Prayer Coordinators:
Susan Sukraw ~ 1dyingtolive@myway.com
Darryl Potts ~ pastordarryl@embarqmail.com
Prayer Tip of the Week: March 19, 2009
"He wakens me morning by morning,
wakens my ear to listen like one being taught" (Isa. 50:4).
This week, during your prayer time, consider that you are there at His invitation. He has invited you to spend time alone with Him because He has something beneficial to teach you and say to you. Consider how that changes the atmosphere of your prayer time. Write your observations in your journal.
Below you will find a variety of information and resouces. It is our desire to keep you informed as to what is happening on our district. We encourage you to take a look at this page periodically for your edification and let us know how we can improve it as well.
We would encourage every pastor to have a prayer coordinator for their church. Someone who is passionate about prayer and has the leadership skills to develop a local ministry. This can be a benefit to you relieving some of the responsibility and stress of knowing it is being taken care of.
In the days ahead, let's partner together in prayer for the glory of God!
For His Kingdom,
Susan Sukraw
Darryl Potts
Prayer Updates:
Prayer Requests:
* District Superintendent, Larry White and his wife Linda
* Destinations ~ prayer for completion of the building and for a baker.
* May 20, 2008 ~ Linda White has requested that we pray for her brother Paul who sufferes from alchohol addiction.
* District Leadership (Officers, Advisory Board, Mission Development Team, etc.)
* Pastors on our District
* Prayer for our countries new leaders
* Carol Huff was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease this past month
* Beth Edwards (Irwin and Linda Edwards Daughter) is still fighting cancer.
* Joyce Thomason was in the hospital recently with heart problems. The left ventricle is not working correctly and they have diagnosed her with diastolic dysfunction. She is concerned about losing her job.
*New--Jill Richardson (Darrin's wife) has been diagnosed with Stage 4 colin cancer. Let's remember Jill and family during this tough time.
Submit A Prayer Request:
To submit a prayer request or praise please send it via email to Darryl Potts @ pastordarryl@embarqmail.com . These prayer requests may be edited for length and content and then will be posted on the District website. If you do not wish to have your request posted, but desire prayer at the district or local level, please indicate that in your email.
Book Resources:
John C. Maxwell ~ Prayer is the bridge that allows pastors and lay people to partner together effectively in ministry. Author John Maxwell knows this to be true because a prayer-partner ministry changed his church and empowered his ministry. Writing in a warm, anecdotal style with lots of practical hands-on help, Maxwell describes how this method of support has been proven time and again in churches of all sizes. Empower your laity for ministry involvement with this complete plan for creating a prayer partner program in your church.
Click on the bookcover for details!
Dr. Alvin VanderGriend ~ This 40-day devotional will transform your prayer life. This book may be done individually, as a small group, or an entire congregation. Dr. Alvin VanderGriend is the Prayer Evangelism Associate for Harvest Prayer Ministries in Terre Haute, IN. In 1996 Alvin became director of HOPE Ministries (Houses of Prayer Everywhere) where he developed the Lighthouse strategy and provided prayer-evangelism training. More recently he served as the National Facilitator of Lighthouse Ministries for the Mission America Coalition. He also taught prayer courses at Calvin Theological Seminary.
Click on the bookcover for details!
Richard J. Foster ~ Best-selling author Richard Foster offers a warm, compelling, and sensitive primer on prayer, helping you to understand, experience, and practice it in its many forms. He clarifies the prayer process, answers common misconceptions, and shows the way into prayers of contemplation, healing, blessing, forgiveness, and rest.
Coming to prayer is like coming home, Foster says. "Nothing feels more right, more like what we are created to be and to do. Yet at the same time we are confronted with great mysteries. Who hasn't struggled with the puzzle of unanswered prayer? Who hasn't wondered how a finite person can commune with the infinite Creator of the universe? ... We do our best, of course, to answer these knotty questions but when all is said and done, there is a sense in which these mysteries remain unanswered and unanswerable ... At such times we must learn to become comfortable with the mystery."
Foster shows how prayer can move you inward into personal transformation, upward toward intimacy with God, and outward to minister to others. He leads you beyond questions to a deeper understanding and practice of prayer, bringing you closer to God, to yourself, and to your community. Click on the bookcover for details!
Resource Links:
Creative Ideas:
Christian Journaling
- Begin with prayer. Ask the Holy Spirit, your Counselor, to open your heart and guide you to the truth.
- Write what's on your heart. Start talking to God and share your joys, victories, desires, frustrations, anger, fears, hurts and heartaches with Him. Record scriptural and spiritual insights, revelations, strengths, weaknesses, your love and praise, goals, prayers, dreams, memories, and special events. See below for journaling prompts.
- Don't worry about mistakes. Don't be concerned about spelling, penmanship or content. Thinking too long about what you're going to write may hinder you.
- Listen and record. Record what God impresses on your heart. His voice will always line up with His written Word.
- Date every entry. To help you see the progress you've made, it's important to record the date of each journal entry.
- Use a highlighting pen. Highlight scriptures and words God speaks to your heart, so you can easily locate them in your journal to re-read later. Sometimes God speaks repeatedly trying to get your attention to warn you or prepare you for the future.
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Checkout this article on prayer @ http://www.sermoncentral.com/article.asp?article=a-P_Miglioratti_05_12_08&ac=true
