Prayer Connection - October 13, 2009
Dear Beloved Intercessor,
Remembering history gives wisdom about traps to avoid, inspiring obedience. Likewise, memory lapses make us forget what God has done in the past, causing disobedience. That’s why He tells us to remember and tell the next generation all the mighty wonders He has done. (See Ps.77:11, 106:13-15.) All the saber- rattling we hear, trying to unnerve us, is from a defeated foe, the devil “seeking someone to devour.” Stand firm!
Remember Elijah, one prophet against 450 prophets of Baal, saw a landslide victory for God almighty! The followers of Baal suddenly had their eyes opened in 1 Kings 18:39 and all they could say was, “The Lord, He is God; the Lord, He is God.” Pray for those so set against our God in our day to be just so quickly enlightened. Jesus taught us in Matthew 5:44,”Love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you.” When they know Jesus, they won’t be our enemies! See the article, “History Repeats Itself.”
“I am the Lord, and there is no other; Besides me there is no God . . .Listen to Me, you stubborn-minded, who are far from righteousness. I bring near My righteousness, it is not far off; and My salvation will not delay” (Isa. 45:5, 46:12-13, NASB).
Thank you for praying and for being on the NAMB prayer team.
For God's glory,
Elaine Helms
Missionary Prayer Requests:
Missionary prayer requests are on a separate, printer-friendly page, for ease of sharing with a group. Click on the underlined dates to see the requests:
September 30 - October 13, 2009
October 14 - 27, 2009
For all Daily Prayer Requests on the website, visit: www.namb.net/prayerrequests.
Weekly Prayer Focus – Crying For Resurgence
“God, help us to have a resurgence, in prayer, in discipleship and being like Jesus . . . In doing so, there’ll be a resurgence in the Great Commission.” –Jim Richards
Scripture
“O God, restore us, and cause Thy face to shine upon us, and we will saved” (Psalm 80:3, NASB)
Prayer
Lord, restore us and bless us with Your favor. Give us a resurgence of “prayer, discipleship, and of being like Jesus,” that we meet Your conditions for experiencing a resurgence of the Great Commission. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Weekly Prayer Focus for October 14 and October 21, 2009
Daily Prayer Guide for October 14, 2009
Daily Prayer Guide for October 21, 2009
God at Work: History Repeats Itself
In the following article, John Farish reminds us that our current crisis in the church has occurred throughout history. Will we listen to the alarms, repent and return to God? Pray for the sleeping church to wake up!
Focus on SBC . . .
Pray for the upcoming meeting of the Great Commission Resurgence Taskforce (GCRT) on October 26-27. Ask for wisdom for each taskforce member to hear from the Lord. Visit www.pray4gcr.com for a list of members to pray for them by name.You may also sign up to be a prayer partner at www.pray4gcr.com.
Praise - Dr. Frank Page has been selected as the new Vice President of the Evangelization Group. Pray for him and his family as they move to this area for him to take leadership of the evangelism group at NAMB.
Continue to pray for Richard Harris as he serves as Interim President until a new President is selected for NAMB.
Be in prayer for the NAMB Presidential Search Committee.
Members include:
Ted Traylor, pastor, Olive Baptist Church, Pensacola, Fla.
Larry Gipson, pastor, First Baptist Oneonta, Ala.
Doug Dieterly, executive pastor, Plymouth Baptist Church, Plymouth, Ind.
Lisa Knutsen, member of Green Valley Baptist Church, Henderson, Nev.
Ryan Palmer, pastor, Seventh Metro Church, Baltimore, Md.
Chuck Herring, pastor, Collierville First Baptist Church, Collierville, Tenn.
Tim Dowdy, pastor, Eagle's Landing First Baptist Church, McDonough, Ga.
Tim Patterson, who pastors Hillcrest Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Fla., will serve as an ex officio member of the committee.
Intercede on the behalf of the IMB and SBC Executive Committee Search Committees as they are also seeking new leadership.
Richard Harris, Interim President (NAMB), reports this praise from the Denver Missionary Commissioning Celebration. “The church was filled for this celebrative event as 119 missionaries and chaplains were commissioned. We praise the Lord for these men and women who will be serving across North America and around the world. Please join us in praying for God to richly bless their ministries and effectively use them to reach others with the Gospel of Jesus Christ!” Also, praise God for the commissioning of 355 individuals in 2009.
Praises and Prayer Requests
 KALEO: Southwest ’09 began on October 9th in Glorietta with a registration total of 245!
 Clark Rumfelt is church planter pastor at The Church at Westerly in Rhode Island. Praise God for provision for this young church and for the growth in members and baptisms. Pray for new small groups, the development of strong leadership, and for new members. www.TheChurchatWesterly.org
rumfelt@cox.net
A new way to “stay in touch” – Your Church on Mission in North America, NAMB’s new weekly e-newsletter for pastors and church leaders. Pray that this newsletter will be useful to churches and their leadership. Pray for the writers and compilers as they produce each weekly issue. Check it out or Subscribe.
“He is your praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.”
Deut. 10:21 (NIV)
Please pray for new believers who have committed their lives to Christ recently through the Evangelism Response Center (ERC) of the North American Mission Board.
James – Warsaw, MO; Diane – Trivoli, IL; Emma – Glenwood City, WI; Iris – Dublin, VA; Christopher – Cornwall, Ontario; Henry – Jacksonville, FL; Theresa – Ville Paltte, LA; Jack – Kingsville, TX; Kaia – Jacksonville, FL; Martin – Oklahoma City, OK; Mandy – Mount Vernon, MO; Tammi - Abilene, TX; Alan – Ogden, UT; Shirley – Ogden, UT; Mark – Valley City, ND
You may contact the Evangelism Response Center (ERC)
by phone at 1 888-Jesus-2009 or on the web at www.thegoodnews.org.
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Thank you for praying! | 
