Pray when you hear the church bell ring

Twice a day the church bell will be rung 7 times - representing the completeness of God. 

Our encouragement to people will be that when they hear the bell ringing they say a prayer to God for family, friends, our community, the nation and the world. The display sign outside the church advertises what we are seeking to do and invites people to take part. If you would like to have a turn at ringing the bell, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

 The number 7 is the foundation of God's word and is used 735 times in the bible. If we include how many times  'sevenfold' (6) and 'seventh' (119) is used, our total jumps to 860 references.

Seven is the number of completeness and perfection (both physical and spiritual). It derives much of its meaning from being tied directly to God's creation of all things. There are 7 days in a week and God's Sabbath is on the 7th day.

The Bible, as a whole, was originally divided into 7 major divisions. They are 1) the Law; 2) the Prophets; 3) the Writings, or Psalms; 4) the Gospels and Acts; 5) the General Epistles; 6) the Epistles of Paul; and 7) the book of Revelation. The total number of originally inspired books was forty-nine, or 7 x 7, demonstrating the absolute perfection of the Word of God.

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