ACFW Conference Day 32 Prayer – Brandilyn Collins As She Emcees Dear God, Thank You for Your servant Brandilyn Collins. Please speak through her as she emcees the conference in Nashville. Allow her story of what you’ve done in her life to draw everyone who hears it closer to you. May Brandilyn’s true stories that she shares about other Christian …
ACFW 2016: Social Advice from an Autistic Author
by Patricia Beal Conference is thirty days away! Can you believe it? I get fired up about our yearly gathering. This will be my third ACFW conference, and I can’t wait because the seeds we plant during ACFW grow for years. Lives change. How can we not get excited about it? My first ACFW conference was in St. Louis in …
40 Days of Prayer – Day 33: Finances for those Attending
ACFW Conference Day 33 Prayer – Finances For Those Attending Psalms 121:2 My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth. Heavenly Father, thank you for your loving attention to every detail in our lives. Conference expenses can be an added burden to tight finances. Help us to remember that You are so much bigger than our worry …
40 Days of Prayer – Day 34: Those Teaching Workshops
ACFW Conference Day 34 Prayer – Those Teaching Workshops Heavenly Father, we give You praise and glory for all the blessings You have in store for us at this conference. You have called us here for Your purpose. Scripture says “Does not Wisdom call, and Understanding raise her voice?” (Proverbs 8:1) We pray, Lord, that You will send down Your …
40 Days of Prayer – Day 35 – The Praise Band
ACFW Conference Day 35 Prayer – The Praise Band As They Practice And Lead Worship Psalm 150:6 (NLT): Let everything that breathes sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord! Dear Father, We pray for the amazingly talented members of the ACFW worship team and praise band as they prepare to bless us in Nashville. Please bless them with safe …
40 Days of Prayer – Day 36 – Those Teaching Continuing Education
ACFW Conference Day 36 Prayer – Those Teaching Continuing Education Heavenly Father, You have showered us with innumerable gifts and blessings. It is our desire to share what we have learned from You, and to write for the glory of Your Name. Please continue to bless all the teachers in the continuing education sessions. As they trust in You to …
40 Days of Prayer – Day 37 -ACFW Members Unable to Attend
Day 37 Prayer – ACFW Members Unable To Attend The Conference Heavenly Father, enable those of us not attending the ACFW conference to use those days to renew our commitment to seek You daily. We pray for safety and favor for all attending and speaking. May Your Spirit fill not only the Nashville Omni Hotel, but each of our individual …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 38 – Keynote Speaker
ACFW Conference – Day 38 Prayer – Keynote Speaker Jeremiah 1:9 Then the Lord put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the Lord said to me, “Now I have put my words in your mouth.” Dear Heavenly Father: We pray for Ted Dekker, the keynote speaker for this year’s ACFW conference. Bless him, his family, and those he …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 39 – The Audio/Visual Team
ACFW Conference – Day 39 Prayer: The Audio/Visual Team We thank you, our Lord and Master, for putting Your hand on the members of the audio/visual team for the work You have given them to do. We pray that starting now, day and night through the aftermath of the conference, that You will keep them in Your mind. We pray …
40 Days of Prayer: Day 40 – God’s Presence
ACFW Conference – Day 40 Prayer – God’s Presence & Blessing Psalm 127:1 CEB – “Unless it is the Lord who builds the house, the builders’ work is pointless. Unless it is the Lord who protects the city, the guard on duty is pointless.” Father God, everything we do is for You, to You, because of You, and in Your …