‘Thy Kingdom Come’ …
Do you pray this one? Pete Greig (24-7 prayer) highlights
Frederick Buecher’s words ‘go where your best prayers take you’.
Along with a few thousand other people, I thanked God for
the present Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, speaking at Spring Harvest
in Minehead this year. As Baptist Christians we are grateful for an unashamedly
evangelical Archbishop who speaks our language, albeit with a posher accent
than I hear in most Baptist Churches! I want to encourage everyone to engage
with the Thy Kingdom Come initiative
Justin Welby has spearheaded. Anything which begins with it’s pledge to pray
#ToJesus is surely right in the ball park for everyone part of our seventy-two
network. For any Baptists with a
sensitive disposition, can I remind you our own Lyn Green has also called us to
prayer via her Beacons of Prayer initiative.
The sharp focus of Thy Kingdom Come is praying for those not
yet Christians to come into a living relationship with Jesus.
Prayer changes things and when we gather in the name of
Jesus we are together in the presence of the one true living God. I’m sure we
all need regularly reminding of Jesus’ words: ‘all things are possible with
God’ (Mark 10:27). Praying with others does that for me.
If there’s a Thy Kingdom Come prayer event near you, try and
get along.
If the church you’re a part of is not planning a focused
prayer event why not
ask people to join you?
If you’re church does call everyone to prayer, why not
invite the other Baptist Churches nearby?
Do please join in praying the 11 Prayers of Thy Kingdom
Come:
•
25 May
#ToJesus
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26 May
#Praise
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27 May
#Thanks
•
28 May
#Sorry
•
29 May
#Offer
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30 May
#PrayFor
•
31 May
#Help
•
1 June
#Adore
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2 June
#Celebrate
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3 June
#Silence
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4 June
#ThyKingdomCome
I realise it’s not down to us, but let’s ensure we’re not
simply observer’s of God moving in the UK in spite of us.
