Praise and Prayer for 12/16

Now he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God's people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God. - 2 Corinthians 9:10-12 (NIV 1984)

This Wednesday 12/16 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:

• Praise God for preparing the Pathway body to be a beacon of light in the community and for leading people through our doors. Thank God for all our ministry teams who work together to share God's love with great joy, as we minister to the body and those who visit, and as we reach out into our community. Pray that God will continue to grow the body closer to Him and use us to be His hands and feet in our community to point to our Lord Jesus as the source of hope, peace, joy and love. 

New prayer requests:

• Pray for rest and refreshment in Christ as we enter the new year, for focus on people and relationships during the Christmas holidays, and for God to enable us as we witness for Him with the opportunities He provides.
• Pray for those who have physical needs or are suffering from health issues, and for those undergoing treatment. Pray for healing and for God to use the Pathway body to surround them with comfort and encouragement, and to cover them with prayer. 

Active prayer requests:

• Pray for the Advent series, for intentional invitations and that God will use the services to touch the hearts of those in attendance, especially those that are in need of hope, which is only found in our Lord Jesus. 
• Pray for the planning and outreach to the Wexford Way community. Pray for the Lord's hand in the building of relationships, imparting of practical skills, and opportunities to share God's love and hope with those living in the Wexford Way community.
• 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 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 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