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Prayer Calendar
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Mesa Campus
Starting Point Room
All But 1st Thursday
7PM
Queen Creek Campus
Chapel SE Corner
Rittenhouse & Hawes
Prayer Intercession
Every Worship Service
Mesa, Gilbert,
Queen Creek,
Ahwatukee,
Glendale
Moms In Prayer International Mesa Campus Every Monday Night 7PM Room 254B *Central closed 5/27 MIPI cancelled 5/27
North Africa Prayer
2nd and 4th Monday
Underground Faith Prayer 1st Thursday 7PM Mesa Campus Room 254 Promise Keepers Friday, May 17 6 PM to 10 PM Saturday, May 18 9 AM to 4 PM GCU |
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LIFT Prayer Night Takes Off
In Queen Creek
by Jerry Burke - QC Prayer Team Member
The English language is fascinating and must be a bit  frustrating for those trying to learn it. The very same word can often times have two or more different meanings. Lift, is one of those words. It's a noun with different definitions and it's also a verb. Work is another word like that.
One definition of lift, from Merriam-Webster, is this one: the component of the total aerodynamic force acting on an airplane or airfoil that is perpendicular to the relative wind and that for an airplane constitutes the upward force that opposes the pull of gravity.
So let's see if we can apply that to the prayer ministry. Can we say it like this? If the church is the plane, and God is the engine, we are the wings and our prayers are the "lift" necessary for the plane to rise and fly. Kind of a loose translation, but give me a break, I'm an old truck driver, not an aeronautical engineer.
When I first got involved in the prayer ministry, it was just a test drive sort of thing. I never considered myself to be a prayer warrior, but I was invited to give it a try. It also gave me the chance to hang out with a pretty cool dude named Paul Covert, so I couldn't pass up the opportunity. In addition to being a great guy, Paul just happens to be the lead pastor of the prayer ministry at Central Christian Church. How's that? Yes. Our church, to insure the implementation of one of its core values, hired a man with an incredible heart for prayer, who teaches people about prayer all over the country, to lead and develop our prayer ministry. He's right here in the palm of our hand. Wow.
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Central Prayer Teams 
Cover Promise Keepers Event
Central's Prayer Team has been given the honor of an invitation to lead on two fronts at the Promise Keepers event in Phoenix Friday night and Saturday, May 17 and 18!
*Paul will take a team to man the Prayer Tents and pray with any men who come there in need of prayer during the event.
*Cathy will take a team of women to pray prior to the events of both days.
This is a huge event and a huge honor, Paul explained. It will be held at Grand Canyon University, with thousands of men anticipated to attend.
Paul and his team of 12 guys will be praying with men who have addictions, family and marriage issues, faith questions, and other struggles as they might be touched on by the speakers during the event.
"We have built a great team," Paul said, "and we can't wait to see what God is going to do with this."
Cathy is building a team of women who "understand how important it is for women to stand with and pray for the men attending such a powerful and impacting event. The results of this weekend will, in fact, touch many women's and families' lives immediately and into the future."
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Pray-ers at Easter!!
Upping the goal each year for Easter Intercessory Pray-ers, this year, the Prayer Team leadership set the goal at 130 people total in all the Central Campus Prayer Rooms! These intercessors were to pray over the services, all who served in them, and all who attended. Because so many are first time visitors at Easter services, the Prayer Team understands it is critical to have prayer covering all aspects of the Easter services and our special guests.
God responded to our larger goal by blowing our doors off! We wound up with 182 people in the Prayer Rooms!
We had small groups, teens, husbands and wives, and lots of individuals join us for prayer.
We even had a couple who were there by mistake! They thought they were going to be prayer partners instead of intercessors. As they came into the prayer room, Paul was explaining how intercessory prayer works during our worship services.
The man looked surprised and uncomfortable, and, in a few minutes, he left. As he left, he said, "This is not for me." The woman stayed and started to pray with the rest of us.
A few minutes later, the man returned with a guilty look on his face. When he sat down next to his wife, he said, "God told me I was supposed to be praying, so here I am."
They both said they loved it, and God was incredible, as always.
Anyone can join in the excitement anytime. Just show up in the Prayer Room on the campus you attend, and a team of people will welcome you in joining them for prayer.
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NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER MAY 2ND: PRAY FOR AMERICA!
In the wake of recent bombings in Boston, the flooding in the Midwest, tragic school shootings and stabbings, the deadly explosion in West, Texas, increasing immorality and crime, the ongoing wars and threats of war, and ongoing economic woes, it should be clear to everyone that our nation is in need of solutions that only God can provide. We know that our God often brings about great change by working through His people, and on May 2nd, all across our nation, tens of thousands of His people will be praying! This year's Scripture passage is Matthew 12:21, which proclaims, "In His name, the nations will put their hope." The theme this year is "Pray for America!" Read more in an article at logandaily.com and at nationaldayofprayer.org.
SOCIAL MEDIA HOUSE OF PRAYER AFTER BOSTON EXPLOSIONS
Social media quickly spread the news of the horrific explosions at the Boston Marathon, and, as thousands of tweets demonstrate, prayer was one of the first reactions. According to an article at
PRAYER AND FASTING FOR A CITY'S BUDGET PROBLEMS?
Why not? The Mayor of Ashville, North Carolina, has asked others to join her in fasting and prayer to help close the city's $6 million budget gap. She says they are "using all tactics" and adds that prayer "can't hurt." Read more.
NUCLEAR THREAT: S. KOREAN PASTOR PRAYS FOR N. KOREA
Pastor Baik Kyung, whose church is just an hour from the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), says that prayer is the only way to build lasting peace between the North and the South. "We are not scared to be here," Baik told CBN News. "If we wanted to get serious about praying, we knew we had to move as close as possible to the DMZ." Read the full story at cbn.com.
PRAYER FOR THE WARREN FAMILY
At Saddleback Church on the Sunday following the death of Rick Warren's son, the church's congregation opened with prayer for their pastor and his family. Read an article at latimes.com.
PRAYER AFTER EXPLOSIONS IN WEST, TEXAS
The explosion at West Fertilizer Company that killed 14 people also did great damage to surrounding structures. Although a church building was no longer accessible, the congregation continued to worship and pray. Read about it in an article at boston.com.
PRAYER FOR LOUISVILLE'S KEVIN WARE
When Luke Hancock was at Ware's side after his terrible injury, he was praying. "At the time, coach just kind of gave my leg a look, and I'm just thinking my ankle's hurt, and I look down and my bone is six inches out of my leg and I just go into automatic shock," Ware said. "I really, really want to thank Luke (Hancock), because Luke jumped right on the scene like the captain that he is and just said a prayer for me." Read the full story at wdrb.com.
SIX OUT OF SEVEN: BRITISH PRAYER STATISTICS
How do the Brits feel about prayer? Research commissioned by the Church of England yielded some interesting results. Read all about it in a Daily Telegraph article published at dnaindia.com. Read another article on this topic at.guardian.co.uk.
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 Monthly Podcast
Persevering in Prayer
Maybe the thing we need to learn most is to keep on praying when we don't feel like it. Andy will make that point and challenge you to persevere in prayer. Listen Here
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On Our Knees for Central
The church, like the individuals who comprise it, is in constant need of prayer. Please join us as we ask for God's guidance, help and blessing concerning the following: Read more here
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