BelieveTogether_18.10.23

This is a radio program called "Believe Together" produced by Churches Together in Keynsham and Saltford, near Bristol UK, for KTCRFM 105.8 and online. The hosts discuss the song "I Believe" and its significance in 1953, the year when one of the hosts, Peter, was born. They also mention that the number 70 has a significant meaning in the Bible and share some examples of its mentions in both the Old and New Testaments. They then move on to a quiz with questions related to the number 70 and play a lively song called "Jesus Put This Song into Our Hearts." They conclude the program with a reflection on the importance of roots and a song called "Roots by the River." The hosts mention another program called "The Lighter Show" that airs on Fridays and invite listeners to tune in. Every time I hear a newborn baby cry or touch a leaf or see the sky then I know why I believe. Every time I hear a newborn baby cry or touch a leaf or see the sky then I know why I believe. Hello everyone. Thank you so much for listening in to this next hour. It's good to be with you again. I'm Jenny and Peter's with me here. Now, why did we just play, I believe, a very famous song? Now, I heard it a lot. Oh, I don't know when, but anyway. The version I heard most, I think, was by The Bachelors. That was excellent. Well, we played this version by Frankie Lane because it was sung in 1953. And what other major events happened in 1953? Well, only Peter here was born. Fancy that. So, Peter is now 70 this week and Frankie Lane's I Believe not only became the biggest selling single of 1953 but also topped the chart for a record 18 non-consecutive weeks. It was written by Irving Drake and Irving Graham. How about that, Peter? It is quite amazing, isn't it? It's a beautiful song. Yes, it is indeed. I think The Bachelors' version might have been slightly better. But anyway, we got a bit about the number 70 this week and we've been looking up what does the number 70 mean. What happens in the Bible? Is it mentioned? Yes, it's there. 70 appears at least 60 times in the Bible. And it's considered to be a sacred number made up from multiplying two numbers. Seven, which represents perfection, and ten, representing God's law. Now, as a result, some theologians say the number 70 represents the universe. Well, the number 70 is first mentioned in Scripture in Genesis when we're told that Canaan was 70 years old when he became the father of Mahalalel. Several times in the Bible it's recorded that there were a total of 70 descendants of Jacob in Egypt. Then it is said that the Israelites sheltered under 70 palm trees when they reached the city of Elim. So that's just a few of the 60 or so times the number 70 is mentioned in the Bible. Some say that the number is used as a rough number to indicate a lot of years or people. Then all these mentions of the number 70 are almost all in the Old Testament. There is one number 70 mentioned in the New Testament in Acts when it says that the commander called two of his centurions and ordered them get ready a detachment of 200 soldiers, 70 horsemen and 200 spearmen. Well, OK, somewhere in the Bible it says something about life expectancy as being 3 score years and 10. So that's three 20s plus 10. That makes 70. Hmm, I think I'm there now. Indeed you are, Peter. And now it's time for this week's quiz. Over to you, Celia. As 70 is a theme in our program today, celebrating Peter's birthday, let's have a quiz with number 70 in the question or the answer. Question one. In 70 A.D., what happened in Jerusalem? Well, thank you, Celia. I think I know the answer to that one. We'll find out the right answers at the end of the show. But I seem to think it's what Jesus said was going to happen about Jerusalem. And people found it very hard to believe him. But then the historians tell us that, yes, it did happen in 70 A.D. Anyway. Yeah. Now, thinking about the Jews, we are especially thinking about them at the moment anyway, aren't we? Thinking about Jerusalem and the Jews, I thought we'd have a song with a sort of Jewish style. I'm sure a lot of you will know this song. It gets very lively. And it's Jesus put this song into our hearts. Here it's sung live at All Souls with Graham Kendrick. Come on, you folks on the floor. Don't let me down. This is a dancing song, or at least a little bit of a move. Here we go. Jesus put this song into our hearts. Here we go. Jesus put this song into our hearts. Jesus put this song into our hearts. It's a song of joy no one can take away. Jesus put this song into our hearts. Jesus told us how to live, how to live. Jesus told us how to work, how to work. Different places, different ways, he made it fun. Jesus told us how to live in harmony. Jesus told us how to be a family. Jesus told us how to be a family. Loving one another, loving again. Jesus told us how to be a family. Jesus turned my sorrows