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"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything,
by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your
requests to God." Philippians 4:6
Cornerstone
gathers in prayer on
Tuesdays at 7 PM
Join us to lift up Cornerstone and
your personal concerns in our main building Sanctuary at
921 Edgar Road.
If
you have PRAYER NEEDS or praises that you
would like to share with others at Cornerstone, you can
express those by either calling Cornerstone at 314 968 9808
or eMailing
Cornerstone. As you wish your prayer needs may
be kept confidential among our Elders and Staff.
For
additional resources on prayer, go to the
St. Louis Gateway National
Day of Prayer
Prayer
is firing the winning shot
You may find the acrostic, ACTS, helpful in structuring
your personal prayer time in the areas of Adoration, Confession,
Thanksgiving and Supplication.
Adoration
This
is the purest kind of prayer because it's all for God ...
nothing in it for you. You don't barge into the presence
of Queen Elizabeth. You begin with the proper salutation.
So with God ... worship Him. Tell the Lord that you love
Him. Reflect on His greatness ... His power ... His majesty
and sovereignty.
Confession
follows.
Having seen Him you now want to be sure every sin is cleansed
and forsaken. Confession comes from a root word meaning
"to agree together with." Apply this to prayer.
It means to agree with God. Something happened yesterday
I called a slight exaggeration . . .God calls it a lie!
I call it strong language ... God calls it swearing. I call
it telling the truth about somebody in the church ... God
calls it gossip. "if I regard iniquity in my heart,
the Lord will not hear me" (Psalm 66:18).
Thanksgiving
The
melting warmth of gratitude. Think of several specific things
to thank God for. How about your family ... your business
... your church and ministry responsibilities ... thank
Him for even tight places. "In every thing give thanks:
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you"
(I Thessalonians 5:18).
Supplication
"To
ask for, earnestly and humbly." Ask for others ...
then for yourself. This is the part of your prayer life
where you make your petitions known to Him. Why not include
other people from around the world, such as missionaries,
students studying abroad, friends in distant places, and
above all ... the nationals of many lands who have yet to
hear about Jesus Christ.
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