St. James is a growing, all-age, evangelical Christian community in Carlisle, with a particular focus on the community of Denton Holme, Longsowerby and Cummersdale.
We've just finished our first session of the Prayer Course, you can watch the session below.
Questions:
1. What did you find most helpful or most challenging in the video? 2. What do you find difficult about prayer? What do you find easy? 3. Why do you think prayer can often feel hard?
Pete says the best piece of advice is to “Keep it simple, keep it real and keep it up.”
Keep it simple: “your prayer life is at its best at its simplest”
4. What do you mostly talk to God about?
Keep it real: “Don’t role-play before God”
5. Do you feel like you have to act a certain way before God when you pray? Why or why not?
Keep it up: “Don’t give up praying too soon” 6. Do you find it challenging to persevere in prayer? How can we be encouraged to keep going?
Pray for Vanessa O’Dea, Director of Education for Carlisle Diocese, and Charlotte Tudway, Deputy Director of Education, and for Peter Cantley, member of St James, and Director of Education for the Diocese of Peterborough. Give thanks for the work of Church of England schools across the country. Coogan Close ... See MoreSee Less
Thanks for your kindness, generosity and support. I highly value your prayers and partnership for students to discover Jesus here in the north of England. It was such a treat to catch up and pray with some of you over Zoom (from three continents!) before term started! Autumn is here! I am enjoying ...
