My Journal

Luke 24:36-53
Father God I thank you for this glimpse of your church, where Jesus is at the centre, where believers experience him through touch, through the opening of your word, and through the imparting of Holy Spirit. Lord would you help me in leadership to firstly expereince this for myself and secondly help others experience it too.

Ephesians 3:1-13
Father, you are a multi-facted God who has a multicolured nature. Thank you that all of your nature was seen through Jesus. I thank you too that your church, like you is full of diversity. Lord I pray that you would help me speak and lead with clarity especially about equality within your church and on the issue of breaking down dividig walls.

There is a place of commanded blessing
Where brethren in unity dwell
A place where anointing oil is flowing
And we live as one

You have called us to be a body
You have called us as friends
Joined together in the bond of the Spirit
Unto the end

Father we join with the prayer of Jesus
As you are so let us be one
Joined together in unity and purpose
All for the love of your son

We will break dividing walls
We will break dividing walls
We will break dividing walls in the name of your Son
We will break dividing walls
We will break dividing walls and we will be one

Ephesians 2:11-22
Lord I thank you that your desire for all believers is about unity. I believe that there are no grades of christian, none are more or less superioir than others, all are loved unconditionally by you. Help me Lord to avoid categorizing believers but view us all as one body, interdependant on each other in order to be good witness for you and to bring you glory.

Ephesians 2:1-10
Lord I am alive, not because I breathe but because I have your spirit living in me. This body of mine will fail one day by my spirit which is inhabitted by your spirit will live on forever. I ask that you would help me walk in your ways now so that I wont have drastic chsnges to make when I meet you in heaven.

Ephesians 1:15-23
Father I would love to see your power moving in immeasurable gretness in our church. I am not sure what this means or would look like but I imagine people would be so determined to live for you that others would notice a difference and ask questions. Father help me to be salt and light in your world.

Ephesians 1:1-14
Father I thank you that you plan ahead. I have confidence in your wisdom and judgement and although I do not know what is in store for me I look forward to walking in your purposes for eternity. Thank you too that the church is part of your plan, may we bring pleaseure to you through our collective worship.

Psalm 84
Jesus I thank you that you were always moving forward, to a goal with purpose, that goal was the salvation of humankind and you took your disciples with you. Thank you Holy Spirit that you take me forward, you bring change to make me more like Jesus, help me always be ready and willing to take the next step to embrace the things you have in store for me. It is true - "Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere".

Romans 5:1-11
Father this morning I lift to you those who find it difficult to access your kingdom. For the physically challenged Lord I ask that you would enable them to find a caring community that uses all resources possible to ensure they have access to your kingdom. For those with learning difficulties I pray too that you would give them opportunitie to access all the resources you have for them. Thank you that this faith is not about intellectual or physical supremecy but about your great love for all humankind.

John 17
I thank you so much that prayer changes things. Lord I ask that you would help me realise the power of prayer and the way things change becaise of it. Father I ask too that you would help me develop more of a listening side to my prayer life that I may povide an opportuniy for you to speak direlty to me about issues that either concern or bless you.

John 16:16-33
Lord Jesus when I am under pressure I pray that you would help me know your inner peace and joy deep within my heart. I ask Lord that you would give me strength and wisdom to know what you would have me do and how you want me to live. I ask that my joy may be evident to all and that in fact it is yur joy flowing through me.