And this is my prayer

Philippians 1

"Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus,

To all God’s holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons:Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God."

Philippians 1:1-11 was part of my devotional on Monday morning and I thought it was so neat because it is all about intercessory prayer!

Here are a couple of things that I took away from the passage:

1) The sense of intimacy that Paul and Timothy feel towards the church at Philippi. The people are in the apostles’ hearts, Paul and Timothy long for the church with Christ-like affection. They remember the people of the church often, praying for growth in love, discernment, and righteousness, for the glory of God.

2) The common ground or unified purpose and vision that Paul and Timothy share with the church. Together, they are partners in Christ, following Christ’s leading daily as He continues to work towards completing His purposes in their lives.

Ways you can be praying:

- Pray continually for details regarding the construction project including décor decisions, coordination and work of the construction company, permit process, sign installation, etc.

- Pray for collaborative work between Grace Chapel Staff, Wilmington volunteers, and our pastors. May we make unified choices as one church, multiple campuses.

- Pray for volunteers to respond to God’s prompting to serve at the new campus.

- Pray for our leaders, that they may remain rooted in Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit to discern God’s will and love one another.

Praying with you,
Kirsten McLaughlin

p.s. If you are interested in being a member of the prayer team for the New Campus, please contact Kirsten McLaughlin, jdashkmclaughlin@gmail.com to learn about upcoming prayer meetings and ways that you can serve.