Weekly Church Bulletin Prayer Inserts 2014 - Q1

8/13/2019 Weekly Church Bulletin Prayer Inserts 2014 - Q1

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That The Ma All Be OneNEC Prayer Ministries Bulletin Inserts

2014

President: Daniel Honore Secretary: Oswald Euell Treasurer: Edson Bovell


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Pat LangleyNEC Prayer Ministries

Dearest Prayer Partners in Ministry,

Greetings in the matchless name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In this new year we are given the opportunity to not only

look forward but to also look back on 2013. As we reflect on the past year's joys and challenges of preaching the Everlasting

Gospel in an increasingly secular world, we recognize that we need to seek the Lord unitedly in prayer now more than ever.

The abundant harvest we yearn to experience will only come in answer to fervent, prevailing prayer.

In the last week of His mortal life, as he faced the cruel death of the cross, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ prayed anintercessory prayer for us. In that prayer, he not only described the completion of His mission here on earth but prayed that we too might reflect the

relationship He enjoys with His Father in Heaven. In John the 17th chapter we are blessed to hear and experience through the Scripture our Savior

praying in our behalf. His prayer still is that "we all may be one even as we [Jesus and God the Father], are one. John 17:21-22. From this prayer

we understand that it is God's will that we unite in Him that we might better be able to unite with one another.

As Jesus prayed, so must we. United prayer is powerful prayer, and will reflect itself in unity of mind, united of purpose and unity of action.

Inspiration tells us that "all true laborers for God will work in harmony with this prayer. In their efforts to advance the work, all will manifest that

oneness of sentiment and practice which reveals that they are Gods witnesses, that they love one another. To a world that is broken up by discord

and strife, their love and unity will testify to their connection with heaven. It is the convincing evidence of the divine character of their mission (7T,156).

This year, the inserts are divided into two sections, one for the prayer leader and one for the bulletin. It is my hope that these readings will prove a

blessing and a source of strength and encouragement to you and your team as you minister in your local congregations. Insert them into your

weekly bulletins, use the resources provided and tailor them to your specific needs as you lead out in prayer from week to week.

Remember to join us in the School of Prayer at the NEC office 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. every third Sunday of the month except in February when theSchool convenes on the 2nd Sunday. It is a wonderful time of fellowship, prayer, of singing of spiritual hymns, planning, and training. Join us on the

Global Power Bible Prayer Hotline, a 24/7 meeting place for study and intercession. As the burdens of the work grow greater, and the hearts of men

grow colder, we will truly begin to appreciate Christs exhortation to us in Luke 18:1 where we read and he spoke a parable unto them to this end,

that men ought always to pray, and not to faint. May the habit of prayer, and the power of prayer be evidenced in and through us in 2014 as never

before.

Yours, as workers together in Him,

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On this first Sabbath of the new year, it is fitting that we consider OurLord's intention for us. In John the 17th chapter Jesus prayed to HisHeavenly Father that "we might be one" as He and the Father areone.

Where does this unity come from?

In Genesis chapter 1:26 we are given a glimpse of the unity that is therelationship between the Father, Son and the Holy Ghost. Thedecision is made, the result made known. "And God said, let us make

man in our image, after our likeness."

In Deuteronomy 6:4, Moses calls the attention of the Iraelites to thereading of God's law by declaring that "the Lord our God is One." Sofundamental is this understanding of the unity of the Godhead that thiscall remains the central prayer in the Jewish prayerbook today.

In the Review and Herald, January 27, 1903 we read that "thesalvation of human beings is a vast enterprise, that calls into actioneveryattribute of the divine nature. The Father, the Son, and the HolySpirit have pledged themselves to make God's children more thanconquerors through Him that loved them."

And for this we can give God much praise.

Prayer focus:

That we may all be one as God the Father, the Son and Holy Spiritare one.

John 17: 9,22 KJV

I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast givenme; for they are thine. . . And the glory which thou gavest me I have giventhem; that they may be one, even as we are one.

The most convincing argument we can give to the world of Christsmission is to be found in perfect unity. Such oneness as exists betweenthe Father and the Son is to be manifest among all who believe the truth.Those who are thus united in implicit obedience to the word of God will befilled with power. Ellen G. White, Bible Training School, February 1, 1906.

