Born to…?

Whatever else Christmas is about, surely it’s all about the Baby born to Mary on that first Christmas Morning. But, actually, it’s about much more! We don’t have any idea what our children will become when they are born, but Mary knew. She was told by the Angel that told her she would bear this child. But, more amazing still, she would have known because of all the Bible said about this child over thousands of years. He was not born to be famous, or born to have a family, or born to achieve well at school. Stunningly, Jesus was born to die! Does that sound terrible? Why would that be? How could a God of love allow this? So why not join us this Christmas time to find out the truth behind that first Christmas.

BORN TO … ? REAL LIVES CHANGED

Read some of our real life stories …

My early life had no contact with anything to do with Christianity, although my late mother attended a local non-denominational chapel.

It wasn’t long in my married life that I started to face real difficulties. I was looking after my very ill wife, a young son and trying to cope with a growing business, whilst still grieving for my father. Everything started to take its toll on my ability to “keep all the balls in the air”.

While at work one summer’s afternoon at a new customer’s house whom I knew to be a Christian (whatever that meant), I finally came to the end of myself. I confided in her that I was in rather a bad state.

She started praying for me and telling me about someone called Jesus and how, He had been crucified to pay the price for my sin, and that had been raised to life three days later. She said that if I put my trust in Him, and turned from my sin, my life would change completely.

Andrew and I grew up in families which were not Christian in Hong Kong. In fact, tagging along with our parents to temples, chanting prayers and burning incense to various deities, became somewhat customary on specific festivities when we were growing up.

Like any high-spirited, headstrong 20-somethings, our lives were preoccupied with ambitious work commitments and thriving social engagements. There was no room in our lives for God. But God had made His emphatic presence known to us…

Hello, my name is David & I have been regularly going to Cambray Baptist Church since around 2000.

I choose to go to church because I believe that Jesus is my Saviour and it’s good to hang out with like-minded people. I hate rules & regulations, and actually don’t have much time for religion either. My understanding is that Jesus didn’t care much for rules and regulations and shook things up a bit with the religious leaders back in the day.

The other thing is, I needed forgiveness (we’ve all done some bad stuff, right?) and figured the only place to find true forgiveness was through Jesus.

INTERESTED?

Why not join one of our Christmas services to find out more

Christmas Celebration
10:30, 8 December *
Cambray Baptist Church
Cambray Place, GL50 1JS

Nativity
10:30, 15 December
Cambray Baptist Church
Cambray Place, GL50 1JS

Candlelit Carols
19:00, 22 December *
Cambray Baptist Church
Cambray Place, GL50 1JS

Crib Service
16:30, 24 December
Cambray Baptist Church
Cambray Place, GL50 1JS

Christmas Day
10:30, 25 December
Cambray Baptist Church
Cambray Place, GL50 1JS

* Services also online
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Christmas is all about the greatest gift that could possibly be given.

It’s a gift that is available to all, a gift that transforms life, and gives life reason and purpose.

It’s a gift that is utterly, totally undeserved, given in immense love, offered to you.

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