Christmas starts with Christ! As we are involved in different ways of reaching out to people at this time of year, pray for hearts to be opened and people to come to faith. Christmas can be a very lonely time for people, especially those who have been bereaved this year, and the stresses it can bring (including family problems and financial issues) can overshadow many people’s lives. Pray that the reality of Christ’s presence and hope that He brings will be known by many people at this time.
Pray for:
- all the different forms of outreach, including the Monday youth club, the Parent & Toddler group (with the Christmas Party on 11th December) and coffee mornings
- Goldthorpe Christmas Market on Friday 11th December and our outreach at this event
- the ‘Churches Together’ outdoor carol service on Friday 11th December at 6 p.m.
- all the church services in December, especially the carol service at Cherry Tree Court (13th December) and the carol service at Market Street (20th December)
- the work of the Salvation Army at this time and our involvement in their Christmas Appeal
- the Christmas booklets which will be distributed to primary schoolchildren by different local churches
‘The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.’ (John 1:14)