Our Prayers
PRAYER SERVICE — first Sunday of the Month, 5pmTherefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
(James 5:16)
And you’ll see that we have a new feature of the Reforming Weekly, an Our Prayers section. Here’s where we can pray through all things we are praying about as a church, and where we can add prayer requests to be brought before the throne of grace by Christ’s people.
Of all the things we do in life, it is never wasted time to pray.
Prayer for Reforming
1 Timothy 2:1-4 ~ supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings for all people.
Thanksgiving to God
Psalm 100; Philippians 4:6 ~ coming to God with thanksgiving.
- Give thanks that we have assurance of forgiveness and renewed relationship with God, and with one another, through the gospel of Christ.
- Give thanks for the Board of Management and the new financial year budget, and pray that we would invest in what we value most as a church.
Church life , Reforming life
Galatians 6:10: especially to those who are of the household of faith.
- Pray that each Lord's Day we would meet Jesus in the Bible and be really changed by His Spirit working in us and through us.
- Pray for the preaching of God’s word from the Book of Revelation, that as we see the Lamb standing victorious, we as a church would endure and stay faithful, with our eyes on Christ.
- Pray that we would grow as a healthy church with a gospel culture, more like Christ.
- Pray for the leaders of Reforming Church, that they would continue to lead with love.
- Pray for the ministry of Members, that God would strengthen them in their inner being, so that we would be a church where members care for one another in our sins and sufferings.
- Pray for more Kids Church teachers and leaders.
- Pray that we would be a safe church, safeguarding the little ones and all the vulnerable.
- Pray that God would provide for the poor and needy, the sick and suffering, through us His church.
- Pray that Christ would care for and provide for those struggling in their mental health.
- Pray for healing, care and comfort for those suffering from cancer in our congregation: Bronwen McCoy and Rachel McRohan.
- Pray for those dear to our congregation, particularly Anthony Talliopoulos (Reforming member Anthea Lourey's brother), who has been diagnosed with leukemia. Pray for him as he undergoes a bone marrow biopsy and starts chemo. Anthony is recently engaged, so also please pray for his fiancée (Acacia).
Our wider Community and Society
1 Timothy 2:1-4 ~ supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings for all people.
- Pray for the protection of the unborn and for the care of women in vulnerable situations.
Evangelism, as we love the lost
Acts 1:8 ~ witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea; Romans 1:16-17; James 5:16.
- Pray for our evangelism as a church. James writes that "the prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working" (James 5:16). Pray for the power of the gospel to save everyone who believes in Christ (Romans 1:16-17), and that God would heal the spiritual sickness that leads to eternal death and save sinners in our society.
- Pray for our planning, bringing and being on-team for Christianity Explored in Term 4, that many would come and trust in Jesus.
- Pray for all the Playgroup families.
- Pray that the Lord would add to our number those who are being saved, gathered from every generation, for healthy intergenerational discipleship.
Prayer for beyond Reforming Church
Acts 1:8 ~ to the end of the earth.
- We pray for the awakening of our society to joy that is found in Jesus.
For churches in our Presbytery (Presbytery of North Western Victoria):
1. Sunraysia (Mildura) Presbyterian Church
2. Swan Hill Presbyterian Church
3. Rochester Presbyterian Church
4. Eaglehawk Presbyterian Church
5. St. John’s Bendigo Presbyterian Church
6. Castlemaine Presbyterian Church
On Mission
- Life FM Bendigo 105.1
- Pray for all churches in Bendigo, praying for them as we remember them each gathered prayer.
- Pray for the persecuted and pressured church around the world.
For the Presbyterian Theological College
Pray for the Presbyterian Theological College and the Theological Education Committee of Victoria.
- pray for the faculty and staff: Grant them wisdom, endurance, and joy as they teach, mentor, and prepare students for gospel ministry.
- pray for the students and candidates: Equip them with deep scriptural knowledge, godly character, and a burning passion to share the love of Jesus Christ.
- pray for the harvest: Raise up more faithful men and women to equip the saints for ministry.
For our supported missionaries
- International: Chris & Naomi Boyes serving south east Asia.
- National: Presbyterian Inland Mission with McNairs at Mt. Magnet.
- Local: AFES Bendigo (CU Bendigo) with the Staff of Cat Tuckwell, Ryan Smith and Steve Blyth — along with the students and Servant Team (student leaders).
Investing in Gospel mission & ministry
