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20 Dec 2018
Torah Portion: Genesis 44:18-47:27. God is Sovereign - He really is in control, of everything. Who could have perceived God's purposes when the teenager Joseph was sold by his brothers for 20 shekels of silver to a caravan of Ishmaelites on their way to Egypt; when he was mistreated by…
14 Dec 2018
Torah portion: Genesis 41:1-44:17 In Zechariah 3:1-4 we read of High Priest Joshua, back from exile, standing before the Angel of the Lord (Yeshua/Jesus) with the Accuser (satan) standing at Joshua’s right to accuse him. But apparently before this can happen, Yeshua calls upon God the Father to rebuke satan.…
14 Dec 2018
A selection of the week's happenings for your prayers. Society & Politics UK’s abortion stats revised upwards: An extra 3,000 abortions were missed off the Government’s 2017 statistics, making the total the highest since 2008. There have been notable increases in older women having abortions, as well as abortions of…
07 Dec 2018
Torah portion: Genesis 37:1-40:23 One thing that amazes me about the story of Joseph is just how much God was able to do with a life that kept on, apparently, going ‘wrong’. You name it, Joseph suffered it: but God worked through it to achieve His purposes - for Joseph…
07 Dec 2018
A selection of the week's happenings for your prayers. Society & Politics Short time left to respond to divorce consultation: With the Government seeking to introduce ‘no-fault’ divorce, undermining marriage and family life even further in Britain, it is vital that Christians make their voices heard. The consultation ends on…
30 Nov 2018
A selection of the week's happenings for your prayers. Society & Politics Faith-based primary schools out-perform secular ones: Faith-based primary schools make up 37% of all UK state primaries, but have 48 representatives in the top 100, challenging the humanist assertion that faith schools should not receive Government funding. Read…
30 Nov 2018
Torah portion: Genesis 32:3-36:43 Through just two weeks we have covered more than 20 years of Jacob’s life. The majority of that time he was in Padan Aram. At the beginning of the account Rachel was a young girl, and Leah her older sister. Jacob served Laban for 14 years…
23 Nov 2018
A selection of the week's happenings for your prayers. Society & Politics Diana Johnson's abortion bill fails at second reading: The radical bill has failed due to opposition from a number of MPs, and is unlikely to progress any further during this Parliamentary session. Read more here. Teacher voices concern…
