Thursday Prayers as a Praying Community - Thursday 14th May, 2020

Thursday Prayers as a Praying Community

Jesus is Enough

Watch the wonderful story God’s grace in the life of Micah Wilder (takes 17 minutes) https://www.adamsroadministry.com/micah-wilder-testimony

Then read Paul’s words in Titus 3. Paul’s words reflect what Micah experienced from a religiousness to Jesus being everything for him. 

Titus 3.4-5 “But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour appeared,  he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy.”

Reread this verse several times and allow the connections of who God isand our salvation to sink into the way you live your life. Let Jesus be enough for you today? For our needs, for our self-worth, for our faith, for what makes us connected to God, for what brings us home, for our families.

Prayers for Our Church

• For those in hospital – we have three members in hospital with varying conditions. Please remember their families as visiting is limited but precious. The Lord is our only hope in this world so pray for his presence to shine through the situation.

• For those who are now struggling mentally with the isolation – this has not been an easy time for all of us but the isolation has been really hard for some who need fellowship. Pray that lockdown will ease soon and they will know the support and presence of others.

• Remember our members in care homes as they are not able to have family visit. It is a worrying time because of their physical vulnerability so we pray that the Lord would take anxiety for loved ones away. Thank God for the love and care of the care home staff who make the connection between the family members outside. 

Prayers For the NI Executive 

The 5 Steps to recovery before December has been announced and pray for our MLAs as they need wisdom and clarity in their decisions so that we will be as safe as is possible.

Pray for our Global Mission Workers in Kenya

• Stephen Cowan, in Tuum, is continuing to encourage the community in safe working practices and food growing.  On 23 March, Angelina and Annissa Cowan returned to Northern Ireland to enable Annissa to finish her school year as she needed a reliable internet connection. 

• Naomi, Thomas, Aaron and Silas Leremore remain in Kenya but, on 23 March, moved out of Nairobi to temporary accommodation in Maralal.  Naomi is balancing working from home with home schooling in this new location. 

• Gary, Mary and Samuel Reid returned to Northern Ireland on 26 March.  They are staying in their own home which means Samuel is able to complete his school year with support from Mary.  Jonathan and Ruth are also able to be supported by being together as a family.

Thank you for joining us in prayer today

This information is also available on our Prayer@First page on our website.