into blessings. Jesus burned my sorrows into blessings. Changed my sins, now they're my sins forevermore. Jesus turned my sorrows into blessings. Into blessings. So that was very lovely and lively, wasn't it? I wonder if you did get up and dance? And now, for the Thought for the Week for the Keynsham Talking Newspaper Hello, I'm Rachel Shaw from St Francis Church with a third of four reflections inspired by trees. I can remember the Great Hurricane of 1987 which devastated the south of England with winds of 110 miles an hour 18 people died and 15 million trees were brought down Tunbridge Wells Common, near where my parents lived was a scene of devastation ancient trees ripped out of the ground massive root systems exposed to the air leaving behind great ragged craters in the ground when we picture a tree we don't tend to think about what's below yet these roots had anchored, supported and fed the whole tree growing deeper and stronger as the branches reached higher and broader and just as the leaves and branches look for sunlight the roots search out water in the parched Kalahari Desert shepherd's trees continue to thrive with roots more than 70 metres or 230 feet deep this amazing depth was discovered accidentally by drillers of groundwater wells so what goes on beneath the soil is just as significant as what we see above ground it's the same with us the above ground tree is what people notice the branches, all our activities, roles and tasks family responsibilities, work, people we support the things we put our energies into but what about our roots? it's the roots that see us through hard times when we are buffeted by the storms of life are they in good shape? will they sustain us? what are the roots that nourish our soul that build up our energy, that give us stability and sustain our stillness and do we give them enough attention? sometimes it's good to take stock and look at our tree life as a whole is it balanced or top heavy? do some branches need to be pruned? do some roots need the chance to grow stronger? the prophet Jeremiah expresses this beautifully blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord his confidence is in him it will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream it doesn't fear when heat comes its leaves are always green it has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit so as we close, take a moment to imagine yourself as that tree with its roots going deep to the water draw up that living water and let your deepest thirst be quenched I am a tree with roots by the river of living water triumphs still may come but they end in victory and even in the wilderness when there's no hope at all I have roots by the river of the Lord when the scorching sun arrives my leaves won't wither and die I have roots by the river of the Lord I am a tree with roots by the river of living water triumphs still may come but they end in victory and even in the wilderness when there's no hope at all I have roots by the river of the Lord when the scorching sun arrives my leaves won't wither and die I have roots by the river of the Lord I am a tree with roots by the river of living water triumphs still may come but they end in victory and even in the wilderness when there's no hope at all I have roots by the river of the Lord when the scorching sun arrives my leaves won't wither and die I have roots by the river of the Lord when the scorching sun arrives my leaves won't wither and die I have roots by the river of the Lord when the scorching sun arrives my leaves won't wither and die I have roots by the river of the Lord Well, thank you again, Rachel, for those interesting thoughts and for choosing that song, Roots by the River This version was brought to us by the Bay Dock Young People That's a really lovely song, Rachel, thank you And now, over to Celia for the second question for the Just for Fun quiz Our second question A person who has lived for 70 years is called a what? Well, Celia, I expect you're wanting us to answer with quite a long word! We'll listen to it later. Maybe it's a bit of a tongue twister. Hey, you, have you ever felt like listening to our sister programme on a Friday evening to kick-start your weekend early? Then prepare for the opposite of calm - It's The Lighter Show..... Hey, every Friday here at 4pm on KTCR FM Join us for the best possible way to start your weekend Remember, folks, you're listening to The Lighter Show on KTCR FM Top tunes, unique radio features, guaranteed to leave you feeling lighter Leave feeling lighter or your money back Barbra Streisand That's us, The Lighter Show, Friday, 4pm We'll be seeing you. You're listening to Believe Together Hey, Jenny, we haven't run out of tree jokes yet.... Oh, no Oh, I think you'll like this one....What's that? What type of tree likes to give high-fives? Huh? A palm tree. Oh, thank you, Peter OK, well now it's time