If we reach the standard of perfection, our peculiar traits of dispositionmust be molded in harmony with Christs will. Then we shall sit together inheavenly places in Christ. Brethren will work together, without a thought ofcollision. Little differences, dwelt upon, lead to actions that destroyChristian fellowship.... Let us keep drawing near to God, and He will drawnear to us. Then, as one, we shall reach upward to Him. The churches will

be as gardens of the Lord, under His cultivation. Gods people will betrees of righteousness, planted by the Lord, and watered with the river oflife. Ellen G. White, Our High Calling, p. 170.5

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I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in methat beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit,he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. . . . Herein is my Fatherglorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

God has endowed us with faculties and has entrusted us with talents inorder that we may use them for Him. To every man is given his work - notmerely work in his fields of corn and wheat, but earnest, persevering workfor the salvation of souls. Every stone in Gods temple must be a livingstone, a stone that shines, reflecting light to the world. Let the laymen doall that they can; and as they use the talents they already have, God willgive them more grace and increased ability. . . . Let all who believe thetruth begin to work. Testimonies for the Church, Vol. 8, 246.1

The Lord Jesus Christ is the living vine, and all who are children of Godare grafted into the parent stock, drawing sap and nourishment from theone root. The branches are not blended into one, but are diverse,separate branches, yet they all live from the same root.Testimonies to Southern Africa, p. 22

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Jesus, in Matthew 7:17 said that "ye shall know them by their fruits" andlater, in the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13), said that "he thatreceived seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, andunderstandeth it; which also beareth fruit".

But what is the fruit we are to bear? Are we to bear oranges, pears,mangos or some other fruit?

In Romans 1: 13, the apostle Paul writes that he would like to "have somefruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles." From this weunderstand that winning souls to Christ and helping them grow is bearingfruit. Paul also speaks of contributing to the poor as a "fruit" in Romans15: 25-28 while developing a Christlike character is also referred to as the"fruit" of the Spirit in Galatians 5.

Just as the primary responsibility and function of the branch is to bearfruit, so it is with us. It is God's will that His children will bear the fruit ofHis Holy Spirit, the fruit of a Christlike character and the fruit of good

works.

In Hebrews 13:15 we are also told that "by him [Jesus], therefore let usoffer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lipsgiving thanks to his name.

Prayer focus:

That we may allow God to prune us that we may bring forth the good fruitof His Holy Spirit.

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John 15:5

I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in Me, and I in him, thesame bringeth forth much fruit: for without Me ye can do nothing.

Those who undertake to carry forward the work in their own strength willcertainly fail. Education alone will not fit a man for a place in the work, willnot enable him to obtain a knowledge of God. Ellen G. White, ChristianEducation, p. 94.2

Abiding in Christ means a constant receiving of His Spirit, a life ofunreserved surrender to His service. The channel of communication mustbe open continually between man and his God. As the vine branch

constantly draws the sap from the living vine, so are we to cling to Jesus,and receive from Him by faith the strength and perfection of His owncharacter. The root sends its nourishment through the branch to theoutermost twig. So Christ communicates the current of spiritual strength toevery believer. So long as the soul is united to Christ, there is no dangerthat it will wither or decay. Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 676

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We all know what a branch is. Its essential characteristic is that it issimply a growth of the vine, produced by it and appointed to bear its fruit.It has only one reason for existence. It is there at the bidding of the vine,that through it the vine may bear and ripen its precious fruit.

Just as the vine lives solely and wholly to produce the sap that makes thegrape, so the branch has the singular object of receiving the sap andbearing the grape. Its only work is to serve the vine, in order that throughit the vine may do its work.

What sort of life, according to the parable, must we lead to bear fruit?What must we be or do that will enable us to pray as we should, and toreceive what we ask for? The answer is in one word: the branch-lifegives power for prayer.

We are branches of Christ, the Living Vine. We must simply live likebranches - abide in Christ - then we shall ask what we will, and it shall bedone unto us.

"If ye abide in Me," our Lord says, you shall ask and it shall be done untoyou. It is the prayer of arighteous man,according to James 5:16, thatavails much. We receive whatsoever we ask, John says, because weobey and please God.

Prayer focus:

That we may recognize the Living Vine and seek to abide in Him through

prayer.

Adapted from:The Ministry of Intercession, by Andrew Murray, p.48 - 49

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Prayer Marks Spiritual Leadership

Anglican cleric and Christian theologian John Wesley once wrote " giveme one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothingbut God, and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen;such alone will shake the gates of hell and set up the kingdom of heavenon earth. God does nothing but in answer to prayer."

