Church is…prayer based – Acts 12:1-24

 “So Peter was kept in prison, but the Church was earnestly praying to God for him” (Acts 12:5)

 

1) The Wonder of Prayer.

Youngest memories

 

 

Teenage adventure

 

When all else fails/ at the end of my resources.

 

A.C.T.S. Adoration, confession; thanksgiving, supplication

 

The Church in Jerusalem in the Book of Acts – “earnestly praying”?

 

2) Problems with prayer.

Is God unfair? (Peter and James)

 

 

If prayer doesn’t work, why bother praying ?

 

Why doesn’t my loved-one recover?

 

Why doesn’t God answer my prayers?

 

3) What is available at St James?

 

 

• Weekly, every Sunday. 9.25 – 9.55am in first room on the right. [Joan Ball]
• Fortnightly, when homegroups meet. [Contact the relevant leaders]
• Monthly on the third Wednesday 10.00 – 11.45am in Church coffee lounge.[Caroline Jones]
• Monthly on Second Monday “Soak” at 8pm, upstairs in Church. Worship and Prayer (Rhianne Offereins]
• The Prayer Course 6 weeks in Lent from 25 Feb. Wednesdays in Church, 1.30 – 3.00 and 8.00  – 9.30 [Barry Unwin]. See special leaflet.

 “Prayer is the most important activity of our lives. It is the main way in which we develop a relationship with Our Father in Heaven.”  (Nicky Gumbel, founder of the Alpha course).

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I want to know more:

• Book, Tim Keller, Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God