Weekly Prayer Point

2 Corinthians 9:10-11 Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will also supply and increase your store of seed and will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness. You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God. Praise God for His abundant provision for you, your family, and your congregation and pray for Him to continue to provide for the National Covenant Brethren Church as well as for each Region to do the important work He has called us to do. Pray for Him to increase our store of seed that our harvest of righteousness might be enlarged and that it might result in much thanksgiving to God. Please pray for the following congregations and pastors Jackson Park Congregation in Jonesborough, TN and Pastor Jeremy Dykes Jerusalem Congregation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa and Pastor Lubunga Ebegela Abehenya CBC Prayer Committee

2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. KJV Pray for all CBC licensed ministers as they study to be adequately prepared for ordination. Pray for God to bless and direct the CBC Ministry Training Plan as it takes shape with the various courses, presenters, and facilitators and pray for God to bless the other training opportunities such as Brethren Bible Institute. Please pray for the following congregations and pastors Holy Temple Church of God Congregation in Uganda and Pastor Stella Lukledde House of Miracles Congregation in Tanzania and Pastor Marco Edward Lusana CBC Prayer Committee

Reaching forth…I press toward the mark of the high calling of God. Philippians 3:13-14 Meditate on this theme for the Fourth Annual Meeting and Worship Conference (AMWC) this week. Ask God to bless this AMWC with a powerful presence of His Holy Spirit and invite Him to expand your reach, the reach of your congregation, and the reach of CBC to touch all the world with Jesus. Ask God to help us press on toward His high calling that we have in Christ Jesus and to prove faithful. Please pray for the following congregations and pastors Hawthorne Congregation in Johnson City, TN and Pastor Bill Brown Hazelton Congregation in Bruceton Mills, WV and Pastor Michael Bernard CBC Prayer Committee

Colossians 2:6-7 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Pray for God to prepare the hearts of all CBC delegates, presenters, and participants in the Fourth Annual Meeting and Worship Conference (AMWC) next week in PA. Pray for safe travels for all who will participate and for an outpouring of God’s Spirit through worship, study, fellowship and service and that all will be strengthened in the faith. Please pray for the following congregations and pastors Gethsemane Congregation in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Pastor Zihinaula Mulemi Dieudonne Harman Congregation in Harman, WV and Pastor John Moyers CBC Prayer Committee

Psalm 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. Thank God for the privilege of living in the United States of America and for the freedoms and abundant blessings we enjoy. Pray for God to raise up godly leaders and for Him to breathe revival all across our land. Pray for all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 1 Tim 2:2 Please pray for the following congregations and pastors Farmington Bethel Congregation in Farmington, PA and Pastor Steven Davis Frostburg Congregation in Frostburg, MD and Pastor Mark Durst CBC Prayer Committee

“And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.”  Acts 2:47 NIV Church planting is alive and well in CBC!  Along with new ministers and new churches coming to us from prior affiliations, we have numerous brand new congregations both in the U.S. and Africa.  Give thanks for this new growth and ask the Lord to help these church planters and these new fellowships to prosper in Him. Please pray for the following congregations and pastors Ewing Congregation in Ewing, VA and Pastor Frank Turner Fairview Congregation in Oakland, MD and Pastor Samuel Moon CBC Prayer Committee

“Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.”  Ephesians 6:4  Isaiah 43:19 NIV This week begins with Father’s Day.  Pray for our fathers & grandfathers by blood and by spirit.  Pray for those within our congregations who we relate to as Spiritual fathers & grandfathers.  We live in a time when so many children grow up without a present father.  May the men of the Church see the vital opportunities to befriend a “fatherless” boy and make an eternal difference in those young lives. Please pray for the following congregations and pastors Elk Run Congregation in Churchville, VA and Pastor Jonathan Farmer Erwin Congregation in Erwin, TN and Pastor Randy Griffith CBC Prayer Committee

“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers….” 1 Timothy 4:12 NIV Many of our young people are finishing up school and college years. Pray for them to stay true to their faith and to bless others in their circles of influence. For summer jobs, for summer travel, for reuniting with family, bless these dear ones who mean so much to us. Please pray for the following congregations and pastors Dry Run Congregation in Dry Run, PA and Pastor Wayne Hall Ebeneza Congregation in Tanzania and Pastor Irene Aniseih Chandeu CBC Prayer Committee

“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations….” Matthew 28:19 NIV Brother Scott Kinnick of the CBC Executive Board, who serves as our liaison to our international churches, will be in Africa this week meeting with the excited and growing body of CBC Brethren there. Pray for safe travel, productive meetings, and many souls turned to faith in Jesus Christ. Pray for our African CBC leaders who are so committed to Christ and the Church. Please pray for the following congregations and pastors Jackson Park Congregation in Jonesborough, TN and Pastor Jeremy Dykes Danville Congregation in Rawlings, MD and Pastor David Ziler CBC Prayer Committee

Please pray for Brother Scott Kinnick, Vice Chair of the CBC Executive Board who will be traveling to Africa in early June to meet with several leaders of the CBC congregations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania. Please pray for the following congregations and pastors Cristo El Señor Congregation in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico and Pastor Jose Calleja Otero Cristo Nuestra Paz Congregation in Castañer, Puerto Rico and Pastor Norma Medina Aviles CBC Prayer Committee