On Friday 22nd June, I went to the Sixth Annual Bible School at Salem Baptist Church, Ramsey. The preacher was Alun McNabb of Stafford. He preached on Psalm 11:7:
"For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright."
The Consequences of the righteous Lord loving righteousness:
1) He wants a righteous people
2) He gives us a righteous standing
3) He calls us to a righteous lifestyle
4) He promises us a righteous home.
I spoke to Pastor McNabb after the service, remarking that like Geoff Thomas whom I had heard preach the previous month, more than simply presenting a message and its points, he had a way of making his message personal. He replied that preaching is "truth through personality", and Pastor Jeremy Brooks of Ramsey said this also. This saying, it seems, is originally from Phillips Brooks, who as well as being regarded as the greatest 19th century American preacher, also wrote O Little Town of Bethlehem.
Friday 6 July 2007
Saturday 16 June 2007
Church Anniversary Services
We had our Church Anniversary Services at Salem Baptist Chapel in Peterborough.
Pastor David Oldham of Evington Chapel, Leicester was the Speaker. He is the local representative of the Trinitarian Bible Society.
His two messages were on:
Psalm 136:1
"O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever."
Luke 11:21
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight."
The common thread between these two messages is the goodness of God in the way he shows mercy.
We were glad to see a good number of visitors who came from near and far: Ramsey, Harpenden, Bedford, Stamford, Leicester and Heckington, and we were greatly encouraged by their fellowship.
I was asked to lead the singing of grace, "Be Present At Our Table Lord". There was lots of food in the interval between the two services, and I even got to take some of it home.
I was given a very nice photo from when Nadia Beyko was baptized at Salem in January. Pastor Peter Cotton, her Fiancee, was there also, and he will be preaching for us tomorrow (Sunday). They are both from the new church in Heckington.
Pastor David Oldham of Evington Chapel, Leicester was the Speaker. He is the local representative of the Trinitarian Bible Society.
His two messages were on:
Psalm 136:1
"O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever."
Luke 11:21
In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, "I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight."
The common thread between these two messages is the goodness of God in the way he shows mercy.
We were glad to see a good number of visitors who came from near and far: Ramsey, Harpenden, Bedford, Stamford, Leicester and Heckington, and we were greatly encouraged by their fellowship.
I was asked to lead the singing of grace, "Be Present At Our Table Lord". There was lots of food in the interval between the two services, and I even got to take some of it home.
I was given a very nice photo from when Nadia Beyko was baptized at Salem in January. Pastor Peter Cotton, her Fiancee, was there also, and he will be preaching for us tomorrow (Sunday). They are both from the new church in Heckington.
Wednesday 9 May 2007
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My main areas of knowledge are Christianity and Information Technology. I expect I will be posting on these subjects, as well as the many things which I find on the web from time to time.
Can I encourage you to subscribe to the Atom or RSS feed for this blog, to join my blog community, and to look at the various widgets I have added to this blog - do you use Twitter, for example? Oh yes, and read my posts!
Also, check out my other blogs, Believers Bookshelf and Christian Web Resources. I've only just started them, but more is to come.
A feed reader will help you greatly by enabling you to subscribe to blogs. Two good online feed readers are Bloglines and Google Reader.
Do you have your own blog? If not, why not start one? Blogger is a good platform to use, and it is completely free.
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