Prayer Guide ~ 640 Names & Attributes of Christ

640 Names And Attributes of Christ

"If I be lifted up I will draw all men unto me."

Compiled by Pastor Ted Corley

These names come from years of study, reading and research. I am grateful to many ministers who have written about, preached about and taught about the wondrous names of Yeshua. I wish that I could give credit to everyone who has contributed to this list, but sometimes during a sermon or teaching, the name will just explode off the page and I will write it down and later I can’t remember who was preaching or teaching. It is a growing list and if you have a name that is not on the list please send it to me so that I may fully expose the majesty and power of Yeshua.

>>>Note: This is a simple but most extraordinary document. We've never seen anything like it! It could re-charge Christmas prayer celebrations with fresh hope in the fullness and supremacy of the One who came for us and now reigns over us forever. We wish you a new year overflowing with marvelous demonstrations of His sovereign grace and Kingdom advances. Truly.... CHRIST IS ALL! David and Robyne Bryant

First Day: December 22, 2008

1. Advocate - 1 John 2:1

2. Alien - Psalms 69:8

3. Alive for Evermore - Revelation 1:18

4. All, and in All - Colossians 3:11

5. All-Knowing - Psalm 139:1-6

6. Almighty - Revelation 1:8

7. Alpha and Omega - Revelation 1:8

8. Altar - Hebrews 13:10

9. Altogether Lovely - Song of Solomon 5:16

10. Amen - Revelation 3:14

11. Ancient of Days - Daniel 7:13 & Daniel 7:22

12. Angel of God - Genesis 21:17

13. Angel of His Presence - Isaiah 63:9

14. Angel of the Lord - Genesis 16:7

15. Anointed - 1 Samuel 2:35

16. Another king - Acts 17:7

17. Apostle of our Profession - Hebrews 3:1

18. Ark of the Covenant - Joshua 3:3

19. Arm of the Lord - Isaiah 53:1

20. Author of Eternal Salvation - Hebrews 5:9

21. Author of our Faith - Hebrews 12:2

22. Balm of Gilead - Jeremiah 8:22

23. Banner to Them that Fear Thee –

Psalms 60:4

24. Bearer of Glory - Zechariah 6:13

25. Bearer of Sin - Hebrews 9:28

26. Before All Things - Colossians 1:17

27. Beginning - Colossians 1:18

28. Beginning and Ending - Revelation 1:8

29. Beginning of the Creation of God –

Revelation 3:14

30. Beloved - Ephesians 1:6

31. Bishop of Your Souls - 1 Peter 2:25

32. Blessed Hope - Titus 2:13

33. Blessed and Only Potentate –

I Timothy 6:15

34. Blessed for Evermore - 2 Corinthians 11:31

35. Branch - Zechariah 3:8

36. Branch of Righteousness - Jeremiah 33:15

37. Branch of the Lord - Isaiah 4:2

38. Bread of God - John 6:33

39. Bread of Life - John 6:35

40. Bridegroom - John 3:29

41. Bright and Morning Star - Revelation 22:16

42. Brightness of His Glory - Hebrews 1:3

43. Brightness of thy Rising - Isaiah 60:3

44. Brother - Matthew 12:50

45. Buckler - Psalms 18:30

46. Builder of the Temple - Zechariah 6:12-13

47. Bundle of Myrrh - Song of Solomon 1:13

48. Captain of Their Salvation - Hebrews 2:10

49. Captain of the Host of the Lord –

Joshua 5:14-15

50. Carpenter - Mark 6:3

51. Carpenter's Son - Matthew 13:55

52. Certain Nobleman - Luke 19:12

53. Certain Samaritan - Luke 10:33

54. Changeless - Malachi 3:6, Hebrews 13:8

55. Chief Cornerstone - Ephesians 2:20

56. Chief Shepherd - 1 Peter 5:4

57. Chief Among 10,000 –

Song of Solomon 5:10

58. Child Born - Isaiah 9:6

59. Child Jesus - Luke 2:27

60. Child of the Holy Ghost - Matthew 1:18

61. Chosen of God - 1 Peter 2:4

62. Chosen out of the People - Psalms 89:19

63. Christ - 1 John 5:1

64. Christ - Matthew 1:16

65. Christ Come in the Flesh - 1 John 4:2

66. Christ Crucified - 1 Corinthians 1:23

67. Christ Jesus - Acts 19:4

68. Christ Jesus The Lord - 2 Corinthians 4:5

69. Christ Risen from the Dead –

1 Corinthians 15:20

70. Christ a King - Luke 23:2

71. Christ of God - Luke 9:20

72. Christ our Passover - 1 Corinthians 5:7

73. Christ the Lord - Luke 2:11

74. Cleft of the Rock - Exodus 33:22

75. Cluster of Camphire Henna Blossoms-

Song of Sol 1:14

76. Comforter - John 14:16-18

77. Commander of the Peoples - Isaiah 55:4

78. Conceived of the Holy Ghost –

Matthew 1:20

79. Consolation of Israel - Luke 2:25

80. Corn of Wheat - John 12:24

81. Counselor - Isaiah 9:6

82. Covenant of the People - Isaiah 42:6

Second Day: December 23, 2008

83. Covert from the Tempest - Isaiah 32:2

84. Covert of Thy Wings - Psalms 61:4

85. Creator - Romans 1:25

86. Creator of the Ends of the Earth –

Isaiah 40:28

87. Crown of Glory - Isaiah 28:5

88. Darling, My - Psalms 22:20

89. Day Dawn - 2 Peter 1:19

90. Day Spring from on High - Luke 1:78

91. Daysman - Job 9:33

92. Daystar - 2 Peter 1:19

93. Dear Son - Colossians 1:13

94.

