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PRAYERS FOR THE WEEK
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” Mark 12:30
TO GOD: Father, today I place you in the highest place. I declare that my ‘chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever’ (Westminster Shorter Catechism).
FOR THE CHURCH: Heavenly Father, may we neither be lukewarm nor simply outward in our love for you. Set our hearts on fire with zeal and a passion for you above all else.
FOR THE WORLD: Lord, we pray for the lonely, hurting people who long to know genuine love. May we love, not out of obligation but because the Holy Spirit inspires us to joyfully do so.
FOR OUR NATION: Father, as a nation we reap the consequences of godlessness. May the love of God be shed abroad in our hearts, as we work alongside agencies to stem the epidemic of mental health illness.
FOR OUR FRIENDS: Father, may our lives be ‘living epistles’ (2 Corinthians 3:2-3), making known your love irrespective of person, creed or culture.
FOR MYSELF: Father, forgive me when I allow other things to captivate my heart and mind. ‘So in everything he (Jesus) might have the supremacy’ (Colossians 1:18). Amen and amen!
If you would like to know Jesus as your friend and Saviour, you can use A Prayer of Personal Commitment on page 20.
GIVING TO THE MINISTRY
Please can you prayerfully consider supporting us. Further information is available in the middle of this book or on the back cover.
PRAYER
Oh Lord please fill NCT with renewed vision for how you want them to serve you.
AMEN.
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OUR PRISONS
Please pray today for readers in prison that they will receive encouragement to make a fresh start in life committed to following Jesus.
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