Read in our Church from our lectern bible. Listen to these words.
A Psalm a Day – Psalm 56
Author: Bellshill Central
As the Church of Scotland in Bellshill we extend a warm welcome to any of our activities. People have been coming to this building to worship God for over a hundred years. While our town has journeyed through many changes over those years, the constancy of the witness of the “Church at 346 Main Street” has remained uninterrupted. The mission of any Church is to reflect through its presence, its music, its fellowship and its beauty the greatness of God, and we seek to do that here in all that we share.
We hope that everyone who enters these doors will find an encouraging, friendly group of people. While we are far from perfect, we are regularly discovering truths that are changing us individually and enriching our lives as a church community. As we worship together, learn from the Bible, and pray for one another, we are strengthened in our commitment to Jesus Christ as well as to each other. If this is your first time here, we welcome you, and invite you to share the joy that we have found.
A Psalm a Day – Psalm 55
Psalm 55 Good News Translation (GNT)
55 Hear my prayer, O God;
don’t turn away from my plea!
2 Listen to me and answer me;
I am worn out by my worries.
3 I am terrified by the threats of my enemies,
crushed by the oppression of the wicked.
They bring trouble on me;
they are angry with me and hate me.
4 I am terrified,
and the terrors of death crush me.
5 I am gripped by fear and trembling;
I am overcome with horror.
6 I wish I had wings like a dove.
I would fly away and find rest.
7 I would fly far away
and make my home in the desert.
8 I would hurry and find myself a shelter
from the raging wind and the storm.
9 Confuse the speech of my enemies, O Lord!
I see violence and riots in the city,
10 surrounding it day and night,
filling it with crime and trouble.
11 There is destruction everywhere;
the streets are full of oppression and fraud.
12 If it were an enemy making fun of me,
I could endure it;
if it were an opponent boasting over me,
I could hide myself from him.
13 But it is you, my companion,
my colleague and close friend.
14 We had intimate talks with each other
and worshiped together in the Temple.
15 May my enemies die before their time;
may they go down alive into the world of the dead!
Evil is in their homes and in their hearts.
16 But I call to the Lord God for help,
and he will save me.
17 Morning, noon, and night
my complaints and groans go up to him,
and he will hear my voice.
18 He will bring me safely back
from the battles that I fight
against so many enemies.
19 God, who has ruled from eternity,
will hear me and defeat them;
for they refuse to change,
and they do not fear him.
20 My former companion attacked his friends;
he broke his promises.
21 His words were smoother than cream,
but there was hatred in his heart;
his words were as soothing as oil,
but they cut like sharp swords.
22 Leave your troubles with the Lord,
and he will defend you;
he never lets honest people be defeated.
23 But you, O God, will bring those murderers and liars to their graves
before half their life is over.
As for me, I will trust in you.
A Psalm a Day – Psalm 54
Psalm 54 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
To the director: With instruments. A maskil of David written when the Ziphites went to Saul and told him, “We think David is hiding among our people.”
54 God, use your power and save me.
Use your great power to set me free.
2 God, listen to my prayer.
Listen to what I say.
3 Strangers who don’t even think about God have turned against me.
Those powerful men are trying to kill me. Selah
4 Look, my God will help me.
My Lord will support me.
5 He will punish the people who turned against me.
God, be faithful to me and destroy them.
6 Lord, I will give freewill offerings to you.
I will praise your good name.
7 You saved me from all my troubles.
I saw my enemies defeated.
THE BELLSHILL CENTRAL BAKE OFF
Are you Bellshill’s answer to
Mary Berry or Paul Hollywood?
We are organising the Bellshill Central Bake Off, for our church members and wider community. During these lock down weeks there have been shortages of flour, eggs, sugar, caster sugar, icing sugar and much much more! We can only assume that everyone has been busily practicing their winning recipes and decorating skills for the Great Bellshill Central Bake Off!
So your instructions are as follows:
- Your entry must be all your own work! No cheating!
- We encourage you to dress appropriately – dress up if there’s a theme, or wear your best or most outrageous pinny!
- We want you to document the entire process (pictures and videos are mandatory)
- Please show us your planning, research and recipe choosing process
- What are your ingredients – line them up lets see what you are using
- What are your utensils and other baking equipment – line them up too, like soldiers getting ready for battle!
- Show us your baking skills, stirring, whipping, beating etc.
- Show us the baking process (remember those oven mits and gloves!)
- Then you can sit back and relax whilst the oven does some work!!!! Will you have a cuppa whilst you wait? Remember a picture.
- OK – the oven has done its job! It’s time to let your creation rest and cool.
- Does it need decorating?
- Get busy! Be creative! — AGAIN PICTURES ARE MANDATORY
- Once your done, take your final picture.
ENTRY PROCESS
- ENTRY £5
- CLOSING DATE FOR ENTRIES IS TUESDAY 30TH JUNE – ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 5PM
- Send your pictures and videos to either the church email address bellshillcentral@gmail.com, send as a direct message to our Facebook Page or Twitter Account, or direct message Alan via WhatsApp (don’t use the Church Chat).
- Please remember to tell us what your entry is, as we are not able to taste your entries in this occasion
- Entries will be judged on all aspects of the process – preparation, mixing, baking, decorating, finished product
BELLSHILL: CENTRAL PARISH CHURCH OF SCOTLAND 