Kinfire 2024
Going to Kinfire this summer?
Planning to be at Kinfire 2024?
We are really excited to be at Kinfire this summer from Thurday 15th to Sunday 18th August at Kilkenny College (County Kilkenny, Ireland). Call in to the Bookstall & Exhibition area (located in the Music and Arts Block) and say hello to Dave!
You can find out more at the stand about how Precept can equip you in the study of God's Word, starting your own Bible study, and see some of the resources that we have available.
“Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for our “God is a consuming fire.””
New Horizon 2024
Planning to be at New Horizon 2024?
Planning to be at New Horizon 2024? Why not stop by our stand and say hello and find out more about how we can equip you in the study of God's Word.
Whilst there we will also be taking part on Thursday in a seminar run by our friends at Bible Society NI on having confidence in the Bible. So, if you’re around we’d love to see you.
“Scripture is like a river . . . broad and deep, shallow enough here for the lamb to go wading, but deep enough there for the elephant to swim.”
Men's Breakfast with David Cupples
Our friends at MenUnited (Larne, Co. Antrim) are organising a men’s breakfast! Read on for more information.
Our friends at MenUnited (Larne, Co. Antrim) are organising a men’s breakfast!
You are invited to a Men’s Breakfast!
The Curran Court Hotel
Saturday 15th June
8.30am - 10.30am
Hosted by MenUnited Larne
Photo from The Crucible of Leadership.
Source: https://thecrucibleofleadership.co.uk/2021/09/21/the-leadership-journey-podcast-david-cupples/
After a delicious Curran Court breakfast our guest David Cupples will encourage us from his Camino experiences.
The event is suitable for young and old, whatever stage of your faith journey you are on. David walked the 670 miles of the ‘Way of St James’ as Jesus Words “Freely you have received, freely give” came alive for him.
Suggested donation £12.
Address: Curran Court Hotel - 6 Redlands Rd, Larne BT40 1FD
RSVP by email to bobloade@aol.com or robin.j.tweed@gmail.com
Download a copy of the invitation here to share with others.
CONFIDENT24 - Event Report
Read a summary of our recent Confident24 event here.
On Wednesday 17th January, Bible Society NI and Precept Ireland hosted a special event at the T3 Conference Centre in Lisburn with one intention: to give Christians renewed confidence in God’s Word.
The evening was split into two sessions. During Session 1, Mark Wells (Community Partnership Manager at Bible Society NI) examined the reliability and authenticity of the Bible from an external perspective.
Mark highlighted the fact that the Bible we have today is a reliable copy of what was written originally. Mark discussed the lack of variation in manuscripts alongside the sheer number of manuscripts compared to other ancient texts. The session was full of interesting facts and attendees couldn’t help but feel in awe of how the Bible was crafted together.
“All Prophecies about Jesus: A big picture view of those promised in the Old & fulfilled in the New”
Taken from The Infographic Bible: Visualising the Drama of God’s Word (Zondervan, 2018)
Mark also took time to think about the complexity of the Bible, and how that should encourage our study of it, rather than cause us to discard it.
“Scripture is like a river . . . broad and deep, shallow enough here for the lamb to go wading, but deep enough there for the elephant to swim.”
After a short break where attendees were able to thumb through some of the books and resources that were on display, Dave Wilson (National Director at Precept Ireland) led the second session. As Mark had provided some reasons for why we should read the Bible, Dave then provided a method for how we can read it better.
Reading the Bible is a spiritual discipline that Christians readily admit they should do, but many struggle with how. Dave shared about the three ingredients of inductive Bible study: Observation, Interpretation, and Application. He then led the group through a study of 1 Thessalonians 1 using this method and very quickly the attendees were all discussing what they were learning from the passage and the clear applications that were coming from it.
Overall those who attended felt the two sessions were helpful and worthwhile, though both talks could have benefited from more time in discussion groups if time had permitted.
Thanks go to the House of Vic-Ryn for hosting the event at their T3 Conference Centre, and to Richard at The Book Well for providing some relevant books related to the topics.
For Further Reading & Study:
- “The Bible Course” – Bible Society
- “Why Trust the Bible” – Amy Orr-Ewing (opens link to The Book Well website)
- “Lord, Teach Me To Study the Bible in 28 Days” – Kay Arthur
Week Of Prayer
Prayer is vital to all we seek to do as a ministry.
Prayer is vital to all we seek to do as a ministry. We want God to stir up peoples hearts to engage with His Word. We want Him to lead us as we seek to equip His church with skills to study the Scriptures and extend the work of Precept across this island.
We want you to join us in praying these things, and so we will be hosting an online prayer week from Monday 12th - Friday 16th April. Each day our prayer room will be open, at various times, to help facilitate as many people as possible to join us. Hopefully there is a time that suits you!
Whether it's for five minutes, an hour or more, please join us this April as together we seek the Lord and pray for the needs of Precept Ireland.
Monday 12th April - 7:00am to 8:00am
Tuesday 13th April - 10:00am to 11:00am
Wednesday 14th April - 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Thursday 15th April - 8:00pm to 9:00pm
Friday 16th April - 1:00pm to 2:00pm
To join the prayer time, click the LET'S PRAY button below during any of the times above.
For further help on connecting to the prayer time via Zoom click here.