Worship at William Booth Corps

We thank God for another good day - the Lord's Day when we are reminded of His resurrection and also day of rest and renewal.

We studied Joshua 23 this morning. Joshua had given 25 years leadership to the nation in the conquest and settlement of the land of Canaan. This was his farewell speech in which he highlighted areas the people were most likely to slip – obedience to God’s law, associations with surrounding nations, dangers of idolatry and intermarriage with the people of the land.

His days on earth were coming to the end. So he called the leaders together to give them his final words of warning and encouragement. He wanted to pass on his legacy to them. We all need to be reminded of God’s goodness and grace to us. That’s why it is important to study God’s word.

After half an hour’s break, we gathered in the main hall for our Holiness meeting. The meeting began with that lovely song of praise – “How great Thou art.” Yes, God is indeed great and we were blessed as we sang praises to God.

Our Pastor continued with her series on “The Armour of God” and today she spoke on two parts of the armour – ‘the beautiful feet of peace’ and the ‘helmet of salvation.’

The first part fitted in with the request of the General to pray for world peace. World peace begins with peace in the heart of the individual. “Where there is peace in the heart, there is peace in the home; when there is peace in the home, there is peace in the nation: where there is peace in the nation, there is peace in the world.” Let us all be proclaimers of peace.

The second part hammered home the truth we had at our Bible study earlier on – the importance of God’s word in our hearts. Earlier on I was emphasising on the importance on memorising scripture and here in the meeting she said the same thing.

We thank God for freedom of worship in this country. We thank Him for another good day when we could meet, share fellowship and the word.

Well, next week my wife and I won’t be around as we. God willing shall be conducting the meeting at Central Corps. We are really looking forward to meeting our many friends there.