The Apostles knew the necessity and worth of prayer in their ministry.They knew that their high commission as apostles, instead of relievingthem from the necessity of prayer, committed them to it by a more urgentneed. Consequently, they were exceedingly careful that some otherimportant work should not exhaust their time and prevent their praying asthey should.

Prayer is one of the eminent characteristics of strong spiritual leadership.Leaders of mighty prayer are leaders of might and mold things. Theirprayer with God has the conquering tread.

Prayer focus:

Pray for and with our leaders, both lay and ordained.

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Isaiah 43: 1, 10, 22

But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he thatformed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have calledthee by thy name; thou art mine. . . .Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord,and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me,and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither

shall there be after me.....But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; butthou hast been weary of me, O Israel.

The Lord has said that his work is to be done, not by might nor by power;but by my Spirit. The work of God is to be carried on to completion by theco-operation of divine and human agencies. Those who are self-sufficientmay be apparently active in the work of God; but if they are prayerless,their activity is of no avail. . . . The church must pray in faith, else if theLord grants success to our work, we shall be ensnared through spiritual

pride. Sincere, earnest prayer will be answered. God has pledged hisword that he will answer the cry of the honest heart.

Ellen G. White, Review and Herald July 4, 1893.

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Psalm 55:17

Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he shallhear my voice.

It is a wonderful thing that we can prayeffectually; that unworthy, erring mortalspossess the power of offering their requests toGod. What higher power can man desire than

this, to be linked with the infinite God?

Feeble, sinful man has the privilege of speakingto his Maker. We may utter words that reach the

throne of the Monarch of the universe. We may speak with Jesus as wewalk by the way, and He says, I am at thy right hand.

We may commune with God in our hearts; we may walk in companionshipwith Christ. When engaged in our daily labor, we may breathe out ourhearts desire, inaudible to any human ear; but that word cannot die awayinto silence, nor can it be lost. Nothing can drown the souls desire. It risesabove the din of the street, above the noise of machinery. It is God towhom we are speaking, and our prayer is heard. . . .

To every sincere prayer an answer will come. It may not come just as youdesire, or at the time you look for it; but it will come in the way and at thetime that will best meet your need. The prayers you offer in loneliness, inweariness, in trial, God answers, not always according to yourexpectations, but always for your good. Ellen G. White, Prayer, p. 7.2

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If God Be For Us

In every trial let us call upon the Lord, and he will save us. He shall hearus, and not blame us for coming too often; the oftener the more welcome.David had thought all were against him; but now he sees there were manywith him, more than he supposed; and the glory of this he gives to God,for it is he that raises us up friends, and makes them faithful to us.

There are more true Christians, and believers have more real friends than

in their gloomy hours they suppose (v.18). In Psalm 56:2, we hear thelament of David in distress. Again, he cries out to the Lord that his"enemies would daily swallow me up: for there be many that fight againstme, O Thou Most High."

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by problems that seem to surround youlike an invading army?

At one time or another we have all felt distressed and anxious by

challenges we have had to face. Times of trouble that seemed like anarmy camped at our door, with nowhere to turn. But we remember David,who cried out to the Lord. We remember that we have Our Father'sassurance that He will hear the cry of even the weakest suppliant and willanswer.

Prayer focus:

Pray for the strength to seek God in prayer in every trial.

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February 1, 2014


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Psalm 141:2

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of myhands as the evening sacrifice.

From every Christian home aholy light should shine forth.Love should be revealed inaction. It should flow out in allhome intercourse, showingitself in thoughtful kindness, ingentle, unselfish courtesy. There arehomes where this principle is carried out -homes where God is worshiped and truest lovereigns. From these homes morning and evening prayerascends to God as sweet incense, and His mercies and blessings

descend upon the suppliants like the morning dew.

The first work of Christians is to be united in the family. Then the work isto extend to their neighbors nigh and afar off. Those who have receivedlight are to let the light shine forth in clear rays. Their words, fragrant withthe love of Christ, are to be a savor of life unto life.

The more closely the members of a family are united in their work in thehome, the more uplifting and helpful will be the influence that father andmother and sons and daughters will exert outside the home. Ellen G.White, The Adventist Home, p. 37

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Train Up A Child

D.L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher who lived in thelate 1800s. Moody's father died at the early age of forty-one, and left hiswidow in poverty with a mortgage on the home and seven children tosupport. The creditors seized everything they could, even to the firewood,and the children had to stay in bed until schooltime to keep warm.

