Surrounded with Joy

You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance; you have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy. (Psalm 30:11 GNT)

Rejoice for what the Lord has done for Emmanuel College these last 100 years and for what he is yet to do.

Please pray every day for the primary needs of Emmanuel College:

• For Spirit-led revival and renewal among our students, staff, and faculty.
• For clear vision of God's mission in the next decade.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students enrolled.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• For the College to become debt-free.

As the praises go up, the power comes down.

Praising Your Name

Surely righteous people are praising your name; the godly will live in your presence. (Psalm 140:13 NLT)

Praise the Lord, his sons and daughters, for he is our loving and merciful father who allows us to freely enter his presence and who bestows on us incredible and innumerable benefits.

Give thanks for his remarkable benefits to Emmanuel College:

• For students with open hearts before the Lord, especially those saved this year.
• For Spirit-inspired vision that is opening before us.
• For growing enrollments and more than 960 students enrolled this fall.
• For deliverance from debilitating debt.
• For generous supporters who have been faithful in good times and bad and who continue to make provision for the College.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Thanks to the Lord

But I will give repeated thanks to the Lord, praising him to everyone. (Psalm 109:30 NLT)

Give thanks today on this day dedicated to giving thanks. Be thankful first for our loving God and the wonder of our relationship with him. Everything else is a bonus.

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

Urgent Needs of Others

. . .learn to do good by meeting the urgent needs of others. (Titus 3:14a NLT)

Pray today for the success of benevolent efforts by churches and organizations to provide meals and other necessities for families this Thanksgiving season.

On Wednesdays, please pray for the EC Serve teams that form this academic year, especially for those that minister during Spring Serve with Samaritan's Purse and during Summer Serve in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and other trips still forming.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Reap Generously

Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. (2 Corinthians 9:6 NIV)

Pray today for the financial needs of the College to be met. In recent years, the unrestricted, sustaining gifts have slowed, but the need has never been greater as the student body has expanded. Pray for our supporters to give generously.

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 enrolled.
• 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 expertise and competence in their functional areas and to have spiritual insight and success with our students.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

The Lord Lifts Up

The Lord lifts up those who are weighed down. (Psalm 146:8b NLT)

Pray today for our students, staff and faculty as we wrap up the fall semester this week. Pray for the students who still have exams to take, the faculty who have many exams and papers to grade, and the staff who have end-of-semester duties to complete. 

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 enrolled.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• 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.

Praise the Lord

Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens! Praise him from the skies! Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven! Let every created thing give praise to the Lord. (Psalm 148:1, 2, 5 NLT)

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 enrolled.
• 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.

Live in Obedience

Real love means obeying the Father's orders, and you have known from the beginning that you must live in obedience to him. For the world is becoming full of impostors. (2 John 1:6b-7a Phillips)

Pray today for strength and courage to proclaim God's truth in what is quickly becoming an anti-Christian age. May Emmanuel College educate, inspire and send forth more truth-tellers into the world.

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 enrolled.
• 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.

Prudent

The prudent carefully consider their steps. (Proverbs 14:15b NLT)

Give thanks for the very generous gift provided by a donor to build six new tennis courts.

Pray today for wisdom to proceed with planning for this project and for additional gifts and means to complete the project.

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 enrolled.
• 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 upgrade facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural academic building, expansion of academic facilities, renovation of the admission center and the dining hall, and repair of the old gymnasium.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

More Workers

Pray to the Lord, who owns the harvest, that he will send more workers to gather his harvest. (Matthew 9:38 NCV)

Pray today for those the Lord is calling to hear his voice clearly. Pray for more of them to attend Emmanuel College to prepare for a lifetime of service.

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 enrolled.
• 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 in the 2019-20 academic year including on-campus events such as Campus Previews and off-campus recruiting events such as Accelerant (Jan 30-Feb 2, 2020) and YouthQuest (July 18-21, 2020).

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

My Plans

I told you my plans, and you answered. (Psalm 119:26 NLT)

Pray today for our ministry plans to move forward in God's will. Pray for EC Serve, Emmanuel Singers, Voices, Players, and other ministry groups to have great success.

