Researchers tell us that there are 650 prayers recorded in the Bible. And the Bible records Jesus praying 25 different times during His earthly ministry. The most famous is known as the Lord’s prayer.
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: “‘Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’” (Luke 11:1-4),
From this prayer, we see that the first thing Jesus did was pray that God’s name would be honoured and glorified followed by the expectation of God’s kingdom and His will to come. This pray makes clear that our provider is the Lord, and that He meets our present needs, and that we live in such a way as knowing the fullness of God’s forgiveness - such that there is no shame or guilt or condemnation. And that we follow after Jesus, forgiving others who hurt us, betray us and let us down. Finally, we seek the Lord that we would not fall into temptation, that is to seek after another god, another satisfaction, another pursuit or another dependence.
This Easter Series is focused on the prayers that Jesus prayed, and how forgiveness is as integral to life as prayer is!
Worship together at This Easter
10.00a Sunday during March
With a time of worship and communion each week, our focus will be on the prayers that Jesus prayed, as we allow the heart of our Saviour to speak to us again through His prayers to the Father.
Sunday Evening 90 minute workshops around prayer and forgiveness give time and space to consider the importance of prayer and how prayer works. Darren Prosser from Kingdom Life Church will share on 22nd March, and Nona Gregory from Albert Street Baptist Church will share on 29th March.
6.00p Sunday Evenings (22/29 March)
Good Friday service is a tactile experience gathered around the cross, with our focus being ‘surrendered’. Gathering for 1 hour, we share scripture, worship and communion as we encounter the surrendered life of Jesus, and remember His death.
9.30a Good Friday
Resurrection Sunday is a celebration of new life, that the grave was not the end, and that death lost its sting. On Resurrection Sunday, we do not share communion, we celebrate the life of Jesus as Lord and Saviour over all things, and with joy worship together saved by the grace and mercy we have in Christ.