A brother of the widowed mother then came to their rescue and helped torelieve their immediate needs. In their extremity Rev. Mr. Everett, a

Unitarian minister, was very kind to them, and all the Moody childrenbecame members of his Sunday School, and were enlisted as workers tobring in other children. It was here that young Moody began his successfulcareer as a Sunday School worker who continued on to become one ofthe great preaching evangelists of our time.

Once, while addressing a crowded meeting of children in Edinborough,Scotland he asked "what is prayer?" He did not expect to get an answer,he just wanted to get the children's attention but to his amazement, scoresof little hands shot up all over the hall. He asked one lad to reply and the

answer came at once, clear and correct.

"Prayer is an offering up of our desires unto God for things agreeable toHis will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins and thankfulacknowledgement of His mercies."

Prayer focus:

Our homes, our families, our children.

The Kneeling Christian, by an Unknown Christian, p. 20

February 8, 2014


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Genesis 25: 21

And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: andthe Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

In the marriage relation there is a veryimportant step taken, the blending of twolives into one.... It is in accord with the willof God that man and wife should belinked together in His work, to carry itforward in a wholeness and a holiness.They can do this.

God has ordained that there should beperfect love and harmony between thosewho enter into the marriage relation. Letbride and bridegroom, in the presence ofthe heavenly universe, pledge

themselves to love each other as Godhas ordained they should.... The wife isto respect and reverence

her husband, and the husband is to love and cherish hiswife.

In your life union your affections are to be tributary to eachothers happiness. Each is to minister to the happiness ofthe other. This is the will of God concerning you.

Ellen G. White, The Adventist Home, p. 103

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Love Unbounded

A young girl was leaving for school, and her mother reminded her to comestraight home when her last class ended. Thirty minutes late, she finallywalked through the front door. Her mother scolded her. Where have youbeen? she asked. Ive been worried sick. With a concerned face, thedaughter sweetly replied, I walked home with my friend, Sally, and shedropped her doll and it broke all to pieces. It was just awful!

So you were late because you stayed to help her pick up the doll and put

it back together again? her mother asked. Oh no, Mommy, sheexplained. I didnt know how to fix the doll. I just stayed to help her cry!

This little story illustrates an important love priniciple. Empathy, or to beempathetic is to enter into another's feelings. A family with empathy isconcerned about each other's needs and feelings as well as beingconcerned about behavior. While behavior is important, an empathicfamily gives more consideration to understanding the "why" of thebehavior. Each is moved by the human needs and feelings of the othersand is willing to make changes as necessary to enable one another to

enjoy respect and dignity as persons. The principle for this is that of Phil.2:4, "Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also forthe interests of others."

If the parents would enter more fully into the feelings of their children anddraw out what is in their hearts, it would have a beneficial influence uponthem." Ellen G. White, The Adventist Home, p. 190.

Prayer focus:Love in the home, couples.

Adapted from: Dan Clark,Puppies for Sale, and other Inspirational Tales, p.6

Karen & Ron Flowers:Your Family: How It Shapes the Next Generation, Adventist Family Ministries

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1 Samuel 12: 22-24

For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake:because it hath pleased the Lord to make you his people. Moreover as forme, God forbid that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray foryou: but I will teach you the good and the right way: Only fear the Lord,

and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things hehath done for you.

Intercede for Others in Private Prayer

In private prayer all have the privilege ofpraying as long as they desire and ofbeing as explicit as they please. They canpray for all their relatives and friends. Thecloset is the place to tell all their privatedifficulties, and trials, and temptations. A

common meeting to worship God is notthe place to open the privacies of theheart. Ellen G. White, Testimonies for theChurch 2:578.

Incalling God our Father, we recognize all His children as our brethren.We are all a part of the great web of humanity, all members of one family.In our petitions we are to include our neighbors as well as ourselves. Noone prays aright who seeks a blessing for himself alone. Ellen G. White,Sons and Daughters of God, p. 267.


