dí lọ́wọ́.

Fún Ẹgbẹ́ Àwọn Kristẹni Runnymede, èyí jẹ́ ìpè àti ìpè. Kristi tí a jí dìde wà láàrín àwọn ènìyàn Rẹ̀, kìí ṣe gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹni tí ó jìnnà réré ṣùgbọ́n gẹ́gẹ́ bí Olúwa tí ń ṣiṣẹ́. Ó pè wá láti dúró nínú Rẹ̀, láti fa láti inú ẹ̀kún Rẹ̀ àti láti ṣàfihàn ìgbésí ayé Rẹ̀ ní ilé wa, ibi iṣẹ́ wa àti àwùjọ wa. Báyìí ni ìjọ ṣe di ẹ̀rí alààyè, kìí ṣe pé ó ń kéde pé Kristi jíǹde nìkan ṣùgbọ́n ó ń fi hàn nípasẹ̀ ìgbésí ayé tí a yípadà.

Ó tọ́ láti bi ara wa pẹ̀lú òtítọ́, ṣé a ń gbé gẹ́gẹ́ bí àwọn tí a ti jí dìde pẹ̀lú Kristi? Ǹjẹ́ a ń súnmọ́ ojoojúmọ́ pẹ̀lú ìrònú wíwà Rẹ̀ nínú ayé wa? Ǹjẹ́ a gbẹ́kẹ̀lé agbára Rẹ̀ tàbí àìṣeéyípadà sí tiwa? Ìyàtọ̀ náà kìí ṣe kedere. Ọ̀kan ń yọrí sí ìsapá àti àárẹ̀. Èkejì ni èso àti ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé ìdákẹ́jẹ́ẹ́ nínú Ọlọ́run.

Àjíǹde mú un dá wa lójú pé ọ̀rọ̀ ìkẹyìn lórí ìgbésí ayé wa kìí ṣe ikú ṣùgbọ́n ìyè. Síbẹ̀ ó tún ń pè wá láti gbé nísinsìnyí nínú ire òtítọ́ yẹn. “Bí a bá jí yín dìde pẹ̀lú Kristi, ẹ wá àwọn nǹkan tí ó wà lókè” Kólósè 3 ẹsẹ 1. Láti wá àwọn nǹkan wọ̀nyí kì í ṣe láti fà sẹ́yìn kúrò nínú ayé ṣùgbọ́n láti gbé nínú rẹ̀ pẹ̀lú ìtọ́sọ́nà tuntun, tí a ṣe nípasẹ̀ ayérayé tí Kristi fúnra rẹ̀ sì fún ní agbára.

Ǹjẹ́ kí àwa gẹ́gẹ́ bí ẹgbẹ́ kan túbọ̀ mọ ohun tí ó jẹ́ láti rìn nínú ìyè àjíǹde, kì í ṣe nínú ẹ̀kọ́ nìkan ṣùgbọ́n nínú ìrírí ojoojúmọ́, títí tí ìyè Jésù yóò fi hàn kedere nínú wa àti nípasẹ̀ wa, sí ògo Ọlọ́run.

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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!

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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!!

 
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