Hello FBC Family!
“And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.”
(Matthew 21:22)
I believe in the power of prayer! What an amazing gift of grace God has given us. We can talk to the Creator of all. We can boldly approach the throne of grace. I also believe that we need to pray in accordance with God’s will. As we walk closer with Him, it will be His will, not our own, that will become more important to us. One of the best ways to grow in our prayer lives is to study prayers found in the Bible, as well as passages in the Bible that specifically teach about prayer. A few great examples from Paul the apostle are: Philippians 1:9-11; Ephesians 1:15-23 & 3:14-21; and Colossians 1:9-12.
This Sunday we will be looking at a short passage that is filled with insight into prayer. Please read Colossians 4:2-4 (prayerfully of course!) before Sunday. I will be speaking on the “Persistent Prayer” that Paul is referring to. I will be encouraging you to pray for me as I prepare and deliver messages from God’s Word. We will also hopefully be spending some time together praying for various people on a list I will have available Sunday. So please come prepared to learn about how we are to pray and some specific things to pray for regarding the declaration of the message of Christ, and come prepared to put it into practice!
Of course I want all of us to grow in our personal prayer lives, and in times of prayer with our families in our homes. But we also need to grow in our times of praying together corporately.
We have a couple early morning opportunities right now – Wednesday mornings at 5am and 6pm, and some of the men come Saturdays at 6am.
Maybe the Lord would inspire you to come join one of those prayer times. But we also could use some other prayer times (maybe not early morning). If you would like to start a group prayer time at the church, please talk to me. I also may be looking for people who would be willing to pray specifically for the worship service and the preaching of the word during the worship service, in a separate room. If the Lord puts it on your heart to do that, we can try to put together a rotation of prayer warriors. Let me know if you’re interested by replying to this email, or talking to me at church, or give me a call.
This Sunday we will be celebrating the Lord’s Supper, or Communion, together.
Let’s examine ourselves, confess our sins, and come prepared for this important ordinance of the church.
May God strengthen you and fill you with hope as you grow as a person of prayer!
Love From Your Pastor,
Michael