Praise First

Happy New Year - 2026!

As we begin the year 🗓, many of us will have particular hopes for the year ahead. 🧐🙂🤷

Better health, exam success, increased finances, improved work or relationship situations... If you are anything like me, you will probably have a lengthy list of requests. 📋🖋😇

In the book of 2nd Chronicles 20, the bible records that the Israelites were faced with a battle against a vast army. In their anxiety, they prayed to the Lord who told them they would have victory. Very interestingly💡, the promised victory appears to have been triggered by their praise!🤔 In verse 22 it says “When they began to sing and praise.. the Lord ambushed their enemies."

You may have started this year with some lingering worries and concerns. Perhaps you are facing a “vast army” of issues, and you may be praying for help about these. I would like to encourage you 🫵to begin to sing and praise! Yes, doubtful though it may seem, similar to the story above, who knows how many hopes will be fulfilled, or difficult battles won, because you chose to praise first, way before receiving actual evidence of your desired outcome?🙂💰🎁

So dear friend, put on those Garments of Praise this January, and may the Lord grant you victories in the year ahead.🙌 😇🙌

Verse of the month: 2nd Chronicles 20:22

"..And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah.."

Upcoming speakers:

👉 Sunday January 4th 11am -  Speaker - Martin and Wendy Print (Morning service only)
👉 Sunday January 11th 11am -  Speaker - Andrew Chapman  (Morning service only)
👉 Sunday January 18th 11am -  Speaker - Howard Giles  (Morning service only)
👉 Sunday January 4th 11am -  Speaker - Ted Hans, Speaker at 5.30pm Kevin Tibble

God bless you and we look forward to seeing you then.

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Located on McDermott road, we are 5-10 minutes walk from Peckham Rye Train Station, or 10 mins walk from the Nigel Road bus stop on Peckham Rye ( Buses 343, 12 etc).

Our church is made up of people from all walks of life who have a common belief in Jesus and His love for each one of us.

You may be interested to know that Christ Church McDermott was the site of the first Religious Radio Broadcast to a UK Church (watch re-enactment here), and recently featured on Songs of Praise on 1/9/24. You can view clips of that show on twitter or facebook.

We love to see new people and we really hope that you will feel right at home.
Our Sunday mornings begin with a warm welcome from our greeters and our service begins at 11am with an invitation to join in thanksgiving and praise to God.

Our worship is a comfortable mix of contemporary songs as well as familiar well loved hymns, and we encourage young and old to join together in song.
We look forward to a time of refreshing and encouragement as we put time aside to spend with God and with each other.

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