Resources for Sunday 31st January

WE ARE NOT MEETING IN PERSON AT THE MOMENT FOR SUNDAY WORSHIP.

Do keep on phoning and messaging one another.

Please highlight the phoneline 01905 935021 for those who don’t use the internet.

This week’s Bible readings

  • Deuteronomy 18.15–20
  • Psalm 111
  • Revelation 12.1–5a

This week’s gospel reading is a first visit to the Capernaum synagogue.

Mark 1.21–28

They went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, and he cried out, ‘What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God.’

But Jesus rebuked him, saying, ‘Be silent, and come out of him!’

And the unclean spirit, throwing him into convulsions and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, ‘What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him.’ At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.

A Song for the Week

This week’s special prayer

God our creator,

who in the beginning

commanded the light to shine out of darkness:

we pray that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ

may dispel the darkness of ignorance and unbelief,

shine into the hearts of all your people,

and reveal the knowledge of your glory

   in the face of Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,

who is alive and reigns with you,

in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, now and for ever.

Midweek Services

Each Wednesday during this lockdown, we will be recording a Communion service for YouTube and for Church-on-the-Phone 01905 935021.

For COVID-security reasons, these events are BY INVITATION ONLY. If you are able to attend safely, then please contact Sarah directly.

The latest service can be seen here:

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