There are always opportunities for prayer ministry after services. We have a growing team of people who are available to meet and pray with you in the power of the Holy Spirit and to seek God's blessing for your life.
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We now offer prayer ministry after almost every Sunday service, except the 8am, throughout the year. This is much appreciated, with people going forward for prayer most Sundays. Some go forward because God has been speaking to them through the sermon, some because of a burden they're bearing or a desire for healing, some in response to a word of knowledge that's been shared in the service, and some simply to receive more of God in their lives. The prayer ministry team receives regular training, but we are very clear that we are not offering counselling. What we are doing is listening to God for people, and asking the Holy Spirit to speak into their lives. And it's a great privilege and encouragement to see God at work in this way. |
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 There is usually an opportunity to meet together in church on the first Wednesday of the month (Thursdays during the autumn) from 7.30pm - 9.30pm. The evening starts with refreshments and fellowship before turning to worship and praise, teaching and prayer, always with an extended period in which we can listen to God for ourselves and for the church. Each St Paul's night is different - some include prayer stations (pictured), some prayer for one another. Everyone is welcome. |
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Tuesday morning prayer meeting |
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There's also an early morning prayer meeting upstairs in the church gallery every Tuesday from 7.00 to 8.00am. This provides an invaluable opportunity to come before God together to listen to him and to intercede for the church together. Tea and coffee is served on the way in to help wake up! |
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makes prayer ministry available throughout the week by visiting people, within our local vicinity, to pray with them in the privacy of their own homes. 'Prayer Call' can also be a time of prayer over the phone, this is especially helpful in times of crisis. We also regularly pass messages along a prayer net asking for prayer support. |
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 We are fortunate to have as a resource at St Paul's the creative talents of our youth worker, Sally Butler, who regularly organises special prayer events. These include our termly 6.30 D.E.E.P. service (Discover, Explore, Express and Pray), a creative prayer and worship time with a contemplative feel which she co-ordinates. She has also created various prayer labyrinths, including one focusing on the cross for Easter weekend (pictured left). 
For those who wish to explore further there is D.E.E.P.E.R., an occasional Saturday morning group that meets to explore and try out contemplative prayer methods (pictured right). Dates and times from Sally Butler. |
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