How you can
participate in our 40-Hour Prayer Vigil!
Ladies,
we want to encourage you and your families to take part in the 40-Hour Prayer
Vigil next weekend taking place at SEBTS in Appleby Chapel. The event
encourages members of the SBC to join together for prayer for personal and
corporate revival. It is also intended to be a precursor to the upcoming
election and to encourage the SBC to be in prayer for the leaders of our
country.
SEBTS
has been working to put together a format which will encourage involvement
institution wide. We have divided the 40 hours of prayer according to
demographic groups on campus. Time blocks have been set aside for residents of
the various housing complexes, faculty and staff, commuter students, and
distance learners. For information about what time you have been assigned,
please click
here. No matter how late or how early your assigned time is, we want to
encourage as many SEBTS students and families to come out as a community and
pray together. We hope you can make this an exciting time for your family to
go together to pray for the nation and the world. There will be interactive
stations and prayer guides available to help you lead your family in this time.
There will also be unsupervised, kid-friendly activities for them to do while
you are praying together.
We
know what you are thinking…. You want me to pray for an hour from 3:00-4:00
AM?! Are you crazy??
Since
we would like to see as many families come out as possible, we have taken a few
minutes to compile some ideas to help you make this a memorable event for your
family:
- Sign up for a time to pray that is right after going to the Women’s Life Craft andBake Sale! Yummy treats, Christmas gifts, and prayer. What could be a better afternoon.
- Sign up for a crazy time at night, like 2:00 AM, and make it an exciting excursion for your kids. Don’t tell your kids about the prayer time prior to bedtime. Put them to bed as usual but get them out of bed in the middle of the night and tell them that you are going to go and pray together as a family. Explain why prayer is so important and why we must pray for our nation. After praying together, go to Waffle House or make a special treat for you to enjoy together.
- If you are single, have a girls night leading up to the time that you have signed up to pray. Watch movies, make a Pinterest craft or snack, and then go together with your friends to pray. Make sure you bring your coffee!
- Coordinate with your neighbors in your building to all go together. Then have a potluck dinner with one another to build a greater sense of community in your housing complex.
- If anyone in your family plays the guitar, bring it and lead your family in worship as you pray together.
- Take turns watching neighbor’s children so married couples can go together an pray … possibly make it a date night and grab dinner afterwards.
7. If
you don’t live near the SEBTS campus, sign up to pray from the comfort of your
own home. Our Distance Learning Students and Commuter students play a very
important role at Southeastern and we desire to see you get involved as well.
Even though you aren’t coming to campus, please sign up so we know when you are
holding the rope for us and praying on behalf of our community!
If
the assigned time for your community does not work for your family’s schedule,
please feel free to sign up for another time. We would prefer as many
students to get involved as possible and do not want that to hinder you from
participating.
Ladies- are you in? Click here to sign up now! Leave a comment with any other suggestions that you may have to make your prayer time meaningful for you and your family!
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