Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Prayer is Preparation

Thoughts to ponder about prayer...

"Prayer does not give you spiritual power. Prayer aligns your life with God so that He chooses to demonstrate His power through you. The purpose of prayer is not to convince God to change your circumstances but to prepare you to be involved in God's activity.

Prayer is designed to adjust you to God's will, not to adjust God to your will. If God has not responded to what you are praying, you may need to adjust your praying to align with God's agenda. Rather than focusing on what you would like to see hapen, realize that God may be more concerned with what He wants to see happen IN you."

Taken from "Experiencing God Day by Day"
by Henry T. Blackaby & Richard Blackaby

"The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus"
1 Timothy 1:14

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Prayer for Service

As we reach the middle of June, be in prayer for the missions of Catalyst, the Young Singles Department, and Prestonwood as a whole.

Even though I was not able to participate, I was in prayer for Clean Sweep and for the blessings it brought to many in these times of tribulation and hardship. Continue to pray for this ministry and pray for it to grow and bless millions more in the years to come.

In July, many of our friends will travel to Boston to witness to hundreds of people and tell them about the love of our Savior, Jesus Christ. Pray for Hope Fellowship and the light it has brought to the community of Boston. Pray for those that are going-that they have safe travel and feel the presence of the Lord as they prepare to evangelize.

On June 6, Jarret spoke again of the Prestonwood mission statement and that one of the threads of our church is service and how important service is. Most people who are Christians never share the word of Jesus Christ. I know this convicted me and I pray that it will convict each member of our class to have a heart for service in Dallas, Boston, the Amazon, or anywhere the Lord may lead you to. I pray that each member of Catalyst can impact the life of one other person by sharing the Good News.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Nikki

Please lift Nikki up all day today as she goes into surgery for her back. Pray specifically for the doctor's guidance & wisdom.

Remember - God is the ultimate Healer. He is Jehovah-Rapha.