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Tom writes...April - May ‘24Inside this issue:Tom writes...2-3Justice and... 4Reading the book of Acts 5-6Thank you Pete 6Cuppa & Cake 7Diary - February – March 2024 8-10Bible Reading Plan 11Prayer Page 12Pray for Businesses 13Notices 14-15Back Page 16Newsletter ArticlesAnyone who regularly attendsSt Mildred’s can contribute articles tothe newsletter.The next Newsletter will be the June –July 2024 Issue. The deadline for contributionsis 17 May.Any queries regarding newsletter:Email: newseditor16@gmail.comOver Lent we have been studying the PrayerCourse by 24-7 Prayer. There are 3 sessions leftrestarting on 15 th April.I have been struck by a number of things so faras we’ve looked at the material, heard many stories,and been encouraged by Pete Greig, thefounder of the 24/7 prayer movement.Firstly, is the great privilege of prayer and howmuch we should enjoy it. Pete writes:“It’s...important to make your daily devotions asenjoyable as possible. Most days I look forward tomy moments of quiet, alone with the Lord, clutchinga big mug of coffee in the morning, pausing topray the Lord’s Prayer at noon, and then strollingout under the stars at night. There is an excitementabout opening my Bible thinking, ‘I wonderwhat the Lord is going to say to me today?’ It’s aprivilege to be able to discuss my concerns withthe living God.”Pete encourages us to make adoration a significantpart of our prayers:adoring the God who hasmade us his children. Hesays a key reason peopleavoid prayer is because weimagine God “scowling,perpetually disapproving,invariably disappointed.”Instead, Jesus teaches that“the God to whom we pray isextravagantly kind; a fatherwho comes running towards us with arms flungwide.”This has really blessed me. Not that before doingthe course I hated prayer or imagined Godas terribly angry (though we all struggle withthese things). But being reminded of the privilegeof approaching a loving father who is worthyof our adoration has been tremendouslyhelpful.www.stmildreds.org 2
Secondly, is PeteGreig’s encouragementto havethe faith to askGod for specificthings in line with his will for a person orsituation. The idea is to seek God based onthe promises he has given us in his wordand believe that he will answer us when wepray.It is possible only ever to pray so generallythat we are never able to know if our prayerhas been answered, and our faith is notstretched too much. For example, one ofthe most general prayers is, “Lord bringworld peace.” But once we start prayingmore specifically, we make ourselves morevulnerable, and this requires greater trust.April - May ‘24As we enter April 2024, we are at a criticalmoment in our building project. We have totrust God and seek him to provide for us inways that surpass our imagination. It is ahuge ask and requires great faith and prayer.It will also require considerable effort.So during April we are all invited to join inprayer about this and, at the annual meetingin May, we will be thinking about howwe can get involved in taking things forward.We have seen God do amazing things forus in the past; and we need him to do themagain. So let us approach our loving father,rely on his promises, make specific requestsaccording to his will, and give himglory when he answers!Praying generally can be important, ofcourse, but it also good to be more specificabout what we’re asking God and base ourrequests on the promises he has given us.And grounding our prayers on his promisesenables us to know that we are praying inline with his will.The book that Pete Greig wrote, on whichthe course is based (how to pray) is verygood; I recommend it. I could talk aboutmany other things that have struck me, butthere isn’t space here.Now to him who is able to do immeasurablymore than all we ask or imagine, accordingto his power that is at work within us, to himbe glory in the church andin Christ Jesus throughoutall generations, for everand ever! Amen.Ephesians 3:20-21.Tom Lake -VicarFor Lent this year we arerunning the Prayer Courseby 24 -7 prayer.This is an online course on Zoom as it is difficultto find a time to use the church building.The course will run at 8pm on Mondays on Zoom for 1 hour.There are three evenings remaining, after Easter:15, 22, 29 AprilYou can watch a trailer for the course here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNLIFykoBfYwww.stmildreds.org 3
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