Pray for Co‑Mission

Please join with us in praying for Becontree Church, led by Rob Newham…

Give thanks to God that:

• 31 of us are booked on for REVIVE – Co-Mission’s big weekend away. See you there!
• Our two performances of the Mark Drama went really well, with many inviting family and friends.
• Some of our men have been able to support another local church with preaching.
• Our pastors/planters were able to meet for two days, at High Leigh Conference Centre, to pray, praise Jesus and have Him speak to us.

Pray for:

• Tom (our ministry trainee) who is serving on the 8–11s team at Word Alive. He’s giving the final morning talk on the Great Commission on Thursday 14 April.
• Our ‘Big Words’ series happening on Sundays in the lead-up to Easter. This is looking at the big words ending in ‘shun’ that explain what Jesus accomplished at Easter.
• Continued wisdom, and the time needed, over decisions regarding the venue where the church will be meeting in future.

Please join with us in praying for Hope Church Sutton, led by Tim Saunders … 

Please pray for our outreach over Easter:

• The Mark Drama – a dramatisation of Mark’s Gospel – happening on Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 April with Grace Church Worcester Park and Cheam Baptist Church.
• A high-street service on Good Friday.
• A service on Easter Sunday.
• Hope Explored – a course looking at the life, death and resurrection of Jesus – running the following three Sundays.

We are also looking to start up another service, so would appreciate prayers for wisdom about and facilities for this.

Please join with us in praying for Redeemer Queen’s Park, a church plant led by Thomas West…

Emotional health: Thomas is teaching a series called Soul Care which is digging into topics such as envy, depression, anxiety, fear, anger, shame, grief and joy. Please pray that God would heal, comfort and save. 

Outreach: We have a few church partners who are currently helping with our outreach in the neighbourhoods of north-west London. We’re dropping flyers through doors, praying, and having conversations about Jesus and the local church. Pray that people would connect with Jesus and Redeemer Queen’s Park. 

Church membership: We’re in conversations with seven adults who would like to join. Pray that God would add to our number. 

Stewardship and generosity: God has been kind in putting generosity into the hearts of our members. Pray that God would continue to build His church and fund the work of the gospel in London through Redeemer. 

Ashlyn Portero: Ashlyn, a long-time friend and supporter of the work here at Redeemer, is moving from Tallahassee to join our team later this month in a part-time capacity. She’ll oversee aspects of our discipleship, leadership development, and partnerships. Pray that Ashlyn would settle well and be an effective team member. 

Children’s worker: We’re looking for someone to come in and take over our kids’ ministry. Pray that God would connect us with the right person in the next couple of months. 

Transitions: Redeemer is feeling the loss of members who have moved, and will move, in the days ahead. Pray that God would help friends and families relocate well, and provide comfort for Redeemer as we carry on in mission and ministry here in London. 

A place to call home: We’re beginning to earnestly pray and look for a building. Pray that God would make connections and open doors for Redeemer to have a place to meet weekly and call home. 

Fruit: Our team recently distributed 3,500 flyers and had loads of conversations about Jesus and the local church. In the last few months we’ve seen two more professions of faith. Pray that God would cause people to consider Jesus and save souls in the months ahead.

Please join with us in praying for Grace Church Muswell Hill, led by Philip Sudell…

Give thanks for:

• The increasing numbers now attending in person, both on Sundays and at midweek events.
• The growing number of children and new people who have joined the church during and since lockdown and who are settling in well.
• The Chat and Play group for under-fives being so well attended and that some of the mums came to a Hope Explored course.
• Us now being able to host a Community Café on Thursday lunchtimes and serve an excellent, low-cost, hot meal.
• The way members are supporting each other and others in the community.  

Pray for:

• Ongoing dialogue between Grace Church and St Peter’s (in whose building we meet) as we seek to merge, and for wisdom and sensitivity as we look towards a common vision for the future.
• The search for an Operations Manager to oversee practical and administrative arrangements for the combined churches.
• Appropriate follow-up for those who came to the Hope Explored course, especially where English was a second language. 
• Our Community Café at Thursday lunchtimes, particularly that we would see increasing numbers from the community, that we would welcome them well and that all would be touched by the good news of Christ.
• Members not presently in a home group to want to meet and grow with others through becoming part of one. 
• Encouragement for those who are finding the return to church in person difficult for any reason.
• Our children and young people to receive God’s word gladly and trust in him for their future.
• Continued engagement with the local community and openness to what would be most helpful.

Please join with us in praying for St John’s Chelsea, led by Andy Mason…

Give thanks for:

• New people turning up at church and new outreach opportunities.
• A new parent and toddler group that’s been started by someone in the church.

Please pray for:

• Wisdom as we consider a longer-term evangelistic strategy post-Covid.
• Our outreach to local families through our parent and toddler group and Messy Church.
• Outreach Sundays happening on 3 and 10 April. Pray for invites to go out and for blessing on the speakers.
• Long-term accommodation for our youth worker, Christian Badhan.

Please join with us in praying for St Peter’s Fulham, led by Rupert Standring…

Our prayer points are for a week of evangelistic events happening from 8 to 13 March at St Peter’s as part of A Passion for Life. This is a national initiative seeking to make Jesus known in communities.

Praise God for:

• The five events that have been planned around the question ‘What are your life goals?’
• Those who have been willing to participate at each of these events (as speakers, panellists or performers).
• The planning committee who have put together a varied and engaging programme aimed at reaching those in a range of ages and stages of life.

Please pray for:

• The organising committee, particularly for Simon, Jack and Maeve as they meet weekly to oversee and plan these events.
• The events themselves, that those speaking at the different events would be clear and winsome, and that the gospel message would be clear and compelling.
• Us as a church family. Pray that we would love Jesus so much that we would want to share the good news about him, and therefore that we would be bold in inviting widely. Please pray too for those invited to accept. 
• Those in our parish who have received information from our flyering or seen the banners to come to the events.
• Pray ultimately that many would respond to the gospel message presented at each of these events. Please pray that they would want to find out more at the follow-up Hope Explored Course and would put their trust in Jesus.