Month: August 2021

Heavenly Father, please help us to number our days and grow a heart of wisdom. Please help us to see how short our life is and that sin has broken and destroyed our world leaving us without peace and facing your wrath. Help us to see things from your perspective, recognising the tragedy of our… Read more Joy in the mess of sin

Heavenly Father, please remind us here in our group at JCU of the momentous news of Jesus. May the news that he is Lord sink deep into our hearts and cause us to repent and believe the gospel. May we delight in his lordship, seeing that there is truly no king like him, who loves,… Read more Pointing to Christ

Heavenly Father, thank you for the way that you graciously work behind the scenes. I am weak but you are strong and you build your kingdom through your word. Please help me to keep trusting you in season and out, and to keep pointing people to Jesus our great hope and salvation. Thank you for… Read more Weak work and God’s grace

Heavenly Father, please help us to learn that you are strong even though we are weak. May times of sickness make us acutely aware of your sufficient grace, that you alone are able to save. Keep us rejoicing in the glorious position in which you have placed us with Christ, that even though we are… Read more Sickness

Heavenly Father, thank you for the opportunity to meet together this week and read your word. Please help us to be a group that does not merely read it, but one that listens to it. Please help us to read it faithfully, seeing how it all comes together and is fulfilled in the person of… Read more Bible study beginnings