for my Leprosy Mission Diary Verse for the week Where it says The Lord has done great things for us and we are filled with joy From Psalm 126 So, let's play a song about this..... He has done great things for me Sung here by the Morgan State University Choir He has done great things for me Great things Great things Great things Great things He has done He has done great things for me He has made a way for me He's made a way for me Made a way Made a way Made a way Made a way He has made a way for me For me He will give you victory He'll give you victory Victory Victory Victory He will give you victory I'm gonna be a witness for Him I'm gonna be a witness Witness Witness Witness I'm gonna be a witness for Him I'm gonna let my little light shine I'm gonna let my light shine Shine Everywhere I go Shine Shine I'm gonna let my little light shine He has done great things for me He has done great things Great things Great things He has done great things for me He's made a way for me He has made a way for me He's made a way He has made a way Made a way Made a way He has made a way for me He will give you victory He will give you victory I'm so glad that Victory He'll give you victory Victory He'll give you victory He'll give you victory I'm gonna be a witness for Him I'm gonna be a witness for Him Oh yes I am I'm gonna be a witness I'm gonna be a witness I'm gonna be a witness for Him I'm gonna let my little light shine I'm gonna let my little light shine Everywhere I go Shine Shine Shine Shine I'm gonna let my little light shine He has done great things for me He has done great things for me I'm so glad about that Great things Great things He has done great things for me He has done great things for me And now time for the final question for the Just Fun Quiz Over to Celia And finally today our question Antarctica contains what percentage of the world's water found in the form of ice? Thank you again Celia Not something I'd ever actually thought about I must admit that But if the answer's got to be a number well... We'll see later Now if anyone would like to contact the team here at Believe Together It could be answers to the quiz It could be a birthday dedication Or you could be dedicating a track maybe to some other big moment in your life Or another person's life It's all good We'd love to hear from you Or you could just contact us about anything at all that's interesting I mean that's what local radio is so much fun for isn't it? Here's how you can get in touch We've got multiple ways so get your pencil at the ready The first way is easy It's if you want to text message us or use the WhatsApp application on your mobile phone This is the number for WhatsApp or texting 07879 402 114 That's 07879 402 114 Now if you prefer email You can email.... 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Peter Your friend David Who of course happens to also run the Country and Western show on KTCR FM This station And he's asked us to play something just for you It's called Pass the Promise by Keith and Kristen Getty So enjoy it Thank you I will pray rejoicing from my heart Pray rejoicing from my heart For in Him my victory's lifted high His salvation is my cry He has overcome my enemy Our praise has scorned the enemy Our delight in His deliverance The Lord is our deliverance Pass the promise to our sons and daughters God will pass God our Father We bear witness There is no one holy like the Lord Holy holy is the Lord Our rock and refuge is our God All the earth belongs to God To the sacred pride of nobility For the Lord will weigh our every seed See the strong have lost the weak have gained And from the dead my life He reigns Pass the promise to our sons and daughters God will pass God our Father We bear witness He will guard the feet of faithful ones He will hold his faithful ones But the wicked they will not prevail Not by might will not prevail He is coming soon to judge the earth He is coming soon to judge the earth For the Lord gives power to His king All treasure is the Lord's decay Pass the promise to our sons and daughters God will pass God our Father We bear witness Pass the promise to our sons and daughters God will pass God our Father We bear witness Pass the promise to our sons and daughters God will pass God our Father We bear witness Pass the promise to our sons and daughters God will pass God our Father We bear witness We bear witness We bear witness Right, well we have a few what songs for you this week Now maybe you can spot the ones that are a repeat of last week And any that are new So listen out Well, there's an all age light party On Sunday 29th October From 4 to 5.30pm In St John's Hall And everyone is welcome Their activities will include Games, apple bobbing Candle making Science experiments And cakes and drinks Sounds great fun That's Sunday 29th October 4 to 5.30pm In St John's Hall Now Keynsham Methodist Church Have