Mexborough Baptist Church

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 27th December 2020 We hope you all had a lovely Christmas Day however you celebrated. Christmastide continues and we begin our service today by singing a lovely carol together 'It came upon the midnight clear' click on the link   Prayer   Father God, we praise you for the song of the angels " Peace on earth, goodwill to men, from heaven's all-gracious King! " For so many people, even for those who know and love you, that song is drowned out by "the woes of sin and strife" and the cares of this world - hunger, poverty, homelessness, disease, the desire to get richer or to wield power. At this Christmas time may the song of the angels break through and tell them of your love and grace. Give us, Lord, a "solemn stillness" in which we may hear, not just the song of the angels, but your voice speaking to us of your love, teaching us your ways and directing us into the paths of righteousness and peace. Amen. The Feast...

  Mexborough Baptist Church Friday 25th December 2020 Christmas Day   Advent is over, the waiting has come to an end. The turkey is in the oven, veg prepped, table set, presents unwrapped and Jesus has been born. Time to sit down with a nice cuppa and a mince pie, take a breather and celebrate the joy and wonder of this most special day as we light the Christ Candle click on the link  Christ our Saviour is born and we sing 'O Come All Ye Faithful' click on the link  Here's a song for Jesus' birthday - 'Oh What A Special Night' click on the link    We invited our children to share their own prayers with us for Christmas Day...   Oscar - We pray for everyone at Christmas, we look to the holy star and it's so bright, merry Christmas. Amen   Lilly - We love Christmas and love seeing the stars at night. If you look closer you see a unicorn pushing the star closer to us then we can touch it and have a lovely Christmas. Amen. ...

Mexborough Baptist Church Sunday 20th  December Advent 4 The Prime Minister's statement yesterday evening may have cast another dampener on Christmas for you. However you're feeling right now, today we're thinking about joy - the joy of God coming to earth, the joy of Immanuel, God with us, the joy of the real heart of Christmas which doesn't change but is as constant as God himself. We begin our service for the 4th Sunday in Advent by lighting the Advent Candle  click on this link   We sing together 'Joyful, joyful, we adore thee (Ode to Joy)'  click on the link   Advent Family Corner When the Wise Men from the East came to visit the baby Jesus, they were guided on their way by a star. In the activity bags this week are the materials for the children to make their own Christmas star and here's Lisa to show us how to do it  click on the link    There's a Christmas song that begins with a star - 'Do You Hear What I Hear'; let's sing it togethe...

Mexborough Baptist Church           Sunday 13th  December 2020       Advent Week 3 We begin our service by lighting the Advent Candle and singing 'Love came down at Christmas'  click on the first link here , and the second link, here . Advent Family Corner The children had great fun last week, making their salt dough decorations: In the goody bags this week are the materials to make a garland of doves.  Lisa reminds us that doves are symbols of peace and one of the names given to Jesus is Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6).   Here's Lisa  to show us how to make the garland.   Click on the link       Many children are excitedly preparing for their school nativity plays and practising their Christmas songs.  Here is a group of children singing 'Prince of Peace'    click on the link    Lisa leads us in a family prayer... Holy God, as the ...