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Clergy Appreciation Lunch

(click on the photo to enlarge) On Tuesday October 7th, our class served, exercising hospitality by provided lunch for the entire church staff - just over 40 were present (others were on missions trips, etc.)
We have been thanked multiple times and had so many staff members express how much encouragement they received from the lunch. Everything went smoothly and our children especially enjoyed serving in this way.

Special thanks to Alan and Kris Savell, Sonya Douglas and Amber Putman for making the special effort to help Paige serve.

Thank you for making this a class effort and being flexible with the short notice....Paige and Ken

Demonstrate Love...Pray for your wife.

“Whatever you don’t pray about in your life you leave up to chance. And that’s not good enough when it comes to your marriage”

Stormie Omartian (from The Power of a Praying Husband)

Do you want to demonstrate your love and commitment to your wife/husband?

Love is primarily a VERB –(action).

Jesus said “Greater love hath no man than this…that he lay down his life for his friends”

Yes it takes time and discipline to pray…but your wife/husband is a gift from heaven and worth so much more than your simple sacrifice of time to pray.

Sacrificially love your wife… Pray for her each morning. Demonstrate your love and bring her before Jesus.

Sacrificially love your husband…Pray for him each morning. Demonstrate your love and bring him before Jesus.

James 5:16 “…the effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.”

Prayer is a great mystery...Of course God already knows what we need and knows how to give good gifts to us without us even asking. The fact still remains that we are commanded to pray and ask God for all we need each day. Not "suggested" or "petitioned as a swell idea" to pray, but I remind you...we are commanded to pray.

All of heaven is mobilized by our earnest prayers. God's holy angels are sent into action by our pleads. The scriptures assures us our prayers are like a "sweet aroma" wafting up before God's throne. God has proved over and over He is faithful to answer our prayers. The more I am serious with prayer I have found is more about changing and molding me into Christ image, than influencing Heaven to act. I am convinced God is up to the challenge...pray for your wife/husband for 40 mornings in a row and see how He will act mightily in your marriage. Ken

Example prayer for your wife/husband……

Father, bless _________ , give her/him Your grace, joy and peace today.

Lord, help me to always remember ____________ is precious gift from You…help me to never take her/him for granted or take our marriage lightly. Our marriage has a kingdom purpose in You.

Father You placed ____________and me together and You alone have ordained our marriage….make us one in You…keep us in unity.

Anoint______________ today with Your power, grace and Holy Spirit. Help her/him to seek time with You, Father, today in prayer and in Your Holy word.

Grant ______________ the ability to hear Your Holy Spirit’s still small voice so clearly today and guide her/him in every decision she/he makes for our family/children and her/his job.

Fill her/him the confidence to serve and lead our children and the patience to love them as You do.

Quiet her/his mind today and keep negative thoughts and lies of the accuser away.

Help __________ remember he/she is Your child in whom you delight.

Help _________to see a glimpse of how she/he is so positively impacting our children and leading them to know you more. Grant ___________special mommy/daddy feedback from our children.

Lord send Your angels to surround, protecting __________ and our children…. keeping all evil from her/him and from between us.