Our Season of Prayer
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
As we prepare to embark on a search for a senior pastor, the elders have called the congregation to a season of prayer and discernment. From November 6th to December 31st, let us join together in daily prayer for our city, our church, and for the senior pastor search.
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Monday - Gospel Character
Desire the Glory of God
“Moses said, ‘Please show me your glory.’” Exodus 33:18
Tuesday - The City
The Good of the City
“But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.” Jeremiah 29:7
Wednesday - Church Ministry
The Pulpit
“And this gospel of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.” Matthew 24:14
Thursday - Evangelism
Eyes to see gospel opportunities
“And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.’” Matthew 4:19
Friday - Leaders
Elders
“Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood.” Acts 20:28
Saturday - Church Members
Children
“And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests…be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.” Ephesians 6:18
Sunday - Future Search Committee
Wisdom
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach.” James 1:5
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Monday - Gospel Character
Humility
“Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.” James 4:10
Tuesday - The City
Mayor Dickens & Atlanta City Council
“I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.” 1 Timothy 2:1
Wednesday - Church Ministry
The Woodland Children’s Ministry
“Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.” Mark 10:14
Thursday - Evangelism
Boldness to share Christ
“and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.” Ephesians 6:19-20
Friday - Leaders
Deacons
“Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matthew 20:26-28
Saturday - Church Members
Women
“Happy is she who believed that the Lord would fulfill the promises he made to her.” Luke 1:45
Sunday - Future Senior Pastor
A Man of Grace & Holiness
“For the grace of God has appeared…training us to renounce ungodliness” Titus 2:11-12
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Monday - Gospel Character
Love
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God.” 1 John 4:7
Tuesday - The City
The Lonely & Forgotten
“Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.’” Matthew 25:44-45
Wednesday - Church Ministry
Mercy Ministry
“The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.” Psalm 145:9
Thursday - Evangelism
Sharing the gospel with gentleness and respect
“but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.” 1 Peter 3:15
Friday - Leaders
Pastors & Ministry Staff
“Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.” 1 Peter 5:2-3
Saturday - Church Members
Marriages
“He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.” Proverbs 18:22
Sunday - Future Search Committee
Unity
“Holy Father, keep them in your name, that they may be one, even as we are one.” John 17:11
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Monday - Gospel Character
Generosity
“Remember the words of the Lord Jesus, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Acts 20:35
Tuesday - The City
Our Neighbors
“And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’” Mark 12:30-31
Wednesday - Church Ministry
Music & the Arts
“Oh come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!” Psalm 95:1
Thursday - Evangelism
Welcoming the presence of skeptics
“Therefore, welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” Romans 15:7
Friday - Leaders
Support Staff
“…if anyone serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ.” 1 Peter 4:11
Saturday - Church Members
Teenagers
“For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” Romans 12:4-5
Sunday - Future Senior Pastor
Devotion to the Word of God
“Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching.” 2 Timothy 2:2
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Monday - Gospel Character
Courage
“In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33
Tuesday - The City
Summerhill Community Ministries
“He laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.” 1 John 3:16
Wednesday - Church Ministry
The LOFT Student Ministry
“So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, alone with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.” 2 Timothy 2:22
Thursday - Evangelism
Expectation of the Holy Spirit to save people in our midst
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8
Friday - Leaders
Families of Elders, Deacons, & Staff
“But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.” Joshua 24:15
Saturday - Church Members
Men
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught and overflowing with thankfulness.” Colossians 2:6-7
Sunday - Future Search Committee
Perseverance
“Let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Galatians 6:9
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Monday - Gospel Character
Faith & Patience
“Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take courage; wait for the LORD!” Psalm 27:14
Tuesday - The City
“Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.” Psalm 82:3
Wednesday - Church Ministry
Home Groups
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” 2 Peter 3:18
Thursday - Evangelism
Asking the Holy Spirit to convict people of sin and grant faith in Jesus
“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.” John 16:13
Friday - Leaders
Men’s & Women’s Ministry Teams
“With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand.” Psalm 78:72
Saturday - Church Members
College Students & Young Adults
“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength.” Isaiah 40:30-31
Sunday - Future Senior Pastor
Devotion to Personal Prayer
“Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation.” Mark 14:38
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Monday - Gospel Character
Gentleness
“…walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness.” Ephesians 4:2
Tuesday - The City
“This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them.” Psalm 34:6
Wednesday - Church Ministry
Stephen Ministry
“Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.” 1 Thessalonians 5:11
Thursday - Evangelism
Campus Ministries
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith for faith, as it is written, ‘The righteous shall live by faith.’” Romans 1:16-17
Friday - Leaders
Sunday School Teachers
“You call me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, for so I am. If i then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have given you an example, that you also should do just as I have done to you.” John 13:14-15
Saturday - Church Members
Unmarried
“For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.” Romans 12:4-5
Sunday - Future Senior Pastor
Commitment to the PCA
“…contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.” Jude 3
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Monday - Gospel Character
Holiness
“…but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.” 1 Peter 1:15
Tuesday - The City
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.” Matthew 25:35
Wednesday - Church Ministry
Men’s & Women’s Ministries
“O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1
Thursday - Evangelism
Missions Partners in the US and Abroad
“And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.’” Matthew 28:18-20
Friday - Leaders
Home Group Leaders
“We love because he first loved us.” 1 John 4:19
Saturday - Church Members
Senior Adults
“Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Isaiah 46:4
Sunday - Future Senior Pastor
Spirit-filled Leadership
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened…for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9