In Sri Lanka on 21st April 2019, Easter Sunday, many believers were killed by suicide bombers. Around the world at Easter believers face increased hostility and persecution. Please let us pray:

1) That God will protect believers during the Easter period as they gather to remember and give thanks to God for His saving work.

2) That God will enable believers to wisely share with family andfriends about Christ at this time.

3) That God will speak through dreams and visions to those who persecute believers, and that this Easter they will meet with our crucified and risen Saviour and Lord.

4) That we’ll be inspired and encouraged to learn from our persecuted sisters and brothers, who firmly stand up for their faith, and share it boldly. “I’ve been able to share the gospel with other women and seen lives transformed and faith ignited in ways I couldn’t imagine. We constantly feel God’s presence and authority in our lives. Despite the difficult circumstances we are empowered by our faith.” (Hila in Afghanistan, from Open Doors Prayer Diary)

In “5 Things to pray for your church”, Rachel Jones, lists Scripture based prayers for the church. Please begin with confession of sin, adoration and thanksgiving, before bringing your requests to Him, including fellowship prayers below.

FOR ANOTHER CHURCH NEAR US – Philippians 1 vs. 3-11

Monday: THANKING GOD FOR THIS CHURCH – Thank God for these church’s “partnership in the gospel” (vs. 4) In the EN3n Churches Network there are 5 other churches: St. George’s-Freezywater, Ordnance Rd Methodist Church, St. Peter & St.Paul, Restore Community Church-Albany, and St James's Church-Enfield Highway & Brimsdown.

• “Pray with joy”, thanking God but he has begun “a good work” in believers in these churches by bringing them to faith in Christ. This is nothing less than a miracle, so praise God!.

Tuesday: THANKING GOD FOR YOUR SHARED GRACE - Thank God that though our churches may look and feel very different, we “share in God's grace” (vs.7).

• Thank God for the different links that we have with these churches particularly Restore Community Church-Albany.

• Please pray that there will be no hint of rivalry or jealousy between any of the fellowships but only increasing affection (vs.8).

Wednesday: FOR ABOUNDING LOVE – Please pray that these churches “love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight (vs. 9).

• Please pray that God would fill each of these churches with an abounding love for Him, an abounding love for one another, and an abounding love for the lost.

• Please also pray they’d grow in their knowledge of God as they look at His word.

Thursday: FOR DISCERNMENT - Please pray for discernment on an individual level; that each day members of these churches would be choosing to do what is “pure and blameless” (vs. 10).

• Please pray that each of these churches will be able to discern God’s will as the whole body of Christ.

• Whatever difficult situations or decisions they are facing, please pray that each fellowship would know the best way ahead, “to the glory and praise of God” (vs. 11).

Friday: FOR RIGHTEOUS FRUIT - Please pray that each of these churches would be “filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ” (vs. 11).

• Please pray that nobody would fall for the lie that we can be made right with God by going to church and being nice to people.

• Please pray that each of these churches will grow as more people hear the gospel and come into a right relationship with God through faith in Christ.

Saturday: Please thank the Lord that Peggy, Yvonne’s sister is home; please pray that the Lord will heal her heart and she’ll receive the correct diagnosis and treatment. Please pray for healing for Ps. Alan and John, Kadie Sesay’s brother-in-law, as they undergo chemotherapy, and for God to strengthen them. Please pray that the Lord will continue to comfort the Wren family, following Edith’s passing. Pray ask the Lord to heal Eddie, Sansha’s friend’s father, after a traumatic injury and draw him and family to faith in Christ. Please pray that the Lord meets all physical, financial, spiritual, and other needs in the fellowship. Please, also pray that those having summer holidays will be refreshed and renewed both physically and spiritually.

Sunday: Please pray for yourself and everyone who gathers at TRBC, to worship theLord in spirit and in truth. Please pray that each of us will hear and respond to His specific word to us. Please pray that through these gatherings, our love and service to God

and believers will grow, as well as our commitment to share Christ, so that God will be glorified