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Friday 20th February 2026

“On the fourteenth day of the first month is the Passover of the Lord. ¹⁷And on the fifteenth day of this month is the feast; unleavened bread shall be eaten for seven days.” Numbers 28:16-17

“Also on the day of the firstfruits, when you bring a new grain offering to the Lord at your Feast of Weeks, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work.” Numbers 28:26 N

“And in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work. For you it is a day of blowing the trumpets.” Numbers 29:1

“On the tenth day of this seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall afflict your souls; you shall not do any work.” Numbers 29:7

“On the fifteenth day of the seventh month you shall have a holy convocation. You shall do no customary work, and you shall keep a feast to the Lord seven days.” Numbers 29:12 All NKJV

Father and teacher,

You put religious festivals and practices into place that would not only remind Your people about Your provision but teach Your people about You but also about worship, thanksgiving and their future. You instigated annually, the Passover meal, the feast of weeks, the feast of trumpets, the Day of Atonement and the feast of tabernacles.

Many were about coming together and eating and being a community, set apart and with many blessings from God to give thanks for.

They also prophetically pointed to our future. As we now celebrate annually at Easter that Jesus is our passover lamb (1 Corinthians 5:7). The feast of weeks or Pentecost, which comes 7 weeks after passover we also count 7 weeks after Easter and celebrate Pentecost. The coming of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4). The feast of trumpets, a time to give an offering of fire (Leviticus 23:23-25) to blew the trumpets to announce the end of harvest. Surely for us this must be a reminder that Jesus is coming back there will be a final harvest. Jesus reminds us to be ready (Matthew 25).

The Day of Atonement reminds us that sacrifice is now redundant. When Jesus died the 60 ft curtain closing off the holy of holies was rent in two (Matthew 27:51). You, God opened the way to know and receive from You personally. We carry this truth in our hearts always and particularly as we take communion. The feast of tabernacles was an opportunity to gather together and thank You for your provision in the wilderness. Perhaps it would do us good to live simply in a tent and remember how blessed we are!

That is a lot to take in Lord. But we see the new in the Old. We respect the old and embrace the new. The foundation You were laying down for Your people and the future You were pointing to. The future in Jesus. Our future in Jesus.

In Jesus name we pray.

Worship Friday 20th February 2026

Who breaks the power of sin and darkness?
Whose love is mighty and so much stronger?
The King of glory, the King above all kings
Who shakes the whole earth with holy thunder?
And leaves us breathless in awe and wonder?
The King of glory, the King above all kings

This is amazing grace, this is unfailing love
That You would take my place
That You would bear my cross
You laid down Your life, that I would be set free
Oh, Jesus, I sing for all that You’ve done for me

Who brings our chaos back into order?
Who makes the orphans a son and daughter?
The King of glory, the King of glory
Who rules the nations with truth and justice
Shines like the sun in all of its brilliance
The King of glory, the King above all kings

Chorus

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy is the King who conquered the grave
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy is the King who conquered the grave
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy is the King who conquered the grave
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Worthy, worthy, worthy

Chorus
All that You’ve done for me

Lyrics: Phil Wickham, Lecrae Moore, Jeremy Riddle, Joshua Neil Farro

Thursday 19th February 2026

“Now Israel remained in Acacia Grove, and the people began to commit harlotry with the women of Moab. ²They invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods. ³So Israel was joined to Baal of Peor, and the anger of the Lord was aroused against Israel.” Numbers 25:1-3 NKJV

“And it came to pass, after the plague, that the Lord spoke to Moses and Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying: ²“Take a census of all the congregation of the children of Israel from twenty years old and above, by their fathers’ houses, all who are able to go to war in Israel.” 26:1-2 NKJV

“These are those who were numbered by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbered the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by the Jordan, across from Jericho. ⁶⁴But among these there was not a man of those who were numbered by Moses and Aaron the priest when they numbered the children of Israel in the Wilderness of Sinai. ⁶⁵For the Lord had said of them, “They shall surely die in the wilderness.” So there was not left a man of them, except Caleb the son of Jephunneh and Joshua the son of Nun.” Numbers 26:63-65 NKJV

Father God,

A whole generation of men and women never got to see the promised land because they broke covenant with You God. Not just once but many many times. Back in Numbers 14 when 10 of the 12 spies persuaded them they could not take the promised land Moses had pleaded with You God not to wipe them all out. You promised that the generation born in the wilderness would step into their inheritance. And here we see the last of the original generation dying out. Just Joshua whose leadership, wisdom and relationship with You would be essential and Caleb whse knowledge of battle and strategy would also be invaluable would survive.

We too need to allow the next generation to arise and prepare for the way forward. And they need to value the wisdom and knowledge of those experienced in the Your ways. Perfect holiness we cannot achieve, it is a gift from the Holy One, Your Son Jesus. But persistent willful sin? Keep us from it. Keep us doing our best moving forward, trusting You for the rest and encouraging those who will continue after us. As they had a promised land ahead – so do we. A new heaven and a new earth (Revelation 21:1). And we pray for our sons and daughters who do not want to know Jesus yet . . .

