Prayers: September 12, 2021

Prayers

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

• Thank you, Lord, for changes in scenery which show your creativity and majesty.
• Thank you, Lord, that I can shout for joy because You are with me.
• Thank you, Lord, that I am special for I am your handiwork. Ephesians 2:10
• Thank you, Lord, that whenever I am afraid, I can put my trust in You. Psalm 56:3
• Thank you, Lord, for the wonders of the fall season.

Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ:

• For those who are shut-in their homes or nursing facilities
• For those remembering loved ones who are no longer present with us
• To know they no longer need to be under the law of sin and death
• Who struggle with starting over after illness, storms, broken relationships
• For protection for our children exposed to the coronavirus
• For our caregivers who are weary
• For our leaders to govern with selflessness and compassion for others
• For college students, interns and others who have recently made the DC area their home
• For courage to take on the challenges of each new day and the experiences it brings

Pray for CCC:

• That worship is part of our daily experience with God. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him. Psalm 28:7
• That in-person worship for all congregations will be God-honoring and inspiring
• That our concerns for what’s happening in the world does not prevent us from moving forward with ministry plans
• For renewed energy for fall plans
• For protection for our community and brothers and sisters in our congregation
• To listen for and follow God’s voice
• That we not lose any person God has entrusted to us for salvation
• For our missionaries to persevere in their ministry with courage and wisdom
• For each of us to volunteer, not be volunteered, to serve where we are gifted
• For wisdom, vision, and good health for our pastors.

To Think About: What’s needed most if we are to be disciples of Christ? Life-Style Worship.  Our worship must be a way of life. The Scriptures say, Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself… 1 Corinthians 6:19 Our body is a temple, a church, for the Holy Spirit which means we are in church all the time.  To become mature disciples, worship must become a way of daily life.

禱告事項 

感謝主每日同行：

• 感謝主變換景色，向世人展現你創造和威嚴的大能。
• 感謝主，因為你與我同在，我要歡呼讚美你。
• 感謝主，因我是你手中特別的創造。（以弗所書 2:10）
• 感謝主，每當我擔憂害怕的時候，我都可以信靠你。（詩篇 56:3）
• 為秋季的美好感謝主。

為主內弟兄姊妹禱告：

• 為行動不便，不能離家外出的弟兄姊妹禱告。
• 求主安慰懷念離世親人的弟兄姊妹。
• 讓我們禱告讓人們知道他們不再需要處在罪和死的律法之下。
• 求神幫助那些勝過疾病、風暴、破裂關係的人順利開始新的人生道路。
• 求主保護孩子們不被新冠病毒感染。
• 為疲憊的看護人禱告。
• 求神帶領我們的領導者能以無私和同情心掌管局勢。
• 為近期搬遷到 DC 地區的大學生、實習生和其他人的就學、工作和家庭的需要禱告。
• 為我們有勇氣迎接每一天的挑戰和體驗禱告。

為教會的需要禱告：

• 敬拜是我們每日經歷神的一部分。耶和華是我的力量，是我的盾牌，我心裡倚靠他，就得幫助。所以我心中歡樂，我必用詩歌頌讚他（詩篇 28:7）。
• 讓我們禱告全教會會衆的實體敬拜是榮耀神和鼓舞人心的事情。
• 求主幫助我們不讓世事的擔憂妨礙我們向前推進事工計劃。
• 為重新得力安排秋季計劃禱告。
• 求神保護我們的社區居民和會眾中的兄弟姐妹平安。
• 讓我們能聆聽並跟隨神的聲音。
• 禱告我們不會錯失任何一位神委托我們傳遞救恩得拯救的人。
• 為我們的宣教士有勇氣和智慧堅持他們的福音事工。
• 我們每個人都自願自主地，而非僅僅被推荐去幫助，在我們有恩賜的地方服侍。
• 為我們的牧者們有智慧、異象和健康的身體禱告。

思考：我們要成為基督的門徒，最需要什麼？答案就是：在生活中敬拜神。我們定要使敬拜神成為我們的生活方式。經上記著說：豈不知你們的身子就是聖靈的殿嗎？這聖靈是從神而來，住在你們裡頭的。並且你們不是自己的人（哥林多前書6:19）。    我們的身體是聖靈的殿、教堂，意思是讓我們一直保持在聖殿裡的狀態。要成為生命成熟的門徒，敬拜必須成為我們的日常生活方式。