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 enrolled.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Wednesdays, please pray for all our ministry groups and teams. Pray for planning, decision-making, and resources. Pray for the EC Serve teams that form this academic year, especially for those that minister during Spring Serve with Samaritan's Purse and during Summer Serve in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and other trips still forming.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Your Hand of Blessing

You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. (Psalm 139:5 NLT)

Pray today for our faculty, counselors, and other student support personnel as they work with students during this final week of classes. May they encourage, instruct, guide, lift and inspire our students to succeed.

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 enrolled.
• 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 expertise and competence in their functional areas and to have spiritual insight and success with our students.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

They Will Stand

And they will stand, for the Lord is able to make them stand. (Romans 14:4b NIV)

Pray today for our students as they finish fall semester classes and begin exams this week. Pray for those who may be struggling. May they persist, find help and do well. Pray for those who are completing assignments and papers.

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 enrolled.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• 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.

Praise the Lord

Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such miracles. (Psalm 72:18 NCV)

Praise God today for his miracles. His mercies are new every morning. We are grateful for the miracle memorial on our campus - a prayer garden of stones, plants, and trees on the quad that reminds us every day that God is with us.

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 enrolled.
• 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.

The Lord is God

For the Lord is God, and he created the heavens and earth and put everything in place. He made the world to be lived in, not to be a place of empty chaos. (Isaiah 45:18 NLT)

Pray today for Emmanuel College to produce people who bring order out of chaos through the person and power of Jesus Christ. Pray for Christian colleges, churches, and other Christian organizations to proclaim Truth in a world that is rapidly abandoning God.

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 enrolled.
• 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.

God's Favor

Listen! This is the hour to receive God's favor. (2 Corinthians 6:2b GNT)

Give thanks for the gifts and pledges received for the Wellons Hall renovation project that total two thirds of the estimated cost.

Pray today for faith and patience as we wait on God's timing for the remaining funds we need to complete the Wellons Hall project. May we offer up prayers and praise with a steady rhythm and a persistent pace.

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 enrolled.
• 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 upgrade facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural academic building, expansion of academic facilities, renovation of the admission center and the dining hall, and repair of the old gymnasium.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Always Have Joy

Our hearts ache, but we always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything. (2 Corinthians 6:10 NLT)

Pray today that we never allow ourselves to be distracted by loss or lack or what we do not have. Instead, from the treasure we have in Christ, may we constantly give, sharing his riches freely in the joy of the Lord.

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 enrolled.
• 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 in the 2019-20 academic year including on-campus events such as Campus Previews and off-campus recruiting events such as Accelerant (Jan 30-Feb 2, 2020) and YouthQuest (July 18-21, 2020).

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Your Unfailing Love

Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. (Psalm 143:8a NIV)

Pray today for the constant love of Jesus to defeat the attacks the enemy brings against us. As we awaken each morning, may we sense God's unwavering love for us, and may it inspire and elevate our trust in him.

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 enrolled.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Wednesdays, please pray for all our ministry groups and teams. Pray for planning, decision-making, and resources. Pray for the EC Serve teams that form this academic year, especially for those that minister during Spring Serve with Samaritan's Purse and during Summer Serve in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and other trips still forming.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Listen To My Plea

Hear my prayer, O Lord; listen to my plea! Answer me because you are faithful and righteous. (Psalm 143:1 NLT)

Pray today for the Emmanuel College family as we cope with the passing of one of our students.  Pray for peace and comfort to family and friends in their grief. Please pray for our faculty and staff to have insight and expertise in helping our students deal with this loss.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

They Will Succeed

And they will succeed, because the Lord is able to make them succeed. (Romans 14:4b GNT)

Pray today for the people of Emmanuel College to succeed in living well for Jesus, for our faculty and staff to teach, lead and mentor our students in the ways of our Lord, for our students to stand firmly in God's word and move forward in his will.

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 enrolled.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• 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.

I Remember

I remember the days gone by; I think about all that you have done, I bring to mind all your deeds. (Psalm 143:5 GNT)

Praise God today for his rescue of Emmanuel College, for the miracles by his hand, for all he has done for us.

Pray today for a future just as miraculous and awesome, but focused on the conquest of our promised land where God's provision flows to enable us to overcome all obstacles and to possess what he declares is rightfully ours.

