as craig said on swerve today, the staff at lifechurch.tv is resting, fasting and praying this good friday. i am really looking forward to having a day of focus like this.
it has been a while since i asked how i can pray for you guys, so please, allow me
to do so today. how can i pray for you this easter weekend?
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thanks for the offer, my friend!
for me – i am serving as a producer this weekend and it is the first time we have had six experiences on a weekend…!!…please pray for health and strength that allow me to be fully present in spirit.
for joy – she just learned that she needs to complete a history and polity class via correspondence by next month for her ordination process; that on top of her job, a couple of trips we plan to take, etc.
thanks for being you!
I am fasting too – asking God to show His power in my life – especially this week as we start a new series called “Monster – Energize your life”
Praying that during spring break week our people still invite their friends and the power of the gospel to change lives is proclaimed clearly and in a compelling way.
Thanks Anne. I will pray for you too!
Committing to pray for all LC staffers today – from Craig, to you, to my own hunny bunny. Have a blessed, peaceful, wonderful, joyous day for we celebrate the ressurection of our King and Savior in a special way this weekend!!!!
i posted this on the SWERVE this morning as well. i would love all the prayers i can get…
i have two dear friends who have been trying to conceive for about three years now. they are an amazing couple who love the Lord! they are struggling right now. i am asking God for a miracle that only He can perform, for His honor and His glory. their names are dave and jodi.
thanks anne!!
Please pray for me today. My work situation has become more and more frustrating and discouraging, and I’ve been really struggling with feelings of bitterness, which as really killed my joy and my witness at work here.
Please pray that I love the people here while I’m here, and receive everything that comes my way as God’s provision for me.
Thanks!
thanks for asking anne:)
i am stuggling with an “idol” in my life, I ask for prayers for God to help me break free.
Praying for you all this morning…
Thanks Anne,
I could use some believing friends that aren’t so into everything…I like nice things too, but I really need a friend or two who is real..
this is awesome anne! :]
i would love for you to pray for me to handle this next quarter responsibly, and to not just toss my schoolwork to the wind. and that the transition to college will go smoothly for my family (mom and sis in particular).
Pray that the people who attend our gatherings this weekend “get it.” Not just the “unchurched” and visitors, but even the long timers.
The Kingdom must be built.
Changes are happening in our lives as well as our church, just need to continue to trust God for all the details! Thanks! We’re praying for you and Life Church too!
You are so nice to ask!
I would like prayer for wisdom with a couple of friendships and definitely some immediate family concerns (relationally).
Also, my Mom has pneumonia that just won’t let go.
oh and if I can pray for you in any way…please let me know.
Lifting yall up…
For me, I am having a hard time making the cultural transition from a big city of 7 million to Oklahoma City…my attitude kind of sucks about it.
Thanks for asking!
I’m nervous . . . I have to interpret (sign language) two songs in church tonight for the Good Friday service. Pray that my attitude is right and that I have the confidence I need.
Also, I just came from a funeral. Please pray for the Perillo family.
Thanks so much.
Since you ask-
My heart and mind have been struggling with hurt and a lot dissapointment lately. I am getting better compare to last month, but I need more cleansing and healing both in my heart and mind. I want my happy old self to be back!!
I leave for Nicaragua today on a mission trip with the young adult ministry at my church! This is for my step into a foreign country (other than Cananda, and that was just a couple weeks ago!) and my first “mission trip.” I have been asking for prayer for health and safety– but really, I ask for prayer for my heart as I go down there and love on the little kids. As you know from your trip to Uganda, a part of your heart stays there with them. Thanks Anne. Will miss my daily check up on your blog, but will look forward to catching up when I get back! :) Will be praying for you as well.
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Thanks for asking Anne!
*My home church is in the midst of total chaos from staff and people issues.
*School is really starting to get crazy hectic, and I want to be faithful to the assignments since they will actually be put into practice at my current church.
*I am struggling with purity.
*Oh…and I’m giving a meditation and monologue at our service tonight!
How can we pray for you, Anne Jackson?
Anne – I am lifting up your need to have peace about your new home town -you were called to that place so will receive special nourishment in this new situation, growing in ways you never imagined. The Lord has so MUCH better plans for us than we can think up.
Since you asked (nobody asks me if they can pray for me – I’m in tears here!). I need prayer for dealing with the last part of my life – things are definitely not turning out the way I thought they would at this age.
i feel that way every time i go there. but, the air is cleaner, the people are great, there is a fabulous pizza place somewhere near scott’s campus, and God has yu there for Him – and many will receive the benefit of that. press on young warrior – God’s army is with you. He is risen…..
thank you for your kind offer.
I need a refreshing of spirit, to crave Him more, and not to get so caught up in the temporal.
covering you all…
mixed emotions. seeking God’s plan and find peace that His plan was and is better than my own.
May be rather vague, but lately I just feel like God hates me. I’m sure there’s a better way to say it, because I know He loves me, but lately everything goes wrong and my prayers are never answered. In other words, I’m very discouraged.
