Seeking His Glory in Evangelizing All Peoples.
Seek God…for God to be worshipped by all peoples.
Seek God On Behalf Of Agricultural Workers
Lord,
Growing up on a farm, I learned how much we must rely on You. We can plant strong seed and utilize chemical fertilizers and insect control agents, but without You we have nothing. The see
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New Beginnings
Seeking His Glory in Evangelizing All Peoples.
Seek God…for God to be worshipped by all peoples.
I know that God has answered, is answering and will further answer this prayer in the days ahead…..and we get to participate in the answer!
Pray Globally – Gather Locally!
As we celebrated locally in 2007, we had Believers praying in their native tongue representing the following nations or language: in addition to English (
In the OT prayer for today, the second to last prayer sentence is: “Gather willing worshippers from the diverse peoples in our city.” We were an answer to that prayer. We will continue to be an answer to that prayer! “Oh Lord God, we want to be that House of Prayer For The Nations that You desire us to be. Help us answer the call!”
We are determining if we are called to do this here again. Would you like to take part in such a gathering? Let us know at prayer@servethecity.org Please put in the subject line: “GDP 2010” and give us your phone number!
Charles Daugherty
Serve The City
Seeking His Glory in Evangelizing All Peoples
Seek God….that many would know and follow Him
Look how the whole world has gone after Him! John 12:19 (NIV)
I have been observing the messages that have been coming forth from the Christian Community in these days.
I recently heard George Otis Jr. speak about his studies of individuals and communities that have experienced transformational revival. He told us that the transformational revival is extraordinary, beyond routine, supernatural intervention beyond missional objectives. It is not confined to individuals or the church but is in every sphere of the community. Even the toxic earth and eco systems become instantly healed in transformational revivals.
Otis said that the transformational revival does not flow out of a burden for a dysfunctional community but rather it is a pleasant by-product of believers seeking God’s intimate companionship.
It comes when Believers want God for Himself not for what He can do.
The common thread among many speakers and authors today is that we must seek God first. As we seek Him and have fellowship with Him we will come to see “how the whole world has gone after Him.” It is only thru the intimate relationship of seeking God’s face will we be able to find what we are truly looking for in these days. The Church is very good at doing, now we need to work on being- being the bride of Christ and reflecting His glory.
Our prayer request---
Holy Spirit speak to our hearts so the we will seek and know Jesus.
Seeking His Glory in Evangelizing All Peoples
Seek God…that many would know and follow Him.
People matter!!!
As I read and reflected on today’s reading of …that many would know and follow Him…I was reminded that everyone I see today, everyone that I come in contact with, will spend eternity somewhere.
Heaven is real!
Hell is real!
And people really do go to one or the other.
I remember reading once a quote by CS Lewis who said that we have never seen a mere mortal…that if we saw people as they one day would be that we would either be tempted to worship them or realize what horrors a person without Christ will experience.
What I read helped me realize that every single person I come into contact today really matters to God and therefore they should matter to us. And if God cared enough about them to send His Son…then we owe it to Him, and them, to share the good news.
People matter to God – they should matter to us.
May the Spirit of God help us to seek to know Jesus and make Him known!
Robin Tyner
Stonebridge Church
Seeking His Glory in Evangelizing All Peoples
Seek God…to be recognized and honored by leaders.
Seek God On Behalf of Government Leaders
As Christians we are to serve and honor our Lord in all we do, an
Seeking His Glory in Evangelizing All Peoples
Seek God….to be recognized and honored by leaders.
As we pray for our leaders, our president, our representatives, our judges and mayors and governor, we can easily reduce them to their office, and forget about them as people, persons like us. They carry the same fears and doubts, the same weakness, the same tendency to sin. They need Jesus as much, but not more, than we do.
