Thank God for Gerad Hall, who preached a sermon titled “Welcome to Philippi” from Philippians 1:1-2. Ask God to help us find deep unity as servants of Christ.

Pray for Doug O’Donnell as he prepares to preach this Sunday from Luke 8:40-56. May the Lord give us ears to hear.  

Ask for God continued encouragement and strengthening for Pastor Chris.

Pray for the launch of our Adult Sunday School on September 13th: “Discover the Greatest Life You’ll Ever Live: A Journey Through Philippians.” May the Spirit encourage us to grow in our faith and in our love for one another.

Steve H. has found out from an MRI that he has a mass on his left kidney. Please pray for him and Patty as they consider their options and next steps. Also ask the Lord for peace and for healing.  

Pray for all in our midst who are struggling mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. May we receive and share the comfort of the Holy Spirit.

Pray for Bob N., who is recovering slowly from his knee replacement surgery in February. Ask the Lord to grant healing, patience, and encouragement.

We praise the name of the Lord, we give you praise, as your servants who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God! We praise you O God, for you are good and worthy to be praised. We sing to your name for it is pleasant! You are great and the God above all gods.

Forgive us for looking to earthly people and material things to provide the peace, security and justice that only you can provide. Jesus, you are the Word made flesh. You have given us your words in the Bible and yet too often we live our lives as if your instructions are merely suggestions rather than words of truth. With that in mind, we pause to acknowledge and confess our sins now….

Having heard our confessions, we ask that you would restore to us the joy of our salvation.
Your word tells us that you care for the prisoners, those who are weighed down, the widow, the fatherless, the homeless, so we pray for members of our body with specific needs.

• We pray for those struggling with sickness and other physical needs, for hurting marriages, prodigal children, mental health challenges and more – that you would meet those needs and we as a church would be the hands and feet of Christ in caring for others.
• We continue to pray for Bob and Diane, and for Ed, that they would see your goodness in the midst of their ongoing difficulties.
• We pray that you would guide our church as we start the process of searching for a new associate pastor. Please give wisdom to the search committee in that process.
• In time of global uncertainty, we pray for peace … both around the world and in our own nation. 
• We pray that our church would be a place where your love is evident and extended. 
• We pray for the unity of our body, and that our people would be discipled into deeper relationships with you while also being emboldened to spread the good news of the gospel, showing love and compassion to those around us particularly to those who don’t believe what we believe or value what we value. 
• Finally, I pray for Gerard Hall that he would be guided by your Holy Spirit as he starts his series in the Book of Philippians.
  

We conclude again acknowledging that your name, O Jesus, endures forever, you are the Immortal, Invisible, King of Heaven and Lord Most High.

Amen.