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100 HOURS OF PRAYER FOR SBC - WHATS NEXT

  Greetings, "Therefore also now, saith the Lord, turn ye even to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning; And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the Lord your God: for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth Him of the evil. Who knoweth if He will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind Him; even a meat offering and a drink offering unto the Lord your God?" – Joel 2:12-14 Last week, we dedicated ourselves to a protracted time of prayer for 100 consecutive hours. We sought the Lord's grace, mercy, and divine help for all of SBC life. Although a small remnant joined us for this time of prayer, it was powerful. Out of 10 million active SBC members, and 4 to 5 million Sunday morning attenders, over 100 individuals participated. It reminded me of Gideon's army—300 warriors against the Midianites. Yet, we know it’s not the number that matters, but the faithful applicati
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SBC 100 Hours of Prayer - #6 Invite Letter

 Greetings, "It is is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not." Lamentations 3:22 100 HOURS OF PRAYER FOR SBC life.  Starting:  Monday, October 7, 8 AM (EST) Finishing: Friday, October 11, Noon (EST) This is the last invite letter to SBC #6. Thank you again to those already signed up. Please pass along to other pastors, churches and prayer leaders. Why have we not yet been consumed as a nation? It is due to the Lord's mercies and compassion. For now, God has seen fit to preserve us and allow us to continue. However, we are on a path contrary to the ways of God. In just the first 24 years of this century, look at how far our nation has strayed from Him. Headline after headline, person after person, church after church, and loved one after loved one are drifting away from God, rather than coming to Him. Such a trend of evil and waywardness cannot continue without God bringing final judgment. Remedial judgments are already constan
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SBC 100 Hours of Prayer - #5 Invite Letter

 Greetings, "that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints ascended up before God. . . ." Revelation 8:3 - 4 We are now 1 week away from our 100 Hours of Prayer for SBC.  Start: Monday, October 7 at 8 AM (EST) Concludes: Friday, October 11 at Noon (EST) Invite letter #5 to SBC This is a call to prayer among all aspects of SBC life. A catalyst for SBC to engage in prayer with a continual, protracted and unified voice to the Lord for SBC life. Our above Scripture in opening is the great picture of God's throne room. In Revelations, there is the reference of the "prayer of the saints" being offered up before the Lord. This is not just for our prayers to be offered up, they are to answered. What good does it do to pray, without prevailing? Such praying that approaches the Lord God and receives from Him a response, "I have not only
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BUT WHAT? EVEN NOW #4 Invite Letter for 100 HOURS OF PRAYER FOR SBC

 Greetings, "Moreover the Lord shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day: but what? even now." I Kings 14:14 ". . .I will bring their calamity from all sides. . ." Jeremiah 49:32 This 100 hours of prayer for SBC is just a drop in the bucket compared to what is needed—namely, a continuous and protracted time of prayer. It is simply a catalyst to invoke and promote prayer among SBC. You are asked to sign up for 15 minutes. There is no way that we can pray for everything of SBC life in 15 minutes. Most churches and individuals spend their time in prayer, largely over 90%, for physical needs. Spiritual prayer requests are largely never mentioned nor prayed for. But we are in a spiritual warfare that requires of us to pray spiritually. We all should know Ephesians 6, for who we are warring against. And Paul tells his son in the faith Timothy, "War a good warfare." What should I pray for in these 15 minutes?  Easily
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BROKEN & CONTRITE #3 Invite Letter for 100 Hours of Prayer for SBC

 Greetings, "For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, Whose Name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones." Isaiah 57:15 "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a brokena nd a contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise." Psalm 51:17 "The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit." Psalm 34:18 We are under 3 weeks, October 7 - 11, before our time of "100 HOURS OF PRAYER FOR SBC". Thanking God for those that have been moved to join us for this needed time to pray. Why do we need this time? Because we need God! We continue to see our nation sinking into an evil abyss. We continue to see far to many souls lost and perishing. Even though there is a season of refreshing among many churches with increased baptisms, the majority of churc
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QUESTIONS REGARDING 100 HOURS OF PRAYER FOR SBC

 Greetings, Those that have joined us and participated in these protracted prayer meetings, are understanding of what this call to prayer is and how it works. But there are those that we are inviting and they have many questions as to how all this works. Here is a lists of questions to help you understand better what the "100 Hours of Prayer for SBC" is all about: What is it? - It is a continual prayer time, lasting 100 hours straight. Starting at Monday, October 7 at 8 AM (EST) and going through till Friday, Noon (EST) to finish. How is it set up? - During these 100 straight hours, it is set up in 15 minute increments. This creates 400 time slots to be filled to cover all 100 hours with someone praying.  Why? This is created as a catalyst to prompt a continued spirit of prayer for SBC life. Our great need in all of SBC life is for the fulness and power of God's Spirit to do His kingdom's work. We need God! And prevailing prayer receives the blessing of God and help
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CONTINUE IN PRAYER #2 Invite Letter for 100 Hours of Prayer for SBC

 Greetings, "Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving;" Colossians 4;2 We are just under one month away from our "100 Hours of Prayer for SBC". We are set to gather as many from SBC life to have a continual spirit of prayer for the work of God to be done in us and through us. The work of God does not come about by the means of men, but by prevailing prayer. Oh, that every SBC church, over 40,000 were to be powerhouses of prayer for the kingdom of God. Truly such a spirit of prayer would enrich the church to accomplish much of the kingdoms business around the world. Have you ever pondered that all of God's work, in and by the church, has come about when God sets His people to pray. Such prayer is seeking His face, calling upon His Name, and waiting and being still to know, in our minds and hearts, that He is God.  SBC life survives and flourishes by a spirit of prayer that prevails. But the church retreats and sinks into self and sin, when the
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