NBA Praying Together - 1st November 2020

Dear All

This coming week we invite you to pray for Oxford Road Baptist Church, Hartlepool

They give thanks for Phil Dixon coming to be their minister and ask for prayer that Phil and Margaret will settle in quickly. 

They ask that we pray for:

People who are still isolating at home and not yet coming to church. That they will know God's presence and that the streaming of the services will be useful to them. 

Pray for the church's outreach. Many of the things that we would usually do aren't happening at the moment so it's even more important that we reach out to people through the Orb Centre and personal relationships. 

That the church's time and resources will be used well to further God's kingdom. 

May God bless you in this fellowship of prayer.

Ephesians 3:20 with God's power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine. 

NBA Registered Office: 23, Church Wynd, Sherburn Village, Durham. DH6 1QU

Company Number 04340889. Registered Charity Number 1092595

The Northern Baptist Association is a Registered Charity No. 1092595 and a Limited Company No. 04340889, Registered Office: 23 Church Wynd, Sherburn Village, Durham. DH6 1QU. This email (including any attached files) may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this email in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the agreed policy of the Northern Baptist Association. Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this email is strictly forbidden. The Northern Baptist Association has made reasonable efforts to ensure that any attached files are virus-free, but you should use your own virus checking system to confirm this. We do not accept liability for loss or damage which may be caused to computer systems or data. The Association through its staff, officers and volunteers are asked for their opinion on a wide variety of concerns relating to the life of the Church. However, it is the responsibility of those seeking/receiving advice to identify when the matters arising require formal legal advice.  The Association does not provide legal advice and therefore does not carry insurance that covers loss that might arise from such advice.  Communications with the Association staff, officers and volunteers should not be relied upon as a substitute for obtaining specific and more detailed advice in a particular matter. Further communication will signify your consent to this.

NBA Praying Together 25th October 2020

The week we invite you to prayer for North Shields Baptist Church where Liz Edwards is the minister.

They give thanks:

• for God's faithfulness during this lockdown time. He has stayed with us and He's carrying us through.
• for wonderful members of the church who have been with us for many years, now gone to be with the Lord.
• that we have been able to maintain our Nite Bite Food Bank (run by Churches Together but held in our church) right through the pandemic.

They ask that we pray:

• for guidance as we seek God's will concerning the possibility of having a Minister-in-Training placed with us for the next few years.
• for more opportunities to support the children and their families during this time.
• for the inspiration to find ways of reaching out to our community with the message of Jesus this Christmas.

God bless you as you engage in the fellowship of prayer.

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Ephesians 1: 15-16 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.

NBA Registered Office: 23, Church Wynd, Sherburn Village, Durham. DH6 1QU

Company Number 04340889. Registered Charity Number 1092595

The Northern Baptist Association is a Registered Charity No. 1092595 and a Limited Company No. 04340889, Registered Office: 23 Church Wynd, Sherburn Village, Durham. DH6 1QU. This email (including any attached files) may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this email in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the agreed policy of the Northern Baptist Association. Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this email is strictly forbidden. The Northern Baptist Association has made reasonable efforts to ensure that any attached files are virus-free, but you should use your own virus checking system to confirm this. We do not accept liability for loss or damage which may be caused to computer systems or data. The Association through its staff, officers and volunteers are asked for their opinion on a wide variety of concerns relating to the life of the Church. However, it is the responsibility of those seeking/receiving advice to identify when the matters arising require formal legal advice.  The Association does not provide legal advice and therefore does not carry insurance that covers loss that might arise from such advice.  Communications with the Association staff, officers and volunteers should not be relied upon as a substitute for obtaining specific and more detailed advice in a particular matter. Further communication will signify your consent to this.

NBA Praying Together 18th October 2020

Dear all,

This week we as part of our fellowship of prayer we ask you to pray for Billingham Baptist Church. http://billinghambaptist.org.uk/ 

Giving thanks to God

God's faithfulness to us especially through this season of a pandemic
That new contacts that were made in February through our Breakfast Club have stayed in touch while we have been unable to meet physically

That our fellowship have managed to stay in touch and support each other through the pandemic

Requests for prayer
Guidance as we continue our process of finding God's shepherd to lead his flock at Billingham
Patience as we seek and hope to re-open our doors shortly
Guidance as we seek God's will for our fellowship going forwards and where He would have us serve the community

God bless you in this fellowship of prayer!

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Ephesians 1: 15-16 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.

