SUNDAY • March 8
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Victims of emotional abuse
Church Family: Larry Pratt
Specific Church Ministry: Communications
Missions: Mission Increase
Schools: Coram Deo Academy, Salem
Leaders: Christopher Garret, OR Supreme Court Justice
MONDAY • March 9
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor across the street
Church Family: ValJean Pratt
Specific Church Ministry: Nursery / Preschool
Missions: Child Evangelism Fellowship
Schools: Christ Academy, Salem
Leaders: Mayor Julie Hoy, Salem
TUESDAY • March 10
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor on the left
Church Family: Mark & Rae Pritchard
Specific Church Ministry: Elementary SS
Missions: Samaritan’s Purse
Schools: Heritage School, Salem
Leaders: Paul Tigan, Salem City Councilor
WEDNESDAY • March 11
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor on the right
Church Family: Chris & Tiffany Pynch Family
Specific Church Ministry: Youth SS
Missions: Wycliffe Bible Translators
School: Outlook Christian School, Salem
Leaders: Linda Nishioka, Salem City Councilor
THURSDAY • March 12
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor behind
Church Family: Katelyn Quinn
Specific Church Ministry: Young Adult SS
Missions: Mike & Pat Dragon | One Missions Society
School: Livingstone Adventist Academy, Salem
Leaders: Shane Matthews, Salem City Councilor
FRIDAY • March 13
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Troubled marriages
Church Family: Bob & Debi Reinhardt
Specific Church Ministry: Adult SS
Missions: Josh & Heather Dunn | Mexico
School: Western Christian School, Salem
Leaders: Deanna Gwyn, Salem City Councilor
SATURDAY • March 14
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: At-risk children / teens
Church Family: Jose & Amanda Reyna Family
Specific Church Ministry: Senior Adults SS
Missions: Doug & Jan Hoffman
School: Abiqua School, Salem
Leaders: Irvin Brown, Salem City Councilor
SUNDAY • March 15
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Right-to-Life organizations
Church Family: Nathan & Ruth Richard
Specific Church Ministry: Office Volunteers
Missions: Ken McCormick | YWAM SFO
Schools: St. Joseph School, Salem
Leaders: Mai Vang, Salem City Councilor
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.
