Prayer Campaign: Day 12

Praying for other relatives

"At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth." (Luke 1:39-40)

Let's pray today for our aunts, uncles, grandmothers, grandfathers, cousins, nieces, nephews, all other relatives...

Let us also ask God for love and tolerance between family members.

Let's ask Jesus to reach all of them bringing healing, holiness and salvation.

Let us ask that the Blood of Jesus shed on the cross deliver our next generations from any evil.

Prayer Campaign: Day 11

Pray for children

"Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from Him." Psalm 127:3

Let's pray:

• For children to have joy in fellowship in the churches
• For children to be free from spiritual attacks through music, television programs, soap operas, magazines and books
• For children to undertake missionary work
• For healings, both physical and feelings
• For marginalized children
• For schools, universities, teachers and caregivers of our children
• For God to free our children from addictions of any kind
• For the restoration of homes, especially today we pray for homes whose children are missing

Watch this scary video and stay alert!

It's long but worthy!

Pray for Brazilian children!

October, 26th

Ana

Prayer Campaign: Day 10

Pray for parents

"Honor your father and your mother, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your GOD is giving you." (Exodus 20:12)

Today, we are going to intercede for our parents and thank God for them.

Let's pray for:

• Parents who wisely manage their families, so that God will continue giving them wisdom to lead their families,
• Parents with children involved with crime,
• Parents who suffer with sick children,
• Parents who lost their children,
• Those who will be parents,
• Parents who have no natural children but whose spiritual children multiply,
• God to reward all kinds of parents for the dedication waived to their children.

Prayer Campaign: Day 9

Pray for salvation in the families

"They replied, 'Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved - you and your household.' " (Acts 16:31)

Nothing is more important than to invite the Lord Jesus to come into your heart. There is no other way to God. Jesus, Himself, said that He is "the" way, not "one" way.

To acknowledge Christ as Lord and Savior is to be recognized as children of God and to have assurance of eternal life.

If you have done this wonderful invitation to Christ, congratulations! 

If you don't, do it! (If you need help we are here to assist you!)

And if you already enjoy the wonder that is to walk with God and if you want your dear relatives also experience this, I invite you today to intercede for your family.

Believe!

Salvation may have come to your family starting with you!

Believe!

Stand firm!

Take care of your testimony!

Abandon anxiety and observe that, in the right time, the promise of salvation will come to your entire home!

Prayer Campaign: Day 8

Pray for Christians Families

"So the Lord said, 'I will wipe from the face of the earth the human race I have created - and with them the animals, the birds and the creatures that move along the ground - for I regret that I have made them.'But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. 

This is the account of Noah and his family. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked faithfully with God.

The Lord then said to Noah, 'Go into the ark, you and your whole family, because I have found you righteous in this generation'." (Genesis 6:7-9,7:1)

A family is a special blessing for human beings. A family is part of the base of the church and society, so to build a family is a tremendous responsibility these days. 

The family has been bombarded with all kinds of attacks, and more than ever we need wisdom to lead it. 

The world is changing very fast, men and women too, but God has not changed. The directions that God left for the family has not changed.

Pray for the families, especially Christian ones.

Pray that men and women lead their families under the light of God's Word. 

Pray that families remain in the ark and as Noah's family go through the storms safely!

Prayer Campaign: Day 7

Pray for new conversions

"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy, I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." (John 10,10)

Today, let us pray for our relatives, friends, neighbors, co-workers, all the people we know and need to enjoy the privilege of being a friend of God.

Pray even for those who devise evil. As strange as this may sound, pray for these too.

Because for those who love Christ and suffer today, the promise is eternal life with God.

But for those who cause others to suffer, the promise is eternal life in hell and this is already more than enough punishment.

(If living here is not easy, imagine in hell!)

So let us pray for all, because Jesus, when He died on the cross, did not take a list of lovely, beautiful and fragrant people. He died for ALL!

Prayer Campaign: Day 6

Pray for Persecuted Christians

"Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven." (Matthew 5:10)

Pray for these brave Christians and ask God to give you this courage!

God have mercy on us!

Prayer Campaign: Day 5

Pray for the pastors and leaders

"For the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, because he is the messenger of the Lord Almighty and people seek instruction from his mouth." (Malachi 2:7)

"Remember your leaders, who spoke the word of God to you. Consider the outcome of their way of life and imitate their faith." (Hebrews 13:7)

"Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you." (Hebrews 13:17)

P - Purity: pray that the leaders be spiritually protected against the flesh, the world and the devil. 

A - Adversity: pray that they have wisdom and understanding. Ministers need wisdom to advise, to know when to confront, to mediate and to discern the pastoral needs of individuals and also to deal with their personal and familiar troubles.

S - Strength: pray they are freed from physical attacks.

