May 3 - God's Destiny for the Arts and Entertainment
Saturday - Arts and Entertainment
Week 4 - God's Destiny
Desired outcome for today's prayer - God is a creative God and all art expressions are rooted in God's created beauty. Our prayer is for art to take the stage as it was intended to - to reflect God's beauty, declare His Glory, and inspire us to worship Him. Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
Entities and activities in mind while we pray: Television, radio, video games, music, books, magazines, pornography, YouTube, Streaming Media, Museum of Texas Tech University, First Friday Art Trail, Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts, Lubbock Community Theater, CATS Playhouse, Cactus Theater, Rodeo, Sports, Game Rooms, Clubs, Modern Worship Music, Classical Christian Music, Christ in the Arts, Lubbock Chorale, Lubbock Orchestra, Lubbock Youth Orchestra, School choirs, school concert bands/orchestras, school Marching Bands, Texas Tech School of Music, Country Music, Buddy Holly, Mac Davis, Joe Ely, Don Caldwell, Cactus Cuties, Caldwell Kids Entertainment, Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Municipal Garden and Arts Center, East Lubbock Art House, Art Canyon, Glassy Alley Art, Grey Edges Studio and Art Gallery, Lubbock Arts Alliance, Music Studios, Buddy Holly Center, Moonlight Musicals Amphitheater, Ranching Heritage Center, Texas Tech School of Art, Science Spectrum and Omni Theater, Adventure Park, Main Event, Night Clubs, Game Rooms, Stars and Stripes Drive-In, Blazing Bouncers/ARCAVE, Escape Rooms, Cinemark Tinseltown, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Grab Axes, Panhandle South Plains Fair, Santa Land, FiberMax Center for Discovery, Mackenzie Park, Silent Wings Museum, American Windmill Museum, South Plains Fair Park Coliseum, Cooks Garage, Texas Tech University Theater, Mae Simmons Community and Adult activity Center, Caldwell Entertainment, Reality TV, Crime TV, Sitcoms, Game Shows, Soap Operas, Talk Shows
Pray for the emergence of these qualities in the arts and entertainment industry:
• As artistic beauty has come from God, the original Artist, pray that all forms of art created will express beauty which glorifies God.
• Pray that the beauty of the human body would be appreciated within the context of Biblical marriage as God intended and not exploited for material gain or for gratification of the flesh.
• Pray that the creative expression of actors would help us see and understand God, His ways and His creation from His perspective.
• Pray that the actual production of art would draw artisans closer to God and they would thank God for the artistic skills He has given to them.
• Pray for artist who are preparing to lead congregations in worship through various artistic mediums, that the music, words and visuals would help transport people into God’s presence, not cause people to dwell on the artistic presentation itself.
• Pray for artists who attempt to convey the good news of God’s salvation, that they would be able to represent both God’s love for us and His Truth.
Psalm 19:1 “The heavens tell of the glory of God; and their expanse declares the work of His hands,”