The Boldness of God's Friends

And he said unto them, "which of you shall have a friend, and shall gounto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves; fora friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to setbefore him? And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: thedoor is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise andgive thee. I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, becausehe is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as

many as he needeth." Luke 11:5-8 KJV

There is a twofold use of prayer: the one, to obtain strength and blessingfor our own life; the other, the higher, the true glory of prayer, for whichChrist has taken us into His fellowship and teaching, is intercession,where prayer is the royal power a child of God exercises in heaven onbehalf of others and even of the kingdom. We see it in Scripture, how itwas in intercession for others that Abraham and Moses, Samuel andElijah, with all the holy men of old, proved that they had power with God

and prevailed. It is when we give ourselves to be a blessing that we canspecially count on the blessing of God. It is when we draw near to God asthe friend of the poor and the perishing that we may count on Hisfriendliness; the righteous man who is the friend of the poor is veryspecially the friend of God.

Prayer focus:

That we may become effective intercessors in behalf of others.

Andrew Murray, With Christ in the School of Prayer: Because of His Importunity, p. 41

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Jonah 2:7

When my soul fainted within me I remembered theLORD: and my prayer came in unto thee, into thineholy temple.

Mans pride would lead him to seek for salvation in some other way thanthat devised by God. He is unwilling to be accounted as nothing, unwillingto recognize Christ as the only one who can save to the uttermost. But ofChrist it is written, There is none other name under heaven given amongmen, whereby we must be saved. In all things it behooved him to bemade like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful highpriest in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation for the sins of thepeople. For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able tosuccor them that are tempted. The one word written above the life thatChrist lived in this world in behalf of the fallen race, is Salvation. Ellen

G. White, Review and Herald, December 4, 1913.

We must live a twofold life - a life of thought and action, of silent prayerand earnest work. . . . God requires us to be living epistles, known andread of all men. The soul that turns to God for its strength, its support, itspower, by daily, earnest prayer, will have noble aspirations, clearperceptions of truth and duty, lofty purposes of action, and a continualhungering and thirsting after righteousness. Ellen G. White, GodsAmazing Grace, p. 317.

Prayer Leader's Section:

Prayer Essential to God

It must never be forgotten that Almighty God rules this world. He is not anabsentee God. His hand is ever on the throttle of human affairs. He iseverywhere present in the concerns of time. "His eyes behold, his eyelidstry the children of men," (Psalm 11: 4). He rules the world just as He rulesthe Church, by prayer.

Nothing is more important to God than prayer in dealing with mankind.

But it is likewise all-important to man to pray. Failure to pray is failurealong the whole line of life. It is failure of duty, service and spiritualprogress. God must help man by prayer. He who does not pray thereforerobs himself of God's help and places God where he cannot help man.

Man must pray to God if love for God is to exist. Faith and hope, andpatience and all the strong, beautiful, vital forces of piety are withered anddead in a prayerless life. The life of the individual believer, his personalsalvation, and personal Christian graces have their being, bloom and

fruitage in prayer.

Jonah was a prophet of the Lord and a fugitive from God and from hisplace of duty. Yet in his distress he called upon the Lord, and God heardhim and rescued him from "the belly of hell." (Jonah 2:2)

Prayer focus:

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1 Kings 8:29

Yet have thou respect unto the prayer of thy servant, and to hissupplication, O LORD my God, to hearken unto the cry and to the prayer,which thy servant prayeth before thee to day.

As Solomon ended his prayer, firecame down from heaven, and consumedthe burnt offering and the sacrifices.The priests could not enter the templebecause the glory of the Lord had filledthe Lords house. When all the childrenof Israel saw ... the glory of the Lordupon the house, they bowed themselveswith their faces to the ground upon thepavement, and worshiped, and praisedthe Lord, saying, For He is good; for His

mercy endureth forever. Ellen G.White, Prophets and Kings, p. 45.

Those who have the spirit of prayer have the highest interest in the courtof heaven. And the only way to retain it is to keep it in constantemployment. Apostasy begins in the closet. No one ever backslid fromthe life and power of Christianity who continued constant and fervent inprivate prayer. The person who prays without ceasing is likely to rejoiceevermore. (Adam Clarke)

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Solomon's Prayer

One of the main reasons that prayer is such a powerful force is that it isbased on the promises of God. And the promises of God will still endureeven if heaven and earth should pass away. Passages of Scripture thattell us this are found in Matthew 5:18 and Luke 17:17.

Solomon, the wisest of all kings, said, Blessed be the Lord there hathnot failed one word of all his good promise (1Kings 8:56).

