Wednesday 7 October
Reflection:
Start by spending time in silence before God. There is no need to speak to God or try to hear what he is saying; it’s about quietening our hearts, minds and bodies before him and being in his presence.
Set a timer for how long you’ll practice silence.
And then just be silent. It can be helpful to imagine the Holy Spirit with you.
Don’t worry if you get distracted. If a thought comes to mind, notice it and let it pass you by without dwelling on it, and then come back to focusing on Jesus.
Pray to finish.
Remaining in God:
Read John 15:5-11:
5 “I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. 6 If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. 7 If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
9 “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. 10 If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
Take time to think about:
What stands out to you in this passage?
What does it look like for you to remain in Jesus and his love for you today?
Pray about what God has highlighted to you in this passage and ask God to help you to remain in him and bear fruit because of him.
Being filled with the Holy Spirit:
Pray:
- To be filled with the Holy Spirit
- To receive his power and walk in this power
- To remain in God, to keep be filled by the Holy Spirit
Sunday Morning:
Pray for:
- The Holy Spirit to move powerfully in the meetings, for prophetic words, answers to prayer and for healings.
- A continued hunger among us to be filled with and equipped by the Holy Spirit
- Ruth and Dom who are leading the meetings
- Ayo who is preaching
- Adam and the band who are leading the worship
- Those serving in the teams: Welcome team, refreshments team, King’s Kids team, King’s Youth team, tech team, facilities team.
Transforming Lives for Good (TLG):
TLG is a Christian charity that, among other things, partners with churches to run early intervention work in local schools. We have recently partnered with them and are meeting with 7-8 young people in a local school.
Pray for:
- Strong connections with parents. We are utterly reliant on the school to communicate with parents. We offer to meet parents briefly and this would be hugely important.
- That the young people would meet Jesus.
- The love and protection of God to be poured in and around that school. More of Jesus, more of his power, more of his love and for teachers and pupils to be captivated by him.
University Students:
Pray for:
- Christian students to get into and prioritise community and their own personal discipleship while at university
- that we would welcome new students, be family to them while they are away from home and disciple them well while they are in Wycombe
- This generation to encounter Jesus in deep and tangible ways and to be rooted deeply in his love and truth
- Students who don’t know Jesus to try church and encounter Jesus at university
- Christian students to be bold in sharing their faith
- Modupe as she leads the student work and connects with students in church and in the university
- The Bible study running on Tuesday lunchtimes for students who are interested in knowing more about Jesus
