We would like to extend a warm welcome to you for our services today which are led by our pastor Mark Gladwell.
Todayβs meetings 10.15am Sunday Prayer Meeting in cottage
11am Morning Service
5.40pm Lordβs Table (Please see notes on reverse)
6.30pm Evening Service All are welcome to the after church fellowship in Cliff & Joyces.
Weekly meetings
Thursday 7.45p.m. Bible study and prayer meeting - Speaker β Pastor
Sunday 11.00 & 6.30 Sunday Services led by Pastor
There are no children's meetings, Ladiesβ meeting or Sunday Bible Club during the Summer Holidays.
Thought for the week: βAssuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.β Luke 23:43
Prayer for the church Pray for camp. We have 8 children going along from our church.
Pray for Norman Gilbert as he prepares the childrenβs talks and material for the bible studies.
Pray for those on holiday and going on holiday this week.
Pray for Godβs blessing on the Aberystwyth conference
For the Local Area Grays is the church on our Prayer Diary for the coming week. The church correspondent writes: βWe thank the Lord for recent encouragements as several people have been coming regularly for the last two months on Sunday mornings. Please pray that these visitors may settle with us and for a work of the Lord among the members. John and Jean Ironmonger have both undergone operations recently with some benefit. More anti-vandal work rewiring work has been completed.β
For the Wider Area The Grace World View - Latvia After years of darkness as part of the Soviet Union, Latvia has emerged and advocates freedom of religion. Many opportunities for ministry exist, but the labourers are few. Latvia is a former Soviet republic located on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. It shares borders with Estonia, Russia, Belarus, and Lithuania. Approximately 2.3 million people live in Latvia. Half of the people are native Latvians. There is also a large Russian group. After the Soviets gained control of Latvia, Stalin forced many Latvians to move to Russian and sent a corresponding number of Russians to Latvia. The tension between these two groups strongly influences events in Latvia. Since the communists fell, Latvia has pushed steadfastly forward with economic reform. The economy struggles but has grown over the last few years. Latvia has a strong industrial base and is looking to sell more goods to countries outside the former Soviet block. Latvia has been under the control of foreign powers for nearly all of its history. After a brief period of independence between World Wars I & II, Latvia was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940. Independence came in 1991. Latvia still struggles over how to equitably treat the large Russian population. There is now freedom of religion. The Soviets brutally repressed Christians during their reign. Religious freedom is new to most Latvians. Most people are still struggling to find a moral compass. Protestant and Roman Catholic churches are approximately equal in size. The Eastern Orthodox Church is in rapid decline. There is still a large proportion of atheists. The Russians are more likely to be Eastern Orthodox or atheist. Few ministries are targeted at them. The people have shown more interest in religion since independence. However, most of the Christian churches, including evangelical ones, are nominal. Only about 2% of the people attend church regularly. Pray for pastors who faithfully preach the truth. Religious freedom has brought abundant opportunity to reach people with the gospel, but the workers are in short supply. Pray for the missionaries labouring in Latvia. There are too few Pastors. Pray for the training of more. Pray for ministries aimed to reach young people. Christians are allowed to conduct programs in the public schools but there are few Christians available to take advantage of this opportunity.
Weekly Bible Readings Mon 7th Aug Genesis 30 Luke 9
Tue 8th Aug Genesis 31 Luke 10
Wed 9th Aug Genesis 32 Luke 11
Thur 10th Aug Genesis 33 Luke 12
Fri 11th Aug Genesis 34 Luke 13
Sat 12th Aug Genesis 35 Luke 14
Sun 14th Aug Genesis 36 Luke 15
Notice Board Dates for the Diary B.B.Q. This has had to be changed to September 16th. B.B.Q. from 5.45p.m. PowerPoint presentation on Carey from approx. 6.45p.m. for half an hour.
General Announcements Camp (w/b 19th Aug) - If you are able to make cakes, please could you give them to either Daniel or Sarah on the Thursday before camp. These are always very much appreciated. Many thanks.
Cleaning Rota (this week) β Peter & Mark
Door Rota (next Sun) β Whoever is available!
Lordβs Table: We invite visitors who are active members of an evangelical church and have been baptized by immersion to commune at the Lords Table. Friends who are not eligible to participate are welcome to observe but are kindly asked to refrain from taking the bread and wine.
Contact details
The church website can be viewed at: www.freeβgrace.org.uk/
Read this bulletin online at www.free-grace.org.uk/bulletin.php
Please send bulletin contributions to: news@free-grace.org.uk
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