SUNDAY • September 6
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Area Pastors
Church Family: Bonnie Groza
Specific Church Ministry: Adult Education
Missions: After-School Program
Schools: Grant Community School
Leaders: James Manning, OR Sen Dist 7
MONDAY • September 7
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor across the street
Church Family: Brent & Gail Groza
Specific Church Ministry: Senior Adults
Missions: Jeff & Christine Stanfield | WGM
Schools: Gubser Elementary
Leaders: Sara Gelser Blouin, OR Sen Dist 8
TUESDAY • September 8
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor on the left
Church Family: Bruce & Carole Gruber
Specific Church Ministry: Congregation Care
Missions: Brenton & Martha Trent | Mexico
Schools: Hallman Elementary
Leaders: Fred Girod, OR Sen Dist 9
WEDNESDAY • September 9
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor on the right
Church Family: Aaron & Audrey Grumbo Family
Specific Church Ministry: Accounting
Missions: Union Gospel Mission | Salem
School: Hammond Elementary
Leaders: Deb Patterson, OR Sen Dist 10
THURSDAY • September 10
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor behind
Church Family: Angelo Guerrero Family
Specific Church Ministry: Ushers
Missions: Simonka House | Keizer
School: Harritt Elementary
Leaders: Kim Thatcher, OR Sen Dist 11
FRIDAY • September 11
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Survivors of 9/11 attacks 25 years ago
Church Family: Maria Guevara
Specific Church Ministry: Greeters
Missions: Upward Basketball
School: Hayesville Elementary
Leaders: Bruce Starr, OR Sen Dist 12
SATURDAY • September 12
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Area first responders
Church Family: Maria Guillen
Specific Church Ministry: Security
Missions: Wycliffe Bible Translators
School: Highland Elementary
Leaders: Courtney Neron Misslin, OR Sen Dist 13
SUNDAY • September 13
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Area medical personnel
Church Family: Aleksandra Gulakova Family
Specific Church Ministry: Welcome Desk Hosts
Missions: Brad & Kristy Weinert | WGM
Schools: Hoover Elementary
Leaders: Kate Lieber, OR Sen Dist 14
PRAYER: WHO | WHAT | WHEN | WHERE | HOW
WHO: Our Father in Heaven, the Greatest Being in the Universe, we direct our prayers to Him.
Ephesians 3:14-15
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named.
Romans 1:9
I thank my God through Jesus Christ.
WHAT: We pray for His will first - Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
We are to align our will to God's.
Matthew 6:33 - Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
Any request in prayer needs to be within His will as we find in Scripture.
James 4:3 - You ask and do not receive, because you spend it on your pleasures.
1 John 5:14 - Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
God's will first means I will yield to it no matter what, even if He answers as a no, or not right now. He has an eternal perspective; I do not.
We are to ask "Show me Your will, then my needs and forgiveness, and deliverance from temptation."
WHEN: Pray daily (examples show three times a day)
Luke 11:3 - Give us day by day our daily bread.
- Daniel prayed three times daily (Daniel 6:10)
- David prayed evening, morning and at noon (Psalm 55:17)
- Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness to pray (Luke 5:16)
- Paul encouraged us to pray without ceasing, giving thanks in everything for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18)
WHERE: We should pray in private.
Matthew 6:6 - When you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who lives in secret will reward you openly.
Mark 1:25 - Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
HOW: We should pray with our hearts.
Matthew 6:7-8 - And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions like the heathen do. For they think they will be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them.
Effective Prayer = Fervent Prayer with all our heart.
James 5:16 - The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Heartfelt prayer is passionate, sincere, and earnest.
