LEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH “MESSENGER” MARCH 2023
VERNON ST / CHURCH ST . LEIGH. WN7 1BH
Website : www.leighbaptistchurch.org.uk Contact: admin@leighbaptistchurch.org.uk
Pastoral Leader – Val Hulme ( Day Off Fridays)
email : pastoral.leader@leighbaptistchurch.org.uk TEL 07817142192
Check LBC website for updates and info also LBC FACEBOOK page
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Sunday 5th March: 10:45 am Val Hulme
Sunday 12th March: 10:45 am Val Hulme
Sunday 18th March: 10:45 am Sunday Bible Study Val Hulme
Sunday 26th March: Communion Service Val Hulme
Wednesdays 1st, 15th, 22nd and 29th March: Prayer Meeting 10:00 - 11:00 am
Friday 3rd March, 7 pm: World Day of Prayer Service, St. Thomas and All Saints Church, Kenwood Avenue, Leigh. All welcome.
Please note that the Church and Congregation Meeting scheduled for Sunday March 12th has been postponed. It will now be held on Sunday April 16th, 10:45 am, and we will be joined by Rev. Jane Henderson, NWBA Regional Minister and Joint Team Leader. Please put this important date in your diary.
Our Pastoral Leader will be attending the NWBA Ministers' Conference from Monday March 6th - Wednesday March 8th. A deacon will have the church phone.
Repairs to the ceiling etc are in hand. A builder is ready to start once we have the "all clear" that the building is dry.
Hymns and the Bible.
God loves people to worship Him. In Revelation 7: 9&10 we read about a great multitude in Heaven standing before the throne, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” Chapter 5:9 says that a new song was sung to the Lamb, and everyone said, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain”, followed by “Blessing and honour and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne.”
Perhaps the most popular way to worship God is in singing. Over the centuries there have been different types of worship music. In the monasteries the chants were sung and in many churches the psalms have been sung as chants in worship. I enjoyed singing one each morning during prayers at college. In the 18th century, John and Charles Wesley wrote a lot of poetic hymns. Later, hymns with choruses became popular. In recent times many types of Christian songs in a modern style have been added.
Recently I was listening to the singing of some older hymns I had not heard for some time. This made me think a bit more of the words, especially as I realised they included phrases from Scripture. I began to think of hymns and choruses we sing or have sung in the past. One such chorus is the words of John 3:16 set to music, “For God so loved the world” and I remember us singing about lifting Jesus higher, with the words of John 12:32 (AV) “I, if I be lifted up (from the earth) will draw all men unto Me.” Each verse of the hymn, “God is working his purpose out” ends with Habakkuk 2:14, “the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.” But what is God’s purpose? It is for His kingdom to be established when all sorrow and sin will cease, the Prince of Peace will reign and everyone will worship him. That hymn also says that, as Christians, we need to tell others about the truth of the gospel and spread the Good news all over the world. Jesus told his Disciples, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15). But everything we do must be done with God’s guidance.
After sin had entered into the world through Adam and Eve, God’s purpose was always to bring His people back to worship Him only. After sending his messengers such as the prophets to warn the people of the consequences of turning away from Him, the only true God, He sent his Son, Jesus, who, predicting his death, said in John 12:27 “My soul is troubled, --- but for this purpose I came to this hour.” In His prayer to God the Father in John 17:8, he said about the Disciples, “I have given to them the words which You have given Me and they have received them --- and they have believed that You sent Me.” They were the first Christians and after the coming of the Holy Spirit many people throughout the centuries until now have believed and trusted in Jesus and so God will continue to draw people back into His Kingdom until Jesus comes again.
At this time many people in the world are suffering in different ways and wonder where God is in it all. The hymn, ‘The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases’ refers to Lamentations 3:22, “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.” Those words also remind me of two other hymns; ‘Great is thy faithfulness’, and ‘New every morning is the love’, referring, as in the last verse, to the Lord’s love. We used to sing a chorus telling us that “Jesus love is very wonderful” for it is all around us. Another chorus quotes the Song of Solomon 2:4, “His banner over me (is) was love.” There are many hymns and choruses written about it, such as ‘Love Divine, all loves excelling’, ‘Come down o love divine’, ‘The King of Love’, ‘Love, wonderful love, the love of God to me’ and John 3:16. Thoughts and words in them are prompted by those found in Scripture, showing us how much our God loves each one of us. The hymn, ‘We come unto our father’s God, their rock is our salvation’ comes from Exodus 15:2, but also refers to our Christian forbears. God as a rock tells us of a God who is strong and whom we can lean on, or as the hymn ‘Rock of Ages’ says, we can hide in the cleft of that Rock. In the Psalms there are various references to God being our strength and our fortress as well as our rock. We sing a hymn which quotes from Psalm 62:1, “My soul finds rest in God alone --- He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress, I shall never be shaken.” The best known psalm that we sing is “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want” which tells us that God will be with us and lead us in all situations so we do not need to be afraid, but to trust in Him as he leads us and guides us all the way through our lives, as it says in another hymn, ‘All the way my Saviour leads me’.
