NBA Prayer Relay, week from 31st January - North Shields BC

Give thanks -

·  for a successful Alpha Course last Autumn, leading to 2 baptisms last week

·  for well attended Christmas events, raising the church's profile in the town

·  for a continued development of our understanding of the power of prayer

 

Please pray -

·  for those that God is calling to take on new leadership and serving roles amongst us

·  for the 'Prayers on the Move' initiative on the Metro system

·  for many in the fellowship who have been and are ill

Minister: Rev Liz Edwards

Website: www.nsb.org.uk

NBA Prayer Relay for the week from 24th January - Whitley Lodge BC (Whitley Bay)

Thanks.

1. For our 'interim moderator' / anchor man Graham White.

2. For a great, in depth 'winter bible school' from Reg, on the subject of 'the Lamb'

3. The school where we meet are happy for us to install a loop system.

 

Prayer.

1. For the right pastor/pastoral team and for the needs of the church to be met while we look.

2. For the children's work 'Good News Club' and for 'light bite and banter'.

3. Our verse for the year is about forgetting the former things and the promise that God will do something new. So please pray that we'll embrace whatever it is that the Lord has for us.

Interim Moderator: Rev Graham White
Website: www.whitleylodgebaptist.org.uk

NBA Prayer Relay, week from 17t January - New Life BC (Northallerton)

Praise

 

We give thanks for
·         a very positive Advent season, with some people coming to faith.
·         the past year: God has blessed us in many ways.
·         a developing mentoring culture which is bearing fruit.

 

Pray

 

Please pray for
·         our annual week of prayer and fasting, 18-22 January, with prayer meetings every evening.
·         the launch of Street Angels in Northallerton at the beginning of May. NLBC is working with the local Police and other churches in the town on this initiative: please pray for all the practicalities and training in coming weeks and months.
·         more people to come to faith and that we will disciple them well as the mentoring culture develops throughout the church.
·         the growth of our ministry to youth, children and young adults, that God will help us to reach out creatively to them, particularly to those families in the community who don't currently go to church. Pray that God will help us to build bridges from those age groups into the church.

Senior Pastor: Rev Glen Cormack

Website: www.nlbc.org.uk

NBA Prayer Relay - Middlesbrough BC (week from 10th January)

Praise: 

• For a happy and blessed Advent and Christmas season, with some well-attended services and encouraging outreach into local care homes.
• For Dave and Nigel's exciting and challenging India trip in Nov 2015 - and that our partnership with Grace Bible College might continue to bear much fruit.
• For exciting signs of growth in our Monday evening youth group and for new partnerships with other Christians locally.

 

Petitions:

• For our NBA Prayer Relay Week, including our Contemplative Prayer Evening and our launch service with Rev Roy Searle.
• For the launch of our Middlesbrough Baptist Church 2016 Year of Prayer.
• For those in our fellowship who struggle, and for any facing difficult pastoral situations. We pray that all will know God's peace.

Pastor: Rev Nigel Riley

Website: https://sites.google.com/site/mborobaptistchurch/home

NBA Prayers for 13th December - Spennymoor IMC (between Durham and Bishop Auckland)

Give thanks for:

·         the encouragement provided by the Prayer Relay

·         George Eales' strengthening health

Pray for the Prayer Relay events, that they may all shine a light on the true meaning of Christmas:

·         our special Service this evening with John Claydon

·         the various carol singing opportunities during the coming week, in retirement homes and at ASDA and Weatherspoons, as well as our own Carol Service next Sunday evening

·         the Christmas Dinner for those who attend the weekly Friday "Drop-In"

·         the Kingdom Kids Nativity Play next Sunday afternoon

Ministers: George Eales and Beryl Harbisher

NOTE: The next NBA Prayers will be for Sunday 10th January

NBA Prayer Relay for week from 6th December - Bishop Auckland BC

GIVE THANKS

• for our many visiting preachers and the varying styles of ministry that they bless us with
• for the introduction at our church of a Children's Club (Explorers)

 

PLEASE PRAY

• that God will bless the ministry of Explorers and that the numbers will steadily grow
• ask God to bless and protect the leaders, the helpers, and those administering safeguarding
• for the Community Prayer Meeting on 8th December, and pray that there will be a positive response to the Prayer Cards that are going to be distributed
• that God will bless and sustain those of our Fellowship who are struggling with ill health and requiring medical attention

Minister: Rev Trevor Rowe
Website: www.bishopbaptists.co.uk

NBA Prayer Relay for 29th November - Owton Manor BC (Hartlepool)

1)   Bright Sparks is our 5 to 11 children's work has rapidly grown to 46 for our Thursday evening meeting. This altered the dynamics, content and leadership requirement with too many children with insufficient to do, becoming unwieldy and potentially dangerous. Also, because of known absences coming up in Nov we thought it best suspended meetings and regroup our strategy and staff for January. At this stage our strategy is developing on course to re-open Jan 2016 where we look for the Lord's wisdom and blessing on the children.

 

2)   Because of the retirement of two leaders after many years of faithful service in many departments of the church, we need others to take over and nominations in for January for our AGM. As with many other churches this is not automatic in a mainly elderly congregation. Wisdom, motivation and new blood are required.

 

3)   The Baptist churches in Hartlepool have  gradually and deliberately worked closer together in recent years as a denomination, and so to with Churches Together in the town: FOODBANK, Street Pastors, Breakfast Club, Debt Counselling, Lent Courses, Week of Prayer for Unity, Pentecost Day of Prayer, Advent etc. We need this work to have deep roots and healthy growth to produce spiritual and practical wellbeing across Hartlepool.

 

West View for prayer:

·         We are thankful for being able to go ahead with our building refurbishment over the last few months. Pray for speedy completion of final bits and for additional work planned for the new year.

·         We are 60 years old! (last week actually) and are hoping to do some things during 2016 that might mark that in some way. Pray for ideas and opportunities.

 

And from Oxford Road:

·         We would appreciate prayer for a Christianity Explored course we intend to run early next year.

·         Protection for the leadership and the congregation as a number have faced some big challenges in the last few months the consequences of which will carry over into 2016

·         We have enjoyed working with a number of the other churches in Hartlepool and appreciated the fellowship and friendship shared among the leaders. Pray that this might continue to flourish in 2016.

Pastor: Rev Maurice Mathison

Website: www.ombc.org.uk