This week we continue our theme from Sunday of ‘Amazing Grace’. Each day we develop the them a little more in a short 5 minutes video.
Let’s Pray For New church year
Give thanks to God for the beginning of another new church year, asking that it might be one in which our church life is deepened and our witness extended. Pray that God would smooth a way through the many obstacles to normal church life that result from ongoing restrictions and social distancing, enabling weekly ministry and mission in his name. |
Lord of the church,
what a gift you have given us in the body of Christ,
in living stones locally assembled to be a spiritual house.
Sometimes I haven’t seen my congregation that way,
as I have grumbled and complained about my spiritual family,
selfishly looked to my own needs before the interests of others,
and carelessly neglected my need to meet with brothers and sisters,
for their encouragement and mine.
Now I see things more clearly -
valuing little things like the chat before or after worship,
that reminds me that someone else cares;
cherishing the opportunity to raise my voice with others in praise of God,
even if they or I am a little out of tune;
gaining a new sense of awe for the word of God preached,
and the way it challenges and encourages my everyday walk with Jesus;
setting much more store on your invitation to ask, seek and knock in prayer,
now that we have seen you give,
found you answering,
and known doors opened,
during the period of pandemic,
life under lockdown.
Help me not to lose this new found appreciation for the community of my church,
as things begin to return to normal.
Help me not to take for granted those who lead and serve,
but to pray for and support them as they labour in the Lord,
listening, learning and lending a hand where I can.
Help me to express a fresh commitment to the life of my church,
and its living witness to Jesus,
experienced in those ways that show we belong to him,
and to one another.
Chosen and precious cornerstone,
thank you for the people of your choosing,
that make up my congregation,
built together as one,
a holy nation of fellow travellers,
your special possession,
called out of darkness to bear your light.
In Jesus’ name.
Amen
Mike Reeves give us a 1 minute introduction to the Trinity in the third of nine short videos.
Colin Jenkins
Many of you will remember Colin Jenkins who took over from Walter Burrell in Cork. Colin sent the following rather update this week. We were blessed to have a family holiday in N.Ireland last week. It was great relaxing as a family and meeting some of our supporters and supporting churches. We were also able to meet up with some of the SCFS team in Belfast, and also with Jae in Monaghan. Thanks for reading and praying and God bless you. Colin recommends Martin Otto’s book The Seafarers Mind for an insight into the missionary work that they do on board ships. You can download a free PDF copy of the book here - TheSeafarersMind |
The beauty of the North coast and the Giant's Causeway. As well as woolly hats one of our friends Rachel Julcagave us little love hearts to give out to seafarers. Thanks Rachel and Chris for the lovely BBQ! We know them from Bible College, and they are the ones who helped us move from Belfast to Cork in the summer of 2006
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Lessons I Am Learning About Prayer
This from the PCI Blog - Lessons I am learning about prayer with and for others. On this week's These Three Remain podcast, how to teach people to pray came up in the discussion. Today's blog written by Rev Richard Gregg shares some thoughts on prayer during the pandemic https://t.co/gVvlfvdZDq |
Director Mark Ellis and the CUI Vision for a new academic year.
Pray for freshers at university.
The times for yesterday’s Jigsaw
Derek 4:16
Play the "River Bann" puzzle!
https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=3a3b48e797c2