Intercessory Prayer

Hey there everybody! Tonight's Jesus Week Event is an Apologetics Lecture followed by an Open Mic Q & A session with Ron Choong. It will take place at 8:00pm in the Law School Lecture Rm 104. It should address a lot of the issues that people have with Christianity, in addition to providing an opportunity for people to get their questions answered so come! Invite your friends!

I'm going to go it alone with the devotional today-- I don't really have a whole lot to say that's specifically related to apologetics so I hope you're not too disappointed!

~~~~>Read Ephesians 1:15-17; Colossians 1:9-10

Paul wrote this in the beginning of his letter to the church in Ephesus and repeated the sentiment in his letter to the church in Colosse. How awesome is that? They had a friend in Paul who loved them enough to do the most important thing that we can do for one another -- Pray for spiritual growth.

I'll be the first to admit that it's not always easy to lead a consistent prayer life, but that doesn't mean that we shouldn't strive for consistency. In addition to praying for ourselves, and our own needs, we should also pray just as fervently for those we care about. As discussed on Monday at the praise night, the four types of prayer can be easily remembered with the acronym ACTS: adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication. Remember that intercessory prayer is part of supplication, we are asking God to work in some area of someone else's life.

Keep Matthew 7:7a in mind: "Ask, and it shall be given to you." Even though God already knows "the facts," we still have to ask. Let's all try to be like Paul and "cease not to pray" (Eph 1:17) for one another.

God Bless! Don't forget to keep Andrew and Ashley in your prayers......

-AMR

1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing.

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Question of the Day

As a son in the family fishing enterprise he leaves to join a new Jewish sect. Here he becomes one of the leadership team and confidant to the leader, finally writing several key documents for the movement including an intriguing prophetic piece.

yesterday's answer: John the Baptist (Read Luke 1:5-25, 57-80, 3:1-22, 7:18-35)