Encouragement and Prayer: Giving Help In Conflict! (5/17/24)
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Encouragement and Prayer: Giving Help In Conflict! (5/17/24)

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This is the audio from the May 17, 2024 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.”
Hebrews 6:10 (NIV)

This week’s prayer focus is about giving help to others.  Helping others is not just a good idea, it is a God idea!  God continually sets the example by helping us in our times of need and did so in the ultimate way by sending His Son, Jesus, to redeem us from our greatest need.  As we build for revival, it is important that we not only ask for God’s help, but that we would give help so we can all be revived together.  In times of great disaster, many people are convicted of their need to help and are often eager to find ways to do so.  I believe God wants us to not overlook those times, but to look beyond the disasters and see how He would have us help others each day even without a news team showing us how bad things are.  Pray that this desire would take root and grow into an action that produces fruit.  Pray that God would be honored in the way you help others.  Pray that God’s work in you would lead you to help others in ways that make Jesus visible.

“Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel.”
Philippians 4:3 (NIV)

As  you pray this week, ask God to fill you with a compassion that leads to a desire to help others.  Pray that you would be a peacemaker when the people around you don’t get along.  Pray that your help would encourage others to resume their work for the gospel.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom

Encouragement and Prayer: Giving Help According To Need! (5/16/24)
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Encouragement and Prayer: Giving Help According To Need! (5/16/24)

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This is the audio from the May 16, 2024 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.”
Hebrews 6:10 (NIV)

This week’s prayer focus is about giving help to others.  Helping others is not just a good idea, it is a God idea!  God continually sets the example by helping us in our times of need and did so in the ultimate way by sending His Son, Jesus, to redeem us from our greatest need.  As we build for revival, it is important that we not only ask for God’s help, but that we would give help so we can all be revived together.  In times of great disaster, many people are convicted of their need to help and are often eager to find ways to do so.  I believe God wants us to not overlook those times, but to look beyond the disasters and see how He would have us help others each day even without a news team showing us how bad things are.  Pray that this desire would take root and grow into an action that produces fruit.  Pray that God would be honored in the way you help others.  Pray that God’s work in you would lead you to help others in ways that make Jesus visible.

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
Ephesians 4:29 (NIV)

As  you pray this week, ask God to fill you with a compassion that leads to a desire to help others.  Pray that it would not only be  your actions, but also your words that help others according to their need.  Pray that you would seek wisdom in knowing what others really need before you try to offer help.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom

Encouragement and Prayer: Giving Help By Your Prayers! (5/15/24)
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Encouragement and Prayer: Giving Help By Your Prayers! (5/15/24)

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This is the audio from the May 15, 2024 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.”
Hebrews 6:10 (NIV)

This week’s prayer focus is about giving help to others.  Helping others is not just a good idea, it is a God idea!  God continually sets the example by helping us in our times of need and did so in the ultimate way by sending His Son, Jesus, to redeem us from our greatest need.  As we build for revival, it is important that we not only ask for God’s help, but that we would give help so we can all be revived together.  In times of great disaster, many people are convicted of their need to help and are often eager to find ways to do so.  I believe God wants us to not overlook those times, but to look beyond the disasters and see how He would have us help others each day even without a news team showing us how bad things are.  Pray that this desire would take root and grow into an action that produces fruit.  Pray that God would be honored in the way you help others.  Pray that God’s work in you would lead you to help others in ways that make Jesus visible.

