Prayer
Prayer is vital to the work of lay preaching, for, unless God is behind what we do, the preacher's words will not be effective. The apostle Paul, that great preacher and missionary, recognised this need when he asked the church at Colosse "pray for us too, that God may open a door for our message" (Colossians 4:3) and "pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should" (Colossians 4:4).
Please support our work by praying regularly for some of the following points:
Pray that lay preachers in Scotland will be guided by God as they prepare their sermons and as
they prepare to lead services.
Pray that the Scottish Baptist Lay Preachers Association and its executive committee will be able
to discern how best to support lay preachers and the Scottish churches.
Pray that the Scottish churches to whom they go will be open to hearing what the Holy Spirit is saying
through the various lay preachers they hear.
Pray for revival in the Scottish churches, that Christians in the churches will be on fire for God
and gripped by love for Jesus, and that the churches will be empowered to reach out to their communities
with the gospel in response to the sermons they hear.
Pray that God will call others in Scotland to the ministry of preaching, both as lay preachers and as
ordained pastors and preachers.
If you would like to pray for us on a week by week basis why not use our Bond of Prayer for 2008.
How can I pray for lay preachers?