Daily Readings for Monday 9 March 2026

Daily Prayer - Monday
Monday
Give thanks to God for salvation and the redemption that is found alone in 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)



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



Daily Reading Plan - Second Year
Preface - God out of the whirlwind challengeth Job to answer; and by an enumeration of his mighty works convinceth Job of ignorance, and of weakness..
Job 38
Preface -Paul extolleth the liberal contributions of the Macedonian churches for the relief of the brethren in Judaea: and recommendeth the same charity to the Corinthians, as well befitting their other graces, enforced by Christ's example, consistent with the alacrity they had already expressed therein, and a precedent which might in time be of use to themselves. He letteth them know the willlingness of Titus to come and further this good work among them; and commendeth him to their love, together with the brethren, men of special worth, who were sent with him on the same errand.
2 Corinthians 8

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Daily Light - Morning
The living God, who giveth us richly
all things to enjoy.

Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein...then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God...for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth.

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. - They got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them. - There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 
1 Tim. 6.17; Deu. 8.11-12,14,18
Ps. 127.1-2; Ps. 4.3; Ps. 4.6
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Daily Light - Evening
They sung as it were a new song.
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A new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us. - Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour. - By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.

Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory. - Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. - Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. - I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no mand could number...cried...saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.​
Rev. 14.3; He. 10.20; Titus 3.5-6; Eph. 2.8-9
​Ps. 115.1; Rev. 1.5-6; Rev. 5.9; Rev. 7.9,10

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​A Puritans Catechism
Q 30  - What is effectual calling?
A - Effectual calling is the work of God's Spirit, whereby, convincing us of our sin and misery, enlightening our minds in the knowledge of Christ, and renewing our wills, he does persuade and enable us to embrace Jesus Christ freely offered to us in the gospel.



The 1689
Baptist Confession of Faith
Of the Holy Scriptures
Chapter 1
PARAGRAPH 1
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The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedience,  (1)  although the light of nature, and the works of creation and providence do so far manifest the goodness, wisdom, and power of God, as to leave men inexcusable; yet they are not sufficient to give that knowledge of God and His will which is necessary unto salvation.  (2)  Therefore it pleased the Lord at sundry times and in diversified manners to reveal Himself, and to declare (that) His will unto His church;  (3)  and afterward for the better preserving and propagating of the truth, and for the more sure establishment and comfort of the church against the corruption of the flesh, and the malice of Satan, and of the world, to commit the same wholly unto writing; which makes the Holy Scriptures to be most necessary, those former ways of God's revealing His will unto His people being now completed.  (4)
1)  2 Tim. 3.15-17; Is. 8.20; Luke 16.29,31;  Eph. 2.20
2)  Rom. 1.19-21, 2.14-15; Psalm 19:1-3
3)  Heb. 1:1
4)  Prov. 22:19-21; Rom. 15:4; 2 Pet. 1:19-20
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Robert Murray M'Cheyne - God Makes A Path - Daily Devotional Readings
A serious situation
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love
Revelation 2 v 4

There are times when, like Ephesus, many of God's children lose their first love, Iniquity abounds, and the love of many waxes cold. Believers lose their close and tender walking with God. They go out of the holiest, and pray at a distance with a curtain between. They lose their fervency, sweetness, and fullness in secret prayer. They do not pour out their hearts to God.
They have lost their clear discovery of Christ. They see him but dimly. They have lost the sight of His beauty - the savour of His good ointment - the hold of His garment. They seek Him, but find Him not. They cannot stir up the heart to lay hold on Christ.
The Spirit dwells scantily in their soul. The living water seems almost dried up within them. The soul is dry and barren. Corruptions are strong: grace is very weak.
Love to the brethren fades. united prayer is forsaken. The little assembly no more appears beautiful. Compassion for the unconverted is low and cold. Sin is unrebuked, though committed under their eye. Christ is not confessed before men. Perhaps the soul falls into sin, and is afraid to return; it stays far off from God, and lodges in the wilderness.
Ah! this is the case, I fear, with amny, It is a fearfully dangerous time. Nothing but a visit of the free Spirit to your soul can persuade you to return.