Daily Readings for Thursday 20th September 2023

Prayer
-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
Sermons
Sunday morning at 11:00am in church (also available online via Facebook)
Sunday evening at 6:30pm in church (also available online via Facebook)
Bible study and prayer
Wednesday evening at 7:00pm in church (also available online via Facebook)
Lunch hour service
Thursday afternoon between 1:00pm and 1:30pm in church (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 Readings
Preface - Ahithophel's counsel is defeated by Hushai's according to God's appointment. Hushai sendeth intelligence secretly to David, who in haste passeth over Jordan. Ahithophel hangeth himself. Amasa is made captain of Absalom's host. David's friends furnish him with provisions at Mahanaim.
2 Samuel 17
Preface - Paul entreateth the Corinthians not to leave him cause to exert against them that spiritual power, with which he was armed, and meant to chastise those, who undervalued his person and apostolical character. He pointeth out the difference between those, who for want of looking beyond themselves were arrogant and vain, intruding into, and taking merit from, the labours of others, and himself, who kept strictly within the province allotted him by God, and avoiding self-commendation, sought honour from the commendation of Christ.
​2 Corinthians 10

A Puritans Catechism
Q1 - What is the chief end of man?
A - Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.

Robert Murray M'Cheyne - God Makes A Path - Daily Devotional Readings
Distance makes no difference
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. - Luke 22 v 32
Brethren, if you had been behind some of the trees on Tabor's mount, and heart Him mention your name in prayer, saying, I do not pray for Peter only, or for James, or John, but for this soul. Father, sanctify this soul through thy truth. Father, I will that this soul be with me where I am, that it may behold my glory. Say, doubting sinner, if you had heard Christ mentioning thy name, would it not have given you peace? Does distance make any difference? Suppose you were told that a friend residing in a foreign land prayed for you, would it make any difference? Now, suppose you are told Christ prays for you - for He prays for all His believing people - will yu not take the comfort of it?