The Lord Did It

So David went to Baal-perazim and defeated the Philistines there. "The Lord did it!" David exclaimed. "He burst through my enemies like a raging flood!" So he named that place Baal-perazim (which means "the Lord who bursts through"). (2 Samuel 5:20 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Rejoice in all the Lord has done for Emmanuel College - answers to prayer, miracles, hope, encouragement, faith, provision, and much more.
• Pray for decisions and actions over the next 12 months because this will be the most critical period yet.
• Pray for the definitive breakout moment to occur before June of next year, overwhelming Satan and his plans. We will declare, "The Lord did it!"

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Warriors

When David heard about this, he sent Joab and all his warriors to fight them. (2 Samuel 10:7 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• On this Memorial Day, give thanks for those who have served and are serving our country today through our military forces.
• Pray for them and their families, especially the wounded warriors.
• Pray for mighty men and women of valor who will constantly call upon the Lord, warring in the Spirit against principalities and powers.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Your Faithfulness

I will sing of the Lord's unfailing love forever! Young and old will hear of your faithfulness. (Psalm 89:1 NLT)

Today's praise topics:

• O Lord, we worship you today for your love for us is amazing and everlasting.
• Young and old rejoice together, O Lord, as we recall your faithfulness to us.
• O Lord, we sing with joy and exult in your love.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Nothing Can Hinder

"Perhaps the Lord will help us, for nothing can hinder the Lord. He can win a battle whether he has many warriors or only a few!" (1 Samuel 14:6b NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Our view is so limited, but God's view is expansive. Pray for vision to see the battle as the Lord sees it.
• Pray we will not allow the financial obstacles we face to hinder the work of the Lord, but instead, pray we advance against the foe in the strength of the Lord.
• The battle for Emmanuel College is not over. In some ways, the heart of the struggle is just beginning. Pray for many more prayer warriors to join forces with us as we move into the heat of battle.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Bring Good News

And how will anyone go and tell them without being sent? That is why the Scriptures say, "How beautiful are the feet of messengers who bring good news!" (Romans 10:15 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Pray for the EC Serve mission to Uganda which begins June 8.
• Pray all of the resources will be provided and personnel will be in place in the two weeks they have left before leaving.
• Pray for minds and hearts of Ugandans to be prepared to receive the ministry of this team.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Unless Someone Tells Them

But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them? (Romans 10:14 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Pray for the EC Serve mission to Tanzania which begins June 4.
• Pray the team can finish all preparations in the few days they have left before leaving.
• Pray for those to whom they will minister to be ready and waiting to receive it.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Your Promise

I stayed awake all night, prayerfully pondering your promise. (Psalm 119:145 MSG)

Today's prayer topics:

• Pray we turn wakeful nights into communion with the Lord, not in worry but in wonder and awe over our amazing God.
• Pray for faith to cling to promise one: I will never abandon you.
• Pray we never forget promise two: This is easy for me.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Please God

And don't forget to do good and to share with those in need. These are the sacrifices that please God. (Hebrews 13:16 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Praise God for the mission to Nicaragua.
• Pray for their safe travels home tomorrow.
• Thank God for the great work done there. The team has reported that they have:
• hauled tons of rock
• mixed concrete for the foundation of church additions
• prayed with nurses and patients
• prayed with children and church families
• prayed with inmates and police officers

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Liberators

But in their time of trouble they cried to you, and you heard them from heaven. In your great mercy, you sent them liberators who rescued them from their enemies. (Nehemiah 9:27b NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Although our work at Emmanuel College has been very productive in recent months, there is yet much to do. Pray for increasing numbers of alumni and friends to cry out to God on our behalf.
• Pray for victory and liberation through those God calls to help us.
• Pray for important conversations and meetings over the next several weeks - that God's voice will be heard and obeyed.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Keep Working

And so we kept working, from first light until the stars came out, half of us holding lances. . . guards by night and workmen by day. (Nehemiah 4:21, 22 MSG)

Today's prayer topics:

• Nehemiah teaches us to work hard and do all we can do while trusting God to do the work beyond our reach.
• Pray for us to manage long days and difficult situations with tenacious determination on one hand and unfaltering faith on the other.
• Pray for the removal of all opposition to God's plan and timeline for Emmanuel College.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Give Thanks

Our enemies learned that we knew all about their plan and that God had frustrated it. And we went back to the wall and went to work. (Nehemiah 4:15 MSG)

Today's praise topics:

• Even as the enemy coordinates multiple assaults, God responds to the prayers of his people (many prayers must have been offered in the past few days) and frustrates the enemy with counter attacks at just the right time.
• Give thanks for God's intervention in a single day last week: 
• Learned that a promised gift will be 7 times larger than originally thought
• Heard from a dear friend of the College of his commitment to be a part of a special group of supporters
• Received word from one of our IPHC Conferences regarding support of an ongoing, special project (actually the third Conference to do so in the last three weeks).
• Thank God for people - alumni and friends, faculty and staff, students and parents - who power through setbacks and challenges by staying at their posts, doing their work.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Prayer to our God

