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This is a forum for you, the people of Grace Point, and our friends to enhance our prayer life together. On a regular basis, I will write a post to encourage your prayer life. It may be a short devotional. It may be a new idea for you to try. It may be an invitation to an upcomming prayer event, or it may be an opportunity for you to serve as a prayer volunteer at church. Feel free to comment on any post. I hope you find this conversation to be valuable and encouraging.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Fast and Pray for the Church in the USA

This Thursday is the National Day of Prayer. Organizers identify four purposes for the National Day of Prayer. These were found at http://nationaldayofprayer.org:

• Encourage people to pray personally and in groups, regardless of current issues and positions (Colossians 4:2, Romans 12:12, Matthew 18:19-20, Joel 2:13-16, II Chronicles 7:14)
• Celebrate the Christian heritage in America and defend the religious freedoms granted by the Constitution (Deuteronomy 6:6-8, Proverbs 14:34)
• Emphasize prayer for America and its leadership in the seven centers of power: Government, Military, Media, Business, Education, Church and Family (I Timothy 2:1-6)
• Foster unity within the Christian Church (Psalm 133:1, Ephesians 4:11-13)

At Grace Point, on the first Wednesday of each month, we promote the First Wednesday Day of Prayer and Fasting. Tomorrow or Thursday, I encourage you to consider skipping a meal (or two) to intentionally focus on praying for the Church in America. You can use the above bullet points and look up the Scripture texts to help you.

Also, I invite you to our Wednesday night prayer hour at Grace Point at 7 PM in the Heritage Room. We will especially focus on praying for the advancement of the gospel and the strength of the Church in America.
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