Sunday 4th December

William Horsborough opened by reading Psalm 136, "O give thanks to the Lord..." He read from I Timothy Chapter 1 on the mercy and grace of God and the praise we owe him. Paul, the author of the letter of Timothy describes himself before he met Jesus as a blasphemer, a persecutor and an insolent man, "but I obtained mercy." Paul experienced the marvellous mercy of God. Paul writes about the grace of God as being "exceedingly abundant". This generous grace should result in prolific praise from those who know God's forgiveness. For those people the joy of the Lord is their strength.