Published on August 31, 2025 by Mark Porthouse
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Song: Blessed Be Your Name
Welcome: to Encounter. My name’s Mark and I’m a member of the St Mary’s Encounter Planning Team.
Anyone new?
Don’t forget we have testimonies of your life with God over the last week coming up, please remember to keep them to less than a minute.
Feel free to dance or wave flags during the songs.
David Sparkes is going to talk to us later about witnessing.
Notices: UCAN SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER 2025
Next week is Ucan Sunday, which is every fourth Sunday of the month, when we welcome donations of tins and packets to give to those in need and also build up our supplies for Friday Diner. Also, any cash donations that we can buy suitable items to top-up Friday Diner.
There will be an Advent course running in Littleham – do look in the Bulletin for details.
Robin announcement from Rachel
Prayer: Father,
In Jesus name. Amen
Please do continue to pray for John Day, Marian Johns, Roger Phillips, Alan Power, and myself.
Testimonies:
Intercessory Prayer: Carol Philips
Song: Great Things
Reading: 1 Peter 3 vs 8-16
8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. 10 For,
‘Whoever would love life
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.’[a]
13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. ‘Do not fear their threats[b]; do not be frightened.’[c] 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behaviour in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.
Song: Oceans
Talk: David
Response Song: The Power of Your Love
Prayer:
David will be at the exit to chat with you about his talk.
Prayer will be available after the service, over there in St Peter’s chapel. So please feel free to head on over during our closing song or after the service.
Song: Forever
Prayer and Blessing: Robin