To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. - Colossians 1:27 On Sunday at our services I want to pray for all those who are involved in some ministry in the church. Whatever your work is, if serving God in any ministry in the church (not just as a leader) please try to be at a service so we can recognise you and pray for you. Missions
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Denominational The Baptist Union ask us to pray throughout this coming week for the life and ministry of our denomination. Below I have attached a copy of their prayer letter with its daily prayer requests for the week. Our Community We continually hear of protests and strike action. There is a great deal of dissatisfaction amongst many. Pray for leaders and administrators who can alleviate much of this but also pray that our society will look to Christ to find deep satisfaction and not just improved physical conditions. Sunday 2nd February 9.30am. “Christ – our work and inspiration” Colossians 1 24 - 29. Preacher: Peter Smallbones. 6.00pm. Preacher: Peter Landry Baptist Union Local Church Alive Week of Prater - Prayer Guidelines SUNDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 2014 – Local Church Missions
Pray that every local Baptist church will be an “Acts 1:8” Missional church Pray for the Missionaries sent out by local Baptist churches and the Baptist Missions Department Pray that strong and established churches will help to nurture a struggling/developing church Pray for our Baptist partners in Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe MONDAY, 3 FEBRUARY 2014 – Local Church Evangelism Pray that every local Baptist church will have a passion to reach unsaved people Pray for more local church “Evangelists” and those involved as Evangelists Pray for the ministry of local church cell and small groups Pray for Africa for Christ/Multi Ministries and their ministry with the BMD TUESDAY, 4 FEBRUARY 2014 – Local Church Planting Pray that every local Baptist church will be involved in church planting Pray for our Baptist Union church planters, their families and their needs Pray for the growth and development of the 36+ churches planted during “Local Church Alive” WEDNESDAY, 5 FEBRUARY 2014 – Local Church CARE and Relief Pray that every local Baptist church will be a ‘Centre of Care’ Pray for churches to take seriously relief ministries within their communities Pray for the local church’s ministry to single-parent families and orphans Pray for the funding of Deeds of Love (DOLM) and its ministries during 2014 THURSDAY, 6 FEBRUARY 2014 – Local Church Discipleship Pray that our local churches will continue to focus on Biblical Discipleship Pray that God will rekindle a love for His Word in our homes and personal lives Pray that the Biblical principle of giving to the Lord will continue to be a reality in all our churches Pray for the converts currently being discipled by local churches FRIDAY, 7 FEBRUARY 2014 – Local Church Leadership Pray that local church Pastors and Leaders will be Godly examples Pray for ‘Servant Leaders’ in our local churches, Associations and Union Pray that God will refresh, renew and revive our current local church leaders Pray for our Theological Colleges and Faculties as they equip and prepare leaders for local churches Pray for pastoral couples, their marriages and their families SATURDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2014 – Local Church Member Ministry Pray that every member will be a ‘minister’ and exercise their God-given gifts in different contexts Pray for an effective ‘Member Ministry’ by men and women in the local church Pray that our churches will take seriously the ministry to children, teens and young adults Pray for 2014 Scripture Exam Committee and its Convenor, Tembani Zani SUNDAY, 9 FEBRUARY 2014 – Baptist Union Departments Pray for the Officers and Executive as they seek God’s will for the BUSA Pray for the ministries of BWD, Ministry Board, Baptists Today, new BU Foundation, Finance Comm Pray for the relaunch of BYSA during 2014 Pray for the office staff at the National Office and Associations Pray for our government and country, especially the forthcoming 2014 elections Comments are closed.
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Peter Smallbones
Pastor Peter Smallbones writes our weekly prayer letters. Read them here to keep up with our church, our people and our activities in our community and further afield. Past Prayer Letters
October 2014
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