Wednesday 22nd July 2020

Beside The Burn
God Answers Prayer Psalm 3 v 4
​A five minute bible study on Psalm 3

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Prayer
On Wednesday the articles and videos on the Blog are related to prayer.

Let’s Pray In this moment
A prayer of confession from a world stopped in its tracks

All sovereign God,
we come before you humbled by the experience of coronavirus and lockdown.
Our world has been stopped in its tracks:
so much of what we take for granted suddenly became uncertain;
so many of the plans we made have not prevailed,
our lives really feel like a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
We confess we do not like the sense of not being in command,
we are reluctant to release control even to you,
we see so many ways in which we have been proud, boastful and foolish.
Forgive us for our lack of faith that has been revealed,
for the restlessness in our hearts that has been uncovered, 
for the many ways in which we stubbornly rebel against you.
Teach us what it means to seek first your Kingdom,
for your Kingdom to come and your will to be done,
to patiently allow your Kingdom to grow like a tiny seed to a great tree.
For too often our thoughts are not your thoughts,
our ways are not your ways,
as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so your ways and will tower above our puny imaginings.      
For you reign, rule and overrule, 
for your glory and our good,
and that your grace might be known to the ends of the earth.
In Jesus’ Name.
Amen

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Let’s Pray for Wisdom in witness
Give thanks for a greater awareness among many of the fragility of life and our need of God.
Pray that God would give many opportunities among friends, neighbours and colleagues for wise and winsome witness to the difference faith and hope in Christ can bring to life and wider society.

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Bible Society Prayer
The BSNI Zoom Prayer Meeting will be on Wednesday 29th July at 1pm. (Next Wednesday) We would love to see you there and join with you in prayer. Click the picture to get the link to the meeting or keep an eye on our social media pages. If you would like to share this link with your church family we would love for you to pass it on
ZOOM MEETING

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8 Keys To A More Powerful Prayer Life (3:25 Video)
Marilee Pierce Dunker travels the world as an ambassador for World Vision, the organization her father, Bob Pierce, founded in 1950. Like he did, she shares stories, pictures, and personal reflections, bearing witness to the extraordinary ways God is using his people to share the gospel and care for the poor.
Read the article here
https://www.worldvision.org/christian-faith-news-stories/keys-powerful-prayer-life-2020​

Watch the video below.

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Help Me Pray
This webpage contains lots of resources to help you pray. Articles to read and videos to watch.​

https://www.24-7prayer.com/helpmepray

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Prayer For Hannah Smyth
Many of you have been praying for Hannah Smyth from Ballycastle. This article appeared in the newspaper at the end of last week.

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Jigsaw
The times for yesterday’s Jigsaw
Janice 1:40
Wilfred 4:08
​Frances 4:20
Jean 4:39
Eric 6:16

​Play the "White Rocks" puzzle!
https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=1e5909cc1324

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Where Is It?
Yesterday’s Where Is It? was the little Jetty at Berne Avenue beside the burn Salmon Fishery.

Where Is It?