“He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and he will deliver us. On him we have set our hope that he will continue to deliver us, as you help us by your prayers.”
2 Corinthians 1:10-11 (NIV)

As  you pray this week, ask God to fill you with a compassion that leads to a desire to help others.  Ask God to help you to remember to pray for those who need His help.  Pray that you would pay attention during your prayer time for how God would have you help others.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom

Encouragement and Prayer: Giving Help To the Weak! (5/14/24)
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Encouragement and Prayer: Giving Help To the Weak! (5/14/24)

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This is the audio from the May 14, 2024 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.”
Hebrews 6:10 (NIV)

This week’s prayer focus is about giving help to others.  Helping others is not just a good idea, it is a God idea!  God continually sets the example by helping us in our times of need and did so in the ultimate way by sending His Son, Jesus, to redeem us from our greatest need.  As we build for revival, it is important that we not only ask for God’s help, but that we would give help so we can all be revived together.  In times of great disaster, many people are convicted of their need to help and are often eager to find ways to do so.  I believe God wants us to not overlook those times, but to look beyond the disasters and see how He would have us help others each day even without a news team showing us how bad things are.  Pray that this desire would take root and grow into an action that produces fruit.  Pray that God would be honored in the way you help others.  Pray that God’s work in you would lead you to help others in ways that make Jesus visible.

“In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.'”
Acts 20:35 (NIV)

As  you pray this week, ask God to fill you with a compassion that leads to a desire to help others.  Pray that you would be mindful of the many ways in which a person might be weak.  Pray that you would have the courage to do the hard things that help those who are weak.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom

Encouragement and Prayer: Giving According To Your Ability! (5/13/24)
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Encouragement and Prayer: Giving According To Your Ability! (5/13/24)

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This is the audio from the May 13, 2024 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.”
Hebrews 6:10 (NIV)

This week’s prayer focus is about giving help to others.  Helping others is not just a good idea, it is a God idea!  God continually sets the example by helping us in our times of need and did so in the ultimate way by sending His Son, Jesus, to redeem us from our greatest need.  As we build for revival, it is important that we not only ask for God’s help, but that we would give help so we can all be revived together.  In times of great disaster, many people are convicted of their need to help and are often eager to find ways to do so.  I believe God wants us to not overlook those times, but to look beyond the disasters and see how He would have us help others each day even without a news team showing us how bad things are.  Pray that this desire would take root and grow into an action that produces fruit.  Pray that God would be honored in the way you help others.  Pray that God’s work in you would lead you to help others in ways that make Jesus visible.

“The disciples, each according to his ability, decided to provide help for the brothers living in Judea.”
Acts 11:29 (NIV)

As  you pray this week, ask God to fill you with a compassion that leads to a desire to help others.  Pray that God would help you to accurately evaluate your ability to help others.  Pray that you would free yourself from the trap of comparison as you help others according to the ability God has given you.  Pray that your ability to help would be multiplied by God’s ability in you.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom

Building For Revival: Giving HELP! (Sermon Audio)
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Building For Revival: Giving HELP! (Sermon Audio)

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This is the audio from the May 12, 2024 sermon, “Building For Revival: Giving HELP!”, shared by Tom Lemler at the Deer Run Church of Christ.

Text: Nehemiah 5

“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.”
Hebrews 6:10 (NIV)

This morning’s message continued a series from the book of Nehemiah about Building For Revival.  As with any construction project, building for revival takes a lot of work.  A few weeks ago, we considered the need to ask for help.  One of the major purposes behind God helping us when we ask is that we would be able to give help to others in their times of need.  When we choose to participate in the revival God wants us to experience, we discover it is time for giving . . .

  • Hope: — Nehemiah 5:1-5, Romans 15:4, 1 Peter 3:15

    • In a world filled with hopelessness and despair, we give help when we choose to give hope.  This giving of hope takes place when we choose to live and share God’s Word in ways that are real and noticeable.  When God tells us to always be ready to give an answer for the hope we have, there is an assumption that our life is being lived in such a way that people are asking the questions about the way we live.  We are helped greatly by the hope we have in Christ, and that same hope helps others when we are willing to share.

  • Enough: — Nehemiah 5:6-11, 2 Corinthians 12:9, James 2:14-17

    • When scarcity is more common than plenty, we give help when we choose to give enough.  One of the great difficulties we experience when convicted of our need to give, is our desire to determine on our own just what constitutes enough in the current situation.  We learn from the example of Jesus that the “enough” that He expects is the giving of everything to Him.  Our willingness to spend time with God and people for the purpose of growing in understanding of what is truly helpful will prepare us to more accurately give enough.

