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Prayer Calendar
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Prayer Conference
Mesa Campus
Friday 2/7/2014
6:30-9:30PM
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Mesa Campus
Main Starting Point Room
All But 1st Thursday
7PM
Queen Creek Campus
Chapel SE Corner
Rittenhouse & Hawes
Prayer Intercession
Every Worship Service
All Campuses
Moms In Prayer International
Mesa Campus
Room 153 Mondays 7PM
North Africa Prayer
2nd and 4th Monday
Underground Faith Prayer 1st Thursday 7PM Mesa Campus Room 254A |
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A Written Interview with Mark Batterson,
Speaker at the 2014 Prayer Conference
By Cathy Cryer
Dear Mark,
We are so looking forward to having you return to Central to talk with us at our Prayer Conference again Friday, Feb. 7!
Thanks for being an effective, Biblically-based voice on prayer in a culture and time that desperately need to hear it.
We look forward to comments from and about not only "Circle Maker," but also "Draw the Circle," and "Drawing Circles Around Your Children."
In preparation for your coming to Central, we would love to "talk" with you personally about your books and speaking, and how God is moving in and through you and them.
Cathy: When you present to groups using information from "The Circle Maker," what is your greatest hope they will take away with them and put into practice in their own lives?
Mark: If people read the book, but it doesn't change their prayer life, I've failed as an author. So my goal is simple: Read the rest of the interview here. |
Has there ever been a time in your life when someone said these words? "You really need to take a long, hard look at yourself in the mirror." If so, under what circumstances? Was that person upset with you? Had they hoped you would change your thinking or felt that perhaps you were unqualified to pass judgment? Was it someone who truly cared about you who thought that your life was headed in the wrong direction and hoped that some self-reflection would be a wakeup call for you? No matter what the circumstances, if you did take that long, hard look, what did you see? If you're considered physically fit, perhaps the reflection was easy on the eyes. If you fell into the category of being overweight or if years of hard work have taken its toll on your body, perhaps the image was not so desirable. But, what if this long, hard look was not about being physically fit, but something deeper? What if you were asked, "Are you spiritually fit?" What does it mean to be spiritually fit? Do you think you can get there on your own or could you use the help of a life coach?
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10 Reasons to Go to the
Prayer Conference
1. To be inspired to pray.
2. To demonstrate a willingness to develop my relationship with Christ through prayer.
3. To learn how to go deeper in prayer.
4. To grow in my understanding of how to pray "strategically."
5. To cultivate my prayer experience.
6. To develop my love and need for prayer.
7. To experience the Holy Spirit more profoundly.
8. To face my fears through prayer and about prayer.
9. To become more effective in standing in the gap for others.
10. To understand the biblical principles of praying circles around my needs.
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PRAYER FROM 17 FATHOMS UNDER THE SEA
On the ocean floor, some one hundred feet below the surface, a sailor was trapped within an airlock aboard a tugboat. However, as Romans 8:39 tells us, "neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." As the hours passed and the temperature in the airlock dropped to freezing, the sailor called out to God and recalled Psalms he had read the night before. This is an amazing story! Read the article and watch video of the rescue at latimes.com.
COACH BOWDEN TALKS ABOUT PRAYER AND FAITH
During a recent fundraiser for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Bobby Bowden, former coach of the Florida State Seminoles, shared his thoughts on prayer, faith, and the need for Christian Athletes who are willing to be role models. Get the full story at newsherald.com.
RAPE VICTIM RELIES ON PRAYER TO COPE WITH NIGHTMARES
In the aftermath of a coup in the Central African Republic, many Muslim Seleka soldiers began to take plunder, murder those who resisted them, and raped women. A victim of their horrific violation turns to prayer to cope with nightmares about the horror she experienced. Read the full story at
BILLY GRAHAM'S SON REQUESTS PRAYER FOR HIS DAD
Billy Graham recently celebrated his 95th birthday but suffers from a respiratory infection. His son, Franklin recently requested prayer for him in a posting on the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association's website. The request for prayer quickly spread throughout mainstream media. Read more at wbtw.com
PRAYER BALLOONS REQUEST: WE WANT TO BE ADOPTED FOR CHRISTMAS
During a Vacation Bible School session, two foster children attached a prayer request to a balloon and let it rise up into the sky; the prayer request was that their new foster parents would adopt them. Watch the video at News10.net, Read about it at Christianpost.com. Read and watch more coverage at foxnews.com.
NEW STUDY: PRAYER IMPROVES SELF-CONTROL AND EMOTIONAL STABILITY
The study, which was conducted by German psychologists at two universities, involved 79 participants: 41 Christians, 14 atheist, 10 agnostics and 14 who professed other religions. Read all about it in an article posted at breakingChristiannews.com.
DECEMBER 10th IS A NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER AGAINST PORNOGRAPHY
An organization called Morality in Media is urging Christians to pray for those who struggle with or are affected by pornography. Read more about it at Christianpost.com.
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 Prayer PodcastPraying Immediately
By Cathy Cryer Associate Prayer Pastor at Central
All of us have been asked to pray for someone and forgotten to do so. It is a terrible feeling isn't it? Well Cathy will teach you a method to ensure that doesn't happen. No one prays with more people on a given day than Cathy does. We can learn a lot from her. So listen in and you will be blessed. |
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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