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2/11/07
Prayers of the People
It is because you, dear sovereign God, have come to us, entered into the
heart of the life you have given us, and surrounded us with the loving
message of your Word that we may now come to you, together, a community
of true sisters and brothers in Jesus Christ.
We are here to worship you. We
praise you and thank you for all that you have given us in the lives
that we have lived. And we
know that we thank you also for the blessing you have given us that are
beyond all that we see from a purely human perspective.
Our prayer is that you will convert us, regenerate us, and transform us
by your Holy Spirit through leading us in our hearts to seek to want to
follow your will. Please give us new desires in the sense that our truest
desire is to find our real joy in serving your will.
We have many family members and friends who are suffering through
illnesses in these times. We
lift them to you in prayer, praying, that according to your will they
will come to know the life which is theirs in Christ Jesus.
We pray for their healing and for the Holy Spirit’s loving
presence to be engaging in their daily lives.
For all the humans in this world that suffer from the oppression from
other worldly powerful ones, we ask that they will be given freedom and
spiritual prosperity from you, dear Lord.
And we seek as your church, that if it be your will, we will be
lead by you to serve our community with outreach, ministry, and
missionary carrying for the poor and the needy.
Eternal God, you create us by your power and redeem us by your love.
Guide and strengthen us by your Spirit, that we may give
ourselves in love and service to one another and to you; through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
Amen
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