NBA Registered Office: 23, Church Wynd, Sherburn Village, Durham. DH6 1QU

Company Number 04340889. Registered Charity Number 1092595

The Northern Baptist Association is a Registered Charity No. 1092595 and a Limited Company No. 04340889, Registered Office: 23 Church Wynd, Sherburn Village, Durham. DH6 1QU. This email (including any attached files) may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient (or have received this email in error) please notify the sender immediately and destroy this e-mail. Any opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily the agreed policy of the Northern Baptist Association. Any unauthorised copying, disclosure or distribution of the material in this email is strictly forbidden. The Northern Baptist Association has made reasonable efforts to ensure that any attached files are virus-free, but you should use your own virus checking system to confirm this. We do not accept liability for loss or damage which may be caused to computer systems or data. The Association through its staff, officers and volunteers are asked for their opinion on a wide variety of concerns relating to the life of the Church. However, it is the responsibility of those seeking/receiving advice to identify when the matters arising require formal legal advice.  The Association does not provide legal advice and therefore does not carry insurance that covers loss that might arise from such advice.  Communications with the Association staff, officers and volunteers should not be relied upon as a substitute for obtaining specific and more detailed advice in a particular matter. Further communication will signify your consent to this.

NBA Praying Together 11th October 2020

This week we as part of our fellowship of prayer we ask you to pray for Westgate Baptist Church.

Westgate Baptist Church: https://www.westgatebaptist.org.uk/

Pastor: Shelagh Garry

Give thanks for:

God's sustaining grace and provision for us

the technical and creative abilities amongst them that help them to stay connected in worship, prayer, Bible Study and fellowship

Pray for:

the church in its continuing search for their next minister

unity of heart, mind and purpose as they learn what in means to be Jesus' church together in these different and strange times

wisdom and creativity as we try to find ways to make Jesus known and to 'do good' in thier community

Ephesians 1: 15-16 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.  

NBA Praying Together: Sunday 4th October 2020

Dear All,

Praying Together:  4th October 2020: Whitley Lodge Baptist Church

Give thanks for:

·       Four years of ministry under Paul Richards

·       Church members looking out for one another and keeping connected during the pandemic

 

Please pray for:

·       Paul and Lynn as they settle into retirement and seek God's will for the future

·       Our church during the vacancy and as we try to discern God's leading in our search for a new minister

·       Those who feel isolated at this time. We are unable to meet together as many of the congregation are elderly or vulnerable and we do not have our own building

·       Our services taking place online, and those unable to access technology

Ephesians 1: 15-16 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God's people, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers.

NBA Praying Together 27th September 2020

Dear All,

We express our thanks and appreciation to Roger Daniel who has stepped down as our Prayer Co-ordinator. We thank him for his service and support over the past 18 months and wish him well as he serves God in other ways. Please pray for God's guidance as we seek how best to explore this ministry of encouraging one another in prayer.

As we seek God in prayer this weekend let's pray for our land and our world as we move into a new season and time of challenge with the Covid pandemic.

Let's give thanks and praise God for:

• His faithfulness, love and power
• the fellowship of His people and support we offer to one another
• the support and care of so many in society, providing help and comfort to the anxious, grieving and ill.
• the creative opportunities for friendship, worship and discipleship

Let's pray

• that we will hear the promises of His Word and seek the guidance of HIs Spirit.
• for our government, MPs, researchers and specialists that they may act with good wisdom, understanding and compassion
• for all who are finding life difficult because of the restriction we encounter
• for all who are suffering and grieving
• for clear medical breakthroughs to bring help and relief
• for good international co-operation and especially support for poorer nation

'Send me your light and your faithful care, let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God. Psalm 43:3-4.

God bless!

John C

NBA Prayer Topics 6th September 2020

Give thanks for:

·                The small steps forward, which the church has made in worshiping together in the church building.

·                The way members of the fellowship supported each other in the dark days, and continue to do so in the present.

·                The wonderful truth, that God's faithful love surrounds his people at all times and in all situations.

 

Pray for:

·                Wisdom as we seek to open up different aspects of church life, so that we ensure everyone has support, and are able to engage in some way in the life of the fellowship.

·                The church as it continues to work through the Re:Imagine initiative.

·                Those; in the fellowship who continue to feel isolated and lonely due to their personal experience of lockdown.

·                The surrounding community; that those bonds that were forged in a time of adversity might continue to be strengthened in the present.

Prayer Topics Supplied by Ronnie Wynd: Minister Durham City Baptist Church

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