SATURDAY IS THE DAY
Our city continues to experience persistent violence and crippling needs. As followers of Jesus, we acknowledge the urgency to prayerfully engage our region together with the love of Christ and the hope of the gospel, knowing that, “A historically divided city cannot be changed by a historically divided Church.”
On Saturday, we are inviting the Church in Chicagoland to gather together for “Chicagoland United in Prayer” at Douglas Park in the Lawndale community on Chicago’s West side. We invite you to join us at this gathering in the spirit of John 17:
“I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one—I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.”
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PRAY CHICAGO
Letting you know about the opportunity to gather as followers of Jesus Christ from all over the Chicagoland Area TONIGHT for a time of prayer and worship. We'll be gathering from 7:00PM - 9:00PM in Torrey-Gray Auditorium on the campus of Moody Bible Institute.
821 N. Wells St., Chicago.
Lots of parking available.
If you can't make it down to the city, you can tune in to 90.1 FM, or check out www.praychicago.us for livestream to listen and take part wherever you are.
Other major regional prayer gatherings coming up later this month.
Saturday, September 24, 2:00PM - 4:00PM will be PRAY NAPERVILLE.
This will be held at the Riverwalk Grand Pavillion just west of downtown Naperville. This is an outdoor event, so bring a lawn chair with you.
More information can be found at www.praynaperville.org
Thursday, September 29, 7:00PM - 9:00PM will be PRAY FOX VALLEY.
This gathering will be at Faithwalk Harvest Center 400 Maple Ave., Carpentersville, IL 60110 For further info check out Pray Fox Valley on Facebook.
I hope you are able to join in for one or more of these gatherings and express your love for the Lord and one another, seeking to honor Him TOGETHER.
We'll be looking for you.
Our next CTF monthly meeting will be on Saturday, September 17, 9:00AM - Noon, and we'll be meeting in Lansing, IL at New Hope Church, 3642 Lake Ave.
Details and a reminder will be sent out as well.
Blessings,
Phil Carlson
THIS MONTH'S PRAYER FOCUS
Praying for Spiritual Awakening
Praise God for the many evangelistic events that will take place this month. On August 20th, over 10,000 people will hear the gospel through the Convoy of Hope in Marquette Park, and many churches are hosting "Back to School" outreaches. Paul reminds us in 2 Corinthians, that the spiritual hearts of the lost are blinded by the evil one. We can boldly proclaim the truths of the gospel, but we must first spend time asking our Mighty God to remove the blinders so that they can see the Glory of God in the face of Christ. Let us intercede this month for the many who will hear the gospel message, that God will allow His light to shine in their hearts and that many names will be written in the Lambs Book of Life!
VERSE
2 Corinthians 4:4-6"The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.”
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John R. Mott
"A necessary pre-cursor of any great spiritual awakening is a spirit of deep humiliation growing out of a consciousness of sin, and fresh revelation of the holiness and power and glory of God."
PEOPLE GROUP FOCUS
Athletes
This week as we watch the Olympics, let us pray for all the athletes that they will not only compete to win the gold medal, but also for the Eternal Prize of Eternal Life. Pray for the olympians to grow a greater love for Christ then for their sport. Pray also for the athletes here in Chicago; from softball and soccer fields, to the professional athletes of our city. Pray that each and every one of them might be realize their need for Christ, and that He might keep them safe as they enjoy their sport.
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This summer we have seen God answering prayer in big ways as we come together as a Body of believers to cry out in unison. On May 27th we launched the Chicago Peace Campaign in the Roseland Community. Since that night, we have been out on 119th St. and Princeton every Friday night from 9 pm to 1 am. We have seen over 10 churches unite together to help cover the corner in prayer. We spend time in group prayer, crying out for peace and for revival.
