If you’re new to Peebles Baptist Church, it would be really

helpful if you could let us have your contact details. Please fill
in the form below and give it to Ian (the pastor) or one of the
Deacons, or if you’d prefer you can email your
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you’d like to discuss something, or if you’d like someone to
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Whether you’re a regular part of our church or just visiting, it’s great to
......................................................................... have you with us today. Please stay after the service for a drink and a
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Today is the last part of our series
Telephone: ..................................................................... working through the Sermon on the
Mount, Jesus’ description of what God’s
Mobile: .......................................................................... new upside down, inside out Kingdom
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At the end of the sermon, Jesus attacks
Anything else you want to say: ........................................ the religious leaders who have been
listening to him, and challenges us to be
....................................................................................... clear about how to enter the Kingdom.

....................................................................................... During our service today we will share communion. Everyone who wants
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to be a follower of Jesus is welcome to participate (but if you would prefer,
please feel free just to pass on the bread and wine when they’re brought
round). The bread is gluten-free, and the “wine” is non-alcoholic.
We have not yet got an induction loop system available in
the Drill Hall. We’re working on possible solutions to Please bring your Bibles with you to follow the passages
that—sorry for the inconvenience! read. If you’d like to borrow one, please ask a welcomer.
Our main reading today is Matthew 7:13-29
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don’t be embarrassed to move to an aisle seat
or to nearer the front if you’re behind someone
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What’s on this week: Dates for your diary:
Diversity - for women of all ages - is getting back up and
Today: running on Thursday 3rd October. Watch out for more
Stewards: Helen Clopin, Corinne Prayers: Janet details.
Serve communion: Gordon, Iain Lay communion: Vi Prayer Breakfast - Saturday 5th October, 9am in the Drill
Flowers: Rosalie Teas: Kenny Hall.
Children’s Talk: Jan JAM: Jan
Men’s Curry Night - Thursday 17th October. See Ian for details.
Homegroups: Harvest Coffee Morning (fundraising for the Building Project) - Sunday
The new Tuesday small group is meeting this week at 7.30pm in 21st October, 10-12noon at the Leckie Church Hall. Home baking and
Whitehaugh Park. We’re also looking at options for the future of the Drill preserves, coffee/tea and cake.
Hall group. If you’re not in a home group and would like to find out more, please
Diaconate meeting on Wednesday 23rd October
speak to Ian or one of the deacons.
Christmas Shoppers Canteen - Saturday 7th December, 10-2pm in the
Monday: Leckie Church Hall. Coffee and scones, soup and pud. There will be craft
Jacqueline Primrose’s funeral in Tillicoultry - please pray for Jacqueline’s stalls with lots of Christmas gift ideas and crafts. Stalls by local shops and
family and friends, and for the whole church in Tilly. crafters. Plus outside there will be hot nuts, popcorn, non-alcoholic mulled
Wednesday: punch, and hot chocolate!
Wednesday Welcome - 3pm at Frank and Christine’s (12 Drovers Way), JAM
for tea, coffee, cake and a very warm welcome. The children from JAM are going to start
Building Group team meeting, 7.30pm in Whitehaugh Park. coming back for the last song. If you are on
Friday: coffee/tea duty, would you please let JAM
know when it’s the last song, on your way
Can you help? Work party in the King’s Meadow Community Garden,
through to the kitchen?
after 12.30pm. Jobs to be done include cutting down the raspberry canes,
taming the wild flower beds, a bit of shed tidying, and lots of strimming Not just for JAM, but for anyone in the church who would like to go:
with the new strimmer! See Lindsey if you’d like to find out more. “The Nicest, Newest, Nuttiest Nativity” is on for our trip to the Eastgate
Theatre this year. Friday 6th December, 3-5pm, plus fish & chips
Saturday: afterwards! Tickets are £10/£8 or £6 for under 15s. Please see Jan.
Coffee and Prayer in the caravan at 8.30am.

Prayer An updated rota (with some gaps still to be filled) is now

Prayer before the morning service every Sunday at 10.40, in the computer available for September/October. Please pick one up
room. from the welcome table.

Are you on the PBC WhatsApp Prayer Group? If not,

speak to Ian or any of the deacons. Next Sunday:
Setup: setup team Lead/Keyboard: Lyn, Fiona
Occasionally we take photographs during or after the service Stewards: Gordon, Frank Prayers: Moira
to use in our website and other publicity. If you object to being Flowers: Janet S Teas: Rosalie
shown in such a picture, please speak to Ian. Children’s Talk: TBC JAM: Lindsey, Rosalie