Prayers: March 15, 2020

Pray in thanksgiving for God’s presence in our lives:

• Thank you, Lord, that when we are gripped with fear, we have King David’s example of fixing our eyes on God to gain a right perspective of the problem. The threat may be real, but the One who is with us and for us is bigger than that which is against us.
• Thank you, Lord, that you promised we are not alone, I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. Psalm 32:8
• Thank you, Lord, for the example of faithfulness of several nonagenarians in our church; Thank you, Lord, for sunshine and warmth.
• Thank God that though my mind and my body may grow weak, God is my strength;and all that I will ever need. Psalm 73:26

Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ:

• Pray for healing and strength for those in fragile health.
• Pray for God’s peace for those in nursing or needing homebound care.
• Pray for Melinda Hom-Williams and Brandon Babb, missionaries in Africa, that God would breath fresh air into them as changes in staffing have added more to their workload.
• Pray for containment and effective treatment for those with coronavirus. Ask God to allay our fears during this time when the virus has touched people close to us.  Pray for areas in the world where the virus has altered daily life of whole regions. Pray for our brothers and sisters whose economic livelihood has been affected by the virus.
• Pray for those with job issues, pray for perseverance and God’s guidance on how to respond.
• Pray for our college students who are facing distractions and roadblocks to their education this semester.

Pray for CCC:

• Pray that we develop a habit of worship that is pleasing to God, that we may be ready when He comes again. He said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come. Worship him who made the heavens, the earth, the sea and the springs of water.  Revelation 14:7
• Pray that we may still be the “light” that God meant us to be in the community despite reduced activities and schedule changes.
• Thank God that our community has been encouraged by the Mayor’s office and the police department who are concerned for our welfare.
• Pray that we be diligent in our job in God’s Kingdom to be seed sowers, allowing God to make things grow. Mark 4:26-27
• Pray for more tust and obedience to the Lord, not for more understanding to meet our own satisfaction.

To Think About: In Proverbs, God’s guide to living, we are reminded that we easily justify that our way is right, but God evaluates the motivation in our hearts to determine what is right.    Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the heart. Prov 21:2 ESV

感謝主每日同行：

• 感謝主在我們感到驚恐時，有大衛王做榜樣，求神賜下解決問題的正確方式。遭遇是確實存在的，但主與我們同在，大過一切的對手。
• 感謝主你讓我們不孤單。詩篇32:8：我要教導你，指示你當行的路，我要定睛在你身上勸誡你。
• 感謝我們當中的耋耄長者做了信心的楷模；感謝主賜溫暖陽光。
• 感謝主！詩篇73:26：我的肉體和我的心腸衰殘，但神是我心裡的力量，又是我的福分，直到永遠。

為主內弟兄姊妹禱告：

• 為身體軟弱和接受治療的肢體禱告，願主醫治。
• 為老人院需要特別看護的長輩們禱告，願聖靈的關愛、平安和喜樂與他們同在。
• 為在非洲的宣教士 Melinda Hom-Williams and Brandon Babb 禱告，求神差遣新的同工和更多的事工。
• 為冠狀病毒的感染和有效的控制禱告，求主挪去我們直面疫情到來的恐懼；為世界各地被疫情感染地區的人民禱告；為疫情中弟兄姊妹的生計禱告，求主供應。
• 為有工作憂慮的人禱告，求主引領和賜下平安。
• 為疫情中的大學生禱告，求主在面對變故時保守他們的學業平穩。

為教會的需要禱告：

• 讓我們的敬拜是使神喜悅，隨時等候主的再來。他大聲說：「應當敬畏神，將榮耀歸給他，因他施行審判的時候已經到了！應當敬拜那創造天、地、海和眾水泉源的！」–啓示錄14: 7
• 儘管聚會和事工減少了，願主仍使我們的教會成爲社區的明燈。
• 感謝特區市長辦公室和警察局看顧我們教會和對華人社區的鼓勵。
• 願我們殷勤地傳揚福音，因神自己使福音興旺。（馬可福音4:26-27）

思考：上帝在箴言中賜智慧指導我們的生活，我們有自己的好惡，唯有神是公義的。箴言21:2：人所行的在自己眼中都看為正，唯有耶和華衡量人心。