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Worship Thursday 19th February 2026

Jesus is the answer for the world today
Above him there’s no other Jesus is the way
Repeat three times times

If you have some questions in the corners of your mind
And traces of discouragement and peace you cannot find
Reflections of the old past, they seem to face you everyday
There’s one thing i know for sure that Jesus is away

Chorus

I know you’ve got some mountains that you think you cannot climb
I know sometimes your skies have been dark, you think the sun won’t shine
In case you don’t know, let me tell you the word of god is true
And everything he’s promised, I know he will do for you

Chorus

The truth and the life, Jesus is the way
The answer to all our problems Jesus is the way

Lyrics: Andrae Crouch

Wednesday 18th February 2026

“Then the Lord put a word in Balaam’s mouth, and said, “Return to Balak, and thus you shall speak.” ⁶So he returned to him, and there he was, standing by his burnt offering, he and all the princes of Moab. ⁷And he took up his oracle and said: “Balak the king of Moab has brought me from Aram, From the mountains of the east. ‘Come, curse Jacob for me, And come, denounce Israel!’ ⁸“How shall I curse whom God has not cursed? And how shall I denounce whom the Lord has not denounced?” Numbers 23:5-8 NKJV

“God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? ²⁰Behold, I have received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot reverse it.” Numbers 23:19-20 NKJV

“Now when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he did not go as at other times, to seek to use sorcery, but he set his face toward the wilderness. ²And Balaam raised his eyes, and saw Israel encamped according to their tribes; and the Spirit of God came upon him. ³Then he took up his oracle and said: “The utterance of Balaam the son of Beor, The utterance of the man whose eyes are opened, ⁴The utterance of him who hears the words of God, Who sees the vision of the Almighty, Who falls down, with eyes wide open: ⁵“How lovely are your tents, O Jacob! Your dwellings, O Israel!” Numbers 24:1-5

God who speaks,

Balaam is not a character we really take very seriously. He disobeys You and beats his donkey. Yet when he opens his mouth to speak, he only says You have revealed. He is a different man. Focused, resolute and unshirking. There is much in his 4 prophecies that comes true.

First, that God’s people will number more than the grains of dust (Numbers 23:10). As You God promised Abraham (Gen. 13:16).
Second, they were destined to become a ruling nation (Numbers 23:21-22). They were nomads at that time. He mentions a lioness and a lion, similar to Jacob’s blessing to his son Judah (see Gen. 49:9-10). And perhaps to the future Lion of Judah!
Third, the promise of blessing on those who bless God’s people and cursing on those who curse Israel (Numbers 24:9). The same promise You gave to Abram (Abraham) in the Abrahamic covenant (Genesis 12:3).
Forth that a Star would come and a sceptre (Numbers 24:17), A star and a king. Was that the sign the wise men found in scripture? “We have seen his star in the east” (Matthew 2:2).

Balaam teaches us much about listening to You and being able to speak truth. He sees as You see Lord . Not a nomadic people in tents he sees the Kingdom of God and speaks blessings over it. May we speak blessings over God’s people, Israel and those adopted through Jesus, the church, wherever they may be or however they may worship. And Jesus said to bless our enemies . . . (Matthew 5:44).

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Worship Thursday 119th February 2026
Wayne Watson uses James 3:10 fr inspiraion but for me it ties up with today too.

Sticks and stones can break my bones
Lies can break my heart
Before you fire your poison tongue
Contemplate the scar
Forest lie in ruin
From a careless flame
This is our undoing
The tongue cannot be tamed
Oh, the tongue cannot be tamed

Ships upon the seven seas
Driven by the wind
Mastered by the pilot’s hand
Submission in the end
He can turn the wheel one-handed
And the course is easily changed
It’s hard to understand it
Why the tongue cannot be tamed
Oh, the tongue cannot be tamed

Fresh water from an unclean well, no
Fruit growing on a dying tree
No, it’ll never be
The same breath, one then the other
Blessing and cursing
We praise God then abuse one another
I tell ya, this ought not be, no, no
I tell ya, this ought not be, no, no

Break the wild one, draw the reign
Bid him do your will
Yoke the oxen to the chain
Cultivate the hill
Beast and every creature
Move at your command
But who will be the teacher
Of the wayward tongue of man
It’s a wayward tongue
(You know it is)

Fresh water from an unclean well
No, no, no
Fruit growing on a dying tree
No, it’ll never be
The same breath, one then the other
Blessing and cursing
We praise God then abuse one another
Oh, I tell ya, this ought not be,

Repeat chorus
Ought not be, no, no
Ought not be, no, no

Lyrics: Wayne Watson.