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"Rock (Jesus) Around the Clock" 12-Hour All-Church Prayer
![]() ALL CHURCH PRAYER
"ROCK (JESUS) AROUND THE CLOCK" 12-HOUR PRAYER
FOR PASTOR TIM, PASTOR BRIAN, ELDERS AND STAFF
Prayer Day: January 7, 2019 • 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM (You can sign up for as many 15-minute slots as you like, but please do not double up until all time slots are filled) Following are some suggestions, but please pray as the Spirit leads for the Spirit, Soul and Body: For Protection from Satan In light of the challenges of ministry especially when moving in to the calling God has for CF concerning the 400, there has been some attacks that need prayer. Especially for the Pastors, but also for the elders and staff. As the word says in 1Peter 5:8 we need to be praying for protection from Satan in such a time as this more than any! “Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour”. And we all know,he comes to kill, steal and destroy Spirit, Soul and Body. Father, please protect our pastors, elders and staff from the attacks of Satan. Give them the strength to endure temptation and stand firm against the accusations Satan loves to whisper in their ears. Help them to stand firm in your service, always fighting for the faith and for the church body. Please Pray For A Healthy Physical Body But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified (1 Corinthians 9:27). Ministry can take a tremendous toll on the pastor’s, elders and staff’s body in this time of change. Yes, our bodies are temples,but they are often broken temples. Long nights at the hospital, high-stress situations, and ever-present discouragement can quickly lead to burnout and body betrayal. Not only do we need spiritual strength, we need physical strength as well. Pray for your pastors, elders and staff that they would be sustained in body and mind.
Father, please give my pastorals supernatural strength. Protect them from sickness and disease. Give them your energy to keep serving faithfully. Help them to find periods of rest and recovery. Guide them to still waters. For A Strong Marriage and Family Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money. He must manage his own household well, with all dignity keeping his children submissive, for if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how will he care for God’s church(1 Timothy 3:2-6) Church history is littered with the skeletons of pastors, elders and church staff whose marriages and families fell apart under the strain of pastoral ministry. Especially Pastors, and as 1 Timothy states, if a pastor can’t manage his family, how can he manage the church of God? Satan loves to sabotage a pastor’s family, and your pastor needs prayer that God will give him a healthy marriage and family. Father, please give our pastors, elders and staff supernaturally healthy marriages. Strengthen the bonds between them and their wives. Encourage them all in ministry. Give them all wisdom to manage their family and to keep you at the center, not ministry. Also pray for their children that you would let them know you and follow you. Sustained By Prayer 1Thessalonians5:25 “Brethren, pray for us”. In some ways, pastors are sustained by the prayers of their people. Obviously, God is the one who ultimately sustains pastors, but one of his primary means is through the prayers for pastors. When it comes to why you should pray for your pastors, take the words of Charles Spurgeon to heart: No man can do me a truer kindness in this world than to pray for me. Do your pastors and their families a true kindness today! And please also pray for the elder board and staff. PASTORS Pastor Tim & Annette Rice Pastor Brian & Sandy Erickson ELDERS Duane & Lorraine Lindsay Lonnie & Linda Perrine Bruce & Mary Beckman STAFF Cory Oswald Sally Stiele |
Dinner in December
![]() Saturday, December 1st, 2018 6:30 p.m. Event 34 in Detroit Lakes You are invited for a evening of fun and fellowship featuring a catered dinner and variety show. Cost: $20/person Tickets must be purchased in advance.
Presented by Cowboy Church and Christian Fellowship |
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Gift Outreach
![]() Operation Christmas Child Please return filled boxes by this Sunday, November 11th! Fill a box with gifts to bless a child, and return with $9 to cover shipping costs.
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C.F. Movie Night: "This Day Forward"
![]() Saturday, September 22nd, 2018 Reserve your tickets now for the "This Day Forward" movie event at CineMagic Washington Square 7 in Detroit Lakes on September 22nd, 2018. $10 package deal includes movie, small drink & small popcorn; and a meet & greet and Q&A time with Brian Ide, the director of the movie and actress Jennifer Jensen, on whose family the movie is based. “This Day Forward” tells the true story of a wife and mother of three, struggling to keep her family and her faith intact after her husband is diagnosed with a stage three brain tumor. The event at CineMagic Washington Square 7 in Detroit Lakes includes a meet & greet and Q&A time with Brian Ide, the director of the movie, and actress Jennifer Jensen, on whose family the film is based. |
Feed My Starving Children Event
"Higher Ground" Summer Church Meetings
The "Higher Ground" Chapel on the Hill at Forest Hills Golf and RV is open for worship on Sundays this summer, and welcomes area visitors and residents! Directions: Turn right on the frontage road outside of Forest
Hills Golf & RV Resort, along Highway 10 west of Detroit Lakes.
Follow frontage road to east side of miniature golf course, which turns
into 230th Avenue. Turn right and head one mile to 175th Street. Turn
right and find Higher Ground.8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Everyone is Welcome! See you at the church on the hill! |
Ladies "Lighten Up" Exercise Group
![]() Women's walking exercise group, utilizing Leslie Sansone videos. Ladies of all ages are welcome! ![]() 30-day Ladies’ Lighten-Up Challenge II Starts Monday, September 17th Need a little motivation? Come join us Tuesday evenings at the Christian Fellowship Church.
Questions? Contact Wendy Wallace, 701-212-9726 |
Church Security Seminar
Work As Worship Retreat
![]() God has a purpose for us on this earth. That calling is to be on mission for God where He has placed us. And since many people spend the majority of their waking hours on the job, we have to stop compartmentalizing life into “spiritual activities” and “work activities.” How are we living examples of the gospel while we work? You’re
invited to the 2018 Work as Worship Retreat, where eleven influential business
leaders and pastors will discuss what it looks like to connect faith and work.
Taking place as a 1–Day Local Church Retreat on February 23, 2018, the live
event in Dallas will be web-streamed to over 2,000 churches around the world. Christian Fellowship will be the satellite site for this area. Join Patrick Lencioni (Author, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team), Joel Manby (CEO, SeaWorld), Phil Vischer (Creator, VeggieTales and Jellyfish Labs), Wendy Davidson (President, US Specialty Channels Kellogg Company), Matt Chandler (Lead Pastor, The Village Church), and others in a day filled with real-life stories, biblical teaching, and practical wisdom that will equip believers in the marketplace to see their work as an opportunity to care for their families, fulfill their calling, and bring glory to God. |