Newsletter & Prayer Diary July 2020

Dear friends, Last three months have been extraordinary – this is the first time in more than 800 years since public worship in churches was suspended in England. The church buildings were closed, and no one could enter the buildings and meet up to worship God and fellowship together, and...

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Worship Wednesday 01/07/20

Karen reminds us of God’s gift of peace this #WorshipWednesday … This is a relatively new song I have been listening to. My husband Martin is a huge worshiper. He often has “YouTube” on and has iPad time in the evenings, singing along at great volume. Just last Friday, I...

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Trust Tuesday 30/06/20

This #TrustTuesday Valerie shares a prayer for the current times we are in … Loving Lord  Thank you for your steadfastness and great love to us, especially during difficult times.   We are humbled by your grace: please help us to trust entirely in you as we ask you to...

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Music Monday 29/06/20

This week for #MusicMonday Tony shares some of his favourite hymns and choruses … When asked whether I would do a ‘Music Monday’ my response was somewhat subdued because I thought that my repertoire was very limited. However, in the event, I found myself writing a HUGE list of hymns...

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Scripture Saturday 27/06/20

Derek shares a meaningful verse for today’s #ScriptureSaturday … Before becoming a Christian some years ago now, I guess like many people today I had no real concept of God, church, sin or salvation and I had never had a bible let alone read one and only knew the Lord’s...

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Thoughtful Thursday 25/06/20

This #ThoughtfulThursday Sue shares the full Serenity Prayer … The Serenity Prayer is very familiar to many people, and has touched the lives of untold numbers. It is attributed to an American Reformed theologian Reinhold Neibur (1892-1971), who was a commentator on politics and public affairs. The exact date and...

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Worship Wednesday 24/06/20

For today’s #WorshipWednesday we are sharing a post written by Peter Englert looking at the lyrics of Audrey Assad’s ‘I Shall Not Want’… What do you want today? We believe the lie that satisfaction waits over the next horizon. You can hear yourself saying, “If only I had…” Sometimes live...

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Trust Tuesday 23/06/20

This #TrustTuesday why not try out this creative way to add prayer into your daily routine … Scripture mentioned… John 7:37-38 (NIV) 37 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. 38 Whoever...

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Music Monday 22/06/20

For today’s #MusicMonday we asked Martin to share some of his favourite worship songs… Martin said about Shout to the Lord (Hillsong) “A great chorus that brings a peace and happiness every time I sing this out aloud.  Shout to the Lord … power and majesty praise to the king...

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Scripture Saturday 20/06/20

Jane shares what her favourite bible verse means to her for today’s #ScriptureSaturday … When I became a Christian (over 30 years ago now) I began to avidly read the Bible and verses began jumping out at me.  Romans 8:38-39 were particularly significant, so much so that I read them...

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