For everyone who has prayed sometime in their life this must be part of their experience of praying
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RISCA CAP DEBT CENTRE
The Risca CAP Debt Centre working in partnership with the Risca Foodbank is able to help anyone who is struggling for food right now and is in need of a bit of help. Please contact me by email at johnpinkstone@capuk.org or text me on 07549 900288 if you need foodbank support. We cover Rogerstone and all the NP11 post code area. We will help to get you a food parcel. The Foodbank doors are closed but the Foodbank is very much still open. We also deliver to your door. Stay safe.
NORTH KOREA
North Korea often makes headlines these days for its human rights abuses, nuclear proliferation, and persecution of Christians. The news tends to portray the North as an ‘Axis of Evil’, but there is much more to this country and the divided Korean peninsula. The church is alive and well in North Korea, but hidden, impoverished, and persecuted. The prayer for many years has been for reunification of the two Koreas. What would this look like, and what would it mean for the Korean church, and the global church?
(Lausanne Global Classroom)
WHY PRAY?
It is true that often when we pray it is to ask God to help us in a time of difficulty , whether its financial or health or employment or other areas of need. Its as if we only pray when we want or need something.
The Bible talks about a time before “sin” became part of the fabric of this world, when God came down in the cool of the day for a “chat ” (Prayer) with the present incumbents of earth.
We can guess that those conversations were not requests for health or food or need as there was no “sin”. They would have been healthy in mind and body with a God given purpose on earth. What would the conversation (prayer) have been like?
Yes, God is a holy awesome God and we must be careful in our approach but the Bible also says that if we repent, confess our sins , and receive his forgiveness and receive the Holy Spirit God calls us his family & friends and we can address Him as our Father.
Prayer then becomes a normal conversation , like a father speaking to a growing child, like a growing child speaking to His Father.
THE PRAYER COURSE
The Sessions
The Prayer Course is split into eight sessions:
CAP KICKSTART
All of us have in some way been affected by the COVID-19 situation. It may seem that life is on hold or your situation is getting worse. Agapé Community Church Ty – Sign in partnership with the international charity Christians Against Poverty are launching Kick Start. A series of bite sized video sessions to help people move forward in life.
We will be kicking off, if you pardon the pun, with a series about Looking after our Mental Health and Wellbeing. Four sessions over 4 weeks.
Every day, we face all sorts of pressure and challenge. This can seriously impact our mental health, which in turn can feed negative habits and cause even more pressure.
Now more than ever, it is vital that we prioritise our wellbeing and look after ourselves.
These sessions will help to equip you to deal with anxiety and worry, financial pressure, habits and grief and loss in a healthy way.
Each session will be held via Zoom and will be 40 mins in length. Starting on Tuesday August 25th at 7.30pm and for the following 3 Tuesday evenings.
To sign up or for more information please email me at johnpinkstone@capuk.org
Also coming up over the next few months we will also be looking at “How to take control of our finances” and “How to find a job”. So, watch this space.
UNANSWERED PRAYER
Pete Greig’s profound book on unanswered prayer is rereleased!
The new edition of God on Mute contains:
– A new foreword from Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury
– Fully revised text and a new introduction from Pete
– A 40 day devotional study guide
God on Mute wrestles with the complexities and uncertainties we all encounter when faced with the painful reality of unanswered prayer. In this honest and personal book, Pete Greig shares his own struggles, but also a practical and hope-filled response on how we can engage and continue when God seems silent.
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“GOD ON MUTE IS SIMPLY THE BEST RESOURCE I’VE EVER FOUND ON UNANSWERED PRAYER, BAR NONE”
– John Mark Comer
“BRILLIANT, POIGNANT, AND DEEPLY PERSONAL”
-Amy Orr Ewing
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The new edition is available from today across the UK and some European countries, and will be released in North America on 22 September
