Welcome to the DIY Sunday Service Kit for May 21st 2023 with goodies from the livestock mart, Colossians 1 and a bunch of good worship songs (FREE!) straight off YouTube.
I'm gradually improving in health and have been back doing outreach in marts this week, but haven't been able to get to Poland as I was supposed to this week to represent y GRWP at the European Leadership Forum ... which would be a disappointment but for the things we're looking at in Colossians 1 today. (Colossians 1 is powerful stuff ... don't miss it!)
There's a trailer for it here:
So without any more chatter, let's get to worshipping the One Who sorts it all out ...
Here's the Word for the Week video
... who might you be able to share it with?
Now let's pray
Sudan
Please continue to pray for the situation in Sudan. there has been no progress towards peace and news reports speak of devastation being caused in the capital, Mogadishu, as close quarters hand-to-hand fighting has been taking place through the streets of the city for some time.
People are still living in these areas and the effects on the civilian population must be severe.
Let's pray for international efforts at reconciliation to prevail and for peace to break out.
Northern Ireland
Quite a major shift in power towards the Nationalist party, Sinn Fein, took place in the local elections in Northern Ireland this week. Sinn Fein now have majorities across Local and National Government.
Please pray that the men of violence will not find occasion in this to resort to violence again, and that peace, justice and freedom for all will pervade the experience of all the people of the province, and that the gospel will have free course and bring life changing spiritual freedom to many there.
War in Ukraine
The conflict in Ukraine seems to be ratcheting up ahead of the long-awaited Ukrainian spring offensive. President Zhelensky has been successfully touring the capitals of the free world securing promises of enhanced weapons and Russia has been threatening those nations offering them.
Please pray for the people of Ukraine and for the peace and security of Ukraine and of the West as a whole.
The Station Café
Following up on the rather negative developments last week with regard to our renting the Station Café we have been pursuing two other organisations who may be about to take over responsibility for it in place of the company that held that responsibility but is now winding itself up.
In the course of the week, both those organisations have decided which one of them is going to be responsible for the administration of the building in future, and that organisation has decided which of their employees will be speaking to us about the matter (when she returns from her annual leave!)
We had negotiated a deal we could afford with the last company, but it is by no means clear that the new deal will work out as well for us, or even if we'll be offered one at all. Please would you continue to pray? It ain't over 'til it's over and our God is Almighty so He can do anything He pleases!
When you've prayed, please click the link below to join in
worshipping our Living God
Click the Bible below for today's reading
Celtic Worship will lead us in singing God's praise ...
The sermon is on the studiocam video here
If the ministry has affected you today or left you with questions to resolve, please feel free to be in touch.
There is a link on the offering bag below to take you to our giving page, and if you feel you can support the work of y GRWP please click on that.
But now let's close our time together in prayer.
Lord and loving Heavenly Father we thank you that you feed our bodies with food and our souls through our minds with the spiritual food of your Word.
Feed our minds and our souls this week with thoughts of your Word to the Colossians about the awesomeness of the Lord Jesus Christ, and inspire us to walk more closely with Him.
We ask for Jesus' sake.
Amen.
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