May 14th, 2012 by pfadmin
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 2012
-Growth in the leadership of husbands for their wives
-Strengthening of biblical roles and values for women
-Effective fellowship among the women of the church
-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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May: Church Family
Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 24
Song: “O Great God”
Men of the Church
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God,
who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 1:20)
Pray for….
-Men who live by faith in the Son of God
-Men who daily abandon their pride and find identity in Christ
-Men who do not treat sin lightly
-Men of courage and conviction
-Men of humility and self-sacrifice
-Men of discipline and devotion
-Men who lead in the home and in the church
-Husbands who care for their wives and show them their love
-Fathers who train their children in the Gospel
-Single men who serve in the Kingdom
-Young men who live distinct lives and are light to the world
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Apr 30th, 2012 by pfadmin
April: Faith
Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 29
Song: “Let Your Kingdom Come”
Praying for Everyone
“First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth” (1 Timothy 2:1-4)
“Big general prayers become powerful when they are filled up with concrete, radical Biblical goals for the people we are praying for” —John Piper
Pray for….
-Homeless & neglected in the city to find rest in Jesus Christ (Matt. 11:28)
-Missionaries in foreign countries to rejoice in tribulation (James 1:1-4)
-New Orleans business owners as well as blue-collar workers to treasure Jesus Christ as precious (1 Peter 2:4)
-Those in governmental authority to be gifted with supernatural wisdom and peace that leads them to the gospel (1 Tim. 2:2)
-“All of the saints” (Eph. 6:18) to be guarded from the enemy, preserved in doctrinal purity, and matured into Christ’s image for God’s glory
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Apr 23rd, 2012 by pfadmin
April: Faith
Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 100
Song: “High Above All Things”
Faith for Growth
“…and the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved” (Acts 2.47)
Pray for….
Growing Wide:
-God to give us faith to pray and work for increased growth
-Lord to continue to bring visitors to the church
-Those who have begun to attend to sense a calling here and join in membership (New Members’ Class)
-That we would effectively connect with newcomers
-Planning and preparation for the church plant
Growing Deep:
-We would be a community characterized by discipleship
-Covenant Group ministry would flourish as a means of growth
-Training up and maturing of new leaders
-We would be a church filled with people who are hungry for the Word, fervent in prayer, and committed to the local church
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