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Thursday, April 30, 2015

“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.” The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!” (Mark 9:23-24 NLT)

Week 1 in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for anything-is-possible faith during the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.
  • When belief sags because of weariness in battle, may we pray for removal of doubt and infusion of faith.
  • Pray we instantly respond to any crisis with the affirmation “I believe” and with the prayer “Help me overcome.”

Thank you for praying.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

In that day the people will proclaim, “This is our God! We trusted in him, and he saved us! This is the Lord, in whom we trusted. Let us rejoice in the salvation he brings!” (Isaiah 25:9 NLT)

Week 1 in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for the recovery God brings during the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.
  • In dark and dangerous difficulties, may we proclaim our confidence in God and pray for the rescue he brings.
  • Pray we are a people who trust the Lord and who rejoice in the deliverance God brings.

Thank you for praying.

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you must endure many trials for a little while. (1 Peter 1:6 NLT)

Week 1 in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for pervasive gladness among the people during the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.
  • Pray for faith-filled endurance to push through our trials to sheer joy over God’s miraculous provision.
  • Pray for joy to erupt in the middle of our troubles because eyes of faith see what is ahead.

Thank you for praying.

Monday, April 27, 2015

Come back to the place of safety, all you prisoners who still have hope! I promise this very day that I will repay two blessings for each of your troubles. (Zechariah 9:12 NLT)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches today.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for an extraordinary outpouring of blessing from the hand of the Lord in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.
  • Pray for the prisoners of doubt and hurt to be released from their chains of defeat to walk in remarkable victory.
  • Pray we face our troubles with the promise of God to provide a place of safety.

Thank you for praying.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Lord, how they are increased who trouble me! Many are they who rise up against me. Many are saying of me, There is no help for him in God. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]!

But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. With my voice I cry to the Lord, and He hears and answers me out of His holy hill. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! (Psalm 3:1-4 AMP)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches on Monday.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • In the campaign FOR EMMANUEL, pray for many voices to call upon the Lord for our success.
  • Pray for those who are against us that the Holy Spirit will either turn them for us or render them powerless to hurt us.
  • Pray for pause in our busyness to calmly contemplate the potency of the Lord God Almighty who shields, answers, and lifts us on wave upon wave of his glory.

Thank you for praying.

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. (Psalm 1:1-3 NLT)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches on Monday.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for a new season of abundant fruitfulness in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.
  • Pray for withered dreams and weakened resources to be nourished into God-given vision and prosperity.
  • Pray we reflect on the Word of God constantly, sinking roots deeply to provide nutrients for productivity and success.

Thank you for praying.

Friday, April 24, 2015

“Give, and you will receive. You will be given much. Pressed down, shaken together, and running over, it will spill into your lap. The way you give to others is the way God will give to you.” (Luke 6:38 NCV)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches on Monday.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for spilling-over-resources for givers and receivers in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.
  • Pray for those empty to be filled with God’s full measure of beneficence – filling every crevice and gap with good.
  • Pray to be given much: healing to vanquish illness, faith to conquer the impossible, gifts to overcome impoverishment.

Thank you for praying.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. (1 Corinthians 9:7 NIV)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches in 2 days.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for joy and gladness for givers and receivers in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.
  • Pray for giving decisions in the hearts of men and women that agree with the heart of God.
  • Pray for those who are reluctant to follow God’s will to get caught up in the delight of doing God’s will.

Thank you for praying.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. (Proverbs 11:25 NLT)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches in 3 days.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for prosperity and generosity for givers and receivers in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.
  • Pray for a season of recovery and replenishment for those who have given so much for so long.
  • Pray for those who constantly pour themselves out in service to the Lord to be refilled continuously – never empty, always overflowing.

Thank you for praying.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Then, calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. (Mark 8:34 NLT)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches in 4 days.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for courage to do, which is often a lot harder than to know, especially if it is about cross-carrying and discipleship.
  • Pray for those who are selfish with their time, energy and money to repent and obediently follow Jesus in a lifestyle of generosity.
  • In the campaign FOR EMMANUEL, pray for people to follow Jesus.

Thank you for praying.

Monday, April 20, 2015

All must give as they are able, according to the blessings given to them by the Lord your God. (Deuteronomy 16:17 NLT)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches in 5 days.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray we live in heightened awareness of the blessings coming from the Lord instead of obsessing over troubles.
  • Pray for people to give as God enables them in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.
  • Pray for the people of God to submit their levels of giving to prayer and obedience.

Thank you for praying.

Sunday, April 19, 2015

“O Sovereign Lord! You made the heavens and the earth by your strong hand and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you!” (Jeremiah 32:17 NLT)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches in 6 days.

Today’s prayers:
  • “O Creator, Savior, and Healer, you are strong enough and powerful enough to do what we cannot even imagine.”
  • “O God, create more capacity in us. Save us from our doubts. Heal our beleaguered imaginations to believe not only for the improbable, but for the impossible.”
  • “O Sovereign Lord, nothing is too hard for you in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.”

Thank you for praying.

Saturday, April 18, 2015

The Lord said to Moses, “Tell the people of Israel to bring me their sacred offerings. Accept the contributions from all whose hearts are moved to offer them. (Exodus 25:1-2 NLT)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches in 7 days.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for people to be moved to give passionately in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.
  • Pray for the heavy heart to be lifted and the hard heart to be broken by the sweet, comforting Holy Spirit.
  • Pray the people are receptive to our asking and respond to the Holy Spirit in their giving.

Thank you for praying.

Friday, April 17, 2015

The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring. (Isaiah 58:11 NLT)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches in 8 days.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray we tap into God’s sources of wealth during the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.
  • Pray that God’s promise to continually lead us will be met with our constant willingness to be led.
  • Pray we understand that God is not saving Emmanuel College for itself but for others who will benefit from its ever-flowing springs of blessing.

Thank you for praying.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Praise the name of God forever and ever, for he has all wisdom and power. He reveals deep and mysterious things and knows what lies hidden in the darkness . . . I thank and praise you, God of my ancestors, for you have given me wisdom and strength. You have told me what we asked of you and revealed to us what the king demanded. (Daniel 2:20, 22, 23 NLT)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches in 9 days.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for our meeting today with our bondholders as we present the recovery plan for Emmanuel and ask for their cooperation.
  • Pray we tap into God’s wisdom that sees through the darkness to enlighten our thoughts, words and actions.
  • When those with power over us make demands, pray for us to have God’s answer at the ready as well as the courage to deliver it.

Thank you for praying.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.” (Mark 10:27 NLT)

The campaign FOR EMMANUEL launches in 10 days.

Today’s prayer topics:
  • When the world says, “Give up”, pray we hear the Lord’s voice instead saying, “Get up. Move with God.”
  • We grow weary thinking impossible thoughts. Pray we are energized by thinking God-can-do thoughts.
  • Pray for the humans to side with God in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL. Heaven is already on board.

Thank you for praying.

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. (Isaiah 43:19 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray the financial miracle already in motion for Emmanuel will come quickly.
  • Pray for direction through the wilderness of scarceness which eventually leads to a place of plentiful resources.
  • Pray for the dry season to be overwhelmed with a river of provision at flood stage in the campaign FOR EMMANUEL.

Thank you for praying.

Monday, April 13, 2015

This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “In a short time I will once again shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. I will shake all the nations, and they will bring their wealth. Then I will fill this Temple with glory,” says the Lord All-Powerful .  (Haggai 2:6-7 NCV)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for financial resources to flow generously into the fundraising campaign FOR EMMANUEL.
  • Pray for some donors to be stirred from lethargy, disappointment, and even anger, resulting in their obedience to the Lord.
  • If we pray, the Lord All-Powerful will open distant treasures and release the deepest resources FOR EMMANUEL.

Thank you for praying.

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.  (Psalm 103:1 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • On this day of worship, pray for the Emmanuel family to lift heartfelt praises to the Lord.
  • Pray that no challenge or problem will be allowed to distract us from praising our God.
  • Pray we engage our full capacity for worship, holding nothing back.

Thank you for praying.

Saturday, April 11, 2015

I made a promise to you when you came out of Egypt, and my Spirit is still with you. So don’t be afraid.  (Haggai 2:5 NCV)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray we remember God’s promises – all of them – and may they energize us.
  • Pray that the promise of God’s presence with us extinguishes all fear in us.
  • “And be sure of this: I am with you always.” – Jesus (Matt 28:20 NLT)

Thank you for praying.

Friday, April 10, 2015

Yet now be strong, alert, and courageous, O Zerubbabel, says the Lord; be strong, alert, and courageous, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, alert, and courageous, all you people of the land, says the Lord, and work! For I am with you, says the Lord of Hosts.  (Haggai 2:4 AMP)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for those who are leading the fight for Emmanuel College to be emotionally strong, mentally alert and courageous.
  • When one’s energy runs low, pray that another steps up to vigorously do the work.
  • Pray for the Emmanuel family to shake off any discouragement and to persevere in courageously calling upon the Lord of Hosts.

Thank you for praying.

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, gave the people this message from the Lord: “I am with you, says the Lord!” (Haggai 1:13 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray faith for the faithless to be enlivened by the words of the Lord: “I am with you!”
  • Pray hope for the hopeless to be encouraged by the words of the Lord: “I am with you!”
  • Pray power for the powerless to be engaged by the words of the Lord: “I am with you!”

Thank you for praying.

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

We also pray that you will be strengthened with all his glorious power so you will have all the endurance and patience you need. May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to his people, who live in the light. (Colossians 1:11-12 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray for an infusion of strength from the Lord’s glorious power to patiently endure hardship and at the same be filled with joy and thanksgiving.
  • Pray for life lived in the light that illumines a clear path through treacherous terrain.
  • Pray for those who are finalizing Emmanuel’s recovery plan today and tomorrow such that it is complete and lacks nothing.

Thank you for praying.

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

. . . you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better. (Colossians 1:10 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray we come to know God, really know God – his thoughts our thoughts, his ways our ways.
  • Pray for Emmanuel College to produce what pleases the Lord in every endeavor.
  • Pray for Gay Shepherd, one of Emmanuel’s trustees, who suffered a heart attack on Sunday evening. I have not heard anything about her condition since yesterday morning, but please pray for her and her husband, Frank. She has been struggling with health issues this year. Please pray for her complete healing and recovery.

Thank you for praying.

Monday, April 6, 2015

We have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. (Colossians 1:9 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray the Emmanuel family continues in unrelenting petition and intercession.
  • Pray God’s will be done for Emmanuel College.
  • Pray for us to be comforted and enlightened with spiritual understanding and to use spiritual wisdom in every action.

Thank you for praying.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

But in fact, Christ has been raised from the dead. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting? But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ. So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. (1 Corinthians 15:20,55,57,58 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • May we rejoice on this wonderful Easter day over the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Pray for victory over the enemy through Christ, but also pray we do our part through strength of mind and immovable faith.
  • Pray for enthusiasm and positive energy in our work for Emmanuel as we work to overcome forces of death through the power of our resurrected Lord.
Thank you for praying.


Saturday, April 4, 2015

The Lord is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in him. (Nahum 1:7 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Despite the challenges and troubles, pray we are always able to say “God is good” and mean it.
  • Pray we turn to the Lord as quickly and urgently as one who runs for shelter in a storm.
  • Pray we understand that staying close to the Lord is about us pressing close to him and not about him coming to us – for he is always there – beside us.

Thank you for praying.

Friday, April 3, 2015

He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things. (Psalm 103:4-5 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray we find mercy and favor with God and with men and women everywhere.
  • Pray for good to fill our lives through the human capital and financial resources coming our way.
  • Where some see despair and improbability, pray for God’s view in us filled with light and possibilities.

Thank you for praying.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. (Psalm 103:2-3 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray we discipline our minds to dwell on God’s many gifts to us and on his abundant blessings.
  • Pray we forgive as we have been forgiven and that praise constantly flows from our mended hearts.
  • Pray for my wife, Carol, who will have shoulder surgery today at 8:30 a.m.  As you pray for her healing and recovery, think of others who are suffering and pray for a healing touch.

Thank you for praying.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping. (Psalm 18:36 NLT)

Today’s prayer topics:
  • Pray that every decision we make keeps us on God’s path of deliverance.
  • Pray that in the heat of battle we always keep our balance and face each challenge knowing the Lord is with us.
  • Pray for our recovery plan meeting today as we put finishing touches to this document.

Thank you for praying.