95. Defense - Psalms 94:22

96. Deliverer - Psalms 40:17

97. Desire of all Nations - Haggai 2:7

98. Despised by the People - Psalms 22:6

99. Diadem of Beauty - Isaiah 28:5

100. Door of the Sheep - John 10:7

101. Dwelling Place - Psalms 90:1

102. Elect - Isaiah 42:1

103. Elijah - Matthew 16:14

104. Emmanuel - Matthew 1:23

105. End of the Law - Romans 10:4

106. Ensign of the People - Isaiah 11:10

107. Equal with God - Philippians 2:6

108. Eternal God - Deuteronomy 33:27

109. Eternal Life - 1 John 1:2

110. Everlasting Father - Isaiah 9:6

111. Everlasting Light - Isaiah 60:19-20

112. Everlasting Name - Isaiah 63:12

113. Exceeding Great Reward - Genesis 15:1

114. Excellency - Job 13:11

115. Excellency of Our God - Isaiah 35:2

116. Excellent - Psalms 8:1

117. Express Image of His Person –

Hebrews 1:3

118. Face of the Lord - Luke 1:76

119. Fairer than the Children of Men –

Psalms 45:2

120. Faithful - 1 Thessalonians 5:24

121. Faithful Creator - 1 Peter 4:19

122. Faithful High Priest - Hebrews 2:17

123. Faithful Priest - 1 Samuel 2:35

124. Faithful Witness - Revelation 1:5

125. Faithful Witness Between Us –

Jeremiah 42:5

126. Faithful Witness in Heaven –

Psalms 89:37

127. Faithful and True - Revelation 19:11

128. Faithful and True Witness –

Revelation 3:14

129. Fellow - Zechariah 13:7

130. Finisher of the Faith - Hebrews 12:2

131. First Begotten - Hebrews 1:6

132. First Begotten of the Dead –

Revelation 1:5

133. First Born - Hebrews 12:23

134. First Fruit - Romans 11:16

135. Firstborn Among Many Brethern –

Romans 8:29

136. Firstborn From the Dead –

Colossians 1:18

137. Firstborn Son - Luke 2:7

138. Firstborn of Every Creature –

Colossians 1:15

139. Firstfruits of Them That Slept –

1 Corinthians 15:20

140. Flesh - John 1:14

141. Foreordained before the World –

1 Peter 1:20

142. Forerunner - Hebrews 6:20

143. Fortress - Psalms 18:2

144. Foundation Which is Laid –

1 Corinthians 3:11

145. Fountain of Life - Psalms 36:9

146. Fountain of Living Waters –

Jeremiah 17:13

147. Friend of Publicans and Sinners –

Luke 7:34

148. Friend Sticks Closer than Brother -

Proverbs 18:24

149. Fruit of The Womb - Luke 1:42

150. Fruit of the Earth - Isaiah 4:2

151. Fuller's Soap - Malachi 3:2

152. Gift of God - John 4:10

153. Gin - (A trap for Birds - ) Isaiah 8:14

154. Glorious High Throne - Jeremiah 17:12

155. Glorious name - Isaiah 63:14

156. Glory - Haggai 2:7

157. Glory as Only Begotten of the Father –

John 1:14

Third Day: December 24, 2008

158. Glory of God - Romans 3:23

159. Glory of His Father - Matthew 16:27

160. Glory, my - Psalms 3:3

161. God - Revelation 21:7

162. God Blessed Forever - Romans 9:5

163. God Who Avenges Me - Psalms 18:47

164. God Who Forgives - Psalms 99:8

165. God With Us - Matthew 1:23

166. God in the Midst of Her - Psalms 46:5

167. God manifest in the Flesh –

1 Timothy 3:16

168. God of Glory - Psalms 29:3

169. God of My Life - Psalms 42:8

170. God of My Righteousness - Psalms 4:1

171. God of My Salvation - Psalms 18:46

172. God of My Strength - Psalms 43:2

173. Good Man - John 7:12

174. Good Master - Matthew 19:16

175. Good Shepherd - John 10:11

176. Governor Among Nations - Psalms 22:28

177. Gracious - Exodus 33:19,

Rom.16:24, Rev. 22:21

178. Great - Jeremiah 32:18

179. Great God - Titus 2:13

180. Great High Priest - Hebrews 4:14

181. Great Light - Isaiah 9:2

182. Great Shepherd of the Sheep –

Hebrews 13:20

183. Great prophet - Luke 7:16

184. Greater - 1 John 4:4

185. Greater Than Jonah - Matthew 12:41

186. Greater Than Our Father Abraham –

John 8:53

187. Greater Than Our Father Jacob –

John 4:12

188. Greater Than Solomon - Matthew 12:42

189. Greater Than the Temple - Matthew 12:6

190. Greater & Perfect Tabernacle –

Hebrews 9:11

191. Guest - Luke 19:7

192. Guide Even Unto Death - Psalms 48:14

193. Guiltless - Matthew 12:7

194. Habitation of Justice - Jeremiah 50:7

195. Harmless - Hebrews 7:26

196. He Goat - Proverbs 30:31

197. Head of Every Man - 1 Corinthians 11:3

198. Head of all Principality and Power –

Colossians 2:10

199. Head of the Body, the Church -

Colossians 1:18

200. Head of the Corner - 1 Peter 2:7

201. Heir - Mark 12:7

202. Heir of All Things - Hebrews 1:2

203. Helper - Hebrews 13:6

204. Helper of the Fatherless - Psalms 10:14

205. Hen - Matthew 23:37

206. Hidden Manna - Revelation 2:17

207. Hiding Place - Psalms 32:7

208. Hiding Place from the Wind - Isaiah 32:2

209. High Priest - Hebrews 5:5

210. High Priest Forever - Hebrews 6:20

211. High Priest like Melchizedek –

Hebrews 5:10

212. High Tower - Psalms 18:2

213. High and Lofty One Inhabits Eternity –

Colossians 1:18

214. Highest Himself - Psalms 87:5

215. Holy - Isaiah 57:15

216. Holy Child Jesus - Acts 4:27

217. Holy One - Acts 2:27

218. Holy One Of Israel - Psalms 89:18

219. Holy One and just - Acts 3:14

220. Holy Thing Born of woman - Luke 1:35

221. Holy to the Lord - Luke 2:23

222. Hope - 1 Timothy 1:1

223. Hope of Glory - Colossians 1:27

224. Hope of His People - Joel 3:16

225. Hope of Israel - Acts 28:20

226. Hope of Their Fathers - Jeremiah 50:7

227. Horn of David - Psalms 132:17

228. Horn of Salvation - Luke 1:69

229. Horn of the House of Israel –

Ezekiel 29:21

230. House of Defense - Psalms 31:2

231. Householder - Matthew 20:1

232. Husband - Revelation 21:2

233. I Am - John 18:6

234. Image of the Invisible God –

Colossians 1:15

235. Immanuel - Isaiah 7:14

236. Innocent Blood - Matthew 27:4

237. Intercessor - Isaiah 53:12 & Romans 8:34

238. Isaac - Hebrews 11:17-18

239. Jasper Stone - Revelation 4:3

240. Jehovah - The Lord - Exodus 6:2-3

Forth Day: December 25, 2008

241. Jehovah-Adon Kal Ha’arets- Lord of Earth

Josh 3:13

242. Jehovah-Bara - Lord Creator –

Isaiah 40:28

243. Jehovah-Chatsahi - Lord my Strength –

Psalm 27:1

244. Jehovah-Chereb - Lord the Sword –

Deut. 33:29

245. Jehovah-Eli - Lord my God - Psalm 18:2

246. Jehovah-Elyon - Lord Most High –

Psalm 38:2

247. Jehovah-Gador Milchamah - Mighty in

Battle - Ps 24:8

248. Jehovah-Ganan - Lord Our Defense –

Ps 89:18

249. Jehovah-Go’el - Lord My Redeemer –

Is. 49:26, 60:16

250. Jehovah-Hamelech - Lord King –

Psalm 98:6

251. Jehovah-Hashopet - Lord My Judge -

Judges 6:27

252. Jehovah-Helech ‘Olam - Lord King

Forever Ps10:16

253. Jehovah-Hoshe’ah - Lord Saves –

Psalm 20:9

254. Jehovah-Jireh - Provider - I John 4:9,

Philip 4:19

255. Jehovah-Kabodhi - Lord my Glory –

Psalm 3:3

256. Jehovah-Kanna - Lord Jealous - Ex 34:14

257. Jehovah-Keren-Yish’i - Horn of Salvation

Ps 18:2

258. Jehovah-M'Kaddesh - Sanctifier –

I Corinthians 1:30

259. Jehovah-Machsi - Lord my Refuge –

Psalm 91:9

260. Jehovah-Magen - Lord my Shield –

Deut. 33:29

261. Jehovah-Ma’oz - Lord my Fortress –

Jer. 16:19

262. Jehovah-Mephalti - Lord my Deliverer –

Psalm 18:2

263. Jehovah-Metshodhathi - Lord my Fortress

Psalm 18:2

264. Jehovah-Misqabbi - Lord my High Tower

Psalm 18:2

265. Jehovah-M’gaddishcem - Lord my

Sanctifier - Ex 31:13

266. Jehovah-Naheh - Lord who Smites -

Ezekiel 7:9

267. Jehovah-Nissi - Banner –

I Chronicles 29:11-13

268. Jehovah-Rohi - Shepherd - Psalm 23

269. Jehovah-Rophe - Healer - Isaiah 53:4,5

