Jesus said, ‘… you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’ (Acts 1: 8) As we have been praying for the Holy Spirit’s power in May, this month let’s pray for the purpose of the filling of the Holy Spirit to be fulfilled in our lives: witness.
- Pray for the witness of the whole Church in Goldthorpe (our church, Salvation Army and the parish church), as well as churches in Thurnscoe and Bolton-on-Dearne and other Dearne towns
- Pray for us as we ‘prayer walk’ the streets during June, asking God to lead us and direct us to those He is preparing for salvation and to guide us in our prayer for our locality. Join with us if you can on 11th & 25th June at 7:30 p.m. (or pray in the church building if you are not able to walk far.)
- Pray for our individual witness, where ever we are: at home with family and friends, with our neighbours, in our locality, or at work.
‘Being salt and light demands two things: we practise purity in the midst of a fallen world and yet we live in proximity to this fallen world.’ (David Kinnaman) Let’s continue to pray for love and holiness to be seen in our lives, for these are powerful aspects of our witness. As Garry reminded us on Sunday, witness is about more than the words we speak. We earn the right to speak through our obedient, holy living, and we can only do this as we abide in Christ and yet remain in the world: ‘May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me.‘ (John 17:21)