Hi Anne,
I still keep you in my prayers as I follow your blog. I posted this on Swerve…
Here in Egypt we have just finished our Good Friday services and they went really well, and we’re sooo looking forward to Sunday! Please pray for our church – we’re in a leadership transition and we have a new Senior Pastor coming in six weeks. It’s all a bit scary really, but we know God is leading this process forward and we’re trusting that Steve is the right man.
Also, our youth are on a mission trip to Romania to work at a Christian camp with local youth – please pray that they have a huge impact for the kingdom and that they are forever wrecked by God as a result.
i have 3 beautiful children in elementary school. all of them are being bullied and tonight we received a threating call from one of the bulies. how do you protect your children and yet teach them to have passion for the lost…
please pray for their safety. thank you anne.
Anne, thanks for praying for all of us. I’ll lift you and Chris up too.
I’ll be leading worship this Sunday. And I’m looking for wisdom in general, and I also need some serious patience with some of the big items in my life.
man, I’m praying for erica’s kids right now. that they would be light in their schools.
Thank you for asking. I will pray for you as well.
I have come to the realization that my faith is almost entirely academic. I love debating doctrine and reading theologians. However, my heart doubts that I am need of salvation and as a result continually fails to achieve the perfection that I feel that I should be able to grasp. I think that I am trying to earn God’s love.
If I am not asking too much, a small prayer for finding a meaningful and challenging job?
Hi anne – I need breakthrough in pretty much all areas of my life, career, relationships and faith thanks for including us on your fast.
Pray for renewal of soul, body and spirit for me. …and I need patience. Thanks Anne!
we’re in seminary – and don’t know what in the WORLD we’ll be doing after my husband graduates. this is a current prayer for us, but recently we’ve had a large financial set back that has us scraping to finish the degree.
so we need prayer for provision and guidance.
and praying for you as you transition to a different city/culture. its hard.
Hey Anne, I hope you are having a contemplative weekend. I am torn. It is also March Madness weekend! *lol* Just a good test from God I suppose!
Anyway, if you would pray for Sarah, she is having a really difficult time with her back right now and has had to miss work, etc. She is starting biofeedback and we hope that helps, so far nothing else has. She is far from home and still transitioning, so any prayer would help.
Also we will be getting engaged soon! So prayers about that would be nice.
Finally I tried to sponsor a child, but it has been almost a month and I have not received a packet. Is that normal?
Mike
Pray for First Assembly in Mattoon, Illinois.
We are offering an Easter service like none before.
Many elements. A lot of great stuff.
We may be a little stretched. Pray God moves in an amazing way.
Pray this is the beginning of something big for us.
Thanks so much.
praying for you all today…
Anne, Hey! I’m new here! Been following you since Uganda. Started posting, I’m the long winded one that posts in the middle of the night – insomniac. I was inspired by you all to start writing… I’m at http://www.beyondJEMS.wordpress.com.
As far as prayer is concerned I’m so not shy about asking and if anyone else wants to add us to their list, I’ll take it. I’m going through a nasty divorce with 2.5 YO twins. They are not having a very easy time right now. I’ve been told it’s easier when kids are younger because they understand less and do not have the emotional or mental development to process & retain what is happening. Thus, they wont retain it long term. However, when my soon to be ex gets abusive or explosive, it is very hard on them. They have started showing some regression, especially my daughter, and my son is having extremely violent outbursts, mimicing I’m sure. It’s very scary at times. So please pray for them.
Here’s where it gets crazier. My abusive soon to be ex’s mom, who has been hateful and mean to me since day 1, who actually cried when we told her we were engaged(Not tears of joy, just tears); was just diagnosed with an agressive stomach cancer and the outlook is grim. Please pray for her, my husband & his family.
And if it’s not to selfish, my right knee is hurting pretty badly and I’m supposed to run my first 5K next Saturday in honor of a new & healthy life. Can you squeeze in one for my right knee?
I’m a dork. Thank you!
Amy…wow.
Thank you so much for sharing your requests. I am so sorry you are going through all those things (knee included – I can relate on that one!)
I am praying for you right now. Thank you for the encouraging words and for sharing your heart.
Thanks Anne! Gee, rereading my comments… I sound like a mess. I’m not really that bad. But I do know the power of prayer, so I wanted to squeeze them in.
Hey Amy, nothing to be ashamed of. We are all broken. I think though you have accidentally stumbled upon something that keeps a lot of people from God and from the church, and that is thinking we have to be fixed before we can come to God. Now I know that isn’t what you meant, but it always seems that I am apologizing when things are going wrong in my life. You know what? I am not ashamed anymore if my life is a wreck. After all Christ came for those of us who are broken, right? I will no longer apologize when people ask me how I am if I have a litany of things that are wrong in my life. However I will also not be shy with my praise for God for the struggles as well as the victories in my life.
Yeah, that is what I am going to do. By the power and grace of God.
Yeah…
Mike
Hey Anne…I’m late as usual…but could really use some prayers if you’re still willing. Fighting some depression right now and it’s been really tough. Thanks!