Pray Ch!cago ~
Shalom in the Streets @ Noon on June 18th
Shalom in the Streets ~ Gatherings small/medium/large ~ Host congregation ~ 77 neighborhoods ~ Petition heaven for peace and hope ion our streets ~ Scripture declaration recitation ~ Leading toward community engagement/developmemt
Shalom on the Sidewalk ~Mobilizing youth “Into the Streets” >>>
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To offer to host one of the neighborhood gatherings, contact Phil@nppn.org
Far North Side
Rogers Park (Loyola, Rogers Park))
West Ridge (Nortown, Peterson Park, Rosehill, West Ridge, West Rogers Park)
Uptown (Clarendon Park, Buena Park, New Chinatown, Sheridan Park, Uptown)
Lincoln Square (Bowmanville, Budlong Woods, Lincoln Square, Ravenswood, Ravenswood Gardens)
Edison Park (Edison Park)
Norwood Park (Big Oaks, Norwood Park, Old Norwood, Oriole Park, Union Ridge)
Jefferson Park (Gladstone Park, Jefferson Park)
Forest Glen (Edgebrook, Forest Glen, Middle Edgebrook, Sauganash, Wildwood)
North Park (Hollywood Park, North Park, Pulaski Park)
Albany Park (Albany Park, Mayfair, North Mayfair, Ravenswood Manor)
O’Hare (O’Hare, Schorsch Forest View)
Edgewater (Andersonville, Edgewater, Edgewater Glen, Epic, Lakewood/Balmoral)
North Side
North Center (Northcenter, Roscoe Village, Saint Ben’s)
Lakeview (Lake View East, North Halsted, West Lakeview, Wrigleyville)
Lincoln Park (DePaul, Old Town Triangle, Park West, Lincoln Park, Ranch Triangle, Sheffield Neighbors, Wrightwood Neighbors)
Avondale (Avondale, Jackowo, WacÅ?awowo)
Logan Square (Logan Square, Bucktown, Palmer Square)
Northwest Side
Portage Park (Portage Park, Six Corners)
Irving Park (Irving Park, Kilbourn Park, Old Irving Park, The Villa)
Dunning (Belmont Heights, Belmont Terrace, Dunning, Irving Woods, Schorsch Village)
Montclare (Montclare)
Belmont Cragin (Brickyard, Cragin, Hanson Park)
Hermosa (Belmont Gardens, Hermosa, Kelvyn Park)
Central, Near North, and Near South Side
Near North Side (Cabrini-Green, Dearborn Parkway, The Gold Coast, Goose Island, Magnificent Mile, Near North Side, Old Town, River North, River West, State Parkway, Streeterville)
Loop (The Loop, New Eastside, Printer’s Row, South Loop)
Near South Side (Dearborn Park, Near South Side, Museum Park, Central Station, Prairie Avenue Historic District)
West and Near West Side
Humboldt Park (Humboldt Park)
West Town (East Village, Noble Square, Ukrainian Village, Smith Park, West Town, Wicker Park)
Austin (Austin, Galewood, The Island)
West Garfield Park (West Garfield Park)
East Garfield Park (East Garfield Park, Fifth City)
Near West Side (Columbus Circle, Greektown, Little Italy, Medical Center, Near West Side, Tri-Taylor, Fulton River District, University Village)
North Lawndale (North Lawndale)
South Lawndale (Little Village, South Lawndale, Marshall Square)
Lower West Side (Heart of Chicago, Lower West Side, Pilsen)
Southwest Side
Garfield Ridge (Garfield Ridge, Le Claire Courts, Sleepy Hollow, Vittum Park)
Archer Heights (Archer Heights)
Brighton Park (Brighton Park)
McKinley Park (McKinley Park)
New City (Back of the Yards, Canaryville, New City)
West Elsdon (West Elsdon)
Gage Park (Gage Park)
Clearing (Chrysler Village, Clearing)
West Lawn (Ford City, West Lawn)
Chicago Lawn (Chicago Lawn, Lithuanian Plaza, Marquette Park)
West Englewood (West Englewood)
Englewood (Englewood, Hamilton Park)
South Side
Armour Square (Armour Square, Chinatown, Wentworth Gardens)
Douglas (Bronzeville, Douglas, Groveland Park, Lake Meadows, Prairie Shores, South Commons)
Oakland (Oakland)
Fuller Park (Fuller Park)
Grand Boulevard (Grand Boulevard)
Kenwood (Kenwood)
Washington Park (Washington Park)
Hyde Park (Hyde Park)
Woodlawn (Woodlawn)
South Shore (Jackson Park Highlands, South Shore)
Bridgeport (Bridgeport)
Greater Grand Crossing (Grand Crossing, Greater Grand Crossing, Park Manor)
Far Southwest Side
Ashburn (Ashburn, Ashburn Estates, Beverly View, Crestline, Parkview, Scottsdale, Wrightwood)
Auburn Gresham (Auburn Gresham, Gresham)
Beverly (Beverly, West Beverly)
