Prayer & Praise; 11/07/2021
THE ETERNAL KINGDOM
The eternal kingdom is within sight, a kingdom that shall suffer no loss. Lord Jesus Christ, we are Christians, we are your servants; You alone are our hope, the hope of all Christians. God almighty, God most high: we give you praise, we give praise to your name.
Thelica OF Abitine
COLLECT
O God, whose blessed Son came into the world that he might destroy the works of the devil and make us children of God and heirs of eternal life: Grant that, having this hope, we may purify ourselves as he is pure; that, when he comes again with power and great glory, we may be like him in his eternal and kingdom; where he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
1 KINGS 17:8-16
Then the word of the Lord came to him, âArise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you.â So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, âBring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.â And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, âBring me a morsel of bread in your hand.â And she said, âAs the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.â And Elijah said to her, âDo not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son. For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, âThe jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth.ââ And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.
PSALM 146
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets the prisoners free; the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. The Lord will reign forever,  your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the Lord!
HEBREWS 9:24-28
For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, for then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
MARK 12:38-44
And in his teaching he said, âBeware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows’ houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.â
And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, âTruly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.â
please remember in prayerâŠ.
EM – My daughter (a Christian conservative) was re-elected to her cityâs Council yesterday â pray for her as she is in a town bordering a community of hard over leftists. I donât trust them and neither does sheâŠ
I have heard some rather scary stories of Seattle pressing their neighbors to accommodate the Seattle viewpoint — UPDATE: her opponent was a woman from Vietnam (sp?) and my daughter has received a death threat already â via Email, local police have been notified.
Duane Arnold â pray the repose of the soul of Colin PowellâŠ
Duane â My nephew, Ray Michael, was placed on life support today with no prognosis of recovery owing to his lung damage. Prayers for a peaceful endâŠ
Michael â a dear friendâs son, Jake passed away. He leaves behind a wife, 2 small children, grieving siblings and a devastated mom.
Michael â spiritual warfare, health, mental and physical strength and energy, healing in every aspect of his life.
BrianD â I lost my sister, and now a friend of the family (my mom)Sherrie has died of cancer. Please pray
Captain Kevin â Iâve been in a Fibro/fatigue/depressed funk .
Also, Iâm teaching piano and voice at a local studio, and need many more students to make things work.
Linnea â Would you pray for Greg, treated for an aggressive brain cancer and thought he was clear, but it has roared back. Please pray for healing and that he and his wife come to know the Lord.
Paige â Asking for prayer for a family issue⊠God knowsâŠ. and the silencing of a lying gossip who is spreading slander about me to family members and others. Itâs an on going issue that is quite perplexing, and apparently demonic. Twisted, delusional and strange.
I spoke to a trusted friend about the issue and was told âSatan has given XYZ power to turn people against youâ and âXYZ has been used by Satan to destroy your former marriage and harm the church and now to divide your familyâ.
This XYZ happens to also be cyber stalking me here on the Phoenix preacher.
May God enlighten all souls to see and know Truth and walk in it by His Spirit.
cash â depression , PTSD
David H â I have Bellâs Palsy . Right side of my face is paralyzed.
JD â Marshal whose mother told him that she doesnât love him
Linnea â Jon and Sarah. Please pray that they would know Godâs love and would follow Him out of horrible lifestyles to freedom.
Michael, Rick, Joel, Dan, capt. Kevin, Owen â wand to hear from God in their prayer life
JTK- ongoing back issue.
David H â Aunt Ramona has Adenocarcinoma primary lung cancer.
Victor- chronic back pain
Lurkie Loo â dear friend with inoperable Stage 4 glioblastoma (brain cancer). She is 44.
Linnea- sister salvation
Paige- 4 boys to be pleasing to God
Thank you, Dusty!
Praying the list again.. Thank you, dusty