1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:07,900 Welcome to Mission Works 2 00:00:07,900 --> 00:00:10,800 thanks to donors. I'm Dale Mayer. 3 00:00:11,900 --> 00:00:16,800 Modern technology enables us to do wondrous things. 4 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:21,400 And today we are going to speak with Reverend Michael Coppersmith of 5 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,200 Georgetown, Texas. Pastor Coppersmith is going to share some thoughts 6 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,100 about prayer. 7 00:00:27,100 --> 00:00:30,700 You know, one thing that has impressed me over the years is all the 8 00:00:30,700 --> 00:00:33,100 activity that happens at Concordia Seminary. 9 00:00:33,100 --> 00:00:37,000 I mean, there's just no way that our Communications Department can 10 00:00:37,000 --> 00:00:41,000 possibly let everyone know about all the mission centered activities 11 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:46,000 that happened at your Seminary. Prayer warriors is one example. 12 00:00:46,900 --> 00:00:51,300 Thanks Pastor Coppersmith for being with us and and telling us about 13 00:00:51,300 --> 00:00:53,900 the Prayer Warrior program. 14 00:00:53,900 --> 00:01:00,300 Let me begin with a general question tell us what has meant in your 15 00:01:00,300 --> 00:01:01,300 own personal life? 16 00:01:01,300 --> 00:01:07,200 Well you know, actually prayer started to become a priority in my 17 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:07,400 life 18 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,000 when I was attending Concordia Seminary over 40 years ago. 19 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:17,600 I began to realize that the work of the Church of Jesus Christ. 20 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:22,200 The mission of making disciples of all Nations is so extraordinary 21 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:29,200 that it simply could not be accomplished by human ordinary strength. 22 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:31,100 I needed something more. 23 00:01:31,100 --> 00:01:37,200 I realized that what I really longed for was a greater dependence upon 24 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:46,400 God and his power, his promises, his provision, his protection to do the 25 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:46,900 work of 26 00:01:46,900 --> 00:01:53,500 the ministry that he was calling me to do. And that's when a he led me 27 00:01:53,500 --> 00:01:59,100 to start taking 30 minutes every morning in a little prayer Chapel at 28 00:01:59,100 --> 00:02:04,300 the Seminary and every morning I would do just what Psalm 5 verse 3 29 00:02:04,300 --> 00:02:06,100 says morning by morning. 30 00:02:06,100 --> 00:02:07,600 You hear my voice 31 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,500 Oh Lord. Morning by morning 32 00:02:09,500 --> 00:02:14,000 I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. 33 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:19,900 And that's really when prayer started to become a priority in my life 34 00:02:19,900 --> 00:02:21,600 and my Ministry. 35 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:24,700 Well, you've been an inspiration to me. 36 00:02:24,700 --> 00:02:29,600 So personally I want to thank you for your example of a of a fervent 37 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:33,000 prayer. Tell us about prayer warriors. 38 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:34,400 How did it come to be? 39 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:41,800 Well, the Prayer Warriors Ministry actually grew out of the early days 40 00:02:41,800 --> 00:02:48,200 of the Generations Campaign at the Seminary. Early on the Seminary 41 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:54,400 hosted a Leadership Summit for leaders and donors of the Seminary 42 00:02:54,400 --> 00:03:04,600 and. I remember it, I remember it. I'll never forget it it during during that Leadership Summit the 43 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,900 Holy Spirit really was moving and working in some wonderful ways. 44 00:03:08,900 --> 00:03:12,900 And one of the things the Holy Spirit did during that Leadership 45 00:03:12,900 --> 00:03:19,600 Summit is that he impressed a significant number of leaders and donors 46 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,000 at the Seminary that we really 47 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:28,900 needed to be covering the mission and the work of the seminary in 48 00:03:28,900 --> 00:03:32,300 focused intercessory prayer. 49 00:03:32,300 --> 00:03:38,800 So out of that desire Dale, 50 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:44,600 I remember the moment when you looked across the room and you shared 51 00:03:44,600 --> 00:03:51,400 with me your vision, which I know came from God to start a Prayer 52 00:03:51,400 --> 00:04:00,400 Warriors Ministry. And out of that I would work with you and with the 53 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:04,500 rest of the leadership team at the Seminary and we would put out every 54 00:04:04,500 --> 00:04:08,400 two months a Prayer Warriors update which we've been doing for a 55 00:04:08,400 --> 00:04:13,500 number of years and now. And the idea is that people would use that 56 00:04:13,500 --> 00:04:20,100 Prayer Warriors update to pray daily for the Seminary. 