THese went out via email and wanted to post them here:

Some of you know Golden Davis. He is the pastor of Mt Olive church- KC,KS.
SC has supported their ministry in the past.

Golden won a bout with leg cancer last fall but it appears he may be in for another fight this summer as Dr's think he has cancer in one of his lungs. He'll know more Monday.

Please pray for God to remove the Cancer from his lungs.
Please pray that Golden's health will not become a barrier to Golden carrying out God's calling for his life. Please pray for his family

Just wanted to put in a personal prayer request for my Polish daughter, Julia. She leaves 4 weeks from today. Last night at New Community she was very moved by the communion service. She was also extremely contemplative. She painted a polish word on the door and I asked her about it later. The word means, "I believe." Yet when I asked her if she took communion, she said "no" and started to tear up. I asked her why and she said, "I have too many questions." I asked if she wanted to talk last night after NC but she said she didn't have her questions put together. I asked if she'd like to write them down and we could discuss them later. She said she would.

Please pray that God would continue to stir in her heart and make this an unavoidable issue and that we would all be available and willing to sit down with her and let her voice those questions and provide the answers, if it's appropriate.

Thanks so much,
Tracy and Richard Potter

Pray for :

• those suffering from depression.
• those considering or being baptized this summer
• http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/karleemcqueen

Todays reading was Romans 8.....

(msg) Romans 8:26 26 In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

Praying WITH you today for:
*I don't know what it looks like to pray for gas prices but I would like to do that. Pray for all of us to live so focused on Him that when those around us are panicing about the prices we would be a voice or a presence or.... of some kind of assurance. Again I don't know what that looks like but luckily I don't have to.
*School letting out different times this week for the summer break and all High School, College, *Trade School graduates
*Stephanie Duncan health concerns and upcoming test results
*A young woman named Tara

Got a Call Today

Hi Prayer Team,
Got a call today from a friend of my Aunts that lives somewhere in Arkansas (I think-but thats not important anyway) Anyway, I don't know her but she called to ask for prayer for the mother of her grandchildren. Her name is Lucia Pearson and I don't know much more than that....I think she needs help finding her way in Life...I imagine she needs to find.develop.become.grow. and realize a life with Christ. So, please lift her up as you pray.

• Pray for tonites TLC . Roy as he casts vision and for those who attend to see, adopt, get excited about where SC is headed.
• Pray for this weekends seeker service. I remember the days of corporate prayer (maybe just 2 people) praying for all aspects of the Sunday service. All the volunteers, speakers and in particular all who come through the doors that they would hear something that sparks a journey. That they would rub against someone whose journey is vibrant and vital and that that someone would see thier desire and walk with them.

Just read this ? Pray that we become this person..... The most messed up people in the world wanted to hang out with Jesus–do the most messed up people want to hang out with you?

add to and inspire us to pray:

If you haven't yet heard, Stephen Curtis Chapman lost his 5 year old daughter yesterday in a tragic accident...... would love to lift him and his family in prayer.
Continuing to remember China and Myanmaar...South Africa
Baptism classes and for people to feel that pull to find out what it could mean to and for them....
The upcoming election....

That moment
When you are sitting right on the edge of something daring and scary and creative and powerful and perhaps wonderful... and you blink and take a step back.
That's the moment. The moment between you and remarkable. Most people blink. Most people get stuck.
All the hard work and preparation and daring and luck is nothing compared with the ability to not blink.
Seth Godin
(oh to follow God without blinking)...Praying WE would be that kind of people, people praying and listening, following..... who don't blink......

Baptism Classes

Can we pray for those considering the Baptism this year?

I spoke with friend this Sunday and asked him if he was considering being Baptised?
It is an annual event ya know. He said he had the day off and having just come out of the Sunday message, was planning on some alone time with God. I gave him the Baptism packet from the lobby table and encouraged him to read it later that day. I also offered to meet with him ANY time he would like to talk more.

I'm thinking and praying about everyone I know who may have been prompted lately or seems to have been ignited lately by the Lord, in their seeking of God.

