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International
Women's Day of Prayer - 2009 Program Packet |
We
are delighted to be able to bring to you the 2009 International
Women's
Day of Prayer program packet. This year's packet
entitled, "Prayer -- and Love's Languages",
is a collaboration by Soledad Alvarez de Sanchez, Women’s
Ministries Director Chile Union.
The
entire program packet may be opened in MS Word, HTML file,
or Adobe Acrobat, depending on which program is available
to you. You may print it and reproduce it if you'd like to
share it with others. We encourage you to use it in your
church's International Women's Day of Prayer program on March
7, 2009.
Prayer--and
Love's Languages (Sermon
and Resource Packet)
MS
Word (394KB) HTML
(94KB) Adobe
Acrobat (111KB)
Prayer--and
Love's Languages (Powerpoint
Presentation)
.ppt
(2,010KB)
Also
Available from GCWM is : International
Women's Day of Prayer Leaders Packet.doc (1MB) |
Since 1990, the Department
of Women's Ministries at the General Conference has promoted a special
day when women have the opportunity to strengthen their spiritual
bonds as they pray for and with each other. The International Women's
Day of Prayer is the first Sabbath of each March.
In past years this
special day has been celebrated in a variety of ways: prayer breakfasts,
fasting and prayer, consecration services, women preaching the sermons
for church services and other special programs. A resource manual,
with ideas and a planning guide for making this a life-changing
day for women and men in the church, can be obtained from the conference
Women's Ministries director.
The International Woman's
Day of Prayer provides an opportunity for women to learn about each
other and prayer for one another. It is a time to reunite with God
and one another to strengthen spiritual bonds. Prayers for women
everywhere create a spiritual network of empathy and understanding
between Adventist women. Thousands of women (and men) gather to
pray on this day. Although the essential purpose of the day is for
prayer, the day can also provide women with an opportunity to strengthen
their ties with other Christian women as they pray together.
Where possible some
may want to expand the day of prayer to include a weekend prayer
conference where participants can come to gain a deeper understanding
of the need for prayer, its significance, blessings, and meaning
in their lives. Weekend prayer conferences can address topics of
interest such as: the prayer of scripture, how to pray scriptural
promises, how fasting can enhance our prayer life, God's will and
prayer, intercessory prayer, answered and unanswered prayer, closet
prayers, and how to help our children develop a prayer life of their
own.
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