Mission Surge: 7/1/10

Friday, July 23, 2010

Prayer Request

I would like to ask all of you that read this to be in very serious prayer for me this week Sunday, July 25 through Friday, July 30. I am supposed to be preaching 7 sermons at Cato Baptist Church just outside of Mendenhall, MS for their annual revival. I know the tendency of each one who opens this blog will be to read it and never pray. I am asking you to pray specifically for these series of meetings today and throughout the coming week.

Cato has no pastor to lead them at this time. The people originally scheduled to come in and lead worship are no longer coming due to financial issues and the church having no pastor (I think), so Cato’s part time worship leader will be leading worship. The person originally scheduled to come and preach was also canceled (for the same reasons I believe), so they are stuck with me. I am physically down (with sinus trouble), emotionally down (with the trials my close friends Gene and Julie Pickern are facing), and in the spiritual dumps (don’t act like you haven’t been in the spiritual dumps before). All in all, it sounds like the stage is set for real revival to take place. At least there would be absolutely no one who could take credit for it other than God.

It is my prayer that in my weakness, He will be made strong. In the midst of everything going against revival, from a human standpoint, it is my prayer that God will do exceedingly abundantly above all that we could ever ask or imagine. It is my hope that each of you will really stop and pray for…

1. The people of Cato to be prepared for what God has in store.
2. The Holy Spirit to anoint me and fill me as I preach.
3. For God to move upon people’s hearts and lives in a very real and dramatic way.
4. For an awakening among those who are lost and in the community surrounding Cato.
5. For true revival among those who are saved.

Please continue to pray for me and Cato Baptist Church throughout this next week. I will try to update during the week as to how things are going. I do indeed covet your prayers.

If you are a part of Cleary, please remember that I will be back for our Sunday evening service this weekend as we continue in our sermon series, Assurance: Making our Calling and Election Sure. I hope to see you there.

In Christ,

Kevin