Knowing God's promises cannot fail, King Solomon prayed, but not just anordinary prayer. The prayer of Solomon at the dedication of the temple isthe product of inspired wisdom and piety . . . . national and individualblessings are in it, and temporal and spiritual good is embraced by it.National calamities, individual sins, sickness, exile, famine, war,pestilence, mildew, drought, insects, damage to crops . . . . all are in thisprayer and all are for prayer.

For all these evils, prayer is the one universal remedy. Pure prayingremedies all ills, cures all diseases, relieves all situations - no matter howdesperate, disasterous, fearful, and despairing. God can relieve when noone else can.

Prayer focus:

Pray for national leaders, national disasters, and armed conflicts aroundthe world.

Adapted from: E.M. Bounds,The Classic Collection on Prayer, pp. 215, 216

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Luke 1:13

But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: forthy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bearthee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

The birth of a son to Zacharias, like the birth of the child of Abraham, andthat of Mary, was to teach a great spiritual truth, a truth that we are slow tolearn and ready to forget. In ourselves we are incapable of doing any goodthing; but that which we cannot do will be wrought by the power of God inevery submissive and believing soul. It was through faith that the child ofpromise was given. It is through faith that spiritual life is begotten, and weare enabled to do the works of righteousness. Ellen G. White, The Desireof Ages, p. 98.3

As you ask the Lord to help you, honor your Saviour by believing that you

do receive His blessing. All power, all wisdom, are at our command. Wehave only to ask. Ellen G. White, The Ministry of Healing, p. 514.

The Importance of Prenatal Influences - The effect ofprenatal influences is by many parents looked upon

as a matter of little moment; but heaven does not soregard it. The message sent by an angel of God, and

twice given in the most solemn manner, shows it to be deserving of ourmost careful thought. Ellen G. White, The Ministry of Healing, p. 372.


Destroying an Inheritance of Family Bondage

We all know we can inherit our mother's eyes, our father's nose, or thecolour of our gandmother's hair. But did you know that we can also pickup character qualities from our parents, such as a bad temper, apropensity for lying, depression, self-pity, envy, unforgiveness,perfectionism, and pride?

These and other characteristics that have a spiritual root can be passed

along from our parents to us, and from us to our children. In a particularfamily, there may be a tendancy toward such things as divorce, infidelity,alcoholism, addiction, suicide or depression.

The Bible talks about the influence our parents can have on us. It saysGod will visit "the iniquities of the fathers upon the children to the third andfourth generation of those who hate Me" (Exodus 20:5). This Scripture isreferring to people who don't walk in a loving relationship with God.However, a parent who is a believer and loves God can still choose to sin.And his sin will profoundly affect his children.

No wonder Manoah's prayer concerning her unborn child was, " O myLord, let the man of God which thou didst send come again unto us, andteach us what we shall do unto the child that shall be born" (Judges13:8).

Prayer focus:

Pray for God's revelation of inherited traits and tendencies that seek toundermine healthly family relationships.

Adapted from: Stormie Omartian,The Power of a Praying Parent,p. 151

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John 14:13, 14

And whatsoever ye shall ask in myname, that will I do, that the Father maybe glorified in the Son. If ye shall askany thing in my name, I will do it.

If we live according to His word, every

precious promise He has given will befulfilled to us. We are undeserving ofHis mercy, but as we give ourselves toHim, He receives us, He will work forand through those who follow Him.

Ellen G. White, The Ministry of Healing,p. 226

The path of sincerity and integrity is not free from obstruction, but in every

difficulty we are to see a call to prayer. Whatsoever ye shall ask in Myname, said Jesus, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in theSon. If ye shall ask anything in My name, I will do it. Ellen G. White, FromHeaven With Love, p. 299

The arm of Omnipotence is outstretched to lead us onward and stillonward. Go forward, the Lord says; I will send you help. It is for Mynames glory that you ask; and you shall receive. Those who are watchingfor your failure shall yet see My word triumph gloriously. All things,whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive (Matthew21:22). Ellen G. White, Gospel Workers, p. 264

Praying in My Name

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Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what Ihave been doing. He will do even greater things than these because I amgoing to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so thatthe Son may bring glory to the Father. You may ask me for anything in myname and I will do it" (John 14: 12-14).

Many Christians have seized these words and taken them to mean thatGod is locked in by His own words to supply them "whatever" they ask,simply by adding the phrase "in Jesus name" to the end of their prayers.Their attempts have often resulted in disappointment because of amisunderstanding of what Jesus said. To pray in Jesus' name is to askfor things consistent with who He is and what He's about.

