Daily Readings for Wednesday 9th July 2025

Daily Prayer - Wednesday
Wednesday
- Give thank to God for the Bible its inspiration and preservation for us to read it today. (2 Timothy 3.16, Proverbs 30.5.)
- Give thanks to God that we have easy access to the Scripture in English, in our mother tongue.
- Pray the Lord would bless us as we study the Bible through the ministry this coming year. That as we work through a book of the Bible the Lord would        continue to help us to grasp God's truth.
- Pray for the Lunchtime outreach service and those who attend; pray that more from the offices nearby and Christians who commute are able to join us.


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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 - First Year
Preface - Various other kings assemble against Israel by the waters of Merom. God encourageth Joshua, who smiteth them, Hazor is taken and  burned; and the cities of the other kings are taken and spoiled. All the country taken by Joshua, The Anakims are cut off: The land being subdued resteth from war.   
Joshua 11
Preface - David blesseth God for his merciful protection: he admireth his care for vain man: he prayeth God by power to complete his deliverance: he promiseth to praise God: he prayeth for this kingdom's happiness under God's favour.



Daily Light - Morning
If we confess our sins,
he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight.

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. - I have blotted ut, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee. - Your sins are forgiven you for his ame's sake. 0 God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. - That he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.

Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean. - They shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

his is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood.
1 Jn. 1.9; Ps. 51.3-4
Lu. 15.20; Isa. 44.22; 1 Jn. 2.12; Eph. 4.32; Ro. 3.26
Ezek. 36.25; Rev. 3.4
1 Jn. 5.6




Daily Light - Evening
Shall the throne of iniquity
have fellowship with thee?

Truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. - Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him: for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.

The Prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me. - An high priest....holy, harmless, undefiled.

We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. - The prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience.

Whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. And we know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth in wickedness.
Ps. 94.20; 1 Jn. 1.3; 1 Jn. 3.2-3
Jn. 14.30; He. 7.26
Eph. 6.12; Eph. 2.2
​1 Jn. 5.18-19
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A Puritans Catechism
Q 70 - What is repentance unto life?
A - Faith in Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon him alone for salvation, as he is set forth in the gospel.

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The 1689
Baptist Confession of Faith
Of Lawful Oaths and Vows
Chapter 23
PARAGRAPH 2
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The name of God only is that by which men ought to swear; and therein it is to be used, with all holy fear and reverence; therefore to swear vainly or rashly by that glorious and dreadful name, or to swear at all by any other thing, is sinful, and to be abhorred;  (3)  yet as in matter of weight and moment, for confirmation of truth, and ending all strife, an oath is warranted by the word of God;  (4)  so a lawful oath being imposed by lawful authority in such matters, ought to be taken.  (5)
(3)-Matt. 5.34,37; James 5.12  (4)-Heb.6.16; 2 C0r.1.23  (5)-Neh.13.25
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Robert Murray M'Cheyne - God Makes A Path - Daily Devotional Readings
The father's gift
I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
Isaiah 42 v 6
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God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish.' 'Herein is love; not that we loved God.' God not only provided the Saviour, and upheld Him, but He gave Him - gave Him away, to be a covenant Saviour of the people, and a light to lighten the Gentiles. When Abraham bound his son Isaac upon the altar and lifted up the knife to strike, this was giving away his son at the command of God, This is just what God did. He took His son out of His bosom, and gave Him away to be bound, to be a covenant Saviour of the people. There are not more wonderful words in  the whole Bible than these: 'I will give thee.' God spared not his own Son, but freely delivered him up to the death for us all.' The Son was infinitely dear to the Father. God cannot but love that which is perfectly holy and beautiful. Now, such was Christ. From all eternity there had been the outgoings of love and infinite admiration from the bosom of the Father towards His well-beloved Son. Canst thou part with me? Canst thou give me up to the garden and the cross? 'I will give thee.' Sinners were infinitely vile n the sight of the Father. God cannot but hate that which is enmity and rebellion to Himself. 'He is of purer eyes than to behold iniquity.' How loathsome and hateful this world must have been in His eyes, where every heart was enmity against him! Canst thou give me up for such sinners, for the sake of such vile worms? 'Yes, I will give thee.'