St Luke's Anglican Church Clovelly

Updated March 2008

Prayer Priorities
The need to reach Families in Clovelly and Bronte
Pray for increased opportunities to link families and their members of all ages with the church.

Pray that they will be reached with the Gospel of Christ. Pray for the Lord to bring into the church people with giftings to work with children and teenagers. Jesus said, "The harvest is plentiful and the labourers are few. Pray the Lord of the harvest to send forth labourers into his harvest." (Luke 10)
The Economy
Pray for the many Australians who are negatively affected by increased interest rates on their mortgages.

Ongoing Al Quaeda Threats
Pray for the apprehension of all Al Quaeda leaders, and for protection from terrorist attacks.

Climate Change and the issue of Global Warming
There is a need for concerted action by governments, business and consumers to do all that can be done for the benefit of preserving and repairing the environment of the planet.
Need for peace in the Middle East
Pray for a long-term and sustainable peace. This will involve not only Israel and its neighbours, but the Palestinians and Lebanon, where there is considerable internal strie.
Iraq. Pray that that country will not collapse into civil war, and that insurgeny will be brought under control.
Need for Spiritual Revival in Australia
The Eastern Suburbs are among the driest areas spiritually within this country.

Pray for positive reponses to the proclaimed Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Pray for more opportunities to share the Gospel with individuals and with groups.
Pray that Satan will be thwarted in his attempts to blind people to the nature of sin, the need for repentance and forgiveness.

Clovelly Parish and the Diocesan Mission

Policy One : Spiritual Renewal and Prayer

Pray that the Holy Spirit will open the hearts and minds of people in the Eastern Suburbs to see the need for repentance, forgiveness, faith and the grace of God.

Prayer at home group fellowship. After service prayer for people with needs. Interdenominational pastors' group praying for revival.

Emphasis on Bible teaching to produce life-style that reflects Bible teaching.

Policy Two : Church Planting and Evangelistic Outreach

(1) Students attending English language classes have been attending a Home Group Bible Fellowship meeting each week. Most of them have previously had no involvement in a Christian church. Some of them have now attended St. Luke's Church.

(2) Our church premises have been used by other parish or church related activities.

(3) Pray for the more effective discipling of men.

(4) Pray that people having their children baptised will become increasing involved with the life of the church and that they will be committed to Christ.

Policy Three: Training to equip church members for mission

Some of our core members are undertaking part-time theological studies provided by Moore Theological College.

Our pastor is a tutor for Tyndale College, a non-campus open college to provided correspondence courses in theology to certificate, diploma and degree levels. He is also involved as a mentor in the area of public hospital chaplaincy volunteer training and support.

Policy Four: Structures that Facilitate Mission

We are seeking to upgrade our administrative procedures to facilitate mission.

National Solemn Assembly Canberra 9th - 11th March 07
The Australian Prayer Network, on behalf of a number of national networks of prayer, has called a national solemn assembly to deal with issues confronting the Nation. The Coordinator, Brian Pickering, says that this is “highlighted by the crisis we are facing due to the current prolonged drought affecting most of our country.
He writes,

“What is a Solemn Assembly?A Solemn Assembly is called specifically to confess any known sins, to restore a right relationship between God and His people and in bringing healing and restoration to society and the land. A solemn assembly is marked by seriousness, reflection and a sense of awe before God. It’s a time for believers to listen to what God has to say to them through scripture, to confess together where they have missed the mark and to renew their covenant with God and before those gathered. A Solemn Assembly may be described as, a divinely ordained process for corporate repentance.”

On the final day of the Assembly, Sunday 11th March, the climax to the event in Canberra will be the special Assembly from 12 noon to 3.00 pm. The organisers are encouraging local churches to focus on the theme on that day, and to plan appropriate ways to participate.

The organisers have identified several spiritual problems in our Nation that need to be addressed in preparation for that Assembly:

Lack of Intimacy with God
Idolatry
Sexual immorality
Shedding of innocent blood
Broken covenants
Injustice.

Among the Scriptural passages that are emphasised are 2 Chronicles 7: 13-15, Isaiah 58,
Psalm 68: 6-10, Jeremiah 3: 2-5, Micah 6: 8, Haggai 1: 2-14 and Malachi 4: 1-6.

Prayers requested by members of St. Luke's Clovelly
Requests received are published in the hard copy of The Flame, but will not usually be posted on the web site.

Scripture passages that can help us in our prayers specifically include:

Romans 8: 28-39; James 5: 13-18; Ephesians 1: 15-23; and 3: 14-21; Colossians 1: 9-14, the Psalms and many other passages.

Study also the prayers that are summarised by Paul within his epistles.

Jesus' teaching on paryer inludes Matthew 6: 9-18; Matthew 18: 18-20; Luke 11: 1-13;

Luke 18: 1-14

Pray for the Indian Inland Mission, led by Dr. Paul Pillai

Dr.Paul Pillai regularly updates us with highlights of the Gospel advance and the challenges faced by Indian Inland Mission front-line workers.

Some highlights. Pray for the Lord’s mighty blessing and guidance in all these:

The open door in Afghanistan, where there are several Christian congregations

Evangelism in Iraq, where there are thousands of Christians. Pray for the distribution of Bibles

Evangelism among Hindus. They have set up a Christian "temple" without idols, where some Christian leaders dress like Hindu holy men and make effective contact with religious people who are heavily steeped in Hunduism.

Ministry success among the Dorli people groups in India.

Some of the fastest growing Christian work in India is among the Dalits. Late last year more than 200 Dalit churches were established.

Program to distribute 200,000 Bibles in Pakistan, in Urdu and in English.

The need for finances for all areas of the Indian Inland Mission.

Praise God that since the national elections, the national Government of India supports freedom of religion.

The Rev. Paul Pillai of the Indian Inland Mission visited Clovelly parish and preached at the evening service on Easter Sunday.

Pray for the Sydney Diocesan Mission

Read the Prayer Requests on the Diocesan Mission Website.

Consider registering as a Prayer Warrior. Details on their Website.

http://www.sydneyanglicans.net

http://www.themission.org.au/index.php/article/articleview