As our church family seeks God's Vision for our church, let's unite our hearts in prayer:

September 25, 2011

Watch and Pray...

Pray that God will enlarge our hearts to receive His vision for His church.  Rejoice in the knowledge that He is able to make us into a people who will glorify Him as we grow in faith and love. 

“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14



September 11, 2011

Watch and Pray...

Pray that we will, as God’s people, humble ourselves and in awe and reverence seek His will and ways through the Word and Prayer.  Pray especially for the spiritual preparation of the Vision Team as they meet this Sunday.

“The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.” Proverbs 15:33



September 4, 2011

Watch and Pray...

Pray that God will give us hearts that understand what is truly needful for His church to be salt and light in the world.

“And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.  To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.”  Philippians 4:19-20



August 28, 2011

Watch and Pray...

”Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.  In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make straight your paths.”  Proverbs 3:5-6.

Pray for God to be preeminent in the vision process as the team continues in ministry analysis and values discovery.



August 21, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...asking the Holy Spirit to give insight to the members of the Vision Team as they begin the process of studying the distinctive core values of a church which seeks to glorify God.

“You are the light of the world.  A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.  Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.  In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give the glory to your Father who is in heaven.”  Matthew 5:14-16



August 14, 2011

Watch and Pray...

All our future hopes are dependent on God so it is imperative that we walk with Him in complete dependence, obediently working out our faith, hope, and love in the present moment.



August 7, 2011

Watch and Pray...

I am the vine; you are the branches.  Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.  John 15:5



July 31, 2011

Watch and Pray...

As we continue to seek God’s vision for our church, praise Him that He gives courage for the process, strength for our weakness, and the promise of abundant harvest as we persevere in following after Him.

“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”  Galatians 6:9



July 24, 2011

Watch and Pray...

Pray that the heartbeat of our people will be to realize God’s vision for His church is to become more and more like Jesus. “And this is the confidence that we have toward Him, that if we ask anything according to His will He hears us.  And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of Him.”  1 John 5:14-15



July 17, 2011

Watch and Pray...

Pray for the leading of the Holy Spirit in discovery and analysis as the Vision Team and Pastoral Staff meet this Sunday afternoon and focus on ministry and mission in the light of Christ’s clear teachings.



July 10, 2011

Watch and Pray...

Uphold the members of the Vision Team and Pastoral staff that they will diligently remain steadfast in prayer, fasting, and the Word throughout the vision process.  



July 3, 2011

Watch and Pray...

Thank God for providing life giving light and direction as we daily walk with Him.  Pray that as a church our greatest desire will be to love and follow Him seeking one thing only, to bring glory to His Name. “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world.  Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” John 8:12.



June 26, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...that we will be a church that magnifies the Lord.

“Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Thy name give glory because of Thy lovingkindness, because of Thy truth.”

Psalm 115:1



June 19, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...asking God to give spiritual discernment and wisdom to the vision team as they examine the work of our church in the light of spiritual transformation.

“But examine everything carefully, hold fast to that which is good.”  1 Thessalonians 5:21



June 12, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...thanking God for the rich blessings He has poured out on us in the past; the hope of the present as we seek His face; and the joy set before us as we obediently follow His leading to accomplish His kingdom purposes.



June 5, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...asking God to enable you to be an integral part of the visioning process by being focused in mind and spirit as you participate in the Vision Survey.  Pray that the results of the survey will contribute to a greater understanding of who we are as a church and most importantly God’s direction for His church for the future.



May 29, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...asking God to give you discernment and a willingness to be led by His Spirit as He accomplishes His work for His kingdom through His church.



May 22, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...with each member of the Vision Team being diligent as the body of Christ to prepare our hearts and minds, through immersion in the Word and prayer,  to receive with thanksgiving all God wants to accomplish in His church.  Intercede for the team as they meet this Sunday afternoon.



May 15, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...asking God to give the Vision Team spiritual wisdom as they meet this Sunday afternoon and continue to consider the process by which the church might be more like Jesus.

"May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ."  2 Thessalonians 3:5



May 8, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...as individuals and as God's people, asking Him to remake us to please Himself, to enable us to put aside the stubborness of our hearts, to be abandoned to Him with single-minded unity in our desire to glorify His name and His kingdom purposes.

"But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our potter; we are all the work of Your hand."  Isaiah 64:8



May 1, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...asking God to empower the Vision Team with spiritual insight as they meet today to study he present direction and ministry strategy of our church. "Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long."

Psalm 25:5



April 24, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...asking God to impart wisdom and knowledge to each member of the Vision Team as they process and evaluate the materials they have been working on over the past weeks in the light of Kingdom purposes.  "Make me to know Your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths."                        Psalm 25:4



April 17, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...for the vision team that they will be single-minded in allowing the Holy Spirit to set their minds on Christ and His kingdom knowing that their service is ultimately to the Lord.

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”



April 10, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...for the Vision Team, Pastoral Staff and congregation to be solely focused on growing in relationship with God to the end that everyone will be centered in His will.



April 3, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...that God will give us a heart to know Him as Lord, and a desire to be His people.



March 27, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...asking God to bring our fellowship of believers into an ever-deepening relationship with Him so that His thoughts will be made known and we will, with one heart, follow hard after Him.



March 20, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...with thanksgiving to God for His immeasurable grace and the ministry of His reconciliation through the power of the Holy Spirit. Expectantly look for what He wants to accomplish through His church as we glorify His name in word and deed.



March 13, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...this week for Pastor Darren as he leads the visioning process that God will bless him with great spiritual insight, discernment, wisdom and knowledge as he guides the vision team to consider the times and be led by the Holy Spirit to envision God-sized possibilities for the future.



March 6, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...this week for Pastor Darren as he leads the visioning process that God will bless him with great spiritual insight, discernment, wisdom and knowledge as he guides the vision team to consider the times and be led by the Holy Spirit to envision God-sized possibilities for the future.



February 27, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...with expectancy and thanksgiving knowing God hears His people when they seek Him with all their heart:  “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”  Jeremiah 29:11.



February 20, 2011

Watch and Pray...
 
...using Psalm 51:10 as your guide, “Create in me a clean heart, O LORD, and renew a right spirit within me.”  As individuals, and as a church family, let us make this our earnest prayer of preparation humbly confessing, repenting, and asking God to cleanse and renew us so that we might be receptive to His vision and direction for His church.



February 13, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...with quietness of spirit during the visioning process so that your eyes are firmly focused on God and His sovereignty and grace toward those who seek Him.  Read and meditate on His Word, worshipping Him who is worthy of all honor, and glory, and power.  “Be still and know that I am God.  I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!  The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.”  Psalm 46:10-11.



February 6, 2011

Watch and Pray...

...for the pastor and lay leaders called to serve as the vision team.  Pray that they will be devoted to prayer, immersed in the Word, and unreservedly open to the leading of the Holy Spirit.  Pray for Pastor Darren as team leader and for the individual team members:  Jennifer Bass, Angie Bryant, Don DePew, Jeff Dofing, Lindy Hallick, Frank Hickman, Lorey Phillips, and Jim Touchton.



January 30, 2011

Watch and Pray...

Ask God to lead our Pastor to individuals in our church family who may serve as leaders in our Vision Process.
Pray for our Pastors and Church Leaders.
Open our hearts to God using and changing each of us, according to His will, to accomplish His work in our congregation.
Commit to follow God's leading as He moves in our church and changes us, according to His plan.
Let's be faithful to glorify God in all we think, say and do.
Encourage one another throughout the Vision Process.
Remain steadfast to living our lives according to the Gospel.