Weekly Prayer List

Thursday 2nd October 2025

Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Col 4.2-3


VALUE 2 - Gospel truth produces gospel beauty (the gospel is not only true, it produces beauty in your life and the community you join)

Serve Ministries 

  • Pray for our upcoming Building Up Training Day in October for our team leaders - that it would be a unifying time as we look forward to 2026 and beyond and for the staff preparing content.

  • Thank God for the many Serve Chats happening and those who are willing to use their gifts to serve the body of Central Church.

  • Pray that God would raise up a Serve representative at Plainland to help conduct Serve Chats and engage more people in serving and leading teams there.

  • Pray that more leaders would be raised up as we look to continue to grow our teams and our capacity. 

Elders

  • As 2025 comes to an end, pray for our plans for 2026 and beyond, that as a church we will keep making followers of Jesus by being followers of Jesus

  • Give thanks for a productive elders and staff meeting this week. 

  • Pray that God would strengthen and encourage our elders for their ministry.

Ramsays  working with CMS in Japan

  • Give thanks for the Mark Drama going ahead October 11-12

  • Pray that the people who are experiencing the Gospel for the first time would be moved to find out more. 


Specific community prayer points

Ipswich AM Community

  • Give thanks to God for His miraculous healing of Miriam Allott whose recent scan showed no evidence of the aggressive cancer she was diagnosed with just a couple of months ago. Praise God for His faithfulness and care.

  • Pray for Puot Top who is travelling to see family in Nairobi and will be there until early November. Give thanks for his safe arrival and continue to pray that this will be a rich time with family who Puot has not seen for many years. Pray for good health and also for Rebecca who is remaining home to look after the family needs here. 

Ipswich PM Community

  • Give thanks to God for His miraculous healing of Miriam Allott whose recent scan showed no evidence of the aggressive cancer she was diagnosed with just a couple of months ago. Praise God for His faithfulness and care.

  • Please pray for Donna van Bekkum as she waits for a date for spinal surgery.  Praise God she is at peace about the surgery. 

  • Please continue to pray for the members of our church dealing with long term health issues in particular cancer and mental health concerns. 

  • Give thanks to God for Fun and Adventure Camp that happened last week. Pray that the young people who attended will have been strengthened in their faith and will be committed to following Jesus more passionately. 

  • Pray for Alex as he enjoys a couple of weeks off


Bellbird Park Community.  

  • Pray for Jacqui Power, that the recent medical procedure on her vocal cords would be successful. We also ask that you sustain the family through various stresses and strains at this time, that they would find their strength and comfort in you. 

  • Pray that you would guide and provide for Amanda Nduati as she looks for a house that is suitable for their family needs. 

  • Pray for recovery of health for those in our church community who have been suffering with sickness of late - particularly for Kaitlin Latimer and others known to us. 

  • For guidance for Josh as he looks for a new job and a fresh challenge. 

  • Please pray for Ronald Hart’s recovery from emergency surgery for removal of a kidney stone this week. (Ronald has only 1 kidney).  He will undergo further surgery in 4 weeks to remove stent and remaining stone/s.  Give thanks for the care provided by Ipswich Hospital.

Plainland Community

  • Pray for the upcoming evangelistic series, and for the role we can play in God’s work by holding out the message of the gospel faithfully and winsomely in our community.

  • Pray for God to provide a venue for us to meet better suited to our size and mission.

Other (including World Issues):

  • Pray for the What’s Your Take on Jesus series starting this term. Pray that God would use this series to work in us and through us so that many people would put their faith in Jesus. 

  • Pray for peace in parts of the world that have been experiencing war and conflict