I’ve been giving a lot of thought about LifeChurch.tv‘s One Prayer project for 2009. This year’s theme is “God is _____.” Last year’s One Prayer project was a bit of a struggle for me as it was going on around the time my mom was ill and she passed away a few days before One Prayer went live last June. The only time I had to record my video message was on a lunch break in-between visits to the hospital. It was rushed, unedited, and I ended up rambling on a bit too long in some places. However, as poor as the message may have been, I just felt so compelled to make it happen. Even just getting the video uploaded took enormous effort. Finally, I was allowed the opportunity to just FedEx a DVD to LifeChurch.tv (it seemed like another one of those battles in my life of spiritual warfare). I don’t think the video message was used in any churches last June, but I do know that I saw other pastors take the title and make it their own. I also met some amazing people that are still my friends today as a result of my participation last year. The theme last year was if you could have just one prayer to God for the church, what would that prayer be? The title had to be in the form of this prayer/statement: “God, make us _________ .” My title was “God, Make Us Uncomfortable.” (You’ll have to sit through the video in order to learn the story behind that title) :)
So, as I’m thinking through (and definitely praying Ephesians 6 over myself this time!) the message for this year, and reminded of all that happened last year, I thought I’d present the question to you. So, if you had just one prayer that you could lift up to God and that you knew he would answer, what would that prayer be? Reply below with your prayer: “God, make us __________ .” and why you chose it. I’d really appreciate having the opportunity to see what burdens your heart for the local church.
PS. Whether you are in a position to participate this year or not, would you please at least visit http://2009.oneprayer.com and see what it’s about? If you can’t participate as a church, then maybe you could just lift this initiative up in prayer. Pray for the team at LifeChurch.tv and for the churches and for God’s blessing on all the new ministries that will be planted through this project. Thanks!
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- One Prayer 2009 is here!
- Want a personalized lead-in for your One Prayer message?
- I’m so excited…
- 2009: Predictions
- Praise God & thank you Craig Groeschel!
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