Day to Pray for Essex:  January 17th

Town of Essex website (Zip Code 01929):    http://https://www.essexma.org/

Town of Essex Contact:    

Matthew 9:10-13

10 While Jesus was having dinner at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with him and his disciples. 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”12 On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

Prayer Points
1) For revival in Essex, and that Christians would commit themselves to being living sacrifices for God, according to Romans 12:1-2
2) For strength and unity among area Christian churches in prayer, worship, faithfulness to the Word of God, and in service to the approximately 3,850 residents in Essex
3) For the Christian churches to stay strong in this season, with a continuing focus to reach the community with the Gospel
4) For the Body of Christ to pray for the people of Essex, and that they would turn to God for all their needs
5) That the power and purity of the Gospel being preached would be received and transform the hearts and lives of the people in Essex
6) For the softening of the hearts of the people in Essex in response to the Holy Spirit and the Gospel of Jesus Christ  
7)  For all town officials, especially Town Administrator Brendhan Zubricki, Chief of Police Paul Francis, and the entire Police Department
8) For families, schools, businesses, organizations, and  churches, as they balance safety and transitions back to more “normal” pre-Covid schedules, and for those struggling with a lot of fear in these transitions 

Church Contacts:

Jim LaFontaine, Pastor
Emmanuel Community Church 
180 Western Avenue
978-768-6180
[email protected]
https://www.facebook.com/emmanuelcommunitychurch/

Timothy M. Ziegenhals, Pastor
First Congregational Church
39 Main Street
978-768-7855
[email protected]
https://www.fccoe.org/

Phil Shearer, Pastor
[email protected]
North Shore Bible Church (Charis)
65 Eastern Avenue
978-768-3539
[email protected]
http://northshorebiblechurch.com/