Praise and Prayer for 12/2

Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves. Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality. - Romans 12:10-13 (NIV 1984)

This Wednesday 12/2 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 the memorial service for Toby Mitobe and for all the volunteers that made this a special time for the Mitobe family. Please continue to lift up Janet and family in prayer for peace, comfort and encouragement.

New prayer requests:

• Pray for the upcoming Women's Tea this coming Saturday, December 5, which will be evangelistic and outreach focused. Pray for God to make clear to the Pathway women who they might invite to this event. Pray for the guest speaker as she prepares to share the Gospel message with those in attendance.
• Pray for the town hall meeting this coming Sunday, for God's Spirit to guide the meeting, for it to be a meeting that addresses our current state of operation and ministries, for increased attendance, awareness, and participation of the Pathway body, and for unity in Christ as we look forward to how God is going to use each individual as part of the body and for His glory.

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