270. Jehovah-Sabaoth - Lord of Hosts –

I Sam 1:3

271. Jehovah-Sel’i - Lord my Rock –

Psalm 18:2

272. Jehovah-Shalom - Peace - Isaiah 9:6,

Rom 8:31-35

273. Jehovah-Shammah - Present –

Hebrews 13:5

274. Jehovah-Tsidkenu - Righteousness –

I Cor 1:30

275. Jehovah-Tsori - Lord my Strength –

Psalm 19:14

276. Jehovah-Yasha - Lord my Savior –

Isaiah 49:26

277. Jehovah-‘Ez-Lami - Lord my Strength –

Ps 28:7

278. Jehovah-‘Immeku - Lord Is With You –

Judges 6:12

279. Jehovah-‘Izoa Hakaboth - Lord Strong –

Mighty - Ps 24:8

280. Jehovah-‘Ori - Lord my Light - Psalm 27:1

281. Jehovah-‘Uzam - Lord Strength in Trouble

Is 49:26

282. Jeremiah - Matthew 16:14

283. Jesus - Matthew 1:21

284. Jesus Christ - Hebrews 13:8

285. Jesus Christ Our Lord - Romans 7:25

286. Jesus Christ, the Son of God - John 20:31

287. Jesus of Galilee - Matthew 26:69

288. Jesus of Nazareth - John 1:45

289. Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews –

John 19:19

290. Jew - John 4:9

291. John the Baptist - Matthew 16:14

292. Joseph's Son - Luke 4:22

293. Judge of All the Earth - Genesis 18:25

294. Judge of the Quick and the Dead –

Acts 10:42

295. Just One - Acts 7:52

296. Just Person - Matthew 27:24

297. Keeper - Psalms 121:5

298. Kindness and Love of God - Titus 3:4

299. King Eternal - 1 Timothy 1:17

Fifth Day: December 26, 2008

300. King Forever and Ever - Psalms 10:16

301. King Immortal - I Timothy 1:17

302. King Invisible - I Timothy 1:17

303. King Who Comes - Luke 19:38

304. King in His Beauty - Isaiah 33:17

305. King of All the Earth - Psalms 47:7

306. King of Glory - Psalms 24:7-8

307. King of Heaven - Daniel 4:37

308. King of Israel - John 1:49

309. King of Kings - Revelation 19:16

310. King of Peace - Hebrews 7:2

311. King of Righteousness - Hebrews 7:2

312. King of Saints - Revelation 15:3

313. King of Salem - Hebrews 7:2

314. King of the Jews - Matthew 2:2

315. Kinsman - Ruth 4:14

316. Lamb - Revelation 17:14

317. Lamb from the Foundation of the World –

Rev 13:8

318. Lamb Who Is in the Midst of the Throne –

Rev 7:17

319. Lamb of God - John 1:29

320. Lamb that was Slain - Revelation 5:12

321. Last - Isaiah 44:6

322. Last Adam - 1 Corinthians 15:45

323. Lawgiver - James 4:12

324. Leader - Isaiah 55:4

325. Life - John 14:6

326. Lifter of Mine Head - Psalms 3:3

327. Light - John 1:7

328. Light of Men - John 1:4

329. Light of the City - Revelation 21:23

330. Light of the Glorious Gospel of Christ –

2 Cor 4:4

331. Light of Knowledge of the Glory of God –

2 Cor 4:6

332. Light of the Morning - 2 Samuel 23:3-4

333. Light of the World - John 8:12

334. Light to Lighten the Gentiles - Luke 2:32

335. Light to the Gentiles - Isaiah 49:6

336. Lily among Thrones –

Song of Solomon 2:2

337. Lily of the Valleys - Song of Solomon 2:1

338. Lion of the Tribe of Judah - Revelation 5:5

339. Living Bread - John 6:51

340. Living God - Psalms 42:2

341. Lord - John 13:13

342. Lord Both of Dead and Living –

Romans 14:9

343. Lord God Almighty - Revelation 16:7

344. Lord God Omnipotent - Revelation 19:6

345. Lord God Who Judges Her –

Revelation 18:8

346. Lord God of Truth - Psalms 31:5

347. Lord God of the Holy Prophets -

Revelation 22:6

348. Lord Jesus - Romans 10:9

349. Lord Jesus Christ - James 2:1

350. Lord also of the Sabbath - Mark 2:28

351. Lord and My God - John 20:28

352. Lord and Savior - 2 Peter 1:11

353. Lord from Heaven - 1 Corinthians 15:47

354. Lord of Glory - 1 Corinthians 2:8

355. Lord of Lords - I Timothy 6:15

356. Lord of Peace - 2 Thessalonians 3:16

357. Lord of the Harvest - Matthew 9:38

358. Lord of the Vineyard - Matthew 20:8

359. Lord of the Whole Earth - Psalms 97:5

360. Lord's Christ - Revelation 11:15

361. Lord's Doing - Matthew 21:42

362. Lord, Holy and True - Revelation 6:10

363. Lover - 1 John 4:8 & John 3:16

364. Lowly in Heart - Matthew 11:29

365. Magnified - Psalms 40:16

366. Maker - Psalms 95:6

367. Malefactor - John 18:30

368. Man - John 19:5

369. Man Approved of God - Acts 2:22

370. Man Child - Revelation 12:5

371. Man Christ Jesus - I Timothy 2:5

372. Man Gluttonous - Matthew 11:19

373. Man Whom He Hath Ordained –

Acts 17:31

374. Man Whose Name is the Branch -

Zechariah 6:12

375. Man of Sorrows - Isaiah 53:3

376. Manna - Exodus 16:15

377. Marvelous in Our Eyes - Matthew 21:42

378. Master - Matthew 23:10

379. Mediator - I Timothy 2:5

380. Mediator of a Better Covenant –

Hebrews 8:6

381. Mediator of the New Covenant –

Hebrews 12:24

Sixth Day: December 27. 2008

382. Mediator of the New Testament –

Hebrews 9:15

383. Meek - Matthew 11:29

384. Melchizedek - Genesis 14:18

385. Merciful - Psalm 103:8-11

386. Merciful and Faithful High Priest –

Hebrews 2:17

387. Mercy and His Truth - Psalms 57:3

388. Messenger of the Covenant - Malachi 3:1

389. Messiah - Daniel 9:26

390. Messiah the Prince - Daniel 9:25

391. Mighty - Psalms 89:19

392. Mighty God - Isaiah 9:6

393. Mighty One of Jacob - Isaiah 60:16

394. Minister of Sin - Galatians 2:17

395. Minister of the Circumcision –

Romans 15:8

396. Minister of the Heavenly Sanctuary –

Hebrews 8:1-3

397. More Excellent Name - Hebrews 1:4

398. Morning Star - Revelation 2:28

399. Mouth of God - Matthew 4:4

400. My Beloved Son - Matthew 3:17

401. My Righteous Servant - Isaiah 53:11

402. Mystery of God - Colossians 2:2

403. Nail Fastened in a Sure Place –

Isaiah 22:23

404. Name Above Every Name –

Philippians 2:9

405. Nazarene - Matthew 2:23

406. Offering and a Sacrifice to God –

Ephesians 5:2

407. Offspring of David - Revelation 22:16

408. Ointment Poured Forth –

Song of Solomon 1:3

409. Omega - Revelation 22:13

410. Only Begotten Son - John 3:16

411. Only Begotten of the Father - John 1:14

412. Only Potentate - I Timothy 6:15

413. Only Wise God - I Timothy 1:17

414. Our God For Ever and Ever –

Psalms 48:14

415. Owl of the Desert - Psalms 102:6

416. Passover - 1 Corinthians 5:7

417. Pavilion - Psalms 31:20

418. Peace, our - Ephesians 2:14

419. Pelican of the Wilderness - Psalms 102:6

420. Perfect Man - James 3:2

421. Person of Christ - 2 Corinthians 2:10

422. Physician - Luke 4:23

423. Place of Refuge - Isaiah 4:6

424. Plant of Renown - Ezekiel 34:29

425. Polished Staff - Isaiah 49:2

426. Poor - 2 Corinthians 8:9

427. Portion - Psalms 119:57

428. Portion of Jacob - Jeremiah 51:19

429. Portion of Mine Inheritance - Psalms 16:5

430. Potter - Jeremiah 18:6

431. Power of God - 1 Corinthians 1:24

432. Precious - 1 Peter 2:7

433. Precious Corner Stone - Isaiah 28:16

434. Preeminence - Colossians 1:18

435. Price - 1 Corinthians 6:20

436. Price of His Redemption - Leviticus 25:52

437. Priest Forever - Psalms 110:4

438. Priest of the Most High God -

439. Prince and Savior - Acts 5:31

440. Prince of Life - Acts 3:15

441. Prince of Peace - Isaiah 9:6

442. Prince of Princes - Daniel 8:25

443. Prince of the Kings of the Earth –

Revelation 1:5

444. Prophet - John 7:40

445. Prophet Mighty in Deed and Word –

Luke 24:19

446. Prophet Without Honor - Matthew 13:57

447. Prophet of Nazareth - Matthew 21:11

448. Prophets, One of the - Matthew 16:14

449. Propitiation for Our Sins - 1 John 2:2

450. Pure - 1 John 3:3

451. Purifier of Silver - Malachi 3:3

