1. “CORE”
PART 1

2. Core Value #1 = PRAYER
 INTERCESSION - Prayer is not just one of the things we do, but the main thing we must do if any of our endeavors are going to be successful.
FAITH - We live in full anticipation that God will do in our church and ministry those things we are willing to believe Him for and trust Him to do.
WORSHIP - We facilitate a corporate worship experience that invites and protects the presence of God in our gatherings that expresses our passionate love towards God.

3. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 - I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people
1 Timothy 2:1-2 - I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.   
Matthew 21:13 - Jesus said to them, "My house will be called a house of prayer…”
Luke 11:1 - One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

4. 1. PRAY IN TIMES OF GREAT DIFFICULTY
MARK 14:32-36

5. Luke 22:44
And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground.   

6. 2. PRAY IN TIMES OF GREAT DEEDS
LUKE 5:15-16

7. Revelation 3:17
You say, 'I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.' But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.   

8. 3. PRAY IN TIMES OF GREAT DEMAND
MARK 1:32-35

9. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
1 Peter 5:7
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.   

10. 4. PRAY IN TIMES OF GREAT DIVISION
MATTHEW 5:44-45

11. Psalm 133:1, 3
How wonderful and pleasant it is when brothers live together in harmony…there the Lord has pronounced his blessing, even life everlasting.   

12. 5. PRAY IN TIMES OF GREAT DECISION
LUKE 6:12-13

13. PROVERBS 2:6
For the LORD gives wisdom, and from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.