Friday 31st January 2025

Burnside Blog
Each week day this Blog contains prayer topics, articles,  a short devotional video and a Jigsaw.


This week we think about how we can talk about Jesus without sounding like an idiot, inspired by a recent seminar by Andy Bannister from Solas.


There are also links below to the previous Blogs this week, so that you and catch up on any that you have missed.


Read Monday’s Blog Here
Read Tuesday’s Blog Here
Read Wednesday’s Blog Here​
Read Thursday’s Blog Here


Beside The Burn
A short devotional video (Above) to watch each day.
Or listen to via the Podcast software on your phone https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/burnside


Let’s Pray For 

• Homelessness | Pray that God will watch over those who do not have a home and will sleep outside tonight. Pray for those who work among individuals on our streets, giving them food and shelter and assisting with health problems. Pray for wisdom and compassion for these agencies who actively seek to improve the lives of homeless people.
• Business | Pray for those who run their own businesses, especially those who find this time of year to be a difficult time, following the Christmas period. Pray that God would equip them with the strength, stamina and wisdom that they need at this time.

• General Council – Moderator-Designate | Next Tuesday, all of PCI’s 19 presbyteries will meet separately across Ireland to consider Rev Trevor Gribben, Clerk of the General Assembly, and Rev Richard Kerr, minister of Templepatrick, as Moderator-Designate, and ultimately Moderator from June’s General Assembly. Pray for Trevor and Richard as they continue to prepare themselves for what the Lord intends, and for members of presbytery as they prayerfully consider who to vote for.
• Training in Ministry | Union College Management Committee meets on Monday 3 February. Pray for the Committee as it deals with the challenges of running what is actually a small university – staff and student recruitment, managing budgets, maintaining and enhancing an old building. Pray especially for its convener, Very Rev Dr John Kirkpatrick. 

Word For Today
You may well have the printed copy of the Word For Today but you can also read it at the link below.
https://www.ucbireland.ie/word-for-today/todays-word-for-today/


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Please note that there could be some additional articles or videos after the Jigsaw.
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Jigsaw


Best Times For Yesterday’s Puzzle:

Derek 2:47
Jean 3:23



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