Lakeview Christian Center

March: Mission of the Church

Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 145
Song: “Lord Most High” (lyrics on back)

Community Outreach

“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under foot. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.”
(Matthew 5:13-16)

Pray for….

-Increased gospel-influence on the community
-That LCC would be a “city on a hill” to the glory of God
-Burden on the hearts of this church to show the love of Christ
-Growing passion for God’s Kingdom
-Continued effective connecting with our neighborhood
-Our recent outreaches to have a lasting impact
-Blessing for the team from Philadelphia as they serve in the community this week.

February: Health of the Church

Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 86
Song: “Thank You for Saving Me” (lyrics on back)

Salvation & Growth

“…and the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved” (Acts 2.47).

Pray for….

-Visitors for today’s Open House to hear and respond to the gospel
-Those in the church with false assurance to be truly convicted of their sin and to be saved
-God’s blessing again on our upcoming Alpha Course
-Increased passion for personal evangelism
-Believers without a local church to find a home among us
-That we would be a growing church—growing in number, in mission, in godliness, and in the gospel

February: Health of the Church

Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 63
Song: “Blessed”

The Prayer Force

“Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need”
(Hebrews 4:16)

Pray for….

-Growth of an intercessory community
-All members of the church to respond to the call to pray
-Times of corporate prayer to be filled with believing hearts
-Personal prayer and communion with God to be valued and non-negotiable
-Bearing of one another’s burdens through prayer
-Our prays to be God-focused and Kingdom-minded
-Prayer to support and saturate everything we do as a church

February: Health of the Church

Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 33
Song: “How Great is Our God”

Leadership

“Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of advantage to you. Pray for us, for we are sure that we have a clear conscience, desiring to act honorably in all things” (Hebrews 13:17-18)

The Pastoral Team
(Keith, Peter, Matt, Jeff, Pete)
Covenant Group Leaders
Extended Leadership Team
Raising up of new leaders

Pray for….

-Spirit empowerment for God’s calling on their lives
-Strength to lead in the church and the home
-Trust in God for daily responsibilities
-Faith in God as they meet resistance
-Protection from the attack of the Enemy
-Health and peace for their families
-Joyful submission from the congregation to their leading from the Word of God

February: Health of the Church

Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 30
Song: “Everlasting”

Sunday Gatherings

“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near” (Hebrews 10:22-25)

Pray for….

-Experience of the presence of God
-Hearts ready to hear and respond to the preached Word
-Joyful celebration of God’s work through song
-Honoring God sacrificially through tithes and offerings
-Unbelievers to be convicted of their sin and turn to Christ
-Building of genuine relationships in the body
-Those in seasons of difficulty to receive comfort
-Visitors to feel welcomed and at home
-Children’s ministry to effectively communicate God’s care
-All who are present to grow in the reality of the Gospel

January: Church Family

Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 24
Song: “O Great God”

Men of the Church
(Men’s Retreat)

“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 1:20)

Pray for….

-Sweet times of communion with God
-Godly fellowship with other men
-Attentive minds and hearts to receive the preached Word
-Attentive ears to hear the Spirit’s conviction & encouragement
-Wisdom and equipping for God’s calling on their lives
-Strength to lead in the church and in the home
-Freedom from categories of idolatry and bondage
-Renewal in the Spirit and refreshing in the Word
-Increased delight in God and the nearness of his presence
-Abounding love for others and a heart to serve

January: Church Family

Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 1
Song: “Knowing You”

Women of the Church

“Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to much wine. They are to teach what is good, and so train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, working at home, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be reviled.” (Titus 2:3-5)

Pray for….

-Growth in the leadership of husbands for their wives
-Strengthening of biblical roles and values for women
-Effective fellowship among the women of the church
-Encouragement and empowerment for wives and mothers
-Grace and faith for single moms and for those who may struggle in their season of singleness
-Women to rejoice in trials and persevere in affliction
-Young ladies to speak grace and promote unity
-Older women to train younger women in the Lord
-Church filled with women who hate gossip, idleness, jealousy, and strife but who study God’s Word daily, bear the church’s burdens through prayer, and encourage the saints in steadfast faith.

January: Church Family

Morning Meditation Psalm: Psalm 84
Song: “Haven’t You Been Good”

Fellowship & Relationships

“So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, 21in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. 22In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit. (Ephesians 2:19-22)

Pray for….

-Consistent and meaningful participation in Covenant Group ministry
-Establishment of meaningful friendships
-Commitment to fellowship and consistent attendance
-Church characterized by godly conversations
-Humble pursuit of accountability and correction
-Freedom from bitterness, jealousy, gossip, and other enemies
of relationships
-Those on “the fringe” to feel welcomed and connected
-Gospel to be at the center of our relationships and church life

Awakening Prayers for Awakening

“Revival is a season in the life of the church when God causes the normal ministry of the gospel to surge forward with extraordinary spiritual power… Revival is seasonal, not perennial. God causes it; we do not. It is the normal ministry of the gospel, not something eccentric or even different from what the church is always charged to do. What sets revival apart is simply that our usual efforts greatly accelerate in their spiritual effects.” –Ray Ortlund

Personal & Corporate Revival

-Softened hearts ready to receive the Word
-Fresh vigor and empowerment in the battle against sin
-Awakening of boldness in personal witness
-Experience of the presence of the Spirit in daily living
-Church community characterized by self-sacrifice & service
-Gospel central in the life and ministry of the church

Revival in the City

-Influx of visitors for our Sunday gatherings
-Gospel to shine through us into the Lakeview community and beyond
-God to bless this city with the gift of repentance
-Nominal Christianity & dead religion replaced with vibrancy & Gospel truth

The New Year

Looking Back: Thanksgiving

“For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God” (2 Cor. 4:15)

-Personal Blessing—What has the Lord done in your life recently?
…Victory over sin and freedom from bondage?
…Sustaining you through seasons of trials?
…Fresh experiences of the presence of His Spirit?
…Financial provision or physical healing?
-Corporate Blessing—What has the Lord done in our church?
…Leading many visitors to attend on Sundays
…Saving soul after soul through Alpha & outreach ministries
…Growing us in the unity of the faith

Looking Forward: Faith

“From the fullness of his grace we have all received one blessing after another” (John 1:16)

-Experiencing the “year of the Lord’s favor” (Luke 4:19)
-The Men’s Retreat (Jan. 30-31)
…Men rooted in the Word and the discipline of prayer
…Men to experience freedom in categories of besetting sin
…Fathers to receive fresh revelation to lead their families
-Revisioning & renewal for the various ministries of the church:
…Operation Replant, Alpha, & Mercy Ministry
…The Pivot, Youth, and Children’s Ministries
…Covenant Groups & Weekend Services
…PrayerForce & corporate prayer gatherings
-2010 to be a year of Kingdom-minded, self-sacrificing, Gospel-centered, risk-taking growth in LCC for the glory of God