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MARCH TO APRIL 2001
Isaiah 62:6-7 'On your wall O (Bristol) I have posted watchmen: All day and all night they will never keep silent… Nehemiah 1:6 'let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying day and night… No human activity draws us more deeply into the heart of God than prayer. And no way of prayer places us more solidly into the affairs of human life than intercessory prayer. Love of God, of necessity , leads to love of neighbour. They are not two commands, but one.

PRAYER GUIDELINES :
Get settled into God's Presence; Start with Praise and adoration; Be focussed on Him and his Word; Repent and get right with God and others; Thank God for answered Prayer; Plead the Blood of Jesus over yourself and family and put on the Spiritual Armour as in Ephesians 6 and ask for Humility; Pray as you are guided by the Holy Spirit - listening is important. Expand the topics chosen and be specific in your prayers.
PROPHETIC WORDS RE: SLAVERY History of Bristol given recently:
At the January monthly Prayer Wall meeting we prayed for God to forgive us as a city for the horrors of the slave trade and also for help in making amends and restitution. We have now received two words:
Rachel Hickson visited Bristol in February and said:
'It's time to break the oppressor.He has heard your prayers about the history of Bristol. God says now lets cleanse the ground of today.What are the strongholds? God is disconnecting your history and saying "I remember your sins no more"God is going to

 

 

 

to give the wisdom to break the yokes. I want to raise up the

+ OUR FOCUS THIS MONTH IS ETHNIC and MULTI-CULTURAL ISSUES in BRISTOL
Hebrews 13:2 'Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels. Exod. 23:9 'Do not oppress and alien .. you were aliens in Egypt'

church, the corporate body of Christ in this area to be a lighthouse, to shine as a beacon in the darkness. A clear voice of justice to crush the voice of the oppressor. Steve Dobbs : 'The key is for Christians to attempt to make amends for past church sins concerning the African slave trade by : praying for & ministering to the needs of, the unsaved members of Britain's Black Community. - Pray for their salvation since there is no greater blessing than this; minister to people's practical needs eg. For help with finding employment and better paid jobs. Do what you can to support the work of

 

Black churches& ethnic churches.
eg. Pray for Nigel Burr's initiative to set up a Children's church for unchurched kids to be run by local churches in St. Pauls/Montpelier area. This is called City Eagle B&G's and uses a Trailer and big multi-media screen involving puppet shows, games & films.
PACE FOOTBALL TEAM: This is a team of 15 and 16 year olds from the St Paul's/Easton area of Bristol who are not yet Christians but who play in a league organized by Christians. The Volunteer Coaches of PACE are Fred, Denis, Leahman, Hopeton, Zeko, Eugene and Peter. 'We need patience, faith, wisdom as we teach and testify to the boys in deeds and words. The names of the team members are:
Scott - Nathan - Christian - Simon - Marcus - Jade - Jamie - Andrew - Saeed - Abdi - Jelani - Tyrone and Courtenay - Peter - Ashley and Khalil. 'We want their hearts to become open to want to learn about the Lord. They themselves are more familiar with violence and verbal abuse as the ways to get their point across. Pray also that we might find relevant music as a means of teaching Christian truth as well as relevant testimonies'.
EASTON Family Centre & KENSINGTON Baptist

 
WORK amongst ETHNIC MINORITIES: For Somali women's groups and football teams. For Saturday night mixed race kids club. For an Asian Christian lady who works with Asian families; teaches English to ladies; helps Asian children with reading in schools; Helps parents to interpret letters and understand forms; Works with Health & Social Services & police re: domestic violence, youth etc.; takes bible studies with mothers & toddlers.
Pray for MAAB - Mission amongst Asians in Bristol run by St Marks Baptist and other churches. - Pray for divine appointments to share the gospel and boldness, for more workers and for God's wisdom and provision in the ministry. Pray the main leader of this ministry who cannot be named.
OUTREACHES: Is. 52:7 'How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news.
-Pray for more effective outreach in Easton, St Pauls and Montpelier. Pray for those with alternative lifestyles and for those suffering from poverty. Pray for new Alpha courses starting up eg. At The IVY Pentecostal church and for all Christians to have non-Christian friends to take along.
For Phil Jinadu - who is half Nigerian and has to come to work as a citywide Evangelist in Bristol -. For him and his family to settle into Bristol and find God's place and work for them. Pray he might be used to reach ethnic minorities and will see much fruit.
 -Pray for all Christians to be supported and effective witnesses in their places of work and to bless ethnic people.
-For God to dispel division and violence between the different ethnic groups in St. Pauls - especially for peace between the Jamaicans and Somalis.
- SCHOOLS: Pray for all Xtian schools workers to be creative, effective & spirit-filled in their witness & communication of the gospel especially in the inner city ethnic areas. Pray for Emma Scott Cook as the deputy head of St Barnabus Primary school in St Pauls. Pray for other Christian teachers and school governors to be empowered and used by God in reaching school kids with Christian morals and witness.
- YOUTH MINISTRIES in Easton, St Pauls, Montpelier.. Pray for the Youth leaders for inspiration, for support -
- CHRISTIAN YOUTH: Pray they will be motivated, inspired & equipped to reach peers.
For BISC - Bristol International Students Centre - to be effective in communicating the gospel to the overseas students eg. From Japan, Arab countries, etc.
OTHER PRAYER TOPICS:

