SUNDAY • April 26
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Incarcerated men
Church Family: Ron & Gail Wiebe Family
Specific Church Ministry: Media Ministries
Missions: Micah & Hesther Powers | Germany
Schools: Schirle Elementary
Leaders: Dacia Grayber, OR Rep Dist 28
MONDAY • April 27
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor across the street
Church Family: Joyce Wilhelm
Specific Church Ministry: Nursery
Missions: Ken Purnell | Young Life
Schools: Scott Elementary
Leaders: Susan McLain, OR Rep Dist 29
TUESDAY • April 28
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor on the left
Church Family: Deanna Williams
Specific Church Ministry: Preschool
Missions: Bob Reinhardt | Young Life
Schools: Sumpter Elementary
Leaders: Nathan Sosa, OR Rep Dist 30
WEDNESDAY • April 29
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor on the right
Church Family: Ethan Williams
Specific Church Ministry: Elementary
Missions: Jeff & Christine Stanfield | WGM
School: Swegle Elementary
Leaders: Darcey Edwards, OR Rep Dist 31
THURSDAY • April 30
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor behind
Church Family: Mike & Sue Wilson
Specific Church Ministry: Middle School
Missions: Brenton & Martha Trent | Mexico
School: Washington Elementary
Leaders: Cyrus Javadi, OR Rep Dist 32
FRIDAY • May 1
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Salem Hospital Nursing Staff
Church Family: Wayne & Chris Withee
Specific Church Ministry: High School
Missions: Brad & Kristy Weinert | WGM
School: Weddle Elementary
Leaders: Shannon Isadore, OR Rep Dist 33
SATURDAY • May 2
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Silverton Hospital Nursing Staff
Church Family: Matthew Wood
Specific Church Ministry: Young Adults
Missions: Reid Saunders Association
School: Wright Elementary
Leaders: Mari Watanabe, OR Rep Dist 34
SUNDAY • May 3
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Salem Health Medical Staff
Church Family: Shirlee Wood
Specific Church Ministry: Adult Education
Missions: Hope Station | Salem
Schools: Yoshikai Elementary
Leaders: Farrah Chaichi, OR Rep Dist 35
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.
