{"id":2861,"date":"2023-05-13T15:01:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T15:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2861"},"modified":"2023-05-13T15:27:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T15:27:57","slug":"30-april-2023-sitting-in-gods-presence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2861","title":{"rendered":"30 April 2023: Sitting in God&#8217;s presence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230430.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2862 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230430.jpg 640w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230430-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230430-24x16.jpg 24w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230430-36x24.jpg 36w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230430-48x32.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-090a7876-6b6f-475f-bd24-2fdf9d5343ad\"><strong>Bethel Baptist Church<br>Worship Service @ Home<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-090a7876-6b6f-475f-bd24-2fdf9d5343ad\"><strong>30 April 2023<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2857\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" class=\"wp-image-1006\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow.png 120w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/leftarrow-48x32.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/> <strong>Previous Service<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-pale-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/?page_id=2864\"><strong>Next Service<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"15\" height=\"10\" class=\"wp-image-1007\" style=\"width: 15px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow.png\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow.png 120w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/bethelmacclesfield.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/rightarrow-48x32.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 15px) 100vw, 15px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\"><em>\u201dRoses have a lovely fragrance. Likewise, we His people have the aroma of Christ, His love and holiness, which attracts the unbeliever to Jesus.\u201d<br><\/em><br>Stella<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Worship<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Noel Richards - To Be In Your Presence - Lyric Video\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/typ7cueKdT4?start=21&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Word<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mary \u2026 sat at the Lord\u2019s feet listening to what He said. <\/p>\n<cite>Luke 10:39<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Shorter Westminster Catechism is a summary of Christian Doctrine and starts by asking the question,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\"><em>\u201cWhat is the chief end of man?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and answers it with these words:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\"><em>\u201cMan\u2019s chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him for ever.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Man being a generic term to refer to humans, both men and women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the 107 questions asked and answered, question 39 asks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\"><em>\u201cWhat is the duty which God requires of man?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The answer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\"><em>\u201cThe duty which God requires of man, is obedience to His revealed will\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">and quotes 4 verses, Deuteronomy 29:29; Micah 6:8; and 1 John 5:2-3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no better way to enjoy God than to sit at His feet; to wait in His Presence; to worship and glorify His name; and to listen to what He has to say and then put it into practice! The Scriptures from start to finish tell us what God has spoken; what He has revealed about Himself. By being in His Presence, listening to Him we can hear Him speak words that are very personal to ourselves. E.g., a group of the Lord\u2019s disciples waited in His Presence, and listened to what He told them, and heard words that would totally change their lives, and all the lives of those to whom they were sent, even rippling out to this present day and our own blessing of hearing the gospel as these and other words the Lord spoke to them, eventually resulted in the Gospel going into Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now in the church at Antioch&nbsp;there were prophets&nbsp;and teachers \u2026While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, <strong>the Holy Spirit said<\/strong>,&nbsp;<em>\u201cSet apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work&nbsp;to which I have called them.\u201d<\/em>&nbsp;So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them&nbsp;and sent them off. The two of them, sent on their way by the Holy Spirit\u2026<\/p>\n<cite>Acts 13:1-4<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This was the first of three missionary journeys that Paul was involved with. Look at the results,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Attalia they sailed back to Antioch,&nbsp;where they had been committed to the grace of God&nbsp;for the work they had now completed. On arriving there, they gathered the church together and reported all that God had done through them&nbsp;and how he had opened a door&nbsp;of faith to the Gentiles.<\/p>\n<cite>Acts 14:26-27<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it all started when they sat at the Lord\u2019s feet listening to His words spoken by the Holy Spirit, Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Quote of the week<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#f8e9c8\"><em>\u201cIt is difficult in a crowd to see Christ: a certain solitude is necessary for our mind; it is by a certain solitude of contemplation that God is seen.\u201d<br><\/em><br>Augustine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Verse of the week<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Call&nbsp;to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable&nbsp;things you do not know.&#8221;<\/p>\n<cite>Jer 33:3<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Let\u2019s Pray<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Heavenly Father, we call to You, and as we listen, pray speak words of comfort, healing, and guidance. Strengthen us by Your Holy Spirit to do that which you ask of us. May Your Church flourish in these coming days and bring much glory, praise and honour to Your Name in and through Jesus Christ, Amen!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome \u201dRoses have a lovely fragrance. Likewise, we His people have the aroma of Christ, His love and holiness, which attracts the unbeliever to Jesus.\u201dStella Worship Word Mary \u2026 sat at the Lord\u2019s feet listening to what He said. 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