For Your Prayers this week

For Your Prayers this week

During the season of advent we light a candle each week to remind ourselves of God's wonderful promises and acts, which we see fulfilled in the ministry of Lord Jesus. This Sunday we're remembering how the prophets foretold the birth of Christ. We read, “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel” (Isaiah 7:14); “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6); and “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times” (Micah 5:2) This week give thanks to God for fulfilling each prophetic promise, and use Isaiah 9:6 to remember and thank the Lord for how this past year He has been your Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Supplication:

Every Day: The Lord Jesus prayed to the Father, “I have brought you glory on

earth by completing the work you gave me to do.” (John 17:4) Daily ask the Holy

Spirit to show you what to do and how to do it for God’s glory. Be sure to thank Him

at the end of each day for how He guided and helped, ask for His forgiveness for

when you failed to obey Him, and recommit yourself to obeying Him.

Day 1 & 2: Please pray for Christians in local, national and international politics to

be empowered by the Spirit to obey Romans 12:2: “Do not conform to the pattern

of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be

able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” In

this way pray that they’ll be able to steer every policy towards God’s holy and per-

fect will. Please pray that the Assisted Dying bill will be rejected on 29th November.

Day 3 & 4: The Lord Jesus says: “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you re-

main in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do noth-

ing.” (John 15:5) Please pray for yourself, everyone at TRBC and those involved in

every area of church life listed on page 2 to continually remain in the Lord by al-

ways seeking His guidance, leading and strength for what is done so that it is fruit-

ful, God glorifying and joyful service.

Day 5 & 6: Paul says to us: “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of

prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all

the Lord’s people.” (Ephesians 6:18). Please make time to wait on the Spirit’s lead-

ing to direct your prayers for fellow believers at TRBC and elsewhere. Then in vs.

19 he asked for prayer to “..fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel.”

Please let us pray for one another at TRBC to fearlessly proclaim Christ every-

where. Please ask the Holy Spirit to show you how to show practical love to fellow

believers and unbelievers.

Day 7: “And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Fa-

ther, Prince of Peace.” (Isaiah 9:6b) “Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be

called children of God.” (Matthew 5:9) Please let us pray that Christian peacemak-

ers will be at work in every war-torn area of the world to bring the truth and justice

of the Prince of Peace into every situation. Please ask the Lord to show you where

He wants you to be His peacemaker.

Please record God’s answers to your prayers to share with other

Short Week of Prayer: Mon 16th to Wed 18th Dec 2024

Through Gratitude and thankfulness to the Lord in all circumstance, helps us to not lose sight of the truth that our Sovereign God Almighty is always on His eternal throne, and nothing catches Him by surprise. Therefore, continual thanksgiving must always accompany our prayers and requests to God. We’ll pray for the following areas:

Monday: Praise & Thanksgiving for Global Church Growth

Tuesday: Praying for People & Places Hardened to Christ

Wednesday: Personal Thanksgiving During 2024.

Please send your requests to me, Kumar, for thanksgiving to God for His answers for: Health:

personal, family, friend. / Education & Learning / Work / Ministry & Mission at church, family, work etc. / Anything else.

Leadership Team:

Pastor Rev Kumar

  • Please pray that rich countries will generously give food aid to Somalia where 7.1 million people need food assistance and 230,000 are facing famine.

  • Remember those in conflict zones around the world and areas af- fected by natural disaster especially Southern African countries affected by flood and Syria and Turkey. Pray for peace and relief respectively.

  • Thank God for the work He is doing through Pastor Kumar. Continue to commit God’s work here to God in prayer. Pray that God will use all of us to glorify His Holy name and expand His kingdom.

  • Pray for the leadership team here at TRBC. Pray for discernment as decisions are taken.

  • Pray for those who are elderly and sick in our fellowship. Pray that they receive good and effective medical care and support. Pray also for all their carers.

  • Give thanks for all those who are able to regularly serve in the life of the church, often behind the scenes. Pray for continued strength to serve and more volunteers.

  • Commit our partnership with London City Mission to God in prayer. Pray that God will bless and use it to expand His Kingdom. Pray for this Wednesday’s Book Table Ministry.

  • Pray for all who are suffering the effect of the cost of living crisis at home and abroad.

  • Pray for the government and all those in authority. Pray that God will grant them wisdom.

  • Pray for those who live in fear, especially our Christian brothers and sisters who live in parts of the world where they face persecution and marginalisation because of their faith.

  • Pray for students preparing for exams especially those preparing for their final / certificate exams.