Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Praise and Prayer for 11/26

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. - Psalm 100:1-3 (NIV 1984)

There is no prayer meeting at church this week but we join for a time of prayer every Wednesday night from 8-9pm.

Answered prayers:
  • Praise God for our Praisegiving service and the fellowship meal after service, and for those that He led to our doors, especially those that came for the first time and are in need of God's hope and love. Continue to pray for touched hearts this upcoming month of December with the Women's Tea and our special Christmas service!
New prayer requests:
  • As you celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends tomorrow, give thanks with a grateful heart and praise His name for He is worthy of all praise, honor and glory!
  • Pray for God to use our next message series, Seeking Jesus, to touch the lives of those that encounter Jesus for the first time and those that already follow Him. Pray for God's special anointing of our pastors as they speak from God's word. 
Active prayer requests:
  • Pray for those the Lord will lead to our doors through the upcoming Women's Tea and Christmas service. Prayerfully consider who you might invite to one of these events. Pray for joyful and humble hearts of those who serve as we share the love and hope of our Lord Jesus.
  • Pray for the pastoral search process as we seek God's direction for the next lead pastor to guide our church in following Jesus to build His kingdom. Pray for God's wisdom and insight for the pastoral search team as they faithfully serve in this capacity. Pray for our next lead pastor as God prepares his heart and calls him to guide our church.
  • Pray for continued progress in working toward possible solutions to our rental situation and finding favor with Sleepy Hollow and its investors. Pray that we will follow God's leading and represent Him well.
  • Pray for our response to the challenge from Pastor Brian to consider how God would use our treasures, time, and talent over the next three months.
  • Pray for wisdom and insight as the church leadership looks into ministry growth.
  • Pray for God's wisdom and deliverance as the ELT continues to look into the church finances.
  • Pray for our Life Groups and the focus to experiencing life together. Pray for development of leaders and for groups to desire to reach out to help others connect with a group. Pray for Pastor Matt as he leads this important ministry with the aim of helping our congregation to grow in Christ and to be mission focused.
  • Pray for God's wisdom and leading as we minister in the Dublin and surrounding community. Thank God for the opportunity to partner with Open Heart Kitchen to help serve meals to those in need in our community and continue to be in prayer for this ministry. May God's love and hope be experienced in our community.

Please incorporate the following in your prayer: 
  • Praise Him for specific evidences of His glory, power, wisdom, grace, mercy, faithfulness, love, or other attributes in our lives this week
  • Give thanks with grateful and joyful hearts for specific blessings we have received this week
  • Come before Him with humble hearts and pray for our lives to align with His purposes
  • Pray for Pathway's leadership to seek Him first in all decision making, to lead by example, to be passionate and committed to growing our congregation as followers of Christ, and to receive encouragement from God and our congregation
  • Pray for commitment to God's vision and mission for Pathway and our responsibility as part of the body to fulfill the mission