Dear Church Family and Friends:
I am calling on each of you to join with me in a concerted effort of prayer for Revival in our Church and our Nation. Here is how it will work;
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission and the North American Mission Board are partnering in a Convention –wide prayer initiative calling Southern Baptist to engage in a time of prayer for personal spiritual revival and national renewal this fall.
The initiative will feature forty days of prayer beginning September 24, concluding with a dedicated forty hours of prayer in churches and homes across the U.S., which will begin at 4 p.m. October 31 and end November 2 at 8 a.m.
The intent of the 40/40 Prayer Vigil is to encourage Southern Baptists to focus on their own walk with God, to reflect on His values as revealed in Scripture, and to ask God how His values should direct their lives.
The emphasis of the 40/40 Prayer Vigil is on personal spiritual revival, not politics, although our nation will profit greatly when believers come to God on their knees.
As your pastor, I am asking that you join me in this effort and be creative in your own use of these 40 days. You can go to www.ilivevalues.com/prayer for more information as well as a day-by-day prayer guide.
Thanks for joining me in PRAYING FOR REVIVAL AND RENEWAL.
Ricky E. Kennedy
New Heights Baptist Church