They put their heads together and decided to fight against Jerusalem and create as much trouble as they could. We countered with prayer to our God and set a round-the-clock guard against them. (Nehemiah 4:8-9 MSG)

Today's prayer topics:

• One of the enemy's tactics is to coordinate multiple, simultaneous assaults on our position to create confusion and stress, but God is not intimidated by this approach and neither should we.
• Attack on the left? Then pray to our God. Attack on the right? Pray. From behind or below or above? Pray because it's the best weapon we have.
• And pray we throw off distractions and focus on guarding our minds and hearts around the clock with the Word of God and the fellowship of believers.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

The Lord Provides

So Abraham named that place The Lord Provides. Even today people say, "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided." (Genesis 22:14 NCV)

Today's prayer topics:

• Mountains are formidable, especially when you need to get to the other side. The taller the mountain, the more difficult the journey.
• But on the mountain, the Lord provides. Pray for it!
• Even the journey through a mountain of debt can be made into a passage of praise if we call expectantly upon the Lord.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Each Day, Each Night

But each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life. (Psalm 42:8 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Each day is lived in God's unfailing love, each night songs rise to him from hearts of praise.
• Pray in the night, pray when the dawn awakes, and pray through each day.
• Pray for wisdom in the selection of new members to the Emmanuel College Board of Trustees.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Walking in his Ways

Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the Lord your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him. (Deuteronomy 11:22 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Pray for the EC Serve mission currently in the field in Nicaragua.
• Pray for students, staff, and faculty to obey the Lord in loving, going, and serving.
• Pray for the Emmanuel leadership to hold tightly to the Lord and to walk carefully in the path he shows us.
  
  
  

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Listen Carefully

But listen carefully to everything I command you today. Then I will go ahead of you and drive out the Amorites, Canaanites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. (Exodus 34:11 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Pray for the EC Serve mission to Nicaragua that leaves today and returns May 25. Pray for them throughout these days in May.
• Pray for team leader Ben Hall, co-leaders Becki Moore and Tucker Hilley, and student team members Kristie Mason, Avery Scarbrough, Lindsey Toole, Andrew Mills, Caleb Wilder,  and Emmye Holbert).
• Pray they listen carefully to the Lord, obeying him in all they do. Pray for God to drive away all opposition and to give them great success in the Lord.
  
  
  

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Praises among the Nations

I will wake the dawn with my song. I will thank you, Lord, among all the people. I will sing your praises among the nations. (Psalm 57:8b-9 NLT)

Today's praise topics:

• Sing praise to God today and give thanks to him for he is good and merciful.
• Give thanks for all who will serve this summer, especially those who will go among the nations with compassion and with the Gospel.
• Wherever we go, whether near or far, may we always go hearts full of thanks and lips full of praise.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

God Will Save

For God will save Jerusalem and rebuild the towns of Judah. His people will live there and settle in their own land. The descendants of those who obey him will inherit the land, and those who love him will live there in safety. (Psalm 69:34-36 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• We claim this promise to Israel as our own. Emmanuel College will be built up and will securely settle within its own borders.
• Pray for us, descendants of our spiritual forefathers, to obey him, and thus inherit the land as faithful stewards of all he has given us.
• Pray for us to love God and live in safety in our own land and wherever the Spirit of God leads. 

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Confident

My heart is confident in you, O God; my heart is confident. No wonder I can sing your praises! (Psalm 57:7 NLT)

Today's praise topics:

• We sing the praises of God today for his faithfulness in providing for Emmanuel College, and despite the challenges, our confidence in him is enduring.
• Thankful for a wonderful evening with Dr. Charles Stanley last night at In Touch Ministries in Atlanta and for his $100,000 gift to our scholarship fund. Great crowd of alumni and friends in attendance. 
• Thanking God for using our graduates, like Phillip Bowen ('98), who is CEO of In Touch Ministries and who gave an inspiring message to all at our Commencement Ceremony last week.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

His Purpose

I cry out to God Most High, to God who will fulfill his purpose for me. He will send help from heaven to rescue me. (Psalm 57:2-3a NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• What a comfort to know that God intends to fulfill his purpose through me, you, and Emmanuel College, no matter the challenges we face.
• Pray we continuously call to him in hope, never tiring of asking, always expectant.
• Pray we recognize the help he sends and submit quickly to his path and purpose. 

