Lakeview Christian Center

April: Faith

Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 13
Song: “Solid Rock”

Faith in Trials

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given to him” (James 1:1-5)

Pray for….

-Strengthening of faith for all in the church who are suffering
-God to heal those who are physically afflicted
-Comfort for those who are mourning
-Depressed to sense the nearness of the Lord
-God to give faith to the church to pray for healing
-Restoration of broken relationships that have caused pain
-Peace and trust for those who are questioning “Why?”
-We would be a church filled with people who are steadfast under trial, who hope in God, who love Jesus more than our own lives or comfort, and who are a witness to the world in our suffering.

Easter Sunday

Song: “In Christ Alone”

Resurrection Indicatives

“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God” (Colossians 3:1)

Pray that we would be meditate on and live in the truth that…

– Christ is our Living Mediator (1 Tim. 2:5)
“Why do you seek the living among the dead?” (Luke 24:5)
– Christ and his work have been vindicated by resurrection (1 Tim. 3:16)
– Christ has defeated the power of death (Acts 2:24)
– Saints will not see corruption or be abandoned in the grave (Ps. 16:10)
– We have been raised with Christ and seated with him (Eph. 2:6)
– We are dead to sin and alive to God in Christ (Rom. 6:11)
– Death no longer has dominion over us (Rom. 6:9)
– We have been delivered from bondage to the fear of death (Heb. 2:15)
– We are no longer under the punishment of our sins (1 Cor. 15:16)
– Christ’s resurrection is the first-fruits of our resurrection (1 Cor. 15:23)
– Stings of death and law have been swallowed in victory (1 Cor. 15:56)
– To live is Christ and to die is gain (Phil. 1:21)
– We have been crucified with Christ, who lives in us (Gal. 2:20)
– Christ’s resurrection enables us to walk in newness of life (Rom. 6:4)
– All authority in heaven and earth has been given to Christ (Matt. 28:18)
– The Resurrected Christ has given us the promised Spirit
“This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.” (Acts 2:32-33)

March: Mission of the Church

Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 83
Song: “Let Your Kingdom Come”

Extra-Local Partnership
(Sovereign Grace Ministries)

“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20)

Pray for….

-God would give us an increasing burden for the Great
-Commission—making and caring for disciples through the planting and building of local churches.
-That God would position LCC to better serve churches in our area and in our surrounding region
-Christ Community Church
-Sovereign Grace Ministries
…Discernment, encouragement, and faith in a difficult season
…Strengthening and maturing local churches
…God to give us wisdom for the days ahead in our partnership

March: Mission of the Church

Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 32
Song: “Amazing Love”

The Alpha Course
(begins March 19)

“In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” (2 Corinthians 4:4-6)

Pray for….

-Alpha Door hangers to be effective
-Visitors to feel welcomed and at home
-Presentation of the gospel to be clear and persuasive
-Spirit to reveal Jesus Christ and his salvation to unbelievers
-Discussion at tables to be productive and beneficial
-Blessing of joy for those who serve
-Table facilitators to be equipped with wisdom and discernment
-Alpha Kids to communicate care and truth to the children
-Our church to have an increased passion for both corporate and personal evangelism