This Week
Scripture Memory
Pray for the Church
Praise God for Jesus’ sacrificial death on the cross, which made the way for us to be reconciled to Him. Confess and repent of your own sin in your life, and ask and thank God for His forgiveness. Praise Him for Jesus’ resurrection, which demonstrates His power over sin and death. Thank God for the faith He grants us through His grace so we might be saved from our sins.
Pray for the City
This week, we are praying for our ESL Ministry (English as a Second Language) at Brook Hills. The ESL Ministry serves English learners in the community by providing free English classes on Thursday nights. The ESL Ministry aims to extend hospitality to strangers, establish community between people of different nationalities, ethnicities, and religions, and share the love of Jesus Christ with internationals living in Birmingham. To learn how you can serve with the ESL Ministry, attend an interest meeting on April 27 or drop by the Local Missions kiosk for an informational flyer. Read more at brookhills.org/ESL. We are also praying for Arabic Baptist Church and Pastor John Constantine.
DAY 1: Pray for the 106 students from 12 countries that have participated in the ESL ministry this year. Pray for patience and persistence as they continue to grow in the understanding and practice of the English language.
DAY 2: Pray for the volunteers in every area of this ministry to create a hospitable environment and be effective in communicating gospel truths through conversations inside and outside of class times.
DAY 3: Pray for the children participating in children’s activities while their parents attend ESL classes. Pray for the volunteers to effectively demonstrate and declare the love of Christ to them and that they would learn of God’s great love for them.
DAY 4: Pray for the relationships formed between students and volunteers to continue to develop throughout the summer.
DAY 5: Pray for God to provide spiritual blessing as the ESL ministry seeks to make disciples of all nations. Pray for the gospel to be multiplied.
DAY 6: Pray as the leadership team reflects on the past 2 years and seeks to make Spirit-led decisions about the expansion and future of this ministry
Pray for the World
This week we are praying for Brook Hills Mid-Termer Kristi K., serving in North Africa. Kristi was sent out last year and has recently returned to North Africa after a few weeks back in the states this winter. Kristi is working on a church planting team that is actively engaging a Muslim unreached people group in a very difficult part of the world. Join us this week as we pray for Kristi and those she is serving with.
DAY 1: Kristi has been reading the bible with two Muslim friends, Hannah* and Rachel*. Ask the Father to open their eyes to see their sin and their need for a savior, and pray that they will understand the great love the Father has for them.
DAY 2: Kristi has also started to read the bible with her friend, Mary*. Ask the Father to give her dissatisfaction with her current religious practices. Pray for her to have a restless heart.
DAY 3: Kristi has been sharing the gospel with her friend, Diane*. Recently Diane, has been hostile towards any conversations about Christ. Pray for God to give Kristi wisdom with her friend. Pray the seeds that have been planted would take root and that Diane would be saved.
DAY 4: Pray for Kristi as she starts a small group with other female missionaries in her city. Kristi feels a burden for these women who want to serve the Father and need encouragement.
DAY 5: Kristi’s team is in the middle of a transition with a few teammates who have been moved to other cities. Pray for Kristi’s remaining team as they get used to life without their dear teammates and friends.
DAY 6: Praise God for how He is using Kristi’s life to make Himself known. Pray for Kristi to be bold in her faith and for God to be glorified in her time in North Africa.
*Names have been changed for security purposes.
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Baptisms
The Lion and the Lamb
Verse 1
He's coming on the clouds
Kings and kingdoms will bow down
And every chain will break
As broken hearts declare His praise
For who can stop the Lord almighty
Chorus
Our God is the Lion
The Lion of Judah
He's roaring with power
And fighting our battles
And every knee will bow before Him
Our God is the Lamb
The Lamb that was slain
For the sin of the world
His blood breaks the chains
And every knee will bow before the Lion and the Lamb
Oh every knee will bow before the Lion and the Lamb
Verse 2
So open up the gates
Make way before the King of kings
Our God who comes to save
Is here to set the captives free
For who can stop the Lord almighty
Bridge
Who can stop the Lord almighty
Who can stop the Lord (almighty)
Death Was Arrested
Verse 1
Alone in my sorrow and dead in my sin
Lost without hope with no place to begin
Your love made a way to let mercy come in
When death was arrested and my life began
Verse 2
Ash was redeemed only beauty remains
My orphan heart was given a name
My mourning grew quiet my feet rose to dance
When death was arrested and my life began
Chorus 1
Oh Your grace so free washes over me
You have made me new now life begins with You
Verse 3
Released from my chains I'm a prisoner no more
My shame was a ransom He faithfully bore
He cancelled my debt and He called me His friend Oh
When death was arrested and my life began
Chorus 2
Oh Your grace so free washes over me
You have made me new now life begins with You
It's Your endless love pouring down on us
You have made us new now life begins with You
Oh yes it does
Verse 4
Our Savior displayed on a criminal's cross
Darkness rejoiced as though Heaven had lost
But then Jesus arose with our freedom in hand
That's when death was arrested and my life began
That's when death was arrested and my life began
Bridge
Oh we're free free forever we're free
Come join the song of all the redeemed
Yes we're free free forever amen
When death was arrested and my life began
Ending
When death was arrested and my life began
That's when death was arrested and my life began
O Praise the Name
Verse 1
I cast my mind to Calvary
Where Jesus bled and died for me
I see His wounds His hands His feet
My Savior on that cursed tree
Verse 2
His body bound and drenched in tears
They laid Him down in Joseph's tomb
The entrance sealed by heavy stone
Messiah still and all alone
Chorus
O praise the Name of the Lord our God
O praise His Name forevermore
For endless days we will sing Your praise
O Lord O Lord our God
Verse 3
Then on the third at break of dawn
The Son of heaven rose again
O trampled death where is your sting
The angels roar for Christ the King
Verse 4
He shall return in robes of white
The blazing sun shall pierce the night
And I will rise among the saints
My gaze transfixed on Jesus' face
In Christ Alone
Verse 1
In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light my strength my song
This Cornerstone this solid Ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love what depths of peace
When fears are stilled when strivings cease
My Comforter my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand
Verse 2
In Christ alone who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
Till on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live
Verse 3
There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
Verse 4
No guilt in life no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life's first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand
Bridge
I find my strength I found my hope
I find my help in Christ alone
When fear assails when darkness falls
I found my peace in Christ alone
I give my life I give my all
I sing my song to Christ alone
The King of Kings the Lord of Lords
All heaven sings to Christ alone
To Christ alone
To Christ alone
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