Prayers: January 31, 2021
Prayers
Pray in thanksgiving for God’s presence in our lives:
- Thank you, Lord, for the beauty seen in flakes of snow.
- Thank you, Lord, for freedom from the law of sin and death.
- Thank you, Lord, that I am not stuck in the pain of the past but can choose to focus on the joy of the morning.
- Thank you, Lord, for brothers and sisters in the Lord ready to pick me up when I stumble. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
- Thank you, Lord, that I am recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life. Revelation 21:27
Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ:
- Those with ongoing health concerns including those with COVID-19. May they experience the Great Physician at work.
- Those in nursing or homebound care, that they may experience peace in their daily activities
- For the COVID-19 vaccination process, that we may be patient while waiting our turn for vaccination and not grow weary of following safety guidelines.
- That we may continue to demonstrate the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) even in our limited interactions
- That we may make allowance for each other’s faults just as Christ did for us. Colossian 3:13
- For courage to change when our circumstances do not
- For protection and wisdom and perseverance for our missionaries who face even more difficulties than we can imagine during the pandemic
Pray for CCC:
- To remember our calling is the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) and that our work does not stop at worship, fellowship or good deeds.
- To confess our sins to and pray for each other so that we may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” James 5:16
- To commit time and energy to do our jobs well from planning to execution and evaluation
- That we may serve in unity of purpose for the glory of God. May He always have the last Word
- To assess where we may improve on opportunities for discipleship across all segments of our congregations
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. If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.. John 15:7 ESV Remaining in Jesus and waiting patiently for Him secures our blessing.
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禱告事項
感謝主每日同行：
- 感謝神讓我看見雪花的美麗。
- 感謝神將我從罪和死的律中脫離出來而得自由。
- 感謝神不讓我沉溺在過犯的痛苦中，而是選擇定睛在清晨的喜樂裏。
- 感謝主内的弟兄姊妹在我跌倒時伸手攙扶我（傳道書4:9-10）。
- 感謝主我的名字被載入羔羊的生命冊（啓示錄21:27）。
為主內弟兄姊妹禱告：
- 為身體有長期病痛的肢體，包括罹患新冠病毒的人，讓他們可以經歷從神而來的醫治。
- 為老人院或居家需要特別看護的長輩們禱告，求主讓他們在每日的大事小事上有平安。
- 為疫苗的處理過程禱告，也求主使我們耐心等待接種疫苗的時間，同時不要放鬆遵守防疫規則。
- 讓我們在有限的人際交往中仍然體現出聖靈的果實（加拉太書 5:22-23）。
- 願我們可以彼此饒恕正如基督饒恕了我們（歌羅西書3:13）。
- 在我們當下所處不變的環境中，求主賜下勇氣使我們可以改變自己。
- 為我們的宣教士得蒙神的保守和屬天的智慧禱告，保守他們有信心面對疫情中超乎想象的困難。
為教會的需要禱告：
- 禱告我們要記住馬太福音28章18-20節中主耶穌吩咐我們傳福音的大使命，我們的工作不能停止在敬拜神、彼此的團契和好行爲之内。
- 所以你們要彼此認罪，互相代求，使你們可以得醫治。義人祈禱所發的力量是大有功效的。——雅各書5:16
- 求主幫助我們投入時間和精力，保證我們的工作有完好的計劃、實施和評估過程。
- 讓我們為榮耀神而合一侍奉；願神的心意在各樣的事工決定上做頭，我們就來跟隨。
- 禱告我們能考據全體會衆在門徒訓練上的需要，評定作改進的方向和機會。
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。“你們若常在我裡面，我的話也常在你們裡面，凡你們所願意的，祈求，就給你們成就。（約翰福音 15:7）” 住耶穌裡面，耐心