March 12, 2023

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

• Thank you, Lord, for the refreshing, recreating and nourishment Your Word provides. May we draw from Your well frequently.
• Thank you, Lord, for watching us wherever we go. Psalm 121:8
• Thank you, Lord, for the signs of spring, the warmth of the sun, the splashes of color, that remind us of how powerful, creative, and loving You are.
• Help us to commit daily to relying more on the Holy Spirit and less on ourselves.
• Remind us of the reward of solitude, “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you” (Matthew 6:6, NIV).
• Help us not to be misled when the world tells us to look for that one person to complete us when only Christ can bring us to fullness. Colossians 2:9-10
• Pray for strength and perseverance for brothers and sisters in Christ in China who may not worship freely and are harassed because they are believers.
• Praise God for those Jesus has claimed as His own as they prepare for baptism and membership classes.
• Pray for the commitment needed to be Christ’s follower. “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross daily, and follow me.” Luke 9:23 NLT
• Pray for wisdom for our church leaders as they pray, plan, and perform the tasks necessary to carry out CCC’s ministry of making Christ known.
• Preserve the souls of those living in the midst of war and devastation, whose faith sustains them.
• We pray for loved ones in our families living through difficult times – health concerns, loss of loved ones, financial worries, job struggles, relationship problems, loneliness, and other stressors – as we place all things in the hands of our all-knowing and powerful Father, may peace and calm help them overcome.

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，感謝你的話語給以心裡的舒暢、更新和滋養。願我們經常從你的泉源取水。
• 感謝耶和華，我們出入都有你保護。詩篇121:8
• 感謝主賜予春天的跡象、溫暖的陽光、飛濺的色彩，提醒我們你是多麼強大、有創意、有慈愛。
• 幫助我們每天承諾多依靠聖靈少依靠自己。
• 提醒我們獨自一人的獎賞，“你禱告的時候，要進你的內屋，關上門，禱告你在暗中的父，你父在暗中察看，必然報答你。”馬太福音6:6
• 幫助我們不要被世界誤導要尋找那一個人來使我們得到完滿，只有基督才能使我們得豐盛完滿。歌羅西書2:9-10
• 為在中國的主內弟兄姊妹禱告，因為他們無法自由敬拜，又因為他們是信徒而遭受煩擾。
• 為那些耶穌宣稱屬於他的而正在準備洗禮和會員課程的人，我們讚美神。
• 為要成為附從基督的人所需要的委身禱告。“若有人要跟從我，就當捨己，天天背起他的十字架來跟從我。”路加福音9:23
• 當我們教會的領袖在為CCC宣揚基督的事工中必要的任務禱告、計劃和執行時，我們亦為他們祈求主的智慧。
• 生活在戰爭和破壞中以信念支撐著的人，求主保全他們的靈性。
• 為生活在困難時期的家人祈禱——健康問題、失去親人、財務問題、工作困難、人際關係問題、孤獨和其他壓力——當我們把一切都交在全知全能的天父手中時，願平安和冷靜幫助他們克服困難。