Prayer Needed - The New Semester

I have been using a little time this summer to think and pray through what God might have in store for our teen ministry next semester. I've been realizing just how powerful and necessary prayer is. (I know. I'm always supposed to realize that, but sometimes God still has to give me reminders.)

Remember, even if just a few of you pray consistently, you can make all the difference. Just a couple people prayed for my trip to Nashville with me, and God let me meet some amazing people despite some initial kinks in the plan. And just this week God answered the prayers of a few people and saved 3 of our teens!

So, please pray with me for these key priorities in the Fall.

Pray that . . .

• God will create revival in this emerging generation (especially at Cary High).
• New teen ministry leaders will invest their lives in the students.
• We'll have a passion for getting the gospel out (especially to the teens).
• Our leaders and I will fall in love with Jesus and teach the teens to do the same.
• We'll multiply our faith into students - and they'll multiply their faith into their friends.

Then, teaching them more about prayer, he used this story:
“Suppose you went to a friend’s house at midnight, wanting to borrow three loaves of bread. You say to him, ‘A friend of mine has just arrived for a visit, and I have nothing for him to eat.’ And suppose he calls out from his bedroom, ‘Don’t bother me. The door is locked for the night, and my family and I are all in bed. I can’t help you.’

But I tell you this—though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.

“And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. - Luke 11:5-10 (NLT)