T - Task: pray that doors are open for them to spread the gospel. Also pray asking God to send more ministers committed to evangelism.

O - Organization: Your leaders needs to be organized. Pray for your pastor that he may be able to prioritize tasks correctly.

R - Rest: Your pastor needs to rest. Pray that the pastors can sleep well every night and that they have many years of health to take care of the ministry entrusted to him by God.

Prayer Campaign: Day #4

Pray for other churches

"What, after all, is Apollos? And what is Paul? Only servants, through whom you came to believe - as the Lord has assigned to each his task. 

I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. The one  who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor." (I Corinthians 3:5-8)

There are lots of different churches. And how many times have we asked about all this diversity . Diversity can be a good thing , since it does not turn into division.

Observing, we realize that each denomination has its own peculiarities regarding some points as the style of worship , dress pattern and issues such as Baptism , the Lord's Supper , the manifestation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit , and others... 

When we choose a church to gather together , we should first ask the guidance of the Holy Spirit , and also we need to pay attention to basics points of the Christian faith , such as what the church believes and practices, and what it teaches.

But apart from that , you can find the group with which you most identify. For example: a church with a calm praise or a church with a noisy one... A church where they clap hands, and others where they don't... There are churches for all styles!

We are not supposed to judge anyone, but as Christians we have two duties: first to observe the church we attend, and the second, in relation to other churches , it is the duty of exercising love for the people that attend the other churches.
Pray for other churches!

Keep in your mind that we are ALL invited to be children of God! Jesus died for ALL!

And never forget that in heaven there will be no church board! 

Prayer Campaign: Day #3

Pray for your church

"How good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity!

It is live precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard,

running down on Aaron's beard, down on the collar of his robe.

It is as if the dew of Hermon were falling on Mount Zion.

Fot there the Lord bestows his blessing, even life forevermore." (Psalm 133)

There are many reasons to go to the church. You can go to church to meditate ( Psalm 27:4 ); you can go because you know that together with other brothers the Lord will be present (Matthew 18:20 ); you can go for the simple joy that freedom to worship God, in the temple, encloses (Psalm 122:1 ); or because you need to learn more ( Ecclesiastes 5:1 ); perhaps, just to follow the example of Jesus, who was also at the temple ( Luke 4:16 )... Anyway , there are many reasons to attend a church .

Fact is that no one should live alone! We all need to be part of a group...

The church is not the physical space where people get together , but a group of people who recognize the sovereignty of Christ and,  feeling dependent on Him , gather to walk together towards the goal that is God .

In your church , you may have the best opportunities for growth. There you will exercise respect, love , commitment , for all those people, so different from you, and for God .

Intercede for your church! 

Ask God to awake in you and in others the fear of the Lord, the beginning of wisdom!

Ask God to bestow upon your church the love for each other!

Ask God to reveal to you what is your place in the church , for you to participate more with your gifts and talents and bless your brothers!

Stay in the church!

Remain assembled and bless others!

Be sure that you will be the one more blessed !

Prayer Campaign: Day #2

Pray for the church in Brazil

"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot." (Matthew 5:13)

Grace and peace!

As in the rest of the world, in Brazil, churches provide relevant services to the society, helping different people. Try Google and search the effects of planting churches in communities and ensure that it's not "gospel conversation". 

Indeed, surveys commissioned by institutions such as the police, affirm that where there is an active church it's possible to observe a disciplining effect, including a reduction of criminal activities. Researches in Sociology attest a change in self-esteem of the residents of communities where churches are committed with population.

So, today I would invite you to pray for this church in Brazil: active and server! Brazil needs this church! A Christ centered church! A church that defends family and life! A wary church, armored against the traps of the love of money, the love of dirty political alliances, the love of vanity... A church to salt the earth for real! 

Watch the video below. I'm sorry it's in Portuguese. It's from 2009 but, despite this, prevailing. God bless you! 

October 19th

Pr. Silvana Neto

Prayer Campaign: Day #1

Pray for the church around the world

"Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace 

and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, 

it increased in numbers."(Acts 9:31)

Grace and peace!

Today we are invited to pray for the church around the world... 

There are so many churches, so many different denominations, so many different doctrines...

But, all churches, they all have in common at least two things: they fight against the individualism of contemporary society and they all speak of hope. 

Of course, no church is perfect, and who are we, imperfect beings, to speak of perfection?

Although many people take advantage of them, the churches are important opinion makers, defenders of values ​​and able to transform the society in which they are inserted. 

Pray for the true Church, the church focused on God and whose existence can only find meaning in the relentless pursuit of bringing the knowledge of God to all.

70 Days Of Prayer

Pray Continually! 

1 Thessalonians 5:17

From October 21st to December 29th

October 5th

Pr. Silvana Neto