57 00:04:20,500 --> 00:04:24,500 And that's what we've been doing over the years since then. Well it's been a 58 00:04:24,500 --> 00:04:30,000 wonderful Ministry and as I said when we open today's program, I 59 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,600 don't know that many people know about this until I thank you for 60 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:37,000 joining us to give us the opportunity to share this information with 61 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:41,600 more more people. One of the things about the updates is that they 62 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:47,400 not only give us reasons to pray but they also inform us about current 63 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,500 happenings at the Seminary, correct? 64 00:04:49,500 --> 00:04:54,000 Yes, you know, the prayer update is really like a prayer guide it 65 00:04:54,000 --> 00:05:00,700 starts off with and a section of thanksgivings where we have an 66 00:05:00,700 --> 00:05:07,300 opportunity to express praise and thanks to God for significant things 67 00:05:07,300 --> 00:05:11,700 that he's done in through the Seminary over the past two months. And 68 00:05:11,700 --> 00:05:20,300 then we list out a number of a brief descriptions of needs, activities, 69 00:05:20,500 --> 00:05:26,500 events at the Seminary over the coming two months and along with a 70 00:05:26,500 --> 00:05:31,500 prayer calendar and some scriptures. And all of this will really help a 71 00:05:31,500 --> 00:05:35,200 person in praying daily for the Seminary. 72 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:40,200 It will just kind of guide them in lifting up prayers before the Lord 73 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,900 each day for what he's doing at the Seminary. 74 00:05:42,900 --> 00:05:44,300 That's wonderful. 75 00:05:44,300 --> 00:05:48,700 Is it possible for one of our viewers today to get on the Prayer 76 00:05:48,700 --> 00:05:54,300 Warrior update mailing list. Absolutely, and I really want to 77 00:05:54,300 --> 00:06:01,500 encourage the donors of the Seminary that you will be greatly blessed 78 00:06:01,500 --> 00:06:07,100 to be able to have in your hand a Prayer Warriors update as you pray 79 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:10,600 for the Seminary. You know by praying for the Seminary 80 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:16,500 what you do in a sense is you kind of add afterburners to the kingdom 81 00:06:16,500 --> 00:06:19,800 impact that your gift is making to the Seminary. 82 00:06:20,500 --> 00:06:24,900 By just praying for what God wants to do in in through the 83 00:06:24,900 --> 00:06:25,300 Seminary. 84 00:06:25,300 --> 00:06:32,500 So the best way to get The Prayer Warriors update is to just send your 85 00:06:32,500 --> 00:06:36,700 email address to me at coppersmith 86 00:06:36,700 --> 00:06:40,000 coppersmith.mike@gmail.com coppersmith. 87 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:45,400 mike at gmail.com. And we'll start sending the Prayer Warrior update to 88 00:06:45,400 --> 00:06:45,600 you. 89 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,000 That's great. 90 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,700 I thank you so much Mike and and that's a thought that is going to 91 00:06:50,700 --> 00:06:51,300 stay with me 92 00:06:51,300 --> 00:06:56,100 now that prayer is like turning on the afterburners after a donation 93 00:06:56,100 --> 00:06:58,700 is made that that's that's marvelous. 94 00:06:58,700 --> 00:07:05,200 I want to thank our donors and especially to thank our Lord Jesus that 95 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:10,100 Concordia Seminary really is a hub of mission activity to bring the 96 00:07:10,100 --> 00:07:11,300 Gospel to people. 97 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:15,800 So we thank you for continuing to remember this Seminary by your 98 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:16,500 donations. 99 00:07:16,500 --> 00:07:21,100 And also we encourage you to remember this Seminary with those 100 00:07:21,100 --> 00:07:26,500 afterburners of of prayer to the Lord of the Harvest. Again, you can 101 00:07:26,500 --> 00:07:31,400 get on the Prayer Warrior update list by contacting Pastor Coppersmith 102 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:33,300 at coppersmith. 103 00:07:33,300 --> 00:07:35,500 mike at gmail.com (coppersmith.mike@gmail.com) 104 00:07:35,500 --> 00:07:42,000 I thank you for your time, and we hope to see you again next week for 105 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:43,500 Mission Works. 106 00:07:43,500 --> 00:07:44,900 Thanks to Donors.