There is so much more in the Bible showing that God is still in control, such as:
“The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end; I will keep for ever my promise of peace. So says the Lord who loves you.”(Isaiah54:10 GNB).
As we worship God in singing, let us remember to think about the words and how they relate to the Scriptures. May the love of God enfold you and His peace be with you.
Kathie. Bible Quotations from the NKJV.
LEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH “MESSENGER” MARCH 2023
VERNON ST / CHURCH ST . LEIGH. WN7 1BH
Website : www.leighbaptistchurch.org.uk Contact: admin@leighbaptistchurch.org.uk
Pastoral Leader – Val Hulme ( Day Off Fridays)
email : pastoral.leader@leighbaptistchurch.org.uk TEL 07817142192
Check LBC website for updates and info also LBC FACEBOOK page
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Sunday 5th March: 10:45 am Val Hulme
Sunday 12th March: 10:45 am Val Hulme
Sunday 18th March: 10:45 am Sunday Bible Study Val Hulme
Sunday 26th March: Communion Service Val Hulme
Wednesdays 1st, 15th, 22nd and 29th March: Prayer Meeting 10:00 - 11:00 am
Friday 3rd March, 7 pm: World Day of Prayer Service, St. Thomas and All Saints Church, Kenwood Avenue, Leigh. All welcome.
Please note that the Church and Congregation Meeting scheduled for Sunday March 12th has been postponed. It will now be held on Sunday April 16th, 10:45 am, and we will be joined by Rev. Jane Henderson, NWBA Regional Minister and Joint Team Leader. Please put this important date in your diary.
Our Pastoral Leader will be attending the NWBA Ministers' Conference from Monday March 6th - Wednesday March 8th. A deacon will have the church phone.
Repairs to the ceiling etc are in hand. A builder is ready to start once we have the "all clear" that the building is dry.
Hymns and the Bible.
God loves people to worship Him. In Revelation 7: 9&10 we read about a great multitude in Heaven standing before the throne, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” Chapter 5:9 says that a new song was sung to the Lamb, and everyone said, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain”, followed by “Blessing and honour and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne.”
Perhaps the most popular way to worship God is in singing. Over the centuries there have been different types of worship music. In the monasteries the chants were sung and in many churches the psalms have been sung as chants in worship. I enjoyed singing one each morning during prayers at college. In the 18th century, John and Charles Wesley wrote a lot of poetic hymns. Later, hymns with choruses became popular. In recent times many types of Christian songs in a modern style have been added.
Recently I was listening to the singing of some older hymns I had not heard for some time. This made me think a bit more of the words, especially as I realised they included phrases from Scripture. I began to think of hymns and choruses we sing or have sung in the past. One such chorus is the words of John 3:16 set to music, “For God so loved the world” and I remember us singing about lifting Jesus higher, with the words of John 12:32 (AV) “I, if I be lifted up (from the earth) will draw all men unto Me.” Each verse of the hymn, “God is working his purpose out” ends with Habakkuk 2:14, “the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.” But what is God’s purpose? It is for His kingdom to be established when all sorrow and sin will cease, the Prince of Peace will reign and everyone will worship him. That hymn also says that, as Christians, we need to tell others about the truth of the gospel and spread the Good news all over the world. Jesus told his Disciples, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15). But everything we do must be done with God’s guidance.
After sin had entered into the world through Adam and Eve, God’s purpose was always to bring His people back to worship Him only. After sending his messengers such as the prophets to warn the people of the consequences of turning away from Him, the only true God, He sent his Son, Jesus, who, predicting his death, said in John 12:27 “My soul is troubled, --- but for this purpose I came to this hour.” In His prayer to God the Father in John 17:8, he said about the Disciples, “I have given to them the words which You have given Me and they have received them --- and they have believed that You sent Me.” They were the first Christians and after the coming of the Holy Spirit many people throughout the centuries until now have believed and trusted in Jesus and so God will continue to draw people back into His Kingdom until Jesus comes again.
