Prayer is our lifeline to God. The goal of Bethel’s Ministry of Prayer is for prayer to become integrated into the life of every member and woven into the fabric of every church ministry. We encourage Christians to develop a lifestyle of prayer and to pray with others in small groups or ministry teams. The Holy Spirit dwelling within each believer knits our hearts together and causes us to rejoice as we hear praises and pleas to our Lord and Savior, creating a unique bond of fellowship found nowhere else in life.  Prayer in community is important because it creates unity (John 17:22-23), and is a key element of believers encouraging one another (1 Thessalonians 5:11) and spurring them on to love and good deeds (Hebrews 10:24).

Ministry of Prayer Team

If you have a heart for our church, its ministries, our community, and a desire to see God transform the lives of people through shared leadership in the ministry of prayer, contact msager@cox.net. 

Praises and Prayer Requests:

•Prayer requests or reports of answered prayer can be submitted to the church office by phone or by completing a Prayer Card from the pew rack and placing it in the offering. (Note: These requests will be prayed for each week by members of our Church Staff and Prayer Team for up to 4 weeks or as directed on the Prayer Card. Please update your request as the need changes so that prayers may be as specific as possible. Requests are kept confidential).

•E-mail msager@cox.net to submit a prayer request electronically.

•Ask an Elder to pray with you at the end of the service;

•To report urgent prayer requests to the church Prayer Chain E-mail msager@cox.net or the call the church office, 760 745-4995.

Opportunities to Pray

•Pre-service prayer meeting each Sunday morning at 8:20 in Room 7;

•Wednesday night prayer meetings are held in room 1 at 5:30pm;

•Praying for Adult Children, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays at 1:30pm in Room 7;

•Labor Force Prayer Team prays for expectant mothers during labor and delivery.

•Elders are available at the end of each service for those requesting prayer;

•Interdenominational North County Prayer Group, 12-1pm, 3rd Thursday monthly, at The Center for Performing Arts (C. T. Green Room). Pray for local cities and communities;

•Grand-Mothers in Touch, first two Mondays monthly, 1-2pm, Emmanuel Faith Community Church, 639 E. Felilcita, Escondido.

Answered Prayer                                                                                                                  If God has done something remarkable in your life through answered prayer and you would love to share it. E-mail us at msager@cox.net.

Recommended Books on Prayer:

•And the Place was Shaken, by John Franklin;

•Fresh Encounter: Experiencing God Through Prayer, Humility and a Heartfelt Desire to Know Him, by Henry Blackaby;

•Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, by Jim Cymbala;

•George Mueller of Bristol: His Life of Prayer and Faith, by A. T. Pierson;

•How to Develop a Powerful Prayer Life, by Greg Frizzell;

•In God’s Presence, by T.W. Hunt;

•Let Prayer Change Your Life, by Becky Tirabassi;

•Passionate Prayer by Catherine Marshall;

•Prayer: The Great Adventure, by Dr. David Jeremiah;

•Praying God’s Word, by Beth Moore;

•The Complete Works of E.M. Bounds on Prayer: Experiencing the Wonders of God Through Prayer;

•The Praying Life: Connecting with God in Our Distracting World, by Paul E. Miller;

•The Power of Prayer in a Believer’s Life, by Charles Spurgeon;

•With Christ in the School of Prayer, by Andrew Murray;

Prayer Links:

•Forty Days of Prayer and Spiritual Inventory - http://www.call2fall.com/take_inventory.

•Great Prayers of the Bible - http://www.prayertogo.com/pdf/Great%20Prayers%20of%20the%20Bible.pdf.

•International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church - http://www.persecution.com/.

•National Day of Prayer - http://nationaldayofprayer.org/. 

•Praying for Your Husband - http://www.reviveourhearts.com/topics/downloads/index.php?id=9473;

•Praying for Your Wife - http://www.gslcnm.com/PrayforWife.htm.

•Prayer and Fasting  - http://www.ccci.org/training-and-growth/devotional-life/7-steps-to-fasting/06-personal-revival.htm;

•Prayer Walking - http://www.arministry.org/prayerwalk_guide.pdf.

•Praying for Children – http://www.momsintouch.org/.

•Praying the Names and Attributes of God - http://www.momsintouch.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=x3b4bF5g4qg%3D&tabid=48.

•Praying Promises of the Bible - http://www.challies.com/christian-living/take-words-with-you.

•Praying Scripture (Various Topics) - http://www.prayingscriptures.com/praying-in-victory.shtml.

“When we pray, we align ourselves with the purposes of God and tap into the power of the Almighty.”  - - Dr. David Jeremiah