SCF Prayer Focus

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Sun, 20 May 2012 11:28:45 PDT

Heavenly father, we thank you for your faithfulness and guidance throughout SCF's history. We pray again for the future of SCF, Your church! Our prayer this week is for three things: Wisdom - to make right choices in the area of ministry direction, personnel in our future. Provision - that God would bless us with the finances needed for whatever He reveals to be our next steps. Strength/Guidance - that God would grant us everything we need to grow and serve SCF and our community; that God's direction would be clear to us, and that we would have the courage to follow that direction. We pray these things in the powerful name of Your Son, Jesus. Amen.

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Sun, 13 May 2012 13:28:59 PDT

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Sun, 06 May 2012 09:14:23 PDT

Heavenly Father, we thank you that you continually heal the scars and wounds in our lives. There are so many struggles that we face in this world. We are plagued by loss, grief, anger, addictions, abuse, and so much more. We pray for those who are in the process of recovery, supporting one another and discovering healing. We pray specifically for our Tuesday Night Support Groups, that they would thrive and bring hope to those who find themselves held captive by these struggles. Help us to experience your grace in tangible ways, as we yield to you more and more. Amen.

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Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:51:15 PDT

Father in heaven, we pray for the spiritual health of SCF. May we grow continually in faith, hope and love, and may we reflect your goodness in the way we live our lives. We pray for the Real Talk survey, for those who will be interviewed and for those asking the questions. As we take an honest look at the condition of your flock, may you direct us. Help us to listen to you and hear your voice. Give us wisdom and discernment. We thank you for the privilege of being a part of the family of God. Amen.

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Sun, 22 Apr 2012 09:59:16 PDT

Father in heaven, we want to thank you for working all things for the good of us who love You. Help us to show our love for you by living generously. You have given us what we have and we thank you for entrusting us to use it for your glory. We pray for all of those who are taking the Financial Peace university that You would open eyes and hearts in a way that would bring freedom to live the generous life you have called us to live. Let the truth of Your word drive us closer to You and more open to be used by You. Our money is really Yours, and we want to use it to honor you and advance your kingdom. Amen

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Wed, 11 Apr 2012 17:19:23 PDT

Father, one hundred twenty three people surrendered their lives to You at SCF on Easter Sunday. Father give them what they need to be the people you've called them to be. Help them to grow in their knowledge of You and the joy of being part of the body of Christ.

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Sun, 08 Apr 2012 11:55:30 PDT

Father we thank You for those who will come to our Easter services and, perhaps for the first time, will hear the story of how they can experience the Light of Christ in their lives. We pray that those who are touched by Your Spirit and make a decision to follow Christ will experience Your love through SCF and other believers. We pray that each new believer will quickly become connected to the church body here at SCF. We also pray that You will protect them from the evil one, and that they will find joy and strength for their journey with You.

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Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:54:43 PDT

Heavenly Father, Easter is just a little over a week away. We pray that even today you would touch the hearts of those who will attend our services, that they might see, hear and respond to the invitation of healing, hope and life that you offer.

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Sun, 25 Mar 2012 09:37:59 PDT

Father we thank you for the opportunity to connect with other churches in this valley. We pray that you will strengthen the unity and bond between the different churches and that you will break down the walls of competition and dissension. We also ask Father that you will fill the churches in this valley on Easter Sunday that many will come to know you.

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Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:13:48 PDT

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Sun, 11 Mar 2012 09:12:48 PDT

Father you created us for connection and today we pray that You would grant us Your favor of continued community within SCF and with other local churches. We pray specifically for Your covering of grace and provision for the upcoming Community Prayer night on March 16th. We ask that You would bring together folks from all walks of life for the common goal of worshiping You together, and lifting up our community in prayer.

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Sun, 04 Mar 2012 08:16:43 PST

Father we come together today to pray the young families and children of SCF. Please keep them safe this day, protect them from the evil one, give them wisdom, enlightenment and strength to resist temptation when it comes their way. They our children are ours for such a short time, Father we entrust them to your care. We pray that they will all come to know Your Son Jesus as their personal Lord and Savior

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Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:14:36 PST

Father we acknowledge that each of us is at a different place in our journey with you. Today we thank you for the gift of significant relationships--specifically for those people You have placed in our lives who walk with us on our journey offering us inspiration, hope and ways in which to grow closer to you. Help us to learn and grow together in community and to recognize the opportunities that you have given us to be that “significant someone” by sharing our lives with others.

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Sun, 19 Feb 2012 07:37:51 PST

Father thank you for the series that we conlcude today, and for the ways in which you have revealed yourself to us. Today we embrace You in the way best known to each of us personally. We ask that You be present here and bless us with Your love, Your light, Your energy, Your peace, Your joy, and Your grace. Give us wisdom and understanding, and a desire to apply what we have learned to our lives that we might grow closer to you each day.

