Prayer & Praise
Collect
Set us free, loving Father, from the bondage of our sins, and in your goodness and mercy give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. âAmen.
 Malachi 3: 6-12
 âFor I the Lord do not change; therefore you, O children of Jacob, are not consumed.  From the days of your fathers you have turned aside from my statutes and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. But you say, âHow shall we return?â Will man rob God? Yet you are robbing me. But you say, âHow have we robbed you?â In your tithes and contributions. You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you.  Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. And thereby put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts, if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you a blessing until there is no more need.  I will rebuke the devourer[b] for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts.  Then all nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight, says the Lord of hosts.
1 Thessalonians 1: 1-10
 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace to you and peace.
 We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake. And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for you received the word in much affliction, with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. For not only has the word of the Lord sounded forth from you in Macedonia and Achaia, but your faith in God has gone forth everywhere, so that we need not say anything. For they themselves report concerning us the kind of reception we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come.
Psalm 96
O sing unto the Lord a new song; *sing unto the Lord, all the whole earth.
Sing unto the Lord and praise his Name; * tell of his salvation from day to day.
Declare his honor to the nations, * and his wonders to all peoples.
For the Lord is great, and highly to be praised; * he is more to be feared than all gods.
As for all the gods of the nations, they are but idols; * but it is the Lord who made the heavens.
Glory and majesty are before him; * power and honor are in his sanctuary.
Ascribe unto the Lord, O you families of the peoples, * ascribe unto the Lord worship and power.
Ascribe unto the Lord the honor due unto his Name; * bring offerings and come into his courts.
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; * let the whole earth stand in awe of him.
Tell it out among the nations, âThe Lord is King;* it is he who has made the world so firm that it cannot be moved; he shall judge the peoples righteously.â
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;* let the sea make a noise, and all that is therein.
Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it;* then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the Lord.
For he comes, for he comes to judge the earth, *and with righteousness to judge the world, and the peoples with his truth
Glory be to the Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
Matthew 22:15-22
Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, âTeacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?â 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, âWhy put me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin for the tax.â And they brought him a denarius. 20 And Jesus said to them, âWhose likeness and inscription is this?â 21 They said, âCaesar’s.â Then he said to them, âTherefore render to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.â 22 When they heard it, they marveled. And they left him and went away.
Psalm 96…. Amen, amen
Havenât been reading much lately, not because I donât want to, but because I canât. I have cataracts in both eyes, the left one the worst, with no sight, just a big blur. Going in for the first surgery on the 28th of October, the second on November 12th. Prayers appreciated.
My nurse daughter, now working part time, has drawn primary duty tomorrow and the state inspectors are scheduled. They’ll be dogging her all day even though she’s dealing with critical care patients… Prayer cover so very much appreciated. đ
Jlo, praying it goes well and confident it will – have relatives with same problem and it turned out good! God keep
Jlo…you’ve got this…things will be much better when you recover.
Em…I always remember your daughter when I pray for the nurse in my clan…
Thanks, Michael…. could tell somebody besides me was – smal, but important, miracles and blessings
God keeo
please remember in prayer
jlo – I have cataracts in both eyes, the left one the worst, with no sight, just a big blur. Going in for the first surgery on the 28th of October, the second on November 12th. Prayers appreciated.
Em- Drunken hunters in her area who don’t pay attention to no trespassing signs.
filbertz -praying for POTUS & FLOTUS and others around them as theyâve tested positive for Covid-19
London â My brother, a healthcare provider, and SIL tested positive for covid
Raina R.-Please pray for my sister-in-law. She has been having horrible headaches and is recovering from surgery
Captain Kevin â : Iâve been experiencing some digestive issues, and may need to see a gastroenterologist. I do not have health insurance. To be honest, Iâm scared.
Duane â Please pray for the repose of the soul of the Revâd Dr Steven Peay, sometime Dean of Nashotah House, who has died. He was a friend and a generous soulâŠ
Em â Would appreciate prayer for my nurse daughter. The company she works for have scheduled her for 11 days straight 12 hour shifts and many of the critical care dialysis patients are covid positive from outside the area⊠Humanly speaking, this schedule is impossible. .
jtk â I request prayer for our outreach to the university. 25% of those 18-23 have considered suicide in the last 30 days. This is so urgent in my heart and spirit.
EM â recovering from facial surgery â nose repair
Linnea â healing from knee replacement. has developed an infection.
Em â Prayer for my daughter on city council would br appreciated, she has, as of this morning (Thursday) received 24 threatening Emails demanding that they disband their police department
Our Phoenix Preacher family, health, healing, joy, peace
Kelly -I have a real need to continue to see my counselor. In addition to the other reasons I see him for I have been having day long panic attacks, on top of the depression and PTSD-C symptoms.
Alissa-My sweet husband has Autism and was let go from his job yesterday.
Patrik -Pray for me, an ER nurse in Indianapolis.
Dan form Georgia- I work in aviation/transportation. We are getting hit HARD as many of you know. I am not even confident when I go into work everyday that it will be my last day (layoff or termination). Also struggling a lot with anxiety.
Chris -My wife started her second career as a nurse this week on the hospital floor that they treat the Covid patients.
Linneia â joint and muscle aches
Nancy â prayer for her discernment of an unexpected opportunity to become a more public advocate for the homeless,
Em â daughter is healing from fracture spine
Michael â I would appreciate prayer as wellâŠlife is pretty overwhelming right now.
Captain Kevin â Appreciate prayer. Iâve been in a Fibro/fatigue/depressed funk all week.
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? He was 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. Thank you!
Xenia-+Pray for the churches of Sri Lanka
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.
cash â depression , PTSD
David H â I could use a prayer. I was diagnosed with Bellâs Palsy . Right side of my face is paralyzed. Prednisone and an antiviral.
Michael â heart aneurysm and a bad valve, bad back and neck issues.
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
Linnea- sister salvation
Paige- 4 boys to be pleasing to God
PRAISING GOD AND THANKING PRAY-ERS
I asked for prayer for my exhausted dauhter…. The state inspectors changed their minds on both Monday and Tuesday, deciding to start their inspections in other parts of the hospital complex..
Today was her day off and she and a friend saddled up the horses and went for a short ride. Great mental rest