St John's Calendars

Monday 02 February 2026
Give thanks for yesterday’s teaching from Nick and Nigel on the Wealthy and the Widow and pray that we may all learn from this passage and apply it in our daily lives. Pray too for today’s Connections Praise and this evening’s St John’s Online meetings.    ::  Prayer

Tuesday 03 February 2026
Pray for our troubled world, for all the places in it riven by strife and unrest. Pray for peace, not only in Ukraine and Iran, but in all those places that go unreported but where suffering is great. Pray too for the next moves to establish the way forward in Gaza.    ::  Prayer

Wednesday 04 February 2026
The Lent Course God's Big Picture starts 4th of March. Pray for the preparations, for good attendance, good teaching and for those leading the course.    ::  Prayer

Thursday 05 February 2026
Pray for Roxi and her volunteers as they host increasing numbers of children and parents/carers and grandparents at JAM. Give thanks for JAM’s success and pray that those coming may want to find out more about Jesus through our church services.    ::  Prayer

Friday 06 February 2026
Pray for the Church of England as it prepares to move forward with the new Archbishop of Canterbury and in particular regarding its direction of travel related to Living in Love and Faith, that there might be a greater desire to adhere to biblical truth.    ::  Prayer

Saturday 07 February 2026
Pray for our leadership team at St John’s and in particular Nick as he prepares for tomorrow’s services and his teaching, Mark 13 - Forewarned and Forearmed.    ::  Prayer

Sunday 08 February 2026
Dear Lord: living God, help us to be like messages from Christ this weekend, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts    ::  Prayer

Sunday 15 February 2026
Dear Lord: You are the God of hope. Fill us with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit we may abound in hope. Bind us together in unity and perfect love, enabling us in the week ahead to forgive each other and demonstrate your love to others through everything we do and say.    ::  Prayer

Sunday 22 February 2026
Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted by Satan: Come quickly to help us who are assaulted by many temptations; and, as you know the weaknesses of each of us, let each one find you mighty to save; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.    ::  Prayer

Sunday 01 March 2026
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.    ::  Prayer

Sunday 08 March 2026
Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Protect our bodies and souls from harm; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.    ::  Prayer

Sunday 15 March 2026
Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.    ::  Prayer

Sunday 22 March 2026
Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.    ::  Prayer

Sunday 29 March 2026
Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.    ::  Prayer

Sunday 05 April 2026
Almighty God, who through your only-begotten Son Jesus Christ overcame death and opened to us the gate of everlasting life: Grant that we, who celebrate with joy the day of the Lord's resurrection, may be raised from the death of sin by your life-giving Spirit; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.    ::  Prayer