Night 4: Thursday, January 9

Theme: Our Church Community

1. Thank God for the gift of His church and Christian community.

  • Thank God for giving us a place where we can worship and follow him. Thank him for building his church.
  • Thank God for the community of ELN. Thank God for the community and the relationships he has built.
  • Thank God for every pastor, leader, and serve team member that serves our church. Thank God that every one of them are gifts to this church

2. Ask God to unite the community of GFA/ELN in a greater way in 2025.

  • Ask God to unify us all in a greater was this year. Pray we would all move as one body in unity with Christ.
  • Pray we will grow more connected not just in name but in our heart in deeper Christian community. Pray that our hearts will be filled with deeper love for each other. Pray that there would be greater sense of fellowship amongst us.
  • Pray that we will all be committed and surrendered to God's Vision for 2025.

3. Pray that calling and giftings in our church community to be released throughout the ELN.

  • Ask God to Release the gifting and calling throughout the ELN. Pray our churches would be places where people's gifts are developed and released.
  • Pray that God would develop new leaders and ministers in our churches. Ask God to call those individuals into their ministry
  • Pray that we would be a church where children can learn and develop their gifts at a young age.

4. Pray that it would be a community that passionately seeks Jesus.

  • Pray that we will be a community that actively seeks and focuses on Jesus. Pray that we would be a community with a passion for his presence.
  • Pray that our community will always reflect the character and heart of Jesus.
  • Ask God to fill our community with a passionate hunger to continue growing in Christ.

5. Pray that our church would be a place where anyone can be connected to the community.

  • Pray our that church would make everyone feel welcomed and loved. Pray, we will be able to cross every dividing wall in our communities and cultures to connect people to the body of Christ.
  • Pray that the love and presence of God would fill our services. Pray that every new family would be able to sense his presence.
  • Pray that new families would feel at home and safe in our churches. Pray that they would see us as a place where they can raise their families.