May 29th, 2015 by pfadmin
May: Health of the Church
Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 63
Song: “Blessed”
Prayer Ministry
“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16)
Pray for….
-We would be a healthy church—and thus a praying church
-Growth of an intercessory community
-All members of the church to respond to the call to pray
-Times of corporate prayer to be filled with believing hearts
-Personal prayer and communion with God to be valued and met with God’s favor
-Bearing of one another’s burdens through prayer
-Our prays to be God-focused and Kingdom-minded
-Prayer to support and saturate everything we do as a church
-God would bless our times of prayer with tangible expressions of his presence
-God would lead us to pray in ways that reflect his will and his purposes
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May 22nd, 2015 by pfadmin
May: Health of the Church
Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 30
Song: “Glorious & Mighty”
Sunday Gatherings
“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near” (Hebrews 10:22-25)
Pray for….
-Protecting the Sunday Gathering as “holy ground”!
-Experience of the presence of God
-Hearts ready to hear and respond to the preached Word
-Joyful celebration of God’s work through song
-Honoring God sacrificially through tithes and offerings
-Unbelievers to be convicted of their sin and turn to Christ
-Building of genuine relationships in the body
-Those in seasons of difficulty to receive comfort
-Visitors to feel welcomed and at home
-Children’s ministry to effectively communicate God’s care
-All who are present to grow in the reality of the Gospel
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May 15th, 2015 by pfadmin
May: Church Family
Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 84
Song: “All I Have is Christ”
Fellowship & Relationships
“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. (Ephesians 2:19-22)
Pray for….
-Summer Bible Jam discipleship/fellowship efforts
-Consistent and meaningful participation in Small Group ministry for the rest of this semester and again in the Fall
-Healthy development of church membership
-Establishment of meaningful friendships
-Commitment to fellowship and consistent attendance
-Church characterized by godly conversations
-Humble pursuit of accountability and correction
-Freedom from bitterness, jealousy, gossip, and other enemies of relationships
-Those on “the fringe” to feel welcomed and connected
-Gospel to be at the center of our relationships and church life
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May: Church Family
Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 1
Song: “Knowing You”
Women of the Church
“Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.” (Titus 2:3-5)
Pray for….
-Mother’s Day 2015
-Growth in the leadership of husbands for their wives
-Effective fellowship among the women of the church
-Strengthening of biblical roles and values for women
-Encouragement and empowerment for wives and mothers
-Grace and faith for single moms and for those who may struggle in their season of singleness
-Help for women burdened by infertility
-Women to rejoice in trials and persevere in affliction
-Young ladies to speak grace and promote unity
-Older women to train younger women in the Lord
-Church filled with women who hate gossip, idleness, jealousy, and strife but who study God’s Word daily, bear the church’s burdens through prayer, and encourage the saints in steadfast faith.
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