Where: Calvary Baptist Church
What: A time to connect with God, be encouraged, and do battle on the behalf of those in need!
With guest facilitators Bruce Eveleth and Jean Paul Ntabanganyimana, the prayer retreat will be a unified time of corporate prayer and worship combined with solitude and time for reflection and connecting with Jesus!
The schedule for the day is as follows:
- 8:30am-9:30am: Corporate prayer/worship.
- 9:30am-11:30am: Personal connection time with Jesus. Spend some time with our Big Daddy.
- 11:30am-12:30pm: Group sharing/encouragement, along with corporate worship and prayer.
"I woke up the morning of the prayer retreat in one of my blue funks, and was pretty much ready to head right back to bed. I didn't want to be part of another program. sometimes I feel like I attend program after program, and I just wanted a break from something scheduled...from another "event." Something inside said, get out of the house and get there. So, I went. I cannot tell you how grateful I am that I chose the prayer retreat instead of a quiet morning in my home. God showed up in such a powerful way in my life and in the lives of those around me. Mostly, the things God spoke were simple. But I need to simply know some simple things that morning. I also needed to know I'm not alone. My blue funks can be pretty blue somedays. It was so beautiful to learn that morning that Jesus meets me in these funks, that He wants to speak to me in those places, and that he is meeting others there too. Seeing God move in my life and the lives of those around was almost more color than I could take for that saturday."
"For me, the prayer retreat was a really intimate time of worship of Jesus. I had one of those days where I personally wasn't getting revelation from His Word, but I had a great time of worship and was extremely encouraged to see the Holy Spirit at work in the other people who attended the retreat. Jesus is the man!"
"I had an amazing time at the prayer retreat, as God spoke to me regarding the work of His Spirit. He had me focus particularly on the power of the Spirit, reminding me that the same Spirit that raised Jesus Christ from the dead also lives in me. Through the Spirit I can have victory over every area of my life, be it conquering sin habits, overcoming the old man, or keeping Christ at the core."
"For two weeks prior to the prayer retreat, I had been experiencing a holy discontent that I'd never felt before. I felt so far from God and I wanted to be close! I just couldn't find my way back. I was battling a lot of doubt about God and who He is...I was questioning His character and was brought to a place where I had to decide whether or not I truly believed God was who He says He is. I was needing a break through and was looking forward to the prayer retreat, hoping that the time seeking God with others would be the break through that I needed. God led me to a significant spot on the Harvest Fields property where He touched my soul in the most personal way I've ever experienced. He revealed His Son Jesus on the cross for me and as I looked upon the Cross, I could see Jesus there with His arms spread out saying, "Here I am for you. I am all for you." And at that moment I looked upon Jesus' face and saw the glory of God revealed in the face of Jesus Christ. I realized that it is truly God who seeks after us and finds us in our broken places. He let the floor drop out from beneath me so that He could fill my soul with Himself from the bottom up."
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