What are some of your goals for 2023? Tell us below!

Good evening fellow Seekers! I am truly grateful to God for leading me to this church via online. It's day 19 and God has shown me that He is honoring my seek journey with many unexpected blessings, instruction, clarity, rest & peace. GOD truly knows what you need and when you need it! It's to Him that I give all the glory! Hallelujah!

I thought my desire to return to live in the DMV was selfish, just because I desired it. Today, as I eschewed television and, rather, listened to ASBC sermons, I realized that my family needs an Ishmael, and that is what drives me. My family is in the DMV. Thank you for the strength and power of corporate fasting and prayers as I seek God’s favor for the right and perfect opportunity to return to live in the DMV. Please save me a seat at ASBC. See you soon!!!!

Good morning Pastor Howard, I need prayer for my son Gregory whose car was stolen in December 2022 from his girlfriend's house in Prince Williams County, VA. He called the Police at 6 am, and at 11 am, the Police had yet to come. Because my son had a licensed gun in his car, later that afternoon called the Police and lied, stating that his parent was fighting so the Police would come quickly. The Police were angry because he made false accusations in an attempt to go immediately. A week later, he received a call from the Police stating Gregory was being charged with making a false CALL to the Police because it is illegal in VA. Gregory was charged with a misdemeanor and is due in Court on January 31, 2023. My son is an African American and does not have a criminal record. We need prayer that he's not going to be a part of the criminal justice system for lack of judgment. I pray this case will be dismissed.

Please pray for my son Markus Allen in Edgefield, SC. Pray as you are led by Holy Spirit to do so. Thank you.

Praying that God will work in the hearts of those responsible for selecting a new pastor; that God will send His cleansing throughout the church and the power of the Holy Spirit will rest, rule and abide.

I am so glad I made the decision to participate in SEEK 2023. Participating has caused me to really discipline myself as I am getting closer to God and allowing myself to be still and hear Him speak to me. The scripture that continuously permeates my mind and spirit is Matthew 6:33, “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you”. SEEK 2023 has caused me to deliberately seek God. I know that every facet of mine and my family’s life will be changed. I am getting closer to the Lord and I praise God for Alfred Street.

Thanks to be God for me to be apart of ASBC family 🙏🏽 This is my second seek; I have been blessed in every part of my life through the journey. There is nothing like being close to God🙌🏽.pastor Wesley’s sermon from 2 weeks ago stated , “bad things happen when we stray from God.” Asking god to give me the straight and patients for me stay focus on him🙏🏽 I know his eyes always watching me. Additionally, love waking up early to hear god’s people sharing testimony and the morning prayers by our pastor!! After that Go out and concur the world with god on my side!!

Asking prayers for the working class families who are finding themselves homeless because they can't afford to pay skyrocketing rental cost and unfortunately are not in a position to purchase a home. Asking prayers for my father who has been diagnosed with CHF and due to his age (83) can't be placed on the heart transplant list. God continues to bless, heal and redeem my Dad through all health and medical odds and his family is so grateful.

My seek 2023 are financial and social media. The social media I am doing well with especially for a person who spend hours on on FB, Youtube, TikTok and Instagram. The financial part I did good with my spendings and seen a difference in my monthly income. I messed up yesterday and spent some of the money I saved. I feel I broke the commitment I had with the fast and God. I did put some money in a saving and did not touch but it is still bothering me. I will get up and kick the dirt from my feet and get back on the horse. I pray for forgiveness and to do better with the commitment to God and the fast.

Last year, my Dad, Kenneth Jackson, was diagnosed with dementia which quickly progressed to him requiring 24×7 assistance. Having Dad move to a care facility was a difficult decision for me and my siblings for a number of reasons, one of which was the significant expense. My prayer has been for God to watch over and protect Dad while he's in the facility. This morning, God went above and beyond my prayer by granting the Medicare approval needed to cover the $40K bill and future care. This is just another reminder of how God IS listening to our prayers as well as what's in our hearts. Beyond the physical covering for Dad, God fulfilled the financial need as well!! SHABACH! HALLELUJAH!!

Last week, God showed Himself to be a provider. I am a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, and I hold the position of a state leader within the organization. My administration and I are preparing for a conference in February, and last week, as we prepared, I was informed that we needed more funds to hold up our payment agreement on a hotel space for the conference. So you can understand, let me take you back to the beginning of January. As I did last year, I wrote to an Indian tribe here in Oklahoma who sponsored and supported an event (not the conference) we did last year, asking them to sponsor again this year. As of last week, I had yet to hear from them. Since SEEK started, I have been seeking God's face for myself in the area of understanding the office of prophecy and seeking God for my position in my fraternity and guidance as a state leader. Just last week, after getting the news that we couldn't uphold our agreement with the hotel for our conference, I began to seek God for direction and a way to handle that situation. I professionally contacted the hotel and reassured them we would honor our payment arrangement, and they graciously heard me and extended grace. However, I still needed to figure out how we would honor that agreement. While driving to another state to support another state leader in my fraternity last week, I checked my emails. The email I sent to the Indian tribe at the beginning of January was answered. It was the tribe agreeing to not only sponsor our event but assure us that they would always support us in all endeavors we do in Oklahoma. With those words, an agreement to pay us $10,000 was added. I had forgotten about the request I made at the beginning of January because weeks had passed with no reply from the Indian tribe. I must confess, I doubted that we could make good on the agreement, but even amid doubt that set into my mind, I still was SEEKING God for guidance, direction, and, as the old folks say, "a ram in the bush" for the situation. And in due time, He provided. The agreement I made with the hotel was that we would pay a portion the day I received the email, and the other portion we would pay the following week. I give God all the glory and praise, for He is always an on-time God.

God Bless each and everyone that is participating in Seek 2023. Please take a moment to read and re-read Matthew 7: 7-8. Also, listen to Pastor Wesley’s sermons dated January 27, 2019 “The Rewards of Fasting”. Lastly, take a look at the CAYA service dated Dec 17, 2017. Yes, I went to the vault to find these teachings. They will add a blessing to your day.