452. Quick Understanding - Isaiah 11:3

453. Quickening Spirit - 1 Corinthians 15:45

454. Rabbi - John 3:2

455. Rabboni - John 20:16

456. Rain Upon the Mown Grass - Psalms 72:6

457. Ransom for All - 1 Timothy 2:6

458. Ransom for Many - Matthew 20:28

459. Redeemer - Job 19:25

460. Redemption - 1 Corinthians 1:30

461. Redemption of Their Soul - Psalms 49:8

462. Refiner's Fire - Malachi 3:2

463. Refuge - Psalms 46:1

464. Refuge for the Oppressed - Psalms 9:9

465. Refuge from the Storm - Isaiah 25:4

466. Refuge in Times of Trouble - Psalms 9:9

467. Report, our - Isaiah 53:1

Seventh Day: December 28, 2008

468. Reproach of Men - Psalms 22:6

469. Resting Place - Jeremiah 50:6

470. Resurrection and the Life - John 11:25

471. Reverend - Psalms 111:9

472. Reward for the Righteous - Psalms 58:11

473. Rich - Romans 10:12

474. Riches of His Glory - Romans 9:23

475. Riddle - Judges 14:14

476. Right - Deuteronomy 32:4

477. Righteous - 1 John 2:1

478. Righteous Branch - Jeremiah 23:5

479. Righteous Judge - 2 Timothy 4:8

480. Righteous man - Luke 23:47

481. Righteousness - 1 Corinthians 1:30

482. Righteousness of God - Romans 10:3

483. River of Water in a Dry Place - Isaiah 32:2

484. Rock - Matthew 16:18

485. Rock of His Salvation –

Deuteronomy 32:15

486. Rock of Israel - 2 Samuel 23:3

487. Rock of My Refuge - Psalms 94:22

488. Rock of Offense - Romans 9:33

489. Rock of Our Salvation - Psalms 95:1

490. Rock of Strength - Isaiah 17:10

491. Rock that is Higher than I - Psalms 61:2

492. Rod - Micah 6:9

493. Rod out of the Stem of Jesse –

Isaiah 11:1

494. Root and Offspring of David –

Revelation 22:16

495. Root of David - Revelation 5:5

496. Root of Jesse - Romans 15:12

497. Root out of Dry Ground - Isaiah 53:2

498. Rose of Sharon - Song of Solomon 2:1

499. Ruler - Micah 5:2

500. Sacrifice for Sins - Hebrews 10:12

501. Sacrifice to God - Ephesians 5:2

502. Salvation of God - Luke 3:6

503. Salvation of Israel - Jeremiah 3:23

504. Salvation, my - Psalms 27:1

505. Samaritan - John 8:48

506. Same Yesterday, Today, Forever –

Hebrews 13:8

507. Sanctuary - Isaiah 8:14

508. Sardine Stone - Revelation 4:3

509. Saving Strength of His Anointed –

Psalms 28:8

510. Savior - Titus 2:13

511. Savior of All Men - 1 Timothy 4:10

512. Savior of the Body - Ephesians 5:23

513. Savior of the World - John 4:42

514. Scapegoat –

Leviticus 16:8 & John 11:49-52

515. Scepter of Israel - Numbers 24:17

516. Scepter of Thy Kingdom - Psalms 45:6

517. Secret - Judges 13:18

518. Secret of Thy Presence - Psalms 31:20

519. Seed of Abraham - Galatians 3:16

520. Seed of David - Romans 1:3

521. Seed of the Woman - Genesis 3:15

522. Sent One - John 9:4

523. Separate from His Brethren –

Genesis 49:26

524. Separate from Sinners - Hebrews 7:26

525. Serpent in the Wilderness - John 3:14

526. Servant of Rulers - Isaiah 49:7

527. Servant the Branch - Zechariah 3:8

528. Servant, my - Isaiah 42:1

529. Shadow from the Heat - Isaiah 25:4

530. Shadow of a Great Rock - Isaiah 32:2

531. Shadow of the Almighty - Psalms 91:1

532. Shelter - Psalms 61:3

533. Shepherd of Israel - Psalms 80:1

534. Shepherd, my - Psalms 23:1

535. Shield - Psalms 84:9

536. Shiloh - Genesis 49:10

537. Sign of the Lord - Isaiah 7:11

538. Siloam - John 9:7

539. Sin - 2 Corinthians 5:21

540. Snare to the Inhabitants of Jerusalem –

Isaiah 8:14

541. Son - Matthew 11:27

542. Son Given - Isaiah 9:6

543. Son from Heaven - 1 Thessalonians 1:10

544. Son of Abraham - Matthew 1:1

545. Son of David - Matthew 1:1

546. Son of God - John 1:49

547. Son of Joseph - John 1:45

548. Son of Man - John 1:51

549. Son of Mary - Mark 6:3

550. Son of the Blessed - Mark 14:61

551. Son of the Father - 2 John 1:3

552. Son of the Free Woman - Galatians 4:30

553. Son of the Highest - Luke 1:32

554. Son of the Living God - Matthew 16:16

555. Son of the Most High God - Mark 5:7

Eighth Day: December 29, 2008

556. Son over His own House - Hebrews 3:6

557. Son Consecrated for Evermore –

Hebrews 7:28

558. Song, my - Isaiah 12:2

559. Sower - Matthew 13:4

560. Sparrow alone upon the Housetop –

Psalms 102:7

561. Spiritual Rock - 1 Corinthians 10:4

562. Star out of Jacob - Numbers 24:17

563. Stay, my - Psalms 18:18

564. Stone Cut out of the Mountain –

Daniel 2:45

565. Stone Cut without Hands - Daniel 2:34

566. Stone of Israel - Genesis 49:24

567. Stone of Stumbling - 1 Peter 2:8

568. Stone which the Builders Refused –

Psalms 118:22

569. Stone which the Builders Rejected –

Matthew 21:42

570. Stone which was Set at Naught –

Acts 4:11

571. Stranger - Matthew 25:35

572. Strength of Israel - 1 Samuel 15:29

573. Strength of My Life - Psalms 27:1

574. Strength to the Needy in Distress –

Isaiah 25:4

575. Strength to the Poor - Isaiah 25:4

576. Strength, my - Isaiah 12:2

577. Strong Consolation - Hebrews 6:18

578. Strong Tower - Proverbs 18:10

579. Strong Tower from the Enemy –

Psalms 61:3

580. Stronger than He - Luke 11:22

581. Stronghold in the Day of Trouble –

Nahum 1:7

582. Stumbling Block - 1 Corinthians 1:23

583. Sun of Righteousness - Malachi 4:2

584. Sure Foundation - Isaiah 28:16

585. Sure Mercies of David - Isaiah 55:3

586. Surety of a Better Testament –

Hebrews 7:22

587. Sweet Smelling Savor - Ephesians 5:2

588. Tabernacle for a Shadow - Isaiah 4:6

589. Tabernacle of God - Revelation 21:3

590. Teacher Come from God - John 3:2

591. Temple - John 2:19

592. Tender Mercy of God - Luke 1:78

593. Tender Plant - Isaiah 53:2

594. Testator - Hebrews 9:16

595. Testimony of God - Hebrews 9:17

596. Treasure - 2 Corinthians 4:7

597. Tried Stone - Isaiah 28:16

598. True Bread from Heaven - John 6:32

599. True Light - John 1:9

600. True Vine - John 15:1

601. True Witness - Proverbs 14:25

602. Truth - John 14:6

603. Undefiled - Hebrews 7:26

604. Understanding - Proverbs 3:19

605. Unknown God - Acts 17:23

606. Unspeakable Gift - 2 Corinthians 9:15

607. Upholder of All things - Hebrews 1:3

608. Upright - Psalms 92:15

609. Veil - Hebrews 10:20

610. Very God of Peace –

1 Thessalonians 5:23

611. Very Great - Psalms 104:1

612. Very Present Help in Trouble –

Psalms 46:1

613. Victory - 1 Corinthians 15:54

614. Vine - John 15:5

615. Voice - Revelation 1:12

616. Wall of Fire - Zechariah 2:5

617. Wave Offering - Leviticus 7:30

618. Way - John 14:6

619. Weakness of God - 1 Corinthians 1:25

620. Wedding Garment - Matthew 22:12

621. Well of Living Waters - John 4:14

622. Well of Salvation - Isaiah 12:3

623. Wisdom - 1 Corinthians 1:25

624. Wisdom of God - 1 Corinthians 1:24

625. Wise Master Builder - 1 Corinthians 3:10

626. Witness - Job 16:19

627. Witness of God - 1 John 5:9

628. Witness to the People - Isaiah 55:4

629. Wonderful - Isaiah 9:6

630. Word - John 1:1

631. Word of God - Revelation 19:13

632. Word of Life - 1 John 1:1

633. Worm and No Man - Psalms 22:6

634. Worthy - Revelation 4:11

635. Worthy Name - James 2:7

636. Worthy to be Praised - Psalms 18:3

637. Yokefellow - Matthew 11:29-30

638. Young Child - Matthew 2:11

639. Zeal of the Lord of Hosts - Isaiah 37:32

640. Zeal of Your House - John 2:17

WorkLife Revolution Articles

Earthquake Alert – What in the World is God Doing?

Kent Humphreys

