You have given me your shield of victory. Your right hand supports me; your help has made me great. (Psalm 18:34 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray for the difference Emmanuel College is making in the world to be exponentially enlarged.
• Pray for faith to believe God is with us and supports us, shielding us from fatal blows and eventually lifting us to victory.
• Pray we stop focusing on the mistakes of the past, and instead, embrace God’s heart for the future of Emmanuel.

Thank you for praying.

He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow. (Psalm 18:34 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray for spiritual agility and competence to fight the spiritual battles raging around us.
• Pray our spiritual conditioning improves every day, enabling us to successfully wield God’s most powerful weapons.
• Pray for all involved in four significant meetings this week including the NCAA site visit and a conversation with a potential supporter.

Thank you for praying.

It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights. (Psalm 18:32-33 NCV)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray we acknowledge God as the source of our security, not money or property nor even reputation.
• Pray we navigate rocky and dangerous terrain with surefooted certainty, guided by our Lord who eventually leads us to mountaintop victory.
• Pray for Emmanuel to find favor with NCAA officials in their visit to campus tomorrow and Tuesday, and also pray that the remainder of the multi-year membership process will go well with us.

Thank you for praying.

God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. (Psalm 18:30 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• May we embrace God’s perfect way that sometimes leads directly through the teeth of the storm.
• As battles rage around us, pray we confidently trust God to shield us from harm.
• Pray we relax in the reliability of the Lord’s promises to the extent that worry and stress are banished from our presence.

Thank you for praying.

In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall. (Psalm 18:29 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• When problems surround us like armies arrayed for battle, pray that we connect with God’s strength to vanquish any foe.
• When troubles loom larger than life, pray for supernatural ability to overcome each one.
• Pray for Emmanuel’s leaders to complete the financial recovery plan with every initiative and detail needed to establish a prosperous future.

Thank you for praying.

You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. (Psalm 18:28 NIV)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray for clarity of vision when our view is obscured by competing challenges.
• As light dissipates darkness, may the Lord in our presence bring solutions into sharp focus.
• Pray to the Lord to keep Emmanuel’s lamp burning brightly in a dark world that desperately needs the light we offer.

Thank you for praying.

He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me. For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not turned from God to follow evil. (Psalm 18:19 & 21 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray we work hard to discern the Lord’s steps and follow him closely to the place of safety.
• Pray we cause him joy and delight through our desire to defer our ways to his ways.
• As a people in whom he delights, pray with confidence for rescue and sustenance.

Thank you for praying.

He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters. (Psalm 18:16 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• May we never forget that our heavenly Father will move heaven and earth to save us. Even now the miracle is in motion.
• Pray that no matter how deep our troubles nor how powerfully they swirl around us, we focus on seeing his hand of rescue reaching toward us.
• Pray our faith will not waiver as we await the day of rescue in God’s perfect timing.

Thank you for praying.

But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears. (Psalm 18:6 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Even before we pray, may we grasp that God hears each prayer. Not one escapes his attention.
• Pray that the Emmanuel family not tire of calling upon the Lord for help. Rather, may we pray with greater intensity.
• May we pray from our deepest emotions, releasing our distress word by word and sentence by sentence.

Thank you for praying.

My heart is confident in you, O God; no wonder I can sing your praises with all my heart! Wake up, lyre and harp! I will wake the dawn with my song. (Psalm 108:1-2 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• May our praise and worship today be an extension of the wonder and awe we feel in God’s presence.
• Pray for an expansion of our faith and an increase in our confidence that God is tenderly taking care of Emmanuel College.
• Pray for safe travels for our athletic teams returning to campus from tournaments.

Thank you for praying.

Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. (Ephesians 4:2-4 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Although we are a global family with many opinions, pray that we close ranks behind the decisions and actions that advance the mission of Emmanuel College.
• Pray for peace of mind, gentleness of spirit, humility, patience and love.
• Pray for vision within our Emmanuel family to see the future as God sees it – glorious!

Thank you for praying.

Answers to prayer:

• We had a wonderful campus preview yesterday with 138 prospective students on campus which is a 73% show rate, one of the best rates ever. Energy was high and we had a great time. Thank God for a high level of interest from these students and their families.
• I have been praying for more children of alumni to enroll, and yesterday there were several present in the crowd. Thank God.

