Corporate Targets – 12.01.07
Dec 3rd, 2007 by pfadmin
On Mondays, the targets from the corporate prayer gathering on Saturday at 9a will be posted here. Here are this past weekend’s targets:
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“Thanksgiving & Testimony”
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God†(Phil. 4.6).
The ministry of intercession is a vital, non-negotiable means through which God has chosen to accomplish his purposes. But this must be done with thanksgiving. We don’t want to be like the nine lepers who received the blessing of God but failed to respond accordingly. Sometimes it is appropriate to set our requests aside for a moment and simply take the time to offer up our gratitude to the Father. This morning, as we get into small groups, share a testimony from the categories below, but do so as a prayer of thanksgiving to God. After each section, we’ll have someone come forward to thank God on behalf of all of us.
Recounting His Grace
“For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God†(2 Cor. 4.15).
-Saving grace – redemption & reconciliation
-Transforming grace – how our lives have changed!
…“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age†(Titus 2.11-12).
-Sustaining grace – sufficient in times of trial (2 Cor. 12.9).
-Preserving grace – keeping us ‘til the end
Recounting His Blessings upon Your Life
“From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another†(John 1.16)
-How has the Lord blessed you recently?
…Fresh experiences of the presence of his Spirit?
…Victory over sin and freedom from bondage?
…Financial provision?
…Physical healing?
…Restoration in your home?
Recounting His Kindness upon our church
-Souls saved through Alpha
-Needy cared for through Operation Replant & Mercy Ministry
-Relationships strengthened through Covenant Groups
-Vision of God increased through the preaching of the Word
…The list goes on!