Every week I pray a very similar prayer leading up to the weekly worship experience. I pray for…

Presence :: We are desperate for the presence of God.  If God doesn’t show up in a big way - then we have wasted our time.  We do everything we can to operate with excellence; however, apart from the presence of God - it is meaningless.

People :: We unapologetically pray for more people.  There are a TON of individuals who are far from God in Acworth.  As a result, we work hard to invest in their lives - so that God would continue to send them our way.

Power :: We don’t just want God to show up, we want Him to show off!  We desire for people to be changed from who they are to who God desires them to be.  The words spoken during the course of that hour are powerful words.  Words that bring life, hope, peace, and salvation.  We don’t take that lightly.  God’s power exhibited is an incredible thing - and we do not want it to be a rare occurence!

Because of my ridiculous lack of an attention span - I have to journal during “designated” prayer time. Here is an actual line from my journal this morning…

“Lord, my pen doesn’t work, so I will talk to you later.”

I thought that was funny.

The next several days are going to be pretty big…

Bikes or Bust begins tomorrow! That freaks me out a little bit as it initially seemed like a crazy idea that would never actually take place. Living outside for 48 hours while being suspended in the air - when it is 25 degrees…crazy! A lot of FC volunteers are going to be out in the cold as well - you guys and girls are AWESOME!

The Overflow offering is just 6 days away! We are praying for $15,000 that night. That is a HUGE number for a church that hasn’t launched. HUGE! I believe in setting goals so high that when they get acommplished - there is no logical explanation other than God’s intervention. This goal is no exception!

PRAY!

The question has already been asked if we are serious about the fact that we are praying for $15,000 for our Overflow campaign that culminates on December 23rd! The answer is…YES!

I know that it’s a crazy high number for a launch team to give; however, we are all about praying “crazy” prayers to a God who is able to do infinitely more than we can imagine.

EM Bounds wrote, “It cannot be too often affirmed, that the primary need of the church isn’t persons of money, nor persons of brains, but persons of prayer.”

How do we develop a culture of generosity at Freedom? How do we see God do the impossible in Acworth and beyond? Pray daringly. Pray boldly. Pray!