Let’s Pray For Edwin and Anne Kibathi (global mission workers, England)  Pray that in 2023 God would provide fresh opportunities for sharing the gospel through various ministries of the PCEA UK Outreach Congregation.

Scripture Union MalawiGive thanks for the 50th Anniversary of S.U. Malawi and pray that in the coming year its National Director, Amon Chanika, would be guided and encouraged in his leadership role.

Word For Today
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Let’s Pray For General CouncilPray for families connected with the Presbyterian Church throughout Ireland and our partner churches overseas, as together we celebrate the good news that a Saviour has been born. 

Training in Ministry In Ephesians 3:8, the riches of Christ are described as “unsearchable”, “incomprehensible”, “incalculable”, “immeasurable”, “boundless” in English versions. So many different words are used by translators because it’s impossible to describe the immensity and wonder of the riches of Christ. God has become man, Jesus Christ, the One who blesses his believing people with such riches. Praise him!

Word For Today
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Moderator’s Christmas Message
In his Christmas Message, Presbyterian Moderator, Right Reverend Dr John Kirkpatrick, reflects on his October visit to Hungary and Ukraine and how vulnerable he felt at certain times when he was taken out of his comfort zone. Vulnerability is the theme that runs through Dr Kirkpatrick’s Christmas Message as he writes about the ‘Vulnerable Saviour’ 
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5 Passages To Read On Christmas Morning

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Let’s Pray For Social WitnessWith Christmas coming and recent increases in household costs, many families are finding that income from wages simply isn’t enough to keep pace. This often leads to borrowing money and the accumulation of debts which they see no way of repaying. Pray for families in this situation and for organisations, such as Christians Against Poverty, 
who provide advice, help and hope.

Experiencing loss Pray that those feeling the pain of loss, or dealing with trauma, whether recent or from a long time ago, would know and be assured of the hope and restoration that Jesus, Light of the World, can bring this Christmas.

Word For Today
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Truth For Life Free Devotional
365 Day Devotional written by Alistair Begg is available as a free digital download at the link below. Instructions are included how to move it onto your Kindle or iPad
https://info.truthforlife.org/tfl-vol-1?download

What Muslim Women See in Jesus
Cyndi Logsdon examines the different way that Jesus treats women.

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Glimpse Grace in 5 Classic Christmas Movies
Christmas movies are entertainment, but they’re also stories. And stories often tell us something about what it means to be human, our need and longing for grace, and our struggle to find meaning and significance. People are spiritual beings, so it shouldn’t surprise us when God and spiritual realities show up in the stories people write.
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Christmas Devotional Habits
How to Maintain Devotional Habits During Christmas Break
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Let’s Pray For Mission in Ireland personnel Pray for all Mission in Ireland personnel at this Christmas time, that they will know the love and presence of Jesus Christ, Immanuel, God with us. Pray also that they will experience some rest and refreshment over the Christmas season.

Mission in Ireland office staff Give thanks for all the staff working in Assembly Buildings who help facilitate the work of Mission in Ireland. Pray that they will feel the benefit of rest over the Christmas season.  

Word For Today
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Let’s Pray For Middle East Pray for God’s provision and encouragement for Christian communities throughout the Middle East; and, though diminishing in size, that these communities be faithful and courageous witnesses to the gospel. 

Ukraine Pray for the ongoing co-ordination of compassionate support by Hungarian Reformed Church Aid for refugees and those displaced by the war; and for progress towards a just and lasting peace in the region. 

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Open Doors - World Watch List
Open Doors has updated the World Watch List. The list of countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian in 2022. 
The full list can be found here
https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/world-watch-list/


This week the focus is on Laos the 26th most dangerous country in the world to be a Christian. Read about it here https://www.opendoorsuk.org/persecution/world-watch-list/laos/

Christian Unions Ireland
The prayer points for this week.


16 – 22 December
Belfast Citywide Carol service- please pray for our Belfast citywide carol service. This is the second year
that all of the CU’s in Belfast have united together to organise a citywide carol service together. Pray
that many would come and hear the hope of Jesus. Also pray for the practicalities of having it in the
Kingspan rugby stadium, that everything would run smoothly, we would be good hosts and love our
students well
Pray for Maynooth CU, That God brings Christians on to campus and that a CU community of some kind
is formed and grows.
Pray for the upcoming opportunity for our CUs to host a carol service this Christmas. Pray that they
would have the boldness to invite their friends who don’t know Jesus along. And that through the carol
services they would hear the hope of the gospel in the Christmas message.
Please pray for the students in Letterkenny as they study and as the college merges with other colleges
to become part of the Atlantic Technological University. Please pray that this new chapter of the college
would be a time where God would move through the hearts of students in this part of the north west.