Daily Readings for Tuesday 30th April 2024

Daily Prayer - Tuesday
- Give thanks to God for those who have recently recovered from sickness.
- Pray for those who are sick or receiving treatment in our congregation.
- Pray the Lord would grant us grace to be good ambassadors for Christ (2 Corinthians 5.20)


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 - Christ awaketh the church with His calling. The church having a taste of Christ's love is sick of love. A description of Christ by his graces.
Song of Solomon 5
Preface - Concerning the office of high priests taken from among men: wherewith Christ's priesthood is compared, and its privileges set forth: a further account of which is deferred, and for what reason.
Hebrews 5



Daily Light - Morning
Whoso keepeth his word,
in him verily is the love of God perfected.

The God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Herby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. - If a man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. - Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. - Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world.
1 Jn. 2.5; He. 13.20-21
1 Jn. 2.3; Jn. 14.23; 1 Jn. 3.6,7; 1 Jn. 4.17



Daily Light - Evening
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding.

The LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering. - The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to usward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Be ye...followers of God, as dear children; and walk in love. - The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. - This is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully... If, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God... Christ...suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: who...when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he thretened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously.

Be ye angry, and sin not.
Pro. 14.29; Ex. 35.6; 2 Pe. 3.9
Eph. 5.1; Ga. 5.22-23; 1 Pe. 2.19-21,23
Eph. 4.26


A Puritans Catechism
Q 53 - What is required in the fifth commandment?
A - The fifth commandment requires the preserving the honour, and performing the duties, belonging to everyone in their several places and relations, as superiors, inferiors, or equals.


The 1689
Baptist Confession of Faith
Of God' Decree
Chapter 3
PARAGRAPH 5
Those of mankind that are predestinated to life, God, before the foundation of the world was laid, according to His eternal and immutable purpose, and the secret counsel and good pleasure of His will, hath chosen in Christ unto everlasting glory, out of His mere free grace and love,11 without any other thing in the creature as a condition or cause moving Him thereunto.12

11 Eph. 1:4, 9, 11; Rom. 8:30; 2 Tim. 1:9; I Thess. 5:9
12 Rom. 9:13,16; Eph. 2:5,12



Robert Murray - M'Cheyne - God Makes A Path - Daily Devotional Readings
Arise, shine!
Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. - Isaiah 60 v 1
Christians are to become like Christ - little suns, to rise and shine upon a dark world. He rises and shine upon us, and then says to us, 'Arise, shine.' This is Christ's command to all on whom He has arisen. Dear Christians, 'ye are the light of the world.' Poor, and feeble, and dark, and sinful though ye be, Christ has arisen upon you for this very end, that you might arise and shine. Be like the sun, which shineth every day, and on every place. Wherever he goes he carries light; so do you. Some shine in public before men, but are dark as night in their own family. Dear Christian, look more to Christ, and you will shine more constantly. Make it the business of your life to shine. If the sun were to grow weary of running his daily journey, would you not say it should be taken down? Just so, if you grow weary in well-doing, in shining with Christ's beauty, you too should be taken down and cast away.