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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.