December 17, 2023

Dec 15, 2023   •  

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”  Psalm 37:4

  • Thank you, Lord, for always working for our good.
  • Thank you, Lord, for the church family working hard together to tell the story of Queen Esther – may we learn to be prepared and courageous in whatever our circumstances.
  • Thank you, Lord, for reminding us in this season of Advent of the joy You bring through Jesus: Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:4-5 May we know a joy that can only come through a patient heart immersed in the surety of hope.
  • We pray for those enduring unimaginable hardships not of their own doing.
  • May we see your star, hear your song, and know that Jesus is here.
  • Renew our minds with your Word: He does not punish us for all our sins; he does not deal harshly with us, as we deserve. For his unfailing love toward those who fear him is as great as the height of the heavens above the earth. He has removed our sins as far from us as the east is from the west. The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him. Psalm 103:10-13
  • We pray for our loved ones going through tough times – health, economic, and financial turmoil – may we see God at work in these temporary situations.
  • We are struggling Lord with all that is on our agenda for the day – help us to refocus on Your agenda for our day.
  • Forgive us, Lord, when we have not offered a patient and encouraging word to those around us.
  • We pray for our missionaries – their ministry trials, their health, their finances, and their families.
  • Let us think about your promise of recognizing what we do in Your name.  “And if anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones who is my disciple, truly I tell you, that person will certainly not lose their reward. Matthew 10:42

For more prayer items for our world, our country, our community, our church, our family, and ourselves, please see our monthly prayer calendar on the website.

 

“又要以耶和華為樂，他就將你心裡所求的賜給你。” 詩篇37:4

  • 主啊，感謝祢一直為我們的益處在工作。
  • 為這個教會大家庭一起努力傳揚以斯帖王后的故事感謝主——願我們學會在任何情況下都有勇氣和做好準備。
  • 感謝主在這個將臨期提醒我們祢透過耶穌帶來的喜樂：你們要靠主常常喜樂，我再說，你們要喜樂！當叫眾人知道你們謙讓的心。主已經近了。腓立比書4:4-5願我們知道，只有一顆有忍耐的心及寖沉在堅穩的盼望中才能帶來喜樂。
  • 我們為那些遭受不是他們自己造成卻是難以想像的苦難的人禱告。
  • 願我們看到祢的星，聽到祢的歌，並知道耶穌已經來臨。
  • 用祢的話語更新我們的意念：他沒有按我們的罪過待我們，也沒有照我們的罪孽報應我們。天離地何等的高，他的慈愛向敬畏他的人也是何等的大。東離西有多遠，他叫我們的過犯離我們也有多遠。父親怎樣憐恤他的兒女，耶和華也怎樣憐恤敬畏他的人。詩篇103:10-13
  • 為正在經歷困難時期–健康、經濟和財務動盪–的親友禱告。願我們能在這些暫時的情況下看到神在工作。
  • 主啊，我們正在為今天自己立下所有應辦的事項在掙扎——請幫助我們重新專注於祢今天叫我們應辦的事。
  • 主啊，當我們沒有對周圍的人給予耐心和鼓勵的話語時，求祢寬恕我們。
  • 為我們的宣教士禱告——他們事工上的試煉、他們的健康、他們的財務狀況和他們的家人。
  • 讓我們思想神給我們以祂的名所做的事的承諾。無論何人，因為門徒的名，只把一杯涼水給這小子裡的一個喝，我實在告訴你們：這人不能不得賞賜。馬太福音10:42

 

 

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