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Sierra Leone Prayer Points for December 2017

The main issue in Sierra Leone at the moment involves the contents of the 40 foot container which arrived at Bethesda two weeks ago.

Please pray:

That God will stir the hearts of folk in the Connexion to help with the massive distribution of goods.
That Magnus, Daniel and others involved in the organisation will be given wisdom in the distribution of the shoe bags and other items.
That transport might be available to deliver the goods to outlying villages.
That those involved in this work will be strengthened and stay healthy throughout. That God will keep them safe on the roads.
That the children receiving the shoe bags will also receive the love of Jesus.
That the street children will accept the sleeping bags knowing that God loves them.
That Christmas will be a blessed time for all our friends in the Connexional Churches.
That Christmas will be celebrated by the children at Bethesda as a time of happiness.

A study based on Acts 12:1-11

If you missed the sermon you can pick it up here: Powerful Prayers & Powerful Answers

Read the passage and as you work your way through it, stop at after each new character is introduced and discuss what the group know about them;
Peter slept, talk through how you might feel in a comparative situation and also why was Peter able to sleep? What can we learn form this and how can we apply it to our lives today?
Discus verse 8 and consider how the miraculous is almost always missed with the practical when Go intervenes in our lives;
Going back to verse 5, we read that the people prayed earnestly, what might that kind of prayer be like?
Discuss as a group how you can practically help each other to be encouraged and helped to develop in your personal prayer lives and also be more engaged in the church’s collective prayer life.

In the sermon we looked briefly at the following scriptures: James 4:1-2, Isaiah 59:1-2, 2 Chronicles 16:9a. Which other verses on prayer come to mind, when thinking about our need and reluctance to pray.
Take the 5 sermon headings and talk through practical applications which we could commit to taking on board (individually and as a church). The headings were:
1. We crowd out prayer with other things
2. Sin separates
3. We don’t see prayer as a relationship thing
4. We don’t appreciate the massive importance of the facts that prayer prepares us for spiritual warfare. And prayer is spiritual warfare.
5. We think we can handle things ourselves
Spend some time praying for each other.