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SUMMARY:Thy Kingdom Come (Abbey)
DESCRIPTION:TKC Churches Together Letter (2019) FINAL_ \nA letter to Christians from the Presidents of Churches Together in England and other Church leaders \nThe Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019 \nDear Brothers and Sisters in Christ\, \nChrist prayed that the church might be one\, and our striving for greater unity is in obedience \nto Christ\, but unity looks outwards also – it is for the sake of others. We hear this as we listen \nin to the prayer Jesus prayed the night before he died. He asked his Father to give eternal life \nto all those given to him\, saying ‘this is eternal life\, that they may know you\, the only true \nGod\, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. (John 17:3). In this same chapter he also prayed \nfor all Christians to be one\, as Jesus and his Father are one (17.21). In this week of prayer \nfor Christian Unity\, this prayer from the heart of God reminds us that unity is good for us and \nfor others. Jesus’ desire for his followers to be one was so that the world may know that the \nFather has loved them even as he loved his son\, Jesus Christ (17.23). \nIn this context we also write to invite all Christians to be united in prayer for many to come \nto faith in Jesus Christ and look ahead to another opportunity to pray together in early June. \n‘Thy Kingdom Come’ is a global prayer movement. Focussed in the days between Ascension \nand Pentecost\, it invites Christians from all around the world to pray that the good news of \nthe gospel might be heard and more people might come to know Jesus Christ. \nFor the past three years\, more and more Christians from all around the world have pledged \nto pray ‘Thy Kingdom Come’. We have been delighted that\, so far\, Christians from 65 \ndifferent denominations and 114 countries have joined us in praying\, each in their own way\, \nfor the spread of the Gospel. This year we are asking you to join us\, whether for the first time \nor as you have before. We hope that it will become truly a worldwide movement as we pray \ntogether side by side. \nThis week we come together\, as Jesus urged us to\, to pray that Christians throughout the \nworld might be one. As we do so can we invite you to pledge to join together again in the \ndays leading up to Pentecost to pray that the whole world might come to know God’s love? \nIn particular\, can we encourage you to\, perhaps\, join with us in praying for 5 particular \nindividuals to make the best decision anyone can ever make in their lives – to become \nfollowers of Jesus Christ? Or to pray that in your community\, in very specific ways\, the love \nof Christ might be seen and heard so that there will be many whose lives are touched by the \ngrace of God? \nThis call to prayer through ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ enables us to give a practical response to \nthe call to be one that The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity has provided for many years. \nAs we pray together\, witness together and work together for unity and the mission of God\, \njoin us in seeking the empowering of the Spirit poured out at Pentecost through all of our \nprayers and in all of our common witness to Christ. \nYours in Christ\, \nSignatories: \nCardinal Vincent Nichols\, Archbishop of Westminster and President of CTE \nArchbishop Justin Welby\, Archbishop of Canterbury and President of CTE \nArchbishop Dr John Sentamu\, Archbishop of York \nHis Eminence Archbishop Angaelos\, Coptic Archbishop of London and President of CTE \nThe Revd Michaela Youngson\, President of the Methodist Conference \nThe Revd Lynn Green\, General Secretary of the Baptist Union of Great Britain \nHis Eminence Archbishop Gregorios\, Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain \nRev Dr Hugh Osgood\, Moderator of the Free Churches Group and President of CTE \nPastor Agu Irukwu\, Chair of Redeemed Christian Church of God\, UK and President of CTE \nThe Revd Canon Billy Kennedy\, Leader of the Pioneer Network
URL:https://ctstalbans.org.uk/event/thy-kingdom-come-abbey
LOCATION:St Albans Cathedral\, Sumpter Yard\, St Albans\, AL1 1BY
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