Praise and Prayer for 3/30

But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love, to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine. We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in you. - Psalm 33:18-22 (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 the Good Friday and Easter services, for the many visitors that attended and for the love that our congregation shared with one another. Praise God for all those that were baptized and shared their testimonies. What a blessing it was for the entire congregation to hear about how God transformed their lives! Thank God for a great fellowship time after service and for all the faithful servants that helped to put these services together. Praise the Lord! 

New prayer requests:

• Pray for those that are being persecuted for their Christian faith. Pray for God's peace and protection as they stand firm for Christ, and for God's comfort as they mourn the loss of loved ones.
• Pray for the upcoming series on prayer, and the All Church Prayer Gathering on April 8 and 15. Pray for God's Spirit to lead us as we learn and go deeper into the Lord's Prayer, and as we corporately pray for the church.

Active prayer requests: 

• 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.