The Prayer of Jabez

October 8, 2020

For today’s prayer, Pastor Joe shares with us from 1 Chronicles 4:10.

The theme for today’s prayer is Prayer and Service. Pastor Doug shares a prayer from Prayers Public and Private by Edward White Benson who was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1883 until his death in 1896.

Prayer and the Word

October 6, 2020

For today’s prayer theme about “Prayer and The Word”, Pastor Doug shares a prayer that is attributed to Thomas a Kempis (1380-1471).

Learning to Pray

October 5, 2020

Today’s prayer is about learning to pray and comes from Henry J.M. Nouwen’s A Cry for Mercy.

Where is Jesus Leading You?

October 4, 2020

This Sunday, we’ll be celebrating World Communion Sunday and we’ll begin sharing about the World Mission Offering which supports the work of our ABCUSA International Missionaries and Global Partners. We receive the WMO throughout the month of October. The passage International Ministries is focusing on this year is Mark 8.22-26 which is a story about…

Ending the Day with Prayer

October 4, 2020

Today’s prayer is about ending the day in prayer. It comes from A Diary of Private Prayer (1936) by John Baillie (March 26, 1886 – September 29, 1960) a Scottish theologian, a Church of Scotland minister.

Through the Day with Prayer

October 3, 2020

Today’s prayer reminds us that we should be Praying Throughout the Day. It is an anonymous prayer taken from the Guide to Prayer for Ministers and Other Servants.

October 2020 Beacon

October 2, 2020

Here’s the October 2020 Beacon. Use the arrows at the bottom to change pages.

Beginning the Day with Prayer

October 2, 2020

Today Pastor Doug shares about a prayer that our dear friend Beverly Johnson used to begin her day in prayer every morning. It is taken from a prayer by Ella Syfers Schenck and it first appeared in publication in 1956.