NBA Prayers for 30th March - Thornaby Baptist Church

Give thanks for:

Our growing work with Children and Young People;

Our “foodplus community hub”, making a weekly impact in many families from our community;

The blessing of working in partnership with local churches, individuals and charities to see transformation;

Our diverse church family and for those coming regularly who are yet to experience the Saving power of Jesus.

Please pray:

That we would see many turn to Jesus as Saviour;

For the significant number of our church family struggling with ill-health;

That God would lead to us mature Christians gifted in leading 'sung-worship';

For the finances needed to support a full-time minister.

Minister: Alan Brand

NBA Prayers for 23rd March - Hetton-le-Hole IMC

Give thanks:

• for the way that God is bringing us together with a sense of purpose and unity as we adjust to church life following Ian & Maureen Wren joining Lakeside Baptist Church earlier this year
  
• that we have managed to fill all our Church officer vacancies with quite a number of people changing or assuming new roles and responsibilities
• for the desire to see evangelism take a higher profile in the life of the Church
  

For Prayer:

• those who are settling into new roles and responsibilities, including those elected to the Leadership Team
• the events that are planned in the coming months including the social, spiritual and evangelistic events
  
• our continued work with and amongst our Young People

Church President and Elder: Shaun Newton

Website: www.hettonimchurch.org

NBA Prayers for 16th March - Wallsend BC

For Prayer

Sarah, our minister, and the deacons for strength as we try to redouble our efforts to take the Good News to the people of this area.

For local people as they struggle with the impact of central and local government cuts.

For the major refurbishment work in the Sanctuary.

Reasons to be Cheerful

The major refurbishment work in the church as it will look lovely.

The wedding of two of our congregation in April.

The admission to membership this Sunday of Donna and Paul.

Minister: Rev Sarah Harmsworth

NBA Prayers for 9th March - Preston Grange Community Church (North Shields)

Please give thanks for:

Our new lunch club which meets every Wednesday.

For the first prayer request placed in our box at the Community Centre.

For the challenge and encouragement we received from Paul Revill’s visit to us.


Please pray:

That people will come along to the lunch club for food and friendship.

That the Lord will “enlarge our territory” as we reach out beyond the estate where we worship.

That we will be able to show the love of Jesus to those we meet day by day.


Website: www.preston-grangecc.org.uk

NBA Association Prayers for 2nd March

Give thanks for:

Paul Revill in his new ministry amongst us which has begun with very positive first month, starting with his induction service, which was deeply encouraging and challenging.

All the mission which is going on through our churches, from small-scale acts of kindness and sharing of faith in conversations through to larger projects and initiatives.

The churches that are starting new expressions of youth and children's work.

The many ways in which we support one another as a Baptist family, such as though Home Mission and our Association life.

For Prayer:

That during this coming season of Lent and preparation for Easter we capture afresh the amazing wonder of God’s love shown in Jesus.

That God may inspire and lead us to become churches which engage creatively and meaningfully with those outside of our church communities, and may we be bold to embrace the sometimes radical change required to become more mission-oriented to meet the challenges and opportunities of the age in which we live.

That there may be vision, people and finance for youth and children's work within our churches.

That we may face the many missional challenges of living in a 'post-Christendom' context in a secular UK with wisdom and vision.

That the Association’s Council in its ‘Away Day’ (29th March) may discern God’s vision for us as a family of Baptist churches.


Prayers supplied by Rev John Claydon, Rachael Ezra and Rev Paul Revill

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NBA Prayers for 23rd February - Stockton Baptist Tabernacle

Give thanks for the growth of the monthly Sunday morning youth church which "our" small number of teenagers run for themselves, along with those from two or three other churches (including Norton Baptist Church). Please pray that this would continue to grow and strengthen the young people's desire and ability to minister in their own right.

Please pray for our evening service - we thank the Lord that we've still got an evening service and that we've seen growth in our morning worship numbers in the last few months, but with a large auditorium a small evening service feels a bit flat. We're wondering what changes of style we might make to make it 'easier' to know the Lord's presence.

Our children's worker is taking maternity leave soon - please pray for the ministry gap we will have to fill.

Please continue to pray for more musicians to step forward.

As a town centre church with members living all over the area we struggle to know what our mission is. Given that the Billy Graham era is well and truly over, please pray that we would all take personal outreach seriously and see our friends and neighbours saved.

Senior Pastor: Rev Andrew Waugh

Website: www.thetab.co.uk

NBA Prayers for 16th February - Northern Baptist Learning Community (NBLC)

We give thanks for those taking courses on the NBA Learning Programme, and for local ministers who support with teaching on modules.

Pray for Julie Price, Westoe Road, as she works towards BU recognition as lay pastor.

Pray for leaving ministerial students thanking God for David Beech (settling at Southport) and prayers for Linda Donaldson and Matt Wright (who are in conversation with churches).

For interviews of prospective new ministerial students on March 20th and 21st at Luther King House, Manchester.

For Susan Myatt, minister in training at Rising Brook in Stafford, who is due to go on an oversees mission trip to Krygystan at Easter.

For Academic administrator Cath Elliott following the recent death of her father.

For the governing body as they work together with Glen and Clare, the Co-Principals, to discern fresh vision and new strategy for NBLC.

Prayers provided by Linda Hopkins (Regional Tutor, NBLC)