This Week's Prayer Theme:
16th.
December 2018
As the
Christmas preparation season progresses, many people can become burdened with
stress and financial worries.
Please
pray;
- for
people worried about financial burdens.
- for
retail and catering staff, at this busy time.
- for the
lonely, sick, bereaved, homeless, and those who find Christmas a difficult
time.
Jesus
said; "Come to Me, all you who are burdened, and I will give you
rest".
Matthew
11; 28.
This Week's Readings:
Philippians 4: 4-7 (NIV)
Final Exhortations
4Rejoice
in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
5Let
your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
6Do not
be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7And the
peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus.
Luke 3: 7-18 (NIV)
7John said to the
crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you
to flee from the coming wrath?
8Produce fruit in
keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have
Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise
up children for Abraham.
9The axe is already at
the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be
cut down and thrown into the fire.”
10“What should we do
then?” the crowd asked.
11John answered, “Anyone
who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has
food should do the same.”
12Even tax collectors
came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?”
13“Don’t collect any
more than you are required to,” he told them.
14Then some soldiers
asked him, “And what should we do?” He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t
accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”
15The people were
waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might
possibly be the Messiah.
16John answered them
all, “I baptize you with b water. But one who is more
powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to
untie. He will baptize you with c the Holy Spirit and fire.
17His winnowing fork is
in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn,
but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
18And with many other
words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.
Prayer Requests
At the church we regularly pray for the needs of our local community and its people, as well as the needs of the wider world. If you have any particular prayer requests, please contact us. These requests will be handled confidentially.