Mexborough Baptist Church

Good morning and welcome to our first e-Service this year, on the 9th January 2022. In Acts 2:42 , the members of the first church devoted themselves to 4 things: 1. the apostles’ teaching 2. fellowship 3. the breaking of bread 4. prayer / the prayers (depending on which version you’re reading) 1. The apostles’ teaching. Luke doesn’t tell us exactly what the apostles’ teaching was but we can be sure of two things – their teaching was centred on Jesus and based on Scripture. Read the first 2 chapters of Acts , especially Peter’s speeches and think about how he uses the Old Testament and focuses on Jesus. Between Christmas and New Year I was watching part of a seminar on evangelism by Rico Tice at Keswick last year where he was talking about 4 aspects of our use of the Bible: a. Public preaching/teaching. b. Small group study. c. 1:1. d. Individually at home. 2. Fellowship. The Greek word is koinonia. Its origin is in koinonos, which means partner, sharer, companion. Fellowship is much m...

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 12th December 2021 Third Sunday in Advent. Welcome to our email service for the Third Sunday in Advent. Isn't it wonderful to see our towns and cities lit up at this time of year - the bright, flashing, twinkling lights on the Christmas trees, lampposts and in shop windows and, of course, on our own Christmas trees at home and the one in church, which our children decorated so well on Advent Sunday. The Bible has lots to say about light; here are just 3 verses: For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light .  Psalm 36:9 “ Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you .  Isaiah 60:1 In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.   John 1:4 The last verse refers specifically to our Lord Jesus and we come to worship him now as we sing together ' Light of the World (Here I am to Worship) '  click on the link   A PRAYER FOR LIGHT God,...

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 5th December 2021 Second Sunday in Advent. Welcome to our email service for the Second Sunday in Advent. In church this morning Love Mexborough is leading a Family Christmas Service.  The first carol invites us, even instructs us, to make haste to bring praise to Jesus; we sing together ' What Child Is This '  click on the link   Prayer Lord Jesus, we worship you. Almighty God, you love the world you created so much that you came into it as a helpless human baby. You brought your kingdom down to our world, taught us how to live, suffered under our weakness, selfishness and jealousy, died an excruciating death and rose again from the dead - all because you love us so much. We worship you and long for you to return in your power and glory as King of all.  Amen. The Bible reading today is Luke 1:26-38 - The Birth of Jesus Foretold....   In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazar...

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 5th December 2021 Second Sunday in Advent. Welcome to our email service for the Second Sunday in Advent. In church this morning Love Mexborough is leading a Family Christmas Service.  The first carol invites us, even instructs us, to make haste to bring praise to Jesus; we sing together ' What Child Is This '  click on the link   Prayer Lord Jesus, we worship you. Almighty God, you love the world you created so much that you came into it as a helpless human baby. You brought your kingdom down to our world, taught us how to live, suffered under our weakness, selfishness and jealousy, died an excruciating death and rose again from the dead - all because you love us so much. We worship you and long for you to return in your power and glory as King of all.  Amen. The Bible reading today is Luke 1:26-38 - The Birth of Jesus Foretold....   In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazar...

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 28th November 2021 First Sunday in Advent. Today's service in church is led by our Scout Group - 24th Doncaster (1st Mexborough) - and their leaders. We welcome their families, friends, visitors and regular attenders to our service for the first Sunday in Advent. The Scouts parade their colours into church as we sing ' O Come, O Come, Emmanuel ', which reminds us that advent is a time of waiting and preparation for the coming of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.   click on the link     Let us share together in a Prayer For Advent  click on the link   The first Bible reading in Advent is Luke 1:5-25 - The Birth of John the Baptist Foretold....   In the time of Herod king of Judea there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly division of Abijah; his wife Elizabeth was also a descendant of Aaron. Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, observing all the Lord’s commands and decrees b...

  Mexborough Baptist Church     Sunday 21st November 2021 The service today is led by Jodie Thorpe and Lisa Bond.  Jodie is the Children, Youth and Families Enabler in the Yorkshire Baptist Association and Lisa is our Mustard Seeds leader.   As we gather today we are grateful that God has provided us such a unique and diverse family.  We are young, old, short, tall, men, women that together make up the family of God. We are reminded today that family at times conjures up significant memories that can be full of joy and pain.  We gather today as one family of God hopeful that we are brought even closer to God and one another.  Let us worship together as we sing two songs: ' Jesus, Strong and Kind ' and ' Big Family of God'    click on the links   The Family Prayer   Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.   Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.  ...

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 14th November 2021 Remembrance Sunday Photo from Royal British Legion Welcome to this service of Remembrance.  2021 marks 100 years since our nation’s collective Remembrance traditions were first brought together in the pattern we are all familiar with - the poppy, the two-minute silence, Armistice Day, the service for the Unknown Warrior, the march-past at the Cenotaph, and parades and services at war memorials in towns and villages all over the UK.  Our first hymn is a traditional remembrance hymn of gratitude to God for his help in the past and hope for our future - 'O God our help in ages past' click on the link  Prayer    Lord God, may this gathering, together with Remembrance Sunday thoughts and prayers everywhere, help move our world one step closer to the peace of your Kingdom. We come together today to remember with thanks those who have given their lives in service of others; to remember with sadness the su...