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In other words, to fully fulfill the Great Commission.

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Devotion #4: Verses on Prayer

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Devotions for Church Communicators #4
It’s hard to come up with all the creative ideas we need for church communications, isn’t it? And it’s also tough to get done all the projects we need to get done in the short amount of time we have to do them---so what do we do?
As with every other area of life, we can PRAY! And in today's podcast I want to share with you some verses and thoughts on prayer to encourage and challenge you.
Below is the podcast and below that is the text of the devotion:

Verses on Prayer

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. (Matthew 7:7 KJV)

We love to read the passage above on how God answers our prayers, but with these, as with all the Bible, we must put these promises in the context of the entirety of God's Word. The next three passages remind us that for God to answer our prayers, he has certain requirements for us.

First, we cannot expect answers to prayers based on wrong motives or selfish desires.

You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures. (James 4:2, 3)

Second, we need to be in his Word and allow his Word to saturate our lives. When we do that and our desires are based on God's
Word, we know we are praying in a way that, if God chooses, he can then answer.Continue Reading

Devotion # 2: Reality of our situation—challenging spiritual warfare

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Devotions for Church Communicators Podcast
Take time each Monday to listen for a few minutes to Devotions for Church Communicators and be encouraged and reminded of the incredible eternal importance of what you do!

Do you ever feel like you are fighting a battle when you sit down to do your church communications?

If so, that is a realistic view of your situation because you really are fighting for the kingdom of God!

In this very short podcast I want to help you focus on God’s Word, the incredible calling you have to share God’s message of salvation, and to strengthen and encourage you.

This podcast is from me, Yvon Prehn and my ministry Effective Church Communications.

In our podcast today I want remind us all that we are involved in spiritual warfare in the work we do.

Our podcast today is entitled:

Reality of our situation—challenging spiritual warfare

And our key verse for it is: 

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. (Eph. 6:12-13)

Devotion #1 for Church CommunicatorsWorking for the Lord in church communications is hard.

The bottom-line reality is that we are in a war. And in any war, one of the first things the enemy tries to knock out the communications equipment of their opponent. You aren't just "doing the bulletin" or some other isolated project. You are the communication center for spiritual warfare for your church. When you got into communications work for your church or ministry you entered one of the most intense areas of spiritual warfare raging today. Satan wants to knock you out.

Troubles with hardware, software, and co-workers are to be expected. Especially people problems should be no surprise because Satan is "the accuser of our brothers" (Rev. 12:10) and one of the easiest ways to cripple you in the battle is to get you fighting with your fellow soldiers. Don't let him win; don't take on his job.Continue Reading

Introduction to Devotions for Church Communicators

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Note: the following is the introduction from the book, Devotions for Church Communicators by Yvon Prehn, Each week I'll share the weekly devotion from the book on this site. Sign up for our email newsletter so you will receive automatic notification of them.

Introduction: What's inside your heart will come out in your communications

Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. (Matt 12:34, 35)

With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I
might not sin against thee. (Ps. 119:10, 11)

Above all else, guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life. (Proverbs 4:23)

Out of the abundance of the heart not only does the mouth speak, but our church communications are created.

The quality of what we produce in print and online never ultimately depends on circumstances outside ourselves. It's easy to
blame tight deadlines, inadequate equipment, and the difficult, sometimes unappreciative people we work with for doing less than our best, but ultimately the quality and impact of our church communications reflects our hearts.

We always have choices within circumstances. Tight deadlines can challenge us to streamline our methods, to focus our work. Inadequate equipment can challenge our creativity to see just how much we can get out of outdated machines. Difficult people can drive us to prayer and force us to learn interpersonal skills.

It's in our hearts that we decide whether or not we believe that "God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose (Romans 8:28)."Continue Reading

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