Daily Readings for Thursday 16 July 2026

Daily Prayer Thursday
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 no 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 11:00 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 - Jeremiah complaining of the prosperity of the wicked prayeth against them. God sheweth him what ill usage he might expect from others, seeing his own kindred dealt so ill with him. God lamenteth the desolation of his heritage; he threateneth their evil neighbours, put promiseth restoration and grace to the penitent.
Jeremiah 12
Preface - Christ again foretelleth his own death. The rulers conspire against him. A woman poureth precious ointment upon his head. Judas bargaineth to betray him. Christ eateth the passover, and pointeth out the traitor: he instituteth his last supper: foretelleth the desertion of his disciples, and Peter's denial of him. His agony and prayer in the garden. He is betrayed and apprehended. One of the servants of the high priest hath his ear cut off; Jesus forbiddeth opposition: he is carried to Caiaphas, falsely accused, examined, pronounced guilty, and treated with indignity. Peter's denial and repentance.
Matthew 26



Daily Light - Morning
Ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests,
and an holy nation.

Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests. - Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light.

Ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD: men shall call you the Ministers of our God. - Priests of God and of Christ.

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High priest or our profession, Christ Jesus. - By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise of God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. - The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are.
Ex. 19.6; Rev. 5.9-10; 1 Pe. 2.9
Isa. 61.6; Rev. 20.6
He. 3.1; He. 13.15
Eph. 2.10; 1 Co. 3.17


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Daily Light - Evening
We made our prayer unto our God,
and set a watch against them.

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation. - Continue in Prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving. - Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith.

Why call ye me , Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?-Be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Wherefore criest hou unto me? speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. 
Ne. 4.9; Mt. 26.41; Col. 4.2; 1 Pe. 5.7-9
Lu. 6.46; Jas. 1.22
Ex. 14.15
​Phil. 4.6-7
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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 Christ the Mediator
Chapter 8
PARAGRAPH 3

​The Lord Jesus, in His human nature thus united to the divine, in the person of the Son, was sanctified and anointed with the Holy Spirit above measure,  (13)  having in Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge;  (14)  in whom it pleased the Father that all fullness should dwell,  (15)  to the end that being holy, harmless, undefiled,  (16)  and full of grace and truth,  (17)  He might be throughly furnished to execute the office of mediator and surety;  (18)  which office He took not upon himself, but was thereunto called by His Father;  (19)  who also put all power and judgement in His hand, and gave Him commandment to execute the same.  (20)
13) Ps. 45:7; Acts 10:38; John 3:34
14) Col. 2:3
15) Col. 1:19
16) Heb. 7:26
17) John 1:14
18) Heb. 7:22
19) Heb. 5:5
20) John 5:22-27; Matt. 28:18; Acts 2:36



Robert Murray M'Cheyne - God Makes A Path - Daily Devotional Readings
Study holiness
But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
1 Peter 1 v 15
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Seek daily likeness to Jesus. We are not justified by our sanctification; and yet without sanctification we cannot have abiding peace or communion. We are justified entirely by the doing and dying of the Lord Jesus; and yet, when justified, He will change us into His image; so that the longer we are justified we should be the more sanctified. Study holiness, if you would have peace now, and be found of Christ in peace. The holiest believers are evermore the happiest.