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Daily Prayer - Thursday
- Give thanks to God that we are part of a global church made up of true Christians across the world. - Give thanks to God for the freedoms we have to share the Gospel in England and pray that it may continue. - Pray for missionaries across the world who are seeking to preach the Gospel and establish a faithful church. - Pray for those in persecuted countries who have to meet in secret. Even those who are now in prison for their faith. Give thanks to God that we are part of a global church made up of true Christians across the world. 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 Preface - Jeremiah is sent to call the Jews to repentance in order to prevent their captivity. Their vain confidence rejected after the example of Shiloh. God threateneth them for their idolatry. He requireth not the sacrifices of the disobedient. A call to mourning for the abominations in Tophet: judgments denounced because of them. Jeremiah 7 Preface - Christ rideth into Jerusalem upon an ass amidst the acclamations of the multitude. He driveth the buyers and sellers out of the temple, and healeth the diseased there. His reply to the priests and scribes who took offence at the hosannas of the people. He curseth the barren fig tree, whic presently withereth: he silenceth the priests and elders who questioned his authority. The parable of the two sons whom their father sent to work in his vineyard. The parable of the vineyard let out to wicked husbandmen. Matthew 21 Daily Light - Morning I am with thee to save thee. Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of he terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee...and ll flesh shall know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. - Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; year, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. We have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. - In that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted. - The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way. Though he fell, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand. Jer. 15.20; Isa. 49.24-26; Isa. 41.10 He. 4.15; He. 2.18; Ps. 37.23-24 Daily Light - Evening He satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; to see thy power and thy glory. - My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God. - Having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness. - They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. - They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness of thy house; and thou shalt make them drink of the river of thy pleasures. - My people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the LORD. Ps. 107.9; 1 Pe. 2.3 Ps. 63.1-2; Ps. 84.2; Phil. 1.23 Ps. 17.15; Rev. 7.16-17; Ps. 36.8; Jer. 31.14 A Puritans Catechism Q 42 - Which is the first commandment? A - The first commandment is, Thou shalt have no other gods before me. The 1689 Baptist Confession of Faith Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation Chapter 18 PARAGRAPH 3 This infallible assurance doth not so belong to the essence of faith, but that a true believer may wait long, and conflict with many difficulties before he be partaker of it; yet being enabled by the Spirit to know the things which are freely given him of God, he may, without extraordinary revelation, in the right use of means, attain thereunto: and therefore it is the duty of every one to give all diligence to make his calling and election sure, that thereby his heart may be enlarged in peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, in love and thankfulness to God, and in strength and cheerfulness in the duties of obedience, the proper fruits of this assurance; -so far is it from inclining men to looseness. ( Psalms 88;;
Robert Murray M'Cheyne - God Makes A Path - Daily Devotional Readings Love for eternity So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish: Job 8 v 13 A hypocrite lives for time. This was all Judas lived for if he could pass off for a while as a true disciple, if he could keep up appearances for a time, if he could indulge his lusts, and yet be esteemed a believer, and a true apostle. He tried to keep up appearances to the last. So Demas wanted to deceive Paul for this life - to be thought a brother. Alas, how many of you are thus foolish! Living so as to keep up an appearance of being a Christian for a little time, though you know that you are living in positive sin, and that you will be discovered before the world in a short time. You only are truly wise who live for eternity, who live as you shall wish you had done when you come to die.
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