Forty Days of Prayer Begin Today

We are beginning our forty days of prayer today.  This emphasis which culminates on Palm Sunday is a focused effort in our congregation (and for churches around the world) to seek God's power and kingdom for the transformation of our cities and our world.


As a church we understand that being missional hangs on our dependence from God.  We seek God for vision, direction and power.  We understand that spiritual vitality is essential to the mission.


There is much work for Calvary to do as it lives out its mission in the city of McAllen, in the Rio Grande Valley and around the world.  However, our church must be spiritually healthy, relationally strong and infilled with the power of God's Holy Spirit if we are going to make a difference.  That is why it's so important for us to pray together seeking God's face.


This week's emphasis (March 9 through March 19) is,


"Seeking God's FACE"


Psalm 24:6 and 27:8 speak of "seeking God's face."  We are praying that God would give us a hunger for being in his presence and that as we encounter his presence, He would do in us what it is His desire to do.  I hope that we earnestly do that this week.


The prayer guides we are providing give daily Scriptures, topics and prayers to help us focus on this theme.  Furthermore, it suggests specific prayer for segments of the population in our city.  This week we are praying for:

• women (March 9)
• youth (March 10)
• ethnic communities (March 11)
• the sick (March 12)
• families (March 13)
• the military (March 14)
• the poor (March 15)
• the homeless (March 16)
• pastors (March 17)
• agricultural workers (March 18)
• men (March 19)

Also, we are praying for each country in the world beginning with the Americas this week and ending with Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.  Each day of the week will have a list of countries as we pray for God's kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven.

As we pray specifically for Calvary Baptist Church we pray that God would give us a clear sense of identity as a missional church.  That we would have a greater sense of what it means to be authentic disciples on mission.  That we would grow in our sense of purpose as the people of God as we practice the Great Commandment and the Great Commission.  May we love God with all of our being, love others, and may that love be so evident that others would want to be a part of such a community of authentic disciples.

Take time to pray today and each day this week!