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This Sunday at Church: Pray for your pastor’s study time for Sunday Sermon

I know my most recent pastor meets with many people and has to prepare the sermon most weeks. Having just started covering for my friend who had heart surgery while I also finish my M.Div. this next month, I totally understand this stretching.

Pray for all pastors to have the time, patience, and endurance in Christ to continue, and pray a reliance on the Holy Spirit to guide the messages.

Daniel

This Sunday at Church: Pray for your pastor’s study time for Sunday Sermon.

This Sunday at Church: Pray for your pastor’s study time for Sunday Sermon

VerseD: James 5:13

Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

James 5:13, HCSB

God has a purpose for everything and everyone. We are to give God praise and lift each other up in prayer and by His Word.

This Sunday: Pray for any church trying to budget to have a full time pastor

I know of several chur he’s going through this process. I am talking with one about coming on part-time as their pastor (on my way to preach there as of this posting.) I do believe that it is okay for the majority of a church’s budget being for paying the pastor, and I have for over two and a half decades.

Let us lift up Jimmy’s church and all churches facing this decision.

Daniel

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for any church trying to budget to have a full time pastor.

This Sunday: Pray for any church trying to budget to have a full time pastor

This Sunday at Church: Pray for Iran in light of Operation Epic Fury

Let us pray forinimal casualties, evil to be stopped (or at least slowed down!), and for opportunities for the gospel to be shared. May there be wisdom from leaders and for the Church at this time.

Daniel

This Sunday at Church: Pray for Iran in light of Operation Epic Fury.

This Sunday at Church: Pray for Iran in light of Operation Epic Fury

This Sunday at Church: Pray for your pastor if he is bi-vocational

Personally, I have been in 8 churches, and 5 of the lead pastors were bi-vocational. Most associate pastors I have known have been bo-vocational (including myself.) Thankfully, our current pastor is full-time, but all pastors need a lot of prayer.

Daniel

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you. Pray for us; for we are convinced that we have a clear conscience, wanting to conduct ourselves honorably in everything.
Hebrews 13:17-18, HCSB

For this Sunday here’s what you can do: Pray for your pastor if he is bi-vocational.

This Sunday at Church: Pray for your pastor if he is bi-vocational

This Sunday at Church: Encourage those who are involved with bus ministry

I was a part of the bus ministry with my first c9ngregation, as a teenager. In my early 20s, I helped form something similar for the party crowd. In our current congregation, we don’t have a bus, but we have a small unofficial team of volunteers who help a few people with getting to and from services. And it can be work. Let us pray for peace, pati3nce, and compassion foe all involved, including those getting a ride.

Daniel

This Sunday at Church: Encourage those who are involved with bus ministry.

This Sunday at Church: Encourage those who are involved with bus ministry

This Sunday: Helping someone with financial need

We were blessed this past Christmas to help a few families with gifts, food, and even an apartment with 2 months rent for one single mom and her son. There always needs, and the beginning of the year can be terrifying for some families. Let us pray and find ways to help these physically and financially (James 1:27, 2:15-17).

Daniel

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Helping someone with financial need.

This Sunday: Helping someone with financial need

This Sunday: Pray for new sound equipment at church can last for a long time

This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Pray for new sound equipment at church can last for a long time.

This Sunday: Pray for new sound equipment at church can last for a long time

This Sunday at Church: Praying for your church figuring out the Church Budget

This Sunday at Church: Praying for your church figuring out the Church Budget

This Sunday at Church: Praying for your church figuring out the Church Budget

VerseD: Colossians 4:2

Devote yourselves to prayer; stay alert in it with thanksgiving.

Colossians 4:2, CSB

God deserves our thanks, and we find our thankfulness increases as we focus on God and giving Him our gratitude.