[We continued our 7-week series on “Faith Builders” by focusing on the importance of prayer. Click here for the sermon. To help encourage our congregation to pray, our church offers two daily prayers at 11:00 and 4:57. The L Prayer @ Eleven reminds us of our discipleship process in having a Loving Faith. a Learning Faith, and a Living Faith. The 4:57 Prayer is a prayer that was used during our church’s cornerstone dedication service in April,1957 or 4/57. See the slide below.]
Together, let us pray for our congregation: For our Leadership Board, our staff, our Sunday School teachers, our small group facilitators, our Stephen Ministers, our Tuesday morning prayer team, our Growing Tree preschool, our Missions Team, our Monday Lunch, our United Methodist Women, our Thursday morning men’s prayer group, our Monday evening Bible Study, our liturgical arts team, our ushers, greeters, Connect Time volunteers, our Chancel Choir, our Bell Choir, and all who provide special music, for our seven-week church-wide “Faith Builders” focus, and for our church to faithfully live out our mission in making disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of our community and world by having a loving faith, a learning faith, and a living faith.
Lord, in your mercy…Hear our prayer.
Together, let us pray for our local community: For our elected officials, for our many schools, for the university, for our police and sheriff’s departments, for our hospital, for first responders, for local organizations that help provide food, shelter, and the basic necessities of life.
Lord, in your mercy…Hear our prayer.
Together, let us pray for our world: For all leaders and people in political power, for people serving in the military and their families, for our nation and our upcoming elections, for those impacted by the recent hurricanes and for our United Methodist Committee on Relief as they respond to these areas of need.
Lord, in your mercy…Hear our prayer.
Together, let us take a moment of silence and offer our personal prayers to you.
Lord, in your mercy…Hear our prayer.
And now, teach us to pray the words that Jesus taught us to pray together… “Our Father, who art in heaven…”
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