Wk 90

June 22, 2007
To The Ends of The Earth

Verse for the week:
And in like manner the Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we know not how to pray as we ought; but the Spirit himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered;
(Rom 8:26)

Quote for the week:
"The true spirit of prayer is no other than God's own Spirit dwelling in the hearts of the saints. And as this spirit comes from God, so doth it naturally tend to God in holy breathings and pantings. It naturally leads to God, to converse with Him by prayer."
Jonathan Edwards

People Group of the week:
The Sinhalese of Sri Lanka
http://www.joshuaproject.net/peopctry.php?rop3=109305&rog3=CE
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Apostolic Missions Committee Member to pray for this week:
Tom Hoffman, Vice-Chairman
( Roanoke, IL)

Apostolic Elder's Wife to pray for this week:
Connie Lehman (Bern, KS)

Apostolic Christian Missionaries to pray for this week:
Spencer Lewis (Ixtlan, MX)
Please pray for Spencer as he adjusts to life in Mexico. Please pray for his language acquisition and the Spirit's empowerment of his efforts.

Other News:
Romans tells us that the Spirit "maketh intercession" for us. Couple this verse with the Quote of the Week, and we begin to see that our prayer life is a good measure of the Spirit's presence in our lives. The Spirit cannot thrive in us without prayer, nor can our prayer lives flourish without the Spirit. They are inseparable. This leads to an interesting prayer request - asking God to give us more of the Spirit's presence so that we can pray more effectively. What an awesome request!