The best thing you can do to prepare for the five15 Retreat is to pray. How do I know this is true? Simple:

“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!” Matthew 7:7-11

God is not at all reluctant to bless us on this retreat. These verses describe him as a Father who delights to give good gifts to his children. Ask and you shall receive! You can start by thanking God…

• …that we get to go on a retreat.
• …for the time and money to go.
• …for parents who are either coming with you or sending you on this retreat.
• …for the friends and family with whom you will experience grace.
• …for such an ideal location as Concord Retreat Center.

Here are some ways I would like to ask you to pray for the retreat. Please pray…

• …that all the administrative details would come together smoothly.
• …that God would meet us through preaching, singing, and fellowship.
• …that God would fill us with His Spirit again. Please invite God to be active to bless through the worship and ministry night Friday night.
• …for your parents and your friends, that God would minister his grace to them.
• …that God would grant us the grace of humility to serve others, encourage others, reach out to others.
• …that God would give you at least one person whom you don’t now know, who you could be reaching out to.
• …that God would illuminate His Word to our hearts, giving us ears to hear along with the gifts of conviction and repentance.
• …that the name of Jesus would be sweeter to us by the end, that we would be more aware of our wretched sinful condition, and more grateful for God’s provision of a Savior in Christ Jesus.
• …for Mark Mullery and Aron Osborne as they preach God’s Word to us. …for Seita and the five15 Band as they lead us in singing songs of worship to the Savior. …for me as I lead the retreat.

What would you add to this list? What are you praying for about the retreat?

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