National Day of Prayer - 8th September 2017
Medway House of Prayer is joining in the invitation to pray for our Nation.
The Prayer Room will be open during the day from 9:00am to 8:00pm in 3 two hour timeslots. 9-11.00 am ; 2.00-4.00pm,
and 6.00-8.00pm
It would be helpful if you acknowledge your intention by letting us know with a quick email to the admin team
Here are some prayer points from the organisers of the event at the Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, London .
Thank you for joining us in prayer on this Day of Prayer for Britain, 8 September 2017, a day for laying down our own agendas, and linking hands together for the Kingdom. We are aware of the sins that have seen God's holy laws eroded, and brought us to the brink of judgment. We know the Church has been woefully silent, and taken a compromising position which has made its light and salt effect negligible. We deserve judgment, but the Lord is merciful when His people cry out in repentance, and He Himself has laid out the conditions of His mercy flow of healing. We want to see a turning as we seek to fulfil these conditions, which is why we are fasting and praying.
It is essential that our hearts are in unity and clean before Him, as we have no authority in areas where we are guilty, so we are encouraging folk to prepare their own hearts before the Lord, so our hearts and hands are clean and we can ascend the hill of the Lord and stand in His Holy Place (Psalm 24). We believe worship is deeply pleasing to the Lord, so we will approach Him in an attitude of worship and seek to pray what is on His heart. Please soak yourselves in the Word, so we can return this to Him, which is very powerful!
The day will pass quickly, so we realise we can't cover every issue of need, but to help us we have laid out several areas we especially want to pray about. Apart from the folk in the Emmanuel Centre, there will be groups praying all-round the nation, and even in other nations, so these pointers will help to keep us focused and united... They are by no means comprehensive...
Church
We want to confess our sins of compromise and silence, while the wicked have been so vocal.
We confess lack of unity and embracing competition.
We confess our idols and wrong priorities.
We confess our lack of prayer and lack of Holy Spirit oil flowing in our lives and meetings.
We confess our lack of readiness as the Bride of Christ.
Brexit
Pray for the completion of the Brexit process, not from any political slant, but rather to sever the spiritual ties with the EU and its humanistic agenda.
Seek forgiveness for our nation as we have taken on board laws which undermine and oppose our Christian values.
Seek forgiveness that our children in this generation have been taught such confusing values systems, leaving them with no boundaries, no absolutes and dysfunctional role-models.
Theresa May
We are commanded to pray for those in authority over us, and despite any flaws, she is God's choice at this time in our Land.
Pray for her protection, for strength and wisdom. Pray for Christians around to support and encourage her, and help her keep the faith, and uphold Christian values.
United Kingdom
Pray for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to stay united, and we will fulfil our God-given destiny.
This is just a brief skeleton which is intended to help you pray. Please think about reading Nehemiah, Joel 2, Isaiah 26:2-8&12.