Pray for: The First Impressions Team & City Groups
The First Impressions Team and City Groups play important roles in the life of New City. The First Impressions Team serves faithfully each week to welcome those who are new to New City and seeks to show them the love of Christ.
Our City Groups provide spaces for people to build deep relationships, be known, and grow in their faith. These groups meet weekly and are led by our City Group leaders. Pray that God continues to use these ministries for His glory and for advancing the gospel:
Pray for our First Impressions Team, that God would use them to show the love of Christ to all who come to New City, making each person feel welcome and valued.
Pray for our City Group leaders, that God would continue to use them to help those in their groups grow in their faith and knowledge of Jesus, fostering deeper relationships and community.
Pray that City Groups would be a place of intentional discipleship, where we stir one another to good works and encourage one another toward abiding in Christ. (John 15:5; Hebrews 10:24)
Example Prayer
Heavenly Father,
I praise You because You are a God who desires to be known intimately. I praise You for revealing Yourself through Your Word and through Jesus Christ.
I confess that I often let fear hold me back from inviting others to church and sharing the gospel in my community. Forgive me for the times I have kept quiet when I should have been bold.
Thank You, God, for giving us the Church—a community where we can grow together and encourage one another. I’m especially grateful for the people You’ve placed in my life who told me about Jesus.
I thank You for our First Impressions Team and how You’ve used them to make so many people feel welcome. I thank You for our City Groups and how we have seen You use them to deepen community and help people grow in their faith. We also thank You for our faithful City Group leaders who work so hard each week to pour into Your people.
I pray that You would continue to use our First Impressions Team to make all who come to New City feel welcomed and experience the love of Christ. Lord, I pray that You would encourage, strengthen, and give boldness to our First Impressions Team as they serve, and that they would be a clear reflection of Your love.
I also pray for our City Group leaders—give them encouragement, strength, and endurance as they continue to abide in You so that they can faithfully pour into those in their groups and handle Your Word and Your people with care.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.