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Thought for the Day by Ben Martin (Curate)James 5:17-18 Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again, he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. How good are you at being persistent in prayer? Elijah was a person like us, he righteous (James 5:16), that is to say he was a Christian. But he was not perfect. Because he was a Christian, his prayers were ‘powerful and effective’ (James 5:16). But he was also persistent. He prayed that it would not rain and on that first day, and it did not rain. Then he prayed on the second day that it would not rain, and it did not rain. Then he prayed on the third day that it would not rain, and it did not rain. And he did that over 1200 times! Maybe you know the story of George Muller and his prayer life. The American Pastor, John MacArthur put it like this: ‘More than half a century ago, George Mueller prince of intercessors began to pray for a group of five friends...five friends. After five years, one of them came to Jesus Christ. After ten years two more of them came to Christ. He prayed for twenty-five years and the fourth man was saved. And for the fifth he prayed until the time of his death and that fifth friend came to Christ a few months after George Mueller died. For that fifth friend he prayed fifty-two years, perseverance.’ How good are you at being persistent in prayer? I know I find it tough, but why not try and commit to pray for one person every day until Easter, see how it feels! Post Service Coffee Zoom Reminder that this Sunday, 14th February our post service coffee will again not just be a chat but another opportunity to ask questions about the Mental Health Awareness series of sermons on Lamentations 3 so far. You can join via MyChurchsuite or the Church website.
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Thought for the Day by Phil Moon (Vicar)Are you getting impatient? Impatient with waiting for a vaccine? Impatiently waiting for this all to be over? Impatient with those who can’t seem to control themselves, and simply have to have a party? Impatient with the virus for mutating so readily?! Patience is one of the fruit of the Spirit, and as it’s one bunch of fruit and not a bunch of fruits, the implication is that we all need to have and exhibit them all. And if you have a concordance (if you don’t ask for one for your birthday – it’ll be an invaluable help to you as you seek to know Jesus better) do look up ‘patience’ and then look up all the references to patience, such as this one: Col 1:11 “…being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so the you may have great endurance and patience…” That’s part of Paul’s prayer for the church in Colossae, and one that we can pray for each other. Why not read the whole thing in Col 1:3-14, then turn it into your own prayer, today. And as you pray it, do make sure that you pray for yourself, and for your friends, that by His Spirit, God would be growing us all in patience. Phil CAMEO ONLINE - a reminderWe would love to see anyone who is able to access Zoom on a Thursday morning, between 11:00 and 12:00 approximately. Join us for refreshments & chat, topics of interest, quizzes, discussions and more...please join as before using the link in ChurchSuite. We look forward to meeting you there. El Alfarero Association Quarterly ReportPlease click on the link below for the Frith's report.
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