Prayer
do you have a prayer request?
Are you or someone you know in need of prayer, a touch from God? If so, please feel free to contact Andrea. Your request will be received and prayed for by our prayer team and staff. We believe in God's ability and willingness to answer prayers, and we know that He desires to hear what's on our hearts. "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." (Hebrews 4:16)
want to be part of our prayer ministry?
Are you willing to pray for others? For our church? For our community? We believe that God hears our prayers of intercession and not only responds but also transforms us in the process. If you would like to be a part of our prayer ministry, contact Andrea. To pray for the needs of our community, pick up a copy of Prayer Points, our weekly prayer request and praise report bulletin (in the CMS lobby).
looking for comfort or encouragement?
If you sometimes have difficulty putting into words your heart’s longings, you might want to check out the Psalms. They use poetry to express some of our deepest emotions and heartfelt needs. Prayer and Psalms go together:
“Prayers are tools that God uses to work his will in our bodies and souls. Prayers are tool that we use to collaborate in his work with us [and] the Psalms are [among the] best tools available for working the faith – one hundred and fifty carefully crafted prayers that deal with the great variety of operations that God carries on in us…[The Psalms] are God’s gift to train us in prayer that is comprehensive (not patched together from emotional fragments scattered around that we chance upon) and honest (not a series of more of less sincere verbal poses that we think might please our Lord).” - Eugene Peterson, Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer
Try exploring the following Psalms:
Psalm 5: a cry for help
Psalm 23: assurance of comfort
Psalm 42: longing for God
Psalm 46: security amid fear
Psalm 121: trust in the Lord