Prayer & Praise
COLLECT
O God, you show your almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity: Grant us the fullness of your grace, that we, running to obtain your promises, may become partakers of your heavenly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
 ISAIAH 57:14-21
And it shall be said,
“Build up, build up, prepare the way,
remove every obstruction from my people’s way.”
 For thus says the One who is high and lifted up,
who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy:
“I dwell in the high and holy place,
and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit,
to revive the spirit of the lowly,
and to revive the heart of the contrite.
 For I will not contend forever,
nor will I always be angry;
for the spirit would grow faint before me,
and the breath of life that I made.
 Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry,
I struck him; I hid my face and was angry,
but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
 I have seen his ways, but I will heal him;
I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
    creating the fruit of the lips.
Peace, peace, to the far and to the near,” says the Lord,
“and I will heal him.
 But the wicked are like the tossing sea;
for it cannot be quiet,
and its waters toss up mire and dirt.
 There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
PSALM 22:23-31
O praise the Lord, you that fear him; magnify him, all you seed of Jacob, and fear him, all you seed of Israel. For he has not despised nor abhorred the low estate of the poor; he has not hidden his face from him, but when he called unto him, he heard him. My praise is of you in the great congregation; my vows will I perform in the sight of those who fear him. The poor shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek after the Lord shall praise him; may your hearts live for ever. All the ends of the world shall remember, and be turned unto the Lord, and all the families of the nations shall worship before him. For the kingdom is the Lord’s, and he is the Governor among the peoples. All those who sleep in the earth, how shall they worship him? All those who go down into the dust, how shall they kneel before him? But my life shall be preserved in his sight, and my children shall worship him; they shall tell of the Lord to the generations to come; And to a people yet unborn shall they declare his righteousness, that he hath brought it to pass.
EPHESIANS 2:11-22
 Therefore remember that at one time you Gentiles in the flesh, called “the uncircumcision” by what is called the circumcision, which is made in the flesh by hands— remember that you were at that time separated from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.  But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.  For he himself is our peace, who has made us both one and has broken down in his flesh the dividing wall of hostility by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby killing the hostility.  And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near.  For through him we both have access in one Spirit to the Father.  So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.  In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God bythe Spirit.
MARK 6:30-44
The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves. Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him, “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?” And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.
please remember in prayer…
Michael – Fires in his area.
Em – fire season in her area.
Em- Major Clay is home with our Lord now. please continue to pray for his family.
Michael – June 21st had open heart surgery. Is now home and recovering.
Em – With property taxes paid for the whole year, her mg. company is still adding the tax to her monthly payment. Too convoluted to repeat here, but prayer for my daughter whose mtg. company is cheating her would be appreciated
Michael – Our long time friend and co worker BrianD is asking for prayer…he needs favor in his workplace and with his supervisors.
Linnea – every joint in my body in pain. It continued to get worse and initial blood tests show I may have an autoimmune disorder. pain has almost rendered me non-functional. Will you pray God relieves the pain? I can’t get in to see a rheumatologist until the end of the March. Please pray for my husband, too, as he’s taken over all my work.
Captain Kevin –colon polyps … job related difficulties, housing situation, pain everywhere, depression, I’ve lost 26 lbs in the last 5 months, and not because I’m trying. I had been wanting to lose weight, but not this way. Honestly, I’m afraid.
Erunner – Our brother in law who is in his early 50’s has learned that his carotid artery is 70% blocked. It appears he will be undergoing surgery. They have also found an issue with his heart. He’s a believer with a gentle and wise spirit.
Please pray for him, his wife, and their three grown children.
jtk – for our outreach to the university.many have considered suicide. This is so urgent in my heart and spirit.
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.
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 on the hospital floor that they treat the Covid patients.
Em – daughter is healing from fracture spine
Paige – a family issue and the silencing of a lying gossip who is spreading slander about me to family members and others. It’s an on going issue that is quite perplexing, and apparently demonic. Twisted, delusional and strange.
cash – depression , PTSD
David H – Bell’s Palsy . Right side of my face is paralyzed. Prednisone and an antiviral.
JD – Marshal whose mother told him that she doesn’t love him
Linnea – Jon and Sarah. Please pray that they would know God’s love and would follow Him out of horrible lifestyles to freedom.
Michael, Rick, Joel, Dan, capt. Kevin, Owen – wand to hear from God in their prayer life
JTK – ongoing back issue.
David H – Aunt Ramona has Adenocarcinoma primary lung cancer.
Victor – chronic back pain
Linnea – sister salvation
Paige – 4 boys to be pleasing to God
Thank you to all who prayed for me though out the week.
I have a large bleeding abdominal ulcer and colitis. I have been given some medication to control the acid in my stomach and am on a very restrictive diet. The pain is not so bad right now…tolerable.
I have an appointment with a gastroenterologist on Aug. 9th to have an EGT esophagogastroduodendoscopy . (wow that is the longest word i have ever seen. lol) basically they will put me to sleep or numb me and put a scope down my throat to take a visual look at the ulcer and do whatever fixing needs to be done while they are in there.
A colonoscopy will be a possible procedure in the near future. they want to take care of the bleeding ulcer first.
God keep dusty – grant her healing and strength
Dusty…we continue to pray for your full recovery, my friend.
Continuing to pray for you dusty and
continuing to pray, Michael, for recovery and rehab after surgery
What a great family we have here. Michael, Em and Linnea i have so much respect and love for you. Thank you for your love and prayers.
I have had no bleeding for 2 days , but still in some pain.
Still praying for the 3 of you always.
And Capitan Kevin, you my dear brother are always in my prayers. Know that God hears your prayers. Jesus is praying for you. The Holy Spirit is in you. I see God shining brightly through you in everything you say, in every interaction. Much love
Michael, Em, Linnea and Capitan Kevin i feel you all are under attack so much because you are faithful in your walk, in your speech and in your spirt. The enemy wants to bring you down. To make you quit. I am honored to be your friend and sister in the Lord. Blessed every time I think of you. You are my heros. I am glad God has allowed me to be among those who hold you up when you are weary.
dusty @ 9:41….. AMEN! ! ! and i agree that, with Michael’s sepherding, the Phoenix Preacher website shows what the Body of Christ is supposed to be. No facade of fake sweetness, but honest Faith and humility.
On another tac…
I am watching pickup loads of ATVs and off road motor bikes going up our road….? What is wrong? We are dry as bone, campfires are prohibited, but go ride the trails on your off road vehicles – have fun! – no worries! SAY WHAT? trust the spark arrestors?
I’ve been to the Throne, asking the Father to keep us safe, but back up prayer Much appreciated
dusty…it is an honor to know you and a privilege to pray for our needs. Love to you. So glad there hasn’t been bleeding for two days.