Month: June 2019

Father, please keep me motivated by the gospel. Open my eyes to the dreadfulness of sin and spur me on to proclaim the salvation that is only found in Christ. Remind me of the terrible consequences and punishment of sin and expands my thankfulness for all that Christ has done. May it fill me with… Read more Gospel motivation

Heavenly Father, we ask that you comfort the Wills family and our brothers and sisters at The Good Shepherd church. Help them to look to Christ and all that he has done for us and find great hope. May they rest confidently in the knowledge that the mortal will put on immortality, that death will… Read more Comfort

Father, thank you for the fellowship we have in Christ. We rejoice that Christ not only saved us from death, but he gave us life and made us his own. Thank you for the time I could spend being reminded of this with the rest of the AFES senior staff last week. Please strengthen us… Read more Time of fellowship

Heavenly Father, may I crave your word, aching to be satisfied with the gospel of Jesus. Stir up in me a greater longing to hear and be formed up in maturity. Help me not to shirk from rebuke but accept it with wisdom. Help me to fall onto it for my comfort when I am… Read more Craving your word

Heavenly Father, I ask that mid year camp will be a time of growth and challenge. Help us to see the wonder of your character and nature, and rejoice in your works of salvation. I ask that you will give us patience and diligence as we prepare materials for the students to explore and that… Read more Camp preparations

Father, thank you that fruitfulness in people is not generated by me. Help me to keep hoping in and looking forward to the fruitfulness of your kingdom, even though I don’t know how it sprouts or have control over its growth. Keep me sowing the seed of your word and harvesting the fruit that follows.… Read more Kingdom labour

Father, I ask that you may make our group at JCU thoroughly gospel hearted. May we love it, live it, and speak of it. May we see the richness of Christ and all he is and has done for us throughout the Bible. May we be a group who loves to meet together and spur… Read more Gospel shaped group

Father, thank you for the preaching of your word. We ask that you keep working in us through it today. Your word brings rebuke, so bring us to repentance; your word brings comfort, so set our hearts at peace; your word brings life, so we praise you that we have been able to hear and… Read more Thanks for our preachers

Gracious Father, please provide our family with patience, love and self control as we bring up our children. Help us to see our own weaknesses more readily than we see those of others and quickly turn to you for forgiveness and strength. Fill our minds with the steadfast love that you faithfully pour out on… Read more Family needs

Heavenly Father, I ask that the 20 copies of Mark sitting on my desk will move into the hands of 20 students. I pray that there might be students meeting to read together and hear for themselves the news of Jesus, our king and saviour. May the Christian students at JCU love the gospel and… Read more 20 copies of Mark