Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Praise and Prayer for 12/3

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  - Romans 15:13 (NIV 1984)

This Wednesday 12/3 we have a prayer meeting in the church conference room that starts at 7:30pm. If you cannot join us at church, please gather with friends and family wherever you are to be in prayer for the church. Our Pathway family is united in prayer every Wednesday from 8-9pm.

Answered prayers:

New prayer requests:
  • The Women's Christmas Tea is this coming Saturday! About half of the attendees are invited guests. Praise God for this opportunity to share God's peace. Pray for open hearts and pray for our speakers, Joyce and Brandy. May the Lord shine brightly through all that are participating.
  • Pray for our upcoming Christmas service. Pray for the preparation and the volunteers that will help retell the amazing story of the birth of Christ. Pray for God's hand to be with us. 
Active prayer requests:
  • Pray for God to use the current 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.
  • 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