Your Voice Of Encouragement

Prayer Champions, keep the Faith! According to the Westminster Dictionary of Theological Terms, “faith affects all dimensions of one’s existence: intellect, emotions, and will.” To have faith is to believe and to trust. The Bible defines faith as “the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” in Hebrews 11:1, (NKJV). The Voice Translation puts it this way, “Faith is the assurance of things you have hoped for, the absolute conviction that there are realities you’ve never seen.”AsPrayer Champions, we must have faith to pray effectively to arouse God’s attention and get results.

Prayer Champions let's welcome special guest John Williams as he shares his prayer tips. John Williams is my prayer partner and joins me in prayer as we lift up the concerns of our listeners. But You, O Lord, are a shield for me, My glory and the One who lifts up my head. I cried to the Lord with my voice, And He heard me from His holy hill. Selah Psalm 3:3-4, NKJV

Prayer Champions as we celebrate our birthdays each year, let's remember to give thanks and show our appreciation for seeing another year. We can also hold on to promises found in scripture about God's faithfulness! Isaiah 46:4, CEV, I will still be the same when you are old and gray, and I will take care of you. I created you. I will carry you and always keep you safe.

Welcome to June 2022 Prayer Champions! Receiving the HOLY SPIRIT is, The Seal of approval, or our access and acceptance! – GOD gives the HOLY SPIRIT to those who believe in JESUS as a Divine presence in our lives!  This is the mark that we belong to the family of GOD. The HOLY SPIRIT baptizes us and dwells in us!  The HOLY SPIRIT leads and guides us, comforts us, advocates for us intercedes in prayer for us, and gives us power!  And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever—17 The Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive (welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or know and recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him, for He lives with you [constantly] and will be in you. John 14:16-17, AMP

Prayer Champions, our response is always prayer! “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.  For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds,  casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.” (2 Corinthians 10:3-5, NKJV)

Prayer Champions, at every fork in the road and every twist of fate, trust God. If you abide in HIM and you keep His word in you, you can face tomorrow. Goodness and mercy will surely follow you as He releases you to walk in new levels of fullness, prosperity, celebration, and joy. God wants you to have more boldness, confidence, and greater resolve!   "This I recall to my mind, Therefore I have hope.  Through the Lord’s mercies, we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:21-23 NKJV

 Prayer Champions do not be baffled, perplexed, or surprised when you go through fiery trials. Trials are not strange, unusual things that happen only to you. Don’t become disoriented, confused, and discouraged. Even though Trials will test your faith, keep praying and keep trusting GOD! Like a refiner of silver, HE will sit and closely watch as the dross is burned away . . . . refining them like gold or silver, so that they will do their work for GOD with pure hearts. Malachi 3:3, TLB,

Prayer Champions welcome to the first Wednesday of May 2022!  This month we want to manage our emotions by recognizing how great and powerful God is! Know that God created everything in this world. Nothing happens in life without God. We need God now and forever. God is omniscient; He knows everything. God is omnipotent; HE is all-powerful. God is omnipresent; He is present everywhere. Nothing or no one is greater. God is trustworthy, and it becomes easier to have confidence and to believe when you search the Holy Scriptures to gain insight about God’s character. Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and lean not to your own understanding.  Proverbs 3:5 NKJV

Prayer Champions more and more people find themselves serving loved ones as caregivers. Whether it is caring for an elderly parent, spouse, child, or other family members the need for caregivers has risen tremendously especially since this pandemic started. Caregiving is defined as providing care or assistance for the physical health and emotional well-being of another. We define care in this context as having concern and responsibility for our loved ones who need our assistance in their day-to-day life due to chronic illness, injury, or the challenges of aging. Sometimes caregiving can be for a short term, like after a horrific injury, or surgery and in other cases, it can last years as a new way of life for our aging family members. Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank God for His answers. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. God’s peace will keep your thoughts an

Prayer Champions we have a treat! Special guest, Pastor Patricia Washington of Grace For Living Ministries in Longwood, Florida will share with us today. Her topic is, Turn your worry into prayers. Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank God for His answers. If you do this, you will experience God’s peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. God’s peace will keep your thoughts and your hearts quiet and at rest as you trust in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7, TLB

Prayer Champions at  2 Peter 1:5 -9, NKJV we can read,  But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, 6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control [d]perseverance, to perseverance godliness, 7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither [e]barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. 

