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Andy Ashworth, our worship leader at Re:Hope Next Generation Bible Church, has finished recording his first EP (it is four songs.) You can purchase and download the songs HERE.

I know all you who go to Re:Hope have been excited about this and are anxious to download these great songs. They turned out great!!!

For all you who follow our church from afar, this is a great way to support what is taking place at our church and to get a further flavour of what God is bringing together in Scotland.

We are so fortunate to have Andy as our worship leader. God has been so good to us by entrusting us with such a highly gifted worship leader and song writer. Enjoy the songs and spread the word getting others to purchase a copy.

Which is your favourite?

Most days I spend time walking around the University of Glasgow praying, essentially, for revelation. For God to reveal himself, to open eyes so many may see, ears, so that many may hear and believe in Jesus Christ.

I was thinking about Dan Ward this week, how he as a student at the university, a die hard atheist was sitting in an evolution lecture when all the sudden God revealed himself to him and he looked for a church and gave his life to Jesus.

God does this…

Father, may you open many hearts and minds to see you and desire to dedicate their lives to you, coming to faith through Jesus Christ!

“Three times a year you are to celebrate a festival to me.” (Ex 23:14) The first is the “Feast of Unleavened Bread,” the Third is the “Feast of Ingathering.” This Sunday begins the middle celebration, which our English Bibles call, “The Feast of Weeks (Shavuot).”

One of the central features of the ‘Feast of Weeks’ is the remembering of the receiving of the 10 Commandments, which is expanded in celebration to including the receiving of the Torah (first five books of the bible.)

Christians remember this holiday by its Greek name, Pentecost, when the believers of Jesus received the Holy Spirit, which was for them and all whom the Lord will call (Acts 2:39.)

Part of the ‘Feast of Weeks’ is a reaffirming of our commitment to the received words of God. And so, this week we have set aside, as a church, to read through the entire bible, cover to cover, in one hour shifts. This morning I began with the words, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” And sometime Friday evening we will end with the words, “The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all God’s people. Amen.”

I find myself earnestly praying that the Holy Spirit will unveil (2 Cor 13) hearts and minds so that this generation can respond to the words of God and the great news about Jesus Christ.

Father, I thank you for the Bible and I thank your for Your Spirit. Make us a people of Your Word. Fill us with Your Spirit. Make us a generation who love you. Revive! Reawaken! Our eyes are on you, our only hope is in your Sprits working. Reveal and intervene, rescue and redeem because of your great love and for the sake of your great name. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.