We would like to extend a warm welcome to you for our services today which are led by our pastor Mark Gladwell.
Today's Meetings:
9.45am Children’s Bible Club
10.15am Sunday Prayer Meeting in cottage
11am Morning Service
6.30pm Evening Service All are welcome to the after church fellowship at Daniel and Sarah’s
Weekly Meetings:
Wednesday 9.30 to 11 Mums & Tots 3.45 to 4.45 Children’s Hour 6.45 to 8.00 KIC club - For Year 5 & 6 children.
Thursday 2.00 Ladies Rest Hour - Speaker – Andrew Murray 7.45 Bible study and prayer meeting - Speaker – Pastor (S.E. District Prayer Meeting Bexleyheath)
Friday 7.30 to 9.00 FOY - For secondary school children
Sunday 11.00 & 6.30 Sunday Services - Led by Pastor
Prayer for the church:
Please pray for our Lord to prepare us all for the H.B.C.
Pray for Mark Tracey as he seeks employment.
Pray for Mark Roper now that he has moved down to Eastbourne and that he may settle into a church well and be blessed and well as be a blessing.
Please continue to pray for Simon with his situation regarding his employment, and that his health will continue to improve.
Continue to pray for our local churches without pastors and few committed workers.
Pray for God’s presence at all the activities this week.
Joan Whyte is making slow progress – praise God that no clots were found and Michael praises medical care. Pray that: the wound will heal, that she will gain a little mobility, that suitable support will be provided for when she comes home and that she will continue to be kept free from hospital infections.
For Local Area:
Grace Baptist Women’s Association Please pray for: Regular outreach by and mutual care of women in every church; Vacancies on national council to be filled; Planning of weekend conference in November
For Wider Area:
News from Barnabas Fund - Pastor in Uzbekistan sentenced to four years Pastor Dmitri (David) Shestakov is very active in ministry and particularly in sharing the Gospel with non-Christians. He has been found guilty of "incitement to religious hatred" and has been sentenced to four years' deportation to a prison colony. Pastor David will have ten days to appeal. Please continue praying for him. Pray that the Lord will intervene in the situation and that this faithful and courageous Christian will be allowed to go free. Thank Him that the most serious charge levelled against David – running an illegal religious organisation – was dropped. David had hoped that a third charge of "distributing materials promoting religious extremism" would also have been dropped as part of an amnesty in judicial processes to celebrate 15 years of Uzbek independence; however it appears that in the end this did not happen. Two similar court cases are also in progress in other parts of Uzbekistan. David’s case will probably set a precedent to be followed in these cases. Pray that the current wave of persecution against Christians in Uzbekistan will cease and that they will be allowed to worship together and share their faith without harassment or punishment from the authorities. PAKISTAN - CHURCH ALLOWED IN UNIVERSITY Permission has been given for the reconstruction of a church building in the campus of the University of Peshawar. The church had been attacked and ransacked in the mid 1980s, by Islamic extremists. After building work began in December 2006 two Muslim agriculture students filed a petition against the church. Chief Justice Tariq Pervez Khan gave the decision of the Peshawar High Court on 23rd January that the construction of the church should not be stopped. In his comments Khan said that there were no legal obstacles to building places of worship. He also pointed out that Pakistan's constitution protects religious minorities, and noted that Muslims can build mosques and spread their faith without obstruction in non-Muslim countries. "It has been a miracle indeed," commented the Bishop of Peshawar. There are 38 mosques on the University campus; the church, once rebuilt, will be the only church, serving 1,500 families.
Weekly Bible readings:
Mon 12th Mar 1 Samuel 12 Matthew 11
Tue 13th Mar 1 Samuel 13 Matthew 12
Wed 14th Mar 1 Samuel 14 Matthew 13
Thur 15th Mar 1 Samuel 15 Matthew 14
Fri 16th Mar 1 Samuel 16 Matthew 15
Sat 17th Mar 1 Samuel 17 Matthew 16
Sun 18th Mar 1 Samuel 18 Matthew 17
Thought for the week:
And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit has rejoiced in God my Saviour.” Luke 1:46
General Announcements
Cleaning Rota (this week) - Shirley & family Door Rota (next Sun) – Mark Higgins
Want to get fit? If you would like to have some fun getting fit, please see either Sarah or Debbie. This is open to everyone on a Monday evening from 7.30 pm.
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