Pray for Co‑Mission

Please join with us in praying for All Nations Church Barkingside & Clayhall, led by Rick Raja…

Please give thanks to God for:

• The launch of All Nations Together @ 4 in October 2020.  
• The provision of a brand-new venue on Barkingside High Street.  
• Our online Holiday Bible Club that connected with three new families in our area.  
• The provision of a church house at less than the commercial rate.  
• The formation of music, youth and children’s, welcome and tech ministry teams.  
• The cross-cultural training the launch team are benefitting from.  
• A new emerging partnership with London City Mission that’s equipping us for missional outreach.  

Please pray for:  

• Fundraising from our supporting churches as a result of the All Nations annual giving weeks this month.  
• One-2-one’s happening with half a dozen young men to develop them as leaders.  
• A smooth transition as All Nations becomes a registered charity in the coming months.  
• ‘D’, ‘O’ and ‘G’ to become Christians.  
• Us as we move house (again!) this December 2020. 
• The development of All Nations Equip (Train the Leaders) and All Nations Multiply (Train the Trainers) for 2021.  
• Recruitment of a ministry apprentice for 2021.  
• Missional momentum through Christmas and into the New Yea

Please join with us in praying for Christ Church Mayfair, led by Matt Fuller…

Give thanks to God for:

• The time God gave us together as a physical church family before lockdown two. Give thanks for the visitors who heard the gospel at in-person services.
• Spiritually hungry people at Christianity Explored Zooms who stay to ask questions after the formal evening finishes.
• Us hearing God speak as we’ve studied Mark in midweek groups.
• The new students who have joined our church family despite all the strangeness of lockdown university life.

Please pray that:

• • We would press on to know Christ better in this time, even in the hardships of lockdown.
  • God would give us courage to have gospel conversations with others and invite them to online services.
  • Those at Christianity Explored would be convicted of their need of Jesus.
  • We would love and encourage each other well in this second lockdown.

Please join with us in praying for The Bridge Battersea, led by Jason Roach…

Give thanks to God for:

• God’s provision during lockdown.
• God’s grace in leading many in church to use their gifts in different ways to support new and existing ministries.
• Encouraging us with his grace as we study Ephesians.

Please pray for:

• Our church-wide ‘mission-minded’ programme, which seeks to equip the whole church to engage in different ways with reaching the lost for Christ. Please pray for every member to have a growing heart for Christ’s kingdom and the lost; for us to steward ourselves and our gifts in the best way we can; and for the lost around us to be reached (online or through different outreach endeavours). Pray also for wisdom as to how we can run these initiatives during uncertain pandemic times.
• The vulnerable in our congregation – especially those without access to the internet – to be cared for and discipled during lockdown.
• The Spirit to be at work in a few enquirers (namely P, R and S) who seem very near to clear professions of faith in Christ.

Please join with us in praying for Grace Church Worcester Park, led by Sam Williamson…

Give thanks to God for…

• All He is teaching us through the book of 1 Samuel as we study it in Sunday sermons and weekly homegroups. 
• The new Be Connected scheme, which aims to ensure that everyone in the church – even those on the fringe – are connected to at least one other person for support and encouragement at this difficult time. 

Please pray for…

• Our plans to start meeting together in person once again. After lots of negotiation with venues, lengthy risk assessments and several false starts, we were due to meet together from 8 November. Due to another lockdown, this is now postponed again. Please pray for those in the church who are struggling most with not meeting together in person. 
• Wisdom as we make plans for Christmas, while still unsure whether events can take place physically or will be online or both. 
• Church members to think creatively about outreach to family, friends, neighbours and the wider community, particularly in the run-up to Christmas.

Please join with us in praying for Christ Church at All Saints Wandsworth, led by Andy O’Brien …

Give thanks to God for…

• A very encouraging start meeting at All Saints Wandsworth. We are back to pre-lockdown numbers and have seen a few new faces as well. Pray for new people to settle well and come to faith if not yet Christians. 
• A great ministry team (Linda, Melissa, Nush and Rich, along with Andy). Pray we’d encourage one another and play to our strengths. 

Please pray…

• Against discouragement, frustration, fear and anger with lockdown 2. Pray we’d use this season well. It will be different now that we have our own building. 
• For ongoing financial provision for the church. 
• For wisdom about how best to reach and connect with our community over Christmas. Pray especially for plans for a pop-up Christmas cafe, Christmas tree sales and an indoor Bethlehem Experience (all subject to Covid!).

Please join with us in praying for New Life Church Catford, led by Zim Okoli and Remi Adedire…

Give thanks to God for:

• Him preserving us in Christ another year and keeping us safe amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.
• A few people who started following the church online during lockdown and have recently attended in person: K – who has been attending for two months; E – who has attended our Zoom Bible study this week; and M – who is new to the country and attending regularly.
• The provision of Catford Mews cinema, which allowed us to reopen meeting on Sundays since September.
• Our part-time administrator, who started in October.
• Our 22nd October Spotlight event on Netflix’s The Social Dilemma. We had good engagement with the Q&A discussion from a handful of non-Christians, especially R – who attended church the following Sunday, and P – who has said he’d like to attend midweek Bible study.

Please pray for

• Us firming up realistic but creative plans for Christmas amidst all the limitations Covid is presenting.
• Those in our church family continuing to face income insecurity. Please pray for God’s provision of employment or other support. Some in the church have given into a small hardship fund to support those in the church particularly affected.
• Fresh zeal and creativity in personal evangelism. After months of social restrictions, some of our appetite for seeing people has been subdued. 
• Our new plans for midweek fellowship in light of the latest lockdown. Pray that as we delve into a Bible overview, we’d be blown away by how amazing God is. And please pray that we would still find ways to physically meet each other one-to-one outdoors in order to reduce discouragement.