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Prayer
“Be STILL and KNOW that I am GOD” Psalm 46:10a
Corporate Prayer Opportunities
You can find a daily prayer guide in the Spirit of Salem newsletter. An electronic copy of the Spirit newsletter is available by contacting the church office. Weekly prayer opportunities involve Sunday morning group prayer for Sunday services and requests on the weekly prayer guide preceding Sunday morning. You can also join the Intercessors prayer meeting on Tuesday afternoons from 4-5 pm at SalemCentral in the Prayer room with Pastor Glen.
Periodically Salem will have a prayer focus on a specific topic or group of people. Dates and topics will be announced in the bulletin.
Annually Salem has specific events that are a focus of prayer. In September the prayer focus is on all of Salem’s Ministries. January they focus on prayer for personal growth. Salem has a 40 Days of Prayer event that focuses on praying for unsaved family and friends. The 40 Days of Prayer begins approximately 40 days before Easter.
How to Submit Requests/Praises
You may submit prayer requests by writing them on the Keeping in Touch insert found in the Salem bulletin, by calling the church office at 701-237-6094 or you can submit a request below where it says request more info. Please indicate whether or not you would like your request/praise distributed beyond the pastoral staff. You may also do so by contacting any of our pastoral staff:
Glen Stevens – .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Tom Smithson – .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Lee Wuflestad – .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Mike Montgomery – .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Chad Englund – .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Mark Fugere – .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
You may also contact a Salem Prayer Coordinator. For more information please contact the church office by calling 701-237-6094 or by emailing at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
How to Receive Requests/Praises
If you would like to pray for requests/praises submitted on Sundays and any others that are gathered throughout the week please indicate on the Keeping in Touch bulletin insert (indicate that you would like to receive the Sunday requests/praises and the weekly prayer requests), or by contacting the church office. You can also request to have them mailed to you if you would rather. Salem has Prayer Coordinators at the front of the church after each service if you would like to pray with someone after the church service.
The Prayer Room (Room 101, at Central) will usually be available for individual or group prayer whenever the church is open. Instructions on how to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration Confession Thanksgiving Supplication) format are provided and the room is set up with four areas with each area representing one of those components. You may post prayer request/answers to prayer on the bulletin board. There is ribbon and stones available to write on and take with you as a reminder to pray.
“Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3
Practical Pointers for Personal Prayer
Place – Have a designated prayer place at home such as a certain room or chair.
Posture – Decide if you will sit, stand, walk, or kneel.
Plan – As much as is possible have a set time each day that you will pray.
Passages – Find a passage of scripture and pray through it using the pattern below.
Purpose/Pattern
A Adoration: Think about God’s goodness and glory and praise Him for it.
C Confession: Think about where you have fallen short of living out His goodness and glory and confess.
T Thanksgiving: Think about how His goodness and glory have touched your life and give thanks.
S Supplication: Think about His goodness and glory and pray that it would be evident in your life and in the lives of others.
Prayer Partner – Consider having a prayer partner to pray and share with periodically.