12 14 08 Weekly Prayer Sheet
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This document provides a prayer guide for December 14-20, 2008 with prompts for adoration, confession, thanksgiving, and supplication. It includes a prayer focusing on God as the Good Shepherd who loves and cares for His people. Confession is made for straying from God and being distracted. Thanks are given for God's patience, provision, and the church community. Requests are made for God to help His people listen to His voice and follow Him, and for the children learning about the shepherd at Sunday school.
12 14 08 Weekly Prayer Sheet
- 1. Prayer Guide for Dec.14-20, 2008 with Prayer Prompts from Brenda Heinsoo Adoration: Praise for Who God Is by focusing on one of the names or descriptions of God in the Bible. Matt. 6:9 Jehova-Rohi: “The Lord our Shepherd. “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me…and I lay down my life for the sheep.” John 10:14-15. God loves us and knows each of us by name. He feeds, cares and protects us, and sent His own Son to teach, lead, and lay down His precious life so that we might be saved. Confession: Recognizing our continuing need to repent for sin and seek God’s forgiveness and cleansing. 1 John 1:9 Father, despite your care and leading, we strayed away from you, separating ourselves from our Good Shepherd with our sin. Forgive me for going my own way, wandering to where I think the pastures are greenest. Forgive me for drowning out your sweet voice with the distracting noise from the TV, my ipod, the telephone, and the computer’s hum. Offer your confession to the Lord… Thanksgiving: Thank God for all He has done, direct praise to Him and recognize answered prayer! 1 Thes.5:16-18 Lord, Thank you for your patience in leading me. You continue to call me back to you, showing me where the calm waters and green pastures are, providing for my needs. Thank you for a loving husband who loves you and his family selflessly, for children who gave their lives to you at an early age, and for a wonderful church family to help us grow closer to you. Thank you for the chance to work with preschoolers, who bless my soul each week with their infectious smiles, abounding joy, and unconditional love. Express your thanks to the Lord… Supplication: Bringing personal requests and intercession for others before God’s mighty throne. Heb. 4:14-16 Father God, we are a people who want to go are own way. Help us to submit to your loving leading, and allow you to be our Good Shepherd. Help us to listen to your voice best, and keep us from the distractions that pull us from your sweet presence. Please use the sheep and shepherd illustration the children get to experience during Sunday School this week to remind them that You love us and know us by name. I pray that these precious little ones will follow you all the days of their lives, eventually through the gates of Your Kingdom! Enter the throne room of God and bring your requests before Him with a heart of trust and dependency… Pray for these OCEC families: (Praying for 20 households/week = praying through the church directory every 9 months!) Lianda & Logan Mike & Michelle, Stephen, Maurice & Denise, Amy Tony & Tracy, Kendra, Mannix & Christa, Danforth Jeremy, Daniel Davenport Abby, Annie Delehant Hannah Dentel Conner, Lily Dizon Doug & Tracy, Mikaylee, Ashley Dato Mel & Jeannie Davidson Lynne Delmore Cam & Kim, McKenna, Brenda, Meeka, Cassie, Ella Dickey Nathaniel, Nick Dockweiler Mark & Jeannie, Sophia, Jeff & Jennifer, Ashleigh, Ava, Gunnar Datria Olivia, Hannah, Kendra Scott & Charity, Tayler, Esther Dietz Mary Dodd Davis Talan Delmore Ben & Carole Datria Jared & Lucianna, Jianna, Michelle, Elizabeth, James & Deanna, Hailey Jeannie Demaris Nyaira, Saraya Dilsaver Alyson Dodge DeForest