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 enrolled.
• 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.

God's Perfect Love

Where God's love is, there is no fear, because God's perfect love drives out fear. (1 John 4:18 NCV)

Pray today for the people of Emmanuel College to always have God's perfect love motivating us to educate, to minister, and to reach out to men and women everywhere with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Pray that we not fear the future. Pray that love will propel us to embrace the future with God's faithfulness to sustain us.

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 enrolled.
• 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.

We Praise You

"We praise you, Lord, God of our father Israel. We praise you forever and ever." (1 Chronicles 29:10b NCV)

Give thanks for the completion this past summer of the 790-foot, lighted sidewalk made possible by an anonymous donor that connects the east campus to the west campus. Our students are enjoying this comfortable walkway, especially that they no longer have to walk in the grass and mud when it rains or in the dark at night.

Pray today for the needed financial resources to complete the admissions and welcome center project. Pray for a donor who will step up to finish the project.

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 enrolled.
• 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 upgrade facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural academic building, expansion of academic facilities, renovation of the admission center and the dining hall, and repair of the old gymnasium.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

You Led Your People

You led your people, Lord, and gained a magnificent reputation. (Isaiah 63:14b NLT)

Pray today for the people of Emmanuel College to follow God's leadership - in academics and the co-curricular, in ministry and service, in recruiting and fundraising, in planning and implementation.

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 enrolled.
• 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 in the 2019-20 academic year including on-campus events such as Campus Previews and off-campus recruiting events such as Accelerant (Jan 30-Feb 2, 2020) and YouthQuest (July 18-21, 2020).

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

The Mind of Christ

But we have the mind of Christ. (1 Corinthians 2:16b NIV)

Pray today for the ability to think with the mind of Christ, to see with his eyes, to possess his compassion, to do his work his way.

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 enrolled.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Wednesdays, please pray for all our ministry groups and teams. Pray for planning, decision-making, and resources. Pray for the EC Serve teams that form this academic year, especially for those that minister during Spring Serve with Samaritan's Purse and during Summer Serve in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, and other trips still forming.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

His Thoughts

He who . . .reveals his thoughts to mankind - the Lord God Almighty is his name. (Amos 4:13 NIV)

Pray today for the people who love Emmanuel College - students, employees,  trustees, leaders, alums, donors - to be remarkable receptors of the thoughts of God and to follow his plans with precision and accuracy.

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 enrolled.
• 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 expertise and competence in their functional areas and to have spiritual insight and success with our students.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

A Strong Warning

The Lord has given me a strong warning not to think like everyone else does. (Isaiah 8:11 NLT)

Pray today for the people of Emmanuel College to think differently about education and learning, about service and ministry, and about mission and vision that we might be more effective in doing what God has called us to.

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 enrolled.
• For successful fundraising and abundant resources.
• 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.

More Splendid

"The new Temple will be more splendid than the old one, and there I will give my people prosperity and peace." The Lord Almighty has spoken. (Haggai 2:9 GNT)

Pray today for prosperity and peace for Emmanuel College and for the success of our faculty, staff, students and graduates to be more splendid and more effective than ever before.

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 enrolled.
• 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.

Still With You

When you came out of Egypt, I promised that I would always be with you. I am still with you, so do not be afraid. (Haggai 2:5 GNT)

Pray today for the people of Emmanuel College to have courage and to be fearless as we work alongside our Lord who has been with us, is still with us, and will be with us forever.

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 enrolled.
• 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.

Says the Lord All-Powerful

"The silver is mine, and the gold is mine," says the Lord All-Powerful. (Haggai 2:8 NCV)

Give thanks for the completion of the Pavilion project made possible by a significant lead donation and gifts from other donors who have fond remembrances of this beautiful space. Two of the original springs are flowing again and are now wonderfully displayed.

Pray today for additional donations that will help us pay the balance of the cost for the Pavilion project. Pray for the scope of God's work at Emmanuel College to be supported and expanded by visionary donors and benefactors.

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 enrolled.
• 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 upgrade facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural academic building, expansion of academic facilities, renovation of the admission center and the dining hall, and repair of the old gymnasium.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.