Praise and Prayer for 3/16

Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter - when you see the naked, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood? Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the Lord will answer; you will cry for help, and he will say: Here am I. - Isaiah 58:6-9 (NIV 1984)

This Wednesday 3/16 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 moving in our hearts and challenging Pathway in Renewing the City. Pray for the sharing service this coming Sunday to be Spirit-filled, honoring and pleasing to God, and to be encouraging and comforting to the Pathway body.

New prayer requests:

• Pray for the upcoming Good Friday and Easter services in two weeks, that God will touch hearts and transform lives for His kingdom and glory. Pray for God to use those that are being baptized to bear testimony for Him and encourage the congregation. Pray for God to lead many to Pathway and for Him to enable us to reflect Christ and His love.

Active prayer requests: 

• Be in prayer for how God is going to use us individually and corporately as we go deeper in a series on Renewing the City. Pray for deepening friendships, sharing of our faith, and being generous as we serve others for God's glory.
• Pray for open and humble hearts as we build Christian mentoring relationships at Pathway this year. Prayerfully consider how God would use you to be a mentor and/or be mentored. 
• Pray for God's wisdom and deliverance as the ELT continues to look into improving church finances. Pray for progress in working toward possible solutions to our rental situation. Pray  that we will follow God's leading and represent Him well.
• 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 for our Food Ministry to distribute food to Wexford Way and Camille Place, and continue to be in prayer for these ministries. 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.