The Lord gave the wonderful promise of the free use of His Name with theFather in conjuction withdoing His works. The disciple who lives only forJesus' work and Kingdom, for His will and honour, will be given the powerto appropriate the promise. Anyone grasping the promise only when hewants something very special for himself will be disappointed, because

he is making Jesus the servant of his own comfort.*

Requests that will result in provision, protection, healing, sanctification,peace, and salvation are consistent with the character and name of Christ.We are "called" to represent that name before heaven and earth in ourlives and on our knees.

Prayer focus:

For understanding what is the will of God concerning those around us.

Adapted from: Randy Maxwell,If My People Pray,p. 62, 63Andrew Murray,With Christ in the School of Prayer, 143

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Exodus 3:13, 14

And Moses said unto God, "Behold, when I come untothe children of Israel, and shall say unto them, the Godof your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shallsay to me, What is his name? what shall I say untothem?"

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for his name alone is excellent;his glory is above the earth and heaven. Psalms 148:13

Called By God's Name

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Called By God's Name

God has a name. In fact, He has many names.

When God showed Moses how to turn the bitter waters sweet, He made apromise to Israel, saying, "I will not bring on you any of the diseases Ibrought on the Egyptians, for I am [ Jehova-ropheka, 'Jehovah who healsyou' ]" (Exodus 15:26).

When He established the Sabbath as a covenant between Israel andHimself, God told Moses, "Say to the Israelites, 'You must observe mySabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations tocome, so you may know that I am [Jehovah-meqaddeshkem, 'Jehovahwho sanctifieth you']" (Exodus 31:13).

David knew Him as Jehovah-roi, "Jehovah, my Shepherd." Abraham, ashe spotted a ram entangled in a nearby thicket, called that place Jehovah-Jireh, "Jehovah will provide" (Genesis 22:14).

Jehovah-Nissi, "Jehovah is my banner," was the name given by Moses tothe altar he built to commemorate Israel's victory over the Amelekites in

Exodus 17:15.

These names of God describe who He is - His character and Hisattributes. And it is by His name, with all its meanings, that He calls youand me.

Prayer focus:

Let us pray back the names of God in our every situation.

Adapted from: Randy Maxwell,If My People Pray,p. 60,61

The Names of God:

El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty)

El Elyon (The Most High God)

Adonai (Lord, Master)

Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah)

Jehovah Nissi (The Lord My Banner)

Jehovah-Raah or Roi (The Lord My Shepherd)

Jehovah Rapha (The Lord That Heals)

Jehovah Shammah (The Lord Is There)

Jehovah Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness)

Jehovah Mekoddishkem or meqaddeshkem (The Lord Who Sanctifies You)

El Olam (The Everlasting God)

Elohim (God)Qanna (Jealous)

Jehovah Jireh (The Lord Will Provide)

Jehovah Shalom (The Lord Is Peace)

Jehovah Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts)

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Week Dates Conference President Churches Members

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Dec.29 - Jan.4 Bermuda* Jeffery Brown 10 3, 827

Jan 5 - 11 Greater New York G. Earl Knight 147 24,886

3 Jan 12 - 18

1 Dec.29 - Jan.4 Northern New England*

Bob Cundiff60 5,192

New York Angel Rodriguez 63 5,456

4 Jan 19 - 25 Northeastern Daniel Honore 177

48, 549

5 Jan 26 - Feb 1

Donald G. King

Southern New England David Dennis 109

15,535

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6 Feb 2-8 Allegheny East Henry Fordham 106 44, 138

7 Feb 9-15 Allegheny West

Dave Weigley

William Cox 48 13, 340

8 Feb 16-22 Chesapeake* Rick Remmers 62 13, 490

8 Feb 16-22 Mountain View* Larry Boggess 33 2, 402

9 Feb 23-Mar 1 New Jersey

Jose H. Cortes 80 13,039

10 Mar 2-8 Ohio Raj Attiken 11,44894

11 Mar 9-15 Pennsylvania Ray Heartwell 101

10, 572

12 Mar 16-22 Potomac Bill Miller 136 32,872

Lake Union Don Livesay

13 Mar 23-29 Illinois Rymond Pichette 96 13,044

14 Mar 30-April 5 Indiana Van Hurst 67 7,570

*Two conferences share the same week.Conference data taken from the SDA Yearbook, January 2011.

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