24 HOUR WORSHIP IN BRISTOL - Amos 9:11-There is a stirring across the world to set up not only 24 hour Prayer but also 24 hour Worship - Its about Restoring the Tabernacle of David. Pray this starts to happen in Bristol. Davidic worshipping is about worshipping with your person: singing, standing, kneeling, bowing, clapping, shouting, dancing

…studying the scriptures on worship. Worship brings glory and pleasure to God, melts people's hearts, defeats the work of the evil one (2 Chronicles 20…) draws his people and the unsaved into his Presence so that we can intercede effectively.
'FAITHWORKS with Steve Chalke- March 28th - 7.30pm at Fishponds Baptist . A new national initiative - God is calling us all to put our faith into practice in new ways, especially by serving the poor. Suzette Hattingh, a famous intercessor said that 'How could she pray for revival if she was not doing something to care for the poor on her own doorstep.' Previous revivals have often been characterised by great movements of Social Reform eg. Wesley' What are you doing?

MONTHLY PRAYER WALL MEETING: - Feedback and Corporate Intercession for Bristol
at 8pm to 9.45pm at The ELMGROVE Centre, SMALL HALL REDLAND Monday FEB 5th, MAR 5th, APRIL 2nd etc.You can pick up your monthly Prayer Guide

 

MARTIN SCOTT - SOWING SEEDS FOR REVIVAL PRAYER TEAM - visited Bristol this month and met with Pastors and Intercessors with a view to confirming whether a week long prayer team to Bristol is the way

ahead. The vision is city transformation with a recognition that the spiritual, historic, geographic and economic roots need to be prayed into. A key question was is the Church in Bristol being moulded by the city or is the City being moulded by the Church? If the Church is the Salt and the Light are we prepared to take responsibility for the state of our city. Can churches work together to see the city glorify God ? Will we repent for the state of the city. How many of us and our leaders have a vision for the city ?Pray for confirmation that Martin Scott and his team should come and assist the city in seeing God's purposes fulfilled here. Pray also for the support of many church leaders if he comes. Pray for all churches in Bristol to catch a vision for Prayer and to unite regularly together praying for their own localities & the city.
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SOCIAL ACTION: Is 53:5 'the punishment that brought us peace was upon him & by his wounds we are healed'
- HORFIELD PRISON - the current Anglican Chaplain Mike Peters is leaving in April - pray that the right replacement will be appointed, so that the Christian work there can thrive & continue. Pray for Tony & Viv Kileen who run Alpha courses & Prison Fellowship there. Also for Richard McKay, the Catholic Chaplain who wants to set up a SAFE HOUSE for ex-prisoners who have become Christians.
- Crisis Centre: - Pray for the new Coffee shop manager Anne White who has taken over. Pray also for the shop to be manned every day and evening.Pray for the right

replacement for Derek Groves who has retired as the director . Continue to pray for his health. Pray for new vision and the continuation of the ministry as God leads for the provision of a bigger building which could be the expansion of the existing one.
- POLICE - pray for their safety & for effectiveness of them in combating crime & also for Adopt a Cop - For the provision of a Christian Community /Discipleship House for recovering Addicts in the city

For the multiplication of visits and Christian care for the Elderly, especially for those in OAP Homes
- For ministries to poor and marginalised to be resourced sufficiently with supported staff, volunteers, finances, buildings, skills, mercy and love, examples
PRAISE GOD FOR ANSWERED PRAYERS:
- Filwood Hope Centre, in Knowle West have now secured funding for another year.
18 youths and the assistant governor at Ashfield Prison received Christ on one Sunday.
Last year we prayed for a central Christian website for Bristol- we now have one, the EA Media website which advertises Christian events and will link to Bristol EA churches websites. Pray for it to bless God and promote His work in the city. Look at it: www.beaming.org.uk
BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL:
- For their Decision-making and for a wise and honest distribution of their resources and finances.For them to show positive support and

acceptance of Christian based projects - for your MP and councillor House to pray for your neighbours. For Christian MPs and councillors are Valerie Davey, Anne White (Cabot), Jim White, Clare Cooke (Henbury),…for God to work through all other politicians
The CHURCH in BRISTOL
- For a Spirit of Repentance and for the Presence of God to come upon all churches in the city. Pray for UNITY and worshipping and working together between black, white & ethnic churches in Bristol - Psalm 133, John 17:1:20-26