Asking that this team pray -heavy these next weeks-for every follower they know in a relationship with someone who may be considering the acceptance of Jesus and a Baptism.
Pray we'll all find a way to connect-nudge-converse-challenge-love on them these next two weeks. You never know how God may want to use you, no?

Thanx- prayers your way,
Lou
ps- Nice site Becky. Love the scripture references.

1 Kings 4&5; 2 Chronicles 2: Psalm 101; 2 Thessalonians 3

2 Thessalonians 3 Request for Prayer 1 Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you. 2 And pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith. 3But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one. 4We have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do the things we command. 5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God's love and Christ's perseverance.

Lesa Newberry asks for our prayers: I just wanted to ask for prayers this week as a couple of family member are undergoing major surgery. My Grandma Bish, which is my mom’s mom (the one that mainly raised me) is having a hip replacement on Tuesday. She is 83ish and has not been in the best of health. On Wednesday mine and Kim’s aunt Kay is having a bi-lateral mastectomy. She has had breast cancer for several years now and has undergone chemo and different treatments. They wanted to take her breast a few years ago but she did not let them so now they are taking both. She has cancer spreading and I fear that this is going to be very hard on her. This is one of my aunts that would visit with me every day when my dad was in the hospital dying. So even though I am not relationally close to her now she means a lot to me. Kim is much closer to her so we would just ask that if you think about it too keep them in your prayers this week.
Thanks

Prayers for summer interns, those that we have coming.

1 Kings 1; 1 Chronicles 28; Psalm 91; 1 Thessalonians 5

1 Thess. 5: 12 Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you. 13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with each other. 14 And we urge you, brothers, warn those who are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone. 15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.16Be joyful always; 17 pray continually; 18 give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Pray for and be an encourager of others.

The trouble with nearly everybody who prays is that he says "Amen" and runs away before God has a chance to reply. Listening to God is far more important than giving Him your ideas.-- Frank Laubach

The trouble with nearly everybody who prays is that he says "Amen" and runs away before God has a chance to reply. Listening to God is far more important than giving Him your ideas.-- Frank Laubach

Let's pray for God to do something so BIG in our church this summer that noone can take credit for it.....pray for people to step into the Zones and help this summer. For God to raise up people who love kids to see the need there.

Prayer concern from team member Mardy Lundgren : IF YOU COULD SEND A PRAYER REQUEST OUT FOR MY NIECE LILY HI LEON AS HER OPEN HEART SURGERY IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY MORNING AT CHILDRENS HOSPITAL IN MINNEAPOLIS. THEY ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE LITTLE GIRL THEY WE GOING TO ADOPT FROM CHINA IN AUGUST (LUCY), IS NO LONGER A POSSIBILITY BECAUSE MY BROTHER IN LAW DAVID IS A CANCER SURVIVOR. THIS WAS DEVASTATING TO THEM AS THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN GIVEN THE GREEN LIGHT AND THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT LUCY WAS THEIRS. THEIR SPRITS ARE JUST AT A REALLY LOW EBB RIGHT NOW BUT THEY ARE GREAT PEOPLE OF FAITH AND THEY KNOW GOD HAS A PLAN FOR THEM, MAYBE EVEN TAKING IN FOSTER CHILDREN. THEY FOUND OUT THIS NEWS ON MOTHERS DAY SO IT WAS A REALLY LOW BLOW.

prayers for China / earthquake and Myanmaar / Cyclone for relief efforts, for victims, survivors, for .........Romans 8:26 prayers

A prayer warrior is a person who is convinced that God is omnipotent - that God has the power to do anything, to change anyone, and to intervene in any circumstance. A person who truly believes this refuses to doubt God.

....don't remember where I found this but it speaks to me. I don't know that I am a prayer warrior but I am becoming more and more convinced of the omniscience of God and in that conviction and BEING convinced I am filled with HOPE. Looking forward to journeying deeper into PRAYER with all of you.