Daily Readings for Monday 28th April 2025

Prayer - Monday
- Give thanks to God for salvation and the redemption that is found alone through Jesus Christ.
- Give thanks to God for granting us particular skills and abilities that we might fulfil our vocations (jobs, studies, family responsibilities and time we spend    alone). (Ecclesiastes 9.10, Ephesians 6.6)
- Pray for the Lord's blessing on the working week for us and all in the congregation.
- Pray the Lord would grant us grace to be good ambassadors for Christ (2 Corinthians 5.20)

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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 unclean to be removed out of the camp. Restitution to be made in cease of trespass. All offerings and hallowed things belong to the priest. The trial of jealousy.
Numbers 5
Preface - David's care not to offend with his tongue: his reflections upon the shortness and vanity of human life, which lead him to hope in God: he prayeth for pardon and comfort before his death.
Psalms 39



​Daily Light - Morning
Behold the Lamb of God.

It is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: in burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. - He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he opneneth not his mouth.

Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold....but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot....manifest in these last times for you, who by him do believe in God....that your faith and hope might be in God.

Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
Jn. 1.29; He. 10.4-7; Isa. 53.7
1 Pe. 1.18-21
Rev. 5.12

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Daily Light - Evening
I will hope continually,
and will yet praise thee more and more.

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect. - Leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God. - The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications. Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live. - I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion. - They rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty. - Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me. - Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is hte will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. - Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
Ps. 71.14; Phil. 3.12; He. 6.1; Pro. 4.18
Ps. 116.1-2; Ps. 34.1
​Ps. 65.1; Rev. 4.8; Ps. 50.23; 1 Th. 5.16-18; Phil. 4.4



A Puritans Catechism
Q 5 - Are there more Gods than one?
A - There is but one only, the living and true God.


The 1689
Baptist Confession of Faith
Of Effectual Calling
Chapter 10
PARAGRAPH 4
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Others not elected, although they may be called by the ministry of the Word, and may have some common operations of the Spirit,  (12)  yet not being effectually drawn by the Father, they neither will nor can truly come to Christ, and therefore cannot be saved:  (13)  much less can men that do not receive the Christian religion be saved; be they never so diligent to frame their lives according to the light of nature and the law of that religion they do profess.  (14)
(12)-Matt. 22.14, 13.20-21; Heb. 6.4-5  (13)-John 6.44-45,65; 1 John 2.24-25  (14)-Acts 4.12; John 4.22, 17.3
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Robert Murray M'Cheyne - God Makes A Path - Daily Devotional Readings
Angels unawares
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
Hebrews 13 v 2
You remember how a poor widow of Sarepta received Elijah into her house, and ow he was a blessing to her; for her barrel of meal never wasted, and her cruse of oil never failed; and her son was brought to life again through Elijah's prayer. Ah, brethren, be careful to entertain the children of God, you will find them angels in disguise. Wherever a child of God is, God's eye is upon that spot by night and day. Oh, it is good to be near to the children of God, that we may share in their blessing. He that receiveth them receiveth Jesus. Blessed is he that blesseth them and cursed is he that curseth them.