Lloyd's Prayer

Heavenly Father, you are good and have good plans for your world. You pour out mercy and grace, you wrap us up in Christ and his salvation. Through him you restore all things, and bring them under his good rule. Please help us to grow in our longings to see your plans come about. May… Read more Growing longings

Heavenly Father, your word is so good for us to hear. It exposes our great need of a saviour and points us squarely at Christ. Thank you that we can encourage each other with the good news of Christ week by week as we meet together for the Bible talks. Please help us to see… Read more Bible talks

Almighty God, how holy you are! You are clothed in impenetrable light, vastly beyond us and awesome, utterly pure and righteous. You graciously made us your beloved children and gave us every good gift, and yet we turned our back on you and walked our own dark path of sin, embracing darkness and reaping death.… Read more Your holiness

Heavenly Father, thank you for the partnership in the gospel that we can have with the Atherton church. Thank you for the way that the gospel has taken root and grown on the tablelands throughout the years. Thank you for the great encouragement it is to join in with brothers and sisters in Christ and… Read more Atherton next week

Heavenly Father, we rely on you for every breath. Please forgive us for the times we forget your gracious ongoing providence for every part of our life. Thank you, though, that you are the one who brings about life, and growth, and change. Thank you that you grow our group in the way that you… Read more Growing dependence

Heavenly Father, thank you that you are ever with us. How terrible it is to be cut off from you, lacking the life, and grace, and love that you provide. How dark and lost in our own sin we would become. But thank you that you rescued us and remain with us. Thank you that… Read more John 14, with us

Heavenly Father, when we see Jesus, we see you. Lord, help us to recognise how incredible this is. When we hear him speak we hear your words; he acts and does the works that you have planned. Father thank you that you have stepped into out word in order to gather us to yourself. Yet,… Read more John 14, incredible and normal

Lord Jesus, thank you that you are present with us always through your Spirit. Thank you that we have not been left as orphans but always have your advocate, helper, comforter, with us forever. Thank you that you are preparing a home for us and will one day usher us to it personally. Please help… Read more John 14, home

Heavenly Father, we are sorry for the times when we forget how good and gracious you have been to us through Christ. Please help us to keep reminding ourselves of the love you have poured out on us through Jesus’s death and resurrection. Thank you that he gave himself for us at such great cost.… Read more Remembering Christ

Heavenly Father, your word is what we need to hear so that we might come to know Christ, and that we grow up to maturity in in him. Thank you that this word is not just for the old, but the young as well. Help us to serve our children well by speaking your word… Read more Kid’s ministry