Today the church of Jesus Christ is facing perhaps its greatest challenge since Christ’s resurrection. And unfortunately, the only institution that is slower to change than the government is the church. On a given Sunday only 17% of the population attends church in the U.S., closely following the pattern of Europe. Yet, the church is unaware that is becoming ineffective. The Spirit of God is creative and constantly doing new things among us in Asia, the Middle East, and elsewhere. So the question is: “What in the world is God doing today, and what does he want us as leaders to do?” I want to look at briefly at just one area where God is obviously at work in our day-The Workplace.

For the last twenty or thirty years God has become more and more active in His followers in the workplace, just as the church in many countries was becoming more and more institutional. While many churches invited the “lost” to come in, they have kept the followers “inside and busy with programs”, except for the occasional controlled activities out in the community or around the globe. Although mission trips are more common than ever, most of our members continue to compartmentalize their lives into “the sacred and the secular”. The “priesthood of the believer” is preached but not practiced. The largest churches grow by adding staff and increasingly place the focus on the professional and the platform. When the followers get really “spiritual”, then they give up their job (and their relationships with the lost) and go on the staff of a local church or Para-church organization. Will God have to bring a spiritual earthquake to get our attention?

While hundreds of workplace organizations have sprung up in the U.S. alone, few have had much dialogue with the local church until just recently. This dialogue is very healthy and encouraging. I have personally witnessed this expansion globally over the last five years. These marketplace organizations attract, train, and release workers back into the workplace to model Christ and live out their faith in their professions. Many did try to serve the local churches at first, but they were not allowed to because most churches want to tightly control their leaders and resources. This is ironic, because churches need leaders, money, and inroads into the secular community. However, in the past church leadership has not trusted the workplace organizations to give the leaders back to the church. Such partnerships would increase giving, produce more leaders, and open the doors to those who do not know Christ. My book, Shepherding Horses, has addressed this issue by encouraging workplace leaders to build bridges with their pastors and work together to reach their cities. Conversations are taking place among these leaders for the first time in years. Both sides are learning to listen and deciding to lay their control issues on the altar before God.

In the last few years a few local churches have started to emphasize the workplace, but many programs become focused on the church building, the pastor or staff, and large groups. Are we building churches or His Kingdom? Some workplace organizations have gradually become religious and built institutions just like the local church. When we get all of the leaders out of their silos in the areas of the marketplace, education, government, the arts, the media, and the church to come together in Kingdom unity, emphasizing relationships and community, then we will see transformation in our cities.

In a recent survey in Dallas-Ft. Worth, it was estimated that the average church budget costs $25,000 per baptism, while the average workplace chaplain costs only $1,700 per baptism. Perhaps every church should turn a third of their staff into workplace chaplains and provide them free to the organizations in their community. Our baptisms would triple over night. Perhaps we need to re-evaluate the effectiveness of our giving and our programs. It has been calculated that the average full-time workplace chaplain leads twenty-eight people to Christ per year, while many churches do not lead one adult to Christ in a year. One part-time workplace chaplain led 750 people to Christ over fifteen years. And even more important, ordinary believers are free as they share Christ naturally in their sphere of influence. What a bargain!

Jesus always went to the temple, but spent most of his time in the marketplace with some rugged workplace leaders and the hurting people. My prayer is that the leaders in the Body of Christ will come together and turn the focus of our churches outward, toward the lost in our cities, and begin to reap a harvest in the greatest mission field in this century – the marketplace. This is the one place that believers are surrounded daily by those who do not know Christ. May we as leaders become equippers and encouragers of the ordinary believers as they invade their workplaces with the Gospel of Christ.

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God Has Moved!

Kent Humphreys

Cape Town, South Africa, October 17, 2010. The first evening of the Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization concluded with an astounding revelation: “God Has Moved!” Church leaders from around the globe reported that over the last twelve months there has been convincing evidence that the Spirit of the Living God has moved outside of the walls of local churches and into the workplace. In keeping with the model of His Son Jesus while Jesus was on the earth, it appears that God began moving sometime in late 2008 or early 2009 outside of the confines of religious institutions. It took several months for even the most spiritual churches to realize that God was moving. For nearly a year most of them continued with their normal activities and services with not much of a drop in attendance. However, by the fall of 2009, it was obvious that God has moved His center of operation to where the majority of the lost population was located: in the workplaces of the villages, towns, and cities around the globe. Lausanne’s purpose of the Whole Church…with the Whole Gospel… to the Whole World was coming alive.

The leaders reported that this move of God was similar to the experience of the children of Israel as they traveled for in the wilderness. God showed Himself as a cloud by day and fire by night. The leaders admitted that they had been so busy in their committees and conferences that they had taken their eyes off of the Lord for just a short time. They certainly meant well in all of their sacrificial efforts, but God had literally placed His presence into the hearts of ordinary believers out in the workplace. This move of God has caused church leaders to make some drastic renovations of their facilities and programs in order to keep up with what God has been doing. Worship centers became a lot less like entertainment venues and looked more like staging zones for a large army. While worship was even more vibrant, the primary focus shifted away from the large gathering to small group equipping. As various churches took seriously the Great Commission, they experienced lower attendance. Once the retooling was in place and working, churches began to see true followers of Jesus flocking to join them.

