Prayer Points (Page 25)

OURSELVES | Pray for a growing appreciation for our own sinfulness, but also at the same time a growing appreciation that when we trust Jesus we can stand before God, pure and clean. OUR CHURCH | Pray for good follow up from our Grace Conference event a couple of weeks ago at the Chocolate and Cheese afternoon next week. Pray for Cameron and Karen, for safety and a…

OURSELVES | Pray that through the week we would live and work in a way that glorifies God and brings order to God’s world. Pray that others would see our motivation and look to the Bible’s answers for where we can find meaning. OUR CHURCH | Thank God for all who serve us in various ways every Sunday. Pray that we would be a church where lots of people help out…

OURSELVES | for discernment & courage to walk the road of discipleship following Christ every day OUR CHURCH | Thanks for the opportunity many of our members had to share at the Grace Conference; for those who joined them to be blessed by their time together; for the “next steps” afternoon tea. OUR PARTNERS | for Mark Peterson & staff as they coordinate the SA-NT…

OURSELVES | for a growing love for God, amazement at his grace, & joy in the privilege that we can be adopted as his children through Christ. OUR CHURCH | thank God for those being baptised & making Affirmations (Bri, Stephen, Lauren, Luna, Lara, Rebekah); ask for God to strengthen them in his grace; that we all would be encouraged & enabled to be true to our…

OURSELVES | that we would increasingly be convinced that our hope in Christ is certain & wonderful; that it would transform our lives now. OUR CHURCH | that we would have a growing desire to reach out to those around us with the gospel of grace; that we would warmly welcome all who come. OUR NATION | for implementation of plans for reform of aged care; for necessary…

OURSELVES | that we would be growing in our knowledge of God and his ways; that by his Spirit we would live lives that bring honour to our Lord. OUR MOTHERS | thank God for mothers; for their love & service; ask for his blessing upon them so that they might be equipped & encouraged to love their children; pray for those for whom Mother’s Day is especially…

OURSELVES | that we would live with hope; that we would not fear; that we would rest in the security achieved by the resurrection of Jesus from death. OUR CHURCH | thank God for our faithful musicians who serve God & us, using their gifts to help us to praise God in song; for those who will be baptised or make an Affirmation on 23 May OUR NETWORK | for Paul…

OURSELVES | that we would be grounded in the gospel of grace, growing hope, & overflowing in love for God, for one another, and for our community. OUR CHURCH | for our church leadership team; for wisdom, godliness, ability & foresight; that we would increasingly depend on God in prayer. OUR CITY | for our state government & local councils to work to care for…