Wednesday 15 July

Read Luke 5: 1-11

Jesus Chooses His First Disciples

5 One day Jesus was standing by the Sea of Galilee. The people crowded around him and listened to the word of God. 2 Jesus saw two boats at the edge of the water. They had been left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. 3 He got into the boat that belonged to Simon. Jesus asked him to go out a little way from shore. Then he sat down in the boat and taught the people.

4 When he finished speaking, he turned to Simon. Jesus said, “Go out into deep water. Let down the nets so you can catch some fish.”

5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

6 When they had done so, they caught a large number of fish. There were so many that their nets began to break. 7 So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.

8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord!” he said. “I am a sinful man!” 9 He and everyone with him were amazed at the number of fish they had caught. 10 So were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, who worked with Simon.

Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will fish for people.” 11 So they pulled their boats up on shore. Then they left everything and followed him.

• What stands out to you?
  • In Verse 5 5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”… Simon had faith to believe ‘If Jesus said it, he would trust it’ irrespective of what made sense to him or his feelings.

In Proverbs 3:5-6 it says…

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
    and lean not on your own understanding;
6 in all your ways submit to him,
    and he will make your paths straight.[a]

• Lord, whatever You ask of us, give us a heart that says, “Because You say so, I will.” Strengthen our faith to obey You promptly and confidently, knowing that Your plans are always good and that I can trust every word You speak.

SUNDAY MEETINGS

Please Pray:

Worship Band – Paul Gibbins

• Deep personal encounters with God in their own quiet times.
• Freedom, joy, and sensitivity in leading others into the presence of God

Meeting Leaders – Nicola and Seyi

• Peace and protection over them
• Attentiveness to the Holy Spirit’s guidance in every moment.

Speaker – Rich

• Radical revelation whilst preparing that refreshing his soul Hughley.
• That the words would carry God’s power, impacting hearts and minds.

Across All Meetings in every room (King’s Kids and Youth)

• A tangible, powerful sense of the Holy Spirit’s presence.
• Salvation, healing, and renewed faith.

BRIDGE COURT WELCOME – Family fun afternoon in their forecourt

Please Pray:

• For good conversations with the families
• For dry weather
• For safety (the automatic entrance doors cause a risk of kids escaping)

• For the Lords guidance in how to grow this ministry in the coming year. (We are praying about a monthly ‘Stay and Play’ sessions on Fridays after school in the West end Hall)

NEWDAY (Youth Festival)

Please Pray:

• for Abi, Andy and the rest of the teams physical and spiritual health. Both leading up to Newday during.
• for the organisation of paperwork, camping kit and food for 120!!
• for a safe journeys to and from the site
• for all Young people and team to grow to know the Lord more deeply.
• for Young people to look out for others not in their friendship group.
• for wisdom to handle unexpected challenges calmly and effectively

LIGHTHOUSE (a week-long holiday club for kids.)

Please Pray:

• for unity amongst the teams
• for wisdom in caring for the Young leaders serving
• for encounters with Jesus and miracles

WEC CAMP (Kids Week away)

Please Pray:

• for Ben and the rest of the teams physical and spiritual health. Both leading up to WEC and during
• that all the King’s kids going don’t get home sick and make new friends fast
• for encounters with Jesus and miracles