XPALM SUNDAY

‘Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name

of the Lord.’ - John 12v13

Did earth or heaven ever behold a sadder spectacle of woe! In soul and body, our Lord felt Himself to be weak as water poured upon the ground. The placing of the cross in its socket had shaken Him with great violence, had strained all the ligaments, pained every nerve, and more or less dislocated all His bones. Burdened with His own weight, the august sufferer felt the strain increasing every moment of those six long hours. His sense of faintness and general weakness were overpowering; while to His own consciousness He became nothing but a mass of misery and swooning sickness. When Daniel saw the great vision, he thus describes his sensations, "There remained no strength in me, for my vigour was turned into corruption, and I retained no strength:" how much more faint must have been our greater Prophet when He saw the dread vision of the wrath of God, and felt it in His own soul! To us, sensations such as our Lord endured would have been insupportable, and kind unconsciousness would have come to our rescue; but in His case, He was wounded, and felt the sword; He drained the cup and tasted every drop.

O King of Grief! (a title strange, yet true To Thee of all kings only due)

O King of Wounds! how shall I grieve for Thee, Who in all grief preventest me!

As we kneel before our now ascended Saviour's throne, let us remember well the way by which He prepared it as a throne of grace for us; let us in spirit drink of His cup, that we may be strengthened for our hour of heaviness whenever it may come. In His natural body every member suffered, and so must it be in the spiritual; but as out of all His griefs and woes His body came forth uninjured to glory and power, even so shall His mystical body come through the furnace with not so much as the smell of fire upon it.

*Take from Morning and Evening by Charles H. Spurgeon

‘For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have trusted

in his holy name.’ Psalm 33.21

4 April 2020

Psalm of the Week || Psalm 91 1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the

shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I

trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome

pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his

truth shall be thy shield and buckler. 5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by

day; 6 Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that

wasteth at noonday. 7 A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall

not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy

habitation; 10 There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone. 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt

thou trample under feet. 14 Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set

him on high, because he hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will

deliver him, and honour him. 16 With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

Prayer Requests If you have any new prayer requests or updates, please email levi.mullins@gmail.com or text 07473458454.

Health Needs ❖ William Zenker, Andrea Kimball with cancer, Colin Dudley with motor neurone disease,

Tony Blake as he is awaiting an appointment for his knee operation, Betty who is poorly, Margaret Dudley who is unwell, Tom’s grandfather whose health is getting worse, Mrs Davies, Alwyn Jack as she recovers from her knee replacement, George Mills in hospital, Millie Mills with the Coronavirus, Mr Tomlinson’s health (praise God his bone scan was clear!), Paul Trigg’s sister-in-law & David Vilceus who are both showing symptoms of the Coronavirus, Suzanne Ortiz whose cancer operation is tomorrow, Pat Green who had a fall and is in hospital.

❖ May we pray for Genevieve Zenker and Laura Blake as they are expecting. ❖ Let us pray for Maartje as she adjusts to her new medication. ❖ May we pray for Ryan Khan who works in a care home where several residents have died

from the Coronavirus. ❖ Let us pray for Melvin Nash who is recovering from a recent amputation.

Missions ❖ Let us pray for Carl and Charmaine Houser, Dillon and Sarah Renner, Jonathan and Gracie

Heaton and David Vilceus who are raising support to come to England. ❖ May we pray for our missionaries – Danny Ahir & Tristan White.

Nation & World ❖ May we pray for Boris Johnson, the NHS and all those who have been affected by the

Coronavirus. ❖ Let us pray for all the children who have been affected and are staying home for their

education.

Friends & Family ❖ Let us pray for Raj’s husband’s nephew Lewis who is away from the Lord. ❖ May we pray for Belinda’s friend Majella who is away from the Lord. ❖ Let us pray for Andrew Trigg as he is looking for a job. ❖ Let us pray for Andrew Walker and his wife who are carers. ❖ May we pray for John Collins who is looking for a home. ❖ Let us pray for Tim Davies who is a carer as he goes into different homes to help.

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