Prayer in
the Parish
Philippians
4:5-7
………Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything,
by prayer and petition, with
thanksgiving, present your requests to God…..
Devote
yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
You may find it helpful to refer
to the three recent sermons in the Series Personal Devotion – Quiet Time, Reading the Bible
and Devotion in Prayer.
·
Prayer
is exhaling the spirit of man and inhaling the spirit of God – Edwin Keith.
(does anybody know who Edwin Keith
is??)
·
Prayer
requires more of the heart than of the tongue – Adam Clarke.
·
Most
people commit the same mistake with God that they do with their friends; they
do all the talking
Prayer
Meetings
Saturday Meeting
- Please join the regular prayer
meeting held on every Saturday morning at 9.00 normally in the Selwyn Room, and
at Blackheath on 2nd Saturday of each month when a number of Home
groups meet to pray together. At these
meetings we pray as a church for our leaders, the community, the nation and the
world. They are very informal and anyone
is welcome to attend.
Weekday Meetings
- Start the Day with God. At 8.50am for a half hour service of prayer
and readings in the Church (or the Selwyn Room). Look on the Weekly
News Sheet to see what days these will be and where. This is currently “The Whole Bible in a Year”.
Prayers
for Healing
We provide the opportunity for
individuals to pray with others for Healing. At Wonersh on the first Sunday each month at
the morning Communion Service, and also on the second Sunday at the evening
communion service, there will be prayers for healing in the Lady Chapel.
Prayer
Partners
Prayer partners or triplets are
also encouraged and many find this very helpful.
Home
Groups
Learn and grow in faith in a home group, and support each other in
prayer. At the
request of the Children’s
& Youth Team, each homegroup has taken on the challenge to “adopt” one
group in order to be able to pray for them.
Intercessions
There are prayer intercessions at most
services in which there is an opportunity for everyone to participate or
contribute. Please contact any member of
the Leadership Team if you would like to become an Intercessor, or if you have
anything you wish to be included. See
the Guide for Leading Intercessions
for help on what to do. Preferably if
you wish to join the rota contact Christine Merritt, see the Service Programme for details of the rota.
Personal
Prayer
Pray systematically for the Parish
of Wonersh and Blackheath.
·
Pick
up the Monthly Prayer Topics sheet. If
you have any item for prayer please contact Ruth Fowke.
·
Use
Care’s Concise Prayer Guide with weekly
prayer topics – leaflet available in the porch.
·
Pray
systematically for our OMST Partners.
Wonersh
with Blackheath Prayer Chain
There is a ‘prayer chain’ so that
pressing needs can be prayed for confidentially by a small team at short
notice. For any Prayer Requests please
telephone Barbara Barter or if she is unavailable Chris Goldsmith or Anne
Wyatt. All prayer requests are treated
in strict confidence.
Pray-ers
Individuals are invited to pray
regularly for specific young people. If
you would like to be involved in this valuable part of our ministry, contact
Nicky Cooke.