This morning we began three days of prayer and fasting as a church.  I want to thank all who are participating with us and encourage you to expect God to meet you in powerful and even new ways.  As you can imagine, there are many things to pray for and we would never want to limit our prayers to a few items, but we did want to provide some specific ways to pray for our church over the next few days. You can pray (for):

…that the Lord would make us a people zealous for holiness

…the transforming power of the gospel to be at work in us and through us (in our lives, our marriages, families, relationships, etc.)

…unity in our church in the coming year as we walk through important situations in the life of our church

…our search for a pastor. Specifically, that the Lord would lead us in this search and help us identify our new pastor

…the Lord’s wisdom as we walk through the release of information pertaining to Sovereign Grace Ministries

…the Lord’s favor on us as we launch the Ghent care group and various outreach efforts in Ghent

…the active presence and power of the Holy Spirit among us during times of gathering as a church (Sunday mornings, Care Groups, Access, 316…)

…that Christ would receive much glory in the city of Chesapeake through evangelistic effort of our members/church

Finally, we want to remind you about our Corporate Prayer Meeting on Wednesday night at 7:30 at the church.  Please plan to join us.  And for all of the singles involved in Access, there is a prayer meeting tonight at the church as well.

Grace to you this week.  May the Lord richly bless your time of prayer and fasting.

Eric