This week we continue week 4 of the Journey of Lent, a journey of 40 days through the Wilderness with Jesus Christ towards Easter. We will discover that Wilderness is a much more positive experience than we might imagine and we pray that we will be drawn into a deeper relationship with Jesus as we embark on a Sorrowful Journey with Jesus
Let’s Pray For Rev John Gilkinson (chaplain, Belfast Nightingale Hospital)
Pray for John and all healthcare chaplaincy staff. Pray for all those ill in hospital, for a full and quick recovery and that patients who don’t have Covid-19 will be protected from it. Pray too for staff working in very challenging conditions and for families unable to visit. Craigavon congregation Praise God for the encouraging Community Bible Experience held online in January and February. Pray that those who have been reading the New Testament for the first time would come to know Jesus. |
“Reading Between The Lines” a series working through the bible looking at the well known phrases.
Coat Of Many Colours
Will God Allow Our Disobedience and Idolatry To Go Unpunished?
No, every sin is against the sovereignty, holiness, and goodness of God, and against his righteous law, and God is righteously angry with our sins and will punish them in his just judgment both in this life, and in the life to come.
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/new-city-catechism/will-god-allow-our-disobedience-and-idolatry-to-go-unpunished/
As part of the Moderator’s tour of the Presbytery of Ballymena, Rt. Rev. Dr. Bruce preached at the Online service for Wellington PCI on Sunday morning.
Do It Again Lord - Ulster revival of 1859 (28 minute video)
This Week we are focusing each day on a different Revival.
Gordon Pettie talks with the revival historian Mathew Backholer about the events surrounding the Ulster revival of 1859. Their prayer is that God will do it again in our times
Everyday we share another instalment of the film about Corrie Ten Boom
This week I continue to suggest a film each day. These videos are free to watch but may take a little longer than the usual video to fully appreciate.
ONE NIGHT WITH THE KING (Esther the Bible Movie)
Disclaimer - I have not watched this film so I have no idea how faithfully it represents the biblical story.
NEW BOOK
Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God? It's an increasingly important question in our religiously diverse society. And the answers highlight the unique glory and grace found only in Jesus! A new book by Andy Bannister due out in the UK on 18 March https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Muslims-Christians-Worship-Same-God/dp/1789742293/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Do+Muslims+and+Christians+Worship+the+Same+God%3F&qid=1615228838&sr=8-1 |
Gladys Aylward worked as a housemaid and after becoming a Christian, was seized by a desire to share the gospel in China. She her trust in God and he used her in an extraordinary way. She faced a succession of obstacles, yet in Christ she overcame them all.
https://t.co/d165KDR2rE
You can also watch a film of her life.
Its been a long time since we have had a Where Is It? This is a new plaque which highlights Portstewart’s place on the Appalachian Trail, but Where Is It?
The times for yesterday’s Jigsaw
Derek 2:59
Jean 3:07
Frances 3:16
Eric 6:35
Play the "Balintoy Tuesday" puzzle!
https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=27098e5a12b0