“A Lifestyle of Prayer” 

 This week’s prayer focus: Renewal!

“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)

“LORD, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O LORD.  Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.”
Habakkuk 3:2

As we continue to grow in A Lifestyle of Prayer, it is important to remember prayer should be a lifestyle, not an event.  View prayer as your first priority, not as the last resort.  This week our prayer focus will be on Renewal.  We will pray about some ways that God calls us to be renewed — not just for our own benefit, but so we will be better equipped to serve others and share the gospel message.  Pray each day for the individuals of the church congregation you attend as well as for the body of believers that meet together. 

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)

Please spend time praying about each day’s specific focus on Renewal.  With that focus in mind, pray for yourself, your family, your friends, neighbors, and all the “one anothers” we’ve been praying for over the past year.  Thank you!

Sunday:  Pray for your church, its staff and leadership, and for all of the preaching and teaching that takes place.  Pray for me (Tom Lemler) and the work of Impact Prayer Ministry.

Monday: Renewed Steadfast Spirit.  Pray that you would have a steadfast spirit that is being renewed through a pure heart.  “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”  Psalm 51:10

Tuesday: Renewed Mind.  Pray that you would put aside the ways of the world as you allow God to renew your mind.  “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.”  Romans 12:2

Wednesday: Renewed Inwardly.  Pray that you would experience an inward renewal even in the midst of outward struggles and difficulties.  “Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.”  2  Corinthians 4:16

Thursday: Renewed Concern.  Pray that you would have a renewed concern for people and would make the most of your opportunities to express that concern.  “I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you have been concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it.”  Philippians 4:10

Friday: Renewed Knowledge.  Pray that your knowledge would be renewed by truth.  “Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.”  Colossians 3:9-10

Saturday:  Renewed by the Holy Spirit.  Pray that you would live daily as one who has been renewed by the Holy Spirit.  “But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.”  Titus 3:4-5