Prayers: January 10, 2021

Prayers

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

• Thank you, Lord, for my trials today because I know you will turn them into blessings. Ecclesiastes 3:11
• Thank you, Lord, for giving me new purpose in my life, Your will, not mine. Help me to discern your tasks for me.
• Thank you, Lord, that I may rest in peace because you keep me safe for eternity. Psalm 4:8
• Thank you, Lord, for the many generations in our church family.
• Thank you, Lord, for bringing smiles to my face throughout the day.

Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ:

• Those with ongoing health concerns other than COVID-19. Pray for courage to seek healing.
• Those in nursing or homebound care. Thank God that the vaccine is making its way to those who are shut-in.
• For improvement in the vaccination process for COVID-19, for supply and administration to keep up safely and speedily.
• For recovery for those suffering from COVID-19, including Pastor Dan Ho (Summer Retreat speaker twice at CCC) in Houston who has been hospitalized with severe symptoms.
• That we may learn to choose humility over pride and self, that God may increase in us because life is about God living in us, not satisfying our own desires..
• For a miracle to take place in those who are angry. Change us all who live with hardened hearts into people of kindness, self-control, and encouragement.
• For the Holy Spirit to work in the lives of our nation’s leaders causing them to lead with humility and for the good of all.
• For those who are living day-to-day worrying about food and shelter for their families.

Pray for CCC:

• For the wisdom to discern and meet the needs of those around us.
• To allow us to make changes in our ministry due to the pandemic, but not use it as a reason to slow us down.
• For our missionaries facing many hardships in this winter season.
• For the 2021 Official Board to start their work with God’s wisdom and strength, each member being willing to use their gifts for God’s glory.
• For Ministry teams to plan both for the temporary conditions of the pandemic as well as the day when we may worship together in person.
• For the health and perseverance of our pastors.
• To be in constant prayer for our church and its ministries.

To Think About: Let us focus on the majesty and power of our Father, the one who created all things and 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.  Not a single one of all the good promises the Lord had given to the family of Israel was left unfulfilled; everything he had spoken came true. Joshua 21:45 Even though we are living in difficult times, God is dependable and will never forget about us.

禱告事項

感謝主每日同行：

• 感謝主讓我知道我現在經歷的各樣試煉中都有從神而來的祝福（傳道書3: 11)。
• 感謝主讓我的生命有了新的目的，是照著你的心意而不是自我的心意；幫助我能識別神為我預備的任務。
• 感謝主賜我永生，讓我能在他的應許中得安歇(詩篇4: 8)。
• 感謝主賜給我們的教會大家庭老少同堂。
• 感謝主使我整日充滿微笑。

為主內弟兄姊妹禱告：

• 為身體有長期病痛的肢體有勇氣去尋求醫治禱告。
• 為老人院或居家需要特別看護的長輩們禱告。感謝神，已經準備有疫苗給居家修養的人們。
• 為疫苗的處理過程得以改進禱告，使疫苗的供應和管理可以在安全和快速的方式下進行。
• 為新冠病毒感染並有嚴重症狀者的康復禱告。
• 讓我們學習用謙卑勝過驕傲和自我，好使基督在我們裏面長大；因爲生命就是神活在我們裏面，不是爲了滿足自我的心意。
• 求主在滿心憤怒的人心中行奇妙大事；求主挪去我們的堅硬心腸，將我們改造成良善、節制和彼此造就的新人。
• 禱告聖靈在我們國家領導人的生命中做工，讓他們以謙卑執政，為衆人的益處帶領這個國家。
• 為那些因每天家庭所需和居所而担憂的弟兄姊妹禱告。

為教會的需要禱告：

• 禱告我們有智慧去識別和滿足周圍人的需要。
• 求主幫助我們在事工方面做一些調整去適應當前的流行病，而不是作爲放慢脚步的原因。
• 為宣教士在冬天面臨的諸多困難禱告。
• 為2021年董事會有屬天的智慧和力量開始服侍禱告，願每位成員都願意以個人的恩賜榮耀神。
• 禱告所有的事工小組計劃不但考慮了疫情期間的需要也顧及到了我們可以有正常崇拜的時候。
• 為牧者們的健康和耐力禱告。
• 願我們常常為教會和教會的事工禱告。

思考：讓我們注目於天父的威嚴和大能力。這創造萬物，過去從沒有不照顧我們的天父，現在一直與我們同在，並將繼續愛著我們，直到將來我們進入天國。耶和華應許賜福給以色列家的話一句也沒有落空，都應驗了。(約書亞記21: 45)  即便我們處在困難時期，神是可依靠的，是不會忘記我們的。