Page 11 - June 2019 Newsletter

Prayer Team

On May 2, 2019, in support of the National Day of Prayer, our church conducted two Prayer Services,
one at noon and the other at 5:45 pm. Our services included singing and prayers for our Federal,

State and Local Governments; our Military; our Entertainment and Media Arts; our Business
Leaders, our Teachers and Education Leaders, our Churches and our Families. At the end of the
service, we sang "God Bless America" and formed a Circle of Unity, indicating our commitment to
love others like God has loved us.

We realize our efforts on May 2nd are not enough; we must continue to pray for our country!

Ask the Lord to Bless the United States of America

Lord, we ask You to forgive us as a nation for our sinful choices and ways, covering us with Your
Son's blood, and extending blessing and favor upon the United States of America because of
Your great mercy.

We ask You to bless America spiritually in a new and fresh way and move us to return to the

Lord, our God.

We ask You to bless America by raising Godly leaders in all areas of our nation:
locally, regionally, statewide and nationally.

We ask You to teach us again the importance of loving each other just as you have loved us;

sacrificially, willfully, and unconditionally.

We ask You to bless America by securing our nation from all evil and harm
from within our nation and from outside our nation.

Amen

Coming in June: Creating New Places for New People to Reach 1000.

The Prayer Team continues to meet on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month to share prayer
requests and updates, and to pray for the concerns of our church, our nation and other specific
entities. We welcome requests that are sent to us by oral, written and electronic communications.
Honoring all requests for confidentiality, we add these prayer requests to our regular prayer lists. We
are also available to meet and pray individually or in groups with those who would like to meet for a
personal prayer time. If you have questions about our prayer ministry, our prayer policies , or how to

join The Prayer Ministry, please contact Marilyn Hancock at 217 369-4874 or mjh46@att.net.