These changes were accompanied by times of deep repentance and prayer. Leaders from the marketplace, education, government, the media, and the arts joined hands which church leaders to concentrate on the lost in their everyday world. Many pastors confessed that they had taken their eyes off of their high calling. They admitted that the pressures had been so intense to build their churches, they had neglected His Kingdom. Church leaders had been gradually deceived into measuring success by the size of their buildings, budget, and attendance. They had focused on bringing people into their facility instead of sending them out. As this process worked its way into the fabric of many churches, the talented professionals had taken center stage and the paid staff had grown rapidly. The ordinary Christians in the pew became demanding consumers wanting to be entertained and willing to pay for the professionals to do the work of the ministry.

Never before have Christian institutions been this flexible to change this quickly in response to a move of God. Local churches now look more like equipping centers as the primary focus is to equip the saints for the work of the ministry out where the lost are located in the workplace. Pastors began to ask the question, “How can we help YOU in the ministry that God has given YOU where He has sovereignly placed YOU in your workplace?” These passionate followers of Jesus have been meeting in small groups in homes and office complexes and factories. They are learning how to recognize the open doors of crises and are building relationships and sharing the good news of the Gospel of Christ. Some workplace chaplains are leading more people to Christ than their entire church did last year. Baptisms are taking place in factories in China. Prayer meetings are now allowed in government offices in the United States. Biblically based seminars are being presented in companies in South Africa. Young believers are leading house churches in Iran. Business leaders in Europe are modeling their values and beliefs in the secular culture. Latin American marketplaces are being transformed by the Holy Spirit as the leaders have chosen to be led by Him alone.

Leaders now expect this Congress to be the most strategic meeting in centuries. The whole church is focusing outward in Kingdom unity, replacing methods with relationships, institutions with community, and human efforts with the transformation of God’s Spirit. It is exciting to be able to report the movement of God instead of the plans of men. There is a spirit of expectancy not seen since Jesus Christ walked on this earth. May we say together, “Come, Lord Jesus, and work among us!”

Collaborating Youth Ministries in Cedar Rapids

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This is the Handbook describing our new SOS (Serve Our Schools) initiative, which is has been developed under the umbrella of Serve The City (STC). So far the vision has been accepted by 22 youth groups. (On the back page is an SOS directory, so you can see the names of all the STC churches as well as a few others who are aligning themselves with our vision.)

History of SOS. The vision began in June, when Luke Reid and I began to share the passion of our hearts for reaching our schools in a significant way. As we’ve talked to other STC youth leaders, our vision has grown and has been confirmed, being crystallized in these pages. Continued feedback and input is welcomed as we enter this new territory of unified ministry.

SOS Vision. The ultimate goal is to spur each of our students towards what STC calls a “Prayer, Care, Share lifestyle”. The SOS plan provides a simple structure whereby they are regularly encouraged to see their school as a mission field. By teaching them to Pray for their school, Care for their peers, and most importantly, Share with them, they will be obedient to the Great Commission in making disciples.

In a nutshell, the plan is to link our 20+ youth groups together and designate a monthly “SOS Day” where all our youth group kids are encouraged to:
1. wear the unifying SOS t-shirt to school,
2. do a service project (either a major cooperative service project or have individuals look for serving opportunities throughout the day), and
3. in the context of natural relationships strike up spiritual conversations and/or invite peers to their church or youth group.

SOS Side Benefits. There are so many residual benefits of this plan. Here are a few.
* Demonstrating to a lost world that Christians are to be about serving, not being served.
* Unraveling the stereotypes saying that Christians are primarily judgers, self-focused, and uncaring.
* Showing the unity in the body of Christ across denominational lines.
* Encouraging Christian kids who may feel they’re outnumbered at their school.
* Communicating between students about needs and opportunities at their school.
* Increasing awareness of on-campus ministry opportunities like FCA, YFC, and prayer groups.
* Bringing the youth pastors/ministers together in a cooperative effort.
* Building up each local youth ministry.
* Reminding youth groups to be intentionally receptive to newcomers.
* Accomplishing more together than we could ever hope to do alone.
* Improving the conditions at the schools.
* Building bridges between Christians and the school administrations and staff.
* Augmenting the overall impact of Serve The City.

SOS Frequency. We agreed we could make plans to do SOS once a month if we encouraged the students to pace themselves--periodically doing simple service projects so as not to overextend themselves. Each school can decide what is realistic for them in terms of the scope of their projects.

SOS Scheduling. We have decided that SOS days will be Wednesdays. Since we want to launch this on See You At The Pole day, the concept arose to have it each 4th Wednesday when possible. There are three months where there are conflicts; in those months the plan is to move it ahead one week to the third Wednesday. The schedule then is as follows:
* Sept 24
* Oct 22
* Nov 19 (third Wed due to Thanksgiving)
* Dec 17 (third Wed due to Christmas)
* Jan 28
* Feb 25
* March 18 (third Wed due to Spring Break)
* April 22
* May 27


Of course we can evaluate it as we go along—perhaps we’ll decide to change the frequency, the day, or whatever. However, it’s important that we agree on the days, so all the youth pastors can promote it easily to their youth groups.

The role of each youth group leader/pastor

One role will be to remind students in our individual youth groups of the upcoming SOS day, making sure they know their service plan and reminding them to wear their shirts. We should try to do an SOS reminder the night before using every means of communication available (email, texting, Facebook, etc).

We also need to be sure we remain outrageous cheerleaders for our kids! More on this below.

Another role of ours will be to prepare for a potential influx of guests to our youth groups. We want them to find our youth groups to be places that are welcoming, relevant, and sensitive to the fact that they may be unfamiliar with “churchianity”. When guests are invited, we might feature testimonies, gospel presentations, or activities that will endear them to us and most importantly towards Jesus.

Organizing the Service Projects. We really want this whole endeavor to be simple and student-led and student-owned, so we want to minimize our adult involvement in the details as much as possible. We do not want to micromanage the students, but to empower them and cheer them on in their outreach efforts.

For Middle School. We’ve decided it would be simplest and best for each of the schools to do the exact same service project on a given SOS day. Each month Mark Eades and Brad Singleton (our city’s two full-time Middle School pastors) will collect ideas from all of us and then choose one that they feel would be most appropriate. (The projects must be simple and do-able regardless of how many SOS students attend the school.) They will announce the plan to each of the youth group leaders on our list and it then will be our responsibility to communicate the plan to all of our middle school students prior to SOS day. Examples of projects might be: “return trays in the cafeteria”, or “write appreciation notes to your teachers.” We adults are simply suggesting what students can do that day and wildly cheer them on—yet the success of each school’s SOS day will directly relate to the effort the students put into making it happen.

For Senior High. For Senior high, the service project part is entirely student-led and indigenous to each school. Our plan is to identify one or more “SOS Student Leaders” for each school. The youth pastors/directors will encourage the “Student Leaders”.

SOS Student Leader – one for each participating Sr. High School

CHARACTER / TRAITS

o Must be a solid Christian student who understands and is passionate about the SOS strategy.
o Must be willing to come under the umbrella of Serve The City and share doctrinal agreement with them.
o Must have natural leadership, be outgoing and influential.
o Seniors are preferred due to their position of influence.
o Should be students who are not already in a key leadership position in other ministries, such as FCA.
o Must be able to motivate and inspire the SOS vision in others.
o Must be able to work with a team of students to make team decisions.
o Must be a good listener and be responsive to the ideas of others.
o Must not be power-hungry, but rather a humble servant-leader.

DUTIES

o Be the contact person for students who later may want to be added to your school’s SOS group.
o Keep the SOS vision alive among the students.

