SUNDAY • February 15
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Area Chaplains
Church Family: Del & Leah Morrow
Specific Church Ministry: Activity Center Rehab
Missions: Mission Increase
Schools: Parrish Middle School
Leaders: Ricki Ruiz, OR Rep Dist 50
MONDAY • February 16
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor across the street
Church Family: Shane & Reynelle Murayama Family
Specific Church Ministry: SEC Nursery
Missions: Child Evangelism Fellowship
Schools: Stephens Middle School
Leaders: Christine Drazan, OR Rep Dist 51
TUESDAY • February 17
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor on the left
Church Family: Beth Murphy Family
Specific Church Ministry: SEC Preschool
Missions: Samaritan’s Purse
Schools: Straub Middle School
Leaders: Jeff Heifich, OR Rep Dist 52
WEDNESDAY • February 18
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor on the right
Church Family: Daniel Arias Family
Specific Church Ministry: SEC Elementary
Missions: Wycliffe Translators
School: Waldo Middle School
Leaders: Emerson Levy, OR Rep Dist 53
THURSDAY • February 19
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: The neighbor behind
Church Family: Chris & Heather Murphy
Specific Church Ministry: SEC Middle School
Missions: Mike & Pat Dragon | One Missions Society
School: Walker Middle School
Leaders: Jason Kropf, OR Rep Dist 54
FRIDAY • February 20
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Homeless men
Church Family: Pastor Jim & Lin Neifert
Specific Church Ministry: SEC High School
Missions: Josh & Heather Dunn | Mexico
School: Whiteaker Middle School
Leaders: E. Werner Reschke, OR Rep Dist 55
SATURDAY • February 21
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Homeless women
Church Family: Pastor Nathan & Victoria Neifert
Specific Church Ministry: SEC Young Adults
Missions: Doug & Jan Hoffman | Mercy Inc
School: McKay Middle School
Leaders: Emily McIntire, OR Rep Dist 56
SUNDAY • February 22
Personal Needs: someone who comes to mind
Community: Homeless families
Church Family: Janice Northcott
Specific Church Ministry: SEC Adult Education
Missions: Kent McCormick | YWAM SFO
Schools: McNary High School
Leaders: Greg Smith, OR Rep Dist 57
PRAYER: WHO | WHAT | WHEN | WHERE | HOW
WHO: Our Father in Heaven, the Greatest Being in the Universe, we direct our prayers to Him.
Ephesians 3:14-15
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named.
Romans 1:9
I thank my God through Jesus Christ.
WHAT: We pray for His will first - Your Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
We are to align our will to God's.
Matthew 6:33 - Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.
Any request in prayer needs to be within His will as we find in Scripture.
James 4:3 - You ask and do not receive, because you spend it on your pleasures.
1 John 5:14 - Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
God's will first means I will yield to it no matter what, even if He answers as a no, or not right now. He has an eternal perspective; I do not.
We are to ask "Show me Your will, then my needs and forgiveness, and deliverance from temptation."
WHEN: Pray daily (examples show three times a day)
Luke 11:3 - Give us day by day our daily bread.
- Daniel prayed three times daily (Daniel 6:10)
- David prayed evening, morning and at noon (Psalm 55:17)
- Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness to pray (Luke 5:16)
- Paul encouraged us to pray without ceasing, giving thanks in everything for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18)
WHERE: We should pray in private.
Matthew 6:6 - When you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and your Father who lives in secret will reward you openly.
Mark 1:25 - Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.
HOW: We should pray with our hearts.
Matthew 6:7-8 - And when you pray, do not use vain repetitions like the heathen do. For they think they will be heard for their many words. Therefore do not be like them.
Effective Prayer = Fervent Prayer with all our heart.
James 5:16 - The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Heartfelt prayer is passionate, sincere, and earnest.
