We are grateful for our Pastors. We are also thankful for the guidance from our Elder, Michelle Hancock in her prayer over our pastors on Sunday. If you would like to join her in daily meditation over our pastors, here is the liturgy Michelle spoke in Worship and also uses in her morning devotions.
Heavenly Father
I lift our pastors to you; Josh, Bobby, Katelyn, and Tena. I pray for their well being, wisdom in their leadership, love that surpasses human understanding, hearts that seek your discernment, eyes that see what you see, ears to hear your spirit, souls that search for truth and wisdom in your word and seek only your will. May you keep their families safe and healthy and give our pastors unburdened time to spend together with their families.
I pray you grant them an umbrella of peace when they go through the storms life often brings. May they remember your arms are open-waiting, when they need rest.
May they easily find fellowship and guidance through their circle of Christian friends when it’s needed.
And May they know how deeply they are loved by you and all of us.
May we as a congregation remember to lift them in prayer regularly and be vessels of encouragement to them and their kingdom work.
May we as a congregation also remember Jennifer and Joyce, and their tireless work for your kingdom, as they lift all our pastors up daily as well as perform many duties that help lighten their load and keep our church working as it should so our pastors can more easily show Jesus to others.
As I pray scripture over them May it fill Josh, Bobby, Katelyn, Tena, Joyce, Jennifer with the joy and with the energy of your spirit
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John 13: 34-35—“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Joshua 1:9—“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Proverbs 3:5-6—“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”
Galatians 6:9—“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”
Matthew 6:33—“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.”
James 1:5-6—“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind.”
Colossians 3:16-17– Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Numbers 6:24-26—“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace
In Jesus’ mighty name we cover our pastors in prayer – Amen