So our prayers for our leaders begin with our prayers for their hearts and souls. Our prayers begin with the most important request, that Jesus Christ will be their Savior, that He will be Lord of their lives, that they will experience the freedom of forgiveness, the hope of heaven, and the strength of a life lived under the care of our Shepherd. We understand that we can’t expect Christian behavior from people who aren’t Christians. We can’t expect them to follow Jesus if they don’t acknowledge Jesus as their Lord. So, we pray for Jesus to become their Lord and Savior.
And our prayers are lifted for those who have been saved, our brothers and sisters who try so hard to serve our Master, while surrounded by temptations of power and pride. Recognizing how hard it is for us to be faithful, we empathize with our Christian leaders who fail like we fail, but who are forgiven like we are forgiven. We pray that our leaders will have the courage, regardless of the consequences, to clearly communicate that Jesus is their king, that while we live in a democracy, this democracy is part of a monarchy, ruled by the King of senators and representatives and judges and presidents.
And we pray for “we the people”, who find it quite easy to blame the leaders of our country when we ourselves are the government of the people, by the people and for the people. We pray that our King will rule us as we vote and participate in this democracy.
And we pray our gratitude, that regardless of the actions of our leaders, that Jesus reigns, that Jesus must reign until all of His enemies are placed under His feet. We pray in the assurance that our King reigns very well. We pray, knowing that we are citizens of another country, a country that faces no real threat, a holy nation that is strong and stable, and we’re going there soon. Thank You, King Jesus, for being the leader of our leaders, for continuing to reign as Your kingdom comes on earth as it is in heaven.
Gary Brouwers
Seeking His Glory in Evangelizing All Peoples
Seek God…to display His love and power by answered prayer.
Christianity is a supernatural walk. We live in a body of flesh that is opposed to God, and everything God calls us to do or tells us we cannot do is the opposite of what the flesh calls us to do or tells us not to do. So we need the power of God through the ministry of the Holy Spirit to overcome the power of the flesh.
In other words, we need to depend upon God for the capacity to live a supernatural life: a life that is lived above the natural.
I believe prayer is one of the significant ways we show our dependence upon God. When we pray, and God answers our prayers with strength to defy the flesh, the unbelieving worl
How can we sell something to others when we haven’t demonstrated that it works for us? An
Through prayer working in our lives may we “call” the unbeliever’s attention to God’s gift! It’s the most authentic form of evangelism.
Seeking His Glory in Evangelizing All Peoples
Seek God....that His people would reflect His great name.
In his classic book The Pursuit of God, A. W. Tozer states that when God created our world he first created things. Then, he created mankind. The things became very important to man. These things became so important to our first parents that they denied God an
In the cover letter for the Seek GOD for the CITY 2010 booklet states the same thing. “Prayers focused on needs [things] can gradually shrink to selfish wish-lists concerning our own circumstances.” Let’s pray that we do not concentrate on the needs [things] of others in the world, but on the spread of God’s grace and life to all. In these trying times, it is very easy to dwell on things instead of true spiritual needs.
It says in the Bible that Go
Pastor John Bailey
Family of Faith CommunitySeeking His Glory in Evangelizing All Peoples
Seek God....that His people would reflect His great name.
What makes people NOT want to glorify God? It is “mind boggling” to me that anyone would want to “slip away” from God – yet didn’t I 30 years ago? Didn’t I accept Jesus in my heart at the age of 20 and then turn away?
It took me 20 some years to turn back to God. In those years of being selfish, self-centered, condemning an
So, for anyone who knows a person who is back sliding, a person that is NOT giving God glory – STOP right there and pray for that person. Go to that person if possible and ask them if you can pray for them. You may be that “saint” that God is using for HIS GLORY.
A. O.
Valley View
Seeking His Light to Awaken the Lost
Seek God… for His Renown Among all Peoples
Seek God…on Behalf of Business People
Bill, a Wisconsin dairy farmer, told me, he had the conviction God called him to his job to provide his world with milk. May our business men and women accept their position as God’s calling to serve our world.
Dale, an electric salesman in
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Ron, in woodworking, cabinet making, at
Garth Betry
Seeking His Light to Awaken the Lost
Seek God…for God’s light to bring abundant life.