been supporting the school At Nadai Kiryu in South India For many years If you'd like to see some photos And find out some information about that school Then if you go along to a Café Plus On a Friday morning at the Queen's Road Centre Or maybe a coffee morning at Victoria Centre You can find photos and information In both places Yes Now Keynsham is going to host It's first ever re-loved event On Sunday 22nd October At the Fair Hall Now what is a re-loved event? Well Becky is running this Becky Barnes And she's an award winning sustainable stylist And colour expert Who has a passion for sustainable fashion Her knowledge and enthusiasm Is truly inspiring So can you wait now For the re-loved fashion show? It says here it's going to be fab So that is On Sunday 22nd October In the Fair Hall Now I haven't got the time here But I think it's on for quite a long time Now at the end of Rachel's talk earlier She talked about trees Drawing up water Into their roots To keep them alive And she spoke about The living waters of Jesus Well let's have then This song about living waters Sung here by Keith and Kristin Getty Are you thirsty? Are you empty? Come and drink these living waters Tired and broken Peace unspoken Rest beside these living waters Christ is calling Sun refreshing As we cross those living waters Lay your life down For the all kind Right up in these living waters There's a river flowing With mercy and love Bringing joy to the city of our God There's a hope insecure Do not fear anymore Praise the Lord of living waters Spirit moving Mercy washing Healing in these living waters Lead your children To the shoreline Life is in these living waters There's a river flowing With mercy and love Bringing joy to the city of our God There's a hope insecure Do not fear anymore Praise the Lord of living waters Are you thirsty? Are you empty? Come and drink these living waters Love forgiveness Love unbounded Christ He is our living water There's a river flowing With mercy and love Bringing joy to the city of our God There's a hope insecure Do not fear anymore Praise the Lord of living waters There's a hope insecure Do not fear anymore Praise the Lord of living waters Right, now many of you will know what I mean when I say it's shoeboxes season again Well, we can tell you about three separate collections that are going on this year Operation Christmas Child is approaching already Keynesian Methodist Church have booked the morning of Saturday the 4th of November for shoebox packing between 10 and 12 noon at the Victoria Centre There will be a red box at the back of both Methodist Church centres for any donations you would like to drop off before then There will also be leaflets available which tell you what is allowed in the boxes Sarah Seymour says thank you so much for your support and generosity Then Keynesians Eden Church are as usual collecting Christmas shoeboxes to go out to desperate families in Romania They need to be in by the very latest Sunday the 12th of November For more details please go to the Keynesians Eden Church website Apparently there's a big need for more boxes for teenage boys there Also, St Mary's Church in Salford will be sending out Christmas shoeboxes from people in Salford, Corston and Newton-St-Loe. They need to be ready by 15th of November So maybe some children would like to make up some boxes during half term Please look at the St Mary's Church Salford website for more details OK, now away from shoeboxes something else that comes up at Christmas Well, shows, lots of people put on shows The Keynesians Eden Church in Balmoral Road are getting quite a reputation now for putting on wonderful Christmas shows and this year is no exception They have a new show called Big Trouble in Little Bethlehem and if you look on Facebook or their website you'll see a lovely photo which should inspire you to go along It's a great show for all the family and it's on Sunday the 6th of December quite early this year Sunday the 6th of December There are shows at 2.30pm and 6.30pm Do tell your friends all about it and maybe buy somebody a ticket especially if you don't actually want to go yourself Make sure you book the correct performance though as there are two performances Please read the instructions before selecting seats as these are non-refundable Bookings have just opened up today when I'm reading this out So do book while there are still some seats left There will also be a visit from Father Christmas of course with a prezzie for every child The tickets cost £6 but all profits go to charities here and abroad Yes and tickets are available through Eventbrite online Now if you're used to using Eventbrite for all sorts of occasions then you'll be able to find it quite easily If you want to have a simple link we're going to put up a link to each of those two performances for buying the tickets from Eventbrite We'll put these links up