The following article, containing dozens of spiritual quotes by our United States Presidents, is taken from Ed Moore's book, Prayer Force One: Across America. It is presented here in order to preserve the foundations of our nation's spiritual heritage. You may order Ed Moore's book by clicking on the book at the right.
Welcome to The Belonging! We are a Church that loves God and loves people. We are passionate about seeing people encounter God through worship, and experience the freedom that comes through knowing Jesus. Whoever you are, and wherever you come from, you are welcome!
Each year, students gather around their school's flag pole for SYATP - the Global Day of Student Prayer. This year, SYATP is on September 25 and we want to show the power of prayer in the Nashville community.
The power of prayer is an incredible thing. At Philanthropy, we know that prayer is something important – but let us attempt to explain how much the Lord blesses us every day. About a year ago, Philanthropy started The Prayer Wall based on a story of a personal battle with cancer, and a mission set on our hearts from one of our customers. A random interaction turned into a very important day for all of us.
A clarion call has been made to gather the saints for a grassroots effort across the state of Tennessee. We will serve those in authority from the Courthouse to the White House. We will serve through intercession for and interaction with governmental leaders in order to impact our cities, our state and nation. We will not only minister to those in the high place, but also those in the forgotten place. We will discern the heartbeat of cities and communities from mayors and city and county officials to determine how we can best serve those in authority. May we rise up rather than fall back in this hour and walk through the gates of government to serve with the heart and mind of Christ.More Than Just Cars
“I don’t believe they just pulled out in front of me”. . . “Ever heard of blinkers?”
Ever thought these things or yelled these things out while driving? We are busier than ever before and most of us that live here in Tennessee have to drive quite a ways to get where we’re going. A lot of us spend a lot of time in our vehicles so we need to remind ourselves when we’re driving along. . .there are more than just cars out there. When we’re driving along, we are driving along with people. We don’t know their story and we don’t know where they’re going, but we know God and God knows all about it.
Recently, I read an article posted on Knoxville’s local8now about two people that first crossed paths on the highway. One woman had been in the head-on collision; the other woman was passing by that day. That day, the passerby prayed a prayer for the person that was in that wreck. The passerby could have fussed and complained about being inconvenienced by the traffic back- up the wreck probably caused...but she prayed.
I encourage you to read about this inspirational story here:
So what do we do when we pass by a wreck? I’m sure some of us pray as well, but some may thank God it wasn’t them or just drive by in indifference.
I suggest we pray like Michelle Ball prayed for Pat Day that day. We may not have a dramatic meeting later on as Pat and Michelle had; we may never know the outcome of those we prayed for, but as Christians, we have faith in God and we should reach out to Him on the behalf of others whenever we see them in trouble.
What would happen if we all drove thoughtfully....prayerfully? What would happen if we. . .drove in love? Here is a description of what that might be like:
Love is patient and kind...not jealous or conceited or proud... not ill-mannered or selfish or irritable; love does not keep a record of wrongs... is not happy with evil, but is happy with the truth. Love never gives up; and its faith, hope, and patience never fail.Love is eternal. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Good News Translation
Some things Christians in Nashville can pray about. . .
Our own driving
The other person’s driving
Accidents we may see on the side of the road
Construction zones and workers
Road assistance personnel
Law enforcement personnel
Fire fighters
Ambulance personnel
Prayer: Lord above, help us here in Nashville drive in love. . .so others will notice something different about driving through Nashville. ~Amen