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February 2023 Prayer Guide
As the Red Team begins an 8-day Summit at Calvary Baptist Church in Seymour, Indiana, pray for Ryan and Jen Raymond, Jesse and Sarah Westaby, and the team as they rely on the Spirit to open the eyes and hearts of the
attendees to what God desires of them.
On the Other Side of Obedience
We can hardly imagine what is waiting on the other side of obedience. At the very least, each act of obedience increases our desire to continue obeying, strengthens our spirit, weakens our flesh, and increases our capacity to hear and receive guidance from the Holy Spirit.
On the Giving End
Being on the receiving end of humility is a delightful thing. We get the best seat, the first helping, the power of decision. We are the served rather than the server, the voice rather than the ear. We get to go first.
January 2023 Prayer Guide
As the Red Team begins an 8-day Summit at Calvary Baptist Church in Seymour, Indiana, pray for Ryan and Jen Raymond, Jesse and Sarah Westaby, and the team as they rely on the Spirit to open the eyes and hearts of the
attendees to what God desires of them.
Be Honest, Be Free
There is a depth of fellowship that can be known only through honesty. David tells of the devastation he felt day after day when he was trying to hide the truth of his behavior from God. Awful things like decaying bones and depleting strength.
December 2022 Prayer Guide
Lift up the staff at The Lodge, our retreat center for leaders and pastors. Ask God to continue to raise up those who can help with their personal prayer and financial support, enabling them to minister to our guests effectively.
God’s Treasured Possession
This past spring, I found myself struggling with sadness. No one had died recently. There were no tragic circumstances. I was just downhearted. I made the decision to methodically go through the book of Philippians.
Onward Means Upward
Paul and Solomon’s lives followed similar trajectories. Both men could boast high accomplishments. Solomon described his in the book of Ecclesiastes, and Paul listed his in the early verses of Philippians 3. Still, their impressive pasts left both men short of the glory of God.
November 2022 Prayer Guide
As the Red Team begins an 8-day Summit at Calvary Baptist Church in Seymour, Indiana, pray for Ryan and Jen Raymond, Jesse and Sarah Westaby, and the team as they rely on the Spirit to open the eyes and hearts of the
attendees to what God desires of them.
October 2022 Prayer Guide
As the Red Team begins an 8-day Summit at Calvary Baptist Church in Seymour, Indiana, pray for Ryan and Jen Raymond, Jesse and Sarah Westaby, and the team as they rely on the Spirit to open the eyes and hearts of the
attendees to what God desires of them.
While You Wait
Waiting can be a challenge, even for those who are in Christ, and even for those who have experienced a good outcome from previous times of waiting.
The High Yield of Contentment
Job the wealthy landowner and Paul the bi-vocational itinerant preacher came to the same conclusion about accumulating riches.
September 2022 Prayer Guide
Thank you for praying for Life Action during the month of September. Below you will find specific ways you can pray for us this month. LA Prayer Guide September 2022
Slow and Small
We need a distraction. Almost every story about a surprise attack contains this line. Whether it’s a rescue operation or a hostile invasion, a well-timed distraction raises the odds of success.
August 2022 Prayer Guide
Thank you for praying for Life Action during the month of August. Below you will find specific ways you can pray for us this month. LAM Prayer Guide August 2022
Better Here Than There, Better This Than That
Seventy years is a long time to be where you don’t want to be. But that was the situation the citizens of Judah found themselves in. Taken from their homeland, exiled to Babylon, for seventy years—which meant that some would never see home again.
July 2022 Prayer Guide
Thank you for praying for Life Action during the month of July. Below you will find specific ways you can pray for us this month. LAM Prayer Calendar July 2022
June 2022 Prayer Calendar
Thank you for praying for Life Action during the month of June. Below you will find specific ways you can pray for us this month. LAM Prayer Calendar June 2022
Infinitely Finite
“But there never seems to be enough time to do the things you want to do once you find them.” So wrote singer and songwriter Jim Croce in his hit single of the early 1970s, “Time in a Bottle.”
2022 Spring Ministry Update
We can’t settle for “low-energy” Christianity anymore. It’s time to pick up the pace and charge forward in faith. To win the 21st century, and to complete the Great Commission, we need a fresh surge of energy in the Christian movement, starting with you, putting your...