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.

YOUR REQUESTS – brought to you with The Organist Entertains @ 8pm this evening 😀

by Bellshill Central, posted in Organist Entertains

Our extremely popular Organist Entertains series continues tonight with EPISODE 21 our milestone video! Once more of your very own requests brought to you from the Church of Scotland in Bellshill – the Central Church. Join us at 8pm here on the website, YouTube or Facebook.

You never need to worry about wondering if your favourite hymn or song has made it into the series. We will always include your song when we can.

Bellshill’s Maestro at the Organ

Alan presents another video from one of the finest organs in Lanarkshire to be found at Bellshill Central Parish Church. There are some lovely hymns introduced then played for you. The hymn words appear on the screen for those wanting to sing along.

Tonight we have

  • Soldiers of Christ arise
  • Now tthank we all our God
  • Nearer my God to thee (the other tune)
  • He’s got the whole world
  • And many more……..!

The link to the dedicated website page is http://www.bellshillcentral.church/organist-entertains

If you watch via the YouTube channel you can take part in our live chat.

NB: this week you get your usual videos Sunday 26th and Sunday 2nd August. Alan is taking a break this week. Instead, on Wednesday 29th July we’ll have a songs of praise (a re run of our first Big Sing from 2015).

Let us pray – the gift of life

by Bellshill Central, posted in Prayer items

Christians are encouraged to come together in prayer at 7pm this evening.

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“In the midst of the life we share, God creates, through Christ and by the Spirit, a community in which we are affirmed as children of God.”

Rt Rev Dr Martin Fair, Moderator of the General Assembly, said he is delighted to have read that in the last couple of months online searches for ‘prayer’ have increased dramatically.https://www.youtube.com/embed/JjWlBGgFzeE

We pray:

We praise you, living God
And cry: ‘Abba’, Father!
For you are the One who creates life
And loves all that your hand has made.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.

We praise you, living Christ
And confess that Jesus is Lord!
For you are the crucified and risen One
Through whom we have peace with God.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.

We praise you, Spirit of the living God
And thank you that we are adopted as children of God.
For you are the One who shares in all our struggles
And inspires in us hope.
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.

We praise you, Father, Son and Holy Spirit
And worship and glorify your name.
We cry: ‘Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.’
Lord, in your mercy,
Hear our prayer.

A Psalm a Day – Psalm 91

by Bellshill Central, posted in A Psalm a Day
Psalm 91 – listen to these words

Psalm 91

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.[a]
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”

3 Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare
    and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you,
    no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 “Because he[b] loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
    I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.”