4 Prayers I'm Praying
Prayer & Fasting – April 4th, 2011
There are four things God has put on my heart for us to focus on and pray about as we come into this new season as a church and move into our first permanent facility. I hope you will join me in prayer concerning these things:
1. May Your Presence be Preeminent. “Unless the Lord builds the house, we labor in vain who build it…” There’s no question in my mind that that is true. Without the Presence of the Lord down there, all we have is really cool designed building. We need to pray that God will show up and do the Miraculous. It’s the Presence of God that can transform us! It’s His Presence that can change us & purify us & cleanse us & empower us!
2. May this be known as a House of Praise. The Bible says that, “God lives in the praises of His people.” I believe that we’re going to see our times of worship go to a whole new level as we move in down there. The bible also says, “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Liberty or Freedom.” I am believing for a whole new level of freedom in Him as we worship.
3. May this be a Place of Training and Equipping. Ephesians 4:11-12 says “And He gave some to be Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors and Teachers for the Equipping of the Saints for the work of the ministry.” I believe that we are just scratching the surface on the leaders that God is going to raise up and send out of this place. It’s our heart to be part of training pastors and church planters. Also local leaders such as Connection Group Leaders, Business Leaders, Family Influencers, Volunteers, Workers for our Downtown Communities, Kids Ministry Workers and Worship and Tech Leaders.
We have designed the space to be capable of training leaders physically & virtually. I’m praying that we can help people discover their passion and giftings and be equipped and empowered to lead through that passion. This is how we become the most effective that we can be with our lives.
4. May this be a place where the Lost can find Life. We must never take our eye off of Lost People. Jesus says in Luke 19:11 “I have come to seek and to save the lost.” This new space is not about us! It’s about them!!! It’s a tool for us to present God’s Word in an environment where people are ready to receive it.
4 Ways to pray for the coming weeks:
1) Grand Opening.
2) Feeding Fort Myers
3) Easter Sunday
1. Pray for God’s Presence to be Thick in that place.
2. Pray that People would encounter God in a Powerful & Unmistakable way.
3. Pray that People will feel an Ownership like they never have before.
4. Pray that Dozens of Friends & Family & Co-Workers will find Christ.