Mission
Together In Prayer
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Let’s pray together for mission—globally, locally and personally. Follow along in your Growth Group using the videos and prayer points to guide you at each point.
20 Minutes
Global
Psalm 96:3 – Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples.
We must be global Christians with a global vision because we serve a global God.”
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Let’s pray for the spread of the gospel, and the health and ministry of our mission partners.
Pray as the Spirit leads. Some prayer points to help guide you:
World - Pray for that the gospel will continue to grow and spread into all corners of the globe. Pray for places on your heart.
Rockwells - Give thanks that GWC was able to meet in person for Term 2 and pray for the Rockwell family and South Africa that God would sustain and encourage through the ever changing and complex situation.
Chos - Rejoice that the Cho’s made it back safely to Australia and pray that God will raise up Christians to continue the Thai ministry online.
Farrs - Please thank God for the service of Ian and Debbie to many Filipino workers, missionaries and through them to people all around the world. Please pray that God will direct their paths for both their return to Australia and finding new work and home for the next chapter of their lives.
Painters - Pray for the many students who are studying online and that they will be able to get flights to Australia for Grace to start university.
Chester Hill - Ask the Lord to draw many to himself through the Bible Discovery Course.
Ridgways - Thank God for their hope in our redeeming Lord, even through suffering.
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Local
Matthew 5:14 – “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.”
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Let’s pray for the evangelistic ministries of our church that you are most familiar or involved with.
Pray as the Spirit leads. Some prayer points to help guide you:
Kidspace - Thank God that many kids have been inviting friends to Kidspace on Friday afternoons. Pray that kids and families will continue to share the gospel with their friends and that whole families will come to trust Jesus as their Lord
ESL - Pray as ESL goes online this term that students will continue to encounter the love of the church and the grace of the gospel. Pray for all the servant hearted volunteers, that God will sustain them and that their life and teaching will declare the gospel.
Share Life Sundays - Pray that the lockdown won’t stop the spread of the gospel. Pray for the talks by Carl Matthei to challenge guests and lead people to repentance. May we be able to spread the event web link with people, and may God’s word be heard in Sydney and abroad.
Share Life Course - Give thanks for those who did the course last year and are still meeting to open the word. Pray that this year the course will draw people’s interest and that guests will spend time deep in the word.
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Personal
2 Corinthians 4:13 – It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak.
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Let’s pray for our personal evangelism, and the conviction and courage to share the message of Jesus.
Take a few minutes to be still before the Lord and pray for the people on your names list.
Share some names together and pray with each other. If your technology allows breakout rooms you might like to discuss and pray in pairs or triplets.