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Ipswich Street Pastors Pilot Project Dec 16th & 17th 2005.

IPEC has been pleased to partner with the Police and the Ipswich Night Safe
Project in this initiative which has been both well received and very successful.
We are now looking into the possibility of setting up regular patrols in 2006

Ipswich in Prayer - 40 Days of Prayer for Ipswich (2008) Compiled by

A New Ipswich in Prayer Booklet is now available
and will be launched at ‘Crown Him with Many Crowns’ on January 19th. 2008

It is written in a 40 day format, as was the previous booklet, but each day is based on a different topic to encourage personal prayer as well as prayer for the town, region and nation. It also includes a study passage for each day from the Bible.

Books are available at £2.50 each or 5 for £10 from Liz Beaton
(tel 07867 633672 or Liz)

Available separately at £5 (to cover costs) is a resource pack to encourage churches to ‘Adopt a week of prayer’ for Ipswich in 2008. Further details will be available at ‘Crown Him with many Crowns’ or via the Ipswich in Prayer website www.ipswichinprayer.org

It would be great if every local church would sign up for a week………..

THIS BOOKLET IS NOW AVAILABLE AS A FREE DOWNLOAD (In A5 Format)
The Complete File size is 95 Kbytes Microsoft Word document compressed in Winzip
or 215 Kbytes in Microsoft Word document - uncompressed

NOTE: If you decide to download the Zipped version you will be asked to either Open or Save. Select 'Save' and save it to the desired location on your computer. Then open the Zip File. If you decide to download the Word version it will appear in a NEW browser page. Select 'File'/'Save As' from the top Menu on your screen, and save it to the desired location
Ipswich in Prayer was born in the late summer of 2000, and is one of an ever-growing number of prayer networks now covering much of the Uk.

The key verse upon which Ipswich in Prayer - and indeed many other prayer networks - is founded is 2 Chronicles 7:14.

'If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

We believe God is doing a new thing in these days, and the church is being called into a new commitment to prayer, and a deeper level of holiness and intimacy.

The Ipswich in Prayer initiative aims:
1. To raise the profile of and commitment to prayer
2. To unite the churches in and around Ipswich in prayer
3. To see God transform our town, region and nation through prayer

For more details and regular updates please visit our web site http://clik.toIIIP

Using this booklet
This booklet has been produced to give guidelines to help churches and individual Christians in praying for the town. Where Ipswich is mentioned, please include in your prayers the outlying villages, many of whom are committed to Ipswich in Prayer.
The booklet is designed for use at any time, so the prayer points have been left fairly general, names having been omitted.
"Then will I purify the lips of the peoples, that all of them may call on the name of the Lord and serve him shoulder to shoulder" Zephaniah 3:9
All bible Quotations are from the New International Version (NIV).
Format of the 40 days
Each of the 40 days in this booklet is divided into three sections
1. A verse for personal meditation taken from the gospel of Matthew; words spoken by Jesus himself.
2. The Church: a verse of scripture and/or prayer points to help focus on some aspect of our lives together as the church in Ipswich.
3. The Town: here again a different aspect or area of town life is suggested each day with brief guidelines for prayer. Where possible please include in your prayers those you know who have personal involvement in any of the areas covered.

"Seek the peace and prosperity of the city into which I have carried you. Pray to the Lord for it, because if it prospers, you too will prosper" Jeremiah 29:7
Please tell others about this booklet, and encourage them to pray. Details of where to obtain further copies are available on the Ipswich in Prayer web site.

School of Prayer
This is a teaching programme, both for individuals and church groups aiming to explore further the whole subject of prayer.

Topics for study in the sessions include:
· The Lord's Prayer
· The relationship between God and man
· The call to prayer and intercession
· Living a life of prayer
· The transforming power of prayer for individuals and communities
· Praying with our understanding and praying in the Spirit
· Spiritual warfare Prayer and fasting

Below is an example as in Day 1

Day 1

Verse for meditation

"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away." Matt 24:35

The Church

The Community of all true believers

Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her (Eph 5:25)

The Lord knows those who are his (2 Tim 2:19)

Give thanks that, in love, Christ gave himself up for the Church in Ipswich
Pray for the church in Ipswich as a community of believers
Give thanks for those who have gone before, and for those who will come after us

The Town

Those in Authority

I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone - for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 1 Tim 2: 1 - 2

Pray for all those in authority in, or over, our town:

The Mayor, Borough Council and County Council
The Chief Constable and other senior police officers
Judges, Magistrates
Head Teachers and School Governors
Managing Directors and Board members in local industry
The Chief Executive and those in authority in the Health Service
Our MPs and all those in Government in Westminster
Leaders of the Church
The Monarchy

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