Protect me! Rescue my life from them! Do not let me be disgraced, for in you I take refuge. May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you. (Psalm 25:20-21 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray that our transparency and openness will reveal our integrity to those to whom we are indebted, both literally and relationally.
• Pray for God’s favor with our bondholders in our conference call with them today.
• Pray that we turn to God for refuge and hope, especially when the struggle is long and difficult.

Thank you for praying.

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given his Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.  (Romans 5:3-5 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray for God’s perspective to show us how to use our problems to build hope instead of yielding to despair.
• Pray that we see through our challenges all the way to God’s love that tenderly sustains us and does not disappoint.
• Pray for strength of character that enables us to rejoice, to persevere, to hope and to love even though our difficult circumstances have not changed.

Thank you for praying.

For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. O Lord of Heaven’s Armies, what joy for those who trust in you.  (Psalm 84:11-12 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• May we rejoice in the abundant generosity of our Lord who showers his children with everything they need precisely at the time they need it.
• Pray that in the dark coldness of our troubles, we feel the warm covering from our heavenly Father.
• Pray that when we feel abandoned and destitute, we instead take action as children of the King and move forward through his grace and with his power.

Thank you for praying.

Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.  (Jeremiah 17:7-8 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• May our hope and confidence in the Lord be rewarded with blessings from his hand.
• Pray we are resistant to the heat of anxiety, and may we refuse to worry. Rooted in the Lord, may we keep producing.
• Pray for Emmanuel’s men’s and women’s basketball players and coaches as they travel and participate in the National Christian College Athletic Association tournaments.

Thank you for praying.

For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. You rule throughout all generations. The Lord always keeps his promises; he is gracious in all he does. The Lord helps the fallen and lifts those bent beneath their loads.  (Psalm 145:13-14 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• May we relax in the truth that God is the ultimate promise-keeper, gracious and kind to his children in all generations.
• Pray that we allow God to lighten our loads of work and worry and accept his help in getting to our feet where we will stand in his provision and enablement.
• Pray that we see the bigger picture, not the momentary troubles of our current condition, and recognize the everlasting nature of God’s work in us.
• Pray that in my travels this week, I am able to connect with potential donors.

Thank you for praying.

I will announce the name of the Lord. Praise God because he is great! He is like a rock; what he does is perfect, and he is always fair. He is a faithful God who does no wrong, who is right and fair.  (Deuteronomy 32:3-4 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• May we proclaim in our churches today that God is our rock-solid foundation who is great and perfect and fair in his relationship with us.
• Pray for our students who are coming back from spring break today and for students, faculty and staff who begin the last half of the spring semester tomorrow.
• Pray specifically for those who need faith, forgiveness, hope, persistence, knowledge, energy, wisdom, common sense as well as other needs the Holy Spirit may impress upon you.

Thank you for praying.

Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.  (Deuteronomy 13:4 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray that we serve the Lord God Almighty with deep commitment and awesome love.
• Pray for our board of trustees in today’s meeting to be thoughtful, innovative, and full of faith and hope.
• Pray for ears attentive to his voice, for minds moving in obedience, and for hearts clinging to our loving Lord.

Thank you for praying.

The Lord will protect you from all dangers; he will guard your life. The Lord will guard you as you come and go, both now and forever.  (Psalm 121:7-8 NCV)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray for our confidence to increase in the Lord who is constantly protecting and guarding Emmanuel College, in the good times and the bad.
• Pray for our board of trustees who meet today and tomorrow and for protection in their coming and going.
• Pray for every discussion, decision and action during our meetings that God’s direction will be clear and his wisdom will prevail.

Thank you for praying.

I called upon the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.  (Psalm 18:3 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• May praise flow from our lips more frequently than petition.
• Pray that we call upon the Lord as a child calls for a parent in the night knowing one will soon be at his side.
• Pray that we delight in the privilege of being in God’s family and in His eagerness to respond to our call.

Thank you for praying.

The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.  (Psalm 18:2 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• May our perspective change from frailty to fortress, from uncertainly to rock-solid faith.
• Pray for the weak to become strong, for the powerless to plug into the power source, for the vulnerable to be safe.
• Pray for God to move heaven and earth to protect, shield and save Emmanuel College from the plans of the enemy.

Thank you for praying.

Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world. (Psalm 46:10 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray for stillness in our souls and the ability to do nothing at times but wait on the Lord’s next move.
• Pray that we cease striving in our own power, and instead, allow God to do what only God can do.
• Pray that God will be honored throughout the earth because of the reach of Emmanuel College.

Thank you for praying.

I love you, Lord; you are my strength. (Psalm 18:1 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• May we lavish love upon our Lord today.
• Pray for an accurate perspective that acknowledges the great love of God for us even in our darkest hours.
• Pray that we recognize even our best efforts are in need of strength and improvement by God’s hand.

Thank you for praying.

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory. (Isaiah 6:3 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• On this Lord’s day, may our places of worship be filled with the glory of God and may we erupt with praise crying, “Holy, holy, holy.”
• Pray that we array ourselves with Heaven’s armies and march with them to Emmanuel’s victory.
• Pray for the Emmanuel family around the earth to stand in awe of God’s mighty power today.

Thank you for praying.

If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking. (James 1:5 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray for understanding of God’s delight in our asking and his desire to answer.
• Pray that the Emmanuel family will not grow weary in asking our generous God for what we need.
• Pray for wisdom to infuse everything we do at Emmanuel College.

Thank you for praying.

The Lord is my light and my salvation so why should I be afraid? The Lord is my fortress, protecting me from danger, so why should I tremble? (Psalm 27:1 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray for God’s light to eradicate the darkness of our fear.
• Pray for God’s strength to neutralize the dangers that threaten us.
• Pray for the Emmanuel family to advance our mission in the light of God’s protection and provision.

Thank you for praying.

For the Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation. (Psalm 100:5 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray that we never allow our troubles to alter our view of God as good.
• Pray for confidence in God’s love for us today. His love for us never wavers.
• Pray that each generation of the Emmanuel family will follow God’s example of faithfulness to the generations, especially those yet to come.

Thank you for praying.

Always be full of the joy of the Lord. I say it again – rejoice. (Philippians 4:4 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray for the Emmanuel family to experience joy during this season full of challenges.
• Pray we understand the power of perspective, and may we embrace a perspective focused on the joy of the Lord as better than one focused on circumstances.
• Pray for wisdom to open up to the joy flowing from the Lord and to accept that the power to choose joy is ours.

Thank you for praying.

Answers to prayer:

• We prayed and fasted for Emmanuel College for the last 21 days and concluded with a Solemn Assembly yesterday.
• During the 21 days, new student-led prayer meetings have begun in the residence halls, existing prayer meetings have increased in size, numerous students have been saved (mostly at these prayers meetings), and a spirit of revival and renewal is evident throughout the campus.

Thanks be to God!

Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.  (Psalm 23:6 NLT)

Day 21 of 21 days of prayer and fasting. Solemn Assembly – Today, March 3, 11:00 a.m.

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray that we understand God’s love that compels him to pursue us as his cherished possession.
• Pray that instead of succumbing to difficult circumstances, we yield to God’s overwhelming flood of affection and deliverance.
• Pray for the Emmanuel family to dwell in his house today and every day with a spirit of repentance, peace, success, and unbridled joy.

Thank you for praying.

You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.  (Psalm 23:5 NLT)

Day 20 of 21 days of prayer and fasting. Solemn Assembly – March 3, 11:00 a.m.

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray for revival to continue breaking through the enemy’s lines of battle until we find ourselves in the place of God’s abundant provision.
• Pray for overflowing blessings to not only meet Emmanuel’s needs but to also advance our mission.
• Pray for the anointing to flow uninterrupted upon the Emmanuel family for the work we are called to do.

Thank you for praying.

Answers to prayer:

·         This past week in Roberson Hall over 60 students gathered for nearly 2 hours of worship and prayer. 

·         Prayer meetings in the residence halls are student-led and totally voluntary.

Thanks be to God!

Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me.  (Psalm 23:4 NLT)

Day 18 of 21 days of prayer and fasting. Solemn Assembly – March 3, 11:00 a.m.

Today’s prayer topics:

• Pray that we accept the dark valleys as a part of life, yet our focus is not on the darkness but on the light of Jesus, our shepherd.
• Pray for us to have the wisdom to move closer to him in the valley because even uncomfortable places feel better when we are in his presence.
• Pray that when we feel vulnerable, we will rejoice in his promised protection and comfort.

Thank you for praying.