Daily Readings for Monday14th July 2025

Daily Prayer - Monday
Monday
Give thanks to God for salvation and the redemption that is found alone in Jesus Christ.
Give thanks to God for granting us particular skills and abilities that we might fulfil our vocations (jobs, studies, family responsibilities and time we spend alone). (Ecclesiastes 9.10, Ephesians 6.6)
Pray for the Lord’s blessing on the working week for us and all in the congregation.
Pray the Lord would grant us grace to be good ambassadors for Christ (2 Corinthians 5.20)



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
Joshua 20) Preface - God commandeth, and the children of Israel appoint the six cities of refuge.
Joshua 21) - Forty eight cities out of the other tribes are given unto the Levites. The cities of hte priests; of the rest of the Kohathites; of the Gershonites; and of the Merarites. God's promise fulfilled in giving the land and rest to Israel.
Joshua 20-21
Preface - Christ after his resurrection, having given instructions to his apostles, and commanded them to wait in Jerusalem the coming of the Holy Ghost, accendeth into heaven in their sight. Two angels warn them to depart, and to look for his second coming: they return, and give themselves unto prayer. Peter exhorting to fill up the place of the traitor Judas, Matthias is chosen by lot to be an apostle.
Acts 1



Daily Light - Morning
Out of the abundance of the heart
the mouth speaketh.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life. - Death and life are in the power of the tongue. - The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom is in his heart; none of his steps shall slide. - Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

We cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. - I believed, therefore have I spoken.

Whosoever....shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven. - With the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation,
Mt. 12.34; Col. 3.16
Pro. 4.23; Pro. 18.21; Ps. 37.30-31; Eph. 4.29
Ac. 4.20; Ps. 116.10
Mt. 10.32; Ro. 10.10



Daily Light - Evening
I trust I shall shortly see thee,
and we shall speak face to face.

Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down - As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? - Make haste, my beloved, and be thou like to a roe or to a young hart upon the mountains of spices.

Our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. - Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ. - God our Saviour, and Lord Jesus Christ, which is our hope. - Whom having not seen, ye love.

He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. - It shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is​ the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
2 Jn. 14; Isa. 64.1; Ps. 42.1-2; Song 8.14
Phil. 3.20; Titus 2.13; 1 Tim. 1.1; 1 Pe. 1.8
Rev. 22.20; Isa. 25.9
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​A Puritans Catechism
Q 75 - What is baptism?
A - Baptism is an ordinance of the New Testament, instituted by Jesus Christ, to be to the person baptized a sign of his fellowship with him, in his death, and burial, and resurrection, of his being ingrafted into him, of remission of sins, and of his giving up himself to God through Jesus Christ, to live and walk in newness of life.

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The 1689
Baptist Confession of Faith
Of the Civil Magistrate
Chapter 24
PARAGRAPH 2
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It is lawful for Christians to accept and execute the office of a magistrate when called thereunto; in the management whereof, as they ought especially to maintain justice and peace,  (2)  according to the wholesome laws of each kingdom and commonwealth, so for that end they may lawfully now, under the New Testament, wage war upon just and necessary occasions.  (3)
(2)-2 Sam. 23.3; Ps. 82.3-4  (3)-Luke 3.14
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Robert Murray M'Cheyne - God Makes A Path - Daily Devotional Readings
The reason why
When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.
John 11 v 4

Some might ask, Why, then, was Lazarus sick? The reason: 'For the glory of God.' Christ was thereby in an eminent manner made known. First, His amazing love to His own was seen, when He wept at the grave. Second, His power to raise the dead. He was shown to be the Resurrection and the Life when He cried, 'Lazarus, come forth.'
Christ was far more glorified than if Lazarus had not been sick and died. So in all the sufferings of God's people. Sometimes a child of God says: Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do? I will teach, preach, do great things for Thee. Sometimes the answer is, Thou shalt suffer for my sake.
It shows the power of Christ's blood, when it gives peace in an hour of trouble, when it can make happy in sickness, poverty, persecution and death. Do not be surprised if you suffer, but glorify God.
It brings out graces that cannot be seen in a time of health. It is the treading of the grapes that brings out the sweet juices of the vine; so it is affliction that draws forth submission, weanedness from the world, and complete rest in God. Use afflictions while you have them.