on our own Facebook page and anyone who's online is welcome to go there and get them Now if you're not online I suggest you contact this show in any of the normal ways and we'll make sure your request is put through and you get your tickets We have often mentioned the eternal wall of answered prayer which collects thousands and thousands of answered prayers Here's another recent one which I've slightly abbreviated I am an occupational therapist I was working in a London hospital doing some very emotionally draining work It was a cheerful atmosphere though as everyone was trying to stay positive I had just done a goodbye call for a young chap and his family I felt absolutely broken and really emotional I prayed for God to give me strength The next moment a cleaner with literally the worst voice ever started cleaning areas past me and singing Waymaker I immediately felt so much better and just had this amazing boost of energy and felt so much love for everyone around me it made me just plough on for the rest of the week Well, after reading that what can we do but play Waymaker sung here by Sinek You are here Moving in our midst I worship you I worship you You are here Working in this place I worship you I worship you You are here Moving in our midst I worship you I worship you You are here Working in this place I worship you I worship you Waymaker, miracle worker Promise keeper, light in the darkness My God, that is who you are Waymaker, miracle worker Promise keeper, light in the darkness My God, that is who you are You are here Thoughts in every heart I worship you I worship you You are here Healing every heart I worship you I worship you You are here Turning lives around I worship you I worship you You are here Lending every heart I worship you I worship you Waymaker, miracle worker Promise keeper, light in the darkness That is who you are Waymaker, miracle worker Promise keeper, light in the darkness My God, that is who you are Your wife, the way, oh Jesus Your man, the broken heart You're the answer to it all Jesus Your wife, the way, oh Jesus Your man, the broken heart You're the answer to it all To it all, Jesus Waymaker, miracle worker Promise keeper, light in the darkness My God, that is who you are Thinking of trees again The other day I read something very interesting So I thought I'd say it here Somebody had been for a walk in the London rain Seven years ago But he ended up at his old cemetery And he says Whenever you hear stories of Victorian grave robbers This is probably the place This is the cemetery Charles Dickens wrote about it in A Tale of Two Cities In 1865 Over 30,000 bodies were dug up and moved To make room for a new train station A young and unknown at the time Thomas Hardy was hired to oversee this task Hardy planted an ash tree And arranged tombstones around it As a monument to the displaced dead Hardy would later become One of the titans of English literature And write such classics as Under the Greenwood Tree Far From the Madding Crowd The Mayor of Casterbridge Tess of the D'Urbervilles And Due to the Obscure Well I know I've read Tess of the D'Urbervilles I'm not sure if I've read the others But I loved that book I must say Anyway Based on this experience It is thought by many Thomas Hardy wrote a poem And it's called The Leveled Churchyard Because of course all the stones Were pulled up And they were all arranged around this tree An ash tree This is the poem The Leveled Churchyard O passenger Pray list and catch Our sighs and piteous groans Half stifled in this jumbled patch Of wrenched memorial stones We late lamented Resting here Are mixed to human jam And each to each exclaims in fear I know not which I am That's a very interesting poem I must say So there you are So that's called Thomas Hardy's Tree Of course some people doubt the authenticity of this story Except that it is a fact He was hired to move those memorial stones And there are lots of photos of these memorial stones And the tree So I'm sure Peter will put one up on Facebook for you Well sticking with the theme of trees again Rather perhaps in contrast to that Rather sad poem there by Hardy A couple of weeks ago Rachel asked us to play Trees of the Field By the Gaithers Which is a lively cheerful song So let's hear it again So you shall go out with joy And feel at home with me The mountains and the hills Will bring forth before you They'll be shouts of joy And all the trees of the field Will clap, will clap their hands And all the trees of the field Will clap their hands The trees of the field Will clap their hands The trees of the field Will clap their hands While you go out with joy So you shall go out with joy And feel at home with me The mountains and the hills Will bring forth before you They'll be shouts of joy And all the trees of the field Will clap, will clap their hands And all the trees of the field Will clap their hands The