Did you know that the football game has Christian roots?The Beautiful Game was established in the late 1800’s with Christians at the heart of it. Churches wanted to do something to counteract the problem of drunkenness in society and the effect it had on family life. Launching football clubs was the main way to counteract this large social problem.

The 2010 World Cup will be held in stadiums in nine cities. The final will be played at Soccer City, Johan-nesburg which seats 94,700 people!

Winners And Losers England and Germany are known as great World Cup Rivals. In 1966, England beat West Germany and won the World Cup. The score was 4 - 2 to England.

In the quarter final in 1970,England led 2- 0 but West Germany came back to win 3-2. In the semi final in 1990 the score was 1-1 then West Germany won on penalties.

The last team to win the World Cup was Italy in 2006.Italy 1 v France 1 (Italy won 5- 3 on penalties) in Berlin

Famous Victories . . .Some of the most exciting matches of the 2006 World Cup was France 1 - 0 win over Brazil in the quarter finals . Ukraine saw the biggest turnaround in their form. They lost their first game 0- 4 to Spain but went on to reach the last 8!

There have been some great one –off wins for African teams but so far no consistent wins to gain the World Cup. In 2006, Ghana successfully made it to the second round.

In 1990 Cameroon won their group and beat Columbia to reach the quarter final.

GAMES SHOWING AT JESUS HOUSE

One Cup, One Love Uniting The CommunityThis year, 2010 for the first time in history, The World

Cup will be held on African soil from June 11th in South Africa. Jesus House is excited about this event and would like to kick start the excitement by screening some of the games for the community.

Millions will be watching in South Africa, so its only fair that if we can’t go to the games, the games should come to us!

The doors open from the 11th of June – 11th July for the entire community to visit one of the largest local churches in the borough and to watch the World Cup live on probably one of the biggest screens in Barnet!

Enjoy the games in a family friendly environment. Football, fans and food, what a great combination!

Penalties, Red and Yellow

CardsAs we head towards the Championship,

let us not forget the real champion of all ages. The One who continues to hold the World Record title of the Lord and Saviour,

Jesus Christ. Let us not forget the power of the story of the one who holds the cup of life, dreams and promises. His love for us can never compare with the love of football. It doesn’t matter if we win or lose, he still loves us. He doesn’t give us penalties, red or yellow cards when we do wrong, even when we go offside.

Lasting Glory . . .Life can sometimes feel like a free kick, with only one opportunity to get it right.

Some people have the wrong ideas about football and footballers, they think they are born lucky. Winning the World Cup glory is seen as such an achievement. For some it may even feel like a game of life and death. But it’s God that gives us talents and opportunities, and with them come great responsibilities. This is one of the unexplain-able blessings that he gives us freely.

However knowing God is more of an achievement. For God’s love lasts forever. He is the ultimate champion.

The good news is that knowing God is like having a personal friend who understands the highs and lows, wins and losses, the challenges and the struggles. That is why we need Him so much. He helps us to do the things that seem impossible, enabling us to be winners!

The great thing about Him is that He accepts everyone who comes to him. There are no qualifying criteria! The first step is to just believe that Jesus , The Son of God died on the cross for our wrongs, to make things right for us.

In order to be happy, (truly happy not momentarily happy) we must be right with God. Only then can we have lasting happiness, peace and joy.

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Did You Know?Five facts about Football and

The World Cup

1st round

2nd Round

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Finals

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Wednesday 07 July 2010

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My happiness you know , make no mistake about it , it does not come from my success or my financial standing. It doesn’t, and I need peace and joy, and there is no money in the world that could buy that. That can only come from one source and that’s God.

Tim Howard, USA

The ABC of Becoming A Christian

God created us for a purpose; to know him and live with him. But our disobedi-ence to him has broken that relationship and it needs repairing. Our Creator lives outside space and time, but has made it possible for us to know him personally.

He broke into our world and history in the person of Jesus Christ, and Christ’s death opens up the way back to God. It’s up to us to take up God’s offer. The actual steps are as easy as ABC though we have to admit that we have rebelled against God’s design for life and we must begin to follow the Maker’s instructions. Follow these three steps, talking to God in your own words:

A - Admit that you have done wrong

The Bible says, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).

B - Believe that Jesus died so that you can be forgiven, and ask God to forgive you

“God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16); “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us” (1 John 1:9).

C - Commit yourself to living God’s way from now on

Jesus said, “Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12).

Life as a Christian is not always an easy road, but it’s certainly the best decision you will ever make!

The difference that Jesus makes in my life is everything. Quite simply he makes all the difference. There is nothing that I can do without Jesus in my life. Jesus is everything to me.

Marcos Senna, Spain

Jesus House Francophonie, our French church, in collaboration with some French churches in Lon-don, will be hosting a Prayer Conference for Congo in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the

country’s independence.

Please join us from the 24th-26th of June , 6 - 10pm at Jesus House Worship Centre as we pray for the progress of this blessed country.

For more information, please contact Pastor Mark Menda on 0208 438 8285.

The Republic of the Congocelebrates its

50thYear of Independence

Sunday8.30am: First Family Service10.30am: Second Family Service12.30pm: Third Family Service11.00am: Francophonie Service (French Church) at the Regents Banqueting Suite, Finchley.10.30am: TM4:12 Service (Teenagers)12.30pm: TM4:12 Service (Teenagers)3.00pm: Raised Up In Christ Service (Youth)6.00pm: Fourth Family Service (Evening Service)

Wednesday7.00pm: Midweek Service (where we delve into a deeper level of worship and Bible study)

Saturday6:00pm: Portuguese Service

Services

112 Brent Terrace, Brent Cross, London NW2 1LT Telephone: 020 8438 8285 Fax: 020 8438 8286 E-mail: info@jesushouse.org.uk Web: www.jesushouse.org.uk