What’s
the reason for the Fellowship?
Welcome to the 133 site
Thanks for visiting this site, we hope you find it helpful. We want you to understand
what the 133 Fellowship is, what it’s not, who it’s for and what it can do for
you. We hope to be updating it from time to time.
What’s the Reason for the Fellowship?
Jesus
Christ is alive. He’s not a theory or a distant historical figure but someone
who is alive and doing incredible things in people’s lives today. Christian men
need to hear what He is doing and become expectant that He will do the same
things in their lives. We need to take heed to the Saviour’s words and take
them seriously as commandments that will produce the very results He promised.
He calls us to a radical and costly discipleship but promises us His presence
and rewards in heaven. Many Christian men have a hunger for more of God but
don’t know too many other men who feel the same. The purpose of the Fellowship
is to put brother in touch with brother, burning coal in touch with burning
coal, and build a spiritual fire in the land for the glory of the One who gave
His all for us. He is coming again, we need to ready, we
need to encourage one another.
It’s a monthly
Fellowship
For men
That meets for a few hours on a Saturday
morning
Not a separate Church
There are no fees, commitments or affiliations, we don’t ask for money, there’s no offering
It’s not American
You can come and go as you please
It’s about hearing good speakers and being
encouraged
It’s about meeting other men and hearing their
stories
It has the possibility of growing from one
small Fellowship in Pontefract to a network in
Yorkshire
In
the Bible, in Psalm 133, God promises that where Christian people meet together
in harmony, He will send His blessing. We take this as literal fact and it has
been our experience to enjoy God’s presence when we do this in honour of Him.
- That the bible is the inspired
word of God to man and our rule for life, faith and conduct
- In
the virgin birth of Jesus
- That
Jesus was sinless, fully man, fully God
- That Jesus is Lord
- In His miracles, life and
teaching
- In the Trinity
- That
Jesus died for our sins and rose again bodily
- That
He ascended into heaven where He rules in authority
- That
He is coming again
- That
He has sent the forth the gift of the Holy Spirit, the third person of the
Trinity
- That all men must be born again
- That the Gifts of the Holy
Spirit are in full operation today
- That no part of our lives fails
to be of interest to God and His love for us
If
you click on the link on the left you can get the story
It’s
aimed at men of any age and from any background who want to grow in their
faith, be strengthened by meeting likeminded men and hearing great stories of
what God is doing in these days.
1.
18th
February 2003. The organisers of the 133’s met to
pray, thank God for the progress and seek Him for the way ahead. We agreed to
produce a newsletter and explore another one day conference in May and the
possibility of working towards a weekend autumn conference in the Dales. Nigel
blessed us with news of how the Keighley 133 is going and how one of the wives
of the men there, encouraged by seeing what the men were doing, has started a
similar time for ladies.
2.
22nd
January 2003. Bob Colville and the team in Doncaster saw 24 guys come for
breakfast last weekend and by all accounts it was an excellent meeting. They
want to meet regularly on the second Saturday of each month with a 3 monthly
breakfast. For further details call Bob on 01302 722199
3.
21st
January. News from Emrys Marks at Keighley – his wife
June has been encouraged by the men’s meeting there to start a women’s meeting
along similar lines. Praise be to God, we’re praying for you June. Their first
meeting is this coming Saturday (25th January).
4.
30th
December 2002. We enjoyed an excellent Saturday morning on the 28th
at the Pontefract 133.
5.
6.
30th
October 2002. Great meeting with Eric Delve last Saturday in Doncaster. 70 men
came for the day. Follow up meeting planned for 7th December for
those attending to discuss formation of possible local 133’s. We meet at
Woodlands Community centre Woodlands, at 10.00am. Ministers (male and female)
welcome.
7.
11th
August 2002. The first Keighley meeting happens next Saturday (14th
September). Please contact Nigel Wright on 01535 644855 for details. This week
we’re having 5,000 leaflets printed for the October 26th Eric Delve
men’s conference in Doncaster. For more details telephone Tony Hodges on 01977
620985 (evenings) or 01977 620360 (working hours).
8.
2. 18th
July 2002. Eric Delve has agreed to come and the hall has been booked for
October 26th. Men from Pontefract, Normanton, Keighley and Doncaster
are currently coming. Ministers in Doncaster, Sheffield and Wakefield have been
notified. Publicity material is in the course of being produced.
9.
3. 18th
July 2002. The 133 Online Discussion Forum is starting to tick. If you haven’t
logged on or contributed yet, please don’t be shy. Do visit and give it a try!
10. 4.
26th June 2002: The 133 Online
Discussion forum is now up and running at http://www.chat.133fellowship.com Why not check it
out? (You’ll need to type the URL into your browser)
11. 5.
5th June 2002: We have had a
great deal of encouragement of late that the Lord wants us to focus on the
quality of our fellowship. This was felt
to be a distinct word to us from Him and has already been a blessing as we have
sought to put it into practice.
12. 6.
5th June 2002: Eric Delve has
written to express his willingness to consider coming in October if we are able
to arrange a larger meeting/one day conference.
13. 7.
5th June 2002: We plan to video
the next meeting to have a means of communicating what the 133 Fellowship is
about to ministers and interested men.
14. 8.
5th June 2002: An online 133
discussion forum should be up and running in the next few weeks. This should
accelerate the way in which we are able to communicate between meetings and
also accommodate prayer requests, answers to prayer, latest testimonies etc.
There
are several ways to contact the 133:
Telephone Patricia Measham
our administrator on 01977 620360 during office hours
Fax us on 01977 620860
Email Tony Hodges or Rob Wood at amhahc@hotmail.com
Write a letter to:
Burnhill House
Doncaster Road
East
Pontefract
WF8
3EQ