Day of Prayer & Fasting
Our next day of Prayer and Fasting will be Wednesday, November 5. On that day, we invite you to join us as a church in skipping one or more meals and focusing that time on prayer. If you are unable to skip a meal for health reasons, try fasting from something else (television, social media, etc.).
November's Day of Prayer & Fasting Focus
Family. What image springs to your mind? Big smiles and warm hugs? Dark looks and harsh words? Perhaps it’s blessing and brokenness tangled together. What are we to make of the fact that in all of Scripture not one single family is held up as an idealized role model? How can that be? Because the Bible is no stranger to the complexities of family. Whatever your situation or experience, whether single or married, old or young, whatever roles you play, through the power of the Gospel we can face the brokenness and embrace the blessing of family.
Psalm 68:4-6 (NIV) says, “Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.”
In light of this verse, please join us in specifically praying for the families in our community. Pray for those experiencing the brokenness of their family relationships. Pray for challenging dynamics between wives and husbands, parents and children, extended families, in-laws, and blended families. Pray for unsaved family members in your life and pray for opportunities to share the gospel. Pray for mercy and grace for those around us who are laboring to love family members who don’t know Christ. Pray for boldness, clarity, and grace in the ways we communicate in the midst of these challenging dynamics. Finally, pray this holiday season would be an opportunity for God’s grace to take root in the midst of our broken families. Pray God would be glorified in the ways we face the brokenness and embrace the blessing of our family contexts.
Psalm 68:4-6 (NIV) says, “Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads out the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.”
In light of this verse, please join us in specifically praying for the families in our community. Pray for those experiencing the brokenness of their family relationships. Pray for challenging dynamics between wives and husbands, parents and children, extended families, in-laws, and blended families. Pray for unsaved family members in your life and pray for opportunities to share the gospel. Pray for mercy and grace for those around us who are laboring to love family members who don’t know Christ. Pray for boldness, clarity, and grace in the ways we communicate in the midst of these challenging dynamics. Finally, pray this holiday season would be an opportunity for God’s grace to take root in the midst of our broken families. Pray God would be glorified in the ways we face the brokenness and embrace the blessing of our family contexts.