At this time many people in the world are suffering in different ways and wonder where God is in it all. The hymn, ‘The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases’ refers to Lamentations 3:22, “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.” Those words also remind me of two other hymns; ‘Great is thy faithfulness’, and ‘New every morning is the love’, referring, as in the last verse, to the Lord’s love. We used to sing a chorus telling us that “Jesus love is very wonderful” for it is all around us. Another chorus quotes the Song of Solomon 2:4, “His banner over me (is) was love.” There are many hymns and choruses written about it, such as ‘Love Divine, all loves excelling’, ‘Come down o love divine’, ‘The King of Love’, ‘Love, wonderful love, the love of God to me’ and John 3:16. Thoughts and words in them are prompted by those found in Scripture, showing us how much our God loves each one of us. The hymn, ‘We come unto our father’s God, their rock is our salvation’ comes from Exodus 15:2, but also refers to our Christian forbears. God as a rock tells us of a God who is strong and whom we can lean on, or as the hymn ‘Rock of Ages’ says, we can hide in the cleft of that Rock. In the Psalms there are various references to God being our strength and our fortress as well as our rock. We sing a hymn which quotes from Psalm 62:1, “My soul finds rest in God alone --- He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress, I shall never be shaken.” The best known psalm that we sing is “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want” which tells us that God will be with us and lead us in all situations so we do not need to be afraid, but to trust in Him as he leads us and guides us all the way through our lives, as it says in another hymn, ‘All the way my Saviour leads me’.
There is so much more in the Bible showing that God is still in control, such as:
“The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end; I will keep for ever my promise of peace. So says the Lord who loves you.”(Isaiah54:10 GNB).
As we worship God in singing, let us remember to think about the words and how they relate to the Scriptures. May the love of God enfold you and His peace be with you.
Kathie. Bible Quotations from the NKJV.
LEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH “MESSENGER” MARCH 2023
VERNON ST / CHURCH ST . LEIGH. WN7 1BH
Website : www.leighbaptistchurch.org.uk Contact: admin@leighbaptistchurch.org.uk
Pastoral Leader – Val Hulme ( Day Off Fridays)
email : pastoral.leader@leighbaptistchurch.org.uk TEL 07817142192
Check LBC website for updates and info also LBC FACEBOOK page
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Sunday 5th March: 10:45 am Val Hulme
Sunday 12th March: 10:45 am Val Hulme
Sunday 18th March: 10:45 am Sunday Bible Study Val Hulme
Sunday 26th March: Communion Service Val Hulme
Wednesdays 1st, 15th, 22nd and 29th March: Prayer Meeting 10:00 - 11:00 am
Friday 3rd March, 7 pm: World Day of Prayer Service, St. Thomas and All Saints Church, Kenwood Avenue, Leigh. All welcome.
Please note that the Church and Congregation Meeting scheduled for Sunday March 12th has been postponed. It will now be held on Sunday April 16th, 10:45 am, and we will be joined by Rev. Jane Henderson, NWBA Regional Minister and Joint Team Leader. Please put this important date in your diary.
Our Pastoral Leader will be attending the NWBA Ministers' Conference from Monday March 6th - Wednesday March 8th. A deacon will have the church phone.
Repairs to the ceiling etc are in hand. A builder is ready to start once we have the "all clear" that the building is dry.
Hymns and the Bible.
God loves people to worship Him. In Revelation 7: 9&10 we read about a great multitude in Heaven standing before the throne, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” Chapter 5:9 says that a new song was sung to the Lamb, and everyone said, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain”, followed by “Blessing and honour and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne.”
Perhaps the most popular way to worship God is in singing. Over the centuries there have been different types of worship music. In the monasteries the chants were sung and in many churches the psalms have been sung as chants in worship. I enjoyed singing one each morning during prayers at college. In the 18th century, John and Charles Wesley wrote a lot of poetic hymns. Later, hymns with choruses became popular. In recent times many types of Christian songs in a modern style have been added.
Recently I was listening to the singing of some older hymns I had not heard for some time. This made me think a bit more of
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LEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH “MESSENGER” MARCH 2023
VERNON ST / CHURCH ST . LEIGH. WN7 1BH
Website : www.leighbaptistchurch.org.uk Contact: admin@leighbaptistchurch.org.uk
Pastoral Leader – Val Hulme ( Day Off Fridays)
email : pastoral.leader@leighbaptistchurch.org.uk TEL 07817142192
Check LBC website for updates and info also LBC FACEBOOK page
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Sunday 5th March: 10:45 am Val Hulme
Sunday 12th March: 10:45 am Val Hulme
Sunday 18th March: 10:45 am Sunday Bible Study Val Hulme
Sunday 26th March: Communion Service Val Hulme
Wednesdays 1st, 15th, 22nd and 29th March: Prayer Meeting 10:00 - 11:00 am
Friday 3rd March, 7 pm: World Day of Prayer Service, St. Thomas and All Saints Church, Kenwood Avenue, Leigh. All welcome.
