Prayers: April 4, 2021

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

• Thank you, Lord, for this Easter day, because it reminds me of the hope and love I have in You.
• Thank you, Lord, for Jesus accepting the punishment for my sin and even so, continuing to be at my side, always guiding and blessing me.
• Thank you, Lord, for the beauty of each sunrise reminding me that Jesus has risen!
• Thank you, Lord, that I am a new creation!
• Thank you, Lord, that nothing is impossible if I have even a little faith. Matthew 17:20

Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ:

• With the mind of Christ believing that God can and will work in their lives for their good
• That we will share the grace and forgiveness that was freely given to us
• That those with ongoing health concerns will find their faith growing stronger even if their physical body is not
• For protection from those who have evil in their hearts
• That we can help others to overcome the darkness that still clouds many lives
• Those who are physically confined will be able to travel to far places through the eyes of others
• That they will know that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:13
• For the lonely to find fellowship
• For those suffering from man-made and natural disasters

Pray for CCC:

• That we may celebrate the resurrection of Jesus every day as we speak with God, as we comfort our neighbors, as we fellowship with other believers, as we put others before ourselves, and as we follow the example of Jesus in thought and deed
• That we will not let anything in this world push us out of the presence of God and time for worship
• That our missionaries may be bold with their message, safe in their environment, and strengthened by the Holy Spirit along the path they walk
• That we be faithful to the ministry we are called to – teaching the apostles’ doctrine, engaging in fellowship, commemorating the breaking of bread, praying together, caring for one another, worshiping God, and actively evangelizing in the community
• That whatever we do, we do not try to get ahead of God with our own plan
• For God’s wisdom for our church and local leaders
• That the power and joy of the resurrection found in us will be contagious to those who don’t yet know Jesus

To Think About: Let us focus on the majesty and power of our Father, the one who created all things and has never failed to take care of us in the past, is continually with us in the present and will continue to love us into heaven in the future. God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.  Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. Ephesians 2: 8-10 NLT  This promise reminds us of God’s amazing grace (God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense), that He accepts Christ’s sacrifice on the cross as payment for every one of our sins.

禱告事項

感謝主每日同行：

• 感謝主，用復活節提醒我，唯有在你裡面我才有真正的平安和盼望！.
• 感謝主耶穌，不僅擔當了因我的過犯本應接受的懲罰，竟然一直陪在我身邊，引導我、祝福我。
• 感謝主用每天日出的美景告訴我：耶穌復活了！
• 感謝主，我是個新造的人了！
• 感謝神應許我：你若有信心像一粒芥菜種，就是對這座山說：“你從這邊挪到那邊！”，它也必挪去；並且你們沒有一件不能做的事了（馬太福音17:20）。

為主內弟兄姊妹禱告：

• 禱告我們要有基督的心，相信神能夠，并且將要在我們的生命中動工，成就一切關乎我們的美善。
• 願我們將白白得來的恩典和罪的赦免分享給其他人。
• 為身體有病痛的肢體禱告，願他們發現儘管身體軟弱，但自己信靠神的信心在不斷增長。
• 求主保守我們脫離那些心中存各樣詭詐和惡意的人。
• 求主讓我們有能力幫助許多被黑暗籠罩的人，勝過困境，
• 為行動不便的人禱告，願他們通過親友的眼和經歷，如同自己可以去遠方旅行一樣。
• 願人人都知道，凡呼求主名的人必蒙拯救。（羅馬書10:13）
• 願孤單的人能找到主内的團契而得安慰。
• 為遭受天災人禍的百姓禱告。

為教會的需要禱告：

• 無論我們在與神交談時；還是在與弟兄姊妹們的團契活動中；或者在我們先人後己的時候；以及我們在言行上成爲耶穌的樣式的時候，都讓我們從每天的言行中來慶祝主耶穌的復活。
• 願世上的任何事物都不能攔阻我們敬拜神、不能使我們與神分離。
• 求主使我們的宣教士信心堅定傳福音，並保守他們周圍環境平安，所行的道路蒙聖靈引領而大有能力。
• 求主幫助我們忠心職守于被召的職分——教導真理、團契活動、擘餅聚會、同心禱告、主内關懷、敬拜和社區福音外展。
• 讓我們凡事都不要只按己意行，不要試圖走在神的前面。
• 為我們的教會和地方性的領袖們都得屬天的智慧禱告。
• 讓復活的喜樂和能力從我們中間流淌出來、影響尚不認識耶穌的人。

思考：讓我們注目於天父上帝的威嚴和大能，他創造萬物、從前一直看顧我們，現在仍然與我們同在，並將持續愛我們，直到將來我們進入天國。你們得救是本乎恩，也因著信。這並不是出於自己，乃是神所賜的；也不是出於行為，免得有人自誇。我們原是他的工作，在基督耶穌裡造成的，為要叫我們行善，就是神所預備叫我們行的（以弗所書2: 8-10）。這個應許提醒我們上帝的奇異恩典，就是犧牲耶穌而有的恩典，上帝接納了十字架上耶穌的生命為代價，償還我們每個人的過犯。