Thank God for Pastor Chris and his sermon on Sunday, “When Your Heart Is Troubled” from John 14:1–14. May we lean on God’s promises to get through our trials as we look toward ultimate union with Him in eternity.

Please pray for Chris to have great wisdom as he prays and prepares this week’s sermon, from Haggai 1:1–15. May this Old Testament prophetic book speak to us powerfully.

Pray for Daniel and Heather as they follow the Lord’s leading into a new season of ministry. Thank you for Daniel’s significant ministry and friendship among us, and may he have significant impact for the Vietnamese church and with TLI in the years ahead. 

Pray for Ed, who has received a diagnosis of leukemia. May he trust God, be comforted in this trial, receive needed wisdom, and receive needed treatment and healing. 

Pray for healing, patience, and refreshing sleep for Bob as he heals from knee surgery and continues rehab.

Pray for Darlene and Katie as they continue to grieve.

Pray for Jim as he continues rehab and healing. 

Pray for Julie to receive relief and healing from her knee pain.

Join me in a prayer based on Psalm 19:

Dear Lord,

All around us we see your glory. We see spring bursting forth from winter. We feel the power of thunderstorms, and we have seen stunning images of our planet from space. We are an awe of your power. We praise you for your creation.

In our day-to-day lives, it’s often hard to understand what you are doing. We have people facing long-term illnesses. We pray for Bob and his cancer. We pray for Ed’s leukemia. Others are confronting loss and death in families. Still, others are experiencing debilitating depression, and we pray for your powerful hand in all these situations. 

We see your power all around us, but we don’t hear your clear voice just from nature. But you haven’t left us confused. We praise you that you have reached out to us through your Word. We thank you for the gift of the Scriptures which give us your truth and show us your wisdom. Your Word provides the explanations that we cannot find anyone else and teaches us to fear you and trust in your perfect plan.

We praise you for calling missionaries to take your lifegiving Word to the world. We pray for Tim and Rebekah as they take your message to unstable parts of the world.

We thank you for the new ministry opportunities for Daniel and Heather as they turn their focus to global theological education. Help us to follow their example and be people who proclaim your Word to Naperville, to our country, and throughout the world.

As we come out of the Easter season, we thank you again for the gift of your Son, your Word made flesh, the one who comes to show us the Father.  Jesus’s incarnation and life show us how much you love us, and his resurrection shows that one day you will raise us to new life to live with you forever.

Give us the faith to trust in your Word and in your Son. Give us confidence that you are working for our good and that you are preparing the way for us. Look into us and find those places where we don’t serve you. Make us a people with a heart to love you and mouths to sing your praises. 
Make us a church that glorifies you as the foundation of our lives and the redeemer of our souls.
In Jesus’ Name,

Amen.