Church Prayer meeting and Bible study

The prayer meetings are held at 7.45pm in the church hall, Market Street Peel.

The format is usually the same each week with a bible exposition followed by prayer, however we have also enjoyed visiting speakings, listened to audio sermons, watched sermons on a projection screen from other churches where messages have been recorded, welcomed deporation work from such groups as the Londond City Mission and Grace Baptist Mission.

Importance of this type of meeting

In the halcyon days of Spurgeon's Tabernacle in London, the church prayer meeting was once described as the heating apparatus of the fellowship. It is alternatively given the name "the engine room of the church". A group of believers who gather in large numbers on the Lord's Day but in much smaller numbers during the week, is regrettably a sign of the times, but also misses out on a number of benefits:

• The spiritual food of the Word applied in a challenging and relevant manner
• The promise of Christ to presence Himself whenever 2 or more gather in His name
• The encouragement of vocalised prayer received by hearing others grounded in the Faith
• The privilege of praising the Lord corporately in a more open and informal context
• Last but not least the joy of fellowshipping with fellow believers