Thank God for Pastor Chris and his first sermon in his new preaching series on Romans. Ask the Lord to encourage the congregation through these messages. May Chris enjoy the protection and favor of the Lord and the guidance of the Spirit.

Pray for the Associate Pastor Search Team. May the Lord give us wisdom and lead us to the right man for the job.  

Pray for Stan Guthrie as he leads the Adult Sunday School class, Discover the Greatest Life You’ll Ever Live: A Journey Through Philippians. May we desire more and more of Christ in our daily lives.

Dear Heavenly Father, we praise You as our sovereign, holy, and righteous God. Your glory is revealed in all creation. We worship and exalt You for Your perfect wisdom, Your unfailing love, and Your abundant mercy. 

Gracious God, we confess that we have all sinned and fallen short of Your glory. We have failed to love You wholeheartedly, to obey Your will perfectly, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. 
We confess to You now silently our individual sin. 

Lord, we ask for Your forgiveness. Thank You that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. We ask that You renew our minds and soften our hearts by Your Holy Spirit. Help us turn from sin and walk in the newness of life. 

Thank You, Father, for Your unmerited favor. You have justified us by our faith alone and granted us peace with You through our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank You that neither death nor life, nor anything in all creation, can separate us from Your love through Christ Jesus. We praise You for the gift of our salvation, the assurance of Your promises, and the hope of eternal life. 

We pray for our congregation. Lord, empower us all to present our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to You. Transform us by the renewing of our minds, that we may discern and follow Your good and perfect will. Help us all to use our gifts faithfully, to love sincerely, to serve humbly, and to live peaceably with others. Help us to honor both the privilege and responsibility of being Your witnesses to others.  

We pray for the W. family, as they grieve the recent death of Mayda’s father. May Your means of grace comfort their family and Your eternal promises give them hope.

We pray for Pastor Chris as he begins his preaching series from the Book of Romans. May Your Holy Spirit use Chris to help us think more deeply about our life purpose with Your mind, to see our life circumstances more clearly through Your eyes, and to respond to our opportunities more lovingly with Your heart.

We pray now aloud together The Lord’s Prayer:

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come, your will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts
As we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For yours is the kingdom, and the power and the glory,
Forever, Amen.