Daily Readings for Saturday 9th March 2024

Daily Prayer - Saturday
- Give thanks to God that we have good news of salvation to tell that the repentants sinner might have everlasting life through Jesus Christ. (John 3.16.)
- Pray the Lord would bless the Gospel outreach by the church in Westminster. Both on Saturday mornings and at services.
- Pray the Lord would work in the contacts we have made both on Saturday mornings and at services; through personal conversations and online contacts.



Church Services
Sunday morning at 11:00am in church (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)
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 - God out of the whirlwind challengeth Job to answer; and by an enumeration of his mighty works convinceth Job of ignorance, and of weakness.
Job 38
Preface - Paul extolleth the liberal contributions of the Macedonian churches for the relief o fthe brethren in Judaea: and recommendeth the same charity to the Corinthians, as well befitting their other graces, enforced by Christ's example, consistent with the alacrity they had already expressed therein, and a precedent which might in time be of use to themselves. He letteth them know the willingness of Titus to come and further this good work among them; and commendeth him to their love, together with the brethren, men of special worth, who were sent with him on the same errand.
2 Corinthians 8


Daily Light - Morning
The living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy.

Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day: lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelth therein...then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy GOd...for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth.

Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. - They got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them - There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countencance upon us.
1 Tim. 6.17; Deu. 8.11-12,14,18
Ps. 127.1-2; Ps. 44.3; Ps. 4.6


Daily Light - Evening
They sung as it were a new song.

A new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us. - Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour. - By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.

Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory. - Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. - Thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation. - I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number...cried...saying, Salvation to our God which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb.
Rev. 14.3; He. 10.20; Titus 3.5-6; Eph. 2.8-9
Ps. 114.1; Rev. 1.5-6; Rev. 5.9; Rev. 7.9,10


A Puritans Catechism
Q5 - Are there more Gods than one?
There is but one only, the living and true God.

The Church
Chapter 26
PARAGRAPH 2

All persons throughout the world, professing the faith of the gospel, and obedience unto God by Christ according unto it, not destroying their own profession by any errors everting the foundation, or unholiness of conversation, are and may be called visible saints;2 and of such ought all particular congregations to be constituted.3

2 1 Cor. 1:2; Acts 11:26
3 Rom. 1:7; Eph. 1:20–22



Robert Murray M'Cheyne - God Makes A Path - Daily Devotional Readings
A serious situation
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee,
because thou hast left thy first love - Revelation 2 v 4
There are times when like Ephesus, many of God's children lose their first love, Iniquity abounds, and the love of many waxes cold. Believers lose their close and tender walking with God. They go out of the holiest, and pray at a distance with a curtain between. They lose their fervency, sweetness, and fullness in secret prayer. They do not pour out their hearts to God.
They have lost their clear discovery of Christ. They see him but dimly. They have lost the sight of His beauty - the savour of His good ointment - the hold of His garment. They seek Him, but find Him not. They cannot stir up the heart to lay hold on Christ.
The Spirit dwells scantily in their soul. The living water seems almost dried up within them. The soul is dry and barren. Corruptions are strong: grace is very weak.
Love to the brethren fades. United prayer is forsaked. The little assembly no more appears beautiful. Compassion for the unconverted is low and cold. Sin is unrebuked, though committed under their eye. Christ is not confessed before men. Perhaps the soul falls into sin, and is afraid to return; it stays far off from God, and lodges in the wilderness.
Ah! this is the case, I fear, with many, It is a fearfully dangerous time. Nothing but a visit of the free Spirit to your soul can persuade you to return.