A Month of Prayer

Right now Minnesota is going through an intense period of turmoil. During the service on January 11, Greg compared this to a hurricane. The hurricane is a source of destruction and mayhem and chaos. And many of us are feeling anger, confusion, frustration, fear, depression and grief.

How do we react to the fury of the hurricane around us? We, as the people of God, remember that there’s a center of the hurricane, an eye in the storm, and that is Jesus. As things unravel around us, we anchor in him.

And part of that anchoring is to pray. This is something we are commanded to do, as 1 Timothy 2:1-2 tells us, “I urge you then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for all people. For kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.” James 5:16 tells us that the fervent prayer of the righteous person accomplishes much. In addition, we remember that other humans are not our enemies, and our prayers are a powerful weapon to resist the rulers, authorities and powers of this dark world, and the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms (Ephesians 6:12).

So, between now and the end of February, we want to join our prayers together, three times a day, at 8am, noon and 8pm. We will pray for our authorities, and for our city, state and country. Find a guide on what you can pray for specifically, here.

If you would like reminders, we will be sending out notifications through the Woodland Hills app. To download, search “Woodland Hills Church” in your app store, or click woodlandhills.app.link from your phone’s browser.

To turn on notifications in the app:

1. Open your WH app, and you should see a “Personalized Notifications” window pop-up
2. Toggle on the first notification titled “Prayer Reminders”
3. Then click “Finish” – easy as that!

If you don’t see the “Personalized Notifications” pop up or you already exited out of it, follow these instructions:

1. Click the “profile” icon in the upper left hand corner
2. Click the “settings” cog/wheel in the upper right hand corner
3. Then click “Push Notifications”
4. Toggle that on, and toggle on “Prayer Reminders”

If you notice you’re not receiving Prayer Reminder notifications after turning them on, ensure that you don’t have specific settings in your phone that may be blocking all notifications. We’ve also learned that some iPhone users are not receiving the notification, and we’re looking into fixing that.