Pray pdf (protection-direction-favor) for Pastor Jake - Dann - Jeremy - Rod - Tim - Matt- John - LaDonnaThe Pastoral staff wants our prayers continually- Looking for the Lord's direction in ALL things.
Prayer Request:
For the pastoral staff:
Open hearts to God’s heart
Open ears to God’s voice
Open and flexible spirits to God’s Spirit
Unity and love among the staff with and for one another.
For those a part of Arcade Church:
About the same stuff, that those at Arcade would get excited, in unity, to love God with our whole heart, to obey Him in all things, and love the poor that Jesus has asked us to minister to.
Again, thank you for your prayers, love, and support of our pastors and the body at Arcade.
Vic and Guenther (updated: 11-7-06)
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November 4, 2006, at 7:00AM will be the next Pastors Prayer Partners (P3) Breakfast and prayer time with our pastors.This is the first prayer breakfast for our new Lead Pastor, Jake Larson. Please, come for a short time of fellowship, then a time of Worship and Praise of God because He is Worthy, and closing with a time of intercession for our pastors and church.
If you would RSVP to p3@vicrauch.com - it would be much appreciated!
Looking forward to seeing you,
Vic and Guenther
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Katie Cramer – Home. Gone to
Velma Waite – 10/4 colon cancer surgery. Everything went well.
Monique Belisle –
Hi Everyone,We are all encouraged about the upcoming weekend Installation Service (Sunday, October 22). Thank you for your prayers and help in other details that will make the time meaningful and God honoring.
In general, an Installation Service is a Welcome of and Agreement with, to walk in unity and harmony in Christ with the new pastor, to accomplish God's will through the congregation and reaching the city and surroundings of where the local church is located. This is done in conjunction with pastoral representation of the denomination, possibly national, state and/ or local pastoral leaders. Usually those participating bring brief words of welcome, exhortation and a prayers of blessing to the new incoming pastor and to the congregation. This is not an Ordination Service whereby someone is being interviewed, and dialoged with over their theological views to see if they line up with the position of a specific denomination. For Pastor Jake that was accomplished several years ago, and acknowledged and approved by the Arcade Church Elder Board in accordance with the By-Laws of our local church.
In our case, there will be NorCal/Nev., Conservative Baptist Association representation, local city participation of the denomination, and local pastoral representation from the broader community. There will be a lead pastor (Pastor Daniel Henderson) who will bring a word of encouragement for Pastor Jake, as well as to the Congregation. It also involves, as in our case, the coming together of our Elders, Deacons and Deaconnesses Boards in prayers of blessing and presentation of the new (lead) pastor to the congregation.
It will be a wonderful time of remembering God's grace, sovereignty and leadership over our congregation through a Lead Pastor and the entire pastoral / staff ministry of the local church. May your hearts be encouraged in this special time of acknowledgement and celebration of God's goodness to us. May God's Spirit guide and glorify His Son and empower us all to live in ways that demonstrates our love for Him as we worship and serve Him only.
Blessings of peace and joy to you all! In prayer . . .
Joe Walsh
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Jeremy John had an appointment this morning to get a shot for his back and shoulder pain. Please pray for wisdom for the doctors, and recovery, peace and grace for Jeremy.
Thank you,
Vic and Guenther
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by Francis Frangipane
During seasons of prayer, when congregations unite for intercession or groups meet in homes to appeal to God, it is important we stay united in Spirit, supportive and passionate with the goal of touching the heart of God. Even though we pray differently or come together with different styles or burdens, our unity plays an important dynamic in obtaining spiritual success.
For instance, when my wife and I pray together, I like to pack all the meaning I can into a couple sentences. I might pray a simple prayer, "Lord bless and fill my kids," What I mean, is Lord touch them, forgive them, provide for them, guide them, use them and protect them. My prayer is like a "zip file." It's bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. It appears small, but when God opens it up, there's a lot of meaning in my prayer.
My wife's prayers are longer than mine. She tells the Lord everything He needs to know about the kids, as though He were just meeting them for the first time. She explains what they need in life and offers suggestions to the Lord on how to get them into their future. She touches God's heart because she is so compassionate about her children.
The main thing is, we agree with each other when we pray. We don't judge each other. We listen and appreciate our different approaches and styles. Usually, when we are finished praying together, she will continue interceding alone. I can hear her in the background: "Lord, remind the boys to wash their bed sheets and help them to get enough sleep, and don't let them eat junk food." It's okay, as their mother, she's consumed by her love for them.
When we get together in a group at church, the same principles apply: we all agree with each other. It doesn't matter if one person prays longer or with more detail than another. We pray for our nation along with other nations and their leaders. Some pray for the governmental leaders of nations; another might pray for gang leaders, while someone else will pray for business leaders. We'll stand in repentance for the sins of our nation, asking God to forgive our national sins of pride, injustice and murder (especially concerning the unborn); we ask for mercy concerning our greed and national arrogance, and we ask for forgiveness for the immoral nature of much of our entertainment industry. We each may have a different burden or focus, but with passion we agree with one another's prayer.
Jesus promised that whatever we agreed upon in prayer, it would be done for us by our heavenly Father (Matthew 18:19). Our agreement is as important as our prayer. It's okay that we have different styles: I pace. A dear friend of mine rocks back and forth. Another karate chops the air. Yet, even though our styles are different, our hearts burn together in strong agreement.
Interestingly, the word agree as used in the Gospels was the Greek word sumphoneo. From it we get the English word symphony. In other words, God hears our prayers of agreement not so much as a tolerance of one another's quirks, but as a symphony of passionate voices - each voice as a unique instrument, yet all participating in the same glorious song.
Beloved, let us stay in agreement when we pray. Avoid strife at all costs. Whether our expression is one of weeping or rejoicing, warring or worship, our prayer of agreement can be symphonic to the listening heart of God.
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