Help to cover Bristol in 24 Hours of Prayer

Isaiah 62:6-7 ‘On your wall O Jerusalem (Bristol) I have posted watchmen: All day and all night they will never keep silent…… until he establishs and makes her the praise of the earth……till her righteousness shines out like the dawn, her salvation like a blazing torch.’Nehemiah 2 ‘let us rebuild the walls..’ BE A BRICK! 

PRAYER GUIDELINES 

It is helpful to break the hour’s prayer down into slots of 6 x 10 minute slots. Possibly use the first 10 minutes to get settled into God’s Presence and to be focussed on Him and his Word; use the next 10 minutes for repentance and getting right with God and for praying about relationships; use the last 4 x 10 minute slots for praying about Bristol possibly for one or two topics from each of the suggested sections as you are guided by the Holy Spirit. 

1^st 10 minutes 

Praise & adoration. Worshipping God for who he is. Read a Psalm or other piece of devotional writing to focus the heart on Jesus ie. Psalm 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, Deut 11v. 18-21, Malachi 4:5-6; Eph.5: 22, Eph. 3: 14-21 etc. 

2^nd 10 minutes 

Ensure our relationships are right with God and others, confess all sins, forgive all who may have offended you, give thanks in your circumstances and trust God for them. Depend on and ask the Holy Spirit to help you pray. 

THE CHURCH IN BRISTOL 

• For churches and church leaders to be in unity, to share vision and resources and to be strengthened and that effective discipleship programmes would be set up so that all Christians may grow in their faith and knowledge and practice of the Word.

• For churches to grow and be encouraged in South Bristol and to be live, vibrant witnesses in the local communities and housing estates of Bedminster, Southville, Knowle, Hartcliffe, Withywood, Brislington etc. and that the stronger churches in the North of the city might be willing to facilitate this.

• Pray that a large Bristol Conference centre to seat ‘000s might be made available on good terms for Christian meetings and God’s purposes etc.

• Pray for the film ‘Miracle Maker’ (about Jesus) to bear fruit and to lead many people to an experience of God and salvation. The film is being shown at the Bristol Showcase cinema from Friday 31^st March to Thurs April 6^th. . It is made by Christians and is a very powerful and anointed film on the life of Jesus, partly through the eyes of Jairus’ daughter. Do pray for many to go and watch this in its first week so it is retained for longer

• Pray for the OAC (Open Air Campaigners) workers who take the gospel into Bristols schools and reach 1000s of children every day. Pray for them to be encouraged and to be provided for spiritually, emotionally, physically and financially.

• Pray for Christians to be effective witnesses in their places of work whether in business, in the NHS, in education, in Social Services, in the police force or elsewhere.

• Pray for your own locality and issues (your local free paper might help), for your MP and councillor and possibly get a copy of the electoral role in your street..

• Pray for ministries amongst the poor and marginalised to be effective in ministering mercy, love, salvation, practical help and to be resourced sufficiently with staff, volunteers, finances, buildings, skills etc. Examples are Crisis Centre Ministries in St Pauls, Salvation Army rehabilitation centre in St. Phillips, Soup Runs to Homeless, Prison visiting, Alcholics Anonymous, Bristol Drugs Project, Network Counselling, SPACE etc.

• Pray alongside many other Christians in this nation, that changes to Clause 28 regarding the teaching of homosexuality in schools will not go through. Do give thanks for this and do continue to bring this issue before the Lord. Ask God to strengthen the House of Lords to resist this legislation and pray that it will be dropped by the House of Commons.

These can be sent to the following email address: 

bristolprayerwall@blueyonder.co.uk 

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If you hold or are part of a Prayer meeting for the city and would be open to others joining you please email or telephone the Bristol Prayer Wall and the information will be passed onto Prayer Wall participants who would rather pray in a group than on their own. We may publicise a list of Bristol Prayer Groups in the next monthly Prayer Guide and on the website if agreed.