An introduction to weekly Prayer Guides:
Dear Centennial Covenant friend,
This is the first weekly Prayer Guide I'll be sharing between now and Easter (April 8). Thanks so much for joining many others in this season of a specific "covenant with Christ" to pursue growth, pray, connect, work, reach out, and give! As our Elder Adam Wilson was saying last Sunday, this covenant is not the obligation of what we try to accomplish, but the gift of opening more of ourselves to more of Jesus -- alive and with us. Praying -- at heart, a simple self-opening to God as he has given himself -- is where a covenant relationship takes practical form in our lives. Don't you agree that intentional dependence on God in prayer is our highest ministry priority as a church?
Perhaps we would do well to memorize and internalize what Jesus says about himself and us as his followers:
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples." (John 15:5-8)As we set aside un-rushed times in God's presence to lift up our church family, I pray that we each experience much grace and joy. If these times raise questions, or you sense particular promptings from God on how he wants us to pray or act, please feel free to share them with me.
In Christ immeasurable love,
Pastor Steve Thulson
Week 1 Week 5 Weeks 9 & 10 Week 14
Week 2 Week 6 Week 11 Week 15
Week 3 Week 7 Week 12 Week 16
Week 4 Week 8 Week 13 Week 17
