Devotional Items for December 2023 and January 7th 2024

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Prayer Service

A free phone service is now provided which offers support through prayer, There is also a number for news from the Methodist Church. The content of these is updated weekly on Thursday evenings. The free telephone numbers are:

Listen to a prayer: 0808 281 2514
Listen to news: 0808 281 2478

An Internet link to this service, along with support information is also available by clicking  here.

Other Information and Support

Further information and support on all aspects of the Methodist Church is available from the "Signpost for Ministry" page of the Methodist Church website by clicking  here.

The weekly "Zoom" services

Online "Zoom" services are led each Sunday at 11.00 a.m.

The link and other details to log into these services are changed each week for security reasons. If you currently don't receive these each week and would like to then please contact Revd Stuart (details are on the "Contact Us" page).

The weekly "At Home" services and reflections.

A series of services with reflections have been produced by Rev Stuart and others for use as personal worship and devotion for anyone who prefers these to the online Zoom services.

Those for April are listed below along with the relevant links. They are all in PDF format and can be read online or downloaded. You may find it beneficial to have access to a Bible.

To read or download the "At Home Service" & Reflection for Sunday 3rd December. Please click here.

To read or download the "At Home Service" & Reflection for Sunday 10th December. Please click here.

To read or download the "At Home Service" & Reflection for Sunday 17th December. Please click here.

To read or download the "At Home Service" & Reflection for Sunday 24th December. Please click here.

To read or download the "At Home Service" & Reflection for Sunday 31st December. Please click here.

To read or download the "At Home Service" & Reflection for Sunday 7th January. Please click here.

A Prayer by the President of the Conference:

Loving God
If we are ill, strengthen us
If we are tired
Fortify our spirits
If we are anxious
Help us to consider the lilies of the field and the birds of the air.
Help us not to stockpile treasures from supermarkets in the barns of our larders!
Don't let fear cause us to overlook the needs of others more vulnerable than ourselves
Fix our eyes on your story
And our hearts on your grace
Help us always to hold fast to the good and see the good in others.
And remember there is just one world, one hope,
One everlasting love, with baskets of bread for everyone.
In Jesus we make our prayer,
The one who suffered, died and was raised to new life,
In whom we trust, these days and all days. Amen