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Scripture Lesson:

Praying for the Local Church

·         Worship.

·         Preaching:

o   Preparation for the pastor each week.

o   Pray for fruit to come from the preaching of the Word of God.

·         Growth (spiritual and numerical).

o   Please pray for ten new families/individuals to join us this year.

o   Please pray that we would be a congregation committed to the glory of God (WSC Q1; 1 Cor. 10:31); that we would grow in the grace and knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. (2 Pet. 3:18)

·         Outreach:

o   Trail Life

o   American Heritage Girls.

·         The Session

·         Deacon training

·         Pray for the Lord to provide gifted elders and deacons in the church.

·         The finances of the church.

·         A church building

o   Pray for the building search committee. We will be meeting this Lord’s Day.

·         The presbytery:

o   Churches without a pastor (Westminster-Vincennes and Grace - Carbondale)

o   Westminster: The search committee will be meeting this Saturday, 8 AM.

·         The Presbyterian Church in America

·         Our families:

o   Pray for those who are diligently laboring to teach their children the WSC.

o   Pray for godly families.

o   Pray for our covenant children.

o   Pray for the conversion of our unsaved family members.

Praying for the Needs of the Saints and the World

·         The persecuted church and our brothers and sisters abroad.

·         Our nation (1 Tim 2:1-2)

o   The POTUS and his cabinet

o   The V-P

o   Congress

·         The church in the USA: revival, and repentance.

·         Pray for the Sireci’s as they are expecting their second child.  

·         David Matzen requests prayer for his son (job) and daughter (health issues); friend (David) who is having health issues and the doctors are struggling to help. David is currently traveling and visiting family in Michigan.

·         Mason and Breanna will be traveling this weekend.

·         Dr. and Mrs. Long request prayer for the family of their son-in-law (David Shelden): His sister passed away on Sat. from COVID-19. Her husband is hospitalized with COVID and pneumonia, but recovering. Dr. and Mrs. Long will be traveling and away from the area for the next three weeks or so.

·         Tim Rae requests prayer for his daughter in NJ who has surgery tomorrow to treat a cancerous cyst.

·         The Riley’s are thankful that Jenna received a good report of the doctor.

·         The Trail Life boys and leaders are going camping over the next few days. Pray for safety and protection from the weather.