I appreciate today’s reading about light. In Sunday School one day I gave our youth group black duct tape and – after turning off the lights—I told them to try to cover every bit of light in the room. They diligently covered the cracks around the doors, the LED lights on the sound system, the illuminated exit signs (don’t tell the fire marshal!), etc. until everything was completely dark. Once our eyes adjusted we were in total awe of how very dark it was. Suddenly someone’s cell phone lit up and we were all stunned at how much one little phone lit up a very large room.
This shows why light is the perfect metaphor for the Christian life. Darkness never creeps into a lighted place—it has no power to do so. Only light can creep in. It overcomes the darkness. Just a tiny amount of light penetrates and makes a difference.
Today’s NT verse, John 8:12 reminds us that in Christ’s light we don’t have to walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. That should keep us from stumbling around. Let’s spread that light around so others can join us in the abundant life!
Mark Forstrom
New Covenant Bible
Seeking His Light to Awaken the Lost
Seek God....for God to overwhelm spiritual power of darkness.
“This day we are praying that the Lord overwhelm the spiritual powers that hold millions captive in our land, Indeed, Lord, you know these powers hold untold millions in all lands. We know that you are omnipotent, that no power can stand up to you. Untie the burdens of those we know and the many we don't know. Help us to be as effective as we can in this spiritual warfare, to turn many to the light.
Help us, also, to be earnest in praying for each nation, no matter how small. After all, you care for each of us. How much more do you care for the hundreds in even the smallest country.
Thank you that you do care. Help us to do our part.”
Grant Carpenter,
Seeking His Light to Awaken the Lost
Seek God....for God to overwhelm spiritual power of darkness.
Recently I met a woman whose first husband had been exposed as a pedophile. Their children were not the victims of such actions but she said to me “Though I have forgiven him, my kids (now grown and married) will never forgive him.” This woman is a believer and I said to her “With man this is impossible but with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26). Satan always enjoys creating prisoners if he can get us to cooperate with him. These adult children are afflicted by demonic powers who have imprisoned them by their own unforgiveness. Their unforgiveness is their attempt to be “vio
“Lord, prevail against the works of darkness in these adults and others and in all who call upon Your name. Amen”
Steve Russell
Jordan’s Grove Church
Seeking His Light to Awaken the Lost
Seek God....to rescue people from spiritual darkness
It occurred to me that those in greatest need of release from their bondage are those who are blinded to that bondage. They think they are okay and that others are trapped in barren life styles. The Word clearly shows that unless we are slaves to righteousness we are slaves, prisoners, to sin. My prayer is that those in darkness would have the light of truth penetrate their lives through us. I pray that our lives would mirror the freedom of Christ, freedom from guilt, bitterness, unforgiveness, hatred, jealousy, covetousness, and unbelief. I pray that our lives would visibly show kindness, goodness faithfulness, gent
J. O.
Valley View
Seeking His Light to Awaken the Lost
Seek God…to rescue people from spiritual darkness.
God’s heart longs for us to walk in the fullness of what Christ died for on the cross; securely as His sons and daughters. Not swaying in our convictions; marching forward in love, power, and a sound mind triumphing over darkness.
“Lord help us be all we can be in You; representing your goodness, your faithfulness, your mercy, your love and forgiveness. Make us people that respond in love when we are ridiculed and mocked; blessing rather than cursing. Amen.”
Brian Fink
River of Life Ministries
Thanking God for the Seek God For The City prayer guide!
The 40 days of prayer is off to a GREAT start!
Here at church the adults have given overwhelming support to pray, in weekly groups, in individual settings at home, at home groups and other ways!
The Spanish speaking people were thrilled when presented with their Spanish version. The office here did a great job of downloading the Spanish version of WAYMAKERS!
The children’s version got a warm welcome in their Sunday school class. Again the downloading off of WAYMAKERS worked well!
It is great to see prayer increase, we can be sure that Jesus is pleased!!
