In June 2012 80+ Christian leaders from the UK stood alongside Parliamentarians for an hour of silently listening to God in Parliament. They believed God gave:

- An urgent warning of judgment, bringing serious crisis in the nation.

-A challenge to the Church to take action, speaking the truth boldly.

-A promise of restoration-God’s glory returning if we turn and submit to Him.

The World Prayer Centre in Birmingham are inviting the Church to unite as a network of believers on Saturday 15th June at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham as we pray for our nation at this significant time. For information click the ‘More’ button.

More: http://www.worldprayer.org.uk/event-registration/?ee=5

Christmas and Easter rightly have prominent places in the Church calendar. Jesus’ birth, death and resurrection should be properly celebrated, but the place of Pentecost is equally important. Without that point in time when the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus’ followers as they waited patiently after his ascension, they would have remained a group of confused and fearful people. It was the Church’s Big Bang moment. Pentecost is a reminder that the Holy Spirit moves with power and that without the Spirit working through us, individual Christians and the Church will be able to achieve little of substance. Our society desperately needs to see and experience a revolutionary Church filled with the fire of God’s Spirit.

Pray: for the Church to open herself up to the power of the Holy Spirit. (Eph.6:10)

More: http://godandpoliticsuk.org/2013/05/18/pentecost-the-churchs-big-bang-moment/

Radical Islamist leaders have preached to students at almost 200 official university events in Britain over the past year, a study by anti-extremist group Student Rights has revealed. The study found that talks were given by speakers with a ‘history of extreme or intolerant views’ at a total of 60 institutions, including Cambridge and University College London (UCL), in the year to March 2013. At least a quarter of the events – held by Islamic societies at 21 universities – had segregated seating for male and female students. Some of the lecturers have been known to advocate jihad against non-Muslims, gaining their inspiration from radicals such as Abu Qatada, Anwar al-Awlaki and Abu Hamza al-Masri. One speaker, Hamza Tzortzis, was formerly a member of radical group Hizb ut-Tahrir, and has previously been reported as saying: ‘We as Muslims reject the idea of freedom of speech, and even the idea of freedom.’

Pray: that the extreme views shared by the radicals will not be found acceptable by the students but the freedom in Christ will prevail. (Gal.5:1)

More: http://www.christianconcern.com/our-concerns/education/islamist-extremists-preaching-at-british-universities

Rioters have lit fires and stoned emergency services in the suburbs of Stockholm for the third night in a row after a man was shot dead by police. Incidents were reported in at least nine suburbs of the Swedish capital and police made eight arrests. On Sunday night, more than 100 cars were set alight, Swedish media report. Police in the deprived, largely immigrant suburb of Husby shot a man dead last week after he reportedly threatened to kill them with a machete. The founder of a local youth group told Swedish media the riots were a reaction to 'police brutality'. Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt told reporters on Tuesday that Sweden would not be intimidated by rioters. On Tuesday night, cars were torched in western and southern Stockholm, and stones were thrown at police officers and fire-fighters. One area affected, Rinkeby, saw similar rioting in 2010.

Pray: that the authorities will find a solution to this rioting to bring a peaceful outcome. (Lk.2:14)

More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22622909