Vic Leads us through our service today including Charles de Lacy's Transformed Living series talk 'Life in the home and workplace’ based on Ephesians 5 : 22 – 6 : 9
Today's reading: Ephesians 5:22 - 6:9
22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Saviour. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.
25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church – 30 for we are members of his body. 31 ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ 32 This is a profound mystery – but I am talking about Christ and the church. 33 However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2 ‘Honour your father and mother’– which is the first commandment with a promise – 3 ‘so that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’[a]
4 Fathers,[b] do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ. 6 Obey them not only to win their favour when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart. 7 Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not people, 8 because you know that the Lord will reward each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.
9 And masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no favouritism with him.
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Notices
NOTICES
We thank Vic Turner who has put this programme together this week.
Please respond with any Comments / Feedback / Blessings to brecsec@googlemail.com or to Stephen Hall 01245 471019 letting us know if you are happy for them to be shared with the fellowship.
THURSDAY: 13th August: Prayer meeting at BREC between 8.00 and 9.00 pm with social distancing measures in place. This replaces the prayer material sent out during lockdown. It is imperative that you contact Stephen Hall on brecsec@googlemail.com or text /phone him on 0754 858 6614 by Wednesday evening 12th August if you plan to attend.
NOTE THESE ARRANGEMENTS ARE UNDER REVIEW AS GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES CHANGE
NEXT SUNDAY: 16th August we continue our Series on Transformed Living. The subject is ‘The Armour of God’ Ephesians 6:10-20. The speaker is Steve Morley.
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For prayer
PRAISE
- For Jo’s scan results showing all signs of cancer have gone. Pray for Jo, Will and the family as Jo faces further treatment.
- For the unique opportunities in the current situation through online evangelism and church services
- For God’s protection through a difficult time.
PRAY
- For those affected by the tragic explosion in Beirut last Tuesday.
- For Fiona’s family as they face various health issues.
- About the tense situation in Hong Kong and the restrictions being placed on the Church there. Pray for protection of Cecilia’s family and especially her niece who is a youth pastor there.
- For all those working in the health service, including members of our own fellowship. Pray that there will not be a second spike, causing a rise in demand.
- For our Elders, the Leadership Team and the Pastoral Care Team who are continuing to stay in touch with and support church members.
- For wisdom as consideration is given to how physical church services can commence again, safely and within the guidelines issued by the government.
- For each member of the church, that we continue to support one another, family members and neighbours.
- For those in our fellowship in Care Homes – Ethel, Anna, June (Penny’s Mum) Carole S, Lyndy. May they know protection and God’s presence giving them hope.
- For those amongst us who face the possibility of redundancy or who are concerned about future job prospects, and those who have decisions to make about what will happen with their business and their staff.
- For those preparing our Sunday services.
- For Abbie & Dan as they have had to postpone their Wedding until 27th February.
- For Neve, living and studying in Australia.
- For the Chelmsford Foodbank and for Chess, that they might operate effectively & safely during this time of great need in the local community.
- For Made for More (formerly SYM) as discussions are being held (including with schools) how it can best work with schools from September onwards - in what is likely to be a very different school context to that pre-COVID.