Note: the duties below will vary greatly depending on how many enthusiastic, motivated SOS students are at your school. If you have just a handful, you won’t need much of a leadership team or communication system at all. Nor will you be able to organize large-scale service projects. Your role will mainly just be reminding your peers to look for opportunities to be a servant throughout the day. The duties described below assume a larger number of students will be involved.

o Depending on number of SOS students, recruit a team of 2-5 student leaders to help with the following duties.
o Contact your school principal to explain that the people he’ll see wearing the SOS shirts are simply there to serve (and to alleviate fears that you might be a gang J.) You’ll want to build good rapport with them!
o Establish a communication system to keep all your schools SOS students informed of what’s planned.
o Decide what the service project plan will be each month.
o Work with the youth pastors to acquire the resources needed for the projects.
o Stay in touch with the school principal to seek further opportunities to serve the school.


SOS Q&A.

Q. What was the rally about? A. We had a huge SOS kickoff rally on Wed, Sept 17th to hand out the t-shirts and to get our kids excited and to prepare them for the first SOS day a week later. We had 500 people there altogether with several students who shared their heart for their schools. All the youth pastors/leaders were up on the stage, to challenge, inspire and pray for the students in their mission! After the rally, they broke out into school groups to talk about how they will handle See You At The Pole and the first SOS project.

Your browser may not support display of this image.Q. Who gets the t-shirts? A. Most of us agreed that mainly students should wear the SOS shirts. The thought is that we want our students to receive all the credit for serving their schools—and that if we’re wearing matching outfits, onlookers might assume that the students needed prodding from us in order to serve. We want this whole effort to highlight the fact that students are taking their own initiative to serve their schools. Yet, if individual adults want a shirt to wear to show support, that’s ok too.

Q. Can we still get t-shirts? A. After the rally, shirts may be purchased for $5 (while supplies last) and obtained from any of the SOS youth pastors or from Mark at New Covenant or Luke at First Assembly. If we have to reorder more shirts, the price may be slightly higher.

Q. How can adults show their support if they don’t wear the SOS shirt? Those of us who don’t wear the shirt can still show great support for the students in other ways. We need to be outrageous cheerleaders for our students who serve, and they need to tangibly feel our support. Having them share their serving stories in youth group, highlighting noteworthy achievements, notes, letters, texts, Facebook wall posts, church bulletin ‘Kudos’, church service testimonies, youth group treats, etc. can all be ways for us to affirm their faithful involvement in SOS. Some even suggested that we adults get our own distinctively different t-shirts, saying something like “SOS Fan Club” or “Proud Youth Pastor,” etc. If any of you want to spearhead that project, please do so!

Q. What are some examples of Sr. High Service Projects? A. We’re going to let each school SOS group be creative with this, but some starter ideas might be:

1. Clean up after lunch
2. Take a friend’s lunch tray to the wash area.
3. Pick up litter in the hallways.
4. Pick up litter on the outside of the building.
5. Make encouragement cards for all the teachers and administration.
6. Wash Car Windows

7. Declare holidays (why not, Hallmark does!) and celebrate them with balloons, banners, locker posters, gifts, cards, photos, contests, etc.

• Freshmen Appreciation Day
• Lunch Lady Appreciation Day
• Teacher Appreciation Day
• Janitor Appreciation Day
• Administrator Appreciation Day

8. Free Car Wash in the School Parking lot after school

9. “Candy Bombs” where each SOS student brings 10-15 candy bars with a note “have a great day, from SOS” and secretly hide them all over the school: in backpacks, lockers, shelves, hoodies, bathrooms, etc.

10. When there is an event at school (i.e. music contests on Saturdays, etc.) the youth could volunteer to help for the day whether it is as a runner, assistant to a judge (get supplies, etc. as needed) or some other position. This would provide for a very inexpensive way to serve.

The number of students at a particular school will affect how realistic some of the ideas are. Some ideas will require talking to the principal to find out what the needs are. And some, like #10 might be extra projects, planned on days other than SOS Wednesdays.

Q. What about Sr. High Schools with only a few SOS students? A. Obviously the schools with a lot of SOS students will have the advantage of momentum. But students with small numbers can serve their school as individuals by looking for opportunities to serve others throughout the day, picking up trays, buying someone lunch, writing thank you notes to teachers, putting encouragement notes on lockers, etc.

Q. What about home schoolers? A. Obviously, students who are exclusively home schooled are going to be surrounded only by family members. They can still participate in the SOS day, taking the opportunity to serve and share spiritually at home. Those who are part of home school associations or who take some public school classes can take part in SOS there as well.

Q. What if any non-Serve the City individuals or youth groups want to participate? A. All the STC churches and SOS youth groups embrace a common theological and doctrinal perspective. Other youth groups are welcome to join SOS as long as aligning themselves with our perspective is desirable to them. As is the case with all STC churches, a good indicator of common theological agreement would be substantial agreement with the Lausanne Covenant. http://www.lausanne.org/lausanne-1974/lausanne-covenant.html.

Thanks for reading all this! Please feel free to pass it on to those leaders who would find it interesting.

Privileged to serve side by side with you,

Mark Forstrom
Pastor of Sr. Highers
New Covenant Bible Church

Preparing Leaders for Reflection and Prayer Days and Short Retreats

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Preparing Leaders for Reflection and Prayer Days and Short Retreats

U. S Session: May 13–22, 2009

In the U. S.: May 13-22, 2009 at White Oak Conference Center near Charlotte, NC

Lead Facilitator: Dr. Evelyn C. Davis, International Training Consultant

Worship Leaders, Topic Facilitators, and Prayer Coordinators will be announced

Thank you for your interest in the training that will prepare you to facilitate half or full days of reflection and prayer, and short retreats. The total time for the training is ten days. Arrival time is the first day by noon or early afternoon (our first session is at 3:30 p.m.). Departure is on the last day before noon (after the concluding evaluation and prayer session). Detailed information about the location is given below, and the application form is on page 3. Send your application to evelyn_davis@sil.org and contact her if you have any questions or comments.

Location: The White Oak Conference Center is approximately 1½ hours drive from the Charlotte airport, and

airport pickups and transportation to White Oak will be arranged. If you are a member of SIL or

Wycliffe, and want to be at our JAARS Center near Waxhaw for a period of time before the training,

we will arrange transportation from there as well (White Oak is an hour’s drive from JAARS).

If flying, you will need to arrange your flight to arrive in Charlotte by noon or earlier on Wednesday,

May 13, as we must arrive at White Oak in time for you to get settled in your room and ready for our

first session, which begins at 3:30 p.m. During the first afternoon, there will be introductions, sharing,

and an overview of the training. Our first meal is Wednesday evening, and we will have a time of

prayer and communion after dinner.

On our final morning, Friday, May 22, we will conclude with a time of evaluation, communion, and

prayer, and leave White Oak at approximately 11:00 a.m. Since it is a 1½ hour drive to the Charlotte

airport, be sure to arrange your flight home early-afternoon or later.

Schedule: Day One—Afternoon and Evening: We will begin at 3:30 p.m. with introductions, sharing, and an

overview of the sessions. After dinner that night we will have prayer and communion.

Day Two: Experience one of the reflection topics (listed on the overview on page 2).

Day Three: Work in a small group led by a staff member to experience (and then study and

prepare to present) one of the other reflection or retreat topics.

Days Four, Five, Six, Seven, and Eight: Each group presents the topic that they have prepared

(so that they will have an opportunity to practice how to use the topics later). Everyone

experiences each topic.

Day Nine: Teaching sessions designed to prepare you for praying with and for individuals and

groups when you return to your place of service.

Day Ten—Departure approx. 11:00 a.m.: Closing worship time, evaluation, sharing, and praying.

Other: Quality time will be allowed for you to peruse the books and other resources that will be available.

There will be a few evening activities, including an overview of how to lead prayer times, a fun

night, and sharing what God has done during your time of reflection and prayer. There will also be

opportunities for personal ministry and appointments with the prayer coordinators.

An Exciting Development: We now have an interactive website, and participants who take the R & P training

can make it into an R & P life-style! We will introduce the website during the training sessions, and

as participants return to their place of ministry, they will be able to share through this website how

God is using R & P in their own lives and, through them, in others’ lives. The website will also serve

as a prayer hub, and the place where all former R & P participants can access updated materials.

