Refried Sunday

A People of Prayer...who wear the same shirts!

Show Notes: 

Prayer Prompt: Pray that believers in our church would find a deeper connection between the Sunday worship of the gathered church and the Monday-through-Saturday worship of their day-to-day lives.

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Faithfulness, Fruitfulness, and a Few Fun Names

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Prayer Prompts:

 Pray that the Holy Spirit would fill your congregation with inspiring hope this Sunday.

Pray for a powerful experience of the joy and peace of the future new heavens and new earth right in your midst as you worship.

Link to Understanding the Great Commission by Mark Dever: https://www.amazon.ca/Understanding-Great-Commission-Church-Dever/dp/1433688948/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0

Unity: Spirit-Led and Scripture-Fed

Show Notes: 

Prayer Prompt:

- Pray that sufferers of all stripes would feel like worship is a safe enough space to lay that pain, honestly and authentically, before God and others.

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Eager Ears, Winsome Truth and the Work of the Spirit

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Prayer Prompts:

Ask the Holy Spirit to lead our church toward a saturation in the Scriptures, both inside and outside the worship service.

Pray desperately for the Holy Spirit to make the Word deeply satisfying to all who gather. 

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Speaker: Jude St. John & Barry Usher

"Conflagrational" Christianity

Show Notes: 

Prayer Prompts

Pray for a spirit of anticipation in the hearts of all who gather for worship, that all would yearn for and seek the face of God in Jesus.

Ask the Holy Spirit to magnify the glory of Jesus Christ-who he is and what he has done. 

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Courage in Dark Days, Confidence in a Saving God

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Prayer prompt: Pray for those in the church who are experiencing a prolonged season of spiritual "dryness", and ask the Lord to bless them with a powerful sense of his presence, love, and grace.

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Pastors Jude and Graham discuss their recent trip to Africa to visit some of our international workers. Topics include the challenges of ministry in a Muslim context, the joys and difficulties of international travel, the beauty of Gospel relationships, and jewelry (?) making.

Improving our Gathering by Fixing our Gaze on the Risen Christ

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Prayer Prompts: 

Pray that the Holy Spirit would use the elements of the worship service to oppose the proud but give grace to the humble (Prov. 3:34; James 4:6; 1 Peter 5:5).

Pray for non-Christians, that God would bring them to worship, that God would prepare the hearts and actions of your people to be hospitable, and that God would awaken their hearts to the good news of Jesus as he continues to do in our hearts.

Speaker: Jude St. John & Barry Usher

Mystery, Mercy, and the Making of a Family - Discussion on the services from April 13, 2025.

Prayer prompt for this upcoming Sunday: - Pray specifically for people who feel hindered from singing in some way during corporate worship. Pray that the Holy Spirit would embolden them to sing out.

Speaker: Jude St. John & Barry Usher

Words from the Cross, Witness in the World

Discussion on the service from April 6, 2025.