Friday 11th September 2020

Beside The Burn
This week we continue our theme from Sunday of ‘Returning’. Each day we develop the theme a little more in a short 5 minutes video. Today we look at Psalm 126. Also you can read the PDF of Week 1 Prism Bible Study.

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RETURNING - Psalm 126 (1 minute video)
A dramatic reading of Psalm 126 with visuals

RETURNING - Psalm 126
Today we looked at Psalm 126 in Beside The Burn, here is a wonderful version of the Psalm sung by Ian White, followed by a slightly newer version of the same song.

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Don’t Waste Your Sorrow (8 minute video)
A meditation on Psalm 126 by Tim Keller

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Let’s Pray For Faith in later life
Give thanks to God for work on a PCI resource aimed at sharing the gospel with those in later life, asking for his help in nuancing final content.
Pray for those in later life, asking God to bring strength, comfort, a sense of his presence, leading and love in what is often a trying season of life. ​

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Frances On Friday
Every Friday, Frances shares a song that means something to her.

At the risk of making it appear as if you are sitting in an English Class in School, I am going to pose a question!
Q. What is the difference between an Acronym and an Abbreviation?
A. Both are shortened forms of words, the difference being that an Abbreviation is the shortened form of a word such as Doctor (Dr) or Reverend (Rev) while an Acronym must spell out another word, as in ‘PIN’ for your Bank Card which represents the words Personal Identification Number.


You may be familiar with the Acronym for JOY….Jesus, Others, Yourself.
The Acronym for ‘FAITH’ has several variations e.g. ‘For Answers I Trust Him.’
In Lamentations Ch.3 (ESV) Verses 22 and 23 we read ‘The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end;23 they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness.’    ​

The Hymn I have chosen for this week is ‘Great is Thy Faithfulness.’

The writer, Thomas Chisholm, sent several of his poems to a Publishing Company and this one quickly became a favourite. It was set to music by William Runyan and was included at Billy Graham Crusades. The Hymn has been used to encourage many to trust in a faithful God.
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In these stressful times there may be those who are burdened down by fear, anxiety, insecurity, tension and hindrances of many kinds. May they find instead contentment and ‘Full Assurance In Trusting Him.’ 
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Frances.

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The Trinity (1 minute video)
Mike Reeves give us a 1 minute introduction to the Trinity in the ninth of nine short videos.

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Parenting By God’s Promise
FREE audiobook download for this month.
Many parents today are searching for the secret to successful parenting. In Parenting by God's Promises, Dr. Joel R. Beeke asserts that there is no secret. When it comes to giving children what they need most new hearts that trust in Christ for forgiveness of sins parents are helpless. 
Download the book at the link below
Christianaudio.com

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Jigsaw
The times for yesterday’s Jigsaw

​Janice 1:47
Jean 2:51
Frances 3:54

It’s Friday and so the Jigsaw should take a little longer over the weekend.
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Play the "PORTSTEWART Harbour Night" puzzle!
https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=35c235e0f52f