2014 Prayer Calendar - December

December 2014 - Sport and Recreation

The focus for prayer in November is on the sphere or domain of Sport and Recreation: Read it here (PDF file - 539Kb - 18 pages)

Now we are in the so-called 'silly season', when people suddenly stop being obsessed with ways to distract themselves from the multitude of pressures of living the busy modern life, to doing all those things that have been pushed away or suppressed for the rest of the year: giving, sharing, spending unusual amounts of time and money on and with colleagues, friends and family (and self of course). Not such a 'silly season' after all.

According to the Oxford Dictionary there are 2 main definitions of "recreation" in English:

[1] Activity done for enjoyment when one is not working. Origin is late Middle English (also in the sense 'mental or spiritual consolation'): via Old French from Latin recreatio(n-), from recreare 'create again, renew'.
[2] The action or process of creating something again. Origin is early 16th century: from re- 'again' + creation.

So go ahead - invest in the people around you and those in need: we're all family forever after all.

What's Inside...

  • Matthew Williamson; Sport and my walk with God
  • Christians in Sport; 10 tips to help you pray more
  • Dr. John Yates; Come Again
  • Julie Cummings, Beyond Community; Jesus - the Life Transformer
  • Bjorn Schmid; Prayer & Mission Summit Australia 2017 - Christmas vs Money
  • John Robb; Why Not Here, Lord? Faith-filled Prayer Breakthroughs (extracts from Prayer Connect - complete article)
  • Voice of the Martyrs, www.vom.com.au; Praying for the Persecuted Church
  • David Rowsome; The Canberra Declaration - 'A Wake-Up Call to Aussie Christians'
  • Bjorn Schmid; My notes from an interview with Stan Longinis, World Champion Kickboxer on Inside Edge
  • Marriage Week Australia; Media Release - Marriage & Divorce in 2013
  • Ps Jonathan Darma; Holy Spirit
  • Ann Outred; Daily Prayer Calendar for January - Pray for Families

We pray you have a peaceful Christmas and New Year.

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