Mount Carmel this morning, and Bethel, Whitchurch this evening. Being Baptist churches, there was no way they would be having communion on the fourth Sunday of the month, so my communion score is now down to four out of eight, which is closer to what you would expect.
Howard Jones preached at Mout Carmel on the subject of Jeremiah 29, where God tells the Israelites in exile tht they should settle down in Babylon and work for the prosperity of the place. Sometimes we don’t want to be somewhere, but God has good plans for us which we might not recognise at the time, and we should work for him wherever we are.
Today was the first time I have ever been inside Bethel, Whitchurch, and I was impressed with the way an old building has been made to look so modern. Simeon led the first part of the service, including an interview with a young lady going to London to be part of a mission called Eden. Jonathan preached on the subject of Matthew 10, which is part of a series on “Jesus-shaped mission”. An excellent sermon, which included a bit which I felt was particularly relevant to me at this moment, namely that ‘you can’t give what you haven’t received’. Which is pretty much the purpose of this sabbatical!
Next Sunday evening they are doing some gardening in the local area on Sunday evening – an act of service on Sunday in the place of the usual Sunday service. An interesting idea!
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