Cost: $675.00 for accommodations (double occupancy), meals, a notebook of the topics, copies of the

retreat manuals, and the basic resources. There is a daily surcharge of $16.00 for single occupancy,

and $75.00 of the above amount is required for registration. Because of a grant that has been

received, some financial assistance will be available if that is needed. Note additional details about

payment on the application form.

To Register: The number of participants is limited, and persons who attend must be recommended by their

branch or entity (if WBT/ SIL), or by their mission, church, or agency (if not WBT/SIL). Fill out the

application form (page 3), and return it electronically to evelyn_davis@sil.org. Please do not return

pages 1 and 2. Send your application as soon as possible, and note that March 14 is the final deadline.

Overview: Reflection and Prayer Days and Short Retreats

Evelyn C. Davis, Ed. D., Training Consultant, SIL International

The Topics for Reflection and Prayer Days

A half-day or full-day of reflection and prayer begins with worship and singing, then there is a brief overview of the topic the group has chosen. Handouts describe the topic, with Bible verses for reference, thought questions for application, articles, and a special Resources booklet. There is time for personal reflection and prayer, then the option of praying with someone else or continuing with individual reflection. There is a time of closure, with an opportunity to share.

. A Spiritual Inventory and Spiritual Markers

It is helpful to identify spiritual markers in our lives—times when we have encountered God’s call or his direction. Then when we face new options and/or decisions, we can review our spiritual markers to be reminded of the context of the activity of God in our lives—his perspective for our past, our present, and our future.

. Personal Worship

Individuals can use these guidelines (with scriptures) that focus on the following steps: worship; attentiveness; approach the throne; submit to God; confession and forgiveness; prayer for personal protection; guidance; special needs; petitions for yourself, family, friends, church, others; put on Christ and commit the day to him; walk in triumph, freedom, and safety.

. Finding A Rhythm of Rest

We struggle with trying to find time for a real ‘Sabbath’—a time to take our hands from the plow, let our work lay fallow, and let God and others take care of things. However, it is finding that balance point at which, having rested, we do our work with greater ease and joy, and bring healing and delight to our endeavors—for when we are refreshed we can give more generously to others. Jesus found special times to be with the Father, and to pray. May we follow his example.

. Life Tasks: Strength for the Journey

There are six life tasks that all adults encounter, with a different emphasis on each during the various decades of life. You will focus on the one(s) that you choose. The tasks are: The Self, Identity (who am I?); Relationships, Intimacy (who will be with me?); Work, Accomplishment (what will I do?); Health, Wholeness, Freedom (can I achieve balance?); Faith, Spiritual Vitality (will my journey be meaningful?); and Commitment, Contribution (can I make a difference?).

. Our Time of Need

What are you currently dealing with? Various points of need are listed (with related Bible verses) and there is space to add other needs. You will choose which area(s) to focus on, and pray about. Examples are: unmet needs; struggling with relinquishment; disappointments and discouragements; going through a barren time; health issues; family concerns; praying for a lost friend or a family member; carrying a heavy burden.

. Prayer Areas and Issues

This topic focuses on specific prayer areas and issues such as bearing fruit; Bible study and prayer; finances; future direction and decisions; health, home and family; relationships; rest and renewal; restoration of life and ministry; seeking the Lord’s power, strength, and wisdom; service; and submitting to him. There are related Bible verses, questions for reflection, and short readings.

. The Servant Leader (separate booklet)

Jesus demonstrated the fact that a leader is called to be a servant. The materials describe what leaders must do to follow Jesus’ example. First there must be a servant heart—leadership character; then a servant head—leadership methods; next servant hands—leadership behavior, and most important, servant habits—leadership commitment and renewal.

The Topics for Short Retreats

These short retreats can be offered to groups over a weekend, or in sessions over a period of several weeks.

. Life Passages and The Missionary Experience

How do our missionary experiences impact on the usual life passages? And how can we find the necessary joy and strength to sustain us? An overview of this retreat will be experienced on the same day the group focuses on the Reflection and Prayer topic Life Tasks. A set of guidelines for leading the retreat is included with the manual.

. New Testament Images of Adult Growth and Change

What can we discover about the adult learning process from Biblical images? They have important implications for ways we discover spiritual truth, and how our faith can develop and grow. The six images are New Wine, The Body, The Blowing Wind, The Yoke, The Grain of Wheat, and The Bread and Cup.

Overview of the Let’s Pray! Manual (authors: Fran Woods, Chesley (Tiny) and Ruth Ray)

The manual provides instruction in facilitating ministry prayer. The Bible lays a strong foundation for healing prayer, and there is a great need for healing in the church and in society. Steps to follow in the facilitation of ministry prayer are listed, with example prayers, worksheets, and other articles and resources to help prepare one to facilitate prayer both individually and in groups.

Application Form

Preparing Leaders for Reflection and Prayer Days and Short Retreats

May 13–22, 2009 at White Oak Conference Center

Return the application form electronically to evelyn_davis@sil.org (not pages 1 and 2). Please request the

persons sending references to forward those electronically.

General Information (use more space if needed)

Name ______________________________________________ Serving Where? _________________________

Address ___________________________________________________ E-mail __________________________

Land Line phone __________________ Mobile phone _____________ Fax Number ______________________

If the session of your preference is full by the time we receive your application and references, are you interested

in attending in May, 2010? ________________________

Is a double room acceptable? _______Or do you prefer a single room? _______ ($16 daily surcharge for a single)

How Long a Member of Wycliffe/SIL? _______________ How Long Serving in Current Entity? ____________

If not Wycliffe/SIL, work with ________________________________________ For How Long? ____________

Current Job _______________________________________________________ For How Long? ____________

Describe your job responsibilities _______________________________________________________________

What do you like best about your current job?

What do you wish could be different? ____________________________________________________________

In what other places have you served? ____________________________________________________________

What job(s) did you have? _____________________________________________________________________

Training Focus (use more space if needed)

What is your background in education and/or training (formal and/or informal course work, seminars, etc.)?

What is your background in teaching and/or the delivery of training? ___________________________________

What interests you most in considering the possibility of attending the Reflection and Prayer/Retreat training?

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Could you use this training in your current position? ________________________________________________

If not in your current position, how do you envision that this training might be useful? _____________________

Are you willing to make a commitment to try to begin offering days of R & P after the training? ______________

The Reflection and Prayer Web Site

In view of the fact that most of the expenses for this training are covered by a scholarship fund, and that the vision for

the training is to get people engaged in a lifestyle of reflection and prayer and then to help others do this also, are you

willing to make an on-going commitment to interact with other participants on the reflection and prayer website?

__________. Note: Betsy Hopkins, a former participant and staff member, is the current coordinator of the site. If you

have any questions about this aspect of the R & P training, before answering the above question, do contact her at

betsy_hopkins@sil.org If you have limited computer or internet access, we can work with you in other ways to include

you in the on-going ministry of sharing R & P with other participants.

Any comments, questions, etc. _______________________________________________________________________

Finances

If you are requesting financial assistance, please explain why and indicate how much is needed.

_________________________________________________________________________________________

List the name (and number) of the account that should be charged the $75.00 registration fee after your acceptance,

and also for any balance due after financial assistance is arranged _______________________________________

If you are not a member of Wycliffe, please mail a check for the registration fee (made out to SIL International)

to Dr. Evelyn Davis, 18 Winding Poplar Road, Black Mountain, NC 28711.

References

Ask two persons to write a reference for you. At least one should be an administrator or supervisor at your work,

who expresses encouragement and support for your training in Reflection and Prayer, and who speaks to the issue

of how you could use this training in the future. Please list the individuals that you are requesting to send the

references, and ask them to send them electronically to evelyn_davis@sil.org.

Name ____________________________________________ Position _________________________________

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