Welcome Prayer Champions to the very first Wednesday of April 2022 and our first broadcast this month. I want to say happy birthday to all Prayer Champions who celebrate April birthdays and share with you some facts about April! April is the 4th month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and the 1st of 4 months that have 30 days. The Roman name was Aprillis and the word April comes from the verb aperire which means to open. The birthstone for April is a diamond.The birth flower for April is the daisy or sweet pea..In Genesis 8:22 we read, “While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, winter and summer, and day and night Shall not cease.” (KJV).

Prayer Champions, scripture assures us that they that wait on the  Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint. We ask the Lord in this prayer for the strength and fortitude to wait.

Prayer Champions we are so thankful to see a brand new season as we embrace this first Wednesday broadcast of Spring! GOD’S everlasting love towards us is so amazing, so abundant, so extravagant, and so tremendous! This is not an ordinary love, this is extraordinary love! This is not the love of natural humankind. No! This is a supernatural love of the heavenly kind. This is the greatest love! The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee. Jeremiah 31:3, KJV.  

Prayer Champions, we must use our prayer resources in order to live successful and fruitful lives. Matthew Henry’s commentary says that GOD is true and neither fickle nor false.  GOD cannot lie!  Just like GOD made a promise to Abraham, GOD made promises to us! In times like this COVID-19 Pandemic, we should declare the promises of GOD when we pray. "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; You are Mine. Isaiah 43:1 NKJV

Prayer Champions, ‘Nevertheless’ prayers are often prayed when the person is facing something they wish to avoid. Llet’s consider Jesus’ example when He prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane. The synoptic gospels share the accounts in Matthew 26:36-44, Mark 14:32-38, and Luke 22:41-44.  As we read, we discover that Jesus was so sorrowful about the ordeal that He was soon to face that He took Peter, James, and John with Him and asked them to watch with Him. At Matthew 26:39 we read, “He went a little farther and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, “O My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will.” (NKJV)

Welcome to the first Wednesday of a brand new month. March is the third month of the year and brings the start of Spring in the Northern Hemisphere. March's birthstones are aquamarine and bloodstone symbolizing courage. March's birth flower is the daffodil which represents Spring and new beginnings. Although March was named after Mars the Roman god of war, and in ancient times was called the month of war, we engage in spiritual warfare to defeat the enemy of our souls. " 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not [a]carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,"  2 Corinthians 10:3-5, NKJV  

Welcome Prayer Champions to the last Wednesday broadcast of this month. We've made it thus far with so much for which we are grateful! Through all of the pandemic news, catastrophic weather incidents, and unprecedented climate extremes, we can continue to profess God's enduring love for us and our determination to remain faithful. Be persistent and devoted to prayer, being alert and focused in your prayer life with an attitude of thanksgiving. Colossians 4:2,  Amplified

Prayer Champions, how do we approach God’s throne? What is our posture? What is our mindset? Our foundational scripture instructs us to approach the throne of grace boldly, confidently, courageously, valiantly, and shamelessly. This can only be accomplished by completely comprehending ‘Who’ sits on the throne and responding with recognition, reverence, and adoration. “Let us, therefore, come boldly to the throne of grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews” 4:16, NKJV

Prayer Champions you are a part of an intercessory network of people who are fearless, daring, resolute,and steadfast in fervent prayer. There are others just like you who are praying for those in their circle of influence. As intercessors, it is essential that we pray for our loved ones by name. Husbands pray for your wives and wives pray for your husbands. Parents pray for your children and children pray for your parents. Siblings pray for each other. Prayer Champions we should regularly pray for the people we love, the friends and associates we care about, and the people we encounter on a regular basis. There will also be times when the Holy Spirit will lead us to pray for complete strangers with whom we have a chance to encounter on an airplane or at a supermarket, etc. “Again I tell you, if two of you on earth agree (harmonize together, make a symphony together) about whatever [anything and [a]everything] they may ask, it will come to pass and be done for them by My Father in heaven.”  (Matthew 18:19 Amp