{"id":1386,"date":"2021-03-30T18:26:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T18:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=1386"},"modified":"2021-04-15T19:53:42","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T19:53:42","slug":"11-april-2021-the-fruit-of-the-spirit-is-joy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=1386","title":{"rendered":"11 April 2021: The Fruit of the Spirit is joy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Bethel Baptist Church<\/strong>
Worship Service @ Home<\/strong>
<\/strong>11 April 2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Service available on Youtube, or as text (below), or for audio see the Podcasts<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Welcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Good morning and welcome to Bethel Baptist Church. Of course, the church is the people, not the building, which remains closed at the moment. There is nothing to stop us from worshiping together or from praying together \u2013 over the past year, Zoom meetings have proved very effective for this, although I recognise that this is not an option for those who do not use computer or smart phone technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is Graham – Harry let me know that he would distribute a service sheet in advance of he and Mandy going to Belfast, but invited me to prepare the video service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s pray<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Heavenly Father, we worship You as the mighty God, creator of all things. You are the One who knows us, loves us, provides for us, You are gracious and merciful to us \u2013 we give You thanks. Your ways are higher than our ways, You know what You are doing, You are working Your purposes out. We often do not understand what You are doing or why, but we give You praise because it is our faith that You are the Mighty, loving God. You sent Jesus Christ to pay the price for us, so that we might have fellowship with You, not just now, but throughout eternity. Thank You so much for such a wonderful display of grace.

Please be with us now as we consider Your word. We want to grow closer to You. We want to trust You more. We want to be attentive to You, trust You, and hear Your word, so that we might be obedient to You and live lives that are honouring to You. Please encourage us, challenge us, inspire us, whatever each one of us needs, as we consider Your word together.

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Worship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Where can we find endless joy, perfect peace? O happy day! Jesus is alive! Jesus is our source of joy, so let\u2019s spend a few minutes joining in with the Tim Hughes worship song \u201cHappy Day\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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