Online Church Resources
Sunday 13th September 2020
Welcome
Prayer
Almighty and everliving Lord,
Father of compassion and God of all comfort
Everywhere we look we see brokenness and need
We come to you in our weakness
We come with our worries and concerns
With our complete inadequacy to see your greatness and comprehend your glory
We pray for those asylum seekers on the island of Lesbos (Greece) who are now homeless because of the outbreak of fires in the migrant camp
We pray for the south western states of USA where hundreds of homes and entire communities have been destroyed by bushfires
We pray for the 500,000 people in Sudan who have been affected by the flooding of the Nile river
Help us not to be unmindful of the situation of these people
Hear our prayers for them and look on them with compassion
Lift them up, give them grace and strength, and help them to know that you are near
We thank you for the basic necessities that have been, and are continuing to be donated for their relief
May these supplies reach even the most vulnerable
We pray for doctors and nurses who are currently treating people with coronavirus
We know some of these people fear for their lives
Thank you for the quality of their care and commitment
Shield and guard their lives, and protect the lives of their families
We thank you for Jesus and for his work on the cross
Through his death and resurrection, He has opened a way for our sins to be forgiven.
We pray for people groups around the world who have never heard the Good News and never had the opportunity to respond to his saving grace
Let them hear the Gospel of Jesus in their own heart language
We pray for those involved in taking this wonderful message out into the world
Today is a special day
Thank you for giving us the opportunity to start meeting back again
Give us courage and complete confidence in your protection
Guide us through your peace
Show us clearly the way forward from here
Help us not to become anxious but to trust in your unfailing love
Thank you for the assurance that Christ’s work within us will one day be brought to completion.
Keep us till that day, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Kids Church
Sermon
Bible Reading (included): Jeremiah 36-39
Suggested Songs
Sunday 6th September 2020
Welcome
Prayer
Kids Church
Sermon
Bible Reading: Jeremiah 31-33
Suggested Songs
Sunday 30th August 2020
Welcome
Interview with Mim
Prayer
In our passage today, Jeremiah 29, God calls on his people in exile to pray for the welfare of the city in which they find themselves. It is a remarkable command, not least because they are praying for those who captured them, brutally mistreated them and continued to mock them. They are called to put down roots in the city because they won’t be returning home for 70 years. But they are still to listen to God and be his distinct people in exile.
Jeremiah 29 is also a glimpse of what we are called to be and do, isn’t it? We are called to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. We are called to seek the good of those around us. We are called to be in the world, but not of the world.
So, as you gather together today and pray, here are some suggestions to guide your prayers:
- Pray for the city of Campbelltown and the wider Macarthur region
- Pray that our city will desire to hear and respond to the gospel of Jesus.
- Pray that many would seek God from the heart
- Pray that we will be bold and wise in our proclamation of Jesus
- Pray for opportunities to proclaim the gospel
- Pray for those in our city who are abused and vulnerable
- Pray that we might look for (and take!) opportunities to love our city by caring for those in need
- Pray that God would give us a broken heart for those around us who don’t know Jesus and are in deep need
- Pray for other churches in our city. Pray that they would be eager to seek the welfare and good of our city
- Pray for those who feel hopeless; pray that they would find hope in Jesus
- Pray that we would be distinctly God’s people in and amongst the world opposed to God. Pray that our lives would shine brightly in the midst of darkness.
Kids Church
Sermon
Bible Reading (included): Jeremiah 28-29