What a great Easter! We had our largest attendance ever at all three NewPointe campuses. ONLY GOD! We received reports that hundreds of people were touched and changed by God through the services. ONLY GOD! Sometimes success is harder to handle than the no success. It is easy for us to get overwhelmed by what God is doing unless, we depending on His strength and provision.
In the midst of all that is happening at our campuses, I really feel the urgency to call all of NewPointe to recommit to the gift and discipline of prayer. Jesus said in Luke 18:1 that we should always pray and not turn coward (faint, lose heart, and give up). God does nothing but in answer to prayer! “The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective” (James 5:16b).
I have recommitted myself to the discipline of personal prayer. I made a commitment to spend 100 hours in prayer over the next several months for NewPointe and for God to specifically speak to me. I believe that we are on the brink of a God wave that will only be explained by “ONLY GOD”. I truly believe that we are going to see thousands of people come to know Christ. Many will be family and friends for whom you have invested and invited and prayed. So I am asking for you to give an hour a week to specifically pray for NewPointe.
Here are two things I am asking.
- Pray that God will Reign His Favor over NewPointe.
- Pray that God would speak clearly to Dwight about the Vision for NewPointe.
I am believing for 300 of you to join me in this adventure. I will give you updates on what God is personally speaking to me about. “Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is” (Ephesians 5:15-17).
The National Day of Prayer is May 5. Nothing you can do will benefit you more than prayer - Paul Y. Cho. Prayer, real prayer, is lethal to Satan's cause. Satan laughs at our toiling, mocks at our wisdom, but trembles when we pray (The Kneeling Christian).
We are kicking off a new series May 22 called Only You Can Be You: 21 Days to Making Your Life Count. Every living thing is created by God and is made for a unique purpose – that includes you. Everything about you was thought of by God, designed by God, and programmed to make you exactly who you are. You are 100 percent original. That means you have something special to do, that only you can do. In fact if you don’t do it, the world will miss out on what your contribution was meant to be. Wondering what you were meant to do? Don’t miss this series, or the book that goes along with it. You can pick one up in our bookstore for $10.
