The band
The band
 Audience singing at full volume
Dave keeps the beat for Andrew
Some of the audience
Joan takes lead vocals
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| | | Praise Service Sunday 15 July 2012
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Report and photos Jim Paterson
The
Praise Band from Left to Right: Andrew Dunsire (guitar), David
Hunter (drums), David Steel (bass guitar), Joan Cape (vocals) Graham
Mcdonald (piano), and Stephen Elson (Guitar).
The
evening joint Penicuik churches service on Sunday 15 July which was led by the St. Mungo's Praise Band attracted over 50 people, providing
a series of uplifting praise songs that had the congregation raising
their voices and hands to the heavens. The event also told us of a
forthcoming Alpha course planned for the autumn.
 We
started the evening with three songs of praise, staring with the well
known "To God be the glory, great things He has done" followed by "Shout to the North" and finishing with "I heard the voice of Jesus say"
Andrew
led a prayer for us all before we watched a video clip, called
"starfish" where the message is very clear. In the face of advesity and
seemingly hopelesness the effect on even one person whose life is "saved" is incalculable and the inspiration to us all.should not be overlooked.
You can see this clip here
We
continued the praise, singing "How deep is the Fathers love for
us",which was followed with our second video clip, "The Story of
Blondin" which explores "How Can I have Faith?". The true story of
Blondin is a great example of what faith looks like; not just words but
actions and putting your money where your mouth is. Watch it here
We followed the clip with singing "This is my desire to honour You", as sung by Matt Redman (10000 Reasons),, after which  Bill Webster told us about Alpha and the proposed course in the autumn. .
The
Alpha course is open to everyone interested in discovering what
Christianity is about. It is designed primarily for people who aren't
churchgoers and each course is open to everyone who would like to
attend.
People attend Alpha for a wide variety of reasons - some
want to investigate whether God exists; others are concerned about what
happens after death. Some people have particular questions that they
would like to discuss; others want to understand other peoples' beliefs
or would like to explore what the purpose of life is.
Many of
the attendees have never been to church, others may have attended
church occasionally but feel they have never really understood the
basics of the Christian faith. If this is you then come, relax,
eat, share your thoughts and explore the meaning of life with us.
Bill
is keen to hear from both people who have not tried the course, and
those who have completed the course and would be willing to be involved
with this new event.
Bills talk ended with a video clip of personal experiences of people attending an Alpha course. You can watch it here
We ended our praise service with "Bless the Lord, O my soul" .
Many people gathered after the service to discuss Alpha and how to join in the forthcoming events.
More information on the proposed Alpha course soon on this website.
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