Prayer Cards

Question 0

Michelle’s journey

Answer 0

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
Colossians 3:2-3
- find God
- value relationship with Jesus
- follow a God-honoring lifestyle
- wisdom on how to restore the relationship

Question 1

Sabrina’s self-worth

Answer 1

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.
Matthew 10:29-31
- believing that she is a good person, wife, mother, friend
- believing that other people think that about her
- how do I help her see that?
- believing she is worth taking care of herself

Question 2

Josh’s future

Answer 2

In his heart a man plans his course,
but the Lord determines his steps.
Proverbs 16:9
- opening doors to the right job and education
- building the skills he needs to be independent
- making correct choices in navigating the world
- demonstrating responsibility and accountability for himself
- finding a stable home with the support he needs

Question 2

Matt’s leadership

Answer 2

Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave– just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Matthew 20:25-28
- uses his leadership ability to help others
- takes on the attitude of service (not authority)
- that he doesn’t let any bad decisions hurt his credibility as a leader; morality, integrity, honor
- that he lives a life worthy of the gifts he has been given

Question 3

Ben’s self-accountability

Answer 3

When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me.
1 Corinthians 13:11
- accountability for himself in daily routines
- performing in school
- internal motivation and direction
- engaging with the rest of the world socially; friends

Question 4

Megan’s choices

Answer 4

Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:1-2
- making the right, godly choices and not necessarily the popular one
- not getting swept along by the culture
- purity

Question 5

Excella’s growth

Answer 5

Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted his request.
1 Chronicles 4:10
- more employees, more clients, more presence in the market: more people to introduce to Jesus Christ
- that people would see Christ in me in my role as a leader at Excella
- bless the work of my hands

Question 6

Excella as a platform

Answer 6

You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:14-16
- starting an Excella bible study
- how do we touch more of Excella’s employees for Christ?

Question 7

Sabrina’s story

Answer 7

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28
- she has the courage to share her story
- opportunities to share with others who need to hear it
- boundaries in putting herself out there
- healing and peace from the old wounds
- feeling like good came out of it and it had a purpose

Question 8

Missionaries

Answer 8

Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Matthew 28:19-20
- Vince and Gretta
- World Vision kids
- LCC missions (India, Romania, Venezuela, Haiti, Nicaragua, Lebanon)

Question 9

My patience with the kids

Answer 9

My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.
James 1:19-20
- responses that build them up and teach
- build relationships and get closer to them
- seek first to understand then to be understood

Question 11

My leaders

Answer 11

If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
James 1:5
- Me: at Excella and at home
- Burton: leading Excella
- Sandy: leading our projects and BD
- Steve: leading NextUp
- Zak: leading Internal Operations
- Mahreen: leading People Services
- Nadina: leading Finance
- Excella’s leaders: leading their areas
- Ed: leading LCC
- Leaders of this country: lead well in a God-honoring way

Question 12

Requests from others

Answer 12

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5
- Graham Kerster: recovery from divorce
- Brian Sjoberg: recovery from divorce
- Doguhan Uluca: strengthen his marriage
- Roland Lucas: job, health, stability
- Hugo Sanchez: sister in Venezuela
- Pablo and Maria Mercado: dealing with kids
- Winston Botts: good mental health, no more self-harm
- Corey Keiner: health of father, stepfather, and grandmother
- Craig and Angy Gallimore: getting the Phase II award
- Craig: peace, trust in God that He will provide
- Sandy Gillespie: Pam, healing for knee and ankle issues
- Tim Burke: smooth transition out of the Air Force
- Glenn Hoit: healing and comfort for him and his family
- Andy Schoka: clarity on his role after the acquisition

Question 13

Myself

Answer 13

You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
Ephesians 4:22-24
- maintain a sense of humility: all good comes from God
- focused on my wife, the love of my life

Question 14

Relationship with Matt

Answer 14

I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Ezekiel 36:26
- wisdom to know the appropriate boundaries to set and path to take
- wisdom to know if and when Matt has a heart change
- reconcile him back to us; make our family whole and healthy

Question 15

My future

Answer 15

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11
- my role at Excella
- my career after Excella
- my role in furthering God’s Kingdom
- what is God calling me to?

Question 16

Confession

Answer 16

To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’

“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’

“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Luke 18:9-14
- I am a sinner and my sin separates me from God
- Jesus Christ made a way for me to have a relationship with God - a priceless, profound gift
- what sins do I need to confess to God?

Question 17

My goals

Answer 17

Proverbs 16:3
- an engaged team at Excella
- getting healthier spiritually, physically, emotionally, and relationally
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