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Sun, 12 Feb 2012 07:27:21 PST

Pray for those who are being baptized next week as they take this significant step in their relationship with Jesus. Pray for spiritual protection, strength to follow Him, joy in this new phase of their journey and a deeper love for Him and his word. Also pray that the change in their lives would draw others toward Jesus.

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Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:40:21 PST

Father we thank you for the opportunity you have us given to minister to our community by providing our location in this mall. With that opportunity, comes the responsibility of maintaining the mall and managing our tenants. Times are difficult. Many of our spaces are empty, and many of our tenants are struggling to keep afloat. We continue to trust you for provision, and ask that in Your timing and according to Your will You would provide additional tenants, and pour Your blessing of prosperity on our existing tenants. Help us to open our eyes to the opportunities that You put before us.

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Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:19:46 PST

Father we thank you today for the gift of marriage and we acknowledge that marriage is hard. Please teach us how to make You the center of our marriages. Help us to not only cherish one another, but to nourish each other's dreams and spiritual gifts. We surrender our marriages and our personal power struggles to You. Help us to grow stronger, wiser, peaceful and committed. Bring into our circle of friends, examples of healthy committed marriages. Let our children, family and friends see Christ through our example.

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Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:30:03 PST

Heavenly Father we come before you today to specifically pray for the finances of SCF. We thank for what you have provided for us in the past, and we acknowledge that you are faithful. We pray today that the family of SCF would recognize that every gift, whether great or small is important. We pray that you will give us the ability to give generously. We pray Father that you will give us the courage to trust you to meet all of our needs as we give to you first, and then to paying our bills. Finally Father I pray that we will love you so much that we see giving to you through SCF as a joy and privilege.

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Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:00:43 PST

Heavenly Father, I come before You now to pray for myself and the SCF family, that we might choose to enter into a Sabbath lifestyle. I pray that each of us would set aside a regular time each week to: 1) Reflect on God's goodness and faithfulness; 2) to identify how God showed up in our lives since our last time together ie. God sightings; 3) to take inventory of our soul's true condition; and 4) to acknowledge the issues or concerns that surfaced as a result of spending time with God. Father, we long to be open to You and Your will and we thank You for Your unfailing love.

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Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:38:28 PST

This week we would love for you to join in prayer with the middle school missions trip and their parents as they prepare to leave. Please pray that God will use these students in a miraculous way to reach the people in San Francisco. Pray for unity on the team and that God will prepare the students to be flexible and open to be used in God’s plan for this trip.

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Sun, 01 Jan 2012 09:46:28 PST

Father we thank You for those who came to our Christmas Eve services and, perhaps for the first time, heard the story of how they can experience the Light of Christ in their lives. We pray that those who were touched by Your Spirit and made a decision to follow Christ will continue experience Your love through SCF and other believers. We pray that each new believer will quickly become connected to the church body here at SCF. We also pray that You will protect them from the evil one, and that they will find joy and strength for their journey with You.

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Sun, 18 Dec 2011 08:07:15 PST

Father we thank You for those who will come to our Christmas Eve services and, perhaps for the first time, will hear the story of how they can experience the Light of Christ in their lives. We pray that those who are touched by Your Spirit and make a decision to follow Christ will experience Your love through SCF and other believers. We pray that each new believer will quickly become connected to the church body here at SCF. We also pray that You will protect them from the evil one, and that they will find joy and strength for their journey with You.

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Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:47:58 PST

Our prayer last week is so important and close to the heart of God that we will pray for it again: Father we pray that the people of SCF would remember Your mission and reach out boldly to invite friends to our Christmas services. We pray for specific opportunities and awareness of the need to connect with You. We ask Lord that those we invite will be receptive to our invitations and because of that they will experience the love and hope of Christ through Your ministry at SCF. And personally Father I would like to pray for ____________. and that they would be receptive to my invitation.

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Sun, 04 Dec 2011 09:21:42 PST

Father we pray that the people of SCF would remember Your mission and reach out boldness to invite friends to our Christmas services. We pray for specific opportunities and awareness of the need to connect with You. We ask Lord that those we invite will be receptive to our invitations and because of that they will experience the love and hope of Christ through Your ministry at SCF. And personally Father I would like to pray for ____________. and that they would be receptive to my invitation.

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Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:26:17 PST

Father we are grateful for your provision for our church. In the midst of global economic uncertainty you continue to provide for the needs of SCF. Thank you Father for the members that you have sent here that faithfully obey your call for generosity with their time, talents and treasures. Thank you for the ongoing transformation of lives that you let us be a part of on a regular basis.

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Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:53:50 PST

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Sun, 13 Nov 2011 10:56:31 PST