Tag Archives: Prayer

“O GOD, HEAL OUR LAND!”

Posted on September 22, 2025 by PastorDave

During our quarterly Family Meeting, we set aside some time to discuss, seek counsel from the Scriptures, and pray for discernment to know how we should respond as Christ-followers to this latest season of tragedies, violence, and unrest that has … Continue reading →

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The Supreme ‘Situation Room’

Posted on June 27, 2025 by PastorDave

The Supreme ‘Situation Room’ for all the events—small and great— that transpire on earth is NOT in any nation’s capital or ‘centcom’ center … BUT in the Heavenly ‘Throne Room’ of the Most High God—the LORD of hosts—(1) and in … Continue reading →

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Pastoral Prayer from 2 Corinthians 1:1-11

Posted on September 19, 2024 by PastorDave

SCRIPTURE READING: 2 Corinthians 1.1-11 PASTORAL PRAYER: For the Sick and Hurting O GOD, We worship and bless You as the Father of mercies and God of all comfort. You alone have all the comfort we need in all of … Continue reading →

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Faithful Martyr, Miraculous Deliverance, Divine Judgment

Posted on August 17, 2024 by PastorDave

ACTS: Church On Mission | Lesson 12 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Acts 12.1-25 INTRODUCTION / CONNECTIONS / CONTEXT 1/ This Luke narrative takes place “About that time” referring to ch 11.27-30 when Agabus, a faithful prophet from … Continue reading →

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The Spirit-Filled ‘Servants’ of the Church

Posted on July 6, 2024 by PastorDave

ACTS: Church on Mission | Lesson 6 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read Acts 6.1-15 INTRODUCTION / CONTEXT / CONNECTIONS 1/ Ch 6 begins a new section of Acts that will extend through ch 8.40. If you read this … Continue reading →

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Pastoral Prayer: Intercession for faithful sister churches

Posted on May 6, 2024 by PastorDave

During our Lord’s Day worship services, our Pastors rotate delivering the Scripture reading and Pastoral Prayer. The Pastoral Prayers focus on a particular subject of intercession. This one was for our faithful sister churches. I post this only because I … Continue reading →

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PRAYING: OUR TRUE EXERCISE OF OUR TRUE FAITH IN GOD

Posted on February 27, 2024 by PastorDave

And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who seek Him. ~Hebrews 11.6 You have to exercise faith to really, truly pray. … Continue reading →

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Praying in the secret place … where your Father is!

Posted on January 13, 2024 by PastorDave

Matthew 6.5-6 LSB: 5 “And when you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, … Continue reading →

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The Farewell Discourse, continued…

Posted on April 15, 2023 by PastorDave

JOHN | Lesson 15 | Lesson Notes / Talking Points Read John, chapters 15-16 I / INTRODUCTION: MAKING THE CONNECTIONS 1 / I am calling this lesson ‘The Farewell Discourse, continued’ because chapters 15-16 are a continuation of Jesus’ final, … Continue reading →

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Your Pastor is “a man with a nature like ours” [James 5.17]

Posted on July 26, 2022 by PastorDave

The last two lessons I have delivered to our Sunday School class have focused on the ministry of Elijah. In the first lesson, Elijah presided over what had to be at least among the pinnacles of the high points in … Continue reading →

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