Join Us in Prayer for our Nation, our Leaders and Topics of
Concern for the week of 12/12/14 - 12/18/14
God’s Purpose
Kara
Tippetts is a 38-year-old married mother of four who understands the fear and
pain of stage four cancer diagnosis. Yet Kara’s approach to her illness has
been to rest in the grace of God and to find power in living faithfully moment
by moment, squeezing the goodness out of each day.
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And we know that for those who love God all
things work together for good.
Romans 8:28
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“We
thought my pastor-husband and I would help the broken,” Kara says. “But Jesus
planned for us to be the broken. We opened our hands to strength and grasped
the weakness handed to us. From the despair, beauty was born. We were invited
to dine at the table of those who came with us and salt our every meal with our
own tears.”
The sufferings endured by followers of Christ are neither in vain nor outside of God’s sovereign control. In fact, those who “are called according to his purpose” learn to accept, not resent, pain and persecution because God is with them.
Thank the Lord for the Christian leaders in this nation who are shining examples of God’s faithfulness despite difficult circumstances. Pray that many people would come to embrace Jesus Christ as a result.
The sufferings endured by followers of Christ are neither in vain nor outside of God’s sovereign control. In fact, those who “are called according to his purpose” learn to accept, not resent, pain and persecution because God is with them.
Thank the Lord for the Christian leaders in this nation who are shining examples of God’s faithfulness despite difficult circumstances. Pray that many people would come to embrace Jesus Christ as a result.
Recommended Reading: Romans 8:26-39
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Meet and Pray for the freshman class of the 114th Congress
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Lee Zeldin
U.S. Representative - District 1 of New York 
Born: Jan. 30, 1980
Family: Married, Diana Zeldin; two children
Religion: Jewish
Education: State University at Albany, B.A.,
2001; Albany Law School, J.D., 2003
Career: Lawyer, 2008-present
Military Service: Army, 2003-07; Army Reserve,
2007-present
Elected Office: New York Senate, 2011-present
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Mia Love
U.S. Representative - District 4 of Utah 
Born: Dec. 6, 1975
Family: Married, Jason Love; three children
Religion: Mormon
Education: University of Hartford, B.F.A., 1997
Career: Software company marketing director, 2000; call
center employee, 1998-2000; flight attendant, 1997-98
Elected Office: Saratoga Springs mayor, 2010-14; Saratoga
Springs City Council, 2004-10
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Mark Takai
U.S. Representative - District 1 of Hawaii 
Born: July 1,
1967
Family:
Married, Sami Takai; two children
Religion:
Christian
Education:
University of Hawaii (Manoa), B.A., 1990; M.P.H., 1993.
Career:
Health insurance brokerage company owner; public health educator;
publications coordinator
Military Service:
Hawaii Army National Guard, 1999-present
Elected Office:
Hawaii House, 1994-present
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Ryan Zinke
U.S. Representative - Montana 
Born: Nov. 1,
1961
Family: Married,
Lolita Zinke; three children
Religion: Lutheran
Education: University
of Oregon, B.S., 1984; National University, M.B.A., 1991; University of San
Diego, M.S., 2003
Career: Consulting
firm CEO, 2008-present
Military Service:
Navy, 1985-2008
Elected Office:
Montana Senate, 2009-11
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Pray for these topics of concern:
CIA intelligence-gathering techniques used in the aftermath of
the 9/11 attacks and detailed in the Senate’s torture report are "contrary
to who we are," President Obama said in an interview.
The Islamic State has wreaked enough havoc with conventional
weapons over the last several months, so the thought that they may also possess
a radiological device is chilling to say the least.
Leaders in Congress reached a deal on a more than $1.1 trillion
spending package that would fund most of the federal government through the
current fiscal year.
The GOP’s draft 2015 "omnibus" spending bill
reportedly includes $948 million to help poor and unskilled Central American
migrants establish themselves in the United States.
Congress is poised to approve visas for 4,000 more Afghan
interpreters who aided the U.S. in the war on terror, but thousands of
translators will remain in harm’s way due to a shortage of the entry
authorizations.
ObamaCare consultant Jonathan Gruber apologized Tuesday for his
remarks about "the stupidity of the American voter," telling a
Congressional committee he did not think President Obama’s signature healthcare
law was passed in a deceptive manner.
All prayer requests are made
directly from our Presidential Prayer Leader.
We ask you all to pray for
our leaders as the scripture says.
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Timothy 2:1-3 (KJV)
1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may
lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our
Saviour;
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