While I am on holiday this is a reduced version of the blog.
It may not appear everyday depending on what access I have to internet, there are no photographs and you will have to click the links to watch the videos. If you have a time for completing the Jigsaw then please leave it in the comments as I won’t be able to gather any times sent by email or Whatsapp, and there won’t be a Where Is It?
I hope you still enjoy dropping in and seeing what is on offer.
Beside The Burn
During the holiday break, Beside The Burn is going to concentrate on The Names of God, each day that there is a blog, there will be a reading of a short chapter from a book Incomparable. Each day will look at one verse that reveals a name of God.
Watch the video here -
https://youtu.be/Ou4FKPYp6cA
Let’s Pray for Deaconesses
Give thanks to God for PCI deaconesses who serve in congregations, chaplaincy and mission, asking God to use their gifts and bless their ministries as church and society continues to respond to the pain of the coronavirus pandemic.
Pray for those who have been received into training for the diaconate but whose course has been paused, asking that God would continue to confirm in them his calling to service and hone their gifts.
Bible Stories
I’ve been encouraged by the story of Paul and Silas in Corinthians. They were in prison, in lock down, yet they prayed, sang hymns and cared about the other prisoners and the jailer ...' READ MORE https://t.co/LeuU488kY1
Why SIng?
Why does God call his people to sing together? We can praise God in song as individuals any time, anywhere. Yet, as David Platt observes in this sermon from Nehemiah 12 at Sing! 2017, congregational singing is unique. Gathered worship is no spectator sport. We all participate in unity, as a family bonded by God’s grace. God is glorified when his people, young and old, from various backgrounds, join to sing in one accord.
Watch the video here https://youtu.be/_S1_Z09AqoE
Jigsaw
Why not have a go at an old puzzle.
Play the "Centenary Stone" puzzle!
Jigsaw Planet - Centenary Stone