School of Prayer 

Reaches an All-Time Record

Wow! What a School of Prayer! One hundred and eighty seven people crowded into the Outback for the fall School of Prayer in Gilbert, Sunday, September 22.  This is a record attendance for a School of Prayer and displays a desire by many to learn to pray better. 

Here's what people who participated said:

"It was awesome!"

"Thanks for inviting other churches!"

"I feel so much stronger in prayer."

"Can you do these more often?"

"I never knew you could have prayer and fun in the same sentence."

Time Alone with God?

 Jesus, Moses, and countless others have in the Bible set aside time to be alone with God. They did so because they believed that it was valuable. 

Mark 1:35 says "Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed." Have you set aside a special time in which you set out to seek God in prayer at a specific time and has God made Himself known to you in ways you didn't expect?

In our culture we sometimes feel like prayer is a luxury that we would love to take part in if we just had the time.   Here is your chance and the weather is perfect.

Mesa

When: Meet no later than 7 a.m. on October 12th in the West parking lot of the Mesa Campus.

Where: We will be going to Usery Pass.  We like to carpool in a church van because entrance fees are charged per car. 

Can I drive myself:  Yes meet us at 7:30 a.m. at the entrance of the park and be prepared to cover the 6 dollar per car fee.

Ahwatukee:

If you attend the Ahwatukee campus, you can also experience Time Alone with God on South Mountain (Pima Canyon Entrance). It starts at 7:30 a.m. on October 12.

What should I bring: A Bible, Journal, a comfortable folding chair, a pen, worship music on a small aportable device, a calendar, and any items you and the Lord need to discuss.

What comments do we hear the most as we debrief this event:

"I thought this time would drag by, but it didn't. Actually I couldn't believe it was over.  It was very inspiring...can't wait to do it again."

Central Members Create 24/7 LIVE Stations

24/7 LIVE starts in November and the group that develops the stations has received help from several life groups wanting to contribute to the experience.

If you would also like to help, we will need hosts and security at all campuses.

This year's topic is 1 Peter  and we will be on all campuses as well as online through Virtual 24/7. Learn how to draw closer to Christ through prayer. Sign up for just one hour to help us pray as a church 24 hours, for 7 days in November. To serve, please contact Jasmine at Jasmine.Faccone@CentralAZ.com. 

To register for one hour, go to www.centralaz.com/247prayer.

Coming to the Elevate Prayer Conference 

in February 2014!

"Do you ever sense that there's far more to prayer, and to God's vision for your life, than what you're experiencing?"   Mark Batterson says there is.

Mark Batterson, the renowned author of best-selling books: In A Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day, Wild Goose Chase, Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity, Soulprint. and a favorite of Central's, The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears, will be speaking at the Elevate Prayer Conference on February 7, 2014 at the Mesa campus. He will be sharing inspiring stories about drawing prayer circles around our dreams and watching God move through them. Mark your calendars now. Don't miss this opportunity to grow in prayer.