PRAYER + PRAISE

Prayer + Praise // The Work of Christ

Living in Christ, One-day Raised to Him

To live is Christ, to die is gain. —Philippians 1:21

Life, to coin the words of the great preacher of Ecclesiastes, is meaningless. We work, we toil, and in the end we die.

Prayer + Praise // The Lord's Blessings on Us

A Father's Blessing

"May the blessings of your father" — Genesis 49:25-26

Prayer + Praise // God's Mission, Love

True Fasting

"Then your light will break forth like the dawn" — Isaiah 58:8

Prayer + Praise // The Lord's Blessings on Us, Nature of God

Humble, Pray, Seek, Repent = Renewed

"...if My people will humble themselves, pray and seek..." — 2 Chronicles 7:13-14:

Prayer + Praise // God's Sovereignty, Nature of God

He is our Exceedingly Great Reward

""...I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."" — Genesis 15:1

Prayer + Praise // Resurrection, The Work of Christ

His Spirit Burns within Us

"“Did not our heart burn within us while He talked..." — Luke 24:32

Prayer + Praise // Resurrection, The Work of Christ

His Blood Seals the New Covenant

"For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed " — Then He took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Prayer + Praise // Nature of God, The Work of Christ

Christ as the True Vine

"I am the vine; you are the branches" — John 15:5

Prayer + Praise // Nature of God, Righteousness

Living by Every Word that Proceeds from the Mouth of God

"‘Man shall not live by bread alone," — Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry. Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, “If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.” But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”

Prayer + Praise // The Lord's Blessings on Us, God's Sovereignty, God's Mission, Nature of God, Righteousness

Shining Like the Stars for His Glory

""If your Presence does not go with us..."" — Exodus 33:15-16

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Lifting Up the Weak

"We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the" — Romans 15:1-3

Prayer + Praise // God's Sovereignty, Love, Nature of God

Lord of the Sabbath

" 3Jesus answered them, "Have you never read what David d" — Luke 6:3-5

Prayer + Praise // God's Strength, Love, Nature of God

Leave All Worrying to Christ

"7 “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for y" — 1 Peter 5:7

Prayer + Praise // God's Sovereignty, Salvation, God's Mission, Righteousness

Finding our Way

"21 “This is the way; walk in it.”" — Isaiah 30:21

Prayer + Praise // Salvation, God's Mission, Righteousness

Seeking the Lord and Living in Him

"Seek the Lord and live." — Amos 5:6

Prayer + Praise // The Lord's Blessings on Us, God's Sovereignty, Salvation

Rising up for the Light of the Lord Has Come

"1 Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory o" — Isaiah 60:1-3

Prayer + Praise // The Lord's Blessings on Us, God's Sovereignty, Salvation

His Everlasting Covenant

"1 “Ho! Everyone who thirsts, Come to the waters; " — Isaiah 53: 1,3

Prayer + Praise // God's Strength, Salvation, Nature of God

He Uplifts Us

"11 Why are you cast down, O my soul?" — Psalm 42:11

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The Power of Conviction through the Spirit

"And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, " — John 16:8-11

Prayer + Praise // God's Sovereignty, Salvation, God's Mission

The Power of His Resurrection - Transforming from Earthly to Spiritual Bodies

"The first man Adam became a living being"[e]; the last A" — 1 Corinthians 15:45

Prayer + Praise // The Lord's Blessings on Us

Poetic Creation of Humanity

"11 Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman" — 1 Corinthians 11:11-12

Prayer + Praise // Fellowship

Letting our Hearts be Champions for Christ

"But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord." — 1 Peter 3:15-16

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Mary's Obedience

"Then Mary said, "...Let it be to me according to your wo" — Luke 1:38

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The Lord Empathizes/Sympathizes with Our Struggles

"Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, " — Hebrews 4:15-16

Prayer + Praise // God's Sovereignty

The Lord's Sovereign Decisions

""For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things." — Romans 11:36: