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Sunday, March 31, 2019

Be Exalted, O God

Be exalted, O God, above the highest heavens. May your glory shine over all the earth. (Psalm 57:11 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
What a picture of worship! We acknowledge God's exalted position with the light of his glory shining over all including you and me.

Worship the Lord today. This is the Lord's Day. We gather with other believers to honor him with our praise and thanksgiving.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Sundays, please pray for more students to answer the call to Christian service, many in full-time ministry and others through career and community, and for them to enroll at Emmanuel to receive their training and preparation for a lifetime of service.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Love Each Other

Finally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude. (1 Peter 2:8 NLT)

Pray today for the Emmanuel family to be united in our work and to never lose sight of the precious young lives God has placed in our hands.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Saturdays, please pray for our nation and for our governments to protect our religious freedoms, for them to pass no laws or regulations for our educational institutions that inhibit our Christian beliefs and practices.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Friday, March 29, 2019

He Acted

He acted with a strong hand and powerful arm. His faithful love endures forever. (Psalm 136:12 NLT)

Give thanks today that the vote this week in the Georgia Senate Higher Education Committee was in favor of current funding levels which is what we prayed for.

Pray today for the decisions in the legislative process as the bill moves through the Senate and legislature to continue to support current funding levels, pray for all of our revenue streams to be protected and to increase.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Fridays, please pray for fundraising for facilities projects to enable us to remodel facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural academic building, and expansion of academic facilities, the admission center, and the dining hall.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Thursday, March 28, 2019

Grow in Wisdom

All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom. (Psalm 111:10b NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Obedience fosters more obedience through the cumulative wisdom acquired.

Pray today for wisdom in all decision-making, planning, and action, for God's direction to be clearly illumined, for vision-casting for Emmanuel College to be articulated well and generously supported.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Thursdays, please pray for great success in our recruiting and enrollment efforts on and off campus, especially at YouthQuest 2019 (July 13-16).

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

The Power that Saves Me

My God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me. (2 Samuel 22:3a NLT)

Today's meditation: Threats are no match for the saving power of God.

Pray for the vote today in the Georgia Senate Higher Education Committee to be in favor of private colleges to continue to receive tuition reimbursement at current levels for students in the Dual Enrollment Program.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Wednesdays, please pray for EC Serve, especially our mission trips in 2019 to Alaska, Appalachia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Myanmar, and Panama.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

Calm Your Fears

He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm your fears. (Zephaniah 3:17b NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Love conquers fear.

Pray today for the Georgia Senate Higher Education Committee that will vote tomorrow on the Dual Enrollment program, for them to vote to maintain current levels of funding to dual enrolled students in private colleges like Emmanuel.

Please pray every day for the top five needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Tuesdays, please pray for our employees. Pray for them to have spiritual insight, ability, expertise, and success with our students.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Monday, March 25, 2019

Renewal

He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. (Titus 3:5 NIV)

Today's meditation: 
Tend the fire to keep it burning. Invite the Holy Spirit to stoke the fire within us.

Please pray today for a move of God across our campus, for believers to be energized and inspired, for the discouraged to discover hope and spiritual vitality, for the unsaved to be reborn through Jesus.

Please pray every day for the top four needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Mondays, please pray for our students that they will turn their lives to God, will grow in Christ while at Emmanuel, will make good choices, and will succeed academically and professionally.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Blessing

Blessing and honor and glory and power belong to the one sitting on the throne and to the Lamb forever and ever. (Revelation 5:13 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Do we worship him today out of habit or routine? Or do we assemble with other believers to bow in wonder and adoration before the Lamb, giving thanks for the awesome privilege of knowing and serving him?

Call upon the Lord today. Offer your praise. Seek to honor him with your words and actions. Be present with him today and receive the blessing that comes from worshiping him.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Sundays, please pray for more students to answer the call to Christian service, many in full-time ministry and others through career and community, and for them to enroll at Emmanuel to receive their training and preparation for a lifetime of service.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Saturday, March 23, 2019

Generous People

But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity. (Isaiah 32:8 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Generous people are compassionate and helpful, whether giving their time, talents, or treasures and regardless of having little or much.

Pray today for faithful donors who stand firm in their support of Emmanuel College, for those who are generous with their prayers and intercessions, for others who are yet to be generous to be drawn to us by the Holy Spirit in his timing.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Saturdays, please pray for our nation and for our governments to protect our religious freedoms, for them to pass no laws or regulations for our educational institutions that inhibit our Christian beliefs and practices.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Friday, March 22, 2019

Formed by Your Hand

And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand. (Isaiah 64:8 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Don't resist. Be malleable in the hands of the potter.

Pray today for thousands of youth to flock to Emmanuel College, for them to be shaped and formed by Almighty God into his vessels of salt and light, for those who come to Spring Preview today and this weekend to see the opportunities and to respond to the voice of the Lord.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Fridays, please pray for our fundraising efforts, especially for special projects: To remodel facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural teaching/lab building, and donations of lead gifts to improve and expand academic facilities, the admission center, and the dining hall.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Anxious To Do the Will of God

You won't spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God. (1 Peter 4:2 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Question the use of the word "anxious" in the translation above, but who doesn't feel certain unease knowing we are entrusted with making the right choices that align with the will of God. Further, this phrasing has come to mean eager, keen, desirous, even aching and yearning to do the will of God. Yes!

Pray today for big decisions ahead for Emmanuel College, for vision to see what God sees, for boldness to follow his lead, for faith and patience to trust him to provide.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Thursdays, please pray for our recruiting and enrollment efforts at on-campus recruiting events such as Spring Preview this weekend that begins tomorrow and at off-campus initiatives, especially YouthQuest (July 13-16).

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

To Succeed

David continued to succeed in everything he did, for the Lord was with him. (1 Samuel 18:14 NLT)

Today's meditation: For the Lord to be with us, we must first be with him, understanding his thoughts, moving under his influence, taking action empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Pray today for the people of Emmanuel College to succeed in our efforts to advance the mission God has given us, for us to educate well and to nurture spiritual growth in our students, for us to succeed in ministry, in recruiting, and in fundraising.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Wednesdays, please pray for EC Serve, especially our mission trips in 2019 to Alaska, Appalachia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Myanmar, and Panama.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Your Hand of Blessing

You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything  I do. You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. (Psalm 139:3, 5 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
That God knows everything we do should give us pause. And it should shape what happens next!

Pray today for those who travel for the College, whether individuals or groups, that our goings and comings will produce remarkable results, that God's hand of protection and blessing will be upon us.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Tuesdays, please pray for our employees. Pray for them to have spiritual insight, ability, expertise, and success with our students.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Monday, March 18, 2019

Prosperous

You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful and prosperous you will be! (Psalm 128:2 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Exhaustion is a product of hard work, but so is success, prosperity, and satisfaction in a job well done.

Please pray for the labor and work of our faculty and staff to bear fruit in the lives of our students, for joy and prosperity in our employees, students, and graduates, for the College to enjoy its most prosperous season.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Mondays, please pray for our students that they will turn their lives to God, will grow in Christ while at Emmanuel, will make good choices, and will succeed academically and professionally.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Sunday, March 17, 2019

Worthy

You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased. (Revelation 4:11 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Envision the Lord our God in his throne room surrounded by worshiping angelic beings. Then, see Jesus hanging on a cross dying for our sins. This is our God. He loves. He cares. He saves. Oh yes, he is worthy!

Worship the Lord today. Give praise. He is worthy of all worship and praise. And give thanks for his many blessings, for his answers to our prayers, for his love and care.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Sundays, please pray for more students to answer the call to Christian service, many in full-time ministry and others through career and community, and for them to enroll at Emmanuel to receive their training and preparation for a lifetime of service.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Saturday, March 16, 2019

The Lord Surrounds

Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, both now and forever. (Psalm 125:2 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Rest easy with confidence that the Lord protects us, holding us in his arms forever and ever.

Pray today for God's favor and protection for Emmanuel College, for evil to be thwarted, for mercy to be extended, for the blessings of the Lord God Almighty to rest upon us.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Saturdays, please pray for our nation and for our governments to protect our religious freedoms, for them to pass no laws or regulations for our educational institutions that inhibit our Christian beliefs and practices.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Friday, March 15, 2019

Opportunity

Peter saw his opportunity and addressed the crowd. (Acts 3:12a NLT)

Today's meditation:
Seizing the moment is a popular notion, and it often requires courage, but first, we must be alert to discern which moments need seizing.

Pray today for our faculty, staff, and leadership to recognize opportunity when it comes and to engage resources to extract productivity and success from potential.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Fridays, please pray for our fundraising efforts, especially for special projects: To remodel facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural teaching/lab building, and donations of lead gifts to improve and expand academic facilities, the admission center, and the dining hall.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Fruitful

In that day, sing about the fruitful vineyard. I, the Lord, will watch over it, watering it carefully. Day and night I will watch so no one can harm it. (Isaiah 27:2-3 NLT)

Today's meditation:
What God plants and waters will bear fruit.

Pray today for hiring decisions this spring and summer, for Spirit-led direction, for obedient responses to his guidance, for the right people to be added to the Emmanuel family.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Thursdays, please pray for our recruiting and enrollment efforts at on-campus recruiting events such as Spring Preview (March 22-24), and at off-campus initiatives, especially YouthQuest (July 13-16).

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Do Good

Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows. (Isaiah 1:17 NLT)

Today's meditation: Serving the under-served is being the hands and heart of Jesus, going where he would go, doing what he would do.

Pray today for more students serving in more places doing more good than ever before, pray for more resources to support the work of EC Serve.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Wednesdays, please pray for EC Serve, especially our mission trips in 2019 to Alaska, Appalachia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Myanmar, and Panama.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Wise Words

Wise words bring approval. (Ecclesiastes 10:12a NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Saying whatever comes to mind? Easy. Choosing wise words? Much harder to do.

Pray today for expansion and improvement in our marketing efforts to make Emmanuel College more widely known, for greater resources dedicated to sharing our story and the stories of our graduates, for more students to enroll because of these efforts.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Tuesdays, please pray for our employees. Pray for them to have spiritual insight, ability, expertise, and success with our students.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Monday, March 11, 2019

Encourage You

My purpose in writing is to encourage you and assure you that what you are experiencing is truly part of God's grace for you. Stand firm in this grace. (1 Peter 5:12b NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Encouraging words. Sometimes we need them. Often, we should give them away.

Please pray for students, staff and faculty as we resume classes today after spring break, for solutions to challenges, for encouragement and support that leads to success, for abundant resources to complete the work of this semester.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Mondays, please pray for our students that they will turn their lives to God, will grow in Christ while at Emmanuel, will make good choices, and will succeed academically and professionally.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Sunday, March 10, 2019

Holy

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty - the one who always was, who is, and who is still to come. (Revelation 4:8 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Lord God. Almighty God. His essence is holiness yet he draws us close in loving embrace.

Give praise today to Almighty God. Worship him in the beauty of his holiness.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Sundays, please pray for more students to answer the call to Christian service, many in full-time ministry and others through career and community, and for them to enroll at Emmanuel to receive their training and preparation for a lifetime of service.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Saturday, March 9, 2019

Freedom

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. (2 Corinthians 3:17 NIV)

Today's meditation: 
Bondage stunts and inhibits. Freedom releases and expands horizons and hopes.

Pray today for revival among our youth, for repentance and redemption, for freedom from sin, for purity in heart and mind, for lives of purpose and meaning, for Emmanuel College to educate and nurture more of this generation, to be a soul-saving station, to be a Spirit-led training ground.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Saturdays, please pray for our nation and for our governments to protect our religious freedoms, for them to pass no laws or regulations for our educational institutions that inhibit our Christian beliefs and practices.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Friday, March 8, 2019

Discernment to the Young

These proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young. (Proverbs 1:4 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Oh the bliss from obeying God's work and following his ways.

Pray today for our faculty and staff as spring break comes to a close and the work of finishing the semester lies ahead, for them to have insight and discernment in helping our students finish well, for academic and spiritual progress, especially in those who are planning to graduate this May.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Fridays, please pray for our fundraising efforts, especially for special projects: To remodel facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural teaching/lab building, and donations of lead gifts to improve and expand academic facilities, the admission center, and the dining hall.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

Run to Win

Don't you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! (1 Corinthians 9:24 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Doing the things that others are not willing to do, working harder than others are willing to work, persisting when others give up - this is how we succeed!

Pray today for our student athletes who strive to be exceptional, pray for them to develop their spiritual and academic lives with the same level of discipline used in their physical development, pray for our men's and women's basketball teams as they play in the Conference Championship this week.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Thursdays, please pray for our recruiting and enrollment efforts at on-campus recruiting events such as Spring Preview (March 22-24), and at off-campus initiatives, especially YouthQuest (July 13-16).

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Close to God

Come close to God, and God will come close to you. (James 4:8a NLT)

Today's meditation: God at the center means that we take the initiative to draw closer to him for he is the Rock that never moves. If we are far away from God, it is because we are the ones who moved.

Pray today for our students on spring break to find rest and resolve to complete the semester well, for those who may be struggling to find God close, for them to seek him for comfort and guidance in their studies, relationships, and responsibilities.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Wednesdays, please pray for EC Serve, especially our mission trips in 2019 to Alaska, Appalachia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Myanmar, and Panama.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Comfort

God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. (2 Corinthians 1:3b NLT)

Today's meditation:
What comfort do you need today? God is the source of ALL comfort!

Pray today for the EC Serve team ministering during spring break this week with hurricane recovery efforts in coastal South Carolina. Pray for strength, safety, and effectiveness.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Tuesdays, please pray for our employees. Pray for them to have spiritual insight, ability, expertise, and success with our students.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Monday, March 4, 2019

Sing Praises

I will sing a new song to you, O God! I will sing your praises. (Psalm 144:9 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
Joyful songs well up from grateful hearts.

Please continue praying for the Emmanuel Singers this week as they travel and minister on Spring Tour throughout the Southeast.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Mondays, please pray for our students that they will turn their lives to God, will grow in Christ while at Emmanuel, will make good choices, and will succeed academically and professionally.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Sunday, March 3, 2019

Living Among You

For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty Savior. (Zephaniah 3:17a NLT)

Today's meditation:
Mighty Savior and living God who cares about us! Marvel at his presence in us.

Give thanks today to our living and mighty God who is with us. Thank him for saving Emmanuel College time and again throughout its 100-year history and for leading us forward into the next century of service.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Sundays, please pray for more students to answer the call to Christian service, many in full-time ministry and others through career and community, and for them to enroll at Emmanuel to receive their training and preparation for a lifetime of service.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Seek the Lord

Seek the Lord, all who are humble, and follow his commands. Seek to do what is right and to live humbly. (Zephaniah 2:3 NLT)

Today's meditation: 
It is so easy to get distracted and follow our desires, but what keeps us on course is submission to his sovereignty and seeking him above all else.

Pray today for the leaders of Emmanuel College to make the right moves that follow God's plans precisely, to let the Holy Spirit lead, to humbly recognize his authority and always follow him.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Saturdays, please pray for our nation and for our governments to protect our religious freedoms, for them to pass no laws or regulations for our educational institutions that inhibit our Christian beliefs and practices.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Friday, March 1, 2019

Seeds of Prosperity

For I am planting seeds of peace and prosperity among you. (Zechariah 8:12a NLT)

Today's meditation:
We are never more influential than when we speak words guided by the Holy Spirit in a restaurant or at a family gathering or in the most mundane of places that God uses to change the direction of a life toward his plans and future for that person. Speak up and speak well.

Pray today for the favor of God upon Emmanuel College that attracts benefactors and opens the resources needed for expanding our mission and reach.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:
  • For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
  • For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
  • For the College to become debt-free.
On Fridays, please pray for our fundraising efforts, especially for special projects: To remodel facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural teaching/lab building, and donations of lead gifts to improve and expand academic facilities, the admission center, and the dining hall.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.