  • Love: — Nehemiah 5:12-13, Matthew 5:43-44, 1 John 4:10-11

    • When suspicion and division run free, we give help when we choose to give love.  Most people do pretty well in learning to love those who love them.  It is when conflict arises and we are at odds with others that we tend to become rather stingy with our love.  Jesus wants us to consider His teaching and example as we learn to not only love those who love us, but to love our enemies and pray for those who seek our harm.  The point behind praying for all people  is not so much that God would change them, but that God would change us so that we would love like He loves.

  • Powerfully: — Nehemiah 5:14-19, Acts 4:7-10, 2 Timothy 1:7-8

    • In the midst of weakness and fear, we give help when we choose to give powerfully.  While many would say they don’t have what it takes to give powerfully, the good news is that the power to really give comes from God and not from our self.  Sometimes the most powerful give we can give others is to practice contentment in our own life so that we don’t create a hardship in theirs.  We give powerfully when we give according to the power of God’s Spirit within us who knows how to use in the best possible way each gift He has given to us.

 

Today, how will you give HELP?

Encouragement and Prayer: Watch Out For Temptation! (5/10/24)
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Encouragement and Prayer: Watch Out For Temptation! (5/10/24)

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This is the audio from the May 10, 2024 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Matthew 26:41 (NIV)

This week’s prayer focus is about our need to keep watch as we build for revival!  Much of the watching that most people do tends to be very passive.  We go through our daily life casually observing our surroundings, but rarely paying enough attention to list at the end of the day all that we have seen.  When God calls us to watch and pray, He has something much more deliberate in mind.  He wants our watchfulness to be very active as we pay attention to the troubles and temptations the enemy surrounds us with in an attempt to make us choose anything other than God.  Much of what we’ll pray about this week are things that easily sneak into our lives if we are not watching out for them.  Pray that you would watch out for the opportunities God brings your way.  Pray that you would watch out for the many things that the enemy is trying to use to derail you from a fruitful walk with God.  Pray that you would watch out for the people around you, just as you watch out for your own interests.

“If someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.”
Galatians 6:1 (NIV)

As you pray this week, ask God to help you pay attention to how you watch.  Pray that you would be aware of the things which are enticing temptations to you so that you don’t get caught up in them.  Pray that you would watch out for how the sins of others can be contagious.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom

Encouragement and Prayer: Watch Out For Destructive Behavior! (5/9/24)
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Encouragement and Prayer: Watch Out For Destructive Behavior! (5/9/24)

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This is the audio from the May 9, 2024 live social media broadcast of encouragement and prayer by Impact Prayer Ministry’s director, Tom Lemler.

“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Matthew 26:41 (NIV)

This week’s prayer focus is about our need to keep watch as we build for revival!  Much of the watching that most people do tends to be very passive.  We go through our daily life casually observing our surroundings, but rarely paying enough attention to list at the end of the day all that we have seen.  When God calls us to watch and pray, He has something much more deliberate in mind.  He wants our watchfulness to be very active as we pay attention to the troubles and temptations the enemy surrounds us with in an attempt to make us choose anything other than God.  Much of what we’ll pray about this week are things that easily sneak into our lives if we are not watching out for them.  Pray that you would watch out for the opportunities God brings your way.  Pray that you would watch out for the many things that the enemy is trying to use to derail you from a fruitful walk with God.  Pray that you would watch out for the people around you, just as you watch out for your own interests.

“If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.”
Galatians 5:15 (NIV)

As you pray this week, ask God to help you pay attention to how you watch.  Pray that you would pay attention to how you treat others.  Pray that you would watch out for the destruction caused by internal bickering and conflict.  Pray that you would be deliberate about building other up rather than tearing them down.

You can find the live video feeds of these encouragement and prayer times on Impact Prayer Ministry’s Facebook page.

In prayer,
Tom