‘In Christ we who are many form one body…’ (Romans 12:5)
Through our Lord we are all children of the one true living God yet we live in a world where these is so much disharmony and hostility towards others. Pray that we might learn to live together in peace and harmony and that we all do our part within the body of Christ to help make that happen.
‘If you continue in my Word then you are my disciples…’ (John 8:31)
Let us pray that we may continue in God’s Word every day, that we allow it to lead us and guide us through all that we do and that we live it in our lives as best we can.
‘Worthy is the Lamb that was slain…’ (Rev. 5:12)
Jesus came to pay the ultimate sacrifice for us, giving His life on the cross that we may have life for now and all eternity, at one with God in Heaven. Take a few moments now to give thanks that our Lord should do this for us and reflect on how we can share this good news with others.
‘Being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord, Jesus Christ…’ (Rom. 5:1)
Faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour is all you need to have eternal peace with our Father in Heaven – it’s as simple as that. There is nothing we can do to earn salvation – faith through our Lord is the only way to be at one with God. So take time now, not only to pray for a renewing and strengthening of that faith, but that others too will come to this faith for themselves and so take their place in God’s everlasting Kingdom.
This coming Sunday, the 31st of October, we will celebrate the Sacrament of Holy Communion in both Churches at the usual times of 10.00am at Bendochy and 11.15am at the Abbey Church. For those unable to join us at these services, the service at the Abbey will be recorded and available via our YouTube link on the website from around 2.00pm on Sunday afternoon and if you are able to listen to this you will be able to join us in this Sacrament.
‘I fell at His feet to worship Him…’ (Rev.19:10)
How do we worship the Lord in our everyday life?
‘Teach me your will, for you are my God…’ (Psalm 143:10)
One of the most common issues we face as Christians is to say that we don’t actually know what God’s will for us is. As a consequence there will be times when we fail to act as God would have us and other times when we act as we want to, convincing ourselves that this was God’s wish for us. However, whilst it one level it is easy to say that discerning God’s will is never easy at another it is relatively simple. The more we communicate with God, read His Word and allow the Holy Spirit to guide us, the more we come to know what God’s will for us is. But in everyday situations perhaps a good place to begin is to ask ourselves, how would my Lord behave in this situation – what would He say, what would He do? If we then prayerfully seek to emulate Him, we’re off to a good start.
‘What is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing?’ (1 Thess. 2:19)
When we reflect on this short verse, how might we answer this question?
‘The Lord will receive my prayer…’ (Psalm 6:9)
What do we understand by prayer? Do we think of it as handing everything over to God? Do we believe it is based on the promises and purpose of God? Does praying come as easily to us as believing the Word of God does? Do we believe that in prayer we conform to the will of God? What does prayer mean to us?
