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April 2004 Daily Devotionals Tuesday 4 May 2004Our 'Be Still' for today is taken from the Lawyers Christian Fellowship (UK) 'Word for the Week' by Christine John. "The scoundrel's methods are wicked, he makes up evil schemes to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just. But the noble man makes noble plans, and by noble deeds he stands." Isaiah 32: 7-8 John Scriven wrote recently about calling. In relation to the poor we are all called to do something. Of course, we also are blessed by the Lord with our own special calling to be lawyers for Him, and where the two meet we are able to glorify God with our response......a response that demonstates God's character through His love of justice. "You created everything, and it is for your pleasure that they exist and were created." Revelations 4:11 Our purpose is to live for His pleasure, in obedience, in response to His call and above all in love. His response? "The Lord takes delight in his people; he crowns the humble with salvation." Psalm 149:4 Prayer groups throughout the UK : LONDON Allen & Overy --- Christina Rattenbury: christina.rattenbury@allenovery.com Baker & MacKenzie: ---Meriel Smith: --- Meriel.Smith@BAKERNET.com Barlow, Lyde, Gilbert --- Alex Kershaw: akershaw@blg.co.uk CPS London and Nationwide --- Yin Dewick: Dewickfamily@aol.com Customs & Excise --- Matthew Wagstaff: mewagstaff@ntlworld.com Freshfields --- David Rouch: david.rouch@freshfields.com Government Civil Service --- Julian Shellard: juldeb@tinyworld.com Herbert Smith --- Herbert Smith: --- iain.Maxwell@herbertsmith.com High Court --- Jeremy Cooke: not2manycookes@btopenworld.com London Chambers --- John Lloyd: joju@lloyd2727.fsnet.co.uk Landmark Legal Services, London SE13 --- Victoria Mitchell: victoriainlondon@yahoo.co.uk Linklaters --- Alexander Parkes: ajparkes@yahoo.com Norton Rose --- Stephen Rigby: stephen.rigby@nortonrose.com Slaughter & May --- Rebecca Mitchell: Rebecca.Mitchell@SlaughterandMay.com . Slaughter & May --- Liam Sheridan: Liam.Sheridan@SlaughterandMay.com Student Groups in London: Contact Audrey Brown, Student & Young Lawyer Coordinator at sylc@lawcf.org BPP --- Sarah Davidson: davidsons@bpplaw.co.uk Store Street --- Richard Butt: Richard.Butt13@lawcol.co.uk OUT OF LONDON Office groups Birmingham: Anthony Collins --- Barbara Hatton: barbara.hatton@anthonycollinssolicitors.com Consett, County Durham --- Paul Heatherington: mail@paulheatherington.com Gerrards Cross, Bucks --- Nigel Spoor: nspoor@fairchilds.co.uk Long Eaton: Ellis-Femor & Negus --- Michael Cobbett: m.cobbett@ellis-femor.co.uk Belfast: L'Estrange & Brett --- Caroline Chambers: Caroline.Chambers@lestrangeandbrett.com Warrington: Fiona Bruce & Co --- Fiona Bruce: legal@fionabruce.co.uk LCF local groups and encouragers' networks: (contact group secretaries listed below of the LCF National Secretary at admin@lawcf.org) Aberdeen --- Paul Beaumont: p.Beaumont@abdn.ac.uk Birmingham --- Richard More: Richard.more@anthonycollinssolicitors.com Bournemouth --- Chris Pain: chrisandkes@bigfoot.com Cambridge --- Gary Attle: TheAttles@aol.com Cardiff --- Rhys Taylor: rhys.taylor@lineone.net Edinburgh --- John Hodge: john@hodge.edin.freeserve.co.uk East Kent --- Michael Kirk: 01303 862924 Glasgow --- Graeme Dickson: grcd@hotmail.com Hereford --- Anthony Weston: enquiries@ajw.co.uk Inverness --- Murray McCheyne: murraym@munronoble.com Ipswich --- Ian De Prez: iandeprez@freenetname.co.uk Leeds --- Ian Furness: ian.furness@luptonfawcett.com Leicester --- Neal Patterson: bidpad@hotmail.com Liverpool --- James Hamilton: Jamie.Hamilton@hilldickinson.com Manchester --- Elizabeth Berridge: e_r_Berridge@talk21.com Medway --- Hilary Underwood: coplands@compuserve.com Newcastle-upon-Tyne--- Suzanne Adcock: suzyadcock@yahoo.co.uk Oxford --- Robert Harrison: rcharrison@ws-oxford.co.uk Paisley --- Lesley Mathieson 0141 8476407 Sheffield --- Patricia Shaw: trishaw@lineone.net Sussex --- John Head: theheads@15meadowsclose.fsnet.co.uk Taunton --- Jo Riley: j.riley@bevan-ashford.com Warrington --- Rachel Sinclair: Rachel.Sinclair@tesco.net Worcester - Chris Milne: chris.s.milne@virgin.net Student groups out of London: please use contact details below or contact Audrey Brown on sylc@lawcf.org Aberdeen --- Sarah Robertson: s_a_Robertson@yahoo.co.uk Bristol --- Florence Gibbs: fmgibbs@hotmail.com Cardiff--- Claire Taylor: clairetaylor80@hotmail.com Chester --- Debbie Woods: Debbie.Woods@lawcol.co.uk Durham --- Nick Stansbury: Nicholas.stansbury@durham.ac.uk Edinburgh --- Alison Higgins: Alison_Higgins@yahoo.co.uk Guildford --- Hana Ghosh: Hana.Ghosh94@lawcol.co.uk Leeds --- Jessica Torres: JessPTorres@aol.com Nottingham --- Luke Fletcher: lukeyfletch@hotmail.com Oxford --- Victoria McKee: Victoria_mckee@hotmail.com Oxford Institute --- Dave Emerton: pommydahwid@hotmail.com Queens, Belfast --- Amy Stewart: amyoliviastewart@hotmail.com Sheffield --- Matt Foy: matthew.hor@btopenworld.com Southampton --- Alex Greene: alexmgreene@hotmail.com Wednesday 5 May 2004 Acts 2:4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit. (God may use dramatic methods to work in our lives or He may use gentle whispers. Are we waiting patiently and listening?) Thursday 6 May 2004 Acts 2:16 … this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel: In the last days God says "I will pour out my Spirit on all people". Friday 7 May 2004 Psalms 16:8-11 I saw the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices. Wednesday 12 May 2004 Acts 2:38 Repent and be baptised everyone of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. (Repentance = change of mind and a change of action. Am I depending upon Christ to help me truly repent ?) Thursday 13 May 2004 Acts 2:46 They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favour of all the people. (Is my church the kind of place that will attract others to Christ? Real Christianity is a lovely thing.) Friday 14 May 2004 Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, "Silver and gold I do not have, but what I have I give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, walk." (I may ask God for what I want but he may give me what I really need.) |
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