trees of the field Will clap their hands The trees of the field Will clap their hands While you go out with joy And all the trees of the field Will clap their hands The trees of the field Will clap their hands The trees of the field Will clap their hands While you go out with joy And all the trees of the field Will clap their hands The trees of the field Will clap their hands The trees of the field Will clap their hands While you go out with joy And all the trees of the field Will clap their hands The trees of the field Will clap their hands The trees of the field Will clap their hands While you go out with joy While you go out with joy And now, let's find out the answers Over to Celia And now for the answers to today's quiz In 70 AD, the Romans raided the city of Jerusalem And destroyed the temple Just as Jesus predicted would happen And we are very much praying for Jerusalem now A person who has lived for 70 years is called a septuagenarian And I'm afraid that's not very easy to say And I'm sure you've guessed the last answer if you didn't know it Antarctica contains 70% of the world's fresh water Found in the form of ice Wow, thank you again Celia You've done so much research and investigation To find out these interesting and obscure facts Yes, thank you very much indeed Very interesting it is I suppose that makes me a septu... Or whatever it would be if I could say it Anyway, yes, thank you again Now, it only is up to us now to say goodbye to you And to lead into our blessing And to play out with our usual song Only this week we have a special choice, don't we Jenny? Yes, we do Peter Because your friends Peter, Mike and Debbie Have asked us to play something for you Oh lovely It just so happens they've asked us to play Something that we played last week Only this time by somebody else And it is Carrie Joby singing The Blessing Now we play that quite often because it's so wonderful isn't it? It is And so they say This is our prayer for our very dear friend Peter On his 70th birthday With much love That's nice isn't it? Oh thank you Mike and Debbie, that's lovely So this blessing obviously could be for everybody Not just you Peter Oh yes, there's enough blessing to go round from God for all of us Right So we'd better just say goodbye and hand over then Oh and Peter, I'd better say happy birthday Oh thank you, that's lovely So it's goodbye from me and goodbye from you Yes it is indeed, goodbye from me as well Thank you so much for joining us And we do hope that you'll be able to join us Or we'll be able to join you again next week And now as our programme closes, time for the blessing Give us wisdom Lord Jesus That we may understand your will for each day And give us also the grace and power to respond In order that we may receive your blessings In Jesus' name, Amen The Lord bless you and keep you Make His face shine upon you And be gracious to you The Lord turn His face toward you And give you peace The Lord bless you and keep you Make His face shine upon you And be gracious to you The Lord turn His face toward you And give you peace Amen, Amen, Amen The Lord bless you and keep you Make His face shine upon you And be gracious to you The Lord turn His face toward you And give you peace We receive, we agree, Amen Amen, Amen, Amen Amen, Amen, Amen Amen, Amen, Amen Make His favor be upon you And a thousand generations Your family and your children And their children, and their children Make His favor be upon you And a thousand generations Your family and your children And their children, and their children Make His favor be upon you And a thousand generations Your family and your children And their children, and their children Make His favor be upon you And a thousand generations Your family and your children And their children, and their children Make His presence go before you And behind you, and before you All around you, and within you He is with you, He is with you In the morning, in the evening In your coming, and your going In your leaving, and rejoicing He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Make His favor be upon you And a thousand generations Your family and your children And their children, and their children Make His presence go before you And behind you, and inside you All around you, and within you He is with you, He is with you In the morning, in the evening In your coming, and your going In your leaving, and rejoicing He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Amen Make His favor be upon you And a thousand generations Your family and your children And their children, and their children Make His presence go before you And behind you, and inside you All around you, and within you He is with you, He is with you In the morning, in the evening In your coming, and your going In your leaving, and rejoicing He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you, He is for you He is for you