Monday 27th 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.


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  

• Moderator | Pray for the services being led by the Moderator at Kilkeel and Mourne congregations today. Remember also the 
  Moderator as he embarks on a busy itinerary for the Presbytery Tour of Ballymena starting on Monday. Pray for him as he visits various congregations, schools and organisations in the community and meets with key figures in civic society.
• Worship: Duty and joy | “Come, let us sing to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation”. Psalm 95:1. As we 
  worship today ask God to help us to do so as joyful duty, with hearts that want to declare him worthy of our praise.

• Edwin and Anne Kibathi, global mission workers, England | Give thanks for the leadership training course that took place earlier this month in Luton, with participants drawn from all PCEA UK Outreach congregations. Pray for Edwin and Anne as they take a period of leave in Kenya during February and as Edwin travels to Northern Kenya and Uganda to bring encouragement to pastors and evangelists gathered from remote areas. 
• The Presbyterian Church of Brazil (IPB) | The IPB is the largest of the Presbyterian denominations in Brazil with over 5,000 congregations and 1 million members. Give thanks for its church planting vision, pray that many will be reached with the good news and come to know Christ as Saviour.

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:

Eddie 10:05
Derek 10:24
Jean 10:27


​Play the "Strand Monday" puzzle!
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