14 Sep, 2006
PA SPN Prayer Alert September 2006
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PA Strategic Prayer Network
Dear
Friends,
Recently, Kerry attended
a conference in S Korea’s famed
1.
The passion of the Korean’s prayer lives. They
prayed so loud it was hard on the ears and they could keep up the intensity for
a long time.
2.
The Koreans desire to take every aspect of their
society. Seoul’s Yoido Full Gospel Church, pastored by David Yonggi Cho,
publishes the fourth largest newspaper in the nation, administers a benevolent
ministry supported by the government, and has founded a university and ministry
training school. Their prayers are having a huge impact upon the entire
nation.
Let us pray that
God would do a work in the fervency of our own pray lives so that we can impact
our cities and our nation.
TAKING ADVANTAGE
OF THE SEASON
When I was a pastor, I
always looked at this time of the year as the beginning of the year. Our year
seems to ebb and flow with the end of the vacation season and the beginning of
school and college. I looked at this time as start up time. This means that
many opportunities exist for effective ministry:
- Our children will be
salt and light in their schools. Many in the Politically Correct Camp feel that
Church and State should be and have been effectively separated. However, every
time a Christian student, teacher or administrator walks onto school property,
the presence of God comes with them. In addition, our students have the
opportunity to tell their friends what is going on in their life and to invite
them to church activities. Our schools are a mission field waiting to be
taken.
- Parents have the
opportunity to connect with other parents through their children and their
activities. Back to school nights and other school activities provide a very
relaxed atmosphere to build relationships. Ask God to give you strong
connections with those He desires you to minister to.
- Fall is a time when our
unsaved friends, relatives and co workers will be most open to getting involved
in activities such as a small group or a parenting class. This is a great time
to develop relevant ministries designed to capture the eye of those needing
Jesus.
- This time of year also
has some wonderful benefit from a prayer point of view. As folk are looking to
set in to a “normal” routine, they will be open to becoming part of an
intercessory prayer group. September and October are great times to begin
intercessory prayer groups. Take advantage of the momentum and do not become
discouraged that some may not keep coming over the long haul. If two or three of
you gather, God will do great things. You may even start a group that will only
meet for a specified period of time. Our state and national elections in
November provide an excellent opportunity for a short term
group.
PRAYER
NEEDS
1.
Pray for President Bush as he interacts in many
crucial domestic and international issues.
2.
Pray that God will order world events in such a way
that His Kingdom agenda will go forth with the greatest impact. (Because we
travel more, we have become aware of how international events can impact travel
and missions. Only God knows what will be best to advance His
agenda).
3.
Pray for the mid term elections coming up in
November. Pray that God would sovereignly oversee elections so that His choice
of candidates will win office.
4.
Pray that the church will come together in
unprecedented ways for prayer and unified strategic
ministry.
5.
Pray for Christian students, teachers, parents and
administrators to have a great impact upon the schools and those who attend the
schools.
6.
Pray that God would use
7.
Pray for Christians in the Marketplace to impact
those around them. Let’s pray for opportunities to witness, for prayer groups
and Bible studies to begin. Perhaps God would even raise up mid week churches
meeting in some business locations.
May God bless and use each of
you.
PA Coordinator of PA Strategic
Prayer Network