We would like to extend a warm welcome to you for our services today which are led by Pastor Mark Gladwell.
Today’s meetings:
9.45am Children’s Bible Club 10.15am Sunday Prayer Meeting in cottage 11am Morning Service 5.40 p.m Lord’s Table – Please see note on back. 6.30pm Evening Service
All are welcome to the after church fellowship at Joyce & Cliff’s home.
Weekly meetings:
Tuesday 7.15am Prayer for revival
Wednesday 9.30am to 11am Mums & Tots 3.45pm to 4.45pm Children’s Hour 6.45pm to 8.00pm KIC club - For Year 5 & 6 children
Thursday 2.00pm Ladies Rest Hour - Speaker – Jimmy Whyte 7.45pm Bible study and prayer meeting - Speaker – Jonathan Wayman
Friday 2.00pm Wedding of Mark and Debbie at Bexleyheath Chapel
Saturday 4.00pm Induction of Ray Pulman at New Cross
Sunday 11.00am & 6.30pm Sunday Services - Led by John Alsop
Be aware that there may be serious difficulties in getting to morning service because of Tour de France.
Prayer For The Church:
Thank God for keeping everyone safe on the church outing yesterday and for a good day’s weather.
Pray for Mark and Debbie as they get married on Friday.
Pray for Jonnie and John Alsop as they prepare for services this week.
Please continue to pray for camp. Please pray that more campers may book up at this late stage.
Pray for Sarah , Debbie, and Pete as they look for employment.
Pray for Mona as she commences work tomorrow.
For Local Area:
Abingdon The church celebrated its Church Anniversary over the weekend of 23-24 June. On the Saturday over 100 attended a Fellowship Day in Hanney Village Hall. In the morning consideration was given to the strengths and weaknesses of the church. In the afternoon there was a time of family fun & games with a closing message from Stuart Olyott on the subject of worship. Stuart also preached on the Sunday.
The church correspondent writes: “On 1 July we have a young man visiting us as a potential second full-time worker. On 21 July we have the wedding of David Kneale, our missionary in SE Asia, to Ivy from that area. 16-18 of our members are involved in beach missions in various centres throughout the summer.”
For Wider Area:
Christian future in Pakistan reconsidered Current Pakistani protests over the British knighthood of author Salman Rushdie have raised fears over the future of Christians in the country. Pakistani Religious Affairs Minister Ejaz-ul-Haq told Parliament that the British honour contributes to "insulting Islam" and may lead to terrorism.
Meanwhile, a mob attack on evangelicals last week appears to be symptomatic of religious hatred which seemingly has heightened. On June 17, approximately forty Muslim men armed with guns, axes and wooden sticks attacked several believers while they were preparing for an evangelistic meeting at a Salvation Army church in the village of Bismillahlpur Kanthan.
Glenn Penner of Voice of the Martyrs-Canada describes it as a matter of constant harassment. "Pakistani Christians face this on a daily basis--not being able to get decent work or facing discrimination in the workplace, if they can find jobs at all. Persecution isn't just incidents; it's an environment as well, and Pakistani Christians feel very much under pressure."
Christians injured in the attack were forced to leave the hospital after only a few hours of treatment, and doctors under-reported their wounds due to pressure from the militants. Police initially refused to file a complaint against the attackers and did so only after lobbying efforts from local Christians. Several Christians have fled the area in fear of further attacks.
Penner urges prayer that Christians in Pakistan will not give in to fear. "It's a symptom of Christians who were attacked because they were involved in evangelistic work. They had been threatened. They had been told to cancel this evangelistic meeting. When they refused to do so, they were attacked. This is, unfortunately, not uncommon in Pakistan."
Pray that the victims of this attack will display the love of Christ to their Muslim neighbours and trust God for justice.
1. Pray that believers would be strong in their faith. 2. Pray that Christians in Pakistan will not give in to fear. 3. Pray that the victims of this attack will display the love of Christ to their Muslim neighbours and trust God for justice.
Weekly Bible Readings:
Mon 2nd July 1 Chronicles 22 Acts 28
Tue 3rd July 1 Chronicles 23 Romans 1
Wed 4th July 1 Chronicles 24 Romans 2
Thur 5th July 1 Chronicles 25 Romans 3
Fri 6th July 1 Chronicles 26 Romans 4
Sat 7th July 1 Chronicles 27 Romans 5
Sun 8th July 1 Chronicles 28 Romans 6
Thought for the week:
“There is therefore no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1
General Announcements:
Congratulations to Jonathan on his engagement to Heather.
Date for Diary Induction of Ray Pulman at New Cross Saturday 4p.m. Open Air will be postponed to the 14th July.
Church outing A big thank you to Joyce for organizing the church outing to West Brooke Bay yesterday.
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