The Bible asks us to pray for one another!

"Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God." Bob Pierce

“By my definition, prayer is consciously hanging out with God. Being with God in a deliberate way.” Malcolm Boyd

“Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle.” Phillips Brooks

“Prayer in the sense of petition, asking for things, is a small part of it; confession and penitence are its threshold, adoration its sanctuary, the presence and vision and enjoyment of God its bread and wine.” C. S. Lewis

Please pray for our Brothers in Christ!

Please pray for the people of Belfast; as they experience religious fighting in the city. The people of Willowfield Parish need your thoughts and prayers as they cope with violence and hatred on the streets.

Please pray for Chuck Kemeny, he is struggling with cancer. Chuck is undergoing chemo therapy and is in a lot of pain. Please pray for his healing and comfort, as well as his family.

Please pray for Ted Coward's sister Pam and her family as she continues to struggle with a brain tumor. She is recovering from surgery in which they removed much of the tumor, however her doctors believe she will only survive six months to one year.

Please pray for the Men of the Desert Vineyard and our families that we would move towards God and His will for our lives individually and corporately.

Please pray for men that feel God calling them to serve, to respond to Him in obedience and love.

Please send us your prayer requests so the men receiving this newsletter can pray for your needs. steve@dvmensministry.com

Ponder His Word

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"Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it."
Psalm 34:14

“This is what the Lord says, ‘Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”
Isaiah 43:16, 18, 19

"Stop doing wrong. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow."
Isaiah 1:16-17

[Jesus said,] "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
John 16:33

"Seek good, not evil, that you may live. Then the Lord God Almighty will be with you, just as you say he is. Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts."
Amos 5:14-15

"[God] has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God."
Micah 6:8

Consider This

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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for."
John Shedd

"The best way to show that a stick is crooked is not to argue about it or to spend time denouncing it, but to lay a straight stick along side it."
D. L. Moody

“Witnessing is removing the various barriers of our self-love to allow Christ, living within us, to show himself to our neighbors.”
Paul Frost

"The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
Stephen Covey

“The law is for the self-righteous, to humble their pride: the gospel is for the lost, to remove their despair.”
Charles Haddon Spurgeon

"Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
Elie Wiesel