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Have Mercy

Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until the danger passes by.  (Psalm 57:1 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Our God is a God of mercy, but we must cry out to him and express our emotions and utter dependency on him.
• Pray for protection from evil that would consume us. Yes, look to him for his protection.
• Pray for the good sense to run to him and hide in his care when danger surrounds us for it is temporary and will surely pass us by.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Seed for the Farmer

For God is the one who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat. In the same way, he will provide and increase your resources and then produce a great harvest of generosity in you.    (2 Corinthians 9:10 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Thank God for the great show of support for our new Diversified Agriculture major in last night's Founding Farmers Gala.
• Pray for each academic concentration: Ag Business, Ag Science, and Ag Missions.
• Pray for a great harvest in the hearts of those we will teach the principles of sowing and reaping, both in sound agriculture as well as in Christian living.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Nothing is Lacking

It is a land of wheat and barley; of grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates; of olive oil and honey. It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. (Deuteronomy 8:8-9a NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Pray for our new Diversified Agriculture major to be productive and lack nothing.
• Pray for swift approval of the program in the next few weeks by our accrediting agency.
• Pray for the Founding Farmers Gala being held on campus tonight to be successful in connecting the new major with the north Georgia farming community and to generate ample donations and gifts in support of the program.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

On Our Way

And we're on our way through [the door], following orders, doing what God commanded when he said, "I've set you up as light to all nations. You'll proclaim salvation to the four winds and seven seas." (Acts 13:47 MSG)

Today's prayer topics:

• Our 2016 graduates are on their way, full of ability and hope for a bright future. Pray for them.
• Pray for our graduates and students to be light and salt in the world, proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ throughout their spheres of influence.
• Doing what God commands - not always easy but always good. Pray for resolve to follow God's orders, stepping courageously through every door he opens.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Wisdom and Understanding

He has showered his kindness on us, along with all wisdom and understanding. (Ephesians 1:8 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• God has blessed Emmanuel College in so many ways, and today, we are blessed to confer degrees in our annual commencement service to those who have completed their studies.
• Pray for our graduates to live lives of gratitude and service - to give back and to bless others.
• Pray for them to be filled with wisdom and understanding in their careers, families, churches, homes - anywhere at anytime, blessed with God's peace, provision and protection.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Doing Good

Don't let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good. (Romans 12:21 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Pray for the Summer Serve team to Uganda June 8-25 led by friend of the college David Cain and assisted by faculty member Blake Rackley. Mark these dates and continually pray for their safety and success.
• Sometimes it seems the battle is lost, but the way to vanquish evil is through the good we share when serving others at home and abroad. Pray for less worrying and more serving.
• Pray for Emmanuel College to be the college that serves, and as serving conquers evil by doing good, may this be our way forward as thousands hear and enroll, joining not just another campus community, but a world-changing movement.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Be Happy

Be happy with those who are happy, and weep with those who weep. (Romans 12:15 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Pray for our Summer Serve project to the Dominican Republic June 14-21 led by alumni Adam and Dawn Beadles. Mark these dates and continually pray for their safety and success.
• Many of our mission trips help those who experience more weeping than happiness. Pray this trip brings happiness to many people touched by this team's ministry.
• Pray for EC Serve to open up more opportunities to serve the under served and less fortunate.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Show Love

He ensures that orphans and widows receive justice. He shows love to the foreigners living among you and gives them food and clothing. So, you, too, must show love. . . (Deuteronomy 10:18-19a NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Pray for our Summer Serve project to Tanzania June 4-19 led by staff member Alice Black and assisted by Coach Ben Hall. Mark these dates and continually pray for their safety and success.
• Widows, orphans and foreigners in the Bible depict those who are vulnerable and without support. God loves them and we must love them, too.
• Pray for EC Serve to expand in scope to reach more who need our help and our love.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Representing Jesus

And whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father. (Colossians 3:17 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Pray for our Summer Serve project to Nicaragua May 16-25 led by Coach Ben Hall assisted by Becki Moore and Tucker Hilley. Mark these dates and continually pray for their safety and success.
• Pray that the people to whom they minister will see Jesus through the words and actions of the team.
• Pray for EC Serve - that God would send us hundreds of students with a heart to serve.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Intercede

I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. (1 Timothy 2:1 NLT)

Today's prayer topics:

• Included in "all people" are those we do not know who live in distant lands. Praying for them is a privilege we have.
• Pray for those in Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic and Tanzania who will be visited this summer by teams of students and staff in three of our EC Serve projects.
• Pray for the team members and leaders who are going to these fields of service to find resources and strength for the mission ahead of them.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.

Loud Praises

Sing praises to God and to his name! Sing loud praises to him who rides the clouds. His name is the Lord - rejoice in his presence! (Psalm 68:4 NLT)

Today's praise:

• Loud praises today, O Lord, we offer to  you for only you deserve them.
• We speak your name, Jesus, for in your name is power and praise today and every day.
• Riding upon the clouds yet living in my spirit, may we praise God for the mystery of his majesty and intimacy, all-powerful yet full of mercy and love.

Never give up unless its praise we give up to God; never give in except to give in to him.