Dear Church,
If you haven't gotten a chance to listen to the message on fasting and prayer from this last week,
click here. And you can download the handout on fasting
here.
We are starting a corporate fast from now until Easter that will give us an opportunity to focus on prayer both individually and corporately. The 40 days of fasting will start today (if you are counting, the days don't include Sunday since that is a celebration day). We are inviting the church to fast one thing for the entire 40 days and to also fast at least one meal on Wednesdays. Dority Hall will be open for prayer and worship on Wednesdays from 12-1pm starting today.
Prayer focus for this week is:
Individually - Pray for the people in your life that need the hope of Jesus -- people that you might easily overlook in your business (perhaps even people in your family). Begin this week by praying for those people and asking God to give you his heart for them.
John 4:34-35
34 Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work. 35 Do you not say, ‘There are yet four months, then comes the harvest’? Look, I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see that the fields are white for harvest.
Corporately - Pray for our leaders and their families
Elders: Russ Miller, Milton Costa, Warren Herndon, Russ Bennett*, and Matt Gochnauer* (*to be confirmed at the next First Wednesday) As well as the deacons, staff, and their families.
1 Timothy 2:1-4 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
I Pray that your extra time in the Word and in Prayer this week will be rich and that we will continue to see God's hand work in a powerful way among the people in our community.
- Pastor Russ