The Maine Baptist Association
Sunday, September 05, 2010
On Mission with God!

Prayer Needs

He said to his disciples, "The harvest is so great, but the workers are so few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest, ask Him to send out more workers for His fields."  Matthew 9:37-38 (New Living Translation) 



Prayer Requests

Pray that the Lord of the Harvest will continue to send workers into the fields - that the called will obey!


Praises!   

Baring Baptist Church has called Chris Myers to serve as their pastor. Pray for Pastor Chris and his family as they move and transition into Maine. 

 Other Specific Needs  

Harmony Bible Church  Please pray for revitalization and church growth in this body of believers.Please pray for the developing discipleship strategy. 

Kennebec Community Church Pray for this church as they look for resources and mission teams as they expand their current building.

Western Mountains Baptist Church New service ministry to share the love of Christ with the people of Kingfield and the surround communities 


Pray for our Pastorless Church 

SouthCoast, Scarborough


 Pray for our Pastors

For each to stay faithful to God and His calling on their lives

For each pastor and his family to remember God's Call and to be content in the place that God has called them

For each pastor to be an effective pastor of the flock to whom God has called him and to the community still outside the fold

For God's protection for each pastor's marriage and their entire family

Pray for our pastors to be men of integrity

Pray for the physical, emotional and financial health of our pastors

Pray for opportunities for our pastors to have accountability partners and friends

Pray for our pastors to "Be Still and Know that God is God" so that His name will be exalted among all peoples 

Pray that our pastors will develop leadership with whom they can share the ministry 

Please pray for Pastor Dave Lewis of Harmony Bible Church to be able to sell his house 


 Pray for our Association

 We are looking for churches that would like to adopt a church in Maine to pray for them each time they meet. Churches that will encourage their members to pray regularly for their prayer partner. If you church is interested, please contact the associational office at missionmaine@mainesbc.org. Thank you for your prayers!

For the Leaders as they strive to follow God's leadership

For the 22 churches and missions that are part of our association

For the 800+ cities and towns in Maine

For the 95% of  Mainers that are lost

For laborers to come from within our churches in Maine to reach Mainers

For God to lead others to join the laborers already here

For those who come to be willing to invest their lives

For communities to be identified for church plants and reached with the Gospel

For Keith Lawrence (DOM) as he visits, encourages and challenges the pastors and the churches 


If, as you pray, you feel God leading you to be an answer to one of these prayer needs, please contact Keith Lawrence, Director of Missions at 207-576-7964 or missionmaine@mainesbc.org.