Please note that the Church and Congregation Meeting scheduled for Sunday March 12th has been postponed. It will now be held on Sunday April 16th, 10:45 am, and we will be joined by Rev. Jane Henderson, NWBA Regional Minister and Joint Team Leader. Please put this important date in your diary.
Our Pastoral Leader will be attending the NWBA Ministers' Conference from Monday March 6th - Wednesday March 8th. A deacon will have the church phone.
Repairs to the ceiling etc are in hand. A builder is ready to start once we have the "all clear" that the building is dry.
Hymns and the Bible.
God loves people to worship Him. In Revelation 7: 9&10 we read about a great multitude in Heaven standing before the throne, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb.” Chapter 5:9 says that a new song was sung to the Lamb, and everyone said, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain”, followed by “Blessing and honour and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne.”
Perhaps the most popular way to worship God is in singing. Over the centuries there have been different types of worship music. In the monasteries the chants were sung and in many churches the psalms have been sung as chants in worship. I enjoyed singing one each morning during prayers at college. In the 18th century, John and Charles Wesley wrote a lot of poetic hymns. Later, hymns with choruses became popular. In recent times many types of Christian songs in a modern style have been added.
Recently I was listening to the singing of some older hymns I had not heard for some time. This made me think a bit more of the words, especially as I realised they included phrases from Scripture. I began to think of hymns and choruses we sing or have sung in the past. One such chorus is the words of John 3:16 set to music, “For God so loved the world” and I remember us singing about lifting Jesus higher, with the words of John 12:32 (AV) “I, if I be lifted up (from the earth) will draw all men unto Me.” Each verse of the hymn, “God is working his purpose out” ends with Habakkuk 2:14, “the earth shall be filled with the glory of God as the waters cover the sea.” But what is God’s purpose? It is for His kingdom to be established when all sorrow and sin will cease, the Prince of Peace will reign and everyone will worship him. That hymn also says that, as Christians, we need to tell others about the truth of the gospel and spread the Good news all over the world. Jesus told his Disciples, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” (Mark 16:15). But everything we do must be done with God’s guidance.
After sin had entered into the world through Adam and Eve, God’s purpose was always to bring His people back to worship Him only. After sending his messengers such as the prophets to warn the people of the consequences of turning away from Him, the only true God, He sent his Son, Jesus, who, predicting his death, said in John 12:27 “My soul is troubled, --- but for this purpose I came to this hour.” In His prayer to God the Father in John 17:8, he said about the Disciples, “I have given to them the words which You have given Me and they have received them --- and they have believed that You sent Me.” They were the first Christians and after the coming of the Holy Spirit many people throughout the centuries until now have believed and trusted in Jesus and so God will continue to draw people back into His Kingdom until Jesus comes again.
At this time many people in the world are suffering in different ways and wonder where God is in it all. The hymn, ‘The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases’ refers to Lamentations 3:22, “Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.” Those words also remind me of two other hymns; ‘Great is thy faithfulness’, and ‘New every morning is the love’, referring, as in the last verse, to the Lord’s love. We used to sing a chorus telling us that “Jesus love is very wonderful” for it is all around us. Another chorus quotes the Song of Solomon 2:4, “His banner over me (is) was love.” There are many hymns and choruses written about it, such as ‘Love Divine, all loves excelling’, ‘Come down o love divine’, ‘The King of Love’, ‘Love, wonderful love, the love of God to me’ and John 3:16. Thoughts and words in them are prompted by those found in Scripture, showing us how much our God loves each one of us. The hymn, ‘We come unto our father’s God, their rock is our salvation’ comes from Exodus 15:2, but also refers to our Christian forbears. God as a rock tells us of a God who is strong and whom we can lean on, or as the hymn ‘Rock of Ages’ says, we can hide in the cleft of that Rock. In the Psalms there are various references to God being our strength and our fortress as well as our rock. We sing a hymn which quotes from Psalm 62:1, “My soul finds rest in God alone --- He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress, I shall never be shaken.” The best known psalm that we sing is “The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want” which tells us that God will be with us and lead us in all situations so we do not need to be afraid, but to trust in Him as he leads us and guides us all the way through our lives, as it says in another hymn, ‘All the way my Saviour leads me’.
There is so much more in the Bible showing that God is still in control, such as:
“The mountains and hills may crumble, but my love for you will never end; I will keep for ever my promise of peace. So says the Lord who loves you.”(Isaiah54:10 GNB).
As we worship God in singing, let us remember to think about the words and how they relate to the Scriptures. May the love of God enfold you and His peace be with you.
Kathie. Bible Quotations from the NKJV.