Feedback from our half day of prayer, Saturday 22nd May 2010, St Saviour's Church, Connaught Road, Brookwood

There were four main areas which were prayed about:

1. Young people's work

St Saviour's pre-school - facing "competition" from Brookwood Primary.

Pray for protection for all our young people, with so many pressures from all areas.

Messy Church Holiday, that along with the "regulars" we see new families coming, enjoying and staying.

The young people in our nation are lost and vulnerable - (also troublesome and rebellious!). We have to want to "win" these young people for Jesus - fighting addictions, brokenness, pain, fear. There is a battle going on, but we have "all authority" in the name of Jesus.

2. Outreach and community

There are SO many names in the Church Handbook that I can't put faces to. Help me to do this!!

St Saviour's church building - "we have started by opening up at the street end - now continue through to the back fence!" Access is for all - make the building accessible to all.

I'm going back to the heart of worship - and it's all about you, Jesus…

Whenever we offer to pray for people on the streets, they almost always say "yes, please." Be bold! When God puts someone across your path with a need, it's because he is already working in their lives and YOU are part of that - go for it!

1 Cor 13:1-3: "If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels (or serve our community with HOTS/ Outside Light/ Lunch with Others) but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal."
Lord - Fill us with your love:
for you - to serve you because we love you.
for others - that all we do for them may come out of love.
My Place in God's Kingdom
John 7:37-39
2 Cor 4:7-12, 16-18

Prayer-walk the parish boundary - pray into the parish "May God's Kingdom Come".

Jesus went out to the people where they were and only after that did they follow him.

Just love.

I have been speaking to you, my people, and the rich nations of the West - please listen to me. Look beyond the horizon and behind the closed doors of your community. Be generous, loving and caring and you yourselves will grow as my Kingdom People and see great things happen through your faithfulness and perseverance (see Hosea 14).

We are called to be encouragers.

God has given each one of us gifts and talents to use for His glory and for the benefit of all. So often I notice people's talents remain undeveloped and unused! Why?

Service is worship.

God has given us the gift of time and the freedom to choose how to use it. So why do we not have enough?

Thank you prayers to God for things done

Thank you, dear Father, for always providing strength and peace for issues that arise in my life. I love you.

Thank you God for teaching me AGAIN to keep trusting you right up to the end. Strengthen my faith.

Thank you Lord for the time you give.

For the many healings we have seen on the streets of Knaphill and Woking.

Thank you Lord for ministering to me, for not letting me go. You know and meet my deepest needs even if I am not always aware of them. Thank you for calling me your child.

For progress with youthwork trainee scheme.

"My child" - that realisation is so powerful.

"Fish" to catch still - prayers on the net

More volunteers in all areas.

Dear Lord - please show me how to help others when they are hurting. In Jesus' name, Amen.

More helpers for the Lighthouse team who will be committed and passionate about young people.

Eileen and KRA.

More MEN in the children's ministries.

"Push out your boats further to the deep water and you and your partners let down your nets for a catch." "From now on you will be catching men."

3. Leadership

The humility to truly seek and receive God's vision for our congregation; the humanity to obediently follow the path and see it through; God is God, and we are not

We give thanks for those who lead worship and preach your word while Nick is away. Strengthen and protect them during this time. Give wisdom to the PCC as they make important decisions. Help us to support the wardens in all they do.

For Julie Levett as she prepares for Ordination.

Church - calling, commitment, gifting, passion, leadership, power (Holy Spirit)!

4. My place in God's kingdom - in particular in this parish, but also seeking his wider call on each of our lives. Where is he asking you to serve? Is he asking you to do something different? What is he asking of you?

(Names removed from this list)
Home - church - work

At the Globe - at the university - in Send

Wherever…

At work - with the hurting and the broken; at home and among a scattered family; where God places me unexpectedly

At home - to my family - to those I meet

At work

At work - here in this place

Families - Health and wholeness - relationships using our gifts

The King's House Coffee Shop - Youth - Bustler

Home - work - church

At work - in our community - HOTS and casual encounters

Coffee morning - Lunch with Others - School

Poems and Words

God created me to be like him,
to be companions and to be with one another.

I chose to be different, to be someone else.
I chose not to be me!

When I realised my choice was not good,
I chose to return to God, but found I could not
because my wrongdoing blocked my way.

When my hope was all but gone, God sent his Son, beloved above all,
to take my sin and pay its price.

My way back to God is open and the narrow way is free to accept.
I choose this way which is still not easy, but right for me.

So I take it willingly no matter the pain as my God himself has opened the way.

He knows I am ill-equipped to overcome my human difficulties
so he sent Himself again to empower me to succeed.

At journey's end I know I'll be back with Him who created me.

And I will never leave His side to wander off as life is Him who is all that is.

Praise God, my Father, Friend and Enabler.

Listen to the rhythm of my heart.
Let my heart beat in time with yours, then we can start
Our journey together in the days to come
We can go forward united as one
Come, let me lead you - Come, let us go
Take a step of faith then I will show
The path you are to follow is clear to see
But are you willing to go forth with me?

The next half day of prayer will be at Holy Trinity Church on Saturday 18th September, 6am - 12noon.

Contact: Holy Trinity & St Saviour's Church, Trinity House, Trinity Road, Knaphill, Woking, Surrey GU21 2QY
Tel: (01483) 473489 e-mail: holy-trinity@tiscali.co.uk
Registered Charity No: 1128410