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   Friday, November 06, 2009

 

 


so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.

Hebrews 9:28
New International Version (NIV)

 

 

 

 


Faith Focus

prayers which we cannot
utter

 

 



The Unrivalled Power Of Prayer

"We know not what we should pray for
as we ought:
but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."

Romans 8:26



 

We realize that we are energized by the Holy Spirit for prayer; we know what it is to pray in the Spirit; but we do not so often realize that the Holy Spirit Himself prays in us prayers which we cannot utter. When we are born again of God and are indwelt by the Spirit of God, He expresses for us the unutterable.

"He," the Spirit in you, "maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God," and God searches your heart not to know what your conscious prayers are, but to find out what is the prayer of the Holy Spirit.

The Spirit of God needs the nature of the believer as a shrine in which to offer His intercession. "Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost." When Jesus Christ cleansed the temple, He "would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple." The Spirit of God will not allow you to use your body for your own convenience. Jesus ruthlessly cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and said - "My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves."

Have we recognized that our body is the temple of the Holy Ghost? If so, we must be careful to keep it undefiled for Him. We have to remember that our conscious life, though it is only a tiny bit of our personality, is to be regarded by us as a shrine of the Holy Ghost. He will look after the unconscious part that we know nothing of; but we must see that we guard the conscious part for which we are responsible.

 

Excerpt from
Oswald Chambers

My Utmost for
His Highest

 

 

Grace and peace to you from God our Father
 and the Lord Jesus Christ.

 Lectionary Readings for Sunday, November 08, 2009 

Proper 27B/Ordinary 32B/Pentecost 23

Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17

Psalm 127

Hebrews 9:24-28

Mark 12:38-44


[Click on the Scripture links above to read]

 

Praise items:
We want to encourage you today to never neglect to thank God for all He does for you each and every day. Blessings that you take for granted.
It is through your praise, through you telling others all that God has done for you, that they might increase their faith to allow God to work
in their life. Your praise items give others going through the same situation the hope and strength to go on, trusting God for their miracle.

Hope is the greatest gift you can give to another person.

 Faith expresses itself in obedience

Salvation By Faith Through Jesus Christ Alone
Trinity

 


 

Pray for the church. The entire body of Christ. Not only as we go through these difficult times but as we advance in adversity.
Let us constantly keep our focus on Christ and His church and ask that anything that threatens to destroy this body be removed forever. Amen

 

 

Prayer petition:
Please pray for Eva and George. Eva has been diagnosed with Lymphoma. She has started her chemo treatments which is expected to take from four to six months.
Please keep Eva in your daily prayers for a successful and full recovery.
Lord hear our prayer
 

 

Prayer petition:
Please pray for Sue as she copes with an irregular heart condition. Pray that the medical professionals involved will act swiftly and be accurate in all that they do.
Lord hear our prayer
 

 

Prayer petition:
Please pray for Julie and David Lovett. Julie has very bad back pain, due to the repetitive nature of her job (18-19 yrs or so now), as a Dental Hygienist. In addition to this long term ailment, Julie has recently lost her job and is seeking employment. In addition, David has also lost his job. Please pray that both Julie and now David can locate employment and that God will provide for their needs and the relief that will end Julie's suffering. In Christ we pray.
Lord hear our prayer

 

 

Prayer petition:

august 20, 2009 - Spoke with Claire Cushnie this date. Claire is home from the hospital and the surgery, recovering well. Claire, as usual, is in great spirits. Please continue to remember Claire, George and the family in your daily prayers. 
Lord hear our prayer

 

 

Prayer petition:
I have two new long term prayer requests. Two friends of mine have just found out that they have serious cancers. One is Linda Casey of Birmingham, AL, and the other is Kim Clemons, who is local.
Thanks and love to all, Carolyn Cadwell

Lord hear our prayer

 

 

Prayer petition:
Please pray for Ken Davis (dear friend on Little Torch Key) who has taken a job with DyneCorp and is a civilian in Baghdad. During the past two months an Iraqi friend and associate was assassinated. A suicide bomber killed many people at the bus stop that his convoy drives by twice a day on their way to and from work. The bombing goes on around them nightly. Please pray for the safety of Ken and everyone serving in Iraq. Sue Harrison
Lord hear our prayer

 

 

Prayer petition:
Please continue to keep Ryan and Gary in your prayers.
Gary was taken to the ER Sunday night, he is back in the
hospital, same symptoms as before. A section of his small intestine is inflamed this time above where they did his reconnect. They are running tests again, trying to figure out what's causing this. Keep him in prayer for salvation and healing.
Also keep JC in your prayers as he starts a series of shots in his spine this Friday at the hospital as an outpatient. 
JC has a severe degenerative disk disease of his S5 & L1. The only thing left if this doesn't work is surgery. Please pray that these treatments help ease the pain.
Lord hear our prayer

 

 

Prayer petition:
Continuing prayers for Mike Noe and the entire family. You will recall that Mike underwent extremely long and painful treatment for cancer. The latest report is that cancer has been located in Mike's back. Please continue to keep Mike and the family in your prayers and that God will guide them in their decisions.
Lord hear our prayer

 

 

Prayer petition:
Charles Baehr had his knee surgery and currently in rehab.
Please continue to keep Charles in your thoughts and prayers.
Lord hear our prayer

 

 

 

 

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21 - NIV

 

Welcome to all members of the prayer team and we thank those that have faithfully joined us in praying for others.

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