Washington Heights (Brainerd, Longwood Manor, Washington Heights)
Mount Greenwood (Mount Greenwood, Talley’s Corner)
Morgan Park (Beverly Woods, Kennedy Park, Morgan Park, West Morgan Park)
Far South Side
Chatham (Chatham, West Chesterfield)
Avalon Park (Avalon Park, Marynook, Stony Island Park)
South Chicago (South Chicago)
Burnside (Burnside)
Calumet Heights (Calumet Heights, Pill Hill)
Roseland (Fernwood, Princeton Park, Roseland)
Pullman (Cottage Grove Heights, Pullman)
South Deering (Jeffrey Manor, South Deering)
East Side (East Side)
West Pullman (West Pullman)
Riverdale (Altgeld Gardens, Eden Green, Golden Gate, Riverdale)
Hegewisch (Hegewisch)
A few weeks ago, several dozen Northside pastors and leaders gathered for lunch with the Pray Chicago team to share vision and plans about the next Pray Chicago. This next gathering will be specifically focussed on the international flavor of the Northside, and will truly be a beautiful picture of the body of Christ uniting in prayer!
We are now just three weeks away, and I wanted to send out the info and promotional materials. We would love for you to join us on Sep 17th and to bring your people to join this city-wide prayer gathering. We are trusting to fill the 1,500+ seats and need to use the overflow seating!
6:30-8:30pm
Philadelphia Romanian Church of God
1713 W Sunnyside Ave, Chicago IL 60640
We have also created a "Press Kit", where you can download promotional materials to use in your church (printable handouts, video, slides).
You can also find more on the heart of Pray Chicago, parking information, and blog posts about what God is doing through Pray Chicago on the site:
Nate Tubbs (on behalf of Steve Sudworth & Doc Fuder)
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THIS MONTH'S PRAYER FOCUS
Brokenness Over Our City
In 2 Chronicles 34 we see that King Josiah was sensitive and responsive to God's Word. He saw how the people had turned their backs on the Lord and that their country was in danger of being punished. His heart was broken over his people's sin and he wept in God's presence. The Lord was moved by his brokenhearted prayers for his people. Let us too see how we, the people of God here in Chicago, are not living fully according to His Word, and let our hearts too be broken over our sin and the sin of Chicago. May God see our tears and hear our prayers, and may He bring citywide transformation.
VERSE
2 Chronicles 34:27"Because your heart was responsive and you humbled yourself before God when you heard what he spoke against this place and its people, and because you humbled yourself before me and tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you, declares the Lord."
QUOTE
Charles Finney
"There can be no revival when Mr. Amen and Mr. Wet-Eyes are not found in the audience."
"Revival comes from heaven when heroic souls enter the conflict determined to win or die-or if need be, to win and die! "The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force."
PEOPLE GROUP FOCUS
Prisoners and their Families
There are thousands of men and women who are currently locked up in the jails of our city, as well as others from our city in prisons throughout the state. Let us pray that they would meet God during their incarceration. Pray that the Lord will empower the chaplains and provide many volunteers to reach out to them with the love of Christ. Pray for fruitful restoration for them as they return to society. Pray for ministries that reach out to inmates and/or their families. Pray for the children of prisoners that God would encourage their hearts.
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Our hearts are still heavy tho, as we saw the sobering headlines headlines in the Chicago Tribune this morning, "Violence out of Control", as there were 45 shooting in Chicago over the weekend, the bloodiest in over 2 years. Much work ahead as we learn to "labor" in prayer for our city (Col. 4:12)! May God have mercy and hear our cries! For the Fame of His Name, Doc
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