Just Another Melodic Monday - Lord I Need You

"Lord I need you" by Matt Maher, sung by the wonderful Dave's Highway.  If you start listening to the song and wonder where their amazing harmonies have gone, just make sure you're sitting down when it hits one and a half minutes...

Some Words for Wednesday - Matthew 5 - Blessed are the poor in spirit

Well, I've just started to catch up on the blog, after a few busy weeks!  We've recently begun going through the Beatitudes in Matthew 5, and here is the first of that series.

Friday to the Father - 7th October 2016

Thank you for your continued prayers.  We are encouraged as we see the church community develop.  Please pray for wisdom as we consider possible changes to the way we do things.

Currently, our Thursday evening prayer meeting is for men one week and ladies the next, and we're considering changing that to create more opportunities for prayer.  Please pray that we'll do this wisely.

We have begun to use a room in the school next door for the Sunday school.  Thank God for the increased space for the children and teachers.  We now need to provide 2 people to oversee this every Sunday, which will be a challenge!  Some church members from Newtown Evangelical Church have offered their help, so please pray that I'll be able to organise this effectively, and that the Lord will provide what we need to follow His will in this.

A retired pastor and his wife have recently joined us from Jersey.  Praise God for this provision, and please pray that He will bless this couple as they settle into their new home.

Please pray for the church community.  Each family faces challenges at this time, so pray that we will experience the daily grace of God, and learn to bear each other's burdens.

Finally, pray that we will see salvation come to Welshpool.  We are hungry to see the glory of God demonstrated in His saving work through Jesus Christ!

Just Another Melodic Monday - O My Soul, Arise

We had a great time at the Sovereign Grace UK Conference last week.  One of the songs I hadn't heard before was "O My Soul, Arise", a hymn by Charles Wesley that has been given a modern tune.

Some Words for Wednesday - Matthew 4 Part 1

Here's our second recorded sermon, covering the topic of fasting and looking at the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness.  Like last week, I'm not entirely happy about the volume - but practice makes better, so we'll get there eventually!

Just Another Melodic Monday - Dear Refuge Of My Weary Soul

A beautiful hymn of assurance and submission, sung by Sandra McCracken.

Some (Recorded!) Words for Wednesday - From the kerbside to the kingdom (Matt.3)

Well, we've now begun to record the messages preached on Sunday and upload them to Youtube.  My apologies for the changeable volume level - I've realised that we need to keep the phone by the amp (which doesn't move around) rather than in front of the preacher (who sometimes moves around a lot!)