Daily Readings for Wednesday 30th April 2025

Daily Prayer - Wednesday
- Give thank to God for the Bible its inspiration and preservation for us to read it today. (2 Timothy 3.16, Proverbs 30.5.)
- Give thanks to God that we have easy access to the Scripture in English, in our mother tongue.
- Pray the Lord would bless us as we study the Bible through the ministry this coming year. That as we work through a book of the Bible the Lord would        continue to help us to grasp God's truth.
- Pray for the Lunchtime outreach service and those who attend; pray that more from the offices nearby and Christians who commute are able to join us.


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Church Services
Sunday morning at 11:00am in church (and also available online via Facebook)
Doctrine Class - in church (after lunch) (and also available online via Facebook)
Sunday evening at 6:30pm in church (and also available online via Facebook)
Bible Study and Prayer
Wednesday evening at 7:00pm in church (and also available online via Facebook)
Lunch Hour Service
Thursday afternoon between 1:00pm and 1:30pm in church (and also available online via Facebook)
Outreach/Witnessing
Saturday morning at Victoria Street (outside the big Boots store) for 10:30am (across the road from Town Hall - No. 64). Afterwards we go back to church for prayer.  



Daily Reading Plan - First Year
Preface - The offering of the princes at the dedication of the tabernacle, which is disposed of among the Levites. The offerings of the princes individually at the dedication of the altar. God speaketh to Moses from the mercy seat.
Numbers 7
Psalms 42) Preface - The Psalmist longeth after the service of God in the temple: he encourageth his dejected soul to trust in God.
Psalms 43) Preface - The Psalmist praying God to judge his cause, and restore him to his temple, promiseth to serve him joyfully there: he encourageth his soul to trust in God.
Psalms 42-43



Daily Light - Morning
Whoso keepeth his word,
in him verily is the love of God perfected.

The God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasing covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. - If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. - Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. - Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
1 Jn. 2.5; He. 13.20-21
1 Jn. 2.3; Jn. 14.23; 1 Jn. 3.6,7; 1 Jn. 4.17



Daily Light - Evening
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding.

The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering. - The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Be ye....followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love. - The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. - This is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.... If, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.... Christ....suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who....when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously.

Be ye angry, and sin not.
Pro. 14.29; Ex. 34.6; 2 Pe. 3.9
Eph. 5.1; Ga. 5.22-23; 1 Pe. 2.19-21,23
​Eph. 4.26


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A Puritans Catechism
Q 7 - What are the decrees of God?
A - The decrees of God are his eternal purpose according to the counsel of his own will, whereby for his own glory he has foreordained whatsoever comes to pass.



The 1689
Baptist Confession of Faith
Of Justification
Chapter 11
PARAGRAPH 2
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Faith thus receiving and resting on Christ and his righteousness, is the alone instrument of justification;  (6)  yet is not alone in the person justified, but is ever accompanied with all other saving graces, and is no dead faith, but works by love.  (7)
(6)-Rom. 3.28  (7)-Gal. 5.6; James 2.17,22,26
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Robert Murray M'Cheyne - God Makes A Path - Daily Devotional Readings
Arise, shine!
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
Isaiah 60 v 1
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Christians are to become like Christ - little suns, to rise and shine upon a dark world. He rises and shines upon us, and then says to us, 'Arise, shine.' This is Christ's command to all on whom He has arisen. Dear Christians, 'ye are the light of the world.' Poor, and feeble, and dark, and sinful though ye be, Christ has arisen upon you for his very end, that you might arise and shine. Be like the sun, which shineth every day, and on every place. Wherever he goes he carries light; so do you. Some shine in public before men, but are dark as night in their own family. Dear Christian, look more to Christ, and you will shine more constantly. Make in the business of your life to shine. If the sun were to grow weary of running his daily journey, would you not say it should be taken down? Just so, if you grow weary in well-doing, in shining with Christ's beauty, you too should be taken down and cast away.