Ways we pray
here at HUMC
Wednesday
Morning Prayer Group
6:30-7:15 A.M. in Fellowship Hall come join us in prayer for the church,
community, nation and world. Don’t worry about your ability to
pray aloud. You can pray silently while others pray. We start with an
informal conversation of concerns--loving concern, no gossip permitted.
Then we take turns praying for our lives, concerns recorded in the Book
of Common Prayer, the following Sunday services, the leadership of our
church, our church’s future, our community, nation and the world.
We pray as the Spirit of the living God leads us. No concern is too
small…or too big…to bring to our Father in prayer.
Prayers for Students
A group regularly prays for our students, their spiritual leaders, their
schools and this prayer ministry to teens. To be added to the e-mail
prayer chain for students, contact the Student Ministry Pastor, Jon
Hutchison
Prayer Partners
As you sit in worship every Sunday, two people are specifically praying
for the service, the congregation, and the pastor. These Prayer Partners
pray for the message as it is being delivered. They pray for people
who are suffering and for those struggling with the issue the sermon
is addressing. They pray, especially, for people to be open to the Lord
in the service. If you want to become a Prayer Partner, periodically
assigned to one service, let
us know.
Prayer Room
Do you long for a quiet place to pray? Then come to our Prayer Room,
across the foyer from the sanctuary next to the choir room. What is
a prayer room? It is a room set aside for prayer, with a kneeling rail,
table, and chairs. To help direct your prayers, the prayer room has
these resources:
· Stations with suggestions for prayers for self, service, ministry,
community, country, world, and missionaries
· Book with the names of those confined to their homes
· Book of preschoolers
· Hymnals–Try singing or saying a hymn as a prayer.
· Bibles–Try praying one of the Psalms
· Boards to post prayer requests
Fasting and Prayer
Click here for a prayerful statement on fasting
as a way to grow spiritually.
Prayer Requests
When you are hurting or overwhelmed, prayer can seem difficult or so
big that it is hard to know where to start. Start by letting us pray
for you.
Prayer
Chain
E-mail or call the church
office (637-3798) with your prayer requests, and soon the word is spread
to hundreds of church members dedicated to praying for a hurting world.
Book of Common Prayer
HUMC has a Book of Common Prayer so we can pray for one another as a
community in Christ. Enter your prayer concerns and joys in the black
binder just outside the sanctuary on Sunday and during the week in the
church office.
Prayer Boxes
Drop your prayer requests in the box in the horseshoe drive in front
of the church. A small group of church members picks up and prays for
these confidential requests.
Prayer
Room
Post your prayer requests on the bulletin board in our prayer room.
If you feel a need for guidance
in your prayer life, pick up one of the daily devotional books (The
Upper Room and Our Daily Bread) located in the entryway
to the sanctuary, or check out our library. We have several excellent
prayer books by Terry Teykl, Prayer That Works by Jill Briscoe,
and Workbook of Living Prayer by Maxie Dunnam. Of course, the
pastors and others are always willing to meet with you to help you grow
in this spiritual discipline.
