Today's meditation:
- Not everyone sees the Christ of Christmas. Many are blind to his presence and his purpose. They are chained in prisons of desperation - debt, dead-end job, no job, stress, depression. Christians must share the Good News of Jesus' coming and his redemptive work in the earth to set captives free, especially during this joyful season.
- For believers to be alert and notice the captives and oppressed all around us, for us to speak words of hope and redemption to them through the Christmas story of the baby born in Bethlehem.
- For those who need to see Jesus to be receptive to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, whether it's at a children's Christmas play or in their cars listening to carols or at a roadside nativity scene or in any of a thousand ways we are reminded at Christmas of the One who came to save us.
- To hear the Word of the Lord regarding life after debt and our vision for an expanded mission for 2019 and beyond.
- To enroll more than 1000 students in August 2019.
- To continue reducing our debt over the next five years with the purpose of becoming debt-free.
Pray for upcoming events and activities:.
- Spring Semester enrollment in January 2019 to exceed expectations because of better retention and larger numbers of new students, and for a total enrollment of 900 or more.
- New Beginnings Spiritual Emphasis, January 10-13, 2019.
- Scholars' Day recruiting events on campus in February 2019.
- Spring Preview recruiting event on campus, March 22-24, 2019.
- EC Serve trips for 2019 in the planning stages to Alaska, Appalachia, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Myanmar, and Panama.
- For special projects to begin in 2019 to construct and remodel facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural teaching/lab building, obtaining lead gifts to expand the dining hall and improve academic facilities, and for wisdom in fundraising, planning, and implementation.
Pray First! Pray Through!
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