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Thankful Prayer
Thank you for joining us weekly to pray over the following items: That we would give to God what we owe Him - a proper ADORATION and GRATITUDE as our Creator and Redeemer. As we listen to the sermons preached, may we accept the ways of God without question and excitedly embrace the purposes and work of God in our lives. May the Holy Spirit work to bring convic...
Keep ReadingDoxology: The Goal of Theology
"Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen" (Eph.3:20-21). One mark of truly orthodox theologians is that their writings always include expressions of doxology. Knowledge of the Lord's ch...
Keep ReadingPrayer Petitions - April 19th
Please join us in praying over the following items during your private devotion: 1) May we praise God as an obedient response to God's surpassing worthiness. 2) May we praise the Lord just as honestly in times of despair as in times of joy. 3) Forgive us for not treasuring God as He deserves to be treasured. 4) Enable us to confess all known sin to God and desire to tu...
Keep ReadingAppearances of the Resurrected Lord
"After these things [Jesus] appeared in another form to two of them, as they were walking into the country. And they went back and told the rest, but they did not believethem." - Mark 16:1213 God shows grace to His people in many ways, one of those being His refusal to give up when those whom He wants to save do not believe. In the Reformed tradition, we frequently...
Keep ReadingPrayer Petitions - April 12th
Please join us in praying over the following items during your private devotion: 1) May God our Father give us unending encouragement and unfailing hope by His grace. 2) May God inspire us with courage and confidence in every good thing we say or do. 3) May the Lord guide our hearts into ever deeper understanding of HIS love. 4) Pray that we put up with our share of ha...
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Please join us in praying over the following during your private devotion: (Note: there is one petition for each day of the week) May we stand fast in God's grace. During this critical time, let us continue to go on doing all the good we can. For God's church to be properly fed and cared for in this hour. May God be merciful and restore the health of those who are s...
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