Jason had a week full of meetings with the North American Mission Board.  As a trustee of NAMB much is required.  Pray that he can get some good rest and see clearly how God wants to speak through him on Sunday.

Continuing with our Week of Prayer for Associational Missions

Thank the Lord for providing our facilities— our building and our grounds that allow churches to play to together, missionaries and evangelists a place to rest, and church staff rooms to meet. We are truly a blessed people. “For those who receive much, much is expected.” — Luke 12:48

Continuing with our Week of Prayer for Associational Missions

Please pray for the staff of the Warren Association of Baptists as each day Amy Smith and Jeff Crabtree are there to serve in a variety of ways to help our local pastors, church leaders, and churches to be more effective in their ministry.

Continuing with our Week of Prayer for Associational Missions

Pray for our church health and development areas of our association. Please pray specifically for our Seminary Extension as these come to sharpen their skills for ministry to be used in the local congregations. Pray also for our churches that are evaluating and reestablishing their ministry.

Continuing with our Week of Prayer for Associational Missions

Pray for Pastor Douglas Lopez and his family as they minister to the Hispanic community through Nueva Vida. We are thankful to God for those who came to know the Lord through this ministry this past year. (North American Mission Board recognized Nueva Vida as the 2nd largest Hispanic church in baptisms in the US.) Pray for Pastor Douglas and the congregation that we would see more Hispanics come to know the Lord. In the last census, we have discovered that a larger number of Hispanics have moved to our area. Please pray for them as they minister to this group.

Continuing with our Week of Prayer for Associational Missions

Please pray for the upcoming evangelism efforts in and around our association. We are thankful to God for using the Eliza Broadus Offering to invest in our Block Party Trailer. Join us to pray that not only the trailer but Vacation Bible School and other evangelistic events would be used to reduce the 85,000 disconnected from Christ in our area.

Today’s Associational Missions Prayer: Please pray for the youth in your church and in our association. After the age of 12, it is much harder to evangelize a person. Thank God for the opportunities He has given us this past year through DISCIPLE NOW and SPOKEN and the hundreds of youth that have been involved to deepen their walk with Christ. Join us to pray that in the coming year more youth would be open to the message of the Gospel.

Pray for Pastor Jason today as he preaches about when God gathers His people together and the difference that God makes with a unified people.  Pray that Jason will have the spiritual guidance as he brings God’s message to the people of Living Hope.

Also, pray for two sister churches in town (Hillvue Heigths and Eastwood) that have planted two churches recently.  Both church plants started this past Easter.

This week we are going to give prayer emphasis on our association, the Warren Association of Baptists.  The WAB unites all the Southern Baptist churches in our association to impact our county for Christ.

Today’s Associational Missions Prayer: Please pray for the 50 pastors of the churches that make up the Warren Association of Baptists. Pray for boldness and direction of the Holy Spirit as they feed their church members God’s Word. Ask God to bless those churches that are seeking a pastor. (Pastor prayer guides are available in the WAB office.)

The remainder of our team is returning today from Alabama.  Praise the Lord for people willing to go down and help those in need.  Pray for the people of Alabama as they rebuild. I know the team did great work and were able to impact the locals for Christ.  Pray for safety as they travel and that this experience will be one they will see as a spiritual marker in their life.  May they be able to testify to others how God was glorified in this experience.

Pray for Jason as he finalizes his message for tomorrow.  Pray that God will speak through him in a powerful way.