NEIGHBOURHOOD and GEOGRAPHIC PRAYER GROUPS
The Prayer Wall Team would like to encourage watchmen to think and pray about the neighbourhoods in which they

LOCAL GROUPS WHICH EXIST known to us, please let us know of others:
Shirehampton - contact - Gillian Minogue on tel: 9380757
Longwell Green - contact - Geraldine on tel: 9603480; mob: 07774 175640 7pm to 9pm - Sunday evenings
Brislington/Knowle - Carmel Christian Centre, Wells Rd tel: - every Friday 8-10pm

live and to get a list of people who live in your streets from the Council electoral role. Pray for the Spirit of God to impact & saturate your area to reduce crime, violence, abuse & sin
-Pray for your own locality and issues (local news paper s might help)- Think about Prayer Walking your area

                     

W atchmen
on the Wall - PRAYER FOR BRISTOL DEVOTIONAL

As we learn to love people - truly love them - we will desire for them far more than it is within our power to give them, and that will drive us all the more deeply into prayer for them. .. the more we pray for people the more we will come to love them? 'Similarly with our city.' A penetrating test of our devotions : if we do not pray for people how can we say that we love them ? There is no greater intimacy with another than that which is built through holding him/her 'the city 'up in prayer. - Douglas Steere
The Small Gentle Voice - A spiritual life without discipline is impossible. Discipline is the other side of discipleship. The practice of spiritual discipline makes us more sensitive to the small, gentle voice of God. Hopefully the Prayer Wall discipline is helping you with this. The prophet Elijah did not encounter God in the mighty wind or in the earthquake or in the fire, but in the still small voice (1Kings 19:9-13). Through the practice of a spiritual discipline we become attentive to that still small voice and willing to respond when we hear it. Henri Nouwen. While salvation cannot be attained by discipline around an unsurrendered self, nevertheless when the self is surrendered to Christ and a new centre formed, then you can discipline your life around that new centre. - Christ. Discipline is the fruit of conversion , not the root. Col. 2:6-7 'As therefore you received Christ Jesus, the Lord, so live in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith'… The rooted means we take from God as the roots take from the soil; the 'built up' means we build up as one builds a house, a character and life by disciplined effort. We trust as if the whole thing depended on God and work as if the whole thing depended on us. ..- receptivity to God and response in work from us. Pray for Christians in Bristol and in your Churches to rediscover DISCIPLINE in their walk with the Lord through daily bible reading, worship and prayer and lifestyle.

Leaders Prayer Meeting - Mondays at Pip n'Jay 12.45 to 14.00 - contact Stephen Abbott tel: 9779270

BUILDING OF THE PRAYER WALL
Share details of the Prayer Wall with your Church Prayer Leader/co-ordinator and others with a heart for Prayer. Please contact us with any prayer requests for concerns and projects in Bristol.
Pray for other prayer initiatives to be multiplied across the city and for a Bristol prayer network to be set up
NEXT MONTH WE ARE PRAYING FOR KNOWLE WEST AND HARTCLIFFE AREAS - PLEASE SEND OR EMAIL YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS FOR THESE AREAS - THANKS!

NEW BRISTOL EA MEDIA WEBSITE WITH CHRISTIAN EVENTS ADVERTISED ACROSS THE CITY AND ALSO A CHANCE TO LINK UP YOUR CHURCH'S WEBSITE TO IT:
www. beaming.org.uk

RESTORATION OF THE TABERNACLE OF DAVID
Acts 15:16-18
16 'After this I will return and will rebuild the tabernacle of David, which has fallen down; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will set it up;
17 So that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, even all the Gentiles who are called by My name, says the Lord who does all these things.'
18 "Known to God from eternity are all His works.(NKJ)
From the verse above it is clear that He wants the rest of mankind to seek Him. The restoration of the Tabernacle of David is evangelistic "so the rest of mankind may seek the Lord". Take a look at Psalms 40:3:
Ps 40:3 -3 He has put a new song in my mouth-- praise to our God; many will see it and fear, and will trust in the LORD.(NKJ)
Ps 22:33 But You are holy, enthroned in the praises of Israel. (NKJ)
The word praise in this verse is "tehillah". says God inhabits the praises of His people. Eph 5:18-19 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 speaking to one another in psalms and Hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, (NKJ)