This week we begin a new series Finding Jesus! We are going to the Old Testament into the book of Genesis to Find Jesus, as we discover Jesus in places we never noticed before.
Let’s Pray For Edwin and Anne Kibathi (mission to East Africans in the UK)
Thank God for the success of the recent Kenya and Friends In The Park event, pray that the spirit of God will continue ministering to those who were reached. Pray that more people will have the confidence to come back to church. Pray also for the Lord’s guidance for the future. Nepal Pray for Nepal as it continues to recover from a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Pray that the hospitals there would have adequate staffing and resources to meet the needs of the people. |
“Reading Between The Lines” a series working through the bible looking at the well known phrases.
Bind Up the Broken Hearted
As always on Wednesday the focus of the Blog is Prayer.
North Korea
"The campaign to exterminate all Christian adherents and institutions in North Korea has been brutally effective." Please pray that a report into religious freedom violations in #NorthKorea will lead to real change for our persecuted family. Read more: https://www.opendoorsuk.org/news/latest-news/north-korea-report/ |
A Prayer Of Thankfulness
Paul Tripp shares this prayer of thankfulness. https://www.paultripp.com/wednesdays-word/posts/thank-you-lord |
Ray shares a meaningful prayer for starting this day and every day:
Why Confess Sin
Garret Kell explains what happens when we confess sin https://www.crossway.org/articles/the-fruit-of-confessing-sin/?utm_source=Crossway+Marketing&utm_campaign=26b371b13b-20210726+-+Pastors+-+10+Question+Catechism+Pastor&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0275bcaa4b-26b371b13b-283323045 |
Christian Unions Ireland
The prayer points for last week as we have no new ones this week. 26 August – 1 September Due to the changing restrictions, Equip plans have been adapted for the end of the summer. Pray for the Southern Team as they go to Dublin, Cork, and Galway to host three Equip days to encourage and equip CU students as they start classes again and look ahead to Freshers’ joining CU. Pray for the Northern Team running Equip:Small Group Leaders, Equip:Refresh, and Equip:Freshers during the last week of August. Pray for the logistics of these events and energy for the CUI team, including all the new Staff and Relay Workers, as they host! Pray that students would come and be excited by the vision of sharing the good news of Jesus. |
Open Doors - World Watch List
Open Doors has released the World Watch List. The list of countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian in 2021. The full list can be found here https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/world-watch-list/ This week the focus is on Qatar the 29th most dangerous country in the world to be a Christian. Read about it here https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/world-watch-list/qatar/ |
The times for yesterday’s Jigsaw
Jean 2:56
Derek 3:02
Eddie 3:45
Play the "Dunluce Castle Wednesday" puzzle!
https://www.jigsawplanet.com/?rc=play&pid=1cee5896d0c3