As a mission team, this week has been filled with prayer and thanksgiving to God. Here are some of the things we are praising and praying for, from today.
Thanks and praise:
- For warm sun – change in effect of students, teachers, and enabling people to get to the healing service at the Cathedral easier
- The Cathedral women’s bible study, and Steph’s talk, was clear and helpful in thinking through leadership in the early church in Acts 6
- Thanks for the good discussion in bible studies
- Thanks for the women that come each week, all from different contexts, stages of life, and come from different churches
- Thanks for Ruth, the women’s minister at the Cathedral, and her servant-hearted leadership
- Amani’s talk on Luke 23:44-49 at year 9 and 10 combined chapel, for his gentleness and clarity in communicating Jesus’ innocence and death for our guilt
- Praise and thanks for the Healing Service
- For Chris Allen who runs the service week to week
- For the regular congregants who come weekly to commit themselves and their loved ones to our Lord in prayer
- For James’ talk, on Matt 7, and Jesus’ call to pray like a child to their Father, consistently, confidently in Him, and expectantly
- For those that pray with the congregation members weekly
- For those who are suffering from chronic and devastating illness
- Thanks for Q & As, God’s provision in answering questions in classes
- Thanks for the CRU groups that ran at lunchtime by the team, and the new students that came for the first time
Please pray
- For the students who listened to talks, that they would keep thinking about the truth of the Bible, and move forwards in wherever they are with God
- For the women at the women’s bible study, that they would be helped throughout the week, and be kept firm in the Lord
- A leader ran into a student who had stopped coming to their youth group at church, after a good conversation, and reconnecting a bit, the student communicated he wanted to start coming along again, please pray that he does come, and feels welcomed and cared for, and is able to keep investigating Jesus
- Callum met a man who wandered into the Cathedral, struggling with mental health, and seeking community, numbers were exchanged, and the gentleman expressed he would come to the 8.30 am service on Sunday – please pray that he comes, and is enveloped well into the community, and moreover relationship with Jesus
- Those who were new to the lunchtime CRU group would continue to come and learn more about Jesus
- For those involved in the healing service ministry, that the Lord would sustain them; for the congregation who attended, that they would pray without ceasing, and abide in the Lord daily
