I have posted watchmen on your walls, Jerusalem;
they will never be silent day or night.
You who call on the Lord,
give yourselves no rest,
and give him no rest till he establishes Jerusalem
and makes her the praise of the earth.
(Isaiah 62:6-7, NIV)
We believe that if we want to get serious about reaching our community with the good news of Jesus then we need to get serious about prayer! Prayer is the activity that lifts us beyond what we can achieve in purely our own strength. Prayer is often the place where the real battle is fought. In the summer of 2024 we felt God was leading us to make prayer more of a priority and since then we have changed the whole midweek rhythm of church life to reflect this. We now gather to pray every week in one of two ways.
This is our next main gathering point outside of Sundays, where we come together on Wednesday nights to worship Jesus, seek more of His Holy Spirit, and pray for more of His Kingdom to breakout around us. Charles Spurgeon used to call his church prayer meetings the engine room of the church. He said “if the engine room is out of action the whole mill grinds to a halt”. Through these gatherings we are seeking to get the engine room up and running because we believe prayer is fundamental to everything else we do.
Join us on Wednesday nights, 7:30pm at Manor House Community Centre.
Every first full week of the month, instead of meeting together on the Wednesday night for prayer and praise, we break into smaller groups that gather on various days and in various places to pray. These tend to take place in people’s homes but could be held anywhere. They are a great place to build deeper connection with people and pray more specifically for one another. This way we can